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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Help solving a riddle
There once was a man who lived on the 13th floor. On a clear sunny day he takes the elevator to the 7th floor and then takes the stairs the rest of the way. On a rainy day the same man take the elevator all the way up to his floor. Why?
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Hi Anon The man is very short and he can only reach the button for the 7th floor -- the other buttons are too high for him to reach. But on rainy days he has an umbrella with him, so he uses the umbrella to press the button for the 13th floor. (By the way, you have posted this in the grammar forum.
- Hi Anon The man is very short and he can only reach the button for the 7th floor -- the other buttons are too high for him to reach.
- But on rainy days he has an umbrella with him, so he uses the umbrella to press the button for the 13th floor.
- (By the way, you have posted this in the grammar forum.
- )
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Hi Anon
The man is very short and he can only reach the button for the 7th floor -- the other buttons are too high for him to reach. But on rainy days he has an umbrella with him, so he uses the umbrella to press the button for the 13th floor.
The man is very short and he can only reach the button for the 7th floor -- the other buttons are too high for him to reach. But on rainy days he has an umbrella with him, so he uses the umbrella to press the button for the 13th floor.
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