Six Question Test

Bumper · 08-28-2010

1. A lady read a book, turned the light out and went to sleep. In the morning, when she saw in the newspaper that a ship had sunk drowning all on board, she committed suicide. Why?

2. A young man entered a bar and asked for a glass of water. The person behind the bar produced a gun and pointed it at the man. He replied, "Thank you," and walked off. Why?

3. Imagine you are driving a Mercedes at 100 mph. The steering locks. The doors lock. The brakes fail. You can't get out! You're heading for a 1,000 foot cliff! What do you do?

4. 2 + 2 + 5 = 247. Add one small line to make the sum correct.

5. Luke had it before. Paul had it behind. Ladies have it at the beginning, but only once. Abraham Lincoln had it twice. Boys cannot have it at all. Doctor Lowell had it before and behind. He actually had it twice as bad behind as he had it in front. What is it?

6. A man on horseback went on a two day trip. He left on Tuesday and arrived home on Tuesday. How could this be?

EDIT: You may have noticed this thread was closed as soon as it was entered. That was not intended to limit your input or enjoyment in any way. On the contrary, your participation is most welcome. The action was taken to prevent eager Peeps from going into some search engine, finding the answer, and posting it, as happened on several occasions in the past. (Of course I harvest a lot of this material from other sources. You didn’t think I create it all myself, did you? I’m good, but I’m not that good!) Regrettably, that also means that folks who legitimately work out their own answers, and would like to post them, don’t get to display their prowess, but I’m afraid that can’t be helped. I’ll open the thread in a couple of days, when Peeps have had an opportunity to try their hand at a solution, and you can post away then. The official answer will come a bit after that. I appreciate your patience and understanding, and hope you enjoy the exercise.

Bumper · 09-02-2010

Okey Doke, it's open. Anyone care to give their responses?

Titemiou · 09-02-2010

1. She turned off the lighthouse.

2. It was a water gun.

3. You shift on reverse.

PassionateFire · 09-02-2010

4. 2 + 2 + 5 ≠ 247

5. The letter 'L'

6. His horse is named Tuesday.

Elysium · 09-02-2010

Imagine you are driving a Mercedes

IMAGINE YOU STOP

**SunKneeMarie** · 09-03-2010

1. agree with titemiou

2. He had the hiccups; the gun was to scare him

3. You wake up from that nightmare!

4, 5, 6. agree with passionatefire

Bumper · 09-05-2010

The Official Answers

1. She was a lighthouse keeper.

2. He had the hiccups.

3. You stop "imagining."

4. Put a line on the first "+," from the top down to the left, making it into a "4."

2 4 2 + 5 = 247

5. It is the letter "L."

6. The name of the horse was "Tuesday."

08-28-2010	#1 (permalink)
Bumper Class Clown Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 14,212	Six Question Test 1. A lady read a book, turned the light out and went to sleep. In the morning, when she saw in the newspaper that a ship had sunk drowning all on board, she committed suicide. Why? 2. A young man entered a bar and asked for a glass of water. The person behind the bar produced a gun and pointed it at the man. He replied, "Thank you," and walked off. Why? 3. Imagine you are driving a Mercedes at 100 mph. The steering locks. The doors lock. The brakes fail. You can't get out! You're heading for a 1,000 foot cliff! What do you do? 4. 2 + 2 + 5 = 247. Add one small line to make the sum correct. 5. Luke had it before. Paul had it behind. Ladies have it at the beginning, but only once. Abraham Lincoln had it twice. Boys cannot have it at all. Doctor Lowell had it before and behind. He actually had it twice as bad behind as he had it in front. What is it? 6. A man on horseback went on a two day trip. He left on Tuesday and arrived home on Tuesday. How could this be? EDIT: You may have noticed this thread was closed as soon as it was entered. That was not intended to limit your input or enjoyment in any way. On the contrary, your participation is most welcome. The action was taken to prevent eager Peeps from going into some search engine, finding the answer, and posting it, as happened on several occasions in the past. (Of course I harvest a lot of this material from other sources. You didn’t think I create it all myself, did you? I’m good, but I’m not that good!) Regrettably, that also means that folks who legitimately work out their own answers, and would like to post them, don’t get to display their prowess, but I’m afraid that can’t be helped. I’ll open the thread in a couple of days, when Peeps have had an opportunity to try their hand at a solution, and you can post away then. The official answer will come a bit after that. I appreciate your patience and understanding, and hope you enjoy the exercise.

09-02-2010	#2 (permalink)
Bumper Class Clown Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 14,212	Okey Doke, it's open. Anyone care to give their responses?

09-02-2010	#3 (permalink)
Titemiou beachaholic Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Joliette, Quebec (Canada) Posts: 294	1. She turned off the lighthouse. 2. It was a water gun. 3. You shift on reverse.

09-02-2010	#4 (permalink)
PassionateFire life=playa Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 551	4. 2 + 2 + 5 ≠ 247 5. The letter 'L' 6. His horse is named Tuesday.

09-02-2010	#5 (permalink)
Elysium life=playa Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 769	Imagine you are driving a Mercedes IMAGINE YOU STOP

09-03-2010	#6 (permalink)
SunKneeMarie character encapsulator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 32,808	1. agree with titemiou 2. He had the hiccups; the gun was to scare him 3. You wake up from that nightmare! 4, 5, 6. agree with passionatefire

09-05-2010	#7 (permalink)
Bumper Class Clown Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 14,212	The Official Answers 1. She was a lighthouse keeper. 2. He had the hiccups. 3. You stop "imagining." 4. Put a line on the first "+," from the top down to the left, making it into a "4." 2 4 2 + 5 = 247 5. It is the letter "L." 6. The name of the horse was "Tuesday."

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