Community Magazine November 2008

96 Community magazine ULTIMATE HOUSEKEEPING Monday has always been “Cleaning Day” in the old homestead and my mother still adhered to this ritual even after her children had left the nest. When I stopped by to visit one Monday, I was surprised to see her relaxing in her favorite chair. “Aren’t you feeling well?” I asked her. “I feel fine,” she replied. “But you’re not clean- ing,” I said. “After all these years, I’ve finally figured out how to get it done in half the time,” Mom told me. “I simply take off my glasses.” Jack V. Grazi PRESCHOOL LESSON A young Jewish mother walks her son to the school bus on his first day of kindergarten. “Please behave, honey,” she says, “and take good care of yourself, my son. You can rest assured, my darling, your mommy loves you a lot. Remember, your mother is waiting for you, sweet- heart.” At the end of the school day, the bus returns. She runs to her son and hugs him. “So, love of my life, did you learn anything on your first day of school?” she asks. “Yes I did,” the boy said excitedly. “Oh I’m so pleased!” the mother gushed. “Tell me adorable, what did you learn today?” The boy replied, “I learned that my name is David.” Chanch E. LooLoo WHAT GOES UP Son: “Mom, we learned in current events all about the economy and the rise in prices.” Mom: “Really? Yes, everything sure is going up these days.” Son: “I know of one thing that doesn’t go up.” Mom: “What’s that?” Son: “Dad’s paycheck.” Ezra G. Arking COFFEE POLITICS What happens when a fly falls into a coffee cup? The Englishman - throws down the cup and walks away. The Frenchman - takes out the fly and drinks the coffee. The Malaysian - eats the fly and throws away the coffee. The Pakistani - drinks the coffee with the fly, since it came with no extra charge. The Israeli - sells the cof- fee to the Frenchman, the fly to the Malaysian, and buys himself a new cup of coffee. The Palestinian - blames the Israeli for the aggressive act of put- ting the fly in his cof- fee, asks the UN for aid, takes a loan from the European Union to buy a new cup of cof- fee, uses the money to purchase explo- sives and then blows up the coffee house where the Englishman, the Frenchman, the Malaysian and the Pakistani all try to explain to the Israeli that he should give all his own coffee to the Palestinian. S. S.  ”  Riddle: The Ambiguous Address SUBMITTED BY: David Dweck Eddie’s address is known to consist of two consecutive digits. Pau- lette knows the first digit and Diane knows the second digit. The two girls have a conversation that goes like this: Paulette: I do not know the second digit. Diane: Neither do I know the first digit. Paulette: Now I know the second digit. What are the four possible combinations for Eddie’s address? Last Month’s Riddle: Baden Baden Barbershop Joey arrives in the town of Baden Baden and decides he wants to get a haircut. According to the manager of the hotel where he’s staying, there are only two barbershops in town – one on North Street and one on South Street. The traveler goes to check out both shops. The North Street barbershop is a mess, and the barber has the worst haircut the traveler has ever seen. The South Street barbershop is neat and clean and the barber’s hair is very well groomed. Which barbershop does the traveler go to for his haircut, and why? Solution: The traveler goes to the North Street barbershop. He reasons that if there are only two barbershops in town, the North Street barber whose haircut is awful must get it done at the South Street barbershop and vice versa. He also figures that the North Street shop is messy because it is busy while the South Street shop is neat because hardly anyone goes there for a haircut. Solved by: Ari Matatov, Dan Vogel, Jack Lew, David Belhassen, Margo Masri, Shlomo Husni, Gishma Benyamin, Jennifer Massre, Sanaz Malkoukian, Albert and Victor Grazi, Ezra Sitt, Laura Tebele, Jack J. Harary, Shoshana Cohen, Leah Handler, The Manzor Family, Sara Baty-a Shalom, Junior Riddle: The Magic Car SUBMITTED BY: Kim Mizrahi Rachel, who was just learning, went down a one-way street in the wrong direction, but didn’t break the law. How is this possible? Last Month’s Junior Riddle: Two Towns A boy was walking down the road, and came to a place where the road divided in two, each separate road forking off in a different direction. A girl was standing at the fork in the road. The boy knew that one road led to Lieville, a town where everyone always lied, and the other led to Trueville, a town where everyone always told the truth. He also knew that the girl came from one of those towns, but he didn’t know which one. What question could the boy ask the girl to find out the way to Trueville? Solution: The question the boy should ask is, “Which way is your town?” If the girl is from Lieville, she will point to Trueville because she has to lie; if she is from Trueville, she’ll point to Trueville because she has to tell the truth. So whatever road the girl points to will be the road to Trueville. Solved by: Ari Matatov, Margo Masri, Jack J. Harary, Shoshana Cohen, The Manzor Family, Trivia: Population Explosion Number of countries the size of Bangladesh that could fit in the area occupied by the United Sates. (Britannica World Atlas) What the US population would be if it had the same number of people per square mile as Ban- gladesh. (World Bank Development Indicators) SEND YOUR SOLUTIONS! email: riddles@community m .com • fax: 718-504-4246 mail: 1616 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11223 Correct solutions received by the 20 th of each month will be featured in the next issue along with your name. ! 66.87: 10.5 Billion: