Below is a very private way to gauge your loss or non-loss of<br />> >intelligence.<br />> ><br />> > So, take the following test presented here and determine if you<br />are<br />> >losing it or are still "with it." The spaces below are so you don't see<br />> >the answers until you have made your own ....<br />> > OK, relax, clear your mind and .... begin.<br />> ><br />> ><br />> > 1. What do you put in a toaster?<br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> > Answer: "bread." If you said "toast," then give up now and go do<br />> >something else. Try not to hurt yourself. If you said, "bread," go to<br />> >Question 2.<br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> > 2. Say "silk" five times. Now spell "silk." What do cows<br />drink?<br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> > Answer: Cows drink water. If you said "milk," please do not<br />> >attempt the next question. Your brain is obviously over stressed and may<br />> >even overheat. It may be that you need to content yourself with reading<br />> >something more appropriate such as Children's World." If you said<br />"water"<br />> >then proceed to question<br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> > 3. If a red house is made from red bricks and a blue house is<br />made<br />> >from blue bricks and a pink house is made from pink bricks and a black<br />> >house is made from black bricks, what is a green house made from?<br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> > Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass. If you said "green<br />> >bricks," what the devil are you still doing here reading these<br />> >questions????? If you said "glass," then go on to Question 4.<br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> > 4. Twenty years ago, a plane is flying at 20,000 feet over<br />> >Germany. If you will recall, Germany at the time was politically<br />divided<br />> >into West Germany and East Germany. Anyway, during the flight, TWO of<br />the<br />> >engines fail. The pilot, realising that the last remaining engine is<br />also<br />> >failing, decides on a crash landing procedure. Unfortunately the engine<br />> >fails before he has time and the plane fatally crashes smack in the<br />middle<br />> >of "no man's land" between East Germany and West Germany. Where would<br />> >you bury the survivors? East Germany or West Germany or in "no man's<br />> >land"?<br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> > Answer: You don't, of course, bury survivors. If you said<br />ANYTHING<br />> >else, you are a real dunce and you must NEVER try to rescue anyone from<br />a<br />> >plane crash. Your efforts would not be appreciated. If you said,<br />"Don't<br />> >bury the survivors" then proceed to the next question. 5.<br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> > 5. If the hour hand on a clock moves 1/60 of a degree every<br />minute<br />> >then how many degrees will the hour hand move in one hour?<br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> > Answer: One degree! . If you said "360 degrees" or anything other<br />> >than "one degree," you are to be congratulated on getting this far, but<br />> >you are obviously out of your league. Turn your pencil in and exit the<br />> >room. Everyone else proceed to the final question.<br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> > 6. Without using a calculator - You are driving a bus from<br />London<br />> >to Milford Haven in Wales. In London, 17 people get on the bus. In<br />> >Reading, six people get off the bus and nine people get on. In<br />Swindon,<br />> >two people get off and four get on. In Cardiff, 11 people get off and<br />16<br />> >people get in. In Swansea, three people get off and five people get on.<br />> >In Carmathen,<br />> > six people get off and three get on. You then arrive at Milford<br />> >Haven. What was the name of the bus driver?<br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> ><br />> > Answer: Oh, for crying out loud! Don't you remember? It was<br />> >YOU!! Now pass this along to all your "friends" and hope they do better<br />> >then you did!
