Me, Myself, and I - That You Don't YET Know

Sunday, May 04, 2008

Riddle me this.. Riddle me that..

RIDDLE 1:

What is greater than God, more evil than the devil, the poor have it, the rich don't need it, and if you eat it, you'll die?

When asked this riddle, 80% of kindergarten kids got the answer,
compared to 17% of Stanford University seniors.


RIDDLE 2:

I turn polar bears white
and I will make you cry.
I make guys have to pee
and girls comb their hair.
I make celebrities look stupid
and normal people look like celebrities.
I turn pancakes brown
and make your champagne bubble.
If you squeeze me, I'll pop.
If you look at me, you'll pop.
Can you guess the riddle?

97% of Harvard graduates can not figure this riddle out,
but 84% of kindergarten students can