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[kaleni-san]

• Why can't a man living in the USA be buried in Canada?
• Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister? Why?
• A man builds a house rectangular in shape. All sides have southern exposure. A big bear walks by, what color is the bear?
• If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
• How far can a dog run into the woods?
• One big hockey fan claimed to be able to say the score before any game. How did he do it?
• You can start a fire if you have alcohol, petrol, kerosene, paper, candle, coke, a full matchbox and a piece of cotton wool. What is the first thing you light?
• Why do Chinese men eat more rice than Japanese men?
• What word describes a woman who does not have all her fingers on one hand?

spoiler... im too lazy to put a spoiler box.

1 he is alive
2 no he is dead
3 ?
4 one?
5 how deep are the woods? or is it just solid wood?
6 by being stupid and thinking he is psycic
7 the match
8 cuz theyr hungry?
9 a normal woman ... wait how many are on each hand?

you can look now!

[RiddL3R]

very easy. the Chinese one is better than the edited version. "why to Chinese men eat more rice than Japanese men" answer : rice tastes better than Japanese men

[NOLady55]

Wait...for #1 he most certainly can be buried in Canada, just once he dies. I get where you meant to go with that one, but it makes sense as it is. It doesn't say he must be buried immediately.

[Mrs. Cullen]

I got about 3 quarters of them right, but Im used to them. Out-of-the-box is right.

same

[Dan Hill]

1. Cause he still alive
2. No cause he's dead
3. pass
4. 2
5. Half way then he's running back out
6. pass
7. The match
8. pass
9. pass




edit:
Why do Chinese men eat more rice than Japanese men? (Edit: Why do Chinese men eat more rice than Japanese men do?)
Answer: There are more Chinese men than Japanese men.

can someone explain that answer, is it based on the current estimated population of each county?

Edited by Dan Hill, 18 January 2009 - 02:21 PM.

[RexTan]

•Why can't a man living in the USA be buried in Canada?

- Of course! The man is still alive! "a man living in the USA"

•Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister? Why?

- No! Widow signifies that a woman is husband-less, so, how can a dead marry a living person.

•A man builds a house rectangular in shape. All the sides have southern exposure. A big bear walks by. What color is the bear? Why? (similar to the Bear riddle in the section Einstein's Riddles)

- White. The house was built along the ice in Southern Hemisphere.

•If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?

- 2. (the statement doesn't tell that the 3 apples are yours, you took 2 from them)



•You can start a fire if you have alcohol, petrol, kerosene, paper, candle, coke, a full matchbox and a piece of cotton wool. What is the first thing you light?

- The matchstick, of course!

•Why do Chinese men eat more rice than Japanese men do?

- Chinese men this present uses spoon while Japanese still use the traditional chopstick.