Community Magazine January 2021

62 COMMUNITY MAGAZINE Riddle: A Numbers Game SUBMITTED BY MARK F. What number comes next in each of these four mathematical sequences? A) 6 9 12 15 18 ____ B) 29 25 21 17 13 ____ C) 2 4 8 16 32 ____ D) 13 17 19 23 29 ____ Previous Month's Riddle: Party Mystery David was going to a party. As he approached, he could see through the window that it was completely packed with people. David went inside only to discover that there wasn’t a single person in there. How could this be? Solution: Everyone was married! Solved by: Ikey Gadeh, Belle Gadeh, The Shayo Family, Maurice D., ChaimGrazi, Meir Nakach, and The Shmulster. Junior Riddle: What Am I? SUBMITTED BY ALICE P. Each letter in the cryptogram below has been replaced by the letter that comes immediately after it in the alphabet. For example, B has replaced A, C has replaced B, and so on throughout the entire alphabet. Can you figure out the message below? Dpohsbuvmbujpot po efdpejoh uijt tfdsfu nfttbhf. Zpv bsf b nbtufs tpmwfs! Previous Month's Junior Riddle: What Am I? What has a thumb but no fingers and is not living? Solution: A mitten! Solved by: Ikey Gadeh, Belle Gadeh, Sarah Cohen, Fortune Azrak, The Shayo Family, Mark F., Celia Kassin, and Big Mike. Send your solutions! online: go.communitym.com/riddle email: riddles@communitym.com post: 1616 Ocean Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11223 Correct solutions received by the 18th of each month will be noted in the next issue. The teacher was collecting homework assignments from everyone in row four. When she passed Amy, she saw there was no paper on the desk, and she gave the young girl a disappointed look. “Amy, where is your homework? This is the third time this week…” Amy looked up innocently at the teacher and said, “But I followed your instructions exactly. You said the homework was ‘a piece of cake.’ I didn’t want to waste it, so I gave it to my baby brother to eat.” Amiel T. Teacher: Billy, how do you spell “crocodile”? Billy: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L. Teacher: No, that's incorrect. Billy: Maybe you think so, but you asked me how I spell it. R. G. EASIEST HOMEWORK EVER SPELLING TEST CAN YOU CRACK US UP? Send us your most hilarious jokes, anecdotes, or observations. Top picks will appear in this section with the name of the contributor. email: jokes@communitym.com online: go.communitym.com/jokes post mail: 1616 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11223 LIGHTNING HAMMER During our home renovation, my wife was watching me drive in some nails. “You hammer like lightning,” she said. “Really?” I replied, flattered. “Yes, really…you never strike the same place twice.” Alice K. My wife recently ran into the housekeeper who used to clean our house many years ago and was surprised to hear that she was still at it, despite her advanced age. “How do you manage to do all the strenuous work housekeeping entails?” my wife asked. “I do housework for clients who can’t see the dirt any better than I can,” she replied. Jack V. Grazi A motorist was speeding down the highway when a cop caught up with him and ticketed him for speeding. “What am I supposed to do with this?” the motorist grumbled as the policeman handed him the speeding ticket. “Keep it,” the cop said. “When you collect four of them, you get a bicycle.” Brenda B. Upon entering a local burger joint, Jason ordered a burger with a tomatoes and “minimal lettuce.” The woman behind the counter apologetically replied, “Sorry, but we only have iceberg lettuce.” Ed G. THE VITALITY SECRET A TICKET TO RIDE FOOD SERVICE My therapist told me that the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished two bags of chips and a chocolate cake. I feel better already. A. N. Working on a computer all day has definitely messed with Sarah’s view of reality. We had just placed our lunch order, and as our waiter walked away, he slipped on a wet spot on the floor. “How about that?” she observed dryly. “Our server is down.” Carey A. INNER HARMONY TECHNO-DINER