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- A farmer and his hired help were carrying grain to the barn. The farmer carried one sack of grain, and the hired help carried two sacks. Who carried the heavier load and why?
- Runs over fields and woods all day,
Under the bed at night sits not alone,
With long tongue hanging out,
Waiting for a bone.
- The beginning of eternity,
The end of time and space,
The beginning of every end,
And the end of every place.
Hint: It's in front of you right now.
- A man wanted to enter an exclusive club but did not know the password that was required. He waited by the door and listened. A club member knocked on
the door and the doorman said, "twelve." The member replied, "six " and was let in. A second member came to the door and the doorman said, "six." The member replied, "three" and was let in. The man thought he had heard enough and walked up to the door. The doorman said, "ten," and the man replied, "five," but he was not let in.
What should he have said?
- A sheik announced that a race would decide which of his two sons would inherit all his wealth. The sons were to ride their camels to a certain distant city. The son whose camel reached the city last would be given all the sheik's wealth.
The two sons set out on the journey. After several days of aimless wandering, they met and agreed to seek the advice of a wiseman. After listening to the
wiseman's advice, the two sons rode the camels as quickly as possible to the designated city.
What was it that the wiseman told the two sons? They did not agree to split the wealth, and their father's decree would be followed.
- You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then, you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What did you eat?
- I can sizzle like bacon. I am made with an egg. I have plenty of backbone but not one leg. I peel layers like onions but still remain whole.
I can be long like a flagpole but fit in a hole. What am I?
- I am the ruler of shovels. I have a double. I am thin as a knife. I have a wife. What am I?
- I come in different shapes and sizes. Part of me are curves, others are straight. You can put me anywhere you like, but I only have one right place. What am I?
- I am a rock group that has four members, all of whom are dead, one which was assassinated. What am I?
- Old Mr. Tidy was found dead in his study by Mr. Fiend. Mr. Fiend recounted his dismal discovery to the police. "I was walking by Mr. Tidy's house when I thought I would just pop in for a visit. I noticed his study light was on, and I decided to peek in from the outside to see if he was in there. There was frost on the window, so I had to wipe it away to see inside. That is when I saw his body. So, I kicked in the front door to confirm my suspicions of foul play. I called the police immediately afterward." The officer immediately arrested Mr. Fiend for the murder of Mr. Tidy. How did he know Mr. Fiend was lying?
- A time when they�re green, a time when they�re brown,
But both of these times, cause me to frown.
Just in between, for a very short while,
They're perfect and yellow and cause me to smile!
What am I talking about here?
- One hundred feet in the air, it lies with its back on the ground. What is it?
- A truck driver went down a one-way street the wrong way in front of a police department without getting a ticket. How did he do this?
- A large truck is crossing a bridge that is 1 mile long. The bridge can hold only 14,000 lbs, which is the exact weight of the truck. The truck makes
it half way across the bridge and stops. A bird lands on the truck. Does the bridge collapse? Give a reason.
- What has rivers but no water, cities but no buildings, forests but no trees, deserts but no sand, and mountains but no rocks?
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