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Showing posts with label random thoughts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label random thoughts. Show all posts
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Thoughts on Life-Dance
Life may not be the party we hoped for,
but while we are here we might as well dance.
but while we are here we might as well dance.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Thought for the day-Without working
What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Thought for the day-A place to be yourself
If your home is not a place where you can truly kick-back and be yourself - both physically and emotionally - consider making some changes in your way of life.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Thoughts-For those who grew up in the 1950's
For those who grew up in the 1950's
Long ago and far away,
in a land that time forgot,
Before the days of Dylan,
or the dawn of Camelot.
There lived a race of innocents,
and they were you and me,
For Ike was in the White House
in that land where we were born,
Where navels were for oranges,
and Peyton Place was porn.
We learned to gut a muffler,
we washed our hair at dawn,
We spread our crinolines
to dry in circles on the lawn..
We longed for love and romance,
and waited for our Prince,
And Eddie Fisher married Liz,
and no one's seen him since.
We danced to 'Little Darlin,'
and sang to 'Stagger Lee'
And cried for Buddy Holly
in the Land That Made Me, Me.
Only girls wore earrings then,
and 3 was one too many,
And only boys wore flat-top cuts,
except for Jean McKinney.
And only in our wildest dreams
did we expect to see
A boy named George with Lipstick,
in the Land That Made Me, Me.
We fell for Frankie Avalon,
Annette was oh, so nice,
And when they made a movie,
they never made it twice..
We didn't have a Star Trek Five,
or Psycho Two and Three,
Or Rocky-Rambo Twenty
in the Land That Made Me, Me.
Miss Kitty had a heart of gold,
and Chester had a limp,
And Reagan was a Democrat
whose co-star was a chimp.
We had a Mr. Wizard,
but not a Mr. T,
And Oprah couldn't talk yet,
in the Land That Made Me, Me.
We had our share of heroes,
we never thought they'd go,
At least not Bobby Darin,
or Marilyn Monroe.
For youth was still eternal,
and life was yet to be,
And Elvis was forever
in the Land That Made Me, Me.
We'd never seen the rock band
that was Grateful to be Dead
And Airplanes weren't named Jefferson,
and Zeppelins were not Led.
And Beatles lived in gardens then,
and Monkees lived in trees,
Madonna was Mary
in the Land That Made Me, Me.
We'd never heard of microwaves,
or telephones in cars,
And babies might be bottle-fed,
but they were not grown in jars.
And pumping iron got wrinkles out,
and 'gay' meant fancy-free,
And dorms were never co-ed
in the Land That Made Me, Me.
We hadn't seen enough of jets
to talk about the lag,
And microchips were what was left
at the bottom of the bag.
And hardware was a box of nails,
and bytes came from a flea,
And rocket ships were fiction
in the Land That Made Me, Me.
Buicks came with portholes,
and side shows came with freaks,
And bathing suits came big enough
to cover both your cheeks.
And Coke came just in bottles,
and skirts below the knee,
And Castro came to power
near the Land That Made Me, Me.
We had no Crest with fluoride,
we had no Hill Street Blues,
We had no patterned pantyhose
or Lipton herbal tea
Or prime-time ads for those dysfunctions
in the Land That Made Me, Me.
There were no golden arches,
no Perrier to chill,
And fish were not called Wanda,
and cats were not called Bill.
And middle-aged was 35
and old was fifty-three,
And ancient were our parents
in the Land That Made Me, Me.
But all things have a season,
or so we've heard them say,
And now instead of Maybelline
we swear by Retin-A.
They send us invitations
to join AARP,
We've come a long way, baby,
from the Land That Made Me, Me.
So now we face a brave new world
in slightly larger jeans,
And wonder why they're using
smaller print in magazines.
And we tell our children's children
of the way it used to be,
Long ago and far away
in the Land That Made Me, Me.
If you didn't grow up in the fifties, you missed the greatest time in history.
Long ago and far away,
in a land that time forgot,
Before the days of Dylan,
or the dawn of Camelot.
There lived a race of innocents,
and they were you and me,
For Ike was in the White House
in that land where we were born,
Where navels were for oranges,
and Peyton Place was porn.
We learned to gut a muffler,
we washed our hair at dawn,
We spread our crinolines
to dry in circles on the lawn..
