Community Magazine July 2021

78 COMMUNITY MAGAZINE Riddle: Home – But Not Alone SUBMITTED BY MARK S. A man leaves home, turns left three times, and returns home to face two men wearing masks. Who are the two men? Last Month’s Riddle: Chimney Dilemma What can go up a chimney down, but can’t go down a chimney up? Solution: An umbrella. If your umbrella is “down,” it can fit through a chimney, but if it’s “up,” it won’t fit! Solved by: Meir Nakash, Natalie Cohen, Caroline Gindi, David & Judy Picciotto, The Blum Family, and Big Mike. Junior Riddle: Word Dilemma I am a word. If you pronounce me right, you are wrong; if you pronounce me wrong, you are right. What word am I? Last Month’s Junior Riddle: What Am I? It has keys, but no locks. It has space, but no room. You can enter, but can’t go inside. What is it? Solution: A keyboard! Solved by: The Nakach Family, Caroline Gindi, The Shmulster, Natalie Cohen, Mazie Betesh, David & Judy Picciotto, The Blum Family, Sarah Cohen, H. Soleimani, and Zaki Dabas. 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. Although this married couple enjoyed their new fishing boat together, it was the husband who was always behind the wheel operating the boat. Concerned about what might happen in an emergency, the husband decided to see if his wife could handle the craft on her own. One day out on the lake he said to his wife, "Please take the wheel. Pretend that I am unconscious for some reason and you must get the boat safely to shore and dock it." Proving that she was up to the challenge, the wife drove the boat to shore with no help from her husband. Later that evening, the wife walked into the living room where her husband was reading the newspaper. She sat down next to him, took a section and said to him, "Please go into the kitchen. Pretend I'm unconscious for some reason and you must set the table, cook dinner, and wash the dishes." Yamir S. IN CASE OF EMERGENCY Q: What’s the nicest thing about meditation? A: It makes doing nothing quite respectable. Jack V. Grazi KEEPING BUSY After starting a new diet, I altered my drive to the gym to avoid passing my favorite bakery. I accidentally drove by the bakery this morning and as I approached, there in the window were a host of goodies. I felt this was no accident, so I prayed: "If it was Divinely destined that I should have any of those delicious goodies, show me a sign in the form of an empty parking space right on the block of the bakery." And sure enough, my prayers were answered… On the eighth time around the block, there it was! Jonathan F. 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 THE BAKERY SIGN THE BATHTUB TEST During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director for the criteria by which a patient is institutionalized. "Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to empty the bathtub." "Oh, I understand," said the visitor. "A normal person would use the bucket because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup. "No," said the Director. "A normal person would pull the plug out. Do you want a room with or without a view?" Lisa D. Q: What do you call a first-time offender in Saudi Arabia? A: Lefty! Raquel B. SAUDI-CON