Why is an avaricious man like one with a short memory?

Answer: Because he is always for getting.

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Why is your eye like a boy being whipped?
You are given a set of scales and 12 marbles. The scales are of the old balance variety. That is, a small dish hangs from each end of a rod that is balanced in the middle. The device enables you to conclude either that the contents of the dishes weigh the same or that the dish that falls lower has heavier contents than the other. The 12 marbles appear to be identical. In fact, 11 of them are identical, and one is of different weight. Your task is to identify the unusual marble and discard it. You are allowed to use the scales three times if you wish, but no more. Note that the unusual marble may be heavier or lighter than the others. How can you identify it and determine whether it is heavy or light?
You are in a jungle and you come across a lion and a jaguar. You have a gun but there is only one bullet left. Which one do you shoot?
You are on an island in the middle of a lake. The lake is in a remote part of the country and there has never been a bridge connecting the island to the mainland. Every day a tractor and wagon gives hay rides around the island. Puzzled as to how the tractor had gotten onto the island, you ask around and find out that the tractor was not transported to the island by boat or by air. Nor was it built on the island. Explain how the tractor got there?
You are standing in front of a room with one lightbulb inside of it. You cannot see if it is on or off. Outside the room, there are 3 switches in the off positions. You may turn the switches any way you want to. You stop turning the switches, enter the room and know which switch controls the lightbulb. How?
you are stuck in a house you have four objects to use you have a wooden chair,a ladder a piano,and an axe. The axe is rubber What would you use to get out?? hint* you can't get out with breaking it and you can only pick one object.
You are trapped in a room with no windows or doors. You have a knife and an orange. How do you escape?
You can see nothing else When you look in my face, I will look you in the eye and I will never lie. What am I?
You can use me to stop, You take me to smoke; Not only do I stop, But I am a stop, And the result of pool's first stroke. What am I?
You have 5 kids and you have to get them all into a car. Tommy and Timmy are twins but they fight so they can't sit together. Sarah and Sally fight too, so they can't sit together. Max fights with his sisters so he can only sit by his brothers. There's 5 seats side by side and you have to put them in order. How would you seat the kids, so that everyone is happy?
You have three stoves: A gas stove, a wood stove, and a coal stove, but only one match. Which should you light first?
You have two container, a 5 gallon and a 3 gallon container. How do you measure out 4 gallons?