>>

>>1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose

>>between three rooms. The first is full of raging

>>fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded

>>guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't

>>eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?

>>

>>2. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him

>>under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs

>>him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together

>>and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this

>>be?

>>

>>3. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it,

>>and gray when you throw it away?

>>

>>4. Can you name three consecutive days without using

>>the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,

>>Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

>>

>>5. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how

>>quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it.

>>It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong

>>with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is

>>unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you

>>still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it

>>a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without any

>>coaching.

>>

>>Answers below.

>>

>>Don't give up. Keep on going.

>>

>>ANSWERS:

>>

>>1. The third. Lions that haven't eaten in three years

>>are dead

>>

>>2. The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of

>>her husband, developed it and hung it up to dry.

>>

>>3. Charcoal

>>

>>4. Sure you can: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow!

>>

>>5. The letter "e", which is the most common letter in

>>the English language, does not appear once in the long

>>paragraph.