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Mystic Pudding New user 10 Posts |
Anyone know any good mental gags? Here's a few so you know what I mean.
1. Ask someone to: Spell "roast." Spell "coast." Spell "most." Then ask them: What do you put in a toaster? They generally say toast but the answer, is "bread. 2. If you are running in a race and pass the person in second place, what position are you in? People often answer first place but the answer is second place. 3. In your head, take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000. Now add 30. Another 1000. Now add 20. Now add another 1000. Now add 10. What is the total? Many answer 5000 but the answer is actually 4100. 4. Hold up both hands and ask, "how many fingers am I holding up right now, counting thumbs as fingers?" They answer 10. "So how many fingers are on ten hands?" Will often answer 100 but the answer is 50. |
R.S. Regular user CT one day I'll have 184 Posts |
1. Say "silk" out loud five times fast. What do cows drink?
(they drink water - not milk) 2. Spell "shop." Spell "top." Spell "mop." What do you do when you're driving and you come to a green light? (you go at a green light) 3. Tell your spectator you have a good knock-knock joke and ask them to start. They say "knock-knock". You say "who's there?" 4. Tell someone to stand still and you will simply walk in a circle around them 3 times, but they will be unable to stay within that circle before you complete your third revolution. Stress that nobody will touch them or force them to move in any way. Then, walk around them twice... and stop. Take a lunch break if you have to. Eventually they will have to move. Time is on your side. 5. What was the tallest mountain in the world before Mount Everest was discovered? (answer: Mount Everest) 6. You're driving a bus in the state of Maine with nobody on board. On the first stop, 5 people get on. On the next stop, 3 more people get on but 2 get off. On the next stop, 12 people get on and nobody gets off. How old is the bus driver? 7. If a plane with 100 people on board crashes at the U.S./Canadian border, where would they bury the survivors bodies? (they don't bury survivors) 8. A bat and ball together costs $1.10. The bat costs $1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?
"It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry." Thomas Paine
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Mystic Pudding New user 10 Posts |
I'll have to try the circle one on my daughter tonight.
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2885 Posts |
#8, the ball is five cents.
It took me a second to get the answer to #6!
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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R.S. Regular user CT one day I'll have 184 Posts |
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On Feb 19, 2023, ed rhodes wrote:
"It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry." Thomas Paine
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Fedora Special user Arizona, usa 746 Posts |
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On Feb 18, 2023, ed rhodes wrote: There's an answer? |
Julie Inner circle 3936 Posts |
This one(#6) will drive you koo-koo!
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Fedora Special user Arizona, usa 746 Posts |
It's one of those things where I'm the bus driver isn't it, I really need to read things closer.
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
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On Feb 19, 2023, Fedora wrote: The red stoplight is on top?
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2885 Posts |
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On Feb 19, 2023, Fedora wrote: Quote:
6. You're driving a bus in the state of Maine with nobody on board. On the first stop, 5 people get on. On the next stop, 3 more people get on but 2 get off. On the next stop, 12 people get on and nobody gets off. How old is the bus driver? YOU are the bus driver. How old are you?
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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imgic Inner circle Moved back to Midwest to see 1337 Posts |
If a chicken and a half lays an egg and a half in a day and a half,
How long does it take a grasshopper with a wooden leg to kick all the seeds out of dill pickle? Always good for a laugh...
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2885 Posts |
THE DOCTOR: The square on the hypotenuse equals the sum of the square on the other two sides. Why is a mouse when it spins? (LAUGHS) Never did know the answer to that one.
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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imgic Inner circle Moved back to Midwest to see 1337 Posts |
Zen meditation has various paradoxical questions that are supposed to help you get your mind thinking such:
- Why do mice spin? - What is the sound of one hand clapping? - Where does a lap go when you stand? - Where does a fist go when you open your hand? Maybe a bit off topic...but still can be useful when bantering about with the audience.
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
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EZrhythm Inner circle Only three EZ payments for a PDF of my 1850 Posts |
A man walks 1 mile south, 1 mile east, and then 1 mile north. He returns to the origin of his journey. How is this possible?
He began his journey at the North Pole. If I was to face a different topic- I told my girlfriend she drew her eyebrows too high. She seemed surprised.
How many magicians does it take to change a lightbulb? Regardless, for magicians darkness is a time for d'lite.
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2885 Posts |
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On Feb 23, 2023, imgic wrote: Shelly Berman (50's comedian) threw Zen into his routine about buttermilk. https://youtu.be/bJzaTCZBaEk I can't seem to make this link with an image. I used to, but I'm doing something wrong, sorry.
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
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On Feb 15, 2023, R.S. wrote: Baby cows (and baby bulls) drink milk. |
S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
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On Feb 27, 2023, EZrhythm wrote: Or very near the South Pole. |
R.S. Regular user CT one day I'll have 184 Posts |
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On Apr 4, 2023, S2000magician wrote: Come to think of it, you're right! Anyway, I think I might have gotten this gag from The Amazing Jonathan's book. But thanks for chiming in, Bill! Hope all is well with you.
"It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry." Thomas Paine
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
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On Apr 4, 2023, R.S. wrote: My pleasure. I've been extremely busy, so not getting over here nearly as much as I'd like to. We're doing well. I trust that you and yours are, too. |
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