Friday, 3/07/03
Prepare paper for Test #17.
Mental Floss.
Bob brought 100 dollars to the mall. He bought a 75 dollar
jacket and the clerk gave him 5 dollars back. Bob checked the change, said
"thank you" and left. Why did Bob not mind about the amount of change he
was given?
Find the name of a country that is hidden in this sentence:
(Example: The engineers decided to construct a special bridge to spanamajor highway.)
If the machine jams it is best to lift up or tug all of
the thread through the bobbin.
I woke up one morning, and said to my mother, "Happy Birthday
Mother!" She chuckled and laughed and replied, "No son, today is too early,
and tomorrow is too late." I smiled because I knew exactly what she meant.
How is this possible?
There are 4 doors behind one of which lies a treasure. The
four doors have the following inscriptions, and you know that only one
of the statements is true. Which door has the treasure?
Door A: It's behind B or C.
Door B: It's behind A or D.
Door C: It's in here.
Door D: It's not in here.
A certain day was yesterday when the day before yesterday
was yesterday . On that certain day Kim's parents said "We`ll go on a picnic
the day after tomorrow if it doesn`t rain." It rained the day before yesterday
but not since. Did the family go on the picnic ?
