Community Magazine Februafy 2009

112 Community magazine a loBster tale In a small fishing village, a Newfoundlander was walking up the wharf carrying two live, three- pound lobsters, one in each hand – three weeks after the end of the fishing season. At the end of the wharf, he meets none other that the Federal Fisheries Officer who, upon viewing the live and wiggling lobsters, shouted, “Well, me Laddie, I got you this time – with two live lobsters three weeks after the season closed!” The Newfie replied, “No, my son, you are wrong! These are two trained lobsters that I caught two weeks before the season ended.” “Trained like how?” the officer asked. “Well, my son, each day I takes these two from my house down to the wharf and puts them in the water for a swim. While they swim, I sits on the wharf and has me a smoke or two. After about 15 minutes, I whistles and up comes me two lobsters, and I takes them home!” “Likely story,” the Fisheries Officer grumbled. “Lets take them on down the wharf and see if it`s true.” So, the Newfie led the Fisheries Officer to the end of the wharf where, under supervision, he gently lowered both lobsters into the water. The Newfie sat comfortably on a wharf piling and lit up a smoke, followed by another. After about 15 minutes, the Fisheries Officer turned to the Newfie and said, “How about whistling?” “What for?” the Newfie asked. “To call in the lobsters,” the office replied. “Lobsters?” the Newfie asked. “What lobsters?” Itsik Zeitouni HeaVen for a Cat A good cat once died and went to Animal Heaven. As a reward for his obedience, he was allowed to request anything his heart desired. “Well,” said the cat, “I lived all my life with a poor family on a farm and had to sleep on hardwood floors.” “Say no more,” he was told, and a fluffy pillow instantly appeared. A few days later, six mice were killed in a tragic accident and went to Animal Heaven. They, too, were met at the gate with an offer to make any request, and they said, “All our lives we’ve had to run. Cats, dogs and even women with brooms have chased us. If we could only have a pair of roller skates, we wouldn’t have to run anymore.” “Say no more,” they were told, and each mouse was instantly fitted with a beautiful pair of tiny roller skates. About a week later, the angel in charge of Animal Heaven decided to check and see how the cat was doing. Finding the cat sound asleep on his new pillow, the angel gently woke him and asked, “How are you doing? Are you happy here?” The cat yawned, stretched and replied, “Oh, I’ve never been happier in my life. And those meals on wheels you’ve been sending over are so convenient and delicious!” Dalia Hen Riddle: This Old Man SUBMITTED BY: Alfred Harary Three old men were sitting side by side in front of an orchard. Emet, who is known to always tells the truth, Sheker, who is known to always lie and Sod who sometime tells the truth and sometimes lies. A boy approached and asked three questions: Boy: “Who is sitting next to you?” Man on the left: “Emet.” Boy: “Who are you?” Man in the middle: “Sod.” Boy: “Who is your neighbor?” Man on the right: “Sheker.” Based on these answers how did the boy identify each old man? And who is sitting where? Last Month’s Riddle: Single Sack Solution A poor farmer went to a market to sell pea 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? Solution: The farmer poured the lentils into the innkeeper’s sack, bound it and turned it inside out. Then he poured in the peas, unbound the sack and poured the lentils back into his sack. Solved by: Shlomi Yousopov, Ari Matatov Junior Riddle: Odd Word Out SUBMITTED BY: Miriam Massre Which one of the six word pairs below is the odd one out? mom - refer peep - pop better - redder rotor - racecar nun - madam noon - deed Last Month’s Junior Riddle: Bar Misva Quadruplets Jack, Morris, Steven and Joey are quadruplets. On the day of their bar misva, they each shook hands with one another. How many handshakes took place? Solution: There were 6 handshakes. Place the names representing the four boys, in four corners of an imaginary square. Draw lines from each name to the other 3 names, signifying handshakes. Only 6 lines can be drawn. Solved by: Bracha Yankovich, Binyamin Safdiah, Ralph Cohen, Brocha Summers Trivia: Sunday Snack Calories consumed during the typical Sunday lunch – a slice of pizza, medium fries and can of coke (Source: Diet Bites, Peer Trainer and Coca-Cola company) Poundswhich could be lost yearly by substitutingwater for a can of Coke once aweek (Nutritional Management Services)  ”  ! 761.5: 2.3: 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.