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Thu Nov-22-07 11:13 PM
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If an egg and a half cost a penny and a half... how much would 12 dozen be? |
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I'm so glad I drilled all these with my daughter growing up. She spent the day with her BF's family and had a "smart uncle" trying to stump her. She got busted on a few, but she got him and he was old! lol
jest sayin...
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Thu Nov-22-07 11:17 PM
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Fri Nov-23-07 12:44 AM
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Do you remember any of these type "riddles?"
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Thu Nov-22-07 11:18 PM
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2. Cheaper than the steroid-fed chicken |
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Edited on Thu Nov-22-07 11:19 PM by HypnoToad
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Fri Nov-23-07 12:45 AM
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but not nearly as tasty :P
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Thu Nov-22-07 11:39 PM
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Thu Nov-22-07 11:52 PM
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4. Only if you throw the egg and hit a person on his head with it |
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Fri Nov-23-07 12:02 AM
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Fri Nov-23-07 12:46 AM
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Thats one of those cool things to remember from school.
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Fri Nov-23-07 03:09 AM
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11. Oh hell you beat me to it! |
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And I didn't read all the posts before I posted because I was laughing.
You spoiler, you! Ya gotta be quick around here to get a joke in! :rofl:
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Fri Nov-23-07 12:47 AM
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Fri Nov-23-07 03:35 AM
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I missed you bein up! lol
dream well.
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Fri Nov-23-07 03:07 AM
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10. That's a gross question! |
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Fri Nov-23-07 03:43 AM
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a gross is 144 and just 'cause an egg and 1/2 costs a penny and 1/2 doesnt mean each egg doesnt cost a penny.
I love it :)
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Sat Nov-24-07 01:14 AM
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If a plane crashed between two churches, where would they bury the survivors?
You wouldn't believe how many dumb conservatives at work I could stump with that one. har!!!!
Oh gods, they can't think their way out of a paper box!!
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Fri Nov-23-07 03:39 AM
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13. As I was going to St. Ives |
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As I was going to St. Ives
I met a man with seven wives And every wife had seven sacks And every sack had seven cats And every cat had seven kits Kits, cats, sacks, wives How many were going to St Ives?
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Fri Nov-23-07 01:22 PM
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"I" was going to St Ives, so that's one.
It isn't really clear if the man with the wives was also going to, or possibly coming from St Ives. Or maybe they met at a crossroad, and the man, wives, sacks, cat,s kits were neither going to nor coming from St Ives.
Having said that: 2,301 kits 343 cats 49 sacks 7 wives 1 man and I
so the maximum number could be as high as 2,310. Unless there are others, not met, so not mentioned. Quite the quandary.
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Fri Nov-23-07 01:43 PM
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was the correct one :)
He may have also met a fire hydrant hehe
I did all that math too
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Fri Nov-23-07 12:26 PM
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15. how many 3-cent stamps in a dozen? |
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Fri Nov-23-07 12:29 PM
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16. they don't make 3-cent stamps |
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Fri Nov-23-07 05:50 PM
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31. If they did make 3-cents stamps, how many would be in a dozen? |
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Fri Nov-23-07 01:24 PM
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there are 12 of anything in a dozen. Unless it's a bakers dozen, in which case, the number is 13.
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Fri Nov-23-07 12:29 PM
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17. Brown eggs or white eggs? |
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Fri Nov-23-07 01:24 PM
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Hi there! Hope you had a good holiday.
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Fri Nov-23-07 12:32 PM
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12 * 12 = 144.
"be" is the closest identifier to that statement. The earlier stuff is part of a secondary clause and irrelevant because it's not clearly defined what "be" would mean in that context. If it was "cost", then it would be a different answer.
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Fri Nov-23-07 01:26 PM
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24. For you I'll change the wording |
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If an egg and a half cost a penny and a half... how much would 12 dozen cost?
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Fri Nov-23-07 03:48 PM
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Fri Nov-23-07 01:39 PM
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25. Bo and Bubba have adjoining hoglots |
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Each of them had a runt that could fit through a hole they wallered under the fence. When Bo's runt goes under the fence Bubba has twice as many hogs as Bo. When Bubba's runt goes under into Bo's lot Bubba has just as many hogs as Bo.
How many hogs do they each have in their lots?
G'mornin :)
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Fri Nov-23-07 03:37 PM
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27. They each have 2 before the escape. |
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Fri Nov-23-07 04:45 PM
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30. Wow! I really had to flex some old muscles to get that one! |
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Let Bo's hogs = x and Bubba's hogs = y.
When Bo's runt goes under the fence Bubba has twice as many hogs as Bo, so 2(x-1)=y+1.
When Bubba's runt goes under into Bo's lot Bubba has just as many hogs as Bo, so y-1=x+1. Solving for y, y=x+2.
Plugging the y value (x+2) into the first equation, we get everything in terms of x, 2(x-1)=(x+2)+1, which expands and simplifies to 2x-2=x+3. Solve for x, and x=5.
Plugging the x value into the second equation, we get y-1=5+1, or y=7.
So, Bo has 5 hogs and Bubba has 7. When Bo's runt goes into Bubba's lot, Bo has 4 and Bubba has 8. When Bubba's runt goes into Bo's lot, Bo has 6 and Bubba has 6.
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Fri Nov-23-07 06:36 PM
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33. If you have a piece of material that is forty-eight inches square, |
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What is the diameter of the largest two circles you can cut from the square?
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R + R/sqrt(2) = 48/2
R = 24/1.707 = 14.0588745
D = 2R
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and forty-four of these: That's a penny and egg for 144 eggs.
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Fri Nov-23-07 09:36 PM
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37. If a hen and a half can lay an egg and a half ... |
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Edited on Fri Nov-23-07 09:37 PM by pokerfan
If a hen and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, how many hens would it take to lay six eggs in six days?
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44. Bump because that answer was incorrect |
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Fri Nov-23-07 10:19 PM
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38. Do you count the $1.29 the carton costs? |
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Sat Nov-24-07 04:11 AM
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43. Is that a trick question? |
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Sun Nov-25-07 12:31 AM
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46. Shit, my brain hurts. I need to turn on Fox News |
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Make the world go away...
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47. An electric train is travelling at 50mph due north |
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The wind is blowing out of the east at 50mph. It will take the train 2.5 hours to get to its destination.
Which way is the smoke from the train blowing?
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