May 01 2010

Detective Marty had been trailing three men suspected of committing several fur robberies. He received a message in a sealed envelope delivered by Roscoe, an underworld contact and decided to call Detective Sam, his partner. "I think I found out where the merchandise is stored," said Detective Marty. Obviously Marty didn't want Roscoe
to know what was in the envelope, so he read it to Sam in code. This is what Marty had said.....
-Flame mate weighty soak shave comedy debut stake scared
What did the message say? 
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April 30, 2010

I was born in the 18th century, yet still live on today. Appearing on TV when I have something to say. Called everything from "honest" to a dirty rotten "crook", I used to wear a wig, but have had several looks. I've always had a party, but never disturb the neighbors. I've been shot at many times - major stories for the papers. What am I?
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April 29, 2010

You are walking through a field, and you find something to eat. 
It doesn't have bones, and it doesn't have meat. You pick it up 
and put it into your pocket. You take it home and put it on a 
shelf, but 3 day's later it walks away. What is it?
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April 28, 2010

A farmer had a stone that he used to measure grain on his scale. One day his neighbor borrowed the stone, and when he returned, it was broken into four pieces. The neighbor was very apologetic, but the farmer thanked the neighbor for doing him a big favor. The farmer said that now he can measure his grain in one pound increments starting at one pound all the way to forty pounds (1, 2, 3, 17, 29, 37, etc.) using these four stones.
How much do the four stones weigh?
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April 27, 2010

Two mothers and two daughters go shopping. They have $21, which they split equally between them. How can this be possible?
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THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #38

THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #38

George, Helen, and Steve are drinking coffee.
Bert, Karen, and Dave are drinking soda.
Using logic, is Elizabeth drinking coffee or soda?
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April 24, 2010

A woman was at the checkout lane of a supermarket. She removed several items from her cart and put them on the conveyor belt that led to the cashier. The cashier noted their prices and passed the items along to be bagged. A perfectly ordinary process, but one of the items entered and passed along was an empty wrapper. The cashier realized that the wrapper was empty, but charged for it anyway. Why?
CLUES
Q: Was the incident an attempt to cheat the customer, or related to fraud in any context?
A: No.
Q: Did the woman who removed the wrapper from the cart know that the wrapper was empty?
A: Yes.
Q: Was the woman accompanied while she shopped?
A: Yes.
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April 23, 2010

Mr. and Mrs. Jones were walking home from the shopping mall with their purchases when Mr. Jones began to complain that his load was too heavy. Mrs. Jones turned to her husband and said, "I don't know what you're complaining about because if you gave me one of your parcels, I would have twice as many as you and if I gave you just one of mine, we would have equal loads." How many parcels were each carrying?
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April 22, 2010

Debbie promised to take her daughter Becky shopping on the day before the fourth day after the day after tomorrow. If today is Sunday the 3rd. On what day and date will Becky take Debbie shopping?
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April 21, 2010

Four couples are going to the movies. Each row holds eight seats. Betty and Jim don't want to sit next to Alice and Tom, and Alice and Tom don't want to sit next to Gertrude and Bill. On the other hand, Sally and Bob don't want to sit next to Betty and Jim. How can the couples arrange themselves so that they all sit where they would like?
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April 20, 2010

If you go to the movies and you're paying, is it cheaper to take one friend to the movies twice, or two friends to the movies at the same time?
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THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #37

THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #37

If it takes Alicia 3 hours to paint a fence, and it takes Mark 6 hours to complete the same job. How long would it take both of them working together at their normal paces to complete the same job?
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April 17, 2010

Fill in the sentence below so that the first two words combine to make the third word. For example, given "The ____ was closing in, making his ____ harder but through his ____ of contacts he was able to evade the police." you would fill in NET, WORK, and NETWORK.

A ____ of his ____ should be able to ____ that job.
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April 16, 2010

I dig out tiny caves, and store gold and silver in them. 
I also build bridges of silver and make crowns of gold. 
They are the smallest you could imagine. 
Sooner or later everybody needs my help, 
Yet many people are afraid to let me help them. 
Who am I?
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April 15, 2010

Tom went to town with $50, but returned at night with $150. He bought a hat at a clothing store and some apples at the market, then he had his eyes tested. He gets paid every Thursday by check. The banks are only open on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. The eye doctor is closed on Saturday. The market stays closed on Thursday and Friday. On what day did the man go to town?
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April 14, 2010

See if you can translate the following? 
Y Y U R Y Y U B I C U R Y Y 4 M E
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April 13, 2010

The same four-letter word can be added to each of the following words to make a new word or a common phrase. What is the word?
BOUND PROOF TREE LESS BIRD
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THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #36

THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #36

How many times does a coin rotate in rolling completely about another coin, of the same size, without slipping?
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April 10, 2010

An empty bus, apart from the driver, picks up at its first stop 6 passengers. At its next stop 2 people get off and 4 people get on. At its third stop 5 people get off and 2 get on. Then it makes 6 more stops picking up 1 person at each stop and only 3 people get off at one of the stops. The bus gets to its final destination at the bus depot and apart from the driver there is not a single person on board! 
How can this be?
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April 09, 2010

Sally promised Kate today that she will tell Kate a big secret on the day before four days from the day after tomorrow. If today is Saturday the 13th, on what day and date will Sally tell Kate her big secret?
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April 08, 2010

Pierre stopped at his favorite wine shop to buy a bottle of Sauternes for the celebration. He spent half of what he had plus $2.00 for a very special bottle of Chateau d'Yquem. Then he spent half of what he had left plus $3.00 for a small tin of foie gras. Then he stopped at his favorite bakery and bought brioches to spread the foie gras on, and spent half of what he had left, plus $4.00. At that point, he had $2.00 left, with which he bought a small bottle of digestive medicine, just in case. How much did he have to begin with?
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April 07, 2010

John, his wife and their daughter wish to cross a river. 
The row boat can only hold 100 kilos. 
John weighs 80 kilos. 
His wife and daughter weigh 40 kilos each. 
How do all three cross the river?
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April 06, 2010

The Great Detective is hot on the trail of the guilty party who has perpetrated some atrocious puns. "Intent to deceive is the charge, and he is now interrogating three suspects. George says, "I'm innocent--- Jane is too." Jane says, "Sally did it, and George is innocent." Sally says, "I'm innocent and Jane did it." The guilty one lied, and the innocent both told the truth. Who is the perpetrator?
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THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #35

THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #35

Johnny's mother had four children. The first was April, the second was May, and the third was June. What was the name of her fourth child?
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April 03, 2010

Which letter comes next in this series of letters?
B A C B D C E D F ?
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April 02, 2010

Pronounced as one letter,
And written with three,
Two letters there are,
And two only in me.
I'm double, I'm single,
I'm black blue and gray,
I'm read from both ends,
And the same either way.
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