Community Magazine January 2012

hONeYMOONeRs On a visit to his wife’s native England for their honeymoon, Jerry and Rebecca arrived at London’s Gatwick Airport. Rebecca headed for the British passport control line while Jerry, an American, waited in the foreigners’ line. When Jerry’s turn came, the customs officer asked the purpose of his visit. “Pleasure,” Jerry replied, “I’m on my honeymoon.” The officer looked first to one side and then the other. “That’s very interesting, sir,” he said as he stamped Jerry’s passport. “Most men bring their wives with them.” Yitzy Daneshpanahi safetY piN Victor was very excited when his father took him to the bank for the first time to open up his own bank account. When the bank teller handed them the debit card, Victor’s father said, “Son, be careful when you use this card not to allow anyone to see which numbers you are punching into the ATM machine.” Victor listened seriously and nodded his head. The next day, Victor went with his older brother Toby to the bank to try his new card. Crouching over the ATM while punching in his numbers, he refused to let Toby see. “Ha,” Toby joked. “I saw your PIN, its four stars.” With a satisfied smile on his face, Victor turned around and answered “Ha, wrong! It’s 1826.” Rachel D eVeR wONdeR... Why does the sun lighten our hair, but darken our skin? Why can’t women put on mascara with their mouth closed? Why is “abbreviated” such a long word? Why do doctors call what they do “practice”? Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, but dish-washing liq- uid is made with real lemons? Why is the man who invests all your money called a “broker”? Why is the time of day with the slowest traf- fic called “rush hour”? Why isn’t there mouse- flavored cat food? Why didn’t Noah swat those two mosquitoes? Why don’t sheep shrink when it rains? Why are they called “apartments” when they are all stuck together? If “con” is the opposite of “pro,” then is “Congress” the oppo- site of “progress”? If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the “terminal”? R. M. Chemtov a taste fOR the eXOtic Sondra: Ralph, did you have dinner yet? Ralph: I sure did… a complete seven course meal. Sondra: Really? What did you have? Ralph: A hot dog and a six-pack of beer. Rachel C. riddle: Marry Me SUBMITTED BY: David Dweck Penelope lives in a village with two tribes – the Emets, who always tell the truth, and the Shekers, who always lie. All of the villagers are either rich or poor (no middle class), and there is no way to tell an Emet from a Sheker just by looking at them. Penelope wants to marry a rich Emet. What can a prospective suitor say to Penelope to convince her that he is the one she is looking for? last Month’s riddle: The secret sibling Rivka is having twins. The doctor determines that at least one of the babies is going to be a boy. With this knowledge, what are the odds that Rivka will have twin boys? solution: One out of three. There are four possibilities for any set of twins: boy and boy, girl and girl, boy and girl, and girl and boy. If one of the babies is definitely a boy, then we can eliminate girl and girl as a pos- sibility. But each of the other three possibilities still has an equal chance, and so the odds are one out of three that both babies will be boys. solved by: Ezra Sitt, Abie Tawil Junior riddle: escape from afghanistan SUBMITTED BY: Isaac Hamaoui Sgt. Stevens is a prisoner in an Afghan jail. One night, after a large, unex- plained explosion, Steve escaped from his cell when the power when out. He runs down the steps and turns east, then runs up a ramp and turns north. Finally, he goes through a large door and hides under a truck by the main gate of the jail. To the north is an electrified fence, to the east are a dozen soldiers with machine guns, to the west is a swamp of quicksand, and to the south is the jailhouse. In which direction should Sgt. Stevens go to be free? lastMonth’s Junior riddle: Health foodwith feet You are walking through a field, and you find something to eat. It doesn’t have bones, and it doesn’t have meat. You pick it up and take it home, but some time later it walks away. What is it? solution: An egg. solved by: Dorna Delrahim Nia, Liraz Kababiet, Julie Yedid, Henri Il- inhort, Sima Arazi, Joey Arazi, David Khaver, Maor Delrakim Nia, Shirley Farca, Abie Tawil, Zalman Cohen, Isaac Hamaoui, Grace Kassin, Daniel Husney, Cassie G. Trivia: The orthodox advantage 23: Percent by which American Orthodox Jewish women outnumber their female (non-orthodox and non-Jewish) counterparts in rating their marriage as at least “very good.” (Aleinu Marital Satisfaction Survey 2009) 3 .55 : Factor by which an Orthodox Jew aged 18-29 years-old is more likely to be married (71 percent) than a non- Orthodox Jew (20 percent) in the same age bracket. (The North American Jewish Data Bank) ! seNd your soluTioNs! mobile: Scan the QR code at right online: go.CommunityM.com/riddle email: riddles@Community M .com facsimile: 718-504-4246 postal mail: 1616 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11223 Correct solutions received by the 20 th of each month will be noted in the next issue. 90 COMMUNITY MAGAZINE