Riddle Me This....

[RedefinedDiva]

1. Do they have a 4th of July in England?
Yes. Every July has a 4th.

2. How many birthdays does the average man have?
One every year

3. Some months have 31 days; how many have 28?
All 12 of them

4. A woman gives a beggar 50 cents; the woman is the beggars' sister, but the beggar is not the woman's brother. How come?
The beggar is her sister.

5. Why can't a man living in the USA be buried in Canada?
Because he is living in the USA

6. How many outs are there in an inning?
6?

7. Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister? Why or why not?
I would say yes, but I don't know California law...

8. Two men play five games of checkers. Each man wins the same number of games. They are not ties. Explain this.
They are playing against other people. Therefore, they each win five games against the people that they are playing.

9. Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?
70

10. A man builds a house rectangular in shape. All sides have southern exposure. A big bear walks by, what color is the bear? Why?


11. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many apples would you have?
2

12. How far can a dog run in the woods.
I don't know.

13. If you have only one match and you walked into a room where there was an oil burner, a kersoene lamp, and a wood burning stove, which one would you light first?
The kerosene lamp?

14. A doctor give you three pills telling you to take one every half hour. How long would the pills last?
90 minutes

15. A farmer has 17 sheep, all but 9 die. How many are left?
9

16. How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the Ark?
1

17. It's 1963 and you set your clock for 7 a.m. and it's currently 10 p.m. How many hours will you sleep?
9 hours

18. A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10" tall. What does he weigh?
meats

19. How many two-cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12

20. What was the President's name in 1950?
I don't know off hand.... Sorry!

BONUS QUESTION
(This is for HUMOR only; not for the easily offended).

A new prison inmate hangs some nuts on the wall and calls them walnuts. He then places some nuts on his chest and calls them chestnuts. Soon he has some nuts under his chin. What does he have?
A **** in his mouth. (That's the answers in my neck of the woods!)

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by RedefinedDiva

16. How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the Ark?
1

The answer to this one is 0, Moses didn't take any animals on the Ark. Noah did!

A new prison inmate hangs some nuts on the wall and calls them walnuts. He then places some nuts on his chest and calls them chestnuts. Soon he has some nuts under his chin. What does he have? [/B]
A **** in his mouth. (That's the answers in my neck of the woods!)

My new favorite joke

And a few riddles:
1.In a large western city, 80% of the phone numbers are listed, 20% of the phone numbers are businesses, and 20% of the phone numbers start with the numeral "2". If you were to take a random sample of 1000 phone numbers from the city's phone book, how many numbers would you expect to be unlisted, non-business phone numbers that start with a numeral other than "2"?

2.How many legs does an elephant have if you count his trunk as a leg?

3.A man left home running. He ran a ways and then turned left, ran the same distance and turned left again, ran the same distance and turned left again. When he got home there were two masked men. Who were they?

4.There was an airplane crash, every single person died, but two people survived. How is this possible?

5.The peacock is a bird that does not lay eggs. How do they get baby peacocks?

6. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

[12dn94dst]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

4.There was an airplane crash, every single person died, but two people survived. How is this possible?

the two people were married.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by 12dn94dst

the two people were married.

Correct

[12dn94dst]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

5.The peacock is a bird that does not lay eggs. How do they get baby peacocks?

they're laid by the mother (peacocks are male, the females are called something else)

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by 12dn94dst

they're laid by the mother (peacocks are male, the females are called something else)

Also correct, the peahen

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

6. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

Mt Everest. It existed even though it had not been discovered.

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

2.How many legs does an elephant have if you count his trunk as a leg?

Still 4. Just because you count the trunk as a leg, it still isn't a leg.

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

And a few riddles:
1.In a large western city, 80% of the phone numbers are listed, 20% of the phone numbers are businesses, and 20% of the phone numbers start with the numeral "2". If you were to take a random sample of 1000 phone numbers from the city's phone book, how many numbers would you expect to be unlisted, non-business phone numbers that start with a numeral other than "2"?

None. If they are unlisted they wouldn't be in the phone book.

[Drolefille]

Very nice ladygreek

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

3.A man left home running. He ran a ways and then turned left, ran the same distance and turned left again, ran the same distance and turned left again. When he got home there were two masked men. Who were they?

Exterminators? LOL

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by ladygreek

Exterminators? LOL

Nope, try to think of what exactly he was running

[12dn94dst]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

3.A man left home running. He ran a ways and then turned left, ran the same distance and turned left again, ran the same distance and turned left again. When he got home there were two masked men. Who were they?

the catcher & the umpire!

[Drolefille]

correct! I've got a new one and it's a toughie

What row of numbers comes next?
1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221

[christiangirl]

26 L of the A=26 Letters of the Alphabet

So what is:

32 is the T in D F at which W F