Brainteaser

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   sophsposted 14 years ago

   I saw this and had to share it!
   
   Brainteaser:
   What do the following words have in common ?   
   
   
   1. Banana
   
   2. Dresser
   
   3. Grammar
   
   4. Potato
   
   5. Revive
   
   6. Uneven
   
   7. Assess
   
   First one to get it right wins!

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      WildIrisposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Dbl. letters?

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   Mishaposted 14 years ago

   Inverted pairs of letters.
   
   an na
   es se
   am ma
   ot to
   ev ve
   ne en
   ss ss
   
   
   And no, I never seen this before

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   KayMacposted 14 years ago

   What he said

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   quicksandposted 14 years ago

   You take the first letter of each word and move it to the last slot and read it backwards.
   Very clever of you to find seven such words, Sophs!

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      sophsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Yaaaaaayyyyy! lol

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         Mishaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Looks like there is more than one way to skin a cat

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         quicksandposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         ... and you said the winner gets a two week all paid cruise from where to where?

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      blondepoetposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Yes I am with QS that is exactly what I would have said.

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         quicksandposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         You are brilliant, BlondPoetess. ... and I am brilliant too because I said what you would have said if I hadn't said what I have already said, and since what you would have said what I have already said if I had not said anything, and what you would have said in such an instance would have been the precise answer!

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   Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years ago

   Nicely Done QS!!
   
   NEXT:
   
   If you and I are sheep herders...
   
   One day you come up to me and say why don't you give me one of your sheep, so I will have twice as many as you...
   I respond, why don't you give me one of yours, so we will both have the same amount of sheep?
   
   How many sheep did each of us start out with?

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      sophsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      2?

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         Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         2+1=3
         
         2-1=1   1 and 3 are not equal and 1 is not half of 3...

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            sophsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Ohhhhhhh Iam not clever enough for these things lol

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               Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               

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      Ivorwenposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      You had 3 and I had 1?

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         Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         3+1=4 1-1=0 ; 1+1=2 3-1=2
         
         0 is not half of 4 ; 2 does equal 2

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            Ivorwenposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            1+1=2  3-1=2  Is what I was thinking.
            
            From the way you are working the math, I am beginning to think that we both start with the same #, but that is not specified in the problem.

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               Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               are you asking for a hint?...lol

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      quicksandposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks Mikel.
      
      That sheep one was tough for me. Whenever I start counting sheep I always fall asleep after counting the very first one.

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   Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years ago

   Everyone give up?

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      Faybe Bayposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      4 and five

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         Faybe Bayposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         no that doesn't work either I give

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         Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         nope...
         
         4+1=5 5-1=4 ; 5+1=6 4-1=3

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   habeeposted 14 years ago

   Yeah, but you make a sentence using all seven words correctly??

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      Linda Hposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I need to revive before I assess the state of my dresser or alternatively my grammar, thus I will go now to eat potato crisps and a banana.
      
      like that? maybe? silly little sentence.

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   Linda Hposted 14 years ago

   Hi
   
   'you' had 7 sheep and I had 5. In the first transaction, your seven plus my one = 8 which is twixe what I have left 4.
   In the second 7-1 =6 and 5+1 =6
   
   Cheers from Oz

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      Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      YES, I missed you posting the answer
        5 and 7

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   Beth100posted 14 years ago

   Oh, tis too late for math word problems!!!!
   
   If I were a sheepdog, then......

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      Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      lol

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    Beth100posted 14 years ago

    I'd just eat them all!

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       Faybe Bayposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Cheers!

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          Beth100posted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Wanna a roasted rack? 

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    cheaptrickposted 14 years ago

    An Archaeologist digs up two perfectly preserved bodies and declares"This is Adam and Eve".
    how can he tell?

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       Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       The male is minus one rib...
       
       
       (nice post btw Sophs)

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          blondepoetposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Damn I knew the answer in seconds but I came too late again. Do you have anymore up your sleeve Mikel apart from some awesome tattoos up there.

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    Linda Hposted 14 years ago

    No navels
    
    They must have been awfully well preserved huh?

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       cheaptrickposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Bingo!

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    Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years ago

    LMAO...

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    Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years ago

    Next one?

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    Linda Hposted 14 years ago

    I love this one.
    
