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Hungry Man
A hungry man has food on his plate but can't eat it. Why?
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He has some food stuck on his dental plate.Hide Answer Show Answer
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Awww...yuk
i thought the food was plastic
I was thinking plates with food painted on them.
me too....
Or, his hands are tied behind his back, or he's in another room, or his jaw is wired shut - too many possibilities that your puzzler hasn't taken out of the running. Besides, why can't he eat the food on his dental plate? all he has to do is pop the plate out and lick it off, right? Keep trying - you'll come up with better ones.
"Oh my" is my response to some of these comments...
Too many possible right answers. Here are the top two that popped into my head:
1. The fruit is that decorative plastic kind.
2. The fruit is painted onto the plate, a common decoration, especially for china.
1. The fruit is that decorative plastic kind.
2. The fruit is painted onto the plate, a common decoration, especially for china.
hmm interesting one. I find it hard to comment because I haven't actually subitted any teasers of my own yet but I agree that there are lots of possible answers! I think this sort of puzzle is more like a joke you might tell than something you can work out, because it's impossible to guess the right answer - but I like it all the same!
Pish Posh...
Yawn
Not funny
Yawn
Not funny
A good trick answer would be that "food" was written on the plate. THis would follow the typical pattern of trick questions. (play on words)
He could be allergic to the food.
Just cause you're allergic doesn't keep you from being ABLE to eat it. When it said hungry I thought hungry like a bum. And what would keep him from eating. The dental plate was a stretch.
i went with the good old "he has no cutlery" thing (and yes, i realise that he's still capable of eating it, but my answer works just as well as the "food on the dental plate" thing)
I thought he was either allergic or maybe food plastic or poisened.
I figured if his wife wasa anything like mine, that'd be why he couldn't eat it -- she must have did the cooking!
Ii thought he was hungry for too long, that he died before he got the chance .
palsha you shouldn't make a coment like that about anyones parent.
Psh. Everyone knows it was plastic food. All the way.
No, no, no. He hasn't washed his hands.
take it easy
Haha! I got it right. YAY
i'm a little... disgusted, no offense
I just thought that the food was already spoiled. But then again, that wouldn't stop a hungry man from eating the food!
Too many possible answers... LIKE WHAT IF HE WAS ALLERGIC TO THE FOOD?
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