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 Oct 8 2007, 19:00
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 The Il2 Fan  Group: Members Posts: 733 Joined: 7-November 06 From: England Member No.: 25  |
A thread to challenge this forums intellect. I guess whomever comes with the correct answer recieves the next turn, similar to the guess the veicle thread. This is a place for not random questions, but riddles, for example "i man had 60 sheep" type jokes. Everyone knows a few, and there great to pass around the office or workplace to look smart. Anywhom i shall start.
A man gets a new job. He measures the distance of a round trip to work in his car and its exactly 20 miles. He travels 5 miles to get to work and 15 miles to get home. The man drives home without making any detours and he takes the most direct route there and back. Not only that, but the mans boss askes him to report to another location to work. The man also measures this and it is also a exactly 20 mile round trip. However this involved a 15 mile drive to work and a 5 mile drive home. The man drives to and from work taking the most direct route without any detours. How can this be? --------------------   |
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Oct 8 2007, 19:11
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 Gee, I wish we had one of them doomsday machines.  Group: Moderators Posts: 2,037 Joined: 13-November 06 From: Wales Member No.: 155 |
One way roads.
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Oct 8 2007, 19:20
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The Il2 Fan Group: Members Posts: 733 Joined: 7-November 06 From: England Member No.: 25 |
no, but that in the right area.
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Oct 8 2007, 21:52
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Gee, I wish we had one of them doomsday machines. Group: Moderators Posts: 2,037 Joined: 13-November 06 From: Wales Member No.: 155 |
Every day on the way back from work he is ambushed by space/time bending gremlins who change the length of a mile to protagonise him.
Alternatively, reading yours again; He doesn't start at his home. He starts 5 miles from work, (10 miles from his home). And I bet I know what he's doing too 
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Moderation Feedback Thread - Tell everyone how much you Site Issues Thread - Complain about site issues here. We might even fix them! Community Chatter Thread - Furthest Mud-sling gets a free subscription to "JdB Monthly". QUOTE(Major Mike Shearer) We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area. QUOTE(Brace Belden) A machine gun is like a woman, I don’t understand it, I’m afraid of it, and one day I’ll accidentally be killed by one. |
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Oct 8 2007, 22:44
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The Il2 Fan Group: Members Posts: 733 Joined: 7-November 06 From: England Member No.: 25 |
lol no and no
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Oct 8 2007, 22:48
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Gee, I wish we had one of them doomsday machines. Group: Moderators Posts: 2,037 Joined: 13-November 06 From: Wales Member No.: 155 |
Ok, I think I've got it. It takes him 5 miles to get to work, 10 miles to get to the second place and then 5 miles back home.
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Moderation Feedback Thread - Tell everyone how much you Site Issues Thread - Complain about site issues here. We might even fix them! Community Chatter Thread - Furthest Mud-sling gets a free subscription to "JdB Monthly". QUOTE(Major Mike Shearer) We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area. QUOTE(Brace Belden) A machine gun is like a woman, I don’t understand it, I’m afraid of it, and one day I’ll accidentally be killed by one. |
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Oct 9 2007, 00:08
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The Il2 Fan Group: Members Posts: 733 Joined: 7-November 06 From: England Member No.: 25 |
no but good thinking, they are on different days, and completly seperate journeys. its a good un.
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Oct 9 2007, 13:10
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 26-May 07 Member No.: 848 |
The man has 2 homes
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Oct 9 2007, 14:24
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 ArmA.info Sarcasm Society's Rifleman-in-Charge Group: Members Posts: 266 Joined: 23-November 06 From: Manchester of the North, FI Member No.: 270 |
The question was already answered.
 I think. 
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Oct 9 2007, 17:41
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The Il2 Fan Group: Members Posts: 733 Joined: 7-November 06 From: England Member No.: 25 |
no hasnt been answered yet, but reed is wrong also.
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Oct 10 2007, 18:50
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Gee, I wish we had one of them doomsday machines. Group: Moderators Posts: 2,037 Joined: 13-November 06 From: Wales Member No.: 155 |
I don't think anyone's going to get this...
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Oct 10 2007, 18:56
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The Il2 Fan Group: Members Posts: 733 Joined: 7-November 06 From: England Member No.: 25 |
very well i shall reveal.
The man in question works at a fast food resturant in a layby on the motorway. Its 5 miles down the motorway from his house, then after work a further 5 miles down the motorway to the next exit. From there its 10 miles back, a 20 mile round trip. The day his boss asks him to relocate, its the burger king on the opposite side of the motorway, a 10 mile drive to the junction, 5 miles from there to work, then 5 miles home. I guess anyone who has a good one should feel free to take the next turn. -------------------- |
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Oct 10 2007, 20:32
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I guessed is was something with an highway
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Oct 10 2007, 23:44
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Gee, I wish we had one of them doomsday machines. Group: Moderators Posts: 2,037 Joined: 13-November 06 From: Wales Member No.: 155 |
QUOTE(BigglesTrevor @ Oct 10 2007, 18:56)  very well i shall reveal. The man in question works at a fast food resturant in a layby on the motorway. Its 5 miles down the motorway from his house, then after work a further 5 miles down the motorway to the next exit. From there its 10 miles back, a 20 mile round trip. The day his boss asks him to relocate, its the burger king on the opposite side of the motorway, a 10 mile drive to the junction, 5 miles from there to work, then 5 miles home. I guess anyone who has a good one should feel free to take the next turn. That makes very little sense. I think one way roads was about as close as anyone would have gotten! 
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Moderation Feedback Thread - Tell everyone how much you Site Issues Thread - Complain about site issues here. We might even fix them! Community Chatter Thread - Furthest Mud-sling gets a free subscription to "JdB Monthly". QUOTE(Major Mike Shearer) We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area. QUOTE(Brace Belden) A machine gun is like a woman, I don’t understand it, I’m afraid of it, and one day I’ll accidentally be killed by one. |
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Oct 12 2007, 10:58
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 26-May 07 Member No.: 848 |
That is the one way system , just the language is different.
that is annoying riddles they are either maths based or languege or both , this has allready been answered in my opinion |
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Oct 12 2007, 13:59
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Gee, I wish we had one of them doomsday machines. Group: Moderators Posts: 2,037 Joined: 13-November 06 From: Wales Member No.: 155 |
My turn then
 A man is found dead in a field with an unopened package. How did he die? -------------------- The Rules - Nothing too complicated, follow these and we'll have no problems.
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Oct 12 2007, 14:20
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 146 Joined: 2-December 06 From: England Member No.: 352 |
The man had jumped from a plane but his parachute had failed to open.
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Oct 12 2007, 15:43
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Gee, I wish we had one of them doomsday machines. Group: Moderators Posts: 2,037 Joined: 13-November 06 From: Wales Member No.: 155 |
You're too smart for your own good!
Yeah, that's the answer. -------------------- The Rules - Nothing too complicated, follow these and we'll have no problems.
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Oct 16 2007, 14:40
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Member Group: Members Posts: 146 Joined: 2-December 06 From: England Member No.: 352 |
Here's my one.
A man is pushing a car. He stops at a hotel. At that precise moment he realize's that he is bankrupt. What is actually going on? Should be easy! -------------------- |
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Oct 16 2007, 15:03
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 Exilsaarländer Group: Former .info Serviceman Posts: 286 Joined: 4-November 06 From: Home is where your heart is: Saarland Member No.: 14 |
He has no money to buy fuel and his hotel is exploded?
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