Community Magazine December 2012

Riddle: The 9 Iron SUBMITTED BY: Eddie Beyda A pharmacist in Timbuktu needs to represent the number 100 on a bottle of iron pills, but he only has six number nine “9” stickers. How can he use the six nines to equal exactly 100? (He can make use of addition, division, subtraction, exponents, fractions, decimals, etc., but no other digits). Last Month’s Riddle: Generational Differences 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? Solution: 20½. If we say that in 5.5 years, the child is X, then sally will be 5X. We know that there is a 21 year difference so X+21 = 5X. Solving for X we get 21/4 = 5.25. That means today, the child is -.25 years old (or approximately 3 months in the womb) and Mavis is 20½ years old. Solved by: Ralph Gindi Junior Riddle: Prized Posession SUBMITTED BY: Leo Sorcher. What does a person have, for as long as he’s alive, that goes up, and never goes down? Last Month’s Junior Riddle: The Big Burn Ralph wants to kindle a fire in the fireplace of the ski lodge. All he has is one ounce of alcohol, 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? Solution: The match, of course. Solved by: Chani Batcohen, Victor J. Grazi, Shirley Massre, Kimberly Djouejati TELLER OF TIME A man is strolling past a park and suddenly realizes that his watch has stopped. Remembering that he has an important meeting coming up, he notices a fellow sitting on a park bench reading a newspaper. Calling out to the fellow, the man says, “Pardon me, sir, but do you have the time?” The park goer calls back, “One moment!” as he snaps into action, pulling out a stick and a host of equipment. He pushes the stick into the ground, and, pulling out a carpenter’s level, assures himself that the stick is vertical. With a compass, the fellow locates north, and with a steel ruler, measures the precise length of the shadow cast by the stick. Withdrawing a slide rule from his pocket, the fellow calculates rapidly, then swiftly packs up all his tools and turns back to the pedestrian, saying, “It is now precisely 3:29 pm, provided today is December 6 th , which I believe it is.” The man can’t help but be impressed by this demonstration, and sets his watch accordingly. Before he leaves, he says to the gentleman, “That was really quite remarkable, but tell me, what do you do on a cloudy day, or at night, when the stick casts no shadow?” The fellow points to a tall building beyond the trees behind the park and says, “I suppose I’d just look at the clock tower over there.” Sol Shweky PRESCRIPTIONITIS Doctor: Did you take those pills I gave you to improve your memory? Patient: What pills? Sarah Dweck HEAVY ADVICE Cindy consulted with her doctor for advice on losing ten pounds. “Do you like jogging?” the doctor asked. “Sure,” answered Cindy. “Ok,” the doctor replied, “Run 10 miles a day for the next 30 days, and I promise, you will lose those 10 pounds.” Cindy followed the doctor’s advice, and, after 30 days, she was pleased to find that she had indeed lost those pesky 10 pounds. She phoned the doctor to thank him for the wonderful advice. At the end of the conversation, the doctor asked Cindy to come in for a checkup. “I’ll need to set the appointment for 30 days from now,” she remarked. “Why?” the doctor asked. “Because that’s how long it’ll take me to get there,” Cindy explained. “After all, I’m 300 miles away!” Sarah Dweck BETTER WITH AGE When we asked our teacher how old he was, he said that he was so old that when he was a kid, the Dead Sea was only a little bit sick. Joey Harari THE SEVENTY FIVE CENT PATIENT Doctor: Nurse, how is that little girl doing who swallowed three quarters last night? Nurse: No change yet. Ralph Esses CUTTING INTO OPTOMETRY Pamela: Doctor, doctor! I need glasses! Bob: You certainly do... This is a barber shop. Frieda Mizrahi SLOPPY SKI SAFETY Rob, who is semi-retired, went on a ski trip in New Jersey during winter break. But instead of skiing, Rob decided to put on a pair of snow shoes and started walking up the busy trail. Being a bit careless, he walked right in front of a moving lift and was knocked unconscious by one of the chairlifts. After being rushed to the local hospital and regaining consciousness, Rob called his insurance company from his hospital bed to report the emergency treatment. But to Rob’s surprise, the insurance company refused to cover his injury. “Why is the injury not covered?” Rob demanded. “You got hit in the head by a chair lift,” the insurance rep replied. “That makes you an idiot, and we consider that a preexisting condition.” Y. D. EMERGENCY SERVICES After falling out of a tree, Ted calls out for help. Little Ricky, who is playing nearby, runs over to see what the commotion was all about. “Hey kid,” Ted yells to the young boy. “I need you to call me an ambulance.” For a moment, Ricky just stands there, staring at Ted laying on the ground, until Ted repeats his command to the boy with even more urgency. “Go on and call me an ambulance, ” he says. Shrugging his shoulders, little Ricky relents and says to the man “Okay, sir, you’re an ambulance!” David Dweck SEND YOUR SOLUTIONS! mobile: Scan the QR code at right online: go.CommunityM.com/riddle email: riddles@Community M .com facsimile: 718-504-4246 postl: 1616 Ocean Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11223 Correct solutions received by the 20 th of each month will be noted in the next issue. ! KISLEV 5773 DECEMBER 2012 89