Community Magazine July 2014

116 COMMUNITY MAGAZINE Riddle: Library Junior Riddle: Clerk SUBMITTED BY: Sarah D. SUBMITTED BY: F. Mizrahi You and a group of your friends are in the library. One friend says there is a $100 dollar bill hidden between pages 75 and 76 of a book in the library. But you decide not to go and look for it. Why? Last Month’s Riddle: Random Drawing In a recent random drawing of three digits, the number 361 was drawn; immediately afterward in a random drawing of four digits, 2401 was drawn. Both of these numbers have something unusual in common – what is it? And what are the chances of this happening again, remembering that in a random drawing numbers can begin with one or more zeroes. Solution: Both numbers are perfect squares (19 squared and 49 squared). The three number drawing has exactly 1000 possible outcomes (000-999). The four number drawing has exactly 10,000 possible outcomes (0000-9999). To see how many squares are possible, take the square root of the maximum number and “round up” (to count the 000, which is a perfect square). Thus, since the square root of 999 is 31.6, there are 32 possible squares in the three number drawing (the squares of 0 through 31). Similarly, for the four number drawing, there are 100 possible squares (the squares of 0 through 99). Thus, the likelihood of both numbers being a squared number is (32/1000) x (100/1000) or 0.0032 (a little over 3 chances in 10,000). Solved by: Janice Mizrahi A clerk at a butcher shop stands five feet ten inches tall and wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh? Last Month’s Riddle: Birthday Billie was born on December 28 th , yet her birthday always falls in the summer. How is this possible? Solution: Billie lives in the Southern Hemisphere. Solved by: Chana Dubov, David Cohen, Adele E., Sylvia H., Mouiz Alhalabi, David and Dawn Green, Rachel Cohen, Richard Hauptman, Jack Hanan, Ronnie Harary, Jack Tawil, Mark A. Guindi, A. Bamshad, and Janice Mizrahi. NO INJURIES Former basketball star Winston Bennett insisted he wasn’t prone to injury. “In fact,” he pointed out, “I’ve never had a major knee surgery on any other part of my body.” Sam T. HEADACHES A man staggered up to the pharmacy counter. “Would you give me something for my head?” he asked. “Why?” the pharmacist said, looking up. “What would I do with it?” A. C. A VEXED VET After a long day spent visiting an endless array of horses and cows with sore legs, Mark the Veterinarian finally returned to the animal clinic. He discovered a slow leak in one of his truck tires, and so even though he was exhausted, he mustered the strength to drive it to the service station. The mechanic knew immediately that he was dealing with a tired veterinarian after Mark carefully explained to him that his truck seemed to be lame in the right hind tire. Yitzy D. MEDICAL CONFUSION While transcribing medical audiotapes, a colleague came upon the following garbled diagnosis: “This man has pholenfrometry.” Knowing nothing about that particular condition, she double checked with the doctor. After listening to the tape, he shook his head. “This man,” he said, translating for her, “has fallen from a tree!” Jack V. Grazi THE FLU My four-year-old daughter had a terrible case of the flu. She was achy, had a high fever, and was terribly hoarse. I took her to the doctor, and after the usual routine of listening to her breathing and checking her ears, the doctor looked my daughter in the eye and said, “So what would you say is bothering you the most?” Without skipping a beat, my daughter promptly answered, “Joey. He always breaks my toys!” C. Shalom DOUBLE TROUBLE Aman arrived at the hospital with two burned ears. “How did this happen?” the nurse asked. “The phone rang while I was ironing my shirt,” he explained, “and I picked up the iron instead of the phone.” “So how did you burn the other ear?” “They called back.” Sarah D. DOCTOR TALES Mrs. Cohen’s doctor discovered that the check she had written to him bounced. He called her and said, “Mrs. Cohen, your check came back.” “Yeah,” she replied, “and so did my arthritis.” R. Dweck UNDER THE BED Jay went to a psychiatrist. “Doc, he said, “I’ve got trouble. Every time I get into bed I think there is somebody under it. I get under the bed; I think there’s somebody on top of it. Top, under, under top. I’m going crazy!” “Just put yourself in my hands for two years,” said the shrink. “Come to me three times a week and I’ll cure you.” “How much do you charge?” “A hundred dollars per visit.” “I’ll think about it.” Jay never went back. Sometime later he met the doctor on the street. “Why didn’t you ever come to see me again?” the psychiatrist asked. “For a hundred bucks a visit? My friend cured me for 10 dollars.” “Is that so! How?” “He told me to cut the legs off the bed.” Abe Cohen ORANGE JUICE Somebody once saw a man staring at an orange juice bottle, so he approached to ask him what he was doing. He answered, “It said, ‘concentrate’.” S. Semah FRESH VS. SPOILED Sometimes people say food is spoiled and sometimes they say food is fresh. But I know something that’s both fresh and spoiled – teenagers! Shlomo D. Churba