He was the perfect gentleman even though his nephew couldn’t see it. Who was he?
A fine chap with a blind nephew (or an exemplary uncle who died before his nephew was born).
A fine chap with a blind nephew (or an exemplary uncle who died before his nephew was born).
You’ve traveled a third of the way, yet you’re only halfway there.
Where are you going?
Hint: The answer applies in the US but not in Europe.
You’re in a build headed to the fourth floor. When you reach the second floor, you’ve gone one floor and have two more floors left, so you’re 1/3 of the way. But at the same time, you’re on the 2nd floor and have two more floors to get to the 4th floor, thus you’re halfway there.
This doesn’t work in Europe, because they typically refer to the “first floor” as the ground floor, and the first floor is one story up.
Thanks to Danny Llinas for submitting this.
You’re in a build headed to the fourth floor. When you reach the second floor, you’ve gone one floor and have two more floors left, so you’re 1/3 of the way. But at the same time, you’re on the 2nd floor and have two more floors to get to the 4th floor, thus you’re halfway there.
This doesn’t work in Europe, because they typically refer to the “first floor” as the ground floor, and the first floor is one story up.
Thanks to Danny Llinas for submitting this.
Marking mortal privation when what’s under me is in place. An enduring summation, inscribed on my face.
What am I?
A tombstone (or gravestone, headstone, monument, you get the idea).
A tombstone (or gravestone, headstone, monument, you get the idea).
Get from the word THIN to BARN by changing one letter at a time and forming another English word in each step.
1. THIN 2. _ _ _ _ 3. _ _ _ _ 4. _ _ _ _ 5. _ _ _ _ 6. BARN
1. THIN 2. CHIN 3. COIN 4. CORN 5. BORN 6. BARN
1. THIN 2. CHIN 3. COIN 4. CORN 5. BORN 6. BARN
I’m an argument of why my side should win, And worn by men for privacy. I don’t last long if I get under your skin, And I rhyme with a kind of misery.
What am I?
Brief (or briefs). A legal brief is a short outline of the arguments in a court case, briefs are worn by men to cover their privates. Brief also means to not last long and brief rhymes with grief, a kind of misery.
Brief (or briefs). A legal brief is a short outline of the arguments in a court case, briefs are worn by men to cover their privates. Brief also means to not last long and brief rhymes with grief, a kind of misery.
She awakes. I touch her and she moves her legs. We are both nervous but I continue. Finally the white liquid comes.
What happened?
Milking a cow.
It never goes airborne, yet, still, it may land.
A punch.
By Sef Daystrom
I am one of very few, perhaps the only one, to look like what I represent. What am I?
The word ‘bed’, which looks like an actual bed. The ‘b’ is the headboard, the ‘e’ is the mattress and the ‘d’ is the foot board.
If you know of another word that looks like the object it represents, add it in the comments.
The word ‘bed’, which looks like an actual bed. The ‘b’ is the headboard, the ‘e’ is the mattress and the ‘d’ is the foot board.
If you know of another word that looks like the object it represents, add it in the comments.
How are these countries ordered?
1. Canada 2. Indonesia 3. Russia 4. Philippines 5. Japan 6. Australia 7. Norway 8. United States 9. New Zealand 10. China
By kilometers of coastline (according to the CIA World Factbook ).
1. Canada – 202,080 km / 125,567 mi 2. Indonesia – 54,716 km / 33,998 mi 3. Russia – 37,653 km / 23,396 mi 4. Philippines – 36,289 km / 22548 mi 5. Japan – 29,751 km / 18,486 mi 6. Australia – 25,760 km / 16,006 mi 7. Norway – 25,148 km / 15,626 mi 8. United States – 19,924 km / 12,380 mi 9. New Zealand – 15,134 km / 9403 mi 10. China – 14,500 km / 9009 mi
Note: Greenland has 44,087 km of coastline but it is not yet a fully independent country.
By kilometers of coastline (according to the CIA World Factbook ).
1. Canada – 202,080 km / 125,567 mi 2. Indonesia – 54,716 km / 33,998 mi 3. Russia – 37,653 km / 23,396 mi 4. Philippines – 36,289 km / 22548 mi 5. Japan – 29,751 km / 18,486 mi 6. Australia – 25,760 km / 16,006 mi 7. Norway – 25,148 km / 15,626 mi 8. United States – 19,924 km / 12,380 mi 9. New Zealand – 15,134 km / 9403 mi 10. China – 14,500 km / 9009 mi
Note: Greenland has 44,087 km of coastline but it is not yet a fully independent country.
What does this rebus represent?
Dancing Queen