The police raid a house to arrest a suspected murderer. They don't know what he looks like but they know his name is John and that he is inside the house. The police bust in on a carpenter, a truck driver, a mechanic and a fireman all playing poker. Without hesitation or communication of any kind, they immediately arrest the fireman. How do they know they've got their man? - Solution: The fireman is the only man in the room. The rest of the poker players are women., Glass breaks, and George and Gracie are dead in a puddle of water. - Solution: George and Gracie are goldfish; and their tank broke, Bruce wins the race, but the one million dollar prize is given to Max instead. - Solution: Bruce is a horse, Max is the owner, You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus: An old lady, an old friend who once saved your life and the perfect partner you have been dreaming about. There can only be one passenger in your car, whom do you choose? - Solution: The old lady of course! After helping the old lady into the car, you can give your keys to your friend and have him drive the old lady. You get to wait for the next bus with your perfect partner., A man is replacing a wheel on his car, when he accidentally drops the four nuts used to hold the wheel on the car, and they fall into a deep drain, irretrievably lost. A passing girl offers him a solution which enables him to drive home. What is it? (keep you mind out of the drain) - Solution: Use one nut from each of the four other wheels., A man is lying awake in bed. He makes a phone call, says nothing, and goes to sleep. - Solution: He is in a hotel and is unable to sleep because the man in the adjacent room is snoring. He calls the snorer up (at this hotel, the phone numbers are based on the room number). The snorer wakes up and answers. The first man hangs up without saying anything and goes to sleep before the snorer starts snoring again., Five pieces of coal, a carrot and a scarf are lying on the lawn in front of a house. Nobody put them on the lawn but there is a perfectly logical reason why they are there. What is it? - Solution: They were used by children who made a snowman. The snow has now melted.,

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