RIDDLE ME THIS...All questions were supplied and randomly chosen by an independent and unpaid agency, any resemblance to living persons is purely coincidental albeit uncannily so.


1. Six people buy a house together. Three are men, three are women. The women are all concerned about how the house will look. The men are all concerned about how much the house will cost. So who chooses the kitchen countertops?

2. In August, an excavator/septic specialist tells his client that installing a new septic system will cost $1,700. In September he says it will cost $6,000. In October he says it will cost $3,700. In November he says it will cost $2,750. Another specialist says the job will cost $60,000.00 How much does a new septic system actually cost?

3. A group of people want to buy a house in the country. After looking at many houses they choose the one that is only a hundred yards from a beautiful quiet bay...so how big a pool should they build in the backyard?

4. You are driving from Mamaroneck NY to Springs NY –a distance of approx. 100 miles. Assuming you get in your car on a Friday evening in mid-July at 7pm, how many hours past midnight will you arrive at your destination?

5. You and your spouse can't decide whether to put your savings into a long term conservative money market, or invest it in high yield but high risk stocks. So you:
a. split it 50-50 between the two
b. ask a financial professional to help you
c. Go to Vegas to try your new Blackjack card counting skills
d. Give it to a building contractor you've never met.

6. A married man with a nice job, nice wife, nice children and a nice house wakes up one day to discover that he now has two houses. How long will his “nice” situation last?

7. There are 32 brands of ceiling fans. Each brand features an average of 78 different models. For each model there is an average of 8 different styles. How long will it take to choose a ceiling fan?

8. A man and a woman are married 28 years. In the 28th year they buy a vacation home in the country with two other couples. This proves that:
a. You get wiser as you get older
b. You get dumber as you get older.
c. You're never too old to act irresponsibly.
d. Some people live and learn, while others just live.


9. When you look at the picture above, your first thought is:
a. How sad.
b. Hope they had insurance.
c. Is that what I look like in Denim shorts?
d. Wonder how much they’re asking for it.