Braingle: 'Professor Picanumba' Brain Teaser

Professor Picanumba

Trick brain teasers appear difficult at first, but they have a trick that makes them really easy.

Puzzle ID:	#16889
Fun:	(2.97)
Difficulty:	(0.76)
Category:	Trick
Submitted By:	fishmed
Corrected By:	MattM462

I, Professor Picanumba, will amaze and astound you. Take a piece of paper and write any word on it. Fold the paper in half twice, and put it on the floor. Now stand on it. Believe it or not, I will now tell you what is on the paper.

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Comments

griphook Mar 16, 2004	one foot or two ? good one
fishmed Mar 16, 2004	Thanks grip. Coming from you, I am honored.
sunnyfunny Mar 16, 2004	Hey!! That was pretty funny! Great Job!!!!!!!!
love1723 Mar 18, 2004	Very Cute!
tangerine Mar 20, 2004	Heh ... I would say more but I would only be mimicing the comments of others. Bravo, Proffeser.
IreneAdler Mar 21, 2004
puzzler Mar 31, 2004	Great teaser! I like the name chosen as well..Picanumba
fishmed Mar 31, 2004	Thank you all. Glad you liked it.
ghost09 Apr 11, 2004	IT WAS COOOOL!!!
lucylizzy Apr 21, 2004	I love teasers like this which are really funny but also self - satisfying! It'll be the first one on my favourites list!
amqrcl Apr 22, 2004	it was easy, but took me a few minutes!!! great job!
PrincessJulzie Apr 30, 2004	Hey it amde me chuckle!...That's what matters!
BrenBeadSP May 03, 2004	An oldie but a goodie. Thanks for the reminder of my wonderful childhood - a time of innocence and fun.
Varthen Jul 01, 2004	awesome!!!
fishmed Jul 02, 2004	Thanks. Glad you all liked it.
crystalstar Jul 02, 2004	Cute
(user deleted) Jul 02, 2004	That was cool!! Very funny!!
(user deleted) Jul 02, 2004	That was cool!! Very funny!!
rashad Jul 07, 2004	Nice i will add it to my favorites
ace_of_spades Jul 29, 2004	DUUUUH! That was obvious.
aPlatinum Sep 24, 2004	i thought ink or lead
shortstopsmile Oct 01, 2004	wow..... wonder what the audience thought of afterward.....
besbball917 Dec 21, 2004	hahahahahahaha a definate classic!!
Atropus Jan 19, 2005	Your teaser managed to make it onto The Breeze FM (radio station in Christchurch; New Zealand). Congratulations on being world famous or something ^_^
smartie_pants Mar 17, 2005
kcelf27 May 11, 2005	Why do people (or maybe it's the same person every time) keep saying something about New Zealand radio??? I'm from the US, I dont get it???
the_lost_one May 16, 2005	that was so lame it was funny hehehehehe
fishmed May 16, 2005	kcelf, apparently I am not the only one using this teaser and it somehow made it onto the radio over there and someone was just letting me know.
aznboi1324 Jun 08, 2005	It could be any word too because you said to write "any word" on it
thepianistalex Oct 06, 2005	That is just funny!
shadow-x Mar 01, 2006	easy for me i just thought about it and i got it right.
Warstar Jun 11, 2006	very cool keep it coming!
paul726 Jun 13, 2006	Fish! That is corny! It's in my 'groaners' list. (groaner: cute or funny teasers that cause you to groan when you read the answer.)
bhssoccer23 Jul 22, 2006	I said "a word".
Brainy_1 Aug 23, 2006	I almost fell for that till I looked at the category!!! Silly and funny!!
fishmed Aug 25, 2006	I'll bet some of you actually looked down when the teaser told you too. Betcha!
flowerz2010 Aug 26, 2006	Good One
OldChinaHand Sep 10, 2006	During the Am. Civil War, boys under the age of 18 would enlist in the armies, standing on a piece of paper in their shoes, with 18 written on it; so they could swear they were over eighteen. Good teaser, fish.
