Words & Wordplay - June 2006

how do you transfer water in a strainer from one end of a high school gym to an empty slurpy cup at the other end of the gym? the cup has a line three-quarters of the way up; you have to fill cup passed the line. you can only hold strainer by the handles and not allowed to plug the holes of strainer in any way. you only are allowed one trip to fill the cup; you can not go back and forth with water. hope this isn't too easy.

2006-06-16 19:30:47 · 4 answers · asked by slobberknocker_usa 7

2006-06-16 19:16:25 · 7 answers · asked by saket 1

The break was at twelve noon.

2006-06-16 19:12:07 · 15 answers · asked by C.C. 1

there is a ping-pong ball in an empty slurpy cup. for the sake of the riddle, the cup is indestructible and immovable. in other words it can not be tipped over or torn apart. how do you get the ball out of the cup? you can not reach into it in any way or get someone else to reach into it. you are not allowed to blow into it by any means either.

2006-06-16 19:11:25 · 9 answers · asked by slobberknocker_usa 7

2006-06-16 19:07:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

a deaf man is walking in the park. he notices someone is following him so, he turns around. how did the deaf man notice he was being followed?

2006-06-16 18:54:07 · 5 answers · asked by slobberknocker_usa 7

2006-06-16 18:40:37 · 6 answers · asked by rocky 1

2006-06-16 18:38:43 · 4 answers · asked by rocky 1

2006-06-16 18:35:48 · 5 answers · asked by rocky 1

2006-06-16 18:34:41 · 3 answers · asked by rocky 1

2006-06-16 18:21:54 · 4 answers · asked by Oghma Gem 6

2006-06-16 18:13:26 · 5 answers · asked by rocky 1

2006-06-16 17:50:43 · 13 answers · asked by NOEL G 1

Which is better:
RSVP by Friday, July 7, with your name and your guests' names.
Or
RSVP by Friday, July 7 with your name and the name(s) of your guest(s).
My proofer has suggested that it should be the second.
I hate the extra parens. Since there could be more than one guest should the apostrophe be guests' and since each guest has more than one name even if there is one guest names can remain names.
Thanks.

2006-06-16 17:44:52 · 6 answers · asked by Sandi R 2

I hav "chancla" "huarache" and "zancudo" in Spanish

2006-06-16 17:06:47 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-06-16 16:37:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

how do u say...
-my pets are chubby
-she goes to willowbank Primary School
-her birthday was last saturday
-gold(the colour)
-they are called Nabi and Ham
-it's spellt different from french(my name)
-I feel ok but little bit nervous
-it was on Monday
in French??

2006-06-16 16:24:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-06-16 16:20:48 · 11 answers · asked by Just Another Slow Dance. 1

2006-06-16 16:17:38 · 8 answers · asked by Just Another Slow Dance. 1

I'm specially interested on those phrases that have a great meaning and that really make you change somehow!!

2006-06-16 16:13:32 · 24 answers · asked by Dan 5

we don't call our siblings "brother" or "sister" in the same way that we call our parents "mom" or "dad" and i was interested in the history of this usage and why it is we would do this.

2006-06-16 16:11:52 · 3 answers · asked by Ohm 1

i lost a spelling bee once

2006-06-16 15:52:59 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

E.g. Pool is Loop backwards and Pot is Top.

2006-06-16 15:10:26 · 11 answers · asked by Mummy of 2 7

2006-06-16 14:48:35 · 7 answers · asked by steve p 1

2006-06-16 14:29:33 · 4 answers · asked by lcsotter 4

2006-06-16 14:21:25 · 8 answers · asked by . 3

scratch that its ok you dont have to answer, i changed my mind already..................

2006-06-16 12:43:24 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-06-16 12:11:25 · 9 answers · asked by Scott M 1

2006-06-16 11:57:38 · 19 answers · asked by kristinarazo 2

2006-06-16 11:07:21 · 7 answers · asked by what?!!! 1