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A LITTLE NEW YEARS TEST FOR OUR SENIOR MEMBERS

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Lets see how we do with this one

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> >Senior Citizens Test

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> >It's that time of year to take our annual senior citizen test.

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> >Test for Dementia

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> >Exercise of the brain is as important as exercise of the muscles. As

> >we

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> >grow older, it's important that we keep mentally alert. The saying;

> >"If you

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> >don't use it, you will lose it" also applies to the brain, so..

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> >Below is a very private way to gauge your loss or non-loss of

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> >intelligence. So, take the following test presented here and

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> >determine if you are losing it or are still "with it."

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> >The spaces below are so you don't see the answers until you have

> >made your

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> >own. OK, relax, clear your

>mind and.... begin.

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> >1. What do you put in a toaster?

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> >Answer: "bread." If you said "toast," then give up now and go do

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> >something else. Try not to hurt yourself.

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> >If you said, "bread," go to Question 2.

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> >2. Say "silk" five times. Now spell "silk." What do cows drink?

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> >Answer: Cows drink water. If you said "milk," please do not attempt

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> >next question. Your brain is obviously overstressed and may even

> >overheat.

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> >It may be that you need to content yourself with reading something

> >more

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> >appropriate such as Children's World. If you said "water" then

> >proceed to

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> >question

>3.

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> >3. If a red house is made from red bricks and a blue house is made

> >from

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> >blue bricks and a pink house is made from pink bricks and a black

> >house is

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> >made from black bricks, what is a green house made from?

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> >Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass. If you said "green bricks,"

> >what

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> >the devil are you still doing here reading these questions????? If

> >you

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> >said

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> >"glass," then go on to Question 4.

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> >4. It's twenty years ago, and a plane is flying at 20,000 feet over

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> >Germany. (If you will recall, Germany at the time was politically

> >divided

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> >into

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> >West Germany and East Germany.) Anyway, during the flight, TWO of

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> >the

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> >engines fail. The pilot, realizing that the last remaining engine is

> >also

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> >failing, decides on a crash landing procedure. Unfortunately the

> >engine

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> >fails before he has time and the plane fatally crashes smack in the

> >middle

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> >of "no man's land" between East Germany and West Germany. Where

> >would you

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> >bury the survivors? East Germany or West Germany or in "no man's

> >land"?

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> >Answer: You don't, of course, bury survivors If you said

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> >ANYTHING else, you are a real dunce and you must NEVER try to rescue

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> >anyone

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> >from a plane crash. Your efforts would not be appreciated. If you

> >said,

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> >"Don't bury the survivors" then proceed to the next

>question.

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> >5. If the hour hand on a clock moves 1/60 of a degree every minute

> >then

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> >how many degrees will the hour hand move in one hour?

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> >Answer: One degree. If you said "360 degrees" or anything other than

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> >"one degree," you are to be congratulated on getting this far, but

> >you are

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> >ob! viously out of your league. Turn your pencil in and exit the

> >room.

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> >Everyone else proceed to the final question.

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> >6. Without using a calculator - You are driving a bus from London to

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> >Milford Haven in Wales. In London, 17 people get on the bus. In

> >Reading,

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> >six

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> >people get off the bus and nine people get on. In Swindon, two

> >people

>get

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> >off and four get on. In Cardiff, 11 people get off and 16 people get

> >in.  In

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> >Swansea, three people get off and five people get on. In Carmathen,

> >six

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> >people get off and three get on. You then arrive at Milford Haven.

> >What

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> >was the name of the bus driver?

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> >Answer: Oh, for crying out loud! Don't you remember? It was YOU!!

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> >Now pass this along to all your "smart friends" and hope they do

> >better

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  • Super User

It's been awhile since I've seen this.  It made me smile.  Thanks, Muddy.  

Ha...that's great  ;D

Did you pass the test Muddy?

I DONT REMEMBER

I'm toast.

Heh heh heh  ;D  ;D  ;D

You oldsters can't pass the test like, well, I didn't pass either, so,  :-X

Ummmmm.....toast

                     -Homer Simpson

I am stuck. What is a toaster?????

I am stuck. What is a toaster?????

Duh,...some people,....geez

A toaster is the guy that stands up. raises his glass and says some stuff he 1/2 means. (especially if he's at a wedding,lol)

:)

Hey LBH I think you know more about being toasted than what a toaster is

  • Super User

Awesome, just read it to my cubicle....these ladies are pretty sharp!!

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