If you think someone else might find it useless then feel free to discuss it here.
THX 1138
#19 A doctor and a bus driver are both in love with the same woman, an attractive girl named Sarah. The bus driver had to go on a long bustrip that would last a week. Before he left, he gave Sarah seven apples. Why?
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
#20 Two girls have were born the same day, at just about the same time, in the same hospital, the same year, and they have the same parents. How is it possible that they aren't twins?
One was born nine months later.
#21 A woman who lived in germany during world war two wanted to cross the german/swiss border in order to escape nazi persuers. The bridge which she is to cross is a half mile across, over a large canyon. Every three minutes a guard comes out of his bunker and checks if anyone is on the bridge. If a person is caught trying to escape german side to the swiss side they are shot. If caught crossing the other direction without papers they are sent back. She knows that it takes at least five minutes to cross the bridge, in which time the guard will see her crossing and shoot her.
How does she get across?
She walks for about 2.9 minutes, which will get her more than half way, turns around and walks back towards where she came from, she gets "Sent Back" by the guard to the side she was going to.
#22 A woman was sitting on a windowsill on the 35th floor of a building. She was about to commit suicide. The police surrounded the bottom of the building telling her NOT to jump. Her husband was in the room with her and kept trying to stop her. She got nervous and fell, yet she did not get or hurt or even a scratch. Why?
She falls in, not out.
#23 A guy bet his neighbor $100 dollars that his dog could jump higher than a house. Thinking this not possible, the neighbor took the bet an lost.
Why did he lose the bet?
A house can't jump.
#24 Two bankrobbers rob the local bank. They then hop in their car and scurry off to their hideout 20 miles away. When they get there they realize that one of their tires had been completely flat the whole time.
How did they get to their hideout without noticing?
Have to come back to this one.
#25 There is a clothing store in Bartlesville. The owner has devised his own method of pricing items. A vest costs $20, socks cost $25, a tie costs $15 and a blouse costs $30. Using the method, how much would a pair of underwear cost?
I get the reasoning about the non-twins being born on the same day as being 9 months apart - but to me the same day is the same day...February 21 is not the same as November 21. I'm reading that riddle with the idea that the same day is exactly the same day (Feb. 21 is the same day as Feb. 21).
I must be remembering the first time they moved him in the '60's. I wonder if my father was there at the same time he was and that's why he had such a fascination with him? I don't know when my dad served, and it was for a short time because he got a medical discharge because of a goiter. I guess I'd better dig into some more stuff and find his discharge papers. I've seen them somewhere. He was born in 1897, so the dates sound about right.
#21 She waits until the guard goes inside his hut, and begins to walk across the bridge. She gets a little more than half way, turns around, and begins to walk toward the german side once more. The guard comes out, sees that she has no papers, and sends her "back" to the swiss side.
#22 She fell INTO her room instead of out the window!
#23 Simple...a house cannot jump!
#24 The flat was the spare tire in the trunk.
#25 At $5 a letter you'd be charged $45 for underwear.
#26 The ages of a father and son add up to 66. The father's age is the son's age reversed.How old could they be? (3 possible solutions).
#27 I am the owner of a pet store. If I put in one canary per cage, I have one bird too many. If I put in two canaries per cage, I have one cage too many. How many cages and canaries do I have?
#28 If Dick's father is Tom's son, what relation is Dick to Tom?
#29 Man walks over, man walks under, in times of war he burns asunder. What is it?
#30 What lives in winter, dies in summer, and grows with it's roots upward?
#31 Foward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
#32 Sometimes I am loud, and viewed with distaste. Poke out my "eye", then I'm on the front of your face. What word am I?
HIS #6 - This could be a cave along the north shore of Lake Superior somewhere though I don't recall any talk of caves there...most likely along bluff country along the river in the SE part of the State
okay, now's my turn to be on time ;) Hope the funeral went okay for ya OTS.
HIS#5 In 1894, what was built that transported people between Minneapolis and St. Paul in 45 minutes? answer: The Intercity Electric Line
HIS#6 What has five miles of underground trails, and a waterfall dropping 60 feet which is 200 feet below the earth's surface? answer: Niagara Cave (sounds like a fun place to check out, though geocaching there is probably out of the question)
#6 I'm going to say Pill Hill. Maybe a lot of doctors lived there. We have a street in So. St. Paul that used to be referred to as Pill Hill for that reason.