Blondie116 Feb 23, 2007	love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LeafFan4life May 25, 2007	so easy but very clever
ChefPoobie Sep 29, 2007	GOOD ONE!
Matttoy Oct 28, 2007	GREAT TEASER. I COULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN THAT ONE EVER. Great job. Keep making teasers. You're great at it.
Deedee123 Jan 22, 2008
Spidey Jul 23, 2008	I kinda seen that coming.
doehead Jul 23, 2008	If you didn't get this,you probably didn't make it past 3rd grade.Pretty bad.
crazylady2 Jul 23, 2008	CUTE!!CUTE!!AND MORE CUTE!!
MurfQ Jul 23, 2008	Loved it! Knew the answer immediately, but it gave me a chuckle
bradon182001 Jul 23, 2008	I agree with Murf. This was a really fun teaser. And yes, I did get it and it made me laugh. Can't ask to start a day any better. Thanks for posting.
Starriddler Jul 23, 2008	This is plagarized from a book.
phyllisa Jul 23, 2008	Easy and L O L!!!
FatHead Jul 23, 2008	As I sometimes say about this one webcomic, that was so stupid it was funny! Good work!
UptheHill Jul 23, 2008	TOO CUTE!!!
Sand_Kirton Jul 23, 2008	Child's joke; not a brainteaser.
fishmed Jul 23, 2008	To those who liked it, thanks. To those who did not, sorry. To those who say I got it from a book, one of my kids told me, so I did not know where it came from.
dettecat Jul 23, 2008	liked it knew answer I live in New Orleans ther is a local joke local sees tourist on street ex. Bourbon street tell tourist bet you 5 dollars can tell you where you got those shoes if tourist excepts tells them you got those shoes on bourbon street and you do
Bastet Jul 23, 2008	I should've looked at the category. I didn't get it. When I saw the answer, I laughed. That was an excellent teaser. Very, very fun!
ygtbjkn Jul 23, 2008	Teaser?
auntiesis Jul 23, 2008	Very cute, and easy. The best part was the Profs name. Thanks Fishmed.
emma5799979 Jul 24, 2008	That was really cool!
avonma Jul 28, 2008	Really - TOO easy. But, I bet my grandsons will like it. They should get it easily, also. Thanks.
EmeraldragoN Aug 13, 2008	ha ha ha ha ha!! Good one!
jazzyca7 Aug 22, 2008	_ _ \%/
Calehay Nov 02, 2008	Very funny, but not really a teaser.
(user deleted) Jul 11, 2009	Yeah nice... I thort the ansa was writing but yer still good
mathisnice Jul 23, 2009	Great teaser. Very funny.
Starriddler Dec 20, 2009	This is plagiarized from the book Mensa Brain Twisters.
fishmed Dec 21, 2009	If you say so, I have never seen the book, nor heard of it until today, in your note. I got it from one of my kids.
emmacoldplay Jan 23, 2011	Like someone else commented, I thought the answer was 'any word' because you said to write 'any word' on the paper. Still really good!
jjjeronimo8D Apr 12, 2011	these are the types of teasers that i
jjjeronimo8D Apr 12, 2011	love
gaylewolf Jul 23, 2011	That one WAS pretty easy! Wonder if Doehead will comment this time around! Have a great weekend KiPA!
doehead Jul 23, 2011	AROB. This one was so easy that my neighbors puppy figured it out in 4 1/2 seconds. A special hello to GnMi
wordmama Jul 23, 2011	I don't usually get "tricks", and even I got this one immediately!! And if it did come from Mensa Brain Twisters, then SOMEbody thought it was worth asking!!
determined11 Jul 23, 2011	hahaha love this one
katamaster Jul 25, 2011	I thought of the answer and said it is too dumb to be it. This is one of the worst teasers in a while.
kittygirl19 Sep 15, 2011	You like mensa?
fishmed Sep 17, 2011	Sometimes an answer that is 'too dumb to be it' is really it, which is the basic jist of a trick teaser. Thanks to those who liked it, hope you find something you do like to those who did not like it and have a good day to all...