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Where are All of the Hens??
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Susanne put all of the female horses in the stables, put all of the male owls in a tree, put all of the female lobsters in a tank, and all of the male dogs in the backyard. The next day she forgot where she had put all of those animals. She asks you, "Where are the hens?". What do you tell her?
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She put the hens in the tank. Female lobsters are called hens.Hide Answer Show Answer
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Excellent! I just hope the lobster/hen thing doesn't lead to a dozen teasers like the flock of crows/murder thing LOL!
This is perhaps one of the best trick teasers I have seen for a long time. Very deceptive.
Yep, one of the best. Keep up the good work!
You are brillant!!!
outstanding
I learned something new, again! thx
Thank you all
Good teaser. Unfortunately, in this trick category, the trick often hinges on some very minute point of deception. For this reason it is misleading that the "s" is missing from lobster(s) in the puzzle leaving one with the impresssion that there was only one female lobster put in the tank and therefore can't be "all the hens". There is a need to be able to edit such teasers after they are posted.
oh ok i c
Oh jimbo, you know what was meant. :S
I never knew female lobsters were called hens. Great trick teaser!
Highly Recommended. And what do we call male lobsters?
Lunch?
lol no. a male lobster is called a cock.
hi e! nice teaser! (btw i havenow complied with ur wishes ;))
Oh my, a male lobster is a cock eh? That's umm...You know what I mean!
I see this as trivia rather than trick.
i dont
How about a brain scan for Suzanne?
I didn't know that's what a female han is called.
I just learned something new.
good one mad-ade!!! this was one of the best
No offense but thii isn't a trick teaser...
Good one but i think it belongs in the trivia category
SUPER! I loved that one. I wouldn't even imagine thinking of that answer. Two thumbs up!
SUPER! I loved that one. I wouldn't even imagine thinking of that answer. Two thumbs up!
SUPER! I loved that one. I wouldn't even imagine thinking of that answer. Two thumbs up!
what do you tell her? you look blankly and say "what hens?", then go sell them and make a nice profit
Interesting, but there are a million teasers similar to this one, such as crows/murder and bears/sloth and it's driving me nuts.
i still think the ladys nuts
Wow.. I would not have guessed that Good Job
Wow...female lobsters are called hens? Cool teaser!
i learned somthing today! never knew that they were called hens.
interesting....
This was a great little teaser. I never knew female lobsters were considered Hens. I never knew lobsters were gender specific. Did you
I'm glad you like it. ^_^
May 06, 2013
This is rubbish. I am yet to find a dictionary that includes 'female lobster' as one of the meanings of hen. No wonder that none of the commentators were aware of this meaning(?) - because it is not there. The answer, to be credible, should have cited at least one well known dictionary.
tima, LMGTFY: http://www.gma.org/lobsters/trivia.html
Just when I was about to say " up your @ss"...still interesting
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