We longed for love and romance,
and waited for our Prince,
And Eddie Fisher married Liz,
and no one's seen him since.
We danced to 'Little Darlin,'
and sang to 'Stagger Lee'
And cried for Buddy Holly
in the Land That Made Me, Me.
Only girls wore earrings then,
and 3 was one too many,
And only boys wore flat-top cuts,
except for Jean McKinney.
And only in our wildest dreams
did we expect to see
A boy named George with Lipstick,
in the Land That Made Me, Me.
We fell for Frankie Avalon,
Annette was oh, so nice,
And when they made a movie,
they never made it twice..
We didn't have a Star Trek Five,
or Psycho Two and Three,
Or Rocky-Rambo Twenty
in the Land That Made Me, Me.
Miss Kitty had a heart of gold,
and Chester had a limp,
And Reagan was a Democrat
whose co-star was a chimp.
We had a Mr. Wizard,
but not a Mr. T,
And Oprah couldn't talk yet,
in the Land That Made Me, Me.
We had our share of heroes,
we never thought they'd go,
At least not Bobby Darin,
or Marilyn Monroe.
For youth was still eternal,
and life was yet to be,
And Elvis was forever
in the Land That Made Me, Me.
We'd never seen the rock band
that was Grateful to be Dead
And Airplanes weren't named Jefferson,
and Zeppelins were not Led.
And Beatles lived in gardens then,
and Monkees lived in trees,
Madonna was Mary
in the Land That Made Me, Me.
We'd never heard of microwaves,
or telephones in cars,
And babies might be bottle-fed,
but they were not grown in jars.
And pumping iron got wrinkles out,
and 'gay' meant fancy-free,
And dorms were never co-ed
in the Land That Made Me, Me.
We hadn't seen enough of jets
to talk about the lag,
And microchips were what was left
at the bottom of the bag.
And hardware was a box of nails,
and bytes came from a flea,
And rocket ships were fiction
in the Land That Made Me, Me.
Buicks came with portholes,
and side shows came with freaks,
And bathing suits came big enough
to cover both your cheeks.
And Coke came just in bottles,
and skirts below the knee,
And Castro came to power
near the Land That Made Me, Me.
We had no Crest with fluoride,
we had no Hill Street Blues,
We had no patterned pantyhose
or Lipton herbal tea
Or prime-time ads for those dysfunctions
in the Land That Made Me, Me.
There were no golden arches,
no Perrier to chill,
And fish were not called Wanda,
and cats were not called Bill.
And middle-aged was 35
and old was fifty-three,
And ancient were our parents
in the Land That Made Me, Me.
But all things have a season,
or so we've heard them say,
And now instead of Maybelline
we swear by Retin-A.
They send us invitations
to join AARP,
We've come a long way, baby,
from the Land That Made Me, Me.
So now we face a brave new world
in slightly larger jeans,
And wonder why they're using
smaller print in magazines.
And we tell our children's children
of the way it used to be,
Long ago and far away
in the Land That Made Me, Me.
If you didn't grow up in the fifties, you missed the greatest time in history.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Motivational thoughts-Being polite
We all believe in the philosophy that the essence of life is talking. Communicating with others is as necessary as food. If we don't, we tend to fall ill. Today people are rarely talking.
The art of conversation has almost died down. People just usually sit and chat in their office breaks about things that are not even worth thinking about. Lets face it; we all are going towards doom where each one of us is talking to pass/kill time. The art of using communication is no more existing. People are concerned about others influence in their lives and not about their influence in others life.
It is an unbelievable thing that an effective communication through polite words can have wonderful impact on you and others lives as well. You can win the hearts of many people, climb the corporate ladder, have promotions but not have wonderful relationship with people around you.
The path to a successful life comes thorough the stairs of politeness. An act of politeness can do wonders that no monetary thing can do. Let us go deep in the art of efficient speaking by these methods.
Talking about ideas and not people
Its truly said, great minds talk about ideas and small minds talk about people. Politeness is an attitude of life. Talking about ideas heightens your politeness towards innovations and stimulates your mind too. This is effective for the speaker and the listener both. To start talking about people you can breathe out all negative energies about anyone: latest crush, which dress she wears, which perfume she uses, her bad attitude. The idea is that everything you talk about people usually comes negative. This develops a feeling of self love and comparison at all means. You do not value your life as much as you do to others.
