Category: Humor

Riddle Me This! — Answers

Here are the answers to Tuesday’s riddles.

1

A truck driver is going the wrong way on a one-way street.  A policeman sees him but does not stop him or even write him a ticket.  Why?

Answer – The truck driver is walking.

21riddle

Answer – Fire

3

A wise old king has no sons or daughters to leave his kingdom to, but he has 11 nieces and nephews.  He decides to test them to see which one is worthy to rule his kingdom after he dies.  He gives each one a pot of dirt and a seed and says, “Here is a chance to prove yourself.  You must plant this seed and honestly nurture it with no help from your parents or your friends.  In one year, I will see who has done the best job, and he or she will inherit the kingdom.
One year later, each of the nieces and nephews brings their plants back to the king.  Some have flourished, some are doing well, a couple are sickly and one pot has no plant at all.  The king says, “I now know who will inherit my kingdom.”  Who does he give his kingdom to, and why?

Answer – The one with no plant.  All the seeds were fake to test their honesty.

41riddle2

Answer – A parachute.

51riddle 3

Answer – Silence

6

Two men are sitting at a bar.  One man is bragging about how well he knows popular music.  He says, “I know just about every song imaginable.  I’m so good, I’ll bet you $1,000.00 I can sing a popular song with you girlfriend’s name in it.”  The other man says, “You’ve got a bet.  My girlfriend’s name is Celeste Janelle.”  The braggart wins $1,000.00.  What song did he sing?

Answer – Happy Birthday to You.

71riddle 4

Answer – 1, 2, 3 — 1+2+3=6, 1x2x3=6

8

A black car is driving down a lonely rural road.  There are no street lights and the car does not have its headlights on.  There is no moon or starlight.  A black cat is sleeping in the middle of the road, but the driver stops before he hits the cat.  How does the driver know where the cat is sleeping?

Answer – The car was driving in the middle of the afternoon.

Riddle Me This!

Everyone loves a puzzle.  Test your mind.  Challenge your friends.  Take this opportunity to truly think outside the box.  You have 48 hours.  I’ll post the answers on Thursday, April 2nd.  There’s only one rule — NO GOOGLE!

Good Luck!

1

A truck driver is going the wrong way on a one-way street.  A policeman sees him but does not stop him or even write him a ticket.  Why?

21riddle

3

A wise old king has no sons or daughters to leave his kingdom to, but he has 11 nieces and nephews.  He decides to test them to see which one is worthy to rule his kingdom after he dies.  He gives each one a pot of dirt and a seed and says, “Here is a chance to prove yourself.  You must plant this seed and honestly nurture it with no help from your parents or your friends.  In one year, I will see who has done the best job, and he or she will inherit the kingdom.
One year later, each of the nieces and nephews brings their plants back to the king.  Some have flourished, some are doing well, a couple are sickly and one pot has no plant at all.  The king says, “I now know who will inherit my kingdom.”  Who does he give his kingdom to, and why?

41riddle2

51riddle 3

6

Two men are sitting at a bar.  One man is bragging about how well he knows popular music.  He says, “I know just about every song imaginable.  I’m so good, I’ll bet you $1,000.00 I can sing a popular song with you girlfriend’s name in it.”  The other man says, “You’ve got a bet.  My girlfriend’s name is Celeste Janelle.”  The braggart wins $1,000.00.  What song did he sing?

71riddle 4

8

A black car is driving down a lonely rural road.  There are no street lights and the car does not have its headlights on.  There is no moon or starlight.  A black cat is sleeping in the middle of the road, but the driver stops before he hits the cat.  How does the driver know where the cat is sleeping?

The British Are Comi … They’re Here!

flagIn North America, just like fishnet stockings and a push-up bra, a tuxedo and a British accent is so close to being soft core porn it should have a warning label.  This is why we’re up to our entertainment elbows in expat Brits.  They’re all over the place, from John Oliver’s weekly dose of escalating indignation to this new guy, James Corden, whose nightly impression of Ricky Gervais isn’t actually all that bad.  But that’s the secret.  The British accent is so sexy on this side of the Atlantic, Brits don’t have to do much except show up.  You could give Bobo the dancing bear a bowtie and a few long vowels and even PETA would tune in.  There’s nothing wrong with this, BTW, I just find it fascinating.

Check it out.  Need a Lincoln?  Look in London.  Batman?  Same again, please.  Superman?  One more time.  Even Spiderman is a Brit, if not by birth.  How about a villain who will literally steal the show?  If Alan Rickman’s busy, try calling Tom Hiddleston.  David Tennant could read the Ipswich telephone book and get an Emmy, and Benedict Cumberbatch has so many Cumberbitches is tow he wouldn’t even have to read it.  Mark Strong, Kit Harington, Henry Cavill — the list goes on, and I haven’t even cracked open the Who’s Who of the Harry Potter franchise yet.  There are so many Brits kicking around the American media these day that Jude Law, Hugh Laurie and Damien Lewis don’t even count anymore.  It’s a wonder Clooney and the boys aren’t reduced to marrying rich lawyers or doing Chanel™ commercials just to make ends meet.

So what’s the deal?

Some people say our Anglophilia comes from watching too much PBS as children.  After all, Masterpiece Theatre has been American highbrow for over forty years, from Upstairs, Downstairs (the first time) to Downton Abbey, with any number of Emmas thrown in the middle.  Plus, for decades, Public TV has been so successfully murdering Brits every week that they’ve worn out one Sherlock Holmes and possibly three Miss Marples!  That’s a lot of cultural tea and crumpets for impressionable young minds to digest.

Personally, though, I disagree.  I believe our insatiable love affair with the Brits started here (see video) and is now irrevocably twisted into our DNA.  (And kids, if you don’t know who this is, ask your grandmother — she’ll remember.)