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To: Susie924 who wrote (1558)	9/1/1999 9:02:00 AM
From: Zbyte	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2380

Write down your answers to check 'em at the end. 1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom? 2. How many states are there? 3. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch? 4. What 6 colors are on the classic Campbell's soup label? 5. What 2 letters don't appear on the telephone dial? 6. What 2 #'s on the telephone dial don't have letters by them? 7. When you walk does your left arm swing w/ your right or left leg? 8. How many matches are in a standard pack? 9. On our flag, is the top stripe red or white? 10. What is the lowest # on the FM dial? 11. Which way does water go down the drain, clockwise or counter-clockwise? 12. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run? 13. How many channels on a VHF TV dial? 14. Which side of a woman's blouse are the buttons on? 15. On a NY license plate, is New York on the top or bottom? 16 Which way do fans rotate? 17. Whose face is on a dime? 18. How many sides does a stop sign have? 19. Do books have even # pages on the right or left side? 20. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel? 21. How many sides are there on a standard pencil? 22. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing? 23. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package? 25. On which card is the cardmaker's trademark? 26. On which side of a venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening between the slats? 27. On the back of a $1 bill, what is in the center? 28. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits? 29. How many curves are in a standard paper clip? 30. Does a merry-go-round turn clockwise or counter-clockwise? SCROLL DOWN FOR THE ANSWERS Answers: 1. Bottom 2. 50 3. Right 4. Blue, red, white, yellow, black, and gold 5. Q, Z 6. 1, 0 7. Left 8. 20 9. Red 10. 88 11. Counter-clockwise (unless you happen to be south of the equator) 12. Towards the bottom right 13. 12 (no #1) 14. Right 15. Top 16. Clockwise as you look at it 17. Roosevelt 18. 8 19. Left 20. 5 21. 6 22. Bashful 23. 8 24. Did you notice there wasn't one? 25. Ace of spades 26. Left 27. ONE 28. *, # 29. 3 30. Counter-clockwise Scoring: 30-28 Genius...Mensa is calling! 25-27 Not too shabby! 20-24 You could do better! 16-19 McDonald's is calling! 15 or below. Being blind wouldn't affect you one bit!!

To: Susie924 who wrote (1558)	9/10/1999 2:39:00 PM
From: Barney	Respond to of 2380

Waiting for A Blind Date Fred got off the elevator on the 40th floor and nervously knocked on his blind date's door. She opened it and to his amazement and joy, was as lovely and sweet as his friend Michael had promised. "I'll be ready in a few minutes," she said. "Why don't you play with Ginger while you're waiting? She does wonderful tricks. She'll roll over, shake hands, sit up and if you make a hoop with your arms, like this, she'll jump through." The dog followed Fred out onto the balcony and started rolling over. Fred made a hoop with his arms and sure enough,Ginger jumped right through -- and over the balcony railing...Just then Fred's date walked out. "Isn't little Ginger the cutest, happiest dog you've ever seen?" "To tell the the truth," he replied, "she seemed a little depressed to me."

To: Susie924 who wrote (1558)	9/10/1999 2:42:00 PM
From: Barney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2380

A Lesson in High Finance A rumpled man walks into a bank in New York City and asks for the loan officer. He says he is going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000. The bank officer says the bank will need some kind of security for such a loan. So the man -- clearly an eccentric -- hands over the keys to a new Rolls Royce parked on the street in front of the bank. Everything checks out, and the bank agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan. An employee drives the Rolls into the bank's underground garage and parks it there. Two weeks later, the man returns, repays the $5,000 and the interest, which comes to $15.41. The loan officer says, "We are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multi-millionaire. What puzzles us is why would you bother to borrow $5,000?" The man replies, "Where else in New York can I park my car for two weeks for 15 bucks?"

To: Susie924 who wrote (1558)	9/10/1999 2:43:00 PM
From: Barney	Respond to of 2380

Advice from Mom A young woman came home and told her mom that her steady boy friend had proposed, but she had turned him down because she found out he was an atheist, and didn't believe in Heaven or Hell. "Marry him anyway, honey. Between the two of us, we'll show him just how very wrong he is."