Riddles, Reviews, and Rambles!

[ceeboe]

Cycloneworld's Friday weekly thread reminded me that we need our riddles, reviews and rambles thread going.

So let the fun begin.

 

[benjay]

um thanks

 

[amyk33]

riddle me joker!

 

[ceeboe]

How many birth days does the average man have?

 

[amyk33]

only one! the day he was born.

 

[ceeboe]

ok too easy.

What is the largest possible number you can write using only 2 digits - just 2 digits, nothing else?

 

[cycloneworld]

ok too easy.

What is the largest possible number you can write using only 2 digits - just 2 digits, nothing else?

Infinity. The 2 digits you use are your fingers.

 

[amyk33]

my intial reaction is to say 98...but i am guessing the answer is deeper than that...

 

[dinger]

i was thinking 98 also, but technically 98989898 is a number that is only using 2 digits so it could go on forever

 

[ceeboe]

9898 is more than two digits. how about 387,420,489

 

[amyk33]

9898 is more than two digits. how about 387,420,489

this confuses me.

 

[Michael Lastuvka]

What happens when you drop a piano down a mineshaft?

 

[MidwestZest]

Give people some time to think about this one if you already know the answer - i guess there's one 'real' answer, but a few not-as-good answers as well.

Why are man hole covers round?

 

[CYTIME]

What happens when you drop a piano down a mineshaft?

A lot of dead miners and a lawsuit.

 

[Michael Lastuvka]

A lot of dead miners and a lawsuit.

Lol, not quite. A FLAT MINOR (MINER)....chuckles:laugh8kb:

 

[CYTIME]

I'm where yesterday follows today, and tomorrow's in the middle. What am I?

 

[businesscyman]

A man road into town on Friday, stayed two days and rode out on Friday - How?

 

[ceeboe]

9 to the exponent 9, this is 9x9x9x9x9x9x9x9x9 or 387,420,489.

 

[Michael Lastuvka]

I'm where yesterday follows today, and tomorrow's in the middle. What am I?

A dictionary....had to think a while on that one:yes4lo:

 

[amyk33]

9 to the exponent 9, this is 9x9x9x9x9x9x9x9x9 or 387,420,489.

ahhh! sorry, i was a journalism major...my brain doesn't think like that.