[Healeys] FW: Test for Dementia

insptwo at msn.com insptwo at msn.com
Fri Apr 18 10:20:16 MDT 2008


Well, you have clearly shown me that I have dementia. That really makes my
day!
Bill
BJ7



> From: mkgoodman at worldnet.att.net> To: healeys at autox.team.net> Date: Fri, 18
Apr 2008 10:03:42 -0400> Subject: [Healeys] FW: Test for Dementia> > >From
Kevin Whitehead:> > > > > > > > > > Test for Dementia > Below are four (4)
questions and a bonus question. You have to answer them> instantly. You can't
take your time, answer all of them immediately. OK? > > > Let's find out just
how clever you really are.... > > > Ready? GO!!! > > > > First Question: > > Y
ou are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What> position
are you in?> > > > > > Answer: If you answered that you are first, then you
are> absolutely wrong! If you overtake the second person, you take his place,
so> you are second! > > Try not to screw up next time.> Now answer the second
question,> but don't take as much time as you took for the first one,OK ?> >
Second Question: > I f you overtake the last person, then you are...?> >
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> > Answer: If
you answered that you are second to last, then you are wrong> again. Tell me,
how can you overtake the LAST Person? > > > You're not very good at this, are
you?> > Third Question: > V ery tricky arithmetic! Note: This must be done in
your head only .> Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator. Try it> > > >
Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000 . Now add 30 ..> Add another
1000 . Now add 20 . Now add another 1000> Now add 10 .. What is the total? > >
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > >
Did you get 5000 ?> > The correct answer is actually 4100. > > > > If you
don't believe it, check it with a calculator! > Today is definitely not your
day, is it? > Maybe you'll get the last question right....> ...Maybe. > > > >
Fourth Question: > > Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3.
Nini, 4. Nono. What> is the name of the fifth daughter? > > > > >
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Did you
Answer Nunu? > NO! Of course it isn't.> Her name is Mary. Read the question
again! > > > > Okay, now the bonus round:> > A mute person goes into a shop
and wants to buy a toothbrush. By> imitating the action of brushing his teeth
he successfully > expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is>
done. > > Next, a blind man comes into the shop who wants to buy a pair of >
sunglasses; how does HE indicate what he wants?> > > >
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> > He just
has to open his mouth and ask...> > > PASS TH IS ON TO FRUSTRATE THE > SOMEONE
ELSE .> > > > > > _____ >


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