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BET Journal | June 27, 2025

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After the operation

After a long and serious operation, Lena ended up in a coma. Try as they might, the doctors just couldn't bring her out of it. When her husband Ralph came into the intensive care unit to see her, the doctors gave him the bad news.

"We just can't wake her. It doesn't look good, I'm afraid," the doctor told Ralph in a quiet, somber voice.

Ralph looked at Lena and with a soft trembling voice said "But doctor, she's so young. She's only 45."

"37" came the weak reply from Lena.

Job interview

I have a very good feeling about my job interview today. The manager said they were looking for somebody responsible.

“You’ve found your man,” I responded, “whenever there was a problem in my last job, they always said that I was responsible!”

Annoying Habit

The husband had an annoying habit of searching through the refrigerator for a snack, usually while his wife was preparing a meal. Once, after he had gone through this routine for the third time in as many minutes, she snapped, "Nothing's any different than it was a minute ago."

"I know that," he assured her. "It's just that this time I've lowered my standards."

Cover the Loss

The Navy Captain I managed to lose my rifle when I was in the army. I had to pay $855 to cover the loss. I’m starting to understand why a Navy captain always goes down with his ship.

One Liners...

I’ve decided to have myself frozen until science discovers a cure for bad customer service.

If robbers ever broke into my house and searched for money, I would start searching with them.

Our Accounting system was flawless until the boss put in his 2 cents worth. Now all our records are off by 2 cents.

My boss told me to have a good day. So I went home.

I think we can charge more if we calculate our billable hours in dog years.

Brain Teasers

After the operation

After a long and serious operation, Lena ended up in a coma. Try as they might, the doctors just couldn't bring her out of it. When her husband Ralph came into the intensive care unit to see her, the doctors gave him the bad news.

"We just can't wake her. It doesn't look good, I'm afraid," the doctor told Ralph in a quiet, somber voice.

Ralph looked at Lena and with a soft trembling voice said "But doctor, she's so young. She's only 45."

"37" came the weak reply from Lena.

Job interview

I have a very good feeling about my job interview today. The manager said they were looking for somebody responsible.

“You’ve found your man,” I responded, “whenever there was a problem in my last job, they always said that I was responsible!”

Annoying Habit

The husband had an annoying habit of searching through the refrigerator for a snack, usually while his wife was preparing a meal. Once, after he had gone through this routine for the third time in as many minutes, she snapped, "Nothing's any different than it was a minute ago."

"I know that," he assured her. "It's just that this time I've lowered my standards."

Cover the Loss

The Navy Captain I managed to lose my rifle when I was in the army. I had to pay $855 to cover the loss. I’m starting to understand why a Navy captain always goes down with his ship.

One Liners...

I’ve decided to have myself frozen until science discovers a cure for bad customer service.

If robbers ever broke into my house and searched for money, I would start searching with them.

Our Accounting system was flawless until the boss put in his 2 cents worth. Now all our records are off by 2 cents.

My boss told me to have a good day. So I went home.

I think we can charge more if we calculate our billable hours in dog years.

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