A man who lived on the top floor of a twenty story building had to go up anddown daily for work, and of course, for food and the other necessities. On most days he could only ride the elevator to the fifteenth story, and he would have to walk the rest of the way. When it rained, however, he could ride all the way up to the twentieth story. Why?

Cos he was too short to reach the lift button for his floor. But when he had his umbrella he could prod the button with that.
:)

you're not allowed to play!!!! ;)

Okay then......
A man wanted to enter an exclusive club but did not know the password that was required. He waited by the door and listened. A club member knocked on the door and the doorman said, "twelve." The member replied, "six " and was let in. A second member came to the door and the doorman said, "six." The member replied, "three" and was let in. The man thought he had heard enough and walked up to the door. The doorman said ,"ten" and the man replied, "five." But he was not let in.

What should have he said?

Three :D

because he is a short man so he had to use his umbrella to reach the button for the 20th floor :D

Claire :)

He was vertically challenged and could not reach a button higher than 15; when it rained he had an umbrella with him and used it to press the button for the 20th floor? :)

;) Melodysk.....

I deliberately didn't give a reason .....:D :D Didn't want to spoil the fun :D

why 3 ???

I know!! But do I tell? :D :D

Kath.
Edit: £5 buys a clue. :D

£4.50 for a clue from me ;) :D :D

I'll go £4.00 ;)

Marina

I'll wait till someone offers to pay to give me the reason..! ;)

Oooh!! Now then, do I spill the beans anyway, show what a brainbox I am and spoil all the fun at the same time. :D

been thinking this one over for ages & I think the penny's dropped, but not quite sure if I'm right - so come on, let us all know ...........why 3?

Not yet!!! They're still not offering to pay ....
:D

We could say it's got something to do with numbers. LOL :D

Kath.

yep thought so. I got it.

Took a while (about 30 seconds) but I got it :D

Three. The doorman lets in those who answer with the number of letters in the word the doorman says.
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Hi, isn't it amazing how easy it is ......!!!!.once you know how its done Bye Sue & Lola xx

Doh ! :rolleyes:

I'm still not going to pay anything.....!! :D

...just one more.......honest
I am the beginning of sorrow, and the end of sickness. You cannot express happiness without me, yet I am in the midst of crosses. I am always in risk, yet never in danger. You may find me in the sun, but I am never out of darkness.
Jeangenie button it! :D :D

Aw, how did you know I was just about to post.....? :(
:)

I know , I know :D :D :D

:D :D @ mel and JG

If I'm not allowed to say, then nor are you, Mel! (Though I might be tempted to whissper it.)
;)

S

you guys are just too darned good!
Challenge to all........ find a riddle to stump us all...even JG! ;)

How many letters are in the alphabet

Juliet :)

Imagine John, a party magician, is carrying three pieces of gold each piece weighing one kilogram. While taking a walk he comes to a bridge which has a sign posted saying the bridge could hold only a maximum of 80 kilograms. John weighs 78 kilograms and the gold weighs three kilograms. John reads the sign and still safely crossed the bridge with all the gold. How did he manage this?

I know ;)

8?

Please stop its Friday my brain is already fryed from Monday:p

11 in total, Juliet. Or 7 different ones.
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try this one

what row of numbers comes next?
1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221

so tell us. What is the next row of numbers?

Very good Jeangenie, I will have to find some more for you over the weekend.

What about the magician.

:) :)

A horse is tied to a five meter rope in front of an old saloon. Six meters behind the horse is a bale of hay. Without breaking his rope, the horse is able to eat the hay whenever he chooses. How is this possible?

There is a two foot long plastic boat in the bathtub, the boat is filled with metal nuts and bolts. The boat tips over, dumping the contents into the water. With the nuts and bolts in the water, will the water level in the bathtub rise, fall or stay the same as it was when the nuts and bolts were in the boat?
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At first glance, the water level should stay the same, because volume displaced is the same (unless I've read it too quickly!).

Still thinking about the others....
:)

A five metre rope would give an overall distance of 10 metres. If the hay is only 6 metres away ....

That magician.... good at juggling, is he? ;)

Just logged on & read all of this thread. Magicians & horses tied up & lots of no's 1,2&3. I'm no good at these, so how did he get over the bridge? I did get the "S" one straight away, which I was quite proud of.

oh yeah & what are all the numbers all about??

He got over the bridge by juggling the gold, Snoopy!
:)

Your right Jeangenie, he was a good juggler.

The other end of the rope was not attached to anything, so he could have gone 10 miles.

As for the boat, the water level will go down. A floating object displaces its weight and a submerged object displaces its volume. (so my hubby tells me) :D

More tomorrow :D :D :D

But if the boat was filled as the question stated, then it would be lower in the water than when it was empty - the volume of the load would be below the water line, so displacing the same amount of water whether it is in the boat or on the bottom. So there would only be the weight of the boat itself, and that hasn't changed. So the water level should stay the same.
:)

Alternatively the horse could be tied up by its tail rather than its head and then it would still be able to reach even if the rope was tied at both ends

Christine

number riddle answer

The next row is
1113213211
Starting with the second line, every line describes the line before it. In writing, it is:
One One
Two Ones
One Two One One
etc.
etc.

Until I am mesured,
I am not known.
Yet how you miss me,
When I have flown.

What am I?