Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away, lived a man of few talents, but he was as greedy as anyone can be. He stole, he lied and he cheated only for the sake of money and his ever-increasing treasure. One day he was trying to rob a child of his money on the edge of a lake. Innocently, the child pushed him into the lake and ran to safety.
Seeing the greedy man drowning, two passing villagers tried to help him. The first one quickly said, "Take my hand and I'll try to drag you out! Don't worry, you will be safe!" The second one rushed to help as well and stated, "Here old man, over here! Everything will be fine if you give me your hand."
The old man hesitated for a second, then took the hand of the first villager. Why?
The first guy said "take my hand" and the second guy said "give me your hand". The second guy's offer sounded demanding and the robber was mean and greedy because when he was a kid his mother never gave him anything but always took things from him saying "give me this" and "give me that" so this played into his neurotic Freudian confusion between wanting to steal his mother from his father and not trusting his mother. The second guy's statement overwhelmed him and he reacted by instinct. He also was bitter toward his sister in retalition to being victomised by her penis envy but that didn't have much to do with it except that it contributed to his downward spiral that led to his life of crime.
yeah i think you got the gist of it ..but here's the answer that came with the question aswell..
The man was SO greedy, he refused to "give" his hand to the second goodhearted villager. The first villager managed to save him by telling him to "take" his hand instead of asking for it.
I was hoping you wouldn't get mad about my silly answer. I'm glad you didn't. I couldn't solve it so I googled it and then posted that nonsense hoping it would get someone else thinking in the right direction a little. I shouldn't have googled and given hints either lol
This one's pretty old and probably people have already heard it and get it right off:
You, James, and Jenny sit down at a table so that each one can see the other two. You all close their eyes and someone puts a hat on each of their heads. You then all open your eyes. No one peeked. No one can see the hat on their own head. You're all told that you all have all either had a black or white hat placed on their head, but that not all 3 of you would be wearing a white hat, that there is at least one black hat amoungst you, and you're asked what color hat you have on your own head. You look and see that James has a black hat and that Jenny has a white one. After quite a while you realise that you must be wearing a black hat. You are correct, you win lots of money, a trip to Hawaii, and you get to go to the zoo and not only feed, but pet the animals. Okay well it only mattered that you were correct. The question is "How did you know, what was your logic?"
ohh i think i sorta got it. is it because if jen sees james' hat is black and my hat is also black, and therefore there must be at least one white hat and so she guessed white.
And if james hasnt solve it, that must mean its because jen has a white hat and I have a black hat, and he cant decide if he has white or black hat. otherwise, IF i had a white hat, James would not be soooo confused he would guess that he has a black hat straightaway because there must be at least one black hat in the group.
sorry...i think my explanation is really confusing, but i just had to get it all out as quick as possible..
ohh i think i sorta got it. is it because if jen sees james' hat is black and my hat is also black, and therefore there must be at least one white hat and so she guessed white.
And if james hasnt solve it, that must mean its because jen has a white hat and I have a black hat, and he cant decide if he has white or black hat. otherwise, IF i had a white hat, James would not be soooo confused he would guess that he has a black hat straightaway because there must be at least one black hat in the group.
sorry...i think my explanation is really confusing, but i just had to get it all out as quick as possible..
Cool. Heres another, i think this one's pretty common aswell:
A man was hiking in the hills for the first time and, for safety, he brings along two guides. At the beginning of the hike, the first guide said, "Keep all personal items close, stay behind me, and above all else, keep your balance around the steep dropoffs!" The second guide had never been on such a long hike and, despite the warnings, tumbled off one of the high cliffs and rolled into a valley. The second guide's spine was broken in the fall. The man and the first guide watched the fall, shrugged, and moved on. Why did they offer no help or concern?
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yeah i think you got the gist of it 
..but here's the answer that came with the question aswell..
