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oh I know wait...we had this happen here when I was a kid.

guy was found dead in a field cold the nite before but not enough he could have froze, a package lay close by, (a paper bag) inside the paper bag a hammer.

He slipped on a patch of ice and the new hammer he bought flew up in the air and came down and hit him in the head.

or we had a hammer head killer on the loose.
(really happened)

Hi Shani~

Thanks for providing the cure for my "brain pain"!

I'm feeling MUCH better, thanks!

Merme

Gee Gee is right. The man jumped out of a plane and the parachute didn't open. So, he is dead in a field and the unopened package is a parachute.

A yacht is floating in the ocean and there are 8 dead people floating around the boat. Why?

there was a wild party on the boat and no one knew how to swim, they all got drunk and fell over board and drown

nope

okay...after they all got drunk they went for a swim and all put on their swimsuits and dove off the side. They discovered belatedly that they have forgotten to put a ladder down the side of the yacht and were unable to climb back in, so they drowned.

The 8 people were in a smaller boat that got run over by the big bad yacht, killing everyone.

Now howz THAT for some fancy thinking?!

Merme

oh, Merme...you were soooo close!! Good job! Suzy is right tho....they forgot to put the ladder down.

Oh Merme...you crack me up!!!

G-Mom

A man walks into a bar and asks for a drink. The bartender pulls out a gun and points it at him. The man says, "Thank you," and walks out.

Ok Merme.....use that brain power for this one!! I know you can get this one!! You need that crazy sort of thinking to get it!! I am going for my walk, so I will check to see how you do in about an hour...after I get home.

see what happens when you swim drunk

actually I liked the hammer killing story better too. Maybe these people who come up with this stuff have no imagination

Was it a water gun?

That's the only sort of gun I can think of that wouldn't make me run screaming down the street in panic if someone pointed it at me ! Well, I wouldn't be afraid of a glue gun, either, but that has nothing to do with drinking...

Hot Tomalee! You guys surely know how to stump a girl.

Merme

No, it was a real gun. Try thinking of all of the reasons why you would need water....a glass of water.

Ok, ok, how about this:

The man had the hiccups? So the real gun scared them away?

Merme

Good job Merme!! You got it!

Oh, that's brilliant, Merme! The hiccup one was HARD!

I can't take credit for the parachute answer, cause I think someone posted that one already. That's why I said "It's NOT a parachute, right?" because I was thinking it must be a different riddle...

Here's one:
A man walks into a his bathroom and shoots himself right between the eyes using a real gun with real bullets. He walks out alive, with no blood anywhere. And no, he didn't miss and he wasn't Superman or any other caped crusader.
How did he do this?

Yippee-Ki-ay!!! Yippee-Ki-ay!! Super! I finally got one right!!! The man had the hiccups, the man had the hiccups! (I'm dancing now!)

Jeepers, it is TOUGH being on a forum with so many big brained, clever women. Good for me though because it's making me work that cerebral something for a change.

Merme

Geegee, must you do this to me at the very cracks of dawn? Oh, where's my coffee cup?

Merme

I'm with you!

He shoots his reflection in the mirror!

G-Mom

Hope you found your coffee cup cause heres another!

A man is sitting in bed. He makes a phone call, says nothing,
then goes to sleep.

G-Mom

Am gripping the handle of my coffee cup until my knuckles are white!

Ok, how about, did he call the Time and Temp number and just listen to what time it was?

Mental gymnastics first thing in the morning, gotta love it!

Merme

Nope

G-Mom

Ok, I had to make a second cup of coffee for this one.

The man has narcolepsy, so he falls asleep in the middle of whatever he is doing? Or how about The man is deaf/mute and was using one of those special typing phones?

Oh help, save me someone! I've fallen inside my head and I can't get up.

Merme

Did he phone TIM for the time?
Was his phone set for sleep at a certain time?