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Brain Teasers for Geezers
email from a friend | 11/24/2017 | unknown

Posted on 11/24/2017 1:17:22 PM PST by sodpoodle

Something for seniors to do to keep those "aging” grey cells active! 

1. Johnny's mother had three children.  The first child was named April. The second child was named May.  What was the third child's name?    2. There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches tall and he wears size 13 sneakers.  What does he weigh?    3. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?    4. How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three feet by four feet?    5. What word in the English Language is always spelled incorrectly?    6. Billy was born on December 28th, yet his birthday is always in the summer.  How is this possible?    7. In California, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg.  Why not?    8. What was the President's Name in 1975?    9. If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?    10. Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white" or "The yolk of the egg is white"?    11. If a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the other field, how many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in another field?           Here are the Answers:  (No peeking!)   1. Johnny's mother had three children.  The first child was named April.  The second child was named May.  What was the third child's name?    Answer: Johnny, of course.    2. There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches tall, and he wears size 13 sneakers.  What does he weigh?    Answer: Meat.    3. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?    Answer: Mt. Everest; it just wasn't discovered yet.  [You're not very good at this are you?]    4. How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three feet by four feet?    Answer: None. There is no dirt in a hole.    5. What word in the English Language is always spelled incorrectly?    Answer: Incorrectly    6. Billy was born on December 28th, yet his birthday is always in the summer.  How is this possible?   Answer: Billy lives in the Southern Hemisphere.    7. In California, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg.  Why not?    Answer: You can't take pictures with a wooden leg.  You need a camera to take pictures.    8. What was the President's Name in 1975?    Answer: Same as is it now – Donald Trump [Oh, come on...]    9. If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in?    Answer: You would be in 2nd.  Well, you passed the person in second place, not first.    10. Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white" or "The yolk of the egg is white"?    Answer: Neither, the yolk of the egg is yellow [Duh]    11. If a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the other field, how many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in another field?    Answer: One.  If he combines all of his haystacks, they all become one big one. 

   

  IMPOSSIBILITIES IN THE WORLD    1) You can't count your hair.  2) You can't wash your eyes with soap.  3) You can't breathe through your nose when your tongue is out.    Put your tongue back in your mouth, you silly person.      Ten (10) Things I know about you.    1) You are reading this.    2) You are human.    3) You can't say the letter ''P'' without separating your lips.    4) You just attempted to do it.    6) You are laughing at yourself.    7) You have a smile on your face and you skipped No. 5.    8) You just checked to see if there is a No. 5.    9) You laugh at this because you are a fun loving person & everyone does it, too.    10) You are probably going to send this to see who else falls for it.    You have received this e-mail because I didn't want to be alone in the idiot category.     

   

  TO ALL MY INTELLIGENT FRIENDS (Sorry Ike I forgot I sent this to you)   Keep that brain working; try to figure this one out...   See if you can figure out what these seven words all have in common? 1. Banana 2. Dresser 3. Grammar 4. Potato 5. Revive 6. Uneven 7. Assess     Give it another try.. Look at each word carefully.  You'll kick yourself when you discover the answer.   REMEMBER I ONLY SENT THIS TO MY SMART FRIENDS   NOW DON'T LET ME DOWN   No, it is not that they all have at least 2 double letters.... Answer is below!     Answer:   In all of the words listed, if you take the first letter, place it at the end of the word, and then spell the word backwards, it will be the same word.   Did you figure it out?   No


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To: knarf

Here ya go...call this whatever ya want to...

1. anana
2. resser
3. rammar
4. otato
5. evive
6. neven
7. ssess


41 posted on 11/24/2017 2:41:22 PM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: fruser1

half way...after that the dog is running OUT of the woods...


42 posted on 11/24/2017 2:42:34 PM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: OrangeHoof

I was in attendance when a doctor was evaluating my father for dementia. He was doing great, even spelling “world” backwards, without hesitation, “dee el are oh double-yew”, which the doctor had to check on his fingers.

Then at the end, the doctor asked him what year it was, “1975” my dad declared, again without hesitation. It was 2005, or so.

Ah, Bartelby! Ah, humanity!


43 posted on 11/24/2017 2:44:54 PM PST by dr_lew (I)
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To: sodpoodle

Hmm... dang, got the egg one wrong and didn’t figure out the words - but I didn’t give myself much time on that one.


44 posted on 11/24/2017 3:02:01 PM PST by ThunderSleeps (Doing my part to help make America great again!)
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To: sodpoodle

Bump for later


45 posted on 11/24/2017 3:05:40 PM PST by Lawgvr1955 ( Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: Az Joe

purple


46 posted on 11/24/2017 3:06:54 PM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
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To: fruser1

Only half way in...


