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Skriven 2008-06-05 08:06:24 av Bob Ackley (1:300/3)
     Kommentar till en text av Roger Nelson
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Replying to a message of Roger Nelson to All:

 RN> Remember asking these Questions (answers will be in the next message)
 RN> :)

 RN> 1. The maker doesn't want it; the buyer doesn't use it;  and the user
 RN> doesn't see it. What is it?

 RN> 2. A child is born in Boston, Massachusetts to parents who were both
 RN> born in Boston, Massachusetts. The child is not a United States
 RN> citizen. How is this possible?

It was born before the US was established?

 RN> 3. Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain
 RN> on Earth?

Mount Everest.  It just hadn't yet been discovered.

 RN> 4. Clara Clatter was born on December 27th, yet her birthday is always
 RN> in the summer. How is this possible?

She was born in Australia or New Zealand.

 RN> 5. Captain Frank and some of the boys were exchanging old war stories.
 RN> Art Bragg offered one about how his grandfather led a battalion
 RN> against a German division during World War I. Through brilliant
 RN> maneuvers he defeated them  and captured valuable territory.  After
 RN> the battle he was presented with a sword bearing the inscription "To
 RN> Captain Bragg for Bravery, Daring and  Leadership.  World War One.
 RN> From the Men of Battalion 8."  Captain Frank looked at Art and said,
 RN> "You really don't expect anyone to believe that yarn, do you?" 
 RN> What's wrong with the story?

WW I was called 'The Great War' until WW II came along.  A genuine sword
would not have the inscription 'World War One' on it.

 RN> 6. What is one thing that all wise men, regardless of their religion
 RN> or politics, agree is between heaven and earth?

 RN> 7. In what year did Christmas and New Year's fall in the same year?

Happens every year, Jan 1st and Dec 25th.

 RN> 8. A woman from New York married ten different men from that city, yet
 RN> she did not break any laws. None of these men died and she never
 RN> divorced.  How was this possible?

She was either a judge or a preacher, and she performed the ceremony.

 RN> 9. Why are 1990 American dollar bills worth more than 1989 American
 RN> dollar bills?

 RN> 10. How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?

Once.

 RN> 11. A taxi driver was called to take a group of passengers to the
 RN> train station. The station is normally an hour away, but with traffic
 RN> being extra heavy, it took a full hour and a half. On the return trip
 RN> the traffic was still as heavy and yet it took only 90 minutes. Why?

90 minutes and a 'full hour and a half' are the same length of time.

 RN> 12. How could you rearrange the letters in the words "new door" to
 RN> make one word? Note: There is only one correct answer.

Correctly.  The question is how is it done, not what is the answer.

 RN> 13. Even if they are starving, natives living in the Arctic will never
 RN> eat a penguin's egg. Why not?

Penguins live in the Antarctic.

 RN> 14. Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white" or "The
 RN> yolk of the egg is white"?

The yolk of the egg is yellow.

 RN> 15. In Okmulgee, Oklahoma, you cannot take a picture of a man with a
 RN> wooden leg. Why not?

You have to use a camera.

 RN> 16. There were an electrician and a plumber waiting in line for
 RN> admission to the "International Home Show". One of them was the father
 RN> of the other's son. How could this be possible?

The son was married to the guy's daughter.

 RN> 17. After the new Canon Law that took effect on November 27, 1983,
 RN> would a Roman Catholic man be allowed to marry his widow's sister?

No.  Dead men can't marry.

 RN> More next time...
 RN> And then next week, the answers and credit to the person I got this
 RN> from.


 RN> Regards,

 RN> Roger

 RN> ... We've missed you; we'll aim better next time!
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 RN>  ! Origin: NCS BBS (1:3828/7)

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