STILL SOMEWHAT AT SEA...BUT DETERMINED!

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 I'm still muddling along in the no man's land between Wordpress and Blogger and trying to dodge sniper fire. Not the happiest analogy, but there it is. 

In trawling through archives, I came across this and thought it worth a re-run...

. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator? 

Stop and think about it and decide on your answer before you scroll down. 

The correct answer is: Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, and close the door. This question tests whether you tend to do simple things in an overly complicated way. 

2 How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?  

Did you say, Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant, and close the refrigerator?

Wrong Answer.

Correct Answer: Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe, put in the elephant and close the door. This tests your ability to think through the repercussions of your previous actions. 

3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. 

All the animals attend …. Except one. Which animal does not attend? 

Correct Answer : The Elephant. The elephant is in the refrigerator. You just put him in there.? This tests your memory. Okay, even if you did not answer the first three questions correctly, you still have one more chance to show your true abilities. 

4. There is a river you must cross but it is used by crocodiles, and You do not have a boat. How do you manage it? 

Correct Answer:? You jump into the river and swim across. Have you not been listening? All the crocodiles are attending the Animal Meeting. This tests whether you learn quickly from your mistakes.

According to Anderson Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the Professionals they tested got all questions wrong, but many preschoolers got several correct answers. Anderson Consulting says this conclusively disproves the theory that most professionals have the brains of a four-year-old.

I hope you all did better than the 4 year olds!

Now...let's see if I can post a picture that wont disappear when I hit the publish button. Well, it's a Thunbergia. Unless, of course, the gremlins re-invert it to a grey square!



Comments

  1. JonSeptember 28, 2024 at 4:04 PM

    Ha! I almost got the quiz, but not quite... [the crocodiles got me!]

    I love that Thunbergia - we have the tangerine-orange-coloured one, bien sûr, but it hasn't really performed as it should, given our shit summer... Jx

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    1. dinahmowSeptember 28, 2024 at 4:09 PM

      Golly! Your were quick off the mark! The header image was a bit of a surprise! But perhaps it's something that comes with the layout. And I'm sorry you poor buggers have a had a lousy summer. Now, the booze cabinet is in urgent need of refilling so I'll toss a camera in the car and pop back with something quite stunning...

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  2. Inexplicable DeViceSeptember 29, 2024 at 2:57 AM

    I can see Thunbergias!!!

    I wasn't very good at not scrolling down before thinking about the questions, though. I may have got the first question right, but I would have failed dismally with the others.

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    1. dinahmowOctober 4, 2024 at 5:14 PM

      Well, you probably haven't had much experience with giraffes!

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  3. ZOctober 8, 2024 at 1:38 PM

    When I was a child, my mother came home with a beautiful thunbergia in a pot with a flower just like that. The back door was open and the pony had strolled in. When she arrived, excitedly calling for everyone to admire the flower, the pony reached forward and ate it. It was hilarious, but she was understandably upset.

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