AN INTERESTING RIDDLE

A man is trapped in a room. The room has only two possible exits: two doors. Through the first door there is a room constructed from magnifying glass. The blazing hot sun instantly fries anything or anyone that enters. Through the second door there is a fire-breathing dragon. How does the man escape?

RIDDLES

1.Q: How far can a man run into the woods?
  A: Only halfway—then he’s running out of it!

2. Q: How many seconds are there in one year?

     A: 12 of them: January 2nd, February 2nd, March 2nd, April 2nd, May 2nd, June 2nd, July 2nd,     August 2nd, September 2nd, October 2nd, November 2nd, December 2nd.

3.Q: What has 13 hearts, but no other organs?

   A: A deck of playing cards.

4.Q: What do you call a bear without an ear?

   A: A “b”.
 

5.Q: A man rode in to town on Tuesday, and left two days later on Tuesday. How so?
   A: His horse is named Tuesday!

6.Q: Why can’t someone living in Maine be buried in Florida?
   A: Because he’s still living!

7.Q: Which month has 28 days?

   A: All of them, silly!

8.Q: What word begins and ends with an E, but only has one letter?
   A: Envelope!

9.Q: What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

   A: Short!

10.Q: I am the beginning of the end, and the end of time and space. I am essential to creation, and I surround every place. Who am I?

     A: The letter E.

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When a neighbor’s home was burglarized, I decided to be more safety conscious. But my measly front-door lock wasn’t going to stop anyone, so I hung this sign outside: “Nancy, don’t come in. The snake is loose. Mom.”

How many times have you 
committed suicide?”
“Were you alone or by yourself?”
“Was it you or your brother who was killed?”
“Without saying anything, tell the jury what you did next.”
“Was that the same nose you broke as a child?”
“Now, doctor, isn’t it true that when a person dies in his sleep, 
he doesn’t know about it until the next morning?”

My husband was driving 
home from work when he was 
pulled over for not wearing a seat belt. Two days later—same ticket, same cop.
“So,” the officer said, “have you learned anything?”
“Yes, I have,” said my husband. “I’ve learned I need to take a 
different way home from work.”

A defendant isn’t happy with 
how things are going in court, so he gives the judge a hard time.
Judge: “Where do you work?”
Defendant: “Here and there.”
Judge: “What do you do for 
a living?”
Defendant: “This and that.”
Judge: “Take him away.”
Defendant: “Wait; when will I get out?”
Judge: “Sooner or later.”

Submitted by Pate Ferry, Mesa, Arizona

It’s amazing how a person can compliment and insult you at the same time. Recently, when I greeted my coworker, she said, “You look so gorgeous, I didn’t recognize you.”

Elaine Schyve, Cohocton, New York