2000 Push-ups
Trick brain teasers appear difficult at first, but they have a trick that makes them really easy.
Jon and Bob were betting on a baseball game and Bob lost. To get back at him he bets Jon.
Bob says, "I bet you I can do two to three thousand push-ups in 10 minutes."
Jon says, "Fine, let's see it. You couldn't possibly win that bet."
Bob won the bet. How is that possible?
Answer
He did two push-ups, since it is worded that he can do 2 - 3000, but Jon thought it was 2000 - 3000.
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horse_luver   
Apr 12, 2003
| Two thumbs up! |
Whacko1
Apr 16, 2003
| Fun, but VERY easy! |
singcan
Apr 18, 2003
| I luve it...............stumped me |
singcan
Apr 18, 2003
| I luve it...............stumped me |
desilu72
Apr 20, 2003
| Tee-hee. |
smart432890
Apr 29, 2003
| to easyyy |
(user deleted)
Apr 30, 2003
| This is one of those teasers that works much better when they are said aloud. When I saw it written, I guessed it right away. However, it stumped my hubby when I repeated it to him. So, good work. |
(user deleted)
May 16, 2003
| hehe kool! i guesed it right away though..... |
rose_rox
Sep 18, 2003
| clever! |
Tongue-Twister 
May 30, 2004
| That is really easy, I rated it the lowest (easy) but I put the fun rating full. I think you're a great Teaser-Teller (lol)  |
sweetime
May 25, 2005
| ah see i decided that each push up was worth 1,000 (because the word "thousand" was after the "two" and the "three", i read it as "i can do two to three 'thousand pushups'") |
trickster2005
Jul 18, 2005
| love it!!!  |
puppygirl1213
Aug 09, 2005
| Loved it.  I would probaly on the lower end of that scale. |
shortstopsmile
Jan 10, 2006
| I got it immediately. I guess I look at things too literally. Well, that is what happens to people who write a lot...... |
calmsavior
Sep 18, 2006
| a classic |
Icecream-Queen
Nov 27, 2007
| HAHA!!! |
drwdrw  
Aug 11, 2008
|  |
here2 
Jan 25, 2009
| very nice. off to go bet my nephew. |
june12
Apr 05, 2009
| clever and i must use this bet on my husband |
Nerd2
Apr 30, 2009
| I SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THAT!!!!  |
comeon 
Apr 15, 2010
| This was on a Dilbert commic strip about a month ago cool. |
doehead
Apr 15, 2010
| This is a very old riddle. Quite easy when you've heard it hundreds of times.   |
feste
Apr 15, 2010
| A "trick wording" puzzle; reminds me of "if it takes two men a day and a half to dig a hole and a half, how many men does it take to dig a half a hole?" |
bradon182001
Apr 15, 2010
| Tricky, tricky. Thanks for posting. |
auntiesis
Apr 15, 2010
| Very funny Feste ! Good teaser, but easy. |
patiencewithaP
Apr 15, 2010
| Fun...heard it before but still fun! |
sunnybonghits
Apr 15, 2010
| easy but cute. |
thebrain789
Jun 16, 2010
| Got it straight away. |
Joose
Nov 04, 2012
| Easy, but I loved it. Also a good idea - I kind of want to make this bet with my brother. |
Babe
Apr 15, 2013
| A real oldie! |
bababawhomp
Apr 15, 2013
| Heard this kind of question a lot so it was really easy. It's a good question but it's probably getting a little old. |
HABS2933
Apr 15, 2013
| I have never heard this particular teaser but have heard ones quite similar. As noted above, this works better verbally than in written form. Still a good teaser, and could fool some people. |
NVL9758
Apr 15, 2013
| That was really clever! I nevert hought of that! |
cutebug
Apr 15, 2013
| A very old play of words. |
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