ninjaclone09
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1) What English word is nine letters long, and can remain an English word at each step as you remove one letter at a time, right down to a single letter. List the letter you remove each time and the words that result at each step.
2) What starts with ‘T’, ends with ‘T’, and is full of ‘T’?
3) A man was to be sentenced, and the judge told him, “You may make a statement. If it is true, I’ll sentence you to four years in prison. If it is false, I’ll sentence you to six years in prison.” After the man made his statement, the judge decided to let him go free. What did the man say?
4) If I say “Everything I tell you is a lie,” am I telling you the truth or a lie?
Mae and the parrot
When Miss Mae purchased her new parrot, the salesman assured her that it would repeat any word it heard. About a week later, Miss Mae returned the parrot complaining it hadn't uttered a single word. Given that the salesman had spoken the truth about the parrot's abilities, why wouldn't the bird talk?
Number 1 to 100
A new medical building containing 100 offices had just been completed. Mark was hired to paint the numbers 1 to 100 on the doors. How many times will Mark have to paint the number nine?
Earring in the coffee
Susie asked her secretary to get her a cup of coffee. While the secretary was pouring the coffee, her earring fell off and into the cup, yet the earring didn't get wet. How come?
Two popular politicians
Tom and Jerry, two popular politicians, met at a club to discuss the overthrow of their party leader. They each ordered vodka on the rocks. Jerry downed his and ordered another. He then drank his second in a gulp and decided to wait before he ordered a third. Meanwhile, Tom, who was sipping his drink, suddenly fell forward dead. Both men were setup for an assassination. Why did Tom die and Jerry live?
20 story apartment building
A fireman is running to get a net under a lady who looks like she might jump off the balcony of her 20 story apartment building. There is nothing below her except a 20 story fall. The fireman is still 100 yards away when she falls and can't nearly get there in time. The woman is not hurt more than a bruise. How is that possible?
2) What starts with ‘T’, ends with ‘T’, and is full of ‘T’?
3) A man was to be sentenced, and the judge told him, “You may make a statement. If it is true, I’ll sentence you to four years in prison. If it is false, I’ll sentence you to six years in prison.” After the man made his statement, the judge decided to let him go free. What did the man say?
4) If I say “Everything I tell you is a lie,” am I telling you the truth or a lie?
Mae and the parrot
When Miss Mae purchased her new parrot, the salesman assured her that it would repeat any word it heard. About a week later, Miss Mae returned the parrot complaining it hadn't uttered a single word. Given that the salesman had spoken the truth about the parrot's abilities, why wouldn't the bird talk?
Number 1 to 100
A new medical building containing 100 offices had just been completed. Mark was hired to paint the numbers 1 to 100 on the doors. How many times will Mark have to paint the number nine?
Earring in the coffee
Susie asked her secretary to get her a cup of coffee. While the secretary was pouring the coffee, her earring fell off and into the cup, yet the earring didn't get wet. How come?
Two popular politicians
Tom and Jerry, two popular politicians, met at a club to discuss the overthrow of their party leader. They each ordered vodka on the rocks. Jerry downed his and ordered another. He then drank his second in a gulp and decided to wait before he ordered a third. Meanwhile, Tom, who was sipping his drink, suddenly fell forward dead. Both men were setup for an assassination. Why did Tom die and Jerry live?
20 story apartment building
A fireman is running to get a net under a lady who looks like she might jump off the balcony of her 20 story apartment building. There is nothing below her except a 20 story fall. The fireman is still 100 yards away when she falls and can't nearly get there in time. The woman is not hurt more than a bruise. How is that possible?