Magazine 2023-08 web

Riddle: School Library SUBMITTED BY KAREN M. You and a group of your friends are in the school library. One friend says there is a $100 dollar bill hidden between pages 25 and 26 of one of the books on the top shelf of the library. But you decide not to go and look for it. Why? Last Month’s Riddle: Pet Peeve A pet shop owner had a parrot with a sign on its cage that said, “Parrot repeats everything it hears.” Davey bought the parrot and for two weeks he spoke to it and it didn't say a word. He returned the parrot but the shopkeeper said he never lied about the parrot. How can this be? Solution: The parrot was deaf!  Solved by: Madeline Gabbai, The Blum Family, Morris Kabani, Solly Kabani, Bella S., Mordechai Sabbagh, David Dweck, Marielle Dushey, The Big Cheese, and Mayer Chemtob. Junior Riddle: A Royal Mystery SUBMITTED BY CARL D. Inside a huge palace on a desert island there were a king, queen, and twins – but no people. How can that be? Last Month’s Junior Riddle: Strange Subtraction How can you take 2 from 5 and be left with 4?  Solution: F  I V  E - Remove the 2 letters F and E from five and you are left with IV - which is the Roman numeral for four!  Solved by: The Blum Family, Morris Kabani, Bella S., The Shmulster, Solly Kabani, Mayer Chemtob, Rachel Esses, Rafi Shabtai, Alyce Bailey, 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 15th of each month will be noted in the next issue. PROFESSIONAL ADVICE A doctor and a lawyer are talking in the park. Their conversation is constantly interrupted by people describing their ailments and asking the doctor for free medical advice. After an hour of this, the frustrated doctor asks the lawyer, “What do you do to stop people from asking you for legal advice when you’re out of the office?” “I give them advice,” replies the lawyer, “and then I send them a bill.” The doctor is shocked, but decides to give it a try. The next day, still feeling slightly guilty, the doctor prepares the bills. When he goes to place them in his mailbox, he finds a bill from the lawyer from the park! Elaine D. Q: What has three letters and starts with gas? A: A car! ----------- Q: What vegetables do librarians like most? A: Quiet peas! Esther P. ONE-LINERS 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 Patient: Doctor, I get heartburn every time I eat a birthday cake. Doctor: Next time, take off the candles! Raymond F. A college professor runs a stop sign and gets pulled over by a sheriff. Being a big shot professor from New York, the professor assumes he’s smarter than the sheriff. The sheriff comes to the car window and asks for the professor’s license and registration. The professor asks, “What for?” The sheriff responds, “You didn’t come to a complete stop at the stop sign.” The professor replies, “I slowed down, and no one was coming.” “You still didn’t come to a complete stop,” explains the sheriff. The professor says, “If you can showme the legal difference between ‘slow down’ and ‘stop,’ I’ll give you my license and registration and you can give me two tickets. If not, you let me go and don’t give me a ticket.” The sheriff replies, “That sounds fair. Please exit your vehicle.” The professor steps out and the sheriff takes out his nightstick and starts beating the professor with it. The sheriff says, “Now, do you want me to stop or just slow down?” Nathan R. DOCTOR VISIT TRAFFIC STOP 62 COMMUNITY MAGAZINE