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Dec 15, 2008 2:34 PM CST ARE YOU A LATERAL THINKER?
Aries01
Aries01Aries01Kent, England UK47 Threads 4 Polls 2,732 Posts
A graduate applying for pilot training with a major airline was asked what he would do if, after a long-haul flight to Sidney, he met the captain wearing a dress in the hotel bar. What would you do?


What can you hold in your right hand, but not in your left?


If you have two coins totaling 11p, and one of the coins is not a penny, what are the two coins?


How many animals of each species did Moses take into the Ark?


A man built a rectangular house, each side having a southern view. He spotted a bear. What colour was the bear?


If you were alone in a deserted house at night, and there was an oil lamp, a candle and firewood and you only have one match, which would you light first?


Which side of a cat contains the most hair?


The 60th and 62nd British Prime Ministers of the UK had the same mother and father, but were not brothers. How do you account for this?


How many birthdays does a typical woman have?


Why can't a man living in Canterbury be buried west of the River Stour?


Divide 40 by half and add ten. What is the answer?


To the nearest cubic centimetre, how much soil is there in a 3m x 2m x 2m hole?


Is it legal more a man to marry his widow's sister?


If you drove a coach leaving Canterbury with 35 passengers, dropped off 6 and picked up 2 at Faversham, picked up 9 more at Sittingbourne, dropped off 3 at Chatham, and then drove on to arrive in London 40 minutes later, what would the name of the driver be?

A farmer has 15 cows, all but 8 die. How many does he have left?

A woman lives on the tenth floor of a block of flats. Every morning she takes the lift down to the ground floor and goes to work. In the evening, she gets into the lift, and, if there is someone else in the lift she goes back to her floor directly. Otherwise, she goes to the eighth floor and walks up two flights of stairs to her flat. How do you explain this?


The band of stars across the night sky is called the "...... Way"


Yogurt is made from fermented ........


What do cows drink?

Hee Hee this is fun!!.... will give u the answers later..

If a red house is made of red bricks, and a blue house is made of blue bricks, what is a green
house made of?


If a plane crashes on the Italian/Swiss border, where do you bury the survivors?


If the hour hand of a clock moves 1/60th of a degree every minute, how many degrees will it move in an hour?


John's mother has 3 children, one is named April, one is named May. What is the third one named?


A cowboy rode into town on Friday, spent one night there, and left on Friday. How do you account for this?


How man degrees are there between clock hands at 3.15 pm?
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Dec 15, 2008 2:41 PM CST ARE YOU A LATERAL THINKER?
omurchu22
omurchu22omurchu22Dundalk, Louth Ireland12 Threads 720 Posts
Thanks i got the first one ..second one has me stumped 3rd one ok 4th ok 5th...no have to go back to the 2nd one...5th...no the 2md one is killing me.......and frig it i hate these things !!!! rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing
Ps text me the 2nd one laugh laugh 11p with 2 coins but 1 isnt a penny crying crying


ahhhh the other one was banana banana ..okay back to 5
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Dec 15, 2008 2:41 PM CST ARE YOU A LATERAL THINKER?
hopefloats
hopefloatshopefloatsSlim's Lady, Tennessee USA51 Threads 6,660 Posts
Aries01: A graduate applying for pilot training with a major airline was asked what he would do if, after a long-haul flight to Sidney, he met the captain wearing a dress in the hotel bar. What would you do? What can you hold in your right hand, but not in your left? If you have two coins totaling 11p, and one of the coins is not a penny, what are the two coins? How many animals of each species did Moses take into the Ark? A man built a rectangular house, each side having a southern view. He spotted a bear. What colour was the bear? If you were alone in a deserted house at night, and there was an oil lamp, a candle and firewood and you only have one match, which would you light first? Which side of a cat contains the most hair? The 60th and 62nd British Prime Ministers of the UK had the same mother and father, but were not brothers. How do you account for this? How many birthdays does a typical woman have? Why can't a man living in Canterbury be buried west of the River Stour? Divide 40 by half and add ten. What is the answer? To the nearest cubic centimetre, how much soil is there in a 3m x 2m x 2m hole? Is it legal more a man to marry his widow's sister? If you drove a coach leaving Canterbury with 35 passengers, dropped off 6 and picked up 2 at Faversham, picked up 9 more at Sittingbourne, dropped off 3 at Chatham, and then drove on to arrive in London 40 minutes later, what would the name of the driver be?

