T3B8

I like this one:

There are 100 prisoners lining up to go to jail. Each prisoner is wearing a hat that is either black or white. The prisoners don't know their own hat color, just the hat color of those in front of them in line (the first prisoner in line can't see anyone's hat and the last prisoner can see everyone's hat except their own). Starting from the back, one of the guards asks each prisoner what color their hat is. If they are correct they get to go free but if they are wrong they go to jail.

If the prisoners get to discuss a plan, how can at least 99 of them be saved?

T3B7

"I've finally earned my place as assistant curator of the museum", said Bob Hobbie to Max, the chief administrator of the Belgra Archeological Museum. "I moved West of the Pakistani dig site and we've just unearthed some wonderful coin artifacts."

"Why did you start digging in a new location?" asked Max.

"One of the local natives told me that, for many generations, his family had passed down a legend of a lost village and he found a map among his father's things," said Bob. "His father recently passed away", he added. "The native followed the map and led me to this site on the condition that if we discovered anything of value he would be paid one thousand dollars", explained Bob.

"And what is it that you found buried,?" asked Max.

"It's just terrific," exclaimed Bob, "we found 3 gold coins of various sizes dated 400 B.C., and after properly dusting them off I found them to be in excellent condition." "I quickly paid the native to complete our verbal contract and keep him from trying to claim a portion of the discovery," concluded Bob. After considering for a few moments, Max told Bob that when he returns home he should look for another job!!  Why?

This is the best version of this riddle I've found. I like a story to go with a riddle because it often adds interest, and helps distract you...

T3B6

Because once you find it, you no longer have to look! :P

My superblog for the week: Let It Go, Idina Menzel! (IT'S LIKE MY FAVOURITE SONG. EVER. EVER EVER EVER. :D :D :D :D :D)

T3B5

It was (as already answered correctly) that each boy bought the other's cupcakes. If we wanted to be a bit more devious, one boy bought the other boy's cupcake, that boy returned the favour with the dollar he earned, and so on and so forth.

I liked this one. :)

Here's a new one (it's kind of a bad riddle, but it's a good joke):

Every time you lose something, you always find it in the very last place you would look.

Why is this?

T3B4

This is a really creative one (and hard):

Two boys were sent by their mothers to sell an equal amount of cupcakes each, worth one dollar per cupcake.

They were told not to eat the cupcakes they are selling, and that they should sell all of the cupcakes.

At the end of the day, all cupcakes were sold, yet neither boy gained nor lost a dollar.

What happened?

T3B3

Age. Young children don’t even know their age and extremely old folks wish they could turn back the hands of time, but not so much that they’re too young or they no longer have an age at all.

T3B2

This is pretty good:

Everyone has it.
Those who have it least don’t know that they have it.
Those who have it most wish they had less of it,
but not too little or none at all.

T3B1

They all turn right.

T2B72

The answer is February, because it is the month with the least days/nights.

I really like this one:

Four cars come to a four way stop, all coming from a different direction. They can't decide who got there first, so they all go forward at the same time. They do not crash into each other, but all four cars go. How is this possible?

T2B71

Logic:

During what month do people sleep the least?

T2B70

Stop imagining.

T2B69

Imagine you are in a cage whose bars are 2 inches apart. There is only one door, but it is locked. On the floor are a saucer of water and a bale of straw. There is a very hungry lion in the cage with you. How will you survive?

This is one of my favourites because it involved careful attention. There are many versions, but this was the best one I found.

T2B68

When he gets on the subway it is 6 stops away from the end of the line (end of the track). So when it reaches this point it begins to work backwards. So when it goes back one stop he has traveled 7 stops but is only 5 away from where he began.

T2B67

A man in New York City has $10. He spends $6.50 on flowers, and $3 on lunch (hot coffee and a hot dog). He then gets on the subway which will take him 7 stops for 50 cents. But he is forced to get off of the subway just 5 stops away from where he began.

Why is this?

T2B66

The one who protests the king's offer must be the owner of the cow, because if it is his beloved pet he wouldn't let chance decide if he gets his cow or not.

T2B65

This is soooo good, but not that hard:

Two men come before the king because one of their beloved pets has been claimed by the other. Both of these men claim that the same cow is theirs. The king declares that one of the men will get the cow and he will give the other man one of his cattle, just to be fair. He will decide which man gets which at random. One of the men thanks the king for his generosity but the other man does not accept the offer. One man leaves with the disputed cow.

Which man gets the cow?

T2B64

He sang "Happy Birthday." You can insert anyone's name in it, and it will work.

T2B63

Awesome:

A poor man is sitting in a pub. He sees that the man next to him is extremely rich.

Poor man: I have an amazing talent; I know almost every song that has ever existed.

The rich man laughs.

Poor man: I am willing to bet you all the money you have in your wallet that I can sing a popular song that includes a lady's name of your choosing.

The rich man laughs again.

Rich man: OK, how about my daughter's name, Joanna Armstrong-Miller?

The poor man goes home rich.

What song did he sing?

T2B62

The teller used the mute button on the phone so her mother only heard "Emergency... Call... Help." This is how she knew to call the police.

Genius. Absolutely genius.

T2B61

Okay this is SOOOO good:

A bank is getting robbed and one of the robbers tells one of the tellers to give him all of the money. The teller tells him she doesn't have access to it.

Suddenly the phone rings. The robber tells the teller to answer it and not give them away. She picks up the phone and it happens to be her mother. She tells her mother "Is this an emergency mom? Call me when I get home, I could use some help painting." Then she hangs up.

The robbers continue to try to get into the vault but twenty minutes later the police show up with the teller's mom and arrest them all.

How did the police know about the robbery?

T2B60

The answer is 4100.

If you're like me, you probably got 5000 the first time. Why? Because your brain adds 4 thousands, and by the time you reach the last ten, your brain is tricked into turning the "100" into "1000" because it seems nice. But if you do the math on a calculator (to check, not to cheat :P) or paper and pencil, you'll find:

 1000

+  40

--------

 1040

+1000

--------

 2040

+  30
--------
  2070
+1000
--------
  3070
+    20
--------
  3090
+1000
--------
  4090
+   10
--------
  4100

It's easier to see when it's vertical.