Fun with words......

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This puzzle is called Lateral Thinking .
Scroll down slowly.

Think like a wizard . . ..





       man
1. ------------
      board


 

 




Ans. = man overboard
 


 



Okay, let's see if you've got the hang of it.


 



      stand
2. ------------

           i


 

 

 

Ans. = I understand




OK ..


Got the drift ?


Let's try a few now and see how you fare


 



3. /r/e/a/d/i/n/g/


 

 






Ans. = reading between the lines






4.    

      r
     road
      a
      d


 

 




Ans. = cross road



Not having a good day now, are you ?


Redeem yourself.


 


5. cycle
    cycle
    cycle


 
 





Ans. = tricycle





 
 




          0
6. ------------
       M.D.
       Ph.D.

 
 

 

 

 






 

 



Ans. = two degrees below zero



C'mon give it a little thought ! !




     

7. knee

    light


 

 





Ans. = neon light


( knee - on - light )




U can prove u r smart by getting this one.


 


8.            ground
            ---------------
feet feet feet feet feet feet


 

 




Ans. = six feet underground



Oh no, not again ! !




9. he's X himself


 

 

 





Ans. = he's by himself



Now ur messing up big time.


 


10. ecnalg


 

 





Ans. = backward glance



Not even close ! !


 


11. death ..... life
 


 

 

 





Ans. = life after death



Okay last chance ...................


 

12. THINK
 


 

 






Ans. = think big ! !




And the last one is real fundoo - - -


 


13. abababababababababababababababababababab....


 

 

 





Ans. = long time no 'C'


Joo

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And there's more.........


--- The following questions were (apparently!) set in last year's GCSE examination in Swindon , Wiltshire. These are (apparently!) genuine answers from 16 year olds.

Q. Name the four seasons
A. Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar

Q. Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink
A. Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists

Q. How is dew formed
A. The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire

Q. What causes the tides in the oceans
A. The tides are a fight between the earth and the moon. All water tends to flow towards the moon, because there is no water on the moon, and nature abhors a vacuum. I forget where the sun joins the fight

Q. What guarantees may a mortgage company insist on
A. If you are buying a house they will insist that you are well endowed

Q. In a democratic society, how important are elections
A. Very important. Sex can only happen when a male gets an election

Q. What are steroids
A. Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs

Q. What happens to your body as you age
A. When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental

Q. What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty
A. He says goodbye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery

Q. Name a major disease associated with cigarettes
A. Premature death

Q. What is artificial insemination
A. When the farmer does it to the bull instead of the cow

Q. How can you delay milk turning sour
A. Keep it in the cow

Q. How are the main parts of the body categorised (eg the abdomen)
A. The body is consisted into 3 parts - the brainium, the borax and the abdominal cavity. The brainium contains the brain, the borax contains the heart and lungs and the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels: A,E,I,O and U

Q. What is the fibula
A. A small lie

Q. What does 'varicose' mean
A. Nearby

Q. What is the most common form of birth control
A. Most people prevent contraception by wearing a condominium

Q. Give the meaning of the term 'Caesarean section'
A. The caesarean section is a district in Rome

Q. What is a seizure
A. A Roman Emperor

Q. What is a terminal illness
A. When you are sick at the airport

Q. Give an example of a fungus. What is a characteristic feature
A. Mushrooms. They always grow in damp places and they look like umbrellas

Q. Use the word 'judicious' in a sentence to show you understand its meaning
A. Hands that judicious can be soft as your face

Q. What does the word 'benign' mean
A. Benign is what you will be after you be eight

Q. What is a turbine
A. Something an Arab or Shreik wears on his head



Joo x
Wendy

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And we wonder why these kids are getting more stupid.


Like the kid who when asked to name someone from history said Dick the Sh1t

Irish kid behind him  said i think he means Richard the turd.
What goes round comes round, its a shame you cant be a fly on the wall to watch it happen.