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Bob and Hannah were watching a magician one night. Bob decided he could win some money.
"Hannah," said he, "I can poke my head through a hole this big." He then made a hole with his thumb and index finger. The hole was 24.26mm wide, no wider than an American quarter.
Hannah was sure she would win the bet, but Bob poked his head through the hole he made by his thumb and index finger and won the bet. How?
"Hannah," said he, "I can poke my head through a hole this big." He then made a hole with his thumb and index finger. The hole was 24.26mm wide, no wider than an American quarter.
Hannah was sure she would win the bet, but Bob poked his head through the hole he made by his thumb and index finger and won the bet. How?
Answer
He placed his fingers on his forehead and poked his head, though the hole, with his finger.Hide Answer Show Answer
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Ha! That's great! I have to use that one somebody.
thats a good bar room bet for a drink
Good one, liked it a lot keep these coming
hey why didnt u tell us its a trick question?(j/k) lol didnt get it but i thought it was cute. im gonna do that to my sister.
I love it!!
hmmm thought he was going to shove an Indian head penny through or something like that!!!!! Great one!!!!
hmmm thought he was going to shove an Indian head penny through or something like that!!!!! Great one!!!!
OOPS sorry
I'm not even telling you what i had in mind...
Good one, definetly fooled me.
Good one, definetly fooled me.
huh?...lol
My Dad showed this to me when I was little. I went around betting everyone money that I could do it until my mom found out and made me give it all back. It was only 20 dollars but when i was little, to me 20 dollars ment I was rich!! This teaser brings back memories....
Duh, a play on words! I had to have it explained to me! I was cutting a spiral into the circle. Awesome job!!
oops, my answer was a little dif. i guess i have a sick mind
great teaser though, sure got me
great teaser though, sure got me
I DON'T GET IT!!!!!
I can tell that was a good teaser i voted fun cause it got me!
I can tell that was a good teaser i voted fun cause it got me!
My mind went somewhere that it should not have gone...shame on me That was a great teaser and I can't wait to try it. Maybe I will win a few bets with that one!
i have actually gotten drunk winning free drinks with this one
Cool!
Another answer is he has a BIG hand and a small head
Another answer is he has a BIG hand and a small head
very clever! I got it after actually making a circle with my fingers and placing it on my forehead while reading the teaser LOL! what a loser, but hey, I guessed it
oh dear, my brain is v v bad, i was thinking of a different type of head :p, but really good one tho
i dont get it. can someone eplain plese
1 -Make an "OK" sign with your fingers by putting your index finger and thumb together.
2 -Hold the thumb and index finger you just shaped into an "O" against your forehead.
3. With your hand, poke your index finger through your other fingers and touch your head.
2 -Hold the thumb and index finger you just shaped into an "O" against your forehead.
3. With your hand, poke your index finger through your other fingers and touch your head.
Very good, answer should have been obvious but I was thinking too obscurely.
My first thought was the "p" word too.
cute!
omg u will nvr guess how long it tool me 2 understand that even after reading yalls comments. im sooooo blonde
May 06, 2006
so didnt get that i took me a long while ha but now i get it....whoo...that was fun....i had fun doing it at dinner with all my friends and we were being really loud and people laughed when they saw us doing it but it was fun
smartblondy, I think I was thinkin' the same venue as you were
That was a good one, but the answer could have easily gone another way.
my mum's showed me this one
i had to do it before i got it!!!! Great teaser.
that's so silly!
That's a great teaser!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't get it...
Can somebody help me?
Can somebody help me?
ok, that's pretty funny...although if I had to part with my money because someone did this to me, they'd be in pain...
I had another perfectly reasonable way for him to accomplish it, but it wasn't appropriate for a family web site.
thanx tarheel for explaining it i didnt either get it but now i do. its really corny tho i think
Took me 5 minutes!
I thought it was a quarter head lol
For those of you STILL not getting it, (like me until 30 seconds ago) You are poking your head with you other finger. You are just poking through the hole.
Like a few others, I figured he would have stuck a coin (with a head on it) through the paper.
I'm not going to say what I had in mind.
OK, I'll tell you now. Might mean something to do with HTML. BUt of course not (no loopholes)
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