Re: OTP: Some fun for A.S.A. members (from Firechief)

Gwen, you are mean - to make us wait until you get the answers from
Firechief - or do you have the answers? I got most of them, but I wil
have to admit that no 1 threw me a bit.

Loujean

On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:00:59 -0600, "Gwen Love" <cglghl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>QUESTIONS THAT YOU CAN'T ANSWER
>
>1. The maker doesn't want it; the buyer doesn't use it; the user doesn't see
>it. What is it?
>
>2. A child is born in Boston, Massachusetts to parents who were both born
>in Boston. The child is not a United States citizen. How is this possible?
>
>3. Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on
>earth?
>
>4. Clara Clatter was born on December 27, yet her birthday is always in the
>summer. How is this possible?
>
>5. Captain Frank and some of the boys were exchanging old war stories. Art
>Bragg offered one about how his grandfather led a battalion against a German
>division during World War I. Through brilliant maneuvers, he defeated them
>and captured valuable territory. After the battle he was presented with a
>sword bearing the inscription "To Captain Bragg for Bravery, Daring , and
>Leadership. World War I. From the men of Battalion." Captain Frank looked
>at Art and said, "You really don't expect anyone to believe that yarn, do
>you?" What is wrong with the story?
>
>6. What is one thing that all wise men, regardless of their religion or
>politics, agree is between heaven and earth?
>
>7. In what year did Christmas and New Year's fall in the same year?
>
>8. Why are 1990 American dollar bills worth more than l989 American dollar
>bills?
>
>9. A farmer has 17 sheep and all but 9 die. How many are left?
>
>10. How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?
>
>1l. How could you rearrange the letters in the words "new door" to make one
>word?
>
>12. Even if they were starving, natives living the the Arctic will never eat
>a penguin's egg. Why not?
>
>13. Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white", or "The yolk
>of the egg is white?"
>
>14. In Ocmulgee, Oklahoma, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden
>leg. Why not?
>
>15. There were an electrician and a plumber waiting in line for admission to
>the International Home Show. One of them was the father of the other's son.
>How could this be possible?
>
>16. A butcher in the butcher shop is 5' 10" tall. What does he weigh?
>
>Answers in next post.
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