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There are three houses built exactly the same. One is filled with cotton, the other with wood, and the third with iron. One day an arsonist sets them all on fire. The sound of sirens was growing louder at the scene. People were screaming. Which house did the ambulance try to put the fire out at first?
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Ambulances do not put out fires.Hide Answer Show Answer
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I got it on the 2nd read through, tricky....
tricky question some might answer it but i got the idea. firetrucks not the ambulance puts up a fire.
clever clever
AHH!!! I fell for it!
*Mad at self*
Oh well, good teaser though!
*Mad at self*
Oh well, good teaser though!
i knew it almost imediately...heard one like it...good though!!!
caught me. Wicked trick, but nicely done!
That's fun! It's really good too!
Man, I totally fell for it!!! I'm so Blonde!!!
Aug 16, 2005
He he that one was good, ya got me and my husband as well...funny. Cute...
Aug 16, 2005
He he that one was good, ya got me and my husband as well...funny. Cute...
I fell for it Nice
i never thought SAT grammar stuff could actually be useful...heheh
you got me!!
Nice one!!
i cant beleive i fell for that
haha, thats funny, and i fell for it too! gee, you really got me!
I fell for it. I didn't realize it was under the trick catergory. I should pay more attention to that. Great teaser!
I didnt fall for it because I noticed it was in the trick category. Good teaser though
That is a real trick!
so awesome ! u got me and that makes even me laugh !!1
yep, ya got me too . . . oh well, it was still funny
lol.
thanks
Almost got me.Took me a double take to realize it was simpler than I initially thought
Brill, certainly fooled me!!!
i am so dumb i fell for that
Really great teaser! I got it right away, but my husband was actually studying the houses and was just about to tell me which one when he looks at me and goes "duh" none of them!
haha very funny lol
Okay, I'm a stoopidhead. Great teaser!
i fell for it! i thought i was all smart because i said the iron one because the others burnt down already. good job!
I enjoyed this! Good teaser...made me laugh
you totally tricked me great teaser
ha ha !! this one was very fun to do!
i never noticed the fact that it said ambulances. i was caught up in the elements that were in the house!!
clever....clever indeed.....
i never noticed the fact that it said ambulances. i was caught up in the elements that were in the house!!
clever....clever indeed.....
As soon as I clicked the show answer link I was like "Wait a sec..." Well, at least I got it. XD
Sep 04, 2005
Best one I heard all day,you totally got me!
It took me a bit, but I actually got it! good job
wow, i am really stupid...
i thought it was a typo
that's really good i didn't notice the ambulance word so i had to look at the answer
And roosters don't lay eggs. I'm kind of surprised that anyone missed this one.
And roosters don't lay eggs. I'm kind of surprised that anyone missed this one.
My had a lot of fun
My ESL business had a great time with this one. Thanks.
Easy peasy fun
Wahahahahaha! It's one of those famous trick question teasers!!! Me like those so much!!!
that caught me.
I really don't want to admit this.....but ok you got me too.
HOw did that happen? I finally got one right Thanks for the laugh and the ego boost
Wahhhhhhhhh!!! Got me too! Here's my excuse: I'm in a hurry to go to a meeting. The dog ate my homework? Oh well. It is definitely a fun one that I will LOVE pulling on students!
I can't believe it but you got me on that one. I was not paying attention to the fact that you said ambulance and I read it several times.Duh! my name is Very tricky I am not so ashamed that I must go jump into a river of heresey chocolate and drown in it. Keep them coming that was great!!!!!
When I first read it (and you got me) I thought the answer was obvious..."the one with the people screaming in it!"
After a second read I caught my mistake.
After a second read I caught my mistake.
Well....the cotton house would be gone already, the iron probably didn't burn ....so I go with the wood one.....aaaah dangit, you got me
I was about to get all fired up until I read it again. Mean but fun!
good one! im not tellin u if i fell 4 it or not tho.....
I'm guessing the person above me got "got"....I did too I'm sad to say! Good one Garnet!
