Community Magazine January 2009

98 Community magazine coffee conundrum A man and his wife were having an argument about who should brew the coffee each morning. The wife said, “You should do it, because you get up first, and then we don’t have to wait as long to get our coffee.” The husband said, “You are in charge of cooking around here and you should do it, because that is your job. I can just wait for my coffee.” The wife replied, “No, you should do it, and besides, it’s written in the Bible that the man should brew the coffee.” “Nonsense,” the husband retorted. “Show me where it says that.” So she fetched the Bible, opened the English transla- tion and pointed to Genesis 43:32 where indeed says... HEBREWS. “You’re right,” the husband admitted after looking close- ly at the passage. “But did you notice what it says right after that?” Pointing to the second part of the passage he read the next five words aloud… “for that is an abomination”. Soly Z. Bawabeh wHy did tHe cHicken cross tHe road? Barack Obama: It was time for a change! The chicken wanted change! John McCain: My friends, because he recognized the need to engage in coopera- tion and dialogue with all the chickens on the other side of the road. Hillary Clinton: When I was First Lady, I person- ally helped him cross the road. This experi- ence makes me uniquely qualified to ensure, right from day one, that every chicken in this country gets the chance it deserves to cross the road. But then, this really isn’t about me. George W. Bush: We don’t really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here. Anderson Cooper, CNN: We have reason to believe there is a chicken, but we have not yet been allowed access to the other side of the road. Pat Buchanan: To steal the job of a decent, hardwork- ing American. Martha Stewart: No one warned me which way that chicken was going. I had a standing order at the Farmer’s Market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. Dr. Seuss: Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I’ve not been told. Grandpa: In my day, we didn’t ask why the chicken crossed the road. Some- body told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough. Aristotle: It is the nature of chickens to cross the road. John Lenon: Imagine all the chickens in the world crossing roads together in peace. Bill Gates: We have just released eChicken2009, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your checkbook. Internet Explorer is an integral part of eChicken. This is a new platform that is much more stable and will never cra...#@&^% . Shella Yaich Riddle: Single Sack Snag SUBMITTED BY: Steven Cohen A poor farmer went to a market to sell peas and lentils. However as he had only one long sack and didn’t want to mix peas and lentils, he poured the peas into the sack first, bound the sack up at the center and then poured in the lentils and bound the sack at the top. At the market, a rich innkeeper wanted to buy the peas, but he did not want the lentils. The innkeeper had only one sack, which he wanted to keep and the farmer did not want to damage his own sack or devalue his goods. How did they get the peas into the innkeeper’s sack? Last Month’s Riddle: The American Family Morris has three kids, the sum of their ages is 13, the product of their ages is 36 and only one goes to school. What are the ages of his children? Solution: 2, 2 and 9. There are two possible combinations of three numbers whose sum is 36 (1, 6, 6 and 2, 2, 9). Since only one of Morris’ kids is in school, it must be 2, 2, 9. Solved by: Ralph Cohen, Rivka Masri, Mark A Guindi, Miriam Zada, Shalom Elbaz, Jida Kababeh, Joey Husney, Elliot Abady, Robyn Abady, Mi- chelle Abady, Lauren Abady, Talia Abady, Rami Mizrahi, Bracha Yankovich, Nathan Khabyeh Hasbani, David Amram, Solomon Sultan, Isaac Lieberman, Moise Beda, Sam Beda, Betti Beda, Shlomi Youssopv, Ari Matatov, Joseph A. Chehebar, Abie Husney, M. Gindi, Simon J., Michael Stein, Orah Massre, Arbisel, Haim Soleimani, Katy Haddad, Albert Grazi, Pace Chesir Junior Riddle: Bar Mitzvah Quintuplets SUBMITTED BY: Jennifer Massre Jack, Morris, David and Joey are triplets. On the day of their bar misva, they each shook hands with one another. How many handshakes took place? Last Month’s Junior Riddle: The Magic Car A doctor gives you 8 pills telling you to take one every 90 minutes. How many min- utes will the pills last? Solution: 630 minutes, since you will take one pill now. Solved by: Ralph Cohen, Pace Chesir, Mark A. Guindi, Elliot Abady, Robyn Abady, Michelle Abady, Lauren Abady, Talia Abady, Abe Abady, Limor Abady, Nathan Khabyeh Hasbani, Zalman Cohen, Abie Husney Trivia: Normal Nuptials The number of weddingswhich just took place around theworld in the time it took you to read this sentence. (Source: Association for Wedding Professionals International and Human Factors and Ergonomics Society) The average honeymoon budget – which is about three timesmore than what’s spent for other vacations. (Source: Travel Industry Association of America)  ”  ! 9: $ 3700: 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.