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A Million Dollar Bet
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Difficulty: (1.36)
Puzzle ID: #5222
Submitted By: peppermintwist Corrected By: Winner4600
Submitted By: peppermintwist Corrected By: Winner4600
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A woman boarded a plane for a very long trip, and didn't know the man sitting next to her, who was very irritating.
After an hour of constant blabbering on the man's part, he told the woman, "I'm very very rich. In fact, I'm one of the richest men in the world. I'll make you a deal. You can ask me a question, and if I can't answer it, I'll give you a million dollars. Then I'll ask you a question, and if you can't get it, all you have to give me is one dollar."
The woman sighed, "If I agree, will you be quiet?"
"Yes," said the man.
"OK. What is green and orange, has a heart that never beats, swims in shark infested waters, has a tongue but can't taste, and has fourteen brothers and a large house?"
The man was silent for many hours, and as they were leaving the plane, he handed her a check for a million dollars.
She thanked him and began to walk away.
"Well," said the man before she walked away, "What was the answer?"
What did the woman say?
After an hour of constant blabbering on the man's part, he told the woman, "I'm very very rich. In fact, I'm one of the richest men in the world. I'll make you a deal. You can ask me a question, and if I can't answer it, I'll give you a million dollars. Then I'll ask you a question, and if you can't get it, all you have to give me is one dollar."
The woman sighed, "If I agree, will you be quiet?"
"Yes," said the man.
"OK. What is green and orange, has a heart that never beats, swims in shark infested waters, has a tongue but can't taste, and has fourteen brothers and a large house?"
The man was silent for many hours, and as they were leaving the plane, he handed her a check for a million dollars.
She thanked him and began to walk away.
"Well," said the man before she walked away, "What was the answer?"
What did the woman say?
Answer
Nothing. She handed him a one dollar bill.Get it? There was no answer that anyone knew of!
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Actually the woman wouldn't get thwe money because he answered the "will you be quiet" question correctly and she didn't answer his...
Doh!
The woman asked 2 questions!
The woman asked 2 questions!
What happened when you wrote this?
UmkD: the question was asked BEFORE she agreed to play the game. THere was a condition before she participated and that was the guy would eventually shut up or be quite.. BTW the state of "being quite" doesnt necessarily imply silence.
i go it! yay! I've heard this one except it was a blonde joke.
pretty easy but complex. good job.
This is a blonde joke I've heard lots of times.
This should be in the JOKES section not in with the brain teasers.
i was doing so well with "sea lettuce" until i hit the whole "has a tongue thing" *sigh*
good teaser!
good teaser!
I LOVED IT! That was pretty awesome. It must have been one joke that I missed. got any more like that?
he could have avoided giving her a million dollars. all he asked was the he answer it, not that he get it right.
This was cute
But, I knew the answer right away because I just submitted it
lol, i guess that one's a duplicate
I heard it on the bus yesterday, it made me laugh
But, I knew the answer right away because I just submitted it
lol, i guess that one's a duplicate
I heard it on the bus yesterday, it made me laugh
Hilarious, that is an amazing teaser. Nice job!
i must be a genius because i got it right away. yay me! great joke.
A carrot that was thrown into the ocean...
i've heard it before. nice job
Great!
Now watch the World Wildlife Fund discover some new species of endangered squid...
i thought the answer was something. something also works, so the woman wouldn't have to pay anything,
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