1.
What concept is represented here?

DOG
THE

2.
O.K. How about this one?

CLOUD
TH

3.
Still too tough? Well, an electric train traveled from Houston due north to Dallas, at exactly 60 miles per hour. There was a strong wind blowing from the east at exactly 30 miles per hour. In which direction did the smoke blow?

4.
Continuing with your headache, what concept is represented here?

William March.
William April.
William May.
William June.

5.
Marvin was washing windows on a four-story office building when he slipped and fell off his fifty-foot ladder, directly onto the concrete parking lot below. Amazingly, he didn't hurt himself at all. How was this possible?

6.
Advil didn't help? O.K. Here's an easy one:
Jack said to his sister, Jill, "Mary is my niece." "She is not my niece," said Jill. How is this possible?

7.
And finally... What does this sentence mean?
"We eat what we can, and we can what we can’t."

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If you enjoyed these, the first five came
from Kevin Stone's excellent collection
at his Brainbashers site:

http://www.brainbashers.com/

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