Using intellect instead of the tongue
Usually people chatter on at length not worrying about the impact it would have on others. Since people are so occupied in themselves they'd rather talk about themselves only. This instigates them to speak rubbish endlessly. Have you ever thought how much of an impact we can have on others by our words? By trying to use our brains before speaking, we will save others sentiments and preserve a healthy relationship between our near ones.
Avoid gossip
The one who usually starts a gossip or backbiting about someone does not know that he is the one to have the last laugh. People who start commenting and spreading rumors about others usually end up in a muck of politics and bickering about themselves from the other end. Such people should be avoided at arm's length. Even listening to gossip is as harmful since the listener had the power to listen to negative communication. This unhealthy gossiping could have been stopped if the listener would have ignored the speaker.
Exchange of compliments
We should not limit our compliment intake be restricted to our close relatives. People like our helpers such as servants, cleaners, house maids are those on whom we can count on. Speaking politely to them will ensure that your day is made. They are the ones who offer your services to make your life comfortable. So we should make endeavors to enrich their lives by complimenting and praising them.
Look for positive things in negative people
We all have negative and positive sides. Nobody on this earth has a squeaky clean nature. We all have flaws, however some people are observed negatively by their rude behavior and we become very judgmental about them putting them in the negative category. We should understand that people who are rude have their own weaknesses. They do not choose to be like that. Frustrations at work or domestic front make them act in this behavior. Such people should be offered more help than others comparatively. Talking politely with them will make a difference in their lives and yours too.
Feel positive about you all the time
Quite often we do not realize that we subconsciously become negative. Pent up emotions and unfulfilled desires make us behave rudely towards others and emit negative radiations from the body. Thus we tend to overreact and become rude and harsh to others in some or the other way. This might demolish the social circle that we have. So politeness in the hearts at all means will result in polite attitude.
Whatever is rested in your heart is bound to come out in the open some or the other day. Make sure you have a prosperous life with a polite attitude and selfless love. This will make you immortal in the hearts of millions as people are going to remember for your polite words and not by your status.
A photographer once clicked a photograph of ex-president of India, Dr. Kalam with a shawl placed on his shoulder. After the photo shoot was over, the photographer rudely took off the shawl and walked off. The President smiled. After being asked about his composed behavior, he politely answered that maybe the photographer needed the shawl more than he did, and continued his work.
People with big positions come and go but it is only their humble nature that draws millions of people towards them. Their polite words filled to the brim with modesty and love melt the hearts of even the rudest amongst the crowd. By talking politely to all we can make an impact on others lives.
The art of conversation has almost died down. People just usually sit and chat in their office breaks about things that are not even worth thinking about. Lets face it; we all are going towards doom where each one of us is talking to pass/kill time. The art of using communication is no more existing. People are concerned about others influence in their lives and not about their influence in others life.
It is an unbelievable thing that an effective communication through polite words can have wonderful impact on you and others lives as well. You can win the hearts of many people, climb the corporate ladder, have promotions but not have wonderful relationship with people around you.
The path to a successful life comes thorough the stairs of politeness. An act of politeness can do wonders that no monetary thing can do. Let us go deep in the art of efficient speaking by these methods.
Talking about ideas and not people
Its truly said, great minds talk about ideas and small minds talk about people. Politeness is an attitude of life. Talking about ideas heightens your politeness towards innovations and stimulates your mind too. This is effective for the speaker and the listener both. To start talking about people you can breathe out all negative energies about anyone: latest crush, which dress she wears, which perfume she uses, her bad attitude. The idea is that everything you talk about people usually comes negative. This develops a feeling of self love and comparison at all means. You do not value your life as much as you do to others.
Using intellect instead of the tongue
Usually people chatter on at length not worrying about the impact it would have on others. Since people are so occupied in themselves they'd rather talk about themselves only. This instigates them to speak rubbish endlessly. Have you ever thought how much of an impact we can have on others by our words? By trying to use our brains before speaking, we will save others sentiments and preserve a healthy relationship between our near ones.
