c1982 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Three travelers register at a hotel and are told that their rooms will cost £10 each so they pay £30. Later the clerk realizes that he made a mistake and should have only charged them £25. He gives a bellboy £5 to return to them but the bellboy is dishonest and gives them each only £1, keeping £2 for himself. So the men actually spent £27 and the bellboy kept £2. What happened to the other dollar of the original £30? Firstly they're dealing in pounds not dollars! So each traveller has paid £9. 67p from each traveller has gone to the bellboy and the other £8.33 has gone to the hotel... and off course each traveller leaves with £1 from the £10 original outlay. So... 67p x 3 = £2 £8.33 x 3 = £25 £1 x 3 = £3 So the other 'dollar' you speak of has gone 1/3 to the bellboy and 2/3 to the hotel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 A rooster lays an egg at the very top of a slanted roof. Which side is the egg going to roll off on? A Rooster is a male hen - evoloution is fucked up Arnold Scwartzniger 'Junior' style if any eggs are coming out!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted November 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Bono/Edge cross (2 mins) Bono returns (1 min) Larry/Adam cross (10 mins) Edge walks back (2 mins) Edge/Bono cross (2 mins) Boom. that's how you do it! Firstly they're dealing in pounds not dollars! So each traveller has paid £9. 67p from each traveller has gone to the bellboy and the other £8.33 has gone to the hotel... and off course each traveller leaves with £1 from the £10 original outlay. So... 67p x 3 = £2 £8.33 x 3 = £25 £1 x 3 = £3 So the other 'dollar' you speak of has gone 1/3 to the bellboy and 2/3 to the hotel. It was American, changed all the symbols over but forgot the wording...boooo!!! Well done though! A Rooster is a male hen - evoloution is fucked up Arnold Scwartzniger 'Junior' style if any eggs are coming out!!! Smart-arse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted November 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Question 7. A bookworm eats from the first page of an encyclopedia to the last page in a straight line. The encyclopedia consists of ten 1000-page volumes and is sitting on a bookshelf in the usual order. Not counting covers, title pages, etc., how many pages does the bookworm eat through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 8,000. The books are stored on a bookshelf. So first page of vol 1 is next to vol 2, and last page of vol 10 is next to vol 9. Although if it eats those pages as well it will be 8,002. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted November 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 8,000. The books are stored on a bookshelf. So first page of vol 1 is next to vol 2, and last page of vol 10 is next to vol 9. Although if it eats those pages as well it will be 8,002. Very well done Rubes Answer - On a book shelf the first page of the first volume is on the "inside", so the bookworm eats only through the cover of the first volume, then 8 times 1000 pages of Volumes 2 - 9, then through the cover to the 1st page of Vol 10 for a total of 8,000 pages Question 8. An Arab sheikh tells his two sons to race their camels to a distant city to see who will inherit his fortune. The one whose camel is slower will win. The brothers, after wandering aimlessly for days, ask a wise man for advise. After hearing the advice they jump on the camels and race as fast as they can to the city. What does the wise man say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus jones Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 BP are looking to buy an oilfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Heard this one before...it's important to specify that the two brothers wander aimlessly together, not on their own...otherwise no-one will ever get it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Heard this one before...it's important to specify that the two brothers wander aimlessly together, not on their own...otherwise no-one will ever get it . Did the wiseman take one of the camels and suggest they go together. While he takes his time like a wiseman does and wins the fortune? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 They are alone, not on the camels. First one to town chooses the camel he rides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonKey Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Something along the lines of; 'Oi you two, your going to be out here forever if you don't sort your life out...' I remember hearing this one years ago. They swap camels, and then race back. If they win their own camel was last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Something along the lines of; 'Oi you two, your going to be out here forever if you don't sort your life out...' I remember hearing this one years ago. They swap camels, and then race back. If they win their own camel was last. Makes sense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted November 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Something along the lines of; 'Oi you two, your going to be out here forever if you don't sort your life out...' I remember hearing this one years ago. They swap camels, and then race back. If they win their own camel was last. Boom. Winner. Answer - The wiseman tells them to switch camels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted November 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Question 9. An 18-wheeler is crossing a 4 kilometer bridge that can only support 10,000 kilograms and that's exactly how much the rig weighs. Halfway across the bridge a 30 gram sparrow lands on the cab, but the bridge doesn't collapse. Why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted November 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Noone got anything for this one? I'll keep it up untill later today before posting the answer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Sparrow lands on the cab of a different lorry. ??? or It was flapping its wings at the time thereby keeping the weight off the cab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 petrol consumption? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted November 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 It was flapping its wings at the time thereby keeping the weight off the cab. I like that idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 petrol consumption? That'd do it....if it's been driven 2k it'll have burned off more than 30g of fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 If the lorry drove across wouldn't f=ma break the bridge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted November 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 That'd do it....if it's been driven 2k it'll have burned off more than 30g of fuel. Someone been cheating there????? But BOOOOM anyway! Answer - Since the bridge is 4 kilometers long, the halfway point would be 2 kilometers. The 18-wheeler would have used much more than 30g of fuel to drive 2 kilometers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted November 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Question 10. A completely black dog was strolling down Main Street during a total blackout affecting the entire town. Not a single streetlight had been on for hours. Just as the dog was crossing the middle line a Buick Skylark with 2 broken headlights speedily approaches his position, but manages to swerve out of the way just in time. How could the driver have possibly seen the dog to swerve in time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 glow in the dark collar? Or moonlight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 It was the middle of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted November 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 It was the middle of the day. BOOM. Well done Bill! Answer - It was during the day Question 11. In a small cabin in the woods, two men lay dead. The cabin itself is not burned, but the forest all around is burned to cinders. How did the men die? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 (edited) Question 11. Carbon monoxide poisoning? They shot themselves? There are so many possibilities for this one! Oh, and moonlight wouldve worked too Edited November 30, 2011 by Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted November 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 No Matthew, no moonlight....too much of the Twilight saga for you!! ANd the other answers.....erm.....nope Keep goin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 Question 11 - They died in the train crash ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted November 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 Question 11 - They died in the train crash ! Veeeeeeeeeeeeery Close Louis! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 Question 10. Was it during the day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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