A farmer has 15 cows, all but 8 die. How many does he have left?

A woman lives on the tenth floor of a block of flats. Every morning she takes the lift down to the ground floor and goes to work. In the evening, she gets into the lift, and, if there is someone else in the lift she goes back to her floor directly. Otherwise, she goes to the eighth floor and walks up two flights of stairs to her flat. How do you explain this? The band of stars across the night sky is called the "...... Way" Yogurt is made from fermented ........ What do cows drink?

Hee Hee this is fun!!.... will give u the answers later..

If a red house is made of red bricks, and a blue house is made of blue bricks, what is a green
house made of? If a plane crashes on the Italian/Swiss border, where do you bury the survivors? If the hour hand of a clock moves 1/60th of a degree every minute, how many degrees will it move in an hour? John's mother has 3 children, one is named April, one is named May. What is the third one named?A cowboy rode into town on Friday, spent one night there, and left on Friday. How do you account for this?How man degrees are there between clock hands at 3.15 pm?






doh blues confused dunno
I'm under pressure here!

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Dec 15, 2008 2:44 PM CST ARE YOU A LATERAL THINKER?
Aries01
Aries01Aries01Kent, England UK47 Threads 4 Polls 2,732 Posts
LOL laugh...

Clue.... the answers are more obvious that you would think read every word carefully e.g.

John's mother has 3 Children ..one is Apri, one is May what is the third one named.. JOHN'S mother.. so the 3rd one is 'John'.. didn't get this one btw.. but that is an example of the thought process..

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Dec 15, 2008 2:47 PM CST ARE YOU A LATERAL THINKER?
friendsfirst
friendsfirstfriendsfirstBurbank, Illinois USA105 Threads 1 Polls 5,965 Posts
thumbs up wave Thanks
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Dec 15, 2008 2:49 PM CST ARE YOU A LATERAL THINKER?
Tanaiste
TanaisteTanaisteNaas, Kildare Ireland28 Threads 174 Posts
Reckon about 20 at first attempt ... But then of course Aries people are soooooooooooooo intelligent,,,,,,,,,,

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Dec 15, 2008 2:49 PM CST ARE YOU A LATERAL THINKER?
omurchu22
omurchu22omurchu22Dundalk, Louth Ireland12 Threads 720 Posts
Aries01: LOL ...

Clue.... the answers are more obvious that you would think read every word carefully e.g.

John's mother has 3 Children ..one is Apri, one is May what is the third one named.. JOHN'S mother.. so the 3rd one is 'John'.. didn't get this one btw.. but that is an example of the thought process..





The 3 kids names are ...john april and may.......they all have the same mother so johns mum has 3 children john being included....
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Dec 15, 2008 2:53 PM CST ARE YOU A LATERAL THINKER?
inverphil
inverphilinverphildublin, Dublin Ireland101 Threads 761 Posts
ARIES you amuse me with your lateral thinking and then drift to this kind of furore is there a another person within you?
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Dec 15, 2008 2:55 PM CST ARE YOU A LATERAL THINKER?
Aries01
Aries01Aries01Kent, England UK47 Threads 4 Polls 2,732 Posts
inverphil: ARIES you amuse me with your lateral thinking and then drift to this kind of furore is there a another person within you?


Not quite sure what you mean there Phil.... I came accross this earlier and found it very amusing so thought would post it.. the answers are quite funny.. though admittedly it is a bit tedious to read..

wave Hope all is well with you Phil...

cheers
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Dec 15, 2008 2:56 PM CST ARE YOU A LATERAL THINKER?
Aries01
Aries01Aries01Kent, England UK47 Threads 4 Polls 2,732 Posts
omurchu22: The 3 kids names are ...john april and may.......they all have the same mother so johns mum has 3 children john being included....