Avoid gossip
The one who usually starts a gossip or backbiting about someone does not know that he is the one to have the last laugh. People who start commenting and spreading rumors about others usually end up in a muck of politics and bickering about themselves from the other end. Such people should be avoided at arm's length. Even listening to gossip is as harmful since the listener had the power to listen to negative communication. This unhealthy gossiping could have been stopped if the listener would have ignored the speaker.
Exchange of compliments
We should not limit our compliment intake be restricted to our close relatives. People like our helpers such as servants, cleaners, house maids are those on whom we can count on. Speaking politely to them will ensure that your day is made. They are the ones who offer your services to make your life comfortable. So we should make endeavors to enrich their lives by complimenting and praising them.
Look for positive things in negative people
We all have negative and positive sides. Nobody on this earth has a squeaky clean nature. We all have flaws, however some people are observed negatively by their rude behavior and we become very judgmental about them putting them in the negative category. We should understand that people who are rude have their own weaknesses. They do not choose to be like that. Frustrations at work or domestic front make them act in this behavior. Such people should be offered more help than others comparatively. Talking politely with them will make a difference in their lives and yours too.
Feel positive about you all the time
Quite often we do not realize that we subconsciously become negative. Pent up emotions and unfulfilled desires make us behave rudely towards others and emit negative radiations from the body. Thus we tend to overreact and become rude and harsh to others in some or the other way. This might demolish the social circle that we have. So politeness in the hearts at all means will result in polite attitude.
Whatever is rested in your heart is bound to come out in the open some or the other day. Make sure you have a prosperous life with a polite attitude and selfless love. This will make you immortal in the hearts of millions as people are going to remember for your polite words and not by your status.
A photographer once clicked a photograph of ex-president of India, Dr. Kalam with a shawl placed on his shoulder. After the photo shoot was over, the photographer rudely took off the shawl and walked off. The President smiled. After being asked about his composed behavior, he politely answered that maybe the photographer needed the shawl more than he did, and continued his work.
People with big positions come and go but it is only their humble nature that draws millions of people towards them. Their polite words filled to the brim with modesty and love melt the hearts of even the rudest amongst the crowd. By talking politely to all we can make an impact on others lives.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Thought for the day-Planning
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Thought for the day-Temporary
All things in life are temporary. If the going's good, enjoy it, but it will not last forever. If the going's not good, don't worry, it can't last long either.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Random thoughts-Wind shield
Do you know why a Car's wind shield is so large & the rear view mirror is so small?
Because our PAST is not as important as our FUTURE...Look ahead and move on.
Because our PAST is not as important as our FUTURE...Look ahead and move on.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Thought for the day-Not for me
When I see you smile and know that it is not for me, that is when I will miss you the most.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Thought for the day-Mother of Mother
It's such a grand thing to be a mother of a mother - that's why the world calls her grandmother.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Classic Exercises on Lateral Thinking
Complete Answers: Classic Exercises On Lateral Thinking
1. There is a man who lives on the top floor of a very tall building. Everyday he gets the elevator down to the ground floor to leave the building to go to work. Upon returning from work though, he can only travel half way up in the lift and has to walk the rest of the way unless it's raining! Why?
This is probably the best known and most celebrated of all lateral thinking puzzles. It is a true classic. Although there are many possible solutions which fit the initial conditions, only the canonical answer is truly satisfying.
2. A man and his son are in a car accident. The father dies on the scene, but the child is rushed to the hospital. When he arrives the surgeon says, "I can't operate on this boy, he is my son!" How can this be?
3. A man is wearing black. Black shoes, socks, trousers, coat, gloves and ski mask. He is walking down a back street with all the street lamps off. A black car is coming towards him with its light off but somehow manages to stop in time. How did the driver see the man?
4. One day Kerry celebrated her birthday. Two days later her older twin brother, Terry, celebrated his birthday. How?
5.. Why is it better to have round manhole covers than square ones? This is logical rather than lateral, but it is a good puzzle that can be solved by lateral thinking techniques. It is supposedly used by a very well-known software company as an interview question for prospective employees.
6. A man went to a party and drank some of the punch. He then left early. Everyone else at the party who drank the punch subsequently died of poisoning. Why did the man not die?
7. A man died and went to Heaven. There were thousands of other people there. They were all naked and all looked as they did at the age of 21. He looked around to see if there was anyone he recognized. He saw a couple and he knew immediately that they were Adam and Eve. How did he know?
