RIDDLES

1. Did you hear about the couple who drifted apart after many years of marriage?

2. You know about the Seven Deadly Sins. What is the Eighth Deadly Sin?

3. What's a sure way to get to the top in your career besides a little luck, a good attitude, and hard work? 

4. A doctor gave a man 6 months to live, but he couldn't pay his bill. What did the doctor do?

5. I wanted to become an atheist, but I gave it up. Why?

6. A graduate student was studying ships' crews. He was referred to the library's microfilm department, where he searched the _ _ _ _ _ for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

7. Trendy celebs volunteered to give out equipment at charity skydiving event. Donors got _ _ _ _ _ _ from the _ _ _.

8. Ancient Indian meditation practice is superior to one in cloistered meditation, proving that _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ is better than _ _ _.

9. Swim around, scare people, ram a boat. What am I?

10. Q. Are you appalled

           That you grow bald

           With your beard still dark and curly? 

     A. Your hair appeared 

          Before your beard 

          And so ..............................................

Answers:

 

1. It happened after they bought a water bed.

2. Trigonometry (sine - abbreviated sin)

3. Nepotism 

4. Gave him another six months

5. No holidays

6. fiche for complements

7. chutes from the hip

8. Hatha yoga is better than nun

9. Life of Jaws

10. must leave more early 

 

Credits:

3: Paul Leistra

4-5: Henny Youngman

7: GAMES Magazine

    May, 1999

    Bob Lynch

8: The Enigma

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9: Barbara Lin