Most of the answers you will find are like that.. I thought it was funny.. give it a shot.. thumbs up
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Dec 15, 2008 2:57 PM CST ARE YOU A LATERAL THINKER?
Aries01
Aries01Aries01Kent, England UK47 Threads 4 Polls 2,732 Posts
omurchu22: Thanks i got the first one ..second one has me stumped 3rd one ok 4th ok 5th...no have to go back to the 2nd one...5th...no the 2md one is killing me.......and frig it i hate these things !!!!
Ps text me the 2nd one 11p with 2 coins but 1 isnt a penny ahhhh the other one was ..okay back to 5
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Dec 15, 2008 3:01 PM CST ARE YOU A LATERAL THINKER?
omurchu22
omurchu22omurchu22Dundalk, Louth Ireland12 Threads 720 Posts
Yep i flew through them after that ....and have to run now to order my coffin..... conversing

My 6yr old son told me earlier after i explained to him about a recent death in the Family that when hes my age ill be long dead too laugh laugh ..boy he just wouldnt stop laugh laugh


So something fire proof hopefully grin see ya later aligator wave
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Dec 15, 2008 3:02 PM CST ARE YOU A LATERAL THINKER?
inverphil
inverphilinverphildublin, Dublin Ireland101 Threads 761 Posts
Aries01: Not quite sure what you mean there Phil.... I came across this earlier and found it very amusing so thought would post it.. the answers are quite funny.. though admittedly it is a bit tedious to read..

Hope all is well with you Phil...

Yes fine and feel your presence.Thank you and peace off the this special time be with you.
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Dec 15, 2008 3:08 PM CST ARE YOU A LATERAL THINKER?
Tanaiste
TanaisteTanaisteNaas, Kildare Ireland28 Threads 174 Posts
Ok Ok .... thay all seem perfectly clear except......

Whats the answer to the coin one.... I've heard it before ... just cant remember the friggin thing......


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Dec 15, 2008 3:10 PM CST ARE YOU A LATERAL THINKER?
StressFree
StressFreeStressFreesmall city, Kalmar Sweden176 Threads 16 Polls 8,986 Posts
I'll just wait for the answers...those questions made me dizzy..laugh
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Dec 15, 2008 3:14 PM CST ARE YOU A LATERAL THINKER?
rusty_knight
rusty_knightrusty_knightGozo, Malta175 Threads 2 Polls 6,840 Posts
I always thought 'Friday' was a stupid name for a hoss! grin
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Dec 15, 2008 3:15 PM CST ARE YOU A LATERAL THINKER?
Aries01
Aries01Aries01Kent, England UK47 Threads 4 Polls 2,732 Posts
Tanaiste: Ok Ok .... thay all seem perfectly clear except......

Whats the answer to the coin one.... I've heard it before ... just cant remember the friggin thing......



If ONE of the coins cant be a penny.. doesn't mean the other one can't wink.. the combo is 10 + 1 laugh...

Will give ye the answers so...
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Dec 15, 2008 3:17 PM CST ARE YOU A LATERAL THINKER?
kidatheart
kidatheartkidatheartFruitvale, British Columbia Canada30 Threads 16,544 Posts
Aries01: A graduate applying for pilot training with a major airline was asked what he would do if, after a long-haul flight to Sidney, he met the captain wearing a dress in the hotel bar. What would you do? Buy her a drink.
What can you hold in your right hand, but not in your left? Your left hand
If you have two coins totaling 11p, and one of the coins is not a penny, what are the two coins? Two Canadian dollar coins.lol
How many animals of each species did Moses take into the Ark? 2
A man built a rectangular house, each side having a southern view. He spotted a bear. What colour was the bear? 4 southern views?
If you were alone in a deserted house at night, and there was an oil lamp, a candle and firewood and you only have one match, which would you light first? The candle, more romantic.
Which side of a cat contains the most hair? The outside. lol
The 60th and 62nd British Prime Ministers of the UK had the same mother and father, but were not brothers. How do you account for this? Catholic?
How many birthdays does a typical woman have? 29, after that they stop counting. lol
Why can't a man living in Canterbury be buried west of the River Stour? Ummm, does it run north/south?
Divide 40 by half and add ten. What is the answer? 30
To the nearest cubic centimetre, how much soil is there in a 3m x 2m x 2m hole? None
Is it legal more a man to marry his widow's sister? Dead people get married?
If you drove a coach leaving Canterbury with 35 passengers, dropped off 6 and picked up 2 at Faversham, picked up 9 more at Sittingbourne, dropped off 3 at Chatham, and then drove on to arrive in London 40 minutes later, what would the name of the driver be? Speedy Gonzales, aka, me.

A farmer has 15 cows, all but 8 die. How many does he have left? 15, but 7 are dead.

