Riddle

BEAT

A man who lived on the 13th floor of a bldg. ( the penthouse) took the elevator down one day and went to the store for a few groceries.
Coming back from the store the man walks up 13 flights of stairs rather than getting back on the elevator with his arms full of groceries.

why does he do this...everytime?


I realize this is an old one but I just remembered it today and it made me smile....

answer to follow in 10 minutes.
take some guesses...

Jimi-Spandex

to get to the other side?

oh sorry! I mean

What is "to get to the other side"?

He can't press the switch on the elevator when he his arms are full of groceries

Mr E

He's a midget.

- Dave.

simon_partridge

Originally posted by Jimi-Spandex
to get to the other side?

oh sorry! I mean

What is "to get to the other side"?

He can't press the switch on the elevator when he his arms are full of groceries

Or maybe he's just a fat bastard whose normal weight is just below the limit for the lift so that when he has the groceries with him as well it'd break?

BEAT

Originally posted by TmB
He's a midget.

- Dave.

awe, there's always one isnt there, hehehe

he is right.

Rabies

his arms were full and couldnt press the buttons

simon_partridge

Originally posted by BEAT

he's a midget
awe, there's always one isnt there, hehehe
he is right.

Not sure I get that one - if he's a midget, surely he can't reach the buttons going up or down, and can't reach the call button on the 13th floor either...?

Samson

Originally posted by BEAT
awe, there's always one isnt there, hehehe

he is right.

If he is a midget, the assumption is that he is not tall enough to press the buttons.
However, how did he manage to get down ?

BEAT

ok, he is a midget, pressing the 1st floor button is obviously closer than pressing the 13th floor button, the buttons looking like this
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
g.

:rolleyes:

darthmise

The zero button is always at the bottom of the button panel.

Samson

Originally posted by BEAT
ok, he is a midget, pressing the 1st floor button is obviously closer than pressing the 13th floor button, the buttons looking like this
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
g.

:rolleyes:

Now he sees the light.
D'oh.

darthmise

Heres another old one so:

Two fathers and two sons went fishing.
The each caught 1 fish.
But only 3 fish were caught.
How come?

simon_partridge

Originally posted by BEAT
ok, he is a midget, pressing the 1st floor button is obviously closer than pressing the 13th floor button, the buttons looking like this
13
...
g.

:rolleyes:

Heh heh - well I guess we aren't all blessed with your in depth knowledge of lift button layouts

Ever noticed that telephones number from the top whereas calculators number from the bottom. It's occasionally caused me to dial the wrong person or perform the wrong calculation that has...

BEAT

it was a grandfather, son, and grandson trio

simon_partridge

Originally posted by darthmise
Heres another old one so:

Two fathers and two sons went fishing.
The each caught 1 fish.
But only 3 fish were caught.
How come?

Hey I know this one - there are only three men there, one of them being father to one and son to the other.

Illkillya

what a stupid midget... why didn't he just bring a stick into the lift with him.

Mossy Monk

Originally posted by Illkillya
what a stupid midget... why didn't he just bring a stick into the lift with him.

or ask someone to push the button a stupid midget indeed

Lump

I feel that the first one was ****, and has many answers, depening on technical configs of the lift....... IE max weight laod and button layout. Also the full arms is a possibility.



John

simon_partridge

Originally posted by Lump
Also the full arms is a possibility.

I don't necessarily buy that one - if it's his arms that are full, then they must essentially be tucked right through the handles of the carrier bag which means his hands are free to press the button.

Unless, of course, the weight of the bags is such that he can only lift his arms high enough to reach button 0 and not button 13

Ciaran

But couldn't he put the bags down?

Also if he is a midget, why not stand on the groceries?

Gordon

lol

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