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A Man and A Bridge
There once was a man, who usually went to the bar on Sundays, and drank. But one particular Sunday, the man was drunk when he came across a rich man staring at an old bridge. The bridge was full of dirt, sod, and bugs. The rich man then saw that the drunk man was going to cross the dirty bridge. The rich man told him, "That bridge is so dirty, nobody wants to cross it. If you can cross it, without any part of your body touching it, I will pay you $1,000. If you do touch it with any part of your body, then you will have to pay me $100." Being drunk, the man agreed, but then suddenly realized what he was agreeing to. But then, he thought of an idea, and then crossed the bridge according to the rich man's rules, and later returned home $1,000 richer. How was this possible?
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The rich man said that no part of his body could touch it, but shoes aren't part of his body! So then the drunk man just simply crossed the bridge.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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Nice loophole
Ummm, what do you mean by that?
I assume Tilley meant the Drunk was clever to find a loophole in the rich man's wager allowing him to win it.
I wonder, with a propensity for making such outlandish wagers, how did this guy ever become rich?
I wonder, with a propensity for making such outlandish wagers, how did this guy ever become rich?
Thx. Also, he became rich by making stupid wagers, and he lost so much, he made money! (This is a stupid joke. )
It was very easy, but it also made me laugh.
BTW, I'll make another one on rich, stupid man.
He probably walked across the center of the bridge.
I thought that the answer was that he had piggybacked the rich man and insisted that the rich man cross the bridge! Technically, the drunk man wouldn't be touching the bridge, but he'd still be able to cross it.
This is.. tricky. Hahhaha
LOL PIGGYBACK RIDE
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