Excellent! Variations of this mind- bender have been around forever, I think...but, it's always nice to see a new one! You taught me, once again, Read Each Word very carefully! Thanks and Bravo to you!
ha ha you got me on this 1 i was thinkin wood but then i read the answer and started laughing it's a good 1..it is going on my favorites list
silly rabbit...tricks are for kids!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who fell for it!!
sorry, not even close, surprised that some didnt get it,,,remember the one where to bury survivors?,,,or the one where a rooster laid an egg? but this is still one more than i have submitted sooo--good job
haha.good one
easy but fun
stumped me . excuse? uuummm... How about it is early. Yah Yah it is early that is why I didnt get.
Didn;t get it like always Very fun though add this to my favorites
Really good one Garnet. And I ment to say I am going to add this to my favorites
I loved that one!!
I am a retired firefighter,I knew the answer as soon as I saw it.But I really got a good laugh looking at the comments!!!!!!! good job my friend.
I fell for it.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW
*smug*
I got it strait away
*smug*
I got it strait away
*smug*
i know better..but here I was concentrating on the houses..duh...I had a good laugh at my stupidity...hehehe
lol i wasnt paying attencion lol i know one kinda like that dealing with a plane crash
Excellent, brilliant!!! I love it!!!! In my favorites!!!!!
What are we in pre-school?
Sep 17, 2005
HAHAHA!!!!! i fell for it. now i feel stupid!!!
Apart from the cake contest, this is the first one I got right in a week of receiving teasers of the day. So maybe my brain's coming round to the right way of thinking. They're all really clever. I love 'em. This was natty, even though I got it. Well done.
i recognize that ambulances do not typically put out fires, but it says, "which house did the ambulance TRY to put out the fire at first?" well, as public safety workers, it's likely that ambulance workers might TRY to put out a fire, even if that's the job of a fire truck.
haha fell for it TOO!!! oh well. good job.
am i the only one who thought it was a typo
You sure got me! Great one.
didn't get it, so easy once you know the answer
That was a good one
Thanx every1!
i got it but it almost threw me!
great teaser! i luv it!
great teaser! i luv it!
Sadly...*sniff*...I didn't get it...
ha. ahaha. ahahahahaha... ha.
ha ha good one.
New spin on the oldest trick in the book! Fabulous. Can't believe I fell for it
Hee hee hee you made me laugh thanx a lot... you got me oh!!! so funny ha ha ha
Hee hee hee you made me laugh thanx a lot... you got me oh!!! so funny ha ha ha
Hee hee hee you made me laugh thanx a lot... you got me oh!!! so funny ha ha ha
And to think i was all like "I know, i know, pick me, it's the cotton one!". Good one.
you mean ambulances dont put out fires?? i missed that one big-time!
Hahaha! Very funny. I had to read it twice before picking up the mistake.
How could a house filled with iron catch on fire? Oh well, I guess it doesn't matter.....
Loved it!! going in my favs
I ALREADY put it in my favs! Lol. I loved it! Kepp em comin.
First time I got one straight away! Still a good one though
I started to think about it then I noticed it said "ambulance".
I didn't know it was a trick question! I can't believe I fell for that ...really nice one! Tricky...
I overthought.
How like me. I loved that one.
How like me. I loved that one.
That was a tricky one. Haha...I was waiting up until 12 to be the first one to comment, but there were already 101 comments when I got here...dang earlier time zones! Oh well.
We have a volunteer fire department who go either way - fire or emergency. But a fireman is still the one a person would expect to try to put out a fire.
Nice presentation though. More please?
Nice presentation though. More please?
I WANTED TO SAY HOW LAME I THOUGHT THIS WAS AND QUESTION THOSE WHO APPROVED SUCH A TEASER, BUT AFTER READING THE RESPONSES OF OTHERS, I GUESS I AM IN THE VAST MINORITY.
Perhaps if I hadn't tried to do this at 30 A.M., I may have caught the "trick" word!!! Shame on me!!
What I really want to know is: "In who's yard did they bury the survivors"?
PS: I was amazed at how many people fell for it, most of whom are much smarter than I! I don't think I'll trick my kids on it, but I'll sure try! Thanks.
PS: I was amazed at how many people fell for it, most of whom are much smarter than I! I don't think I'll trick my kids on it, but I'll sure try! Thanks.
bandnerd: I'll give you credit for first to comment. Most of the other comments are over a year old! Signed, twobandnerdsdadandproudof secondinstatelastyear
A marvelously tricky and enjoyable teaser. I commend you! This one goes to my favorites. Paying attention to detail, pays off in the long run. Keep these type of teasers coming!
