Logic Puzzle

Logic puzles have long been my favorite type of brainteaser.  I saw this one a few weeks ago and spent more time than I would like to admit determining who wore what.  Check the comment box for the answer.
At the local nursery school, I was chatting to my daughter’s friends and noticed a number of things. Abby [...]

Bumper Stickers

Winning bumper sticker of the day today is:  “I fish and I vote.”  Seeing that on a well-used pick-up truck today made me start thinking of other possible combinations.  For example, a corollary would be “I hunt and I vote.”  Each implies that the voting choice would be directly related to how each candidate stood [...]

Barley Mushroom Soup

In a large, heavy soup pot, combine 8 cups chicken or vegetable broth, 1/2 cup pearl barley, rinsed and drained, 1/2 cup diced carrots and 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon or 1 teaspoon dried tarragon.  Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, partially covered, until the barley is just tender but not mushy, about 30 [...]

Brain Teaser

If Debbie is 10, Victoria is 20, and Ken and Tom are both 5, how old is Jessica using the same system and logic?  Answer tomorrow.   

Euphemisms

Growing up, my neighborhood hosted a robust mix of salty language interspersed with what have become common substitutes for the less socially acceptable interjections in the English language.  We heard/hear them on a daily basis, some of them more closely related to the “real deal” than others.
Jiminy Cricket, Holy Moly, Judas Priest, Hells Bells, Son of a [...]

Brainteaser

Question:  If a month begins and ends on a Friday, what month is it?
Answer:  From Friday the 1st to Thursday the 7th is seven days, then 14 to the next Thursday, then 21 and 28.  One more day to the 5th Friday totals 29 days, so this would have to be February of a leap [...]

Secret Foible

My list is lost.  All that time–kaput.  What was on the list?  My list of homonyms.  A homonym is a word that sounds like another but is spelled differently.  Over time there were probably over 250 pairs accumulated on the list.  A quirky habit, but a fun little game.  My rules of the game are that the words have to come up [...]

Playing with Words

Reading whilst sun-bathing makes you well-red.
Alarms:  what an octopus is.
Crick:  the sound a Japanese camera makes.
Dock yard:  a physician’s garden
Incongrous:  where bills are passed.
Khakis:  what you need to start a car in Boston. 

Playing with Words

Old chemists never die…they just stop reacting
An astronaut broke the law of gravity and got a suspended sentence.
Sign in an Egyptian funeral parlor:  “Satisfaction guaranteed, or your mummy back.”
Our library has so many books, they had to build a multi-story building.
I used to think I was indecisive, but now I’m not so sure….

Playing with Words

A successful diet is the triumph of mind over platter.
Time flies like an arrow.  Fruit flies like a banana.
Without geometry life is pointless.
Condoms should be used on every conceivable occasion.