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1. A man pushes his car up to a hotel and tells the owner he's bankrupt. Why?

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2. A cowboy rides into town on Friday, stays for three days, and leaves on Friday. How?

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3. A man was out walking in the rain with no umbrella and no hat, yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How?

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4. Two girls were born on the same day, in the same month and year, to the same mother and father, but they are not twins. How?

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5. A man jumped out of a window of a 20-story building, but he didn't get hurt. How?

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6. How can you throw a ball as hard as you can and have it come right back to you, without it hitting anything?

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7. A boy fell off a 30-foot ladder, but he didn't get hurt at all. How?

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8. What two things can you never eat for breakfast?

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9. A truck driver goes the wrong way down a one-way street. A police officer sees him but doesn't stop him. Why?

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10. "The day before yesterday I was 10, and next year I'll be 13." How is this possible?

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11. What can go up a chimney down, but can't go down a chimney up?

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12. A man lives on the 10th floor. Every morning he rides the elevator down. Coming home, he rides to the 7th floor and walks the rest - unless it's raining. Why?

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