Heres a real doozy!

A man lives on the twelfth floor of an apartment building. Every morning he takes the elevator down to the lobby and leaves the building. In the evening, he gets into the elevator, and, if there is someone else in the elevator -- or if it was raining that day -- he goes back to his floor directly. Otherwise, he goes to the tenth floor and walks up two flights of stairs to his apartment.

G-Mom

I'll pass G-Mom, bec. I think I have a pretty good idea why.

Is he a little person? He can reach the button for the lobby because it's at the bottom. But 10 is as high up as he can reach unaided, so if he's alone, that's as far as he can take the elevator. If there's someone in the elevator, he can ask them to push 12, or if it was raining he can push the 12 button with his umbrella. I know that sounds crazy, but it's my best guess.

Man GG,you're unstumpable

Yes he's a midget that can't reach higher than the 10th floor button.

Have to go find a "tough" one now!

G-Mom

Ok...try this one on for size!

Five pieces of coal, a carrot and a scarf are lying on the lawn. Nobody put them on the lawn but there is a perfectly logical reason why they should be there.

What is it?

G-Mom

They were part of the snowman that melted on the lawn?

Way to go,Cricket

The snowman melted

Romeo and Juliet were dead in the middle of the room. All that surrounded them was a pool of water and some broken glass.

How did they die?

G-Mom

hehe this is an easy one, but all i'll say is Romeo and Juliet weren't people were they:)

Oh, shoot, I don't think that was easy at ALL! But Shani's post gave me the hint... They were fish, weren't they?

They were GOLDFISH!!

Way to go GG

G-Mom

Two men, one big and burly and the other short and thin, enter a
bar. They both order identical drinks. The big one gulps his down and
leaves; the other sips his slowly, then dies.

???

G-Mom

Okay, I was stumped, but my hubby answered this in about 15 seconds, and I think he's right. Was there poison in the ice cubes?

It sure is hard to stump you,GG.

Yep thats it!

G-Mom

What runs all day and never walks/
Often murmurs/never talks
Has a bed and never sleeps/
Has a mouth and never eats?

What is.... a river!

Hey, how'd you get that so quick!

Okay, this isn't a lateral thinking puzzle, it's just a puzzle.

In a major league baseball game, a pitcher faced only 27 batters. Every batter he faced, he struck out. He allowed no hits and no runs, yet his team lost 4-0. How could this be?

The pitcher who wasn't scored against replace one who was?

Here's Maxi's Favorite:

A Special Box Without Hinges Or Lid, Inside of Which A Golden Treasure Is Hid"

What is it?

Yeah, Cricket! He was a relief pitcher- the starting picther gave up the 4 runs.

Merme- that's a stumper. It's not a Cracker Jack box, is it? That doesn't seem right, they have lids...

Merme...I'm not a good thinker ...so I won't even attempt that one, but i do have one of my own...Though I don't know if it should be in this category! :
If it takes 3 men 3 days to dig 3 holes, how long will it take 1 man to dig 1/2 a hole???

Michelle<><

Merme & Michelle,

I'll pass bec. I now the answers to both puzzles.

Okay, I get Michelle's- You can't did half a hole! Still totally stumped about the box. Hints?

Sorry, ladies, but I promised not to blab the answer until Suzydazy has a chance to visit the forum on Monday and take a stab at it!

Then I'll tell, okay?



Merme

geegeeburr- HA! you are right, and the only one I've known to ever guess it!! Cool!
Ditto about the box with no lid thing
Michelle<><

While we're waiting to find out about the box with golden treasure, here's another one:

What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?

Is the box, an unusal box, say an egg with the golden treasure being the yolk?

Black , red and grey, is it a newspaper?

Ok all you smarty pantses out there, yes, yes, "the special box without hinges or lid..." is an egg! Maxi had me stumped on that one for a time, having gotten it from JRR Tolkien, which Mama had forgotten. KIDS!

Jeepers, I got many PM's on that one!

Merme

SHEESH!!!! I'm afraid to guess 'cause I don't wanna look like a , but is it a match?, or something of thelike that you burn?
Michelle<><

o.k...here's one...: What is greater than God, The poor have it, and the rich don't want it?

Hi Michelle ~ Geez, that's what I was wondering too, if it was something to burn but I couldn't think of anything that is specifically black before it is burned. Truthfully, I am having a hard time thinking of anything black at all tonight! Seems I have got a headful of other colors tonight.

Merme

Michelle- You're very close! It is something you burn.... Think about, oh I dunno, BBQ chicken, a fat juicy steak, a burger or a hot dog. Is that a good enough hint?
(BTW, I know the answer to the one you posted, but won't give it away.)

Gotcha!

Thanks, geegeeburr!

Merme

Ooh,Ooh...I know this one...

Charcoal!!!!

