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Farmer Brown came to town with some watermelons.  He sold half of them plus half a melon, and found that he had one whole melon left.  How many melons did he take to town? Read the rest of this entry »

A king decided to let a prisoner try to escape the prison with his life.  The king placed 2 marbles in a jar that was glued to a table.  One of the marbles was supposed to be black, and one was supposed to be blue.  If the prisoner could pick the blue marble, he would escape the prison with his life.  If he picked the black marble, he would be executed.  However, the king was very mean, and he wickedly placed 2 black marbles in the jars and no blue marbles.  The prisoner witnessed the king only putting 2 black marbles in the jars.  If the jar was not see-through and the jar was glued to the table and that the prisoner was mute so he could not say anything, how did he escape with his life? Read the rest of this entry »

Four cars come to a four way stop, all coming from a different direction.  They can’t decide who got there first, so they all go forward at the same time.  They do not crash into each other, but all four cars go. How is this possible? Read the rest of this entry »

I can be cracked, I can be made.  I can be told, I can be played.  What am I? Read the rest of this entry »

What is red and blue, and purple and green?  No one can reach it, not even the queen? Read the rest of this entry »

When I point up, it’s bright, but when I point down it’’s dark.  What am I? Read the rest of this entry »

A man goes out drinking every night, returning to his home in the wee hours of every morning.  No matter how much he drinks, he never gets a hangover.  This drink is very well known, but is rarely consumed, served warm and taken straight from its source.  The man is a sucker for a free drink, especially since he can’t live without it.  What is his favorite drink? Read the rest of this entry »

With pointed fangs it sits in wait, with piercing force its doles out fate, over bloodless victims proclaiming its might, eternally joining in a single bite.  What am I? Read the rest of this entry »

I have a heart that never beats, I have a home but I never sleep.  I can take a man’s house and build anothers, and I love to play games with my many brothers.  I am a king among fools.  Who am I? Read the rest of this entry »

Give me an x, I’ll stand to face you.  Give me a cross, I’ll turn my back on you.

What am I? Read the rest of this entry »