A woman lives on the tenth floor of a block of flats. Every morning she takes the lift down to the ground floor and goes to work. In the evening, she gets into the lift, and, if there is someone else in the lift she goes back to her floor directly. Otherwise, she goes to the eighth floor and walks up two flights of stairs to her flat. How do you explain this? Needed exercise?
The band of stars across the night sky is called the "...... Way" Do I look like an astronomer? It's not Milky, that's a galaxy.
Yogurt is made from fermented ........moo juice
What do cows drink? Water, unless they live on Adrian's farm, then they get the occasional beer too.

Hee Hee this is fun!!.... will give u the answers later..

If a red house is made of red bricks, and a blue house is made of blue bricks, what is a green
house made of? Glass
If a plane crashes on the Italian/Swiss border, where do you bury the survivors? Don't bury the survivors, that's rude.
If the hour hand of a clock moves 1/60th of a degree every minute, how many degrees will it move in an hour? 60, according to the question, but I think the clock's battery needs changing. lol Should move 360
John's mother has 3 children, one is named April, one is named May. What is the third one named? John
A cowboy rode into town on Friday, spent one night there, and left on Friday. How do you account for this? Friday is a strange name for a horse.
How man degrees are there between clock hands at 3.15 pm? 0
laugh
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Dec 15, 2008 3:19 PM CST ARE YOU A LATERAL THINKER?
jampet
jampetjampetwexford, Wexford Ireland28 Threads 1 Polls 2,549 Posts
Aries01: A graduate applying for pilot training with a major airline was asked what he would do if, after a long-haul flight to Sidney, he met the captain wearing a dress in the hotel bar. What would you do? say hello to her
What can you hold in your right hand, but not in your left? your left hand

If you have two coins totaling 11p, and one of the coins is not a penny, what are the two coins? one is 10p( the one that is NOT 1p- the other is 1p
How many animals of each species did Moses take into the Ark?
none- Noah took them
A man built a rectangular house, each side having a southern view. He spotted a bear. What colour was the bear? white- a polar bear



If you were alone in a deserted house at night, and there was an oil lamp, a candle and firewood and you only have one match, which would you light first? the match

Which side of a cat contains the most hair? the outside
The 60th and 62nd British Prime Ministers of the UK had the same mother and father, but were not brothers. How do you account for this?
How many birthdays does a typical woman have? one a year
Why can't a man living in Canterbury be buried west of the River Stour? he's not dead
Divide 40 by half and add ten. What is the answer?70??
To the nearest cubic centimetre, how much soil is there in a 3m x 2m x 2m hole? none
Is it legal more a man to marry his widow's sister?
no- he is dead

If you drove a coach leaving Canterbury with 35 passengers, dropped off 6 and picked up 2 at Faversham, picked up 9 more at Sittingbourne, dropped off 3 at Chatham, and then drove on to arrive in London 40 minutes later, what would the name of the driver be?
Alison

A farmer has 15 cows, all but 8 die. How many does he have left? 8

A woman lives on the tenth floor of a block of flats. Every morning she takes the lift down to the ground floor and goes to work. In the evening, she gets into the lift, and, if there is someone else in the lift she goes back to her floor directly. Otherwise, she goes to the eighth floor and walks up two flights of stairs to her flat. How do you explain this? not tall enough to reach 10 button
The band of stars across the night sky is called the "...... Way" Yogurt is made from fermented ........ What do cows drink? water

Hee Hee this is fun!!.... will give u the answers later..

If a red house is made of red bricks, and a blue house is made of blue bricks, what is a green
house made of? glass
If a plane crashes on the Italian/Swiss border, where do you bury the survivors? don't- bury the dead
If the hour hand of a clock moves 1/60th of a degree every minute, how many degrees will it move in an hour?1
John's mother has 3 children, one is named April, one is named May. What is the third one named? John
A cowboy rode into town on Friday, spent one night there, and left on Friday. How do you account for this? horse called friday
How man degrees are there between clock hands at 3.15 pm? none
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Dec 15, 2008 3:22 PM CST ARE YOU A LATERAL THINKER?
rusty_knight
rusty_knightrusty_knightGozo, Malta175 Threads 2 Polls 6,840 Posts
kidatheart: laugh


You got a lot of your answers wrong! conversing sigh
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