A recent thread made me think of this joke.

Pick a number between one and ten

Now Multiply that number by nine

If you have a two digit number add the digits. If you have a single digit number, keep it the same.

Now subtract five from your number

Pick the letter of the alphabet that matches with your number (a=1, b=2, c=3 etc,.)


Think of a Country that starts with your letter


Think of the second letter in that Country and think of an animal that begins with that letter


Think of the color of that animal (just think of the most common color)

A;







Your color is gray.

Why do I forget that I've done this and go through it all again years later? More than once, I have

a reply to: newyr

It's a pretty neat joke in person. It is not absolute though. But if you do it to 10 people normally nine will think of that color.

a reply to: Greathouse

You lost me. Must be numerology.

a reply to: Greathouse

Dominiccan Republic, owl, brown.

This is one of those where most people pick the same things.

a reply to: Greathouse
The one who doesn't did the math wrong...

Kidding.

I ended with Denmark, Elephant, Gray

a reply to: LadyGreenEyes

Correct usually I use states. ( but I changed it because this is an international fourm) That leaves you with Delaware and E most people will pick elephant it's the first thing that comes to mind. Some people will pick a eagle or Egret.

But then again occasionally people know the answer and go out of their way to ruin the joke.

originally posted by: newyr
a reply to: Greathouse
The one who doesn't did the math wrong...

Kidding.

I ended with Denmark, Elephant, Gray

I picked the same 3. Okay, I'm done with the internet for today. Creepy

a reply to: newyr

I'm french speaking, and I ended up with Danemark, âne, and gris. Âne is a donkey and gris is grey or gray... lol

a reply to: Greathouse

cool same
u are magic

a reply to: Skid Mark

Lol. Are you following me?

The key to the whole joke are the first three questions. That always put's you on the number nine?

For the most part people who claim they came to Dominican republic or Dubai . Are the ones out to purposely ruin a good joke, but there are some exceptions.

I told this joke a couple years ago everyone laughed except one guy. He walked off and claimed he came to Dubai. So I asked him where Dubai was, we took his smart phone and he couldn't answer the question. He ended up the butt of jokes all night. Lol


Edit; I almost forgot. In place of an animal the idiot picked unicorn!!! Rotf

originally posted by: Greathouse
a reply to: LadyGreenEyes

Correct usually I use states. ( but I changed it because this is an international fourm) That leaves you with Delaware and E most people will pick elephant it's the first thing that comes to mind. Some people will pick a eagle or Egret.

But then again occasionally people know the answer and go out of their way to ruin the joke.

I have seen it that way, but I never seem to pick the results most do. I think it's like 97% that will pick the same thing? Being different seems to be the norm for a lot in my family, though. The country popped up because I as remembering watching the Miss Universe pageant as a child, and wondering where it was. It sounded very exotic to me back then.

a reply to: LadyGreenEyes

We had discussions I've read your replies and I've noticed the way you think. I took no umbrage with your response, from speaking with you in the past. I naturally assumed you as one of the exceptions.

Is this an alien joke? The grays?

a reply to: rickymouse

I gave you a star anyway for the effort. But even though the following video shows black it does play for six seconds please listen.

a reply to: Greathouse

No worries, and I do know that some try and skew it. It's still fun, though! I love little tests, or jokes, or whatever you want to call them, like this.

Denmark, Eel, Brown.
My native language is spanish, so probably that had something to do with it. I had to think quite a while to come up with an animal starting with E. Yeah, im kinda slow I know.

a reply to: Greathouse

Are eagles grey? LOL

a reply to: Snarl

Nope Brown.

Snarl , just curious did you check out my earthquake thread?