8. A woman had two sons who were born on the same hour of the same day of the same year. But they were not twins. How could this be so?
9. A man walks into a bar and asks the barman for a glass of water. The barman pulls out a gun and points it at the man. The man says 'Thank you' and walks out. This puzzle claims to be the best of the genre. It is simple in its statement, absolutely baffling and yet with a completely satisfying solution. Most people struggle very hard to solve this one yet they like the answer when they hear it or have the satisfaction of figuring it out.
10. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?
11. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
12. There are two plastic jugs filled with water. How could you put all of this water into a barrel, without using the jugs or any dividers, and still tell which water came from which jug?
13. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?
14. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday? (or day names in any other language)
15. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out.
Solutions
1. The man is very, very short and can only reach halfway up the elevator buttons. However, if it is raining then he will have his umbrella with him and can press the higher buttons with it.
2. The surgeon was his mother.
3. It was day time.
4. At the time she went into labor, the mother of the twins was traveling by ship. The older twin, Terry, was born first early on March 1st. The ship then crossed a time zone and Kerry, the younger twin, was born on February the 28th. Therefore, the younger twin celebrates her birthday two days before her older brother.
5. A square manhole cover can be turned and dropped down the diagonal of the manhole. A round manhole cannot be dropped down the manhole. So for safety and practicality, all manhole covers should be round.
6. The poison in the punch came from the ice cubes. When the man drank the punch, the ice was fully frozen. Gradually it melted, poisoning the punch.
7. He recognized Adam and Eve as the only people without navels. Because they were not born of women, they had never had umbilical cords and therefore they never had navels. This one seems perfectly logical but it can sometimes spark fierce theological arguments. (Just what a HUMOR list needs!!) ;
8. They were two of a set of triplets (or quadruplets, etc.). This puzzle stumps many people. They try outlandish solutions involving test-tube babies or surrogate mothers. Why does the brain search for complex solutions when there is a much simpler one available?
9.. The man had hiccups. The barman recognized this from his speech and drew the gun in order to give him a shock. It worked and cured the hiccups--so the man no longer needed the water. The is a simple puzzle to state but a difficult one to solve. It is a perfect example of a seemingly irrational and incongruous situation having a simple and complete explanation. Amazingly this classic puzzle seems to work in different cultures and languages.
10. The third. Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead.
11. The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry.
12. Freeze them first. Take them out of the jugs and put the ice in the barrel. You will be able to tell which water came from which jug.
13. The answer is Charcoal.
14.. Sure you can: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow!
15. The letter "e," which is the most common letter in the English language, does not appear once in the long paragraph...
Alternate Solutions
4. Because one of them did not necessarily celebrate their birthday on the day they were born, but celebrated later or earlier. Much simpler than having Mom giving birth while crossing the International Date Line and tossing in a Leap Year and the like. Needlessly complicated.
6. Because he was the one who put the poison in the punch. Of course he wouldn't drink any *after* he poisoned it. Who goes to the effort of making poison ice cubes, except Bond villains and those bad guys in the "Encyclopedia Brown" mystery stories we read in elementary school?
8. Because they were adopted. It's a coincidence they were born on the same exact day. OK, so Occam's Razor could be applied equally to both solutions...
1. There is a man who lives on the top floor of a very tall building. Everyday he gets the elevator down to the ground floor to leave the building to go to work. Upon returning from work though, he can only travel half way up in the lift and has to walk the rest of the way unless it's raining! Why?
This is probably the best known and most celebrated of all lateral thinking puzzles. It is a true classic. Although there are many possible solutions which fit the initial conditions, only the canonical answer is truly satisfying.
2. A man and his son are in a car accident. The father dies on the scene, but the child is rushed to the hospital. When he arrives the surgeon says, "I can't operate on this boy, he is my son!" How can this be?
3. A man is wearing black. Black shoes, socks, trousers, coat, gloves and ski mask. He is walking down a back street with all the street lamps off. A black car is coming towards him with its light off but somehow manages to stop in time. How did the driver see the man?