47 posted on 11/24/2017 3:09:14 PM PST by GRRRRR (Make America Greater Than Ever Before!)
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To: stylin19a
3) You can’t breathe through your nose when your tongue is out. um...yes I can.

yup, using the glottal stop in your throat.

48 posted on 11/24/2017 3:50:15 PM PST by Swordmaker (My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you racist, bigot!)
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To: Az Joe
What is the only word in the English language that has three double letters right in a row?

Bookkeeper. . .

49 posted on 11/24/2017 3:52:17 PM PST by Swordmaker (My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you racist, bigot!)
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To: dr_lew

I was going to say “the height” but google reveals the true answer. Good one.


50 posted on 11/24/2017 3:53:49 PM PST by fruser1
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To: sodpoodle
If Bill Clinton rapes a 20-year-old tomorrow, what will Hillary say?

ML/NJ

51 posted on 11/24/2017 3:54:01 PM PST by ml/nj
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To: sodpoodle

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Formatting anyone????
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52 posted on 11/24/2017 3:56:30 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Az Joe
What word rhymes with orange? With silver?

Sprorange and Chilver. The first is a rare botanical term for a part of a fern or similar plant, the second is an archaic term for a ewe-lamb.

53 posted on 11/24/2017 3:56:57 PM PST by Swordmaker (My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you racist, bigot!)
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To: sodpoodle
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>> “Too bad I have limited Zero techie skills;(” <<
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54 posted on 11/24/2017 3:59:33 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: dr_lew
What’s the difference between a duck?

Why a duck?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3hjo7V7TPs

55 posted on 11/24/2017 4:03:44 PM PST by LexBaird (Tyrannosaurus Lex, unapologetic carnivore)
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To: Az Joe
What is the only word in the English language that has three double letters right in a row?

I submit a word that now appears in several dictionaries as one who receives a tattoo: tattooee

Meets the criteria.

56 posted on 11/24/2017 4:07:56 PM PST by Swordmaker (My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you racist, bigot!)
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To: sodpoodle
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1. Johnny's mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child's name?

2. There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches tall and he wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh?

3. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

4. How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three feet by four feet?

5. What word in the English Language is always spelled incorrectly?

6. Billy was born on December 28th, yet his birthday is always in the summer. How is this possible?

7. In California, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not?

8. What was the President's Name in 1975?

9. If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?

10. Which is correct to say, “The yolk of the egg are white” or “The yolk of the egg is white”?

11. If a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the other field, how many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in another field?

Here are the Answers: (No peeking!)
1. Johnny's mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child's name? Answer: Johnny, of course.
2. There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches tall, and he wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh? Answer: Meat.
3. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world? Answer: Mt. Everest; it just wasn't discovered yet. [You're not very good at this are you?]
4. How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three feet by four feet? Answer: None. There is no dirt in a hole.
5. What word in the English Language is always spelled incorrectly? Answer: Incorrectly
6. Billy was born on December 28th, yet his birthday is always in the summer. How is this possible? Answer: Billy lives in the Southern Hemisphere.
7. In California, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not? Answer: You can't take pictures with a wooden leg. You need a camera to take pictures.
8. What was the President's Name in 1975? Answer: Same as is it now – Donald Trump [Oh, come on...]
9. If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in? Answer: You would be in 2nd. Well, you passed the person in second place, not first.
10. Which is correct to say, “The yolk of the egg are white” or “The yolk of the egg is white”? Answer: Neither, the yolk of the egg is yellow [Duh]
11. If a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the other field, how many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in another field? Answer: One. If he combines all of his haystacks, they all become one big one.
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57 posted on 11/24/2017 4:09:28 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: OrangeHoof
Brain teasers for geezers:

1) Where did you leave your car keys?
2) What is your phone number?
3) Name the prescriptions you’re taking.
4) What was the name of your bank before the last takeover?
5) There was a political party that used to seek to lower taxes. Do you remember what they were called?
6) Where did you leave your medical bracelet?

7) What did you go into the kitchen to get?

58 posted on 11/24/2017 4:10:24 PM PST by Swordmaker (My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you racist, bigot!)
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To: LexBaird

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>> “What’s the difference between a duck?” <<

Each leg is both the same!
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59 posted on 11/24/2017 4:11:25 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: LexBaird

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>> “Why a duck?” <<

Because rabbits run too fast.


60 posted on 11/24/2017 4:15:24 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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