    An Arab sheik is old and must will his fortune to one of his two sons. He makes a proposition. His two sons will ride their camels in a race, and whichever camel crosses the finish line LAST will win the fortune for its owner. During the race, the two brothers wander aimlessly for days, neither willing to cross the finish line. In desperation, they ask a wise man for advice. He tells them something; then the brothers leap onto the camels and charge toward the finish line. What did the wise man say?

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    Linda Hposted 14 years ago

    No and no keep trying I know you can get it.
    
    :-)

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       Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Can I get a hint?
       
       I'm drawing a blank...

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    Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years ago

    Once the two brothers get to the finish line they attempt to push the other brothers camel across the finish line first.

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       Linda Hposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       A hint? ok they are going hell for leather for the finish line no stopping - there is a key word in the question and in your first post you used a similar meaning word.
       Anything else would give the game away.

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          Faybe Bayposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Switch camels?

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             Linda Hposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Correct........the keyword is the 'owner' of the camel who comes last, so if I am riding my brothers camel I want it to win so mine will lose........just clarifying.
             :-)

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                Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                Nice...
                
                pushing the others camel across the finish line first works too though...

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    cashmereposted 14 years ago

    Try this one out
    A man lives on the 20th floor of his building. Each day he takes the lift to the ground floor and goes to work. Each evening he returns home and goes up to the 19th floor. Gets off and walks the stairs up to the 20th. Why does he do that?

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       Linda Hposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       He works on the ground floor and therefore only has to go 19 floors up to get home.
       Cheers

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       Faybe Bayposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       He lives on the roof?

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          blondepoetposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          I reckon because he is a very short man and cannot reach the twentieth button so he gets out and walks the last floor.

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             sophsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Haha! I agree with BlondePoet!

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    Linda Hposted 14 years ago

    The lift only goes to the 19th floor, you ommitted to mention that in the morning he has to walk doen the stairs to catch the lift on the 19th

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    sophsposted 14 years ago

    John and Mary are lying dead on the floor of the apartment they live in. Surrounding them is broken glass and water. A breeze is blowing in the window. Explain that one.

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       Faybe Bayposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Sophs found John with Mary, busted in through the widow and killed them both knocking over the water dispenser in the process!

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          sophsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Haha good answer! but noooooppee

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             Faybe Bayposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             I've heard it and can't remember! Like original sin, can't remember that either.

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       quicksandposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       John and Mary are the names of two goldfish. The window burst open knocking over the bowl in which they lived. That explains the broken glass and water. Right?

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          sophsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Haha yes!

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             quicksandposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Hey I am surprised myself. Just figured it out. I was sure the answer would have been different. Wow! Lucky me!

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    emily01posted 14 years ago

    Hey nice brainteaser would love to have more

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    quicksandposted 14 years ago

    Could anybody figure this out?
    
    They broke into the room and found this guy hanging by the neck. Dead. It was a suicide. The door and windows were shut from inside. He was hanging from a beam that was close to the center of the room. There was water all around. The room was empty and not even an item of furniture was in sight. How did he get up there to hang himself?

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       sophsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       He stood on a block of ice?

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          quicksandposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Sure he did! You win a free cruise from the North Pole to the South Pole!

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             sophsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Haha!

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    jonathanacosta17posted 14 years ago

    here's one.
    
    two guys in a bar order the same drink scotch on the rocks from the same bottle. guy A downs his in a jiffy. guy B nurses his. moments later, guy B falls down dead. what did he die of?

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       jenblacksheepposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Guy A shot him in the head?

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    englightenedsoulposted 14 years ago

    two guys in a bar order the same drink scotch on the rocks from the same bottle. guy A downs his in a jiffy. guy B nurses his. moments later, guy B falls down dead. what did he die of?
    
    
    May be the ice was poisonous!!

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       jonathanacosta17posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       yep. you got it.

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    quicksandposted 14 years ago

    A group of archeologists are excavating. Their findings will decide which of them deserves the award for "Archaeologist Of The Century."
    
    Most of them find stuff belonging to the tenth century except one. This guy Tom finds a vase dated 1000-BC. He is so excited that he has found something belonging to a pre-historic era that he rushes to submit his findings.
    
    Tom is certain of getting the coveted award!
    
    However, within minutes of submitting his findings along with his report, he is expelled from the society of archeologists!
    
    Poor Tom! Why?

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    Linda Hposted 14 years ago

    because in any year 'before Christ' noone would have known it was before Christ and therefore nothing would have been marked BC

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       quicksandposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Dead right!

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