Community Magazine November 2012

Riddle: Generational Differences SUBMITTED BY: J. Sutton Mavis is 21 years older than her child. In 5.5 years she will be 5 time as old as her child. How old is Mavis now? Last Month’s Riddle: Bear Country Walking in a deserted area, Harry encountered a bear. Both were frightened and ran away. Harry ran directly to the north, the bear ran directly to the west. After a few minutes, the fellow stopped, took our his binoculars and pointed them directly to the south. Through the binoculars he saw the very same bear. What color was the bear? Solution: White. The only way for the bear to be seen to the south of the man after the bear ran west and the man ran north, is if the event took place at the north pole and so it must have been a polar bear. Solved by: S hirley Massre, Joey M, Victor J. Grazi, Michail Sunitsky Junior Riddle: The Big Burn SUBMITTED BY: Eddie Cohen Ralph wants to kindle a fire in the fireplace of the ski lodge. All he has is one ounce of alco- hol, a pint of gasoline, four logs, five sheets of paper, two candles, a box of matches and a piece of cotton wool. Assuming that the fire the fire will need to burn for at least 24 hours, what should Ralph light first? Last Month’s Jr Riddle: Man Mover At the airport, Eddie starts walking 2.5 miles per hour (mph) at the beginning of a long moving sidewalk that is going 2.5 mph. Meanwhile, at the end of the moving sidewalk, David starts walking on the moving sidewalk in the wrong direction towards Eddie at 3.5 mph. How far will Eddie be from David 60 seconds before they meet? Solution: 1/10 (.1) mile. Since both Eddie and David are on the moving sidewalk, we can ignore the speed of the sidewalk itself. Since they are travelling at a combined 6 mph, they will cover exactly 1/10 of a mile in 60 seconds. Solved by: Victor Grazi, Jacob Cohen, Abraham Beyda, Michail Sunitsky THE SAD STORY Three brothers, Ralph, Lee and Steven went to a party. After the party they returned to the hotel where they had a room on the 60 th floor. Unfortunately for them, the elevator was not working. They decided that they would take the stairs and that for the first 20 stories, Ralph will crack jokes, for the second 20 flights Lee will tell a happy story and for the last 20 floors, Steven will tell a sad story. They started up the stairs and Ralph’s jokes kept them laughing. Then Lee’s story was inspiring. Finally, at the 41 st floor, it was Steven’s turn and he felt lots of pressure to tell a very sad story. He started by talking about three brothers, who were climbing 60 flights of stairs to get to their hotel room.” He dragged the story out describing how they were tired and burned out, until they reached the 59 th floor. Finally, Ralph interrupted saying, “It sounds like a story about us and it’s not really sad.” “Well you didn’t wait for me to tell you what happens when they get to the 60 th floor?” Steven answered. “So what happens? Lee asked. “Well,” Steven began as they reached their suite. “When they reached the 60 th floor, the brother telling the sad story says that he forgot the key to the hotel room downstairs”. Jack V.Grazi THE BRIGHT KNIGHT Leonard, a British Jew was waiting in line to be knighted by the Queen. In the formal ceremony, he is supposed to kneel in front of her and recite a sentence in Latin when she taps him on the shoulders with her sword. However, when his turn comes, he panics in the excitement of the moment and forgets the Latin. Thinking fast, he recites the only other sentence he knows in a foreign language, which he remembers from the Passover seder: “ Mah nishtanah halaylah hazeh mikol halelot .” Puzzled, Her Majesty turns to her advisor and whispers, “Why is this knight different from all other knights?” M. Esses GOLF 101 A young guy who never picked up a golf club decides to take a lesson. The pro shows him the basics, and then says, “Okay, now try to hit the ball toward the flag on the first green.” The novice tees off and drives the ball 300 yards. It lands on the green, just inches from the hole. “Now what?” he says. “Uh,” stammers the pro, “you’re supposed to hit the ball into the cup.” “Oh,” the beginner says, “now you tell me.” Abhu Cohen MAILBOX UPGRADE A friend asked me to replace the rotted post that her mailbox sat on, but to save the beloved old box. I managed to extract all but one of the rusty nails in the bottom of the mailbox. To free the last nail, I wrapped my arms around the box in a bear hug and started yanking up. Just then a truck came by, and the driver stuck his head out the window. “I tried that,” he said, “but the bills just keep on coming.” Y. D. NO SMOKING SOLUTION George : I went to my doctor to see if he could help me give up smoking. Sam: What did he say? George: He suggested that every time I felt like a smoke I should reach for a bar of chocolate. Sam: Did that do any good? George: Not really, no matter how much I tried, I couldn’t get the chocolate to light.” Michael Levy PERFECT GAME I was glued to the TV. It looked like the pitcher would throw a no-hitter. My wife, who thinks baseball is boring, wondered why the crowd was so excited. “It’s a perfect game,” I told her. “Do you know what that is?” “Yeah,” she said, “one that’s over.” Isaac Sutton 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. ! HESVAN 5773 NOVEMBER 2012 97