Oh, this was cute; I got the first one correct, but was tripped up by the others, cows drinking milk, green bricks for the greenhouse, smile, grin, and the list of goofs goes on and on. It sure was fun! Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Delma" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 7:54 PM Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Re: Your yearly dimentia test
> > your welcome, glad you liked it > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sherri Crum" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 6:50 PM > Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Re: Your yearly dimentia test > > >> >> Hi Delma, >> >> This was cute. Thanks for sharing. >> >> Sherri >> >> On 1/12/09, Delma <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> your yearly dimentia test >>> >>> >>> It's that time of year to take our annual senior citizen test. >>> Exercise of the brain is as important as exercise of the muscles. >>> As we grow older, it's important to keep mentally alert. >>> If you don't use it, you lose it! >>> Below is a very private way to gauge your loss or non loss of >>> intelligence. >>> >>> Take the test presented here to determine if you're losing it or not. >>> The spaces below are so you don't see the answers until you've made >>> your answer. >>> OK, relax, clear your mind and begin. >>> >>> 1. What do you put in a toaster? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Answer: 'bread.' >>> If you said 'toast,' give up now and do something else. >>> Try not to hurt yourself. >>> If you said, bread, go to Question 2. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> 2. Say 'silk ' five times. Now spell 'silk.' What do cows >>> drink? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Answer: Cows drink water. >>> If you said 'milk,' don't attempt the next question. >>> Your brain is over stressed and may even overheat. >>> Content yourself with reading a more appropriate literature such as >>> Good Housekeeping. However, if you said 'water', proceed to question >>> 3. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> 3. If a red house is made from red bricks >>> and a blue house is made from blue bricks >>> and a pink house is made from pink bricks >>> And a black house is made from black bricks, >>> What is a green house made from? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass. >>> If you said 'green bricks,' why are you still reading these??? >>> If you said 'glass,' go on to Question 4. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> 4. It's twenty years ago, and a plane is flying at 20,000 feet over >>> Germany (If you will recall, Germany at the time was politically >>> divided into West Germany and East Germany .) Anyway, during the >>> flight, two engines fail. The pilot, realizing that the last remaining >>> engine is also failing, decides on a crash landing procedure. >>> Unfortunately the engine fails before he can do so and the plane >>> fatally crashes smack in the middle of 'no man's land' between East >>> Germany and West Germany Where would you bury the survivors? East >>> Germany, West Germany, or no man's land'? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Answer: You don't bury survivors. >>> If you said ANYTHING else, you're a dunce and you must stop. >>> If you said, 'You don't bury survivors', proceed to the next >>> question >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> 5. Without using a calculator - You are driving a bus from London to >>> Milford Haven in Wales . In London , 17 people get on the bus. In >>> Reading , six people get off the bus and nine people get on. In >>> Swindon , two people get off and four get on. In Cardiff , 11 people >>> get off and 16 people get on. In Swansea , three people get off and >>> five people get on. In Carmathen, six people get off and three get on. >>> You then arrive at Milford Haven. What was the name of the bus driver? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Answer: Oh, for crying out loud! >>> Don't you remember your own name? >>> It was YOU!! >>> >>> >>> Now pass this along to all your friends and pray they do better than >>> you. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > >>> >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
