A few riddles....

[Bishop]

1.President Clinton is listed as our 41st president, but only 40 men have held the office. Why?

2.What happened in 1961 that will not happen again for over 4000 years?

3.You are in a cold house in the winter. It is dark. You have one match. There is a candle and there is a wood burning stove. Which do you light first?

4.What is it that gets wetter when it dries?

[chuck]

my answers below (in white text, highlight)

geeze, i'm so creative...haha, j/k it was craig's idea


1. I know that one dude was president twice, but not in a row
2. something to do with the numbers themselfs...like the symetry of them
3. the match
4. shit??? i dunno

[uproot]

4.What is it that gets wetter when it dries?


a towel :D

[B16a2 Civic]

4.) a pickle? Lol

[Bishop]

Chuck, work on #2 and #4


Here are the answers.....Just drag your mouse over my post if you want to see it.......
Answers:
1.Grover Cleveland held office during 2 nonconsecutive terms. He was our 22nd and 24th president. Incidentally, his full name is Stephen Grover Cleveland.

2.The year's date reads the same when turned upside down. That will not happen again until 6009.

3.The match.

4.A towel.

[Bishop]

4.) a pickle? Lol
lol

[chuck]

haha, yeah i gave up...the history channel did pay off though for the first one


i was close on #2 though...and is a towel the real answer to #4...i guess it makes sense

[Bishop]

LOL. Yeah towel is the real answer....it gets wetter while it is drying you off