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People can be quick, some times too quick, to answer a question they think they know the answer to... Q. Is there a Fourth of July in England? Q. How many birthdays does the average man have? Q. Some months have 31 days; how many have 28? Q. How many outs are there in an inning? Q. Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister? Q. Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer? Q. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have? Q. If a doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half hour, how many minutes would the pills last? Q. A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left? Q. How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the ark? Q. How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen? Q. How far can a dog run into the woods? Q. Which weighs more, a pound of bricks or a pound of feathers? Q. A rooster sits on the VERY TOP of a barn roof. If he lays an egg, which side will it roll off? Q. You have a match and you go into a house and there is an oil lamp a stove and a fire place all ready to be started... what do you light first? Q. I have two US coins that have total value of 55 cents and one of them is not a nickel. What are the two coins?
A. Yes, it comes after the third of July!
A. 1 Just one!
A. 12, all of them!
A. 6, three per side!
A. No - because he is dead!
A. 70, (30 divided by 1/2 equals 60! Takes some thinking.....
A. 2, you took them, remember?
A. 60 - Start with the 1st pill, 30 minutes later take the 2nd, then 30 minutes for the 3rd.
A. Nine!
A. Zero, Moses didn't have an ark, Noah did!
A. Twelve, there are 12 two cent stamps in a dozen!
A. Half way, otherwise he'll be coming out of the woods!
A. Neither a pound of bricks weighs the same as a pound of feathers!
A. Roosters don't lay eggs.
A. The Match!
A. The one that is not a nickel is a half dollar. The other coin is a nickel.
Originally published November 14, 2002.
