Monthly Archives: July 2010
Puzzle 13
Ciphers are the name of this game. Decode and name the ciphers. This uses a very well known over-complicated cipher. Here is the example it’s maker gave to show how the cipher would be used. SILENCE IS THE VIRTUE OF … Continue reading
Dog problems
Rory’s wife, Martha, afraid of local troublemakers, wanted a guard dog, so he went to ‘Pets R Us’ to buy one. ‘I have just the dog for you,’ said the shopkeeper to Rory, smiling, showing him an Affenpinscher. [Toy dog … Continue reading
Murphy’s law
If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong (Sometimes known as the 4th law of Thermodynamics). Murphy’s law has been traced back to a Captain Edward A. Murphy, an American engineer at Muroc, California (later named Edwards Air Force … Continue reading
Miscellaneous Mishaps
A doctor, a lawyer, a little boy and a man were out for a Sunday afternoon flight on a small private plane. Suddenly, the plane developed engine trouble. In spite of the best efforts of the pilot, the plane started … Continue reading
Order in the court!
Was that the same nose you broke as a child? Now, doctor, isn’t it true that when a person dies in his sleep, in most cases he just passes quietly away and doesn’t know anything about it until the next … Continue reading
Did you hear about the person who…?
Did you hear about the person who… * called me to get my phone number. * spent 20 minutes looking at the orange juice box because it said “concentrate.” *tried to put M&M’s in alphabetical order. *sent me a fax … Continue reading