#19 A doctor and a bus driver are both in love with the same woman, an attractive girl named Sarah. The bus driver had to go on a long bustrip that would last a week. Before he left, he gave Sarah seven apples. Why?
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
#20 Two girls have were born the same day, at just about the same time, in the same hospital, the same year, and they have the same parents. How is it possible that they aren't twins?
One was born nine months later.
#21 A woman who lived in germany during world war two wanted to cross the german/swiss border in order to escape nazi persuers. The bridge which she is to cross is a half mile across, over a large canyon. Every three minutes a guard comes out of his bunker and checks if anyone is on the bridge. If a person is caught trying to escape german side to the swiss side they are shot. If caught crossing the other direction without papers they are sent back. She knows that it takes at least five minutes to cross the bridge, in which time the guard will see her crossing and shoot her.
How does she get across?
She walks for about 2.9 minutes, which will get her more than half way, turns around and walks back towards where she came from, she gets "Sent Back" by the guard to the side she was going to.
#22 A woman was sitting on a windowsill on the 35th floor of a building. She was about to commit suicide. The police surrounded the bottom of the building telling her NOT to jump. Her husband was in the room with her and kept trying to stop her. She got nervous and fell, yet she did not get or hurt or even a scratch. Why?
She falls in, not out.
#23 A guy bet his neighbor $100 dollars that his dog could jump higher than a house. Thinking this not possible, the neighbor took the bet an lost.
Why did he lose the bet?
A house can't jump.
#24 Two bankrobbers rob the local bank. They then hop in their car and scurry off to their hideout 20 miles away. When they get there they realize that one of their tires had been completely flat the whole time.
How did they get to their hideout without noticing?
Have to come back to this one.
#25 There is a clothing store in Bartlesville. The owner has devised his own method of pricing items. A vest costs $20, socks cost $25, a tie costs $15 and a blouse costs $30. Using the method, how much would a pair of underwear cost?
I'll have to come back to this one.
I get the reasoning about the non-twins being born on the same day as being 9 months apart - but to me the same day is the same day...February 21 is not the same as November 21. I'm reading that riddle with the idea that the same day is exactly the same day (Feb. 21 is the same day as Feb. 21).
The same day, not the same date. Monday, for instance. Anyway, that's how I figure it.
They then hop in their car and scurry off to their hideout 20 miles away
sounds like the flintones ;)
They did move the poor Whiskey's bones more than once! I did a search and lookie what I found! Notice the date.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/2865948.html
I must be remembering the first time they moved him in the '60's. I wonder if my father was there at the same time he was and that's why he had such a fascination with him? I don't know when my dad served, and it was for a short time because he got a medical discharge because of a goiter. I guess I'd better dig into some more stuff and find his discharge papers. I've seen them somewhere. He was born in 1897, so the dates sound about right.
I'm just stopping in for a second....
You all are going to be really upset at the answer to the twins question :).....
Hint.... Don't concetrate on looking for some trick in the date or timing.... They are sisters and they were born within moments of each other.....
The answer lays in the question "What aren't they twins? "
#19 An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away!
#20 hee-hee...they were part of Triplets!
#21 She waits until the guard goes inside his hut, and begins to walk across the bridge. She gets a little more than half way, turns around, and begins to walk toward the german side once more. The guard comes out, sees that she has no papers, and sends her "back" to the swiss side.
#22 She fell INTO her room instead of out the window!
#23 Simple...a house cannot jump!
#24 The flat was the spare tire in the trunk.
#25 At $5 a letter you'd be charged $45 for underwear.
I llke my answer to #20 better. ;) Kids got it though.
#26 The ages of a father and son add up to 66. The father's age is the son's age reversed.How old could they be? (3 possible solutions).
#27 I am the owner of a pet store. If I put in one canary per cage, I have one bird too many. If I put in two canaries per cage, I have one cage too many. How many cages and canaries do I have?
#28 If Dick's father is Tom's son, what relation is Dick to Tom?
#29 Man walks over, man walks under, in times of war he burns asunder. What is it?
#30 What lives in winter, dies in summer, and grows with it's roots upward?
