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Plane Crash Mary and John were very close. She watched as her husband boarded
the 3:15 flight from Chicago to Houston. She then drove home from
the airport and sat back to enjoy a movie. After about a half
hour, the movie was interrupted by a news flash. The 3:15 flight
from Chicago to Houston had crashed with no survivors. Although
Mary loved her husband very much, she did not react and continued
to enjoy her movie. How come? The Missing Painter A painter was hired to repaint the water tower for the township
of Camdenton, the tower was located just off a busy street in
the downtown area. Everyday for 2 weeks the man painted diligently
but he was never seen working by anyone and nobody noticed any
change in the tower, yet he was thanked and paid by the city.
Why? Strange Signs On a 50 mile flat stretch of highway with no intersecting roads
and crossing no rivers, signs were posted that stated "Bridge
Work Ahead". There were no construction workers anywhere yet the
sign did not lie. How could that be? A Weird House! Mr. Murphy wanted a new house built for him. He wanted to see
the sun shine into every room. He told the building contractor
to build his house so that all the walls face south. The contractor
succeeded in building such a house. How was this done? Two of a Kind A woman had to two boys. The woman gave birth to them on the same
hour of the same day in the same year, however the boys were not
twins. What's up with that? Up in Smoke Mr. Miller has lived in the same house for many years. One day
Mr. Miller returns to his house and finds it engulfed in flames.
The fire department is on the scene. They make no attempt to save
Mr. Millers house. Even though he is in tears, Mr. Miller says
nothing. What's going on here? Ol' MacDonald had a Farm Mr. MacDonald had a farm. On this farm lived many workers. One
day as a direct result of Mr. MacDonalds drinking, a terrible
tragedy befell his farm. Many workers lives were lost and much
work was undone. Mr. MacDonald went on as though nothing had happened
and he was never questioned about the incident! Why? Parental Discretion Jason (age 6) and Jeremy (age 7) are seated on the living room
couch, watching a very explicit, adult movie. Their father Kevin,
enters the room and sits down on the couch next to them. Kevin
is a good father and really cares about his sons. Kevin speaks,
but says nothing about the adult movie that all three are now
watching. How come? Parental Discretion II Why would three grown men proudly display their meat on the answer
page to this lateral thinking puzzle ? what's goin' on here? No Warning! Two blind, deaf mute friends, Mr. Jones and Mr. Smith, went for
a walk one day. Mr. Jones always followed behind Mr. Smith for
safety, as instructed by their local Family Services caseworker.
The leader, Mr. Smith is directly and about 10 ft. in front of
Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones is following at the same steady pace as his
friend. Suddenly, <<KaaWhappo!>> Mr. Smith walks right into a
newly constructed building. Although Mr. Jones suffers the same
impairments as his friend, he does NOT suffer the fate of Mr.
Smith. Why didn't he <<KaaWhappo!>> into the building as well?
Hmmm?
Mr. A & Mr. B Mr.A. owns a small business and often spends thousands of dollars a year on advertising, flyers and catalogues that only a select few will ever see.Mr. B. also owns a small business, yet he spends as little as $300 per year reaching his customers all around the world!What service does Mr. B. know about that Mr.A. doesn't? |