A Shorter Word
What word becomes shorter when you add letters to it?
Short. Adding ‘er’ to short gives you shorter.
One By One We Fall From Heaven
I can be long, or I can be short.
I can be grown, and I can be bought.
I can be painted, or left bare.
I can be round, or square.
What am I?
Sands in an hourglass.
In Different Ways It’s Proudly Shown
In different ways, it’s proudly shown,
though many like it to have been sewn.
It’s never torn from being worn,
but when it’s torn, it should be burned.
A flag. They are displayed proudly in a variety of ways and are sewn on shirts. They are discarded from being too worn, but if torn or worn, they’re burned out of respect.
By Sef Daystrom
Run Smoother Than Any Rhyme
What runs smoother than any rhyme, loves to fall but cannot climb?
Water
Go in Dry, Come Out Wet
I go in dry and come out wet,
The longer I’m in, the stronger it will get.
What am I?
A tea bag or cement.
Loud Linda
Linda is 31 years old, single, outspoken, and very bright. She majored in philosophy. As a student, she was deeply concerned with issues of discrimination and social justice, and also participated in anti-nuclear demonstrations.
Which is more probable?
1) Linda is a bank teller.
2) Linda is a bank teller and is active in the feminist movement.
1) Linda is a bank teller.
Most people guess number two, but the probability of two events occurring together is always less than or equal to the probability of either one occurring alone. This problem is known as the Conjunction Fallacy.
I Met An Old Man On London Bridge
I met an old man on London bridge,
As the sun set on the ridge,
He tipped his hat and drew his name,
And cheated at the guessing game.
What was the man’s name?
Andrew. In the third line, “and drew his name”. It works better when you say it since the spelling is a bit off when written.