#31 Foward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
#32 Sometimes I am loud, and viewed with distaste. Poke out my "eye", then I'm on the front of your face. What word am I?
#28 Grandson
I'm saving the rest for when I'm more alert. I can't make sense of any of them right now.
#26 Father is 42, son is 24
#31 A ton A ton is heavy and not backwards is not.
#32. Your nose! lol noise minus the "eye" is nose. Plain as the nose on your face!
#27 is hurting my brain!
I seem to be the only one playing tonight, search :( And where are the trivia questions? Does everyone else have a life or something? ;)
KC0GRN is in charge of those.... just a few min and he'll be here.
I look forward to playing, but the riddles sure make my head spin!
Okay sorry bout the wait, finishing up my geocaching stuff.
HIS#3 What was the name of the celebrated jumping horse who is burried at Fort Snelling?
answer: Whiskey (congrats OT)
HIS#4 Who was the first white settler to practice agriculture in Minnesota?
answer: Jean Baptiste Faribault (the namesake of Faribault County)
And the new round
HIS#5 In 1894, what was built that transported people between Minneapolis and St. Paul in 45 minutes?
HIS#6 What has five miles of underground trails, and a waterfall dropping 60 feet which is 200 feet below the earth's surface?
#5 A monorail
#6 Carver's Cave?
I was thinking a train for #5
#6 no idea really, your guess sounds good though...
You don't know the answers? Just looking on one side of the card? lol
The reason I said monorail is that South St. Paul built a monorail about that same time. 1888.
lol yeah, I don't wanna cheat either, I could know em if I wanted to, but I like playing along.
You like to pick the tough ones. That's good though.
well anyone can answer the questions like "what is the name of the festivity that is held durning the coldest month of the year in St. Paul?"
Yes, good point. The object is to tax our brains.
I'm stumped on the rest of OTS's riddles. I'll try again tomorrow. I'm heading up to bed now. Night KC. Have a good evening.
Goodnight OT, same to you :)
#26 - 24 and 42
#27 - 3 canaries and 2 cages
#28 - Dick is Tom's grandson
#29 - bridge
#30 - icicle
#31 - ton
#32 - nose
HIS #5 Trolley
HIS #6 - This could be a cave along the north shore of Lake Superior somewhere though I don't recall any talk of caves there...most likely along bluff country along the river in the SE part of the State
26- 15 & 51, 42 & 24, 6 & 60
27- 4 canaries, 3 cages
Seems to me there's a cave in the bluff area named Niagra which would make sense with the 60 foot waterfall.
#26 - 42-24, 60-06, 51-15 & 33-33 (Step son)
#6 Maybe it's not a cave at all, but an old mine?
#6 - Tower/Sudan mine?
okay, now's my turn to be on time ;) Hope the funeral went okay for ya OTS.
HIS#5 In 1894, what was built that transported people between Minneapolis and St. Paul in 45 minutes?
answer: The Intercity Electric Line
HIS#6 What has five miles of underground trails, and a waterfall dropping 60 feet which is 200 feet below the earth's surface?
answer: Niagara Cave (sounds like a fun place to check out, though geocaching there is probably out of the question)
http://www.niagaracave.com/
and the new questions,
HIS#7 What kind of farm animals helped a farmer near Harmony, Minnesota, discover Niagara Cave?
HIS#8 What do 1839 maps call what is today known as Lowry Hill?
#7 - Cows?
#8 - No idea. I'll have to think on that one.
#7 Pigs?
Solution to #32 should be "Nose". Search still has nodes on his mind from the other night. ;)
:)
Intercity Electric Line: Also known as streetcars. They were still in service until the 1950's.
#6 I'm going to say Pill Hill. Maybe a lot of doctors lived there. We have a street in So. St. Paul that used to be referred to as Pill Hill for that reason.
7) ....chicken?
9) Wedge? don't know why i think this could be right just a complete guess
I remember in grade school...guess if you don't know...so here's my guesses....
1- his ego
2- P
3- legs
1. His head
2. p
3. legs
and the answers to last evening's history Trivia
HIS#7 What kind of farm animals helped a farmer near Harmony, Minnesota, discover Niagara Cave?
answer: Pigs
HIS#8 What do 1839 maps call what is today known as Lowry Hill?
answer: Devil's Backbone