4. One day Kerry celebrated her birthday. Two days later her older twin brother, Terry, celebrated his birthday. How?
5.. Why is it better to have round manhole covers than square ones? This is logical rather than lateral, but it is a good puzzle that can be solved by lateral thinking techniques. It is supposedly used by a very well-known software company as an interview question for prospective employees.
6. A man went to a party and drank some of the punch. He then left early. Everyone else at the party who drank the punch subsequently died of poisoning. Why did the man not die?
7. A man died and went to Heaven. There were thousands of other people there. They were all naked and all looked as they did at the age of 21. He looked around to see if there was anyone he recognized. He saw a couple and he knew immediately that they were Adam and Eve. How did he know?
8. A woman had two sons who were born on the same hour of the same day of the same year. But they were not twins. How could this be so?
9. A man walks into a bar and asks the barman for a glass of water. The barman pulls out a gun and points it at the man. The man says 'Thank you' and walks out. This puzzle claims to be the best of the genre. It is simple in its statement, absolutely baffling and yet with a completely satisfying solution. Most people struggle very hard to solve this one yet they like the answer when they hear it or have the satisfaction of figuring it out.
10. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?
11. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
12. There are two plastic jugs filled with water. How could you put all of this water into a barrel, without using the jugs or any dividers, and still tell which water came from which jug?
13. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?
14. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday? (or day names in any other language)
15. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out.
Solutions
1. The man is very, very short and can only reach halfway up the elevator buttons. However, if it is raining then he will have his umbrella with him and can press the higher buttons with it.
2. The surgeon was his mother.
3. It was day time.
4. At the time she went into labor, the mother of the twins was traveling by ship. The older twin, Terry, was born first early on March 1st. The ship then crossed a time zone and Kerry, the younger twin, was born on February the 28th. Therefore, the younger twin celebrates her birthday two days before her older brother.
5. A square manhole cover can be turned and dropped down the diagonal of the manhole. A round manhole cannot be dropped down the manhole. So for safety and practicality, all manhole covers should be round.
6. The poison in the punch came from the ice cubes. When the man drank the punch, the ice was fully frozen. Gradually it melted, poisoning the punch.
7. He recognized Adam and Eve as the only people without navels. Because they were not born of women, they had never had umbilical cords and therefore they never had navels. This one seems perfectly logical but it can sometimes spark fierce theological arguments. (Just what a HUMOR list needs!!) ;
8. They were two of a set of triplets (or quadruplets, etc.). This puzzle stumps many people. They try outlandish solutions involving test-tube babies or surrogate mothers. Why does the brain search for complex solutions when there is a much simpler one available?
9.. The man had hiccups. The barman recognized this from his speech and drew the gun in order to give him a shock. It worked and cured the hiccups--so the man no longer needed the water. The is a simple puzzle to state but a difficult one to solve. It is a perfect example of a seemingly irrational and incongruous situation having a simple and complete explanation. Amazingly this classic puzzle seems to work in different cultures and languages.
10. The third. Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead.
11. The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry.
12. Freeze them first. Take them out of the jugs and put the ice in the barrel. You will be able to tell which water came from which jug.
13. The answer is Charcoal.
14.. Sure you can: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow!
15. The letter "e," which is the most common letter in the English language, does not appear once in the long paragraph...
Alternate Solutions
4. Because one of them did not necessarily celebrate their birthday on the day they were born, but celebrated later or earlier. Much simpler than having Mom giving birth while crossing the International Date Line and tossing in a Leap Year and the like. Needlessly complicated.
6. Because he was the one who put the poison in the punch. Of course he wouldn't drink any *after* he poisoned it. Who goes to the effort of making poison ice cubes, except Bond villains and those bad guys in the "Encyclopedia Brown" mystery stories we read in elementary school?
8. Because they were adopted. It's a coincidence they were born on the same exact day. OK, so Occam's Razor could be applied equally to both solutions...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Sarcastic quotes-Six Phases of a Project
The Six Phases of a Project:
• Enthusiasm
• Disillusionment
• Panic
• Search for the Guilty
• Punishment of the Innocent
• Praise for non-participants
• Enthusiasm
• Disillusionment
• Panic
• Search for the Guilty
• Punishment of the Innocent
• Praise for non-participants
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Thursday, March 17, 2011
Thought for the day-Suck
Just remember...if the world didn't suck, we would all fall off.
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