Brainteaser, anyone?

[Mike12345]

Hello, im bored its christmas eve im at work, and im work again on boxing day, so i thought id post this, although no-one will answer it because yopu have better things to do... like... enjoy christmas.

Two guys are playing chess they both play ten games, and win 10 each, they do not draw, tie or whatever. how is this possible?

Any thoughts.....

[Sinner_G]

Now the obvious answer would be 21, but I guess there's a catch...

[Mike12345]

Nope your right, you see most peaople assume there is either one more or one less but theres not, some incredibly stupid peaople assume that there double :)

[Sinner_G]

Wow, two in a row ;).

Ok, what come at night without being fetched and are lost by day without being stolen?

[Liane]

what matters is that i got the answer...not how i worked it out!

Ah ... but you didn't answer the question which was:

Within 5 minutes he knows exactly where he is. How?

:)

[Liane]

Shadows.

[Sinner_G]

Shadows.

Nope, but you're thinking the right way.

[Liane]

Stars?

[Sinner_G]

Stars?

You got it Liane (or was it Diane;)).

[jackofalltrades]

>Ah ... but you didn't answer the question which was:

P ;)

JOAT

[Liane]

Its Liane ... thank you very much! ;)

OK ... Last one then I have got to do some real work!

This is what we call a "newfie" brainteaser:

A Canadian air flight is just approaching the Niagara River having taken off from Toronto International Airport. Half of the people aboard are Canadian and half are American. The plane develops serious engine problems and crashes directly in the center of the river, right on the Canada/US border.

On which side of the river will the mass grave be provided for the survivors?

[Quinn]

They're going to bury the survivors?!

[Liane]

OK ... so you're not a newfie! :)

[lawman]

This definitely isn't a gizmo quiz thread. :)

lawman

[ScottM]

oops....hehe...posted to the wrong page.

[jackofalltrades]

>newfie?

Sorry, im not familiar with your crazy American / Canadian tounge...;)

Whats that mean then? :)

[jdMorgan]

Since this is a brainteaser thread, I'll have a go...

Newfie = Newfoundlander?

Jim

[Made In Sheffield]

A man walks into a restaurant on the top floor of a skyscraper and orders Albatros. He takes one mouthful, stands up, and throws himself out of the window, falling to his death.

Why?

[Quinn]

had he ever eaten albatross before?

[Quinn]

Is he an albatros?

[Made In Sheffield]

Had he ever eaten an Albatros before?

Good question, he didn't know if he had or not.

[edited by: Made_In_Sheffield at 10:40 pm (utc) on Dec. 30, 2002]

[Quinn]

Had he previously dined on his own wife thinking that she was an albatross?

[edited by: lawman at 10:46 pm (utc) on Dec. 30, 2002]
[edit reason] Edited to Conform to Accepted Language Standards :) [/edit]

[Quinn]

;)

[Made In Sheffield]

Is he an Albatros?

lol no

Had he previously dined on his wife thinking that she was an albatross?

no :)

[edited by: lawman at 10:46 pm (utc) on Dec. 30, 2002]

[Quinn]

Had he previously eaten what he thought was an albatros, and is now realizing that it wasn't?

[Made In Sheffield]

Had he previously eaten what he thought was an albatros, and is now realizing that it wasn't?

Getting there, needs to be more specific

[Quinn]

;)

Three people - deserted island. One disappears. Shortly afterwards, the second serves the first an albatross. Years later, the albatross on the island tastes nothing like the restaurant bird.

;)

[Made In Sheffield]

Three people - deserted island. One disappears. Shortly afterwards, the second serves the first an albatross. Years later, the albatross on the island tastes nothing like the restaurant bird.

Close enough to get it, two people on a ship, drifting, one dies, Albatros handy (due to being at sea), other goes a bit mad from drinking sea water and isn't sure whether he ate the Albatros or the other guy.....

Nice one :)

[Quinn]

Lol... remembered pieces of that from long ago...

Unfortunate that I included the wife bit from somewhere though... ;)

[Made In Sheffield]

Hmmm, don't know how to spell it but Freudian Slip? :)

[Made In Sheffield]

Gotta run bus to catch, see ya :)