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[amtra5]

Dlcruz129, on 17 March 2013 - 02:07 PM, said:

A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?

In the 5 minutes after the husbands death, she re-marries

[Dlcruz129]

amtra5, on 17 March 2013 - 04:41 PM, said:

Dlcruz129, on 17 March 2013 - 02:07 PM, said:

A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?

In the 5 minutes after the husbands death, she re-marries

No!

[ikke009]

spyman68, on 17 March 2013 - 01:09 PM, said:

The gnome that died told the two gnomes he saved, where to go, that's why he died, he told two others the colors of there hats. It's not that hard to figure out.

wrong, and quite a rediculous answer since that is not locial to do.
hint: think about what the gnomes see when they come out of the cave.. the first saw nothing special, so he just stands there
the second saw either a red or green hat, and he stands next to the first gnome.
The third saw either two hats of the same color or two hats of different colors. What does he do in those two cases?

[ikke009]

Dlcruz129, on 17 March 2013 - 02:07 PM, said:

A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?

Are they stuntmen for an action movie, and it was all fake?

[Smiley43210]

Dlcruz129, on 17 March 2013 - 02:07 PM, said:

A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?

She shoots him with a camera (you know, "shoot a scene")
He has a snorkel or something
Hangs him from something other than his neck

Ehhh...

[Smiley43210]

ikke009, on 12 March 2013 - 10:56 PM, said:

Before this thread dies very prematurely let me revive this with one of my favorite riddles. The person who can solve this without using the internet for help (it is frowned upon) gets a special place of honour in the OP.

Riddle:
Once upon a time in a fantastic world, there was a giant who hated gnomes. He lived deep underground in a cave and was asleep for most of the time.
Abovegrounds, there lived two gnome clans, the green-hats and the red-hats. Not very surprisingly, one clan always wears green hats and the other always wears red hats....
The way these two clans live together it very strange. They dont have deep affection for the other clan but they don't hate each other either. From time to time, two gnomes from different clans decide to exchange hats and live with the other clan; This is considered normal.

All was well untill the gnomes decided to venture into the giant's cave, greedy for riches and glory. This went horribly wrong however, when the giant woke from his slumber and captured all the gnomes.
The giant decided to have some fun with the gnomes before eating them, sadistic that he was. He took all the hats off the gnomes, shuffeled them, and put them back on at random, so no gnome knew what color hat he wore. He then told the gnomes to step out of the cave one by one, and to group up: green hats on one side, red hats on the other. He also stated that any kind of communication, verbal or non-verbal, is forbidden. (remember the gnomes do not know the color of their own hat)
The gnomes, witty as they were, managed to do what the giant said. They all grouped up, red hats on one side and green hats on the other, except for the poor last gnome, who didn't know where to go. All lived but one who saved the lives of two.

So how did the gnomes do this? Feel free to ask questions if anything needs clarification. I will tell if a given answer is right or wrong. Good luck :3

Can the gnomes switch places after they go outside?

[ikke009]

They can move, but not switch places, they take their place in a line of gnomes, which in the end forms two groups of gnomes (at least that's how I solved the riddle in my head)
ugh, I gave waaay too many hints on this already xD

[Smiley43210]

ikke009, on 17 March 2013 - 10:38 PM, said:

They can move, but not switch places, they take their place in a line of gnomes, which in the end forms two groups of gnomes (at least that's how I solved the riddle in my head)
ugh, I gave waaay too many hints on this already xD

There goes my solution...

[redeye83]

Dlcruz129, on 17 March 2013 - 02:07 PM, said:

A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?

She took his photo, and it its not water its developing fluid or something like that. cant belive noone got that!

As for the gnome one, The 3rd one sees two diffrent hats so stands on his own, the 1st gnome has the same hat as the 3rd and as he can see the gnome next to him is green goes over to the 3rd gnome, this repeats until the last one is left alone.

That is most likly wrong lol

[redeye83]

Your driving a bus, at the first stop 10 people get on.
At the second stop 3 people get off and 5 people get on.
At the 3rd stop five people get on and two people get off.
At the forth stop 1 person gets on and 3 people get off.
Whats the name of the bus driver?

[nitrogenfingers]

Clever . His name is on the blue line above this one.

Here's one from my childhood: Forty white horses on a red hill. First they clamp, then they stamp, then they stand still.

Bonus marks if you know where it's from.

[redeye83]

nitrogenfingers, on 18 March 2013 - 02:13 AM, said:

Clever . His name is on the blue line above this one.

Nope

[Smiley43210]

redeye83, on 18 March 2013 - 02:06 AM, said:

Your driving a bus, at the first stop 10 people get on.
At the second stop 3 people get off and 5 people get on.
At the 3rd stop five people get on and two people get off.
At the forth stop 1 person gets on and 3 people get off.
Whats the name of the bus driver?

I remember my third grade teacher told us riddles every day at lunch. She told us this one but with a variated question of "what color is the bus driver's eyes?". It took us a while for that one.

[redeye83]

nitrogenfingers, on 18 March 2013 - 02:13 AM, said:

Here's one from my childhood: Forty white horses on a red hill. First they clamp, then they stamp, then they stand still.

Bonus marks if you know where it's from.

Teeth, no idea where from. Points go to my mate sat next to me.

[Smiley43210]

Joe wants to get a hair cut without leaving town. There are two barbers in town. One is Bill, one is Bob. Bill has nice hair, a nice, clean barber shop, and clean clothes. Bob has ugly cut hair, a messy shop as if it hasnt been sweeped in ages, and unwashed barbers clothes. Where should Joe go to get his hair cut if he wants it to be nice?

That was a pain typing on an iPod ._.

[nitrogenfingers]

Well done

One of the riddles Golem asked Bilbo in There and Back Again

[Smiley43210]

nitrogenfingers, on 18 March 2013 - 02:40 AM, said:

-snip-
One of the riddles Golem asked Bilbo in There and Back Again

Wait...what? xD

[MysticT]

Smiley43210, on 18 March 2013 - 02:38 AM, said:

Joe wants to get a hair cut without leaving town. There are two barbers in town. One is Bill, one is Bob. Bill has nice hair, a nice, clean barber shop, and clean clothes. Bob has ugly cut hair, a messy shop as if it hasnt been sweeped in ages, and unwashed barbers clothes. Where should Joe go to get his hair cut if he wants it to be nice?

That was a pain typing on an iPod ._.

He should go with Bob, since he is the one who cut Bill's hair (and did a good job apparently ).

[redeye83]

Bob's

[Dlcruz129]

Smiley43210, on 17 March 2013 - 10:15 PM, said:

Dlcruz129, on 17 March 2013 - 02:07 PM, said:

A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?

She shoots him with a camera (you know, "shoot a scene")
He has a snorkel or something
Hangs him from something other than his neck

Ehhh...

Very close, so I'll give it to you. She "shoots" a picture of him, develops it underwater for 5 minutes, then hangs it up to dry. Then they go out to dinner.

Tough one:

This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious as to just how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so ordinary and plain that you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is highly unusual though. Study it and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without any coaching!