My answer? The house that had the screaming peiple in it. So much for thinking. That will teach me to be logical.
Good trick. I got it, though it looks like few did. Good fun.
hahaha i was like "whichever dork came up with this joke doesnt know what an ambulance is" nice one garnetlover
I had too many "irons" in the fire and didn't see the ambulance coming. Got me too !!!
nice!
Not only got me but also got me laughing. I see it also got me a year ago....scarey..
I like it!
I too fell for it. I thought its no use saving a house made of cotton and an iron house won't burn. So, my answer was WOOD!!!
i can't believe it, i said the answer just as i was going to look at the answer. it thought it was too hard for me. what a fluke great teaser
YOU GOT ME!!!!!
Just too funny!!!!!
Worth the chuckle.
My brain must be working today - caught that one right away. Good one though - I'll see how many people I can "stump" today w/ it...
funny!
i didn't even think that they didn't put out fires!
i didn't even think that they didn't put out fires!
B-b-b-booooooooring
come up with one a liitle bit harder next time HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
come up with one a liitle bit harder next time HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
wow.....im surprised that i didnt catch that....nice
Ambulances have sirens, but don't put out fires!
I am a 30 year veteran in the Fire Service, You did not fool me but you sure fooled a lot of people. CUTE.
tee hee hee, good one!
I cannot believe you got me with that one. What was I thinking? Very little obviously. Maybe if I had not ran throught it and taken my time I would not have fell for such an easy trick. Great teaser. It was fun!!
Got me too. oh boy!
OMG, you got me too!! LOL
I cant believe I fell for the oldest trick in the book, serves me right for rushing to find an answer.........
I cant believe I fell for the oldest trick in the book, serves me right for rushing to find an answer.........
How many of each animal did Moses take to the ark.
Good one, Fathead! I forgot about that oldie but goldie!
This one surely got me! Fell for the trick. Teaches me not to rush into thinking fast, without reading the teaser carefully. This is a very clever teaser. Maybe we could try this on others on April Fools Day too!
I cant believe i didnt see that!
Completely had, you swine!
Nice job, you tricked me.
I got it
YAY
YAY
wow i must be really stupid if i didnt get it...and i had a dictionary turned to abluances(no serosoly)
i'm really smart and get all the teasers right and when i read your question i said duh the wood and then i read the answer and thought how dum i was to think that. so you got the smart one.GOOD JOB!
GREAT TEASER!!!! Loved it! You got me!
good one. i was really stumped on tHAT ONE
nice one........i was like "ofcourse the wood house" but when i saw the answer i knew i was a lunatic.
OMG i actually got on!!
(even if it was only in the time the answer took to load! )
(even if it was only in the time the answer took to load! )
wow my little sib got it before I did.
you totally got me.
Haw, haw, got it! Gooooood one though!
Good one for the younger generation,but much too easy for anyone over 12.
Ah. got me.
You know, I got it at first read because my first though while I was reading was: how do you fill a house with wood? Probably he mean a house built of wood. Then I read cotton, and though: that is the old tricky Which weights more, a pound of cotton or a pound of iron? Finally I read Ambulance, and since I was in catching mode, I got it, actually even forgetting what the houses were full of.
Nice!
Nice!
Ugh - when it shows up in my Google home page, I can't see that the type is trick. I totally missed it. Very nice.
= p
= p
Very nice. Easy but fun. Very tricky.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh fell for it. Dayumn.
I cannot believe I fell fer that!
Got it right away.
Very old and very EZ.
ugh!
Good one and very funny! I read right over it and paid no attention to the obvious. To Ferretgirl..the house could easily catch on fire, but the iron would not burn. Simple, right?
Hahahahahaha I liked it but didn't get the answer myself. Nice one.
SORRY, BUT THIS ONE IS MORE WORN OUT THAN 20 YEAR OLD SHOES.
easy, but the last sentence is missing a preposition!
If the ambulance had a fire extinguisher, which house would the ambulance crew extinguish first. Anyway I got it.
Fun and easy teaser; I got it very quickly.
The last sentence was awkward, which makes people read it more carefully. Knowing the category was "trick" puts you on guard. This one seemed pretty obvious to me.
OMG I just flashed back to my boys life subscription. Wonderful. LOL
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