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Book Before a Sentence
Where can you finish reading several books before you finish even one sentence?
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Prison. You'll have plenty of time to read plenty of books during a prison sentence.Hide Answer Show Answer
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ehe nice word trick...
very good teaser, loved it and didn't get it
That's a good one!
very clever!
Nice tricky teaser! I thought the answer was the teaser since you read the words "several books" before you reached the end of the sentence.
I thought the same as 4demo...
veeeeeeeeery clever
I did not guess it either...very clever indeed !!!!
Nice one I thought in a dictionary - "book", "novel", etc come before "sentence" but the given answer is much more clever
i thought it was the teaser as well but i lved your answer!
I thought is was match books Good teaser!
Got it immediately. Funny how sometimes the right answer just hits you and you think of course, how easy. Good teaser.
That was funny! Totally wasn't expecting to see that answer. Good one!
EASY,HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE
My response was nursery school. You read lots of books with single words on a page. No sentences. So you can read several books and not complete a sentence.
Wow!! That was A good one. I was suprised by the answer but it sure is true and I hope to never find out that way. lol
Easy but I love it!
Ha. Ha.
I liked that one!
Like Brandon, I read the question and knew the answer. Great fun to feel 'quick' occasionally. Good one
loved it. it was not easy to me, i had to look at the answer.
That was a nice one. answer just randomly clicked in my head XD
This is the first Teaser that was easy for me. Got it right away from
the clue Sentence. I said Jail, same thing.
Thanx Rose
the clue Sentence. I said Jail, same thing.
Thanx Rose
good one!
A-a-a-w-w ... Gro-o-oan! Like "Leftclick," I came up with dictionary ... you can read all the words in a given book, but not in the right order; ergo, you haven't read a complete sentence before finishing the book (maybe). That is a clever Teaser, thanks.
I also thought that the answer was the teaser, because before you are done with the sentence, you wil finish reading the words "several books".
I liked the real answere though, it was clever. I never would have thought of that.
I liked the real answere though, it was clever. I never would have thought of that.
gooooooood one =D very clever. hit myself in the head when i read the answer though
Clever and cute--I like it!!!
HAHAHA!!!... i've been in prison and didnt get the answer to that one... real good
These are the type of teasers that I know whatever logical answer I come up with will be wrong! ! Good teaser.
Sorry this one I knew before I finished reading the sentence, not that I have any experience with the prison system other than as a guard in the sheriff's office. But I do remember the prisoners asking for new books. Nice job though.
I thought it was the Bible. They have many books you can read the title of without reading one sentence. It was fun any way. I enjoyed it. Please keep posting.\
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Yeah I got the "word 'several books'(in the teaser answer" along with many others, apparently. The really dumb thing though, is that I had come across this teaser a while ago while browsing, and got the same answer I got this time, and so I knew it was wrong.
That is a cute teaser... good job.
I thought it was the teaser it self
Teeheehee!! I loved this one, partly because it was silly and partly because it was easy. A good pick-me-up first thing in the m- uh, afternoon.
Haha!!! Great one!!! I didn't get it... But this is definitely a fantastic teaser! Good job!!
i thought it was the sentence itself too.
Yep I thought it was the teaser sentence as well!
I thought this teaser too
The answer could also be You are reading an all picture book
Clever teaser!
Wow am I dumb XD Awesome trick!
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Clever 1!!!!!!!!
Well done. I fell for it.
Very Clever, one of the best i've looked at, good job!
Haha!! I guessed an airplane going through a time zone change.. loved the real answer, though.
wow....im suprised no one else thought of this b4 me. i thought it was a couple of picture books i figured tht had to be the answr, but thn i read it & i was wrng.... oh well, loved tht answr too! great teaser
hmm....it seems some1 did thnk of it b4 me. lol at times, i can be very unobservant. reminds me of sum1....hmm, can u give me a clue EDWARD? lol =) thrs a good teaser 4 all u twilight lovers!! ha
Haha! Nice!
I thought this teaser.
When you read the question, you read the words 'several books' before you finish reading the question.
Nice teaser though
When you read the question, you read the words 'several books' before you finish reading the question.
Nice teaser though
This one got me.. Nice one.
I thought it was anywhere really, if they were picture books, you have no problem with sentences. But nice play on words
Haha! Neve' woul' o' though' o' i'! I los' a too' on' o' ma' 'olrs.
Good teaser! The only problem is that some (or most) prisons don't allow too many books.
Great teaser, I didn't get it myself.
I thought library, because you aren't supposed to talk.
My first thought was the teaser as well, since you have to read the words "several books" before finishing the sentence!
thought it was match books
very good. i was afraid it was going to be something dumb, but i liked this one
Very good one! Beauty of this teaser is it's both logic and trick as it tricked me in the meaning of the word 'sentence'.
I was thinking either library where u can read several books in catalogue, or this teaser itself where words 'several books' comes before the end of the sentence.
I was thinking either library where u can read several books in catalogue, or this teaser itself where words 'several books' comes before the end of the sentence.
Good one.
i agree with 4demo
I forgot it was a trick teaser! I thought it was "anywhere" cos u can read books anywhere without -saying- anything
I got this right, and couldn't figure out the trick. LOL
Soooooo easy! But fun!
Heard this various times over the years.
I was so pleased that I went back to re-read the title-that's what 'gave' it to me!
I don't normally check the category but for some reason, did so today, so I was prepared for there to be a trick to it. I guessed "the dictionary" since book, comic, hardcover, manual, novel, novella, paperback, primer, and reader (to name but a few) all come before sentence alphabetically and therefore would be read before you finish sentence
I like this one a lot, very clever Only thing I don't get is how it is rated at nearly-average difficulty... I thought it was very easy.
its prison
its prison
I must not be too sleepy tonight as I got this one right away. When the title said "trick" I figured the word "sentence" was the only clue and it popped right up to me. Yaay , fun!!
Another possible answer, considering that this is said to be a "trick question", is nn the sentence, "Where can you finish reading several books before you finish even one sentence?" Before you reach the end of the sentence/question, you have finihed reading the phrase "several books".
This teaser had THIRTY-SEVEN comments when it was introduced in 2007.
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Current new teasers rarely get more than 2-3 - and most often get NOTHING.
Does nobody other than myself care about this trend?
Braingle is dying.
I suggest it's time for a RADICAL (but friendly) change in Braingle.
How about getting rid of the "editor" (actually they don't do any "editing") system altogether.
Let the viewership (Braingle members in good standing) "vote" on all new teasers.
It would be easy to do.
If you are interested in joining us (the BunnyBunch) in such a petition to Braingle, send me a PM.
Thanks for reading this.
Jaye
Maybe the judge would have thrown the (first) book at you before you were incarcerated? Good teaser!
Fun, easy and entertaining teaser. Though I got this one very quickly, I still enjoyed it.
HEHEHE! Good one!!
That took a VERY dark turn
Totally missed the category, thought the answer was Post Office; phone books do not contain any sentences?
The teaser itself
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