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Mind Games

Mind puzzles are great mental workouts, especially when alcohol has been introduced into the bloodstream at a rapid rate.

Here are a few for you to try.

You bring a guest to your house and show him a portrait. As you point to the portrait, you say to the guest "Brothers and sisters, I have none. This man's father is my father's son." Who is the person in the portrait? Answer

A barrel of water weighs 20 pounds. What must you add to it to make it weigh 12 pounds? Answer

Why can't a man living in California be buried in Canada?
Answer

A farmer had fifteen sheep. All but nine died. How many did he have left?
Answer.

Do they have a 4th of July in England? Answer.

A man drove all the way from New York to San Francisco only to discover at the end of the trip that he had a flat tire from the very start. Yet his car was completely unaffected by it? How is this possible? Answer.

Is it legal for a man in Oregon to marry his widow's sister? Why? Answer.

You are driving a bus. At the first stop, six people get on. At the second bus stop, four people get on and three people get off. At the third stop, eight people get on, two people get off, and a third person gets off, but asks for a transfer. At the fourth bus stop, seven people get off, but no one gets on. At the fifth bus stop, twelve people get on and seven people get off. At the sixth bus stop, no one gets off and no one gets on. Who is the bus driver? Answer.

A man builds a house rectangular in shape. All sides have southern exposure. A big bear walks by, what color is the bear? Why? Answer.

I am used to bat with, yet I never get a hit. I am near a ball, yet it is never thrown. What am I? Answer.

You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position do you finish? Answer.

If two's company and three's a crowd, what's four and five? Answer.

A mother had two sons who were born on the same hour of the same day of the same year. But they were not twins. (They were her biological sons--they were not adopted.) Explain this. Answer.

How many birthdays does the average woman have? Answer.

How many outs are there in an inning? Answer.

Two men play five games of checkers. Each man wins the same number of games. There are no ties. Explain this.
Answer.

What word, when written in capital letters, is the same forwards, backwards, and upside down? Answer.

A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10'' tall. What does he weigh? Answer.

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You bring a guest to your house and show him a portrait. As you point to the portrait, you say to the guest "Brothers and sisters, I have none. This man's father is my father's son." Who is the person in the portrait?	Answer
A barrel of water weighs 20 pounds. What must you add to it to make it weigh 12 pounds?	Answer
Why can't a man living in California be buried in Canada?	Answer
A farmer had fifteen sheep. All but nine died. How many did he have left?	Answer.
Do they have a 4th of July in England?	Answer.
A man drove all the way from New York to San Francisco only to discover at the end of the trip that he had a flat tire from the very start. Yet his car was completely unaffected by it? How is this possible?	Answer.
Is it legal for a man in Oregon to marry his widow's sister? Why?	Answer.
You are driving a bus. At the first stop, six people get on. At the second bus stop, four people get on and three people get off. At the third stop, eight people get on, two people get off, and a third person gets off, but asks for a transfer. At the fourth bus stop, seven people get off, but no one gets on. At the fifth bus stop, twelve people get on and seven people get off. At the sixth bus stop, no one gets off and no one gets on. Who is the bus driver?	Answer.
A man builds a house rectangular in shape. All sides have southern exposure. A big bear walks by, what color is the bear? Why?	Answer.
I am used to bat with, yet I never get a hit. I am near a ball, yet it is never thrown. What am I?	Answer.
You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position do you finish?	Answer.
If two's company and three's a crowd, what's four and five?	Answer.
A mother had two sons who were born on the same hour of the same day of the same year. But they were not twins. (They were her biological sons--they were not adopted.) Explain this.	Answer.
How many birthdays does the average woman have?	Answer.
How many outs are there in an inning?	Answer.
Two men play five games of checkers. Each man wins the same number of games. There are no ties. Explain this.	Answer.
What word, when written in capital letters, is the same forwards, backwards, and upside down?	Answer.
A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10'' tall. What does he weigh?	Answer.