G-Mom

Yep, yep, yep. Good job, girls!

oh no

nope...too much thinking for my brian

A Special Box Without Hinges Or Lid, Inside of Which A Golden Treasure Is Hid"

okay...it's eggs

Okay, since no one is jumping in on this one, I'm gonna answer it. Nothing!

Okay, here's one:
What happened in 1961 that will not happen again for over 4000 years?

does this have something to go with rotating the numbers 180 degrees?

I got it
The year's date reads the same when turned upside down. That will not happen again until 6009.

That's it, ladies! And Sunnydaze has to get extra credit for saying WHEN it will happen again!

Next one:
A man wanted to enter an exclusive club but did not know the password that was required. He waited by the door and listened. A club member knocked on the door and the doorman said, "twelve." The member replied, "six " and was let in. A second member came to the door and the doorman said, "six." The member replied, "three" and was let in. The man thought he had heard enough and walked up to the door. The doorman said ,"ten" and the man replied, "five." But he was not let in. What should have he said?

He should have said 3...

twelve=6 letters
six=3 letters

ten=3 letters

G-Mom

Very good thought, It would have taken me a while to figure that one out

Is that the right answer?? What's the next puzzle??

A man is lying dead in a field. Next to him there is an unopened package. There is no other creature in the field. How did he die?

It's the right answer. Sorry took so long, had a baby shower to go to today.

Okay, the man in the field... the package isn't a parachute, right?

Wait A Sec! Wait A Sec! I don't get the solution to the previous puzzle about 12/6, 6/3 and 10/3. WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD HE SAY 3?!!!

Help! Oh, you are making my brain hurt!

Merme

twelve has 6 letters, six has three letters, ten has three letters

I think you're right GG...sounds like a parachute to me.

G-Mom

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?

Okay, this is stupid, but is he checking his answering machine? I don't know what that has to do with him going to sleep, though.
What about, is he setting a wake-up call? Can you do that without speaking?

Was he phoning a sleep hypnotist?

Sorry but,nope to all!

G-Mom

Ok, here I am. It's morning two, thus my third cup of coffee on this puzzle. The whole world has probably changed overnight...politically, socially, economically....and I'm still stumped on this puzzle!

So, did he phone Dial-A-Prayer? for a good-night prayer?

Did the person on the other end of the phone say something like "Sorry, we don't deliver pizza to prison cells!" so he gave up and went back to sleep?

He didn't speak because he'd gotten a wrong number?

Oh, where's that cup o'mine, gotta wake up better!

Merme

Merme. Maybe he phoned a wrong number like you said, felt to tired to phone again, decided to try again in the morning.

Is he a mute and just waned to hear friendly voice?

I don't suppose he's in a hospital bed, and called the nurses' station to get someone to come adjust his bed down so he can go to sleep?

Nope,boy I never thought this would be such a stumper!

G-Mom

Was he a sleepwalker?

Okay, clearly it's time for hints!
Was the call made on a regular telephone?
Or perhaps it was made on a laptop computer?
Did he call a psychic?

It was a regular telephone...and heres a monkey wrench to throw in the works...he could hear it when it rang.

G-Mom

The man is on vacation in Vegas and his friends/parents are staying in the hotel room next door, and the pre-arranged signal to check in when they get back late at night is to call next door,let it ring once and hang up??? So he's just checking in????

He can't sleep because he lost his cell-phone, so he calls himself to find it, then goes to sleep?

Or maybe his dog his dog ate his cell-phone, and they're waiting for it to pass, and he wanted to check its progress?

He's a blind man who thinks his wife is running around on him, so he calls HER cell-phone to check up on her, and when he hears it ring, he knows she's at home, so he goes to sleep?

This one is driving me CRAZY!!

He lives in an apartment building with paper-thin walls and his neigbour's bed is on the other side of the wall to his bed. He hears his neighbour snoring so phones - his neighbour stops snoring when waking up to answer the phone, allowing the first man to fall asleep?

This puzzle is so difficult to solve because it doesn't have enough clearly defined parameters. Several of our solutions fit the initial problem as stated, now it is just a process of elimination and truly it could go in many directions.

Merme

Cricket, I think you got it! I'm betting on thin walls to be the answer. WTG, girl!

Yah!!! Cricket got it

G-Mom

Last one for this thread:

An ordinary American citizen, with no passport, visits over thirty foreign countries in one day. How is this possible?

Visits them on the internet?

G-Mom

Spot on G-Mom
Well l hope that is the answer you never know.

Nope, and not in books, either.
Physically visits them.

ls he a ghost?

Is he a pilot traveling the globe,going east so he is adjusting his time back

That doesn't make much sense...does it

Does this have something to do with embassies? I think they are considered part of the country who runs them regardless of their location.

Wow, Cricket, you're on a roll!
Not only that, but this makes exactly 100 posts.
Yes, the man is a mailman, and he delivers to all the different embassies, thereby entering and leaving all the countries in one day.