Five Men in the Rain
There were five men going to church and it started to rain. The four that ran got wet and the one that stood still stayed dry.
SOLUTION
Four of the men were carrying a dead man in a coffin to his funeral.
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A Dream Man at a Funeral
While at her own mother’s funeral, a girl meets a guy she doesn’t know. She thinks the guy is amazing – her dream man – and is pretty sure he could be the love of her life. However, she never asks for his name or number and afterwards can not find anyone who knows who he is. A few days later, the girl kills her own sister.
Why did she do it?
SOLUTION
The girl assumed the man was a family friend, so she decided he would come also to the funeral of her sister.
53 Bicycles and a Dead Man
There is a room with a table, 53 bicycles, and four men. One of the four men is dead. How did he die?
SOLUTION
The “bicycles” are the (famous) Bicycle playing cards. The four men were playing poker, but one of them was cheating with an extra card, so he got killed.
Lost Without Moving
In 1972 there was a chess game between two famous players. One of them lost the game without moving any pieces. How?
SOLUTION
It was the game in 1972 between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky, when Bobby Fischer’s clock ran out of time. Fischer himself even did not appear for the game due to his protest against the cameras installed in the playing hall.
A Dream Last Night
The director of a company wakes up early for a morning flight. He realizes that he forgot some papers at work and goes there. In the office, he meets the night watchman who is leaving for home. The watchman stops the director and tells him that he shouldn’t fly. “I had a dream last night,” the watchman says, “I saw you crash. I saw you die sir, please do not fly today.”
The director listens to the advice of the watchman and decides not to travel. On the next day, the director returns, gives the watchman a generous bonus, and then he fires him. Why?
SOLUTION
The plane indeed crashed, so the watchman saved the director’s live. However, apparently, he has been sleeping during his shift, which is the reason the director fires him.
Murdered Wife
One night, a man received a call from the Police. The Police told the man that his wife was murdered, and that he should get to the crime scene as soon as possible. The man immediately hung up the phone and drove his car for 20 minutes. As soon as he got to the crime scene, the Police arrested him, and he got convicted for murder.
How did the Police know that the man committed the crime?
SOLUTION
The police did not tell the man where the crime scene was.
Death in the Field
A man is lying dead in a field. Next to him, there is an unopened package. There are no other people or animals in the field. How did he die?
SOLUTION
The man was sky diving and his parachute did not open.
Two Trains and a Bridge
Two trains are crossing the bridge bellow at the same speed on a non-windy day. One of the trains
SOLUTION
The two trains have different lengths, so the longer one needs more time until it crosses completely the bridge.
A Lady and a Cowboy
A lady and a cowboy lie next to a bullet, a dime, and a hook. As a result, someone is delighted but doesn’t show it. What are they doing?
SOLUTION
In Poker, the Queen is called “lady”, the King is called “cowboy”, the Ace is called “bullet”, the 10 is called “dime”, and the Jack is called “hook”. Thus, the poker player has a straight and that’s why he is delighted.
Fast and Furious
A bus driver was heading down a street in Colorado. He went right past a stop sign without stopping, turned left where there was a “no left turn” sign, and went the wrong way on a one-way street. Then he went on the left side of the road past a cop car. Yet, he didn’t break any traffic laws.
Why not?
SOLUTION
The bus driver was not driving his bus, he was walking.