Curiouser and Curiouser!
By Tom Brown
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Puzzling perplexions baffling riddles,
The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday - but never jam today
–Lewis Carroll
Lateral puzzles
You enter a room with only one match and you see a fireplace, an oil lamp a candle and a cigarette. What do you light first?
You are given a card. On one side is written “the sentence the other side is true”.
And on the other side is written “the sentence on the other side is false”.
These two were quite well known.
Yes, I am lying. Where am I? The Cheshire cat fades grinning inside a Schrödinger sealed box.
'Curiouser and curiouser!' –LC
Tell me, I wonder can a ghost harm you? And how could you know if there is actually one but it is unseen? And if you see a ring around the Moon chances are your glasses are dirty. Also, if it is pitch dark you can see just so well with your eyes closed, and your spectacles on or off.
In my experience brutal honesty is more brutal than what it is honest. “It takes a lot to laugh it takes a train to cry.” Peace is freedom and freedom is peace. Silence is golden yes. King Solomon understood these things. One woman can bring a kingdom to its knees.
What is the difference between a student and a swine? How do you get a dog to “Mmiiiaaauuuw” and a cat to “Wooff!” ?
How many were left after Eve and Adam had plucked apples from the forbidden tree in Eden?
Some helpful comments
Almost. Nothing. You are very close but "how many" asks for a number. How do you like that for splitting hairs?
Postscript. Ignore the situation.
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