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An Injured Child
A child is injured in an accident and is rushed to the hospital. The doctor takes one look at the child and says: "I can't treat him, that's my son." The doctor is not the child's father. How do you explain this?
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How many parents do you have?Answer
The doctor is a woman and is the child's mother.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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I've heard this a million times and i never have understood why someone wouldn't get this...
Oh my god...... that is so bad!!!! My mom told this one to me, because she heard it when she was a kid, and so on. This one may have worked back in the seventies when my grandmother worked as a nurse, but nowadays, I'm ashamed if somebody doesn't get this one!!
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i saw this on cosby
I actually got this wrong the first time I heard it. I was thinking of this correct answer, but thought it was way too obvious to be right.
this one was easy. i guess its because ive heard it a lot
this one was easy. i guess its because ive heard it a lot
See above . . .
this one sounds like it could go in the trick section
this was like, the first riddle anyone ever told me. i got it right then, too.
hahah good one! that was tricky but the hint just made it even more confusing it didnt help.
Yeah this one was on the Bill Cosby Show
this teaser is what people call a "pushover"
aaaaaaaaa i've heard this one so many times!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thats ok i still like it :-)
thats ok i still like it :-)
I have heard that the doctor in this teaser is actually supposed to be a surgeon. It's supposed to throw people off because surgeons are typically men.
Why can't the woman operate on her son?
If you want a job done right, you have to do it yourself!
If you want a job done right, you have to do it yourself!
A more common version of this says that the father and son were both in the accident and taken to the hospital. I don't understand how anyone could get this wrong...it is very simple unless you overthink things. But still, it should be easy for anyone. My five-year-old sister could figure it out.
Unraveled...I think it used to be against the law or something...maybe it still is...I'm not really sure. But, I agree...If you want something done right you usually do have to do it yourself!
Unraveled...I think it used to be against the law or something...maybe it still is...I'm not really sure. But, I agree...If you want something done right you usually do have to do it yourself!
We ought to have a section of oldies or for children. I also heard it the first time with the son and dad in the wreck. I hate to bother looking at the answers in ones like these, but would never comment without double checking. Very old, very common.
I have heard that teaser many times. The hint was really weird, and I think didn't need one. My suggestion is to make up your own teaser in order to avoid repeats
Fun, easy and entertaining teaser. I got it very quickly.
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