Community Magazine May 2013

LAST MONTH’S PICTURE THIS Riddle: Maximum Product SUBMITTED BY: S. Sutton Use all the digits from 1 to 9 without repeating, to form two numbers such that their product is maximum. A digit used should be unique across both the numbers. For example, the numbers formed could be 1234 and 56789. Junior Riddle: To Get to the Other Side SUBMITTED BY: RALPH ESSES Jake was standing on one side of the river, and his dog Scruffy was standing on the other side. “Come on Scruffy, come, boy!” shouted Jake. Scruffy crossed the river and got a treat for being a good dog. The amazing thing was that there was no bridge or tunnel and Scruffy didn’t even get wet! How did Scruffy do it? Last Month’s Junior Riddle: Basket of Apples A basket contains five apples. Do you know how to divide them among five kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket? Solution: Four kids get an apple (one apple for each one of them) and the fifth kid gets an apple with the basket still containing the apple. Solved by: David Mizrahi, Paula and Shirly Sardar, Meital and Zukie Sardar, Chani A., Daniel Dilamani, Chaim Fenster- heim and Michael Harari. POKED EYE After Jack’s repeated visits to the ophthalmic doctor complaining of pain in the eye, the doctor finally discovered his problem. “Your eye hurts when you drink tea,” the doctor said, “so you can’t drink tea.” Jack stuttered, “But I love tea.” The doctor replied, “Okay, but as long as you take the spoon out.” Rivka Betesh WALKING The room was full of expecting women and their husbands, and class was in full swing. The instructor was teaching the women how to breathe properly, and informing the men how to give the necessary assurances at this stage of the plan. The teacher then announced, “Ladies, exercise is good for you. Walking is especially beneficial. And, gentlemen, it wouldn’t hurt you to take the time to go walking with your wife!” The room really got quiet. Finally, a man in the middle of the group raised his hand. “Yes?” replied the teacher. “Is it all right if she carries a golf bag while we walk?” Dorna Delrahimnia WEIGHT LOSS PLAN The doctor of an overweight man put him on a diet, saying, “Eat regularly for two days, skip a day, and keep doing this for two weeks. I can guarantee you’ll lose at least five pounds by the next time I see you.” The man returned after two weeks and the doctor was shocked to see that the man had lost almost 20 pounds. The doctor said, “It’s amazing! Did you follow my instructions?” The man nodded. “The third day was the hardest.” “Because you were so hungry?” The doctor asked. “No, because of all that skipping.” Frieda Mizrahi EATING RIGHT Lori was at her wit’s end, because no matter what she did, her daughter Vicki would only eat junk food. Willing to try anything, she heard a nutritionist say there is a simple way to tell if you’re eating right – by filling your plates with bright colors: greens, reds, yellows. So she made Vicki agree to the new diet. Lori came downstairs the first morning to find a smiling Vicki. “How was breakfast honey?” Lori asked. “Fantastic!” exclaimed Vicki. “Really? Did you abide by the new diet?” “You bet mom,” said Vicki proudly. “I had an entire bowl of jelly beans. I never knew eating right could be so easy.” Jonathan D DOG TIRED A man went to his doctor, complaining that there were dogs all over his neighborhood. He said he couldn’t get any sleep because they barked all the time. The doctor heard the complaint and said, “I think I have some new sleeping pills that should do the trick.” “I’ll try anything,” the man said wearily. “Let’s give it a shot.”. The man returned a few weeks later, looking more tired than ever. “Doc, the pills aren’t working. I’m worse off than before!” “I don’t understand,” the doctor said, shaking his head. “I gave you the strongest prescription out there.” “All I know is that I have to chase those dogs all night, and when I finally catch one, it’s too hard to get it to swallow the pill!” Steven 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 post: 1616 Ocean Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11223 “ Correct solutions received by the 20 th of each month will be noted in the next issue. ! Solution: Close-up: 106 Community magazine