The Great Detective
November 7, 2007
The Great Detective was investigating a murder in the United States. The chief suspect said, “I’m new to the area, so I just followed directions and turned south onto Interstate 46”. The Great Detective knew he was lying. How?
Twin Trouble
October 15, 2007
Bob and Sam were identical twins born in London in 1911. Bob was born before Sam but Sam was older than Bob. How come?
Library Lunacy
October 10, 2007
A public Library suddenly announced that each member could borrow up to ten books and not return them for up to six months. Why?
The Helicopter
October 8, 2007
A Helicopter was hovering 200 feet above the sea when the pilot suddenly turned off the engine. The rotor stopped but the helicopter did not crash. Why not?
Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs.
September 28, 2007
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy,
it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.
Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
If you can raed tihs psas it on!!
Thanks to Josh for sharing this email with me!
Lateral Thinking
September 11, 2007
Jill likes books but not magazines, she likes going to shows but not the ballet, and she likes
movies but not pictures. By the same rules, will she like videos or tapes?
Two Clocks
September 4, 2007
A woman was given two clocks by her husband as a Christmas present. She did not collect clocks and they already had plenty of clocks in the house. However, she was very please to receive them. Why?
Circular Tour
August 28, 2007
It has often been observed that individuals lost in a Desert will set off with the intention of walking in a straight line but will eventually return to their starting point. Why is this?
Spraying the Grass
August 24, 2007
The grounds keeper at a sports complex watered the grass every evening when the sun was setting. The Grass grew fine. Before a major event, though, he sprayed the grass during the midday heat. Why?
Debugging
August 17, 2007
How were insects once used in the diagnosis of a serious disease?
Let me know if you need hints.