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Duffus the Tea Tipper
Duffus Mcclutski loves his tea plain and hot. Every day he drank several cups which caused a rather large mess on his floor. You see Duffus didn't have the steadiest hands and he used his stove to boil the water for his tea; not wanting to buy a kettle. He also refused to have anything less than a full cup of tea (though after spilling it on the way he rarely had a full cup). You see he drank his tea out on his porch which was a good 100 ft walk through most of the house, which at the best of times was so cluttered that you could have lost a dozen small children (but that's another teaser), a large dog, a herd of sheep...well you get the picture, it was a mess.
Despite the clutter Duffus didn't like tea stains on the floor so he changed "one" thing about the preparation of his tea to make sure he would never have to clean up the floor again. He didn't use a different cup or get an electric kettle so he could boil the water on the porch or even half fill the cup. He did almost everything the same.
So what was the one thing he changed so that he wouldn't spill his tea?
Despite the clutter Duffus didn't like tea stains on the floor so he changed "one" thing about the preparation of his tea to make sure he would never have to clean up the floor again. He didn't use a different cup or get an electric kettle so he could boil the water on the porch or even half fill the cup. He did almost everything the same.
So what was the one thing he changed so that he wouldn't spill his tea?
Answer
He waited until he was on the porch before he put the tea bag in. He still spilled hot water on the way but that evaporated without leaving a mess.Hide Answer Show Answer
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Enjoyable as always. Not too difficult this time.
LoL Funny but way too easy.Where do you come up with this stuff.You should write kids boooks)
I thought he carried the kettle with the boiling water, the cup, and the tea bag with him to the porch, and then mixed it all. But your answer is great too. OD-1, keep them coming!
spill-proof cup with a lid.
oops, missed the part about not using a different cup
Hah! Nice
LOVE IT!! OMG, you should really set up your own website. If you do, I'll recomend it to all of my friends!
I thought he may have just Drank it in the kitchen!
VERY easy VERY enjoyable
I know its out there but I thought he could have frozen tea into ice cubes, carry them out to the porch, and let them melt into iced tea. But that's just my imagination. Good teaser, though.
Nope. He hired a maid.
HA HA....Good one, I love it. I was just fixing my 3rd cup of tea for the day....yum
Stupid me! I thought of getting a pair of oven mitts so the cup wouldn't be so prone to burning his hands.
I thought he just held a large plate under the cup to catch the spills.
I thought he just held a large plate under the cup to catch the spills.
there's a lot of alternate answers for this teaser but i like the real one
I thought that it woz that he took his teain a bottle instead of a cup. all in all, good teaser.
i thought he used a saucer
I thought he cleaned his house. Or put something on the floor to catch the tea. LOL.
LOL
I thought he made a rolling table thingy! I like your scientific answer better
smart
thoguht it was "put plate under cup" but hed still spill some, i guess. goodone.
Doesn't everyone?
I said he put laminate flooring in...
Well, the best cup of tea is made with bubbling, boiling water. If he waits till he is outside the water is no longer boiling and the quality of his cup of tea is not as good.
Moved the saucer from the bottom of the tea cup to the top (like a lid).
Easy but so funny!
IT WAS OK!!! IT totally made sense after i read the answer! LOL!!
SourDough simply loved this one
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I thought he put the tea in a thermos bottle and poured it on the porch...
(oh, and btw, green tea is best made with water that's not quite boiling. so if he drank green tea the cooler water wouldn't affect the quality at all )
(oh, and btw, green tea is best made with water that's not quite boiling. so if he drank green tea the cooler water wouldn't affect the quality at all )
You see..You see..you see..haha you suck
Said he went out the back door and walked around outside...
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