Monday, January 7, 2008

Riddle #2: Bankrupt

Here's another riddle to challenge all you wise readers:

A man pushes a car up to a hotel, and immediately he knows he's bankrupt. Why?

NOTE: The correct answer has been guessed. Please look at the comments to see the answer.

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8 comments:

  1. carmeenoJanuary 9, 2008 at 4:30 PM

    Does the answer have anything to do with a zamboni?

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  2. Marcia CJanuary 9, 2008 at 5:32 PM

    No.

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  3. UnknownJanuary 9, 2008 at 10:28 PM

    Does he own the hotel?

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  4. Marcia CJanuary 9, 2008 at 10:39 PM

    Karen,
    No, he doesn't own the hotel.

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  5. KristineJanuary 12, 2008 at 6:27 PM

    (Okay, I cheated by googling, lol.)

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2008 at 10:10 PM

    Hi Marcia,
    I think the man was playing Monopoly and he knew he would have to give all of his money in rent to the hotel owner.
    Jan

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  7. Marcia CJanuary 18, 2008 at 10:49 PM

    Jan -- Congrats. You have the correct answer!

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