This train is on a triangular-shaped track, so there are three points; point A, point B and point C. The three tracks are identical in length, and are all on a flat surface. To get from point A to B, it takes one hour twenty minutes. To get from B to C, it takes eighty minutes. To get from C to A, it takes one hour twenty minutes. Why does the time taken differ on the B-C track?

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A farmer has to get a sack of corn, a chicken, and a fox across a river. The farmer is only able to bring one of the above items along with him at a time. The only problem is if he leaves the fox alone with the chicken, the fox will eat the chicken, and if he leaves the chicken along the corn sack, then the chicken will eat the corn sack. How does the farmer get all 3 items across safely?

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A man walks into a bar and asks for a glass of water. The bartender pulls out a shotgun and points it at him. The man says, thank you and leaves. Why?

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It's more powerful than God.
It's more evil than the devil.
The poor have it.
The rich need it.
If you eat it, you'll die.
What am I

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A man is lying dead with a backpack on, face down in the desert. His entire front half is crushed. What happened to him?

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The one who makes it sells it.
The one who buys it doesn't use it.
The one who's using it doesn't know he's using it.
What is it?

[Take the cicken over first, go back across. take the corn over, bring the chicken back. Take the fox over. go back and get the chicken. (then fatten the chicken up with the corn, eat it, shoot the fox and make a coat)

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAH!! Could you possibly have thought up a more complicated answer???? What I meant to say with my hint is: Just read the riddle carefully, and you'll find a loophole.

Nemo's almost got it. [I think I did say the walls concrete, but if I didn't they're concrete And how the HELL do you have a roof, door, and windows without walls?? (You're soooooooo close to getting it though.)]

Someone try to figure out the 2nd answer! I actually think it's better than the real answer, partly because I thought it up But yea, my answer rocks

Fweddie, um, this might be it. [you said the door is steel, and the window bars wont move. but are they actualy attached to the walls? if so, are they the only possable exits, or is there a big hole in the wall somewhere?]

wow, HuggableMonster, you nailed all of mine, escept for the black dog one. nice work on the chess puzzle by the way. few have had the patience for that one. yes, the 'olive in stine' one works as follows, for those of you who dont understand the answer. ["Put an olive in 'stine', mix it up, and get the equivilant of a fool's London subway." works as follows: a synonym for 'fool' is 'boob'. people in London call subways 'tubes'. and if you 'mix up' the letters in both 'olive' and 'stine', you have an anagram for 'television', which is the 'equivilant' of a 'boob tube'.
the correct answer for the black dog teaser was [daylight]. but i wouldve accepted [moonlight, or the dog barking]. [foglights?], yeah, i guess thatd work since i didnt rule it out. but its not really what i was getting at.
also, about the barn and the three sons, [your idea of gas and a lighter is on the right track, but he doesnt have to burn the barn down to fill it with something using those items, and im not talking about smoke.]

stay tuned peoples. as soon as i find my book, ill start posting cryptograms .

About the barn one here's my answer :
[ he buys matches and wood and he fills the barn up with light. ]

you got it

cant find my cryptogram book yet, but i did find my old notebook with some that are already solved. just means i wont be able to work on solving them myself along with you guys.
the hints for these will be by request only. you ask me for a specific letter, and ill tell you what it equals. once i find that book, we'll be in the same boat and i wont be able to give hints as ill be racing with you guys to solve it myself. theyre all quotes from notable people (comedians, politicians, authors, actors, ect). and im very careful about avioding typos in these.

so to to replace my recently solved challenges, heres some new ones.

puzzle:
PTK DFXXKHP HKBBKO FH YJJLDJJLH QUA PTK HKYJUA FH AFKP DJJLH- TJM UJP PJ KQP MTQP GJS'NK VSHP BKQOUKA TJM PJ YJJL.
-QUAG OJJUKG

riddle:
Fruit-loop on stove.

brainteaser:
what can you put in a barrel to make it lighter?

Answer: A hole.

20202020202

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correct.
whats with the 202020..?

ok.. im at a loss. i use to have a ton of these things memorized. i have a stack of them in my desk, but there are no cheatsheets to them. rather not dip into that pile yet...
[2 minutes later]

heres one!
three men are outside in the rain. none of them are carrying umbrellas, and only 2 of them get wet. only 2 of them are walking, but all three are moving at the same speed. there are no vehicles involved. what is the situation?

i dont remember if this was part of the origional brainteaser, as its been years since i heard it. but heres a hint if you need it. [the three men are well dressed]

Answer: The 2 men are carrying a man in a coffin, dead- so he remains dry, yet moving at the same speed as he is being carried. But, the situation itself? Its a funeral, i would bet.

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youre quick Nemo. think you answered my last 2 in less time than it took me to post them.

ok.. lets see if i can stump Nemo ...

If you are in a dark room with a candle, a wood stove and a gas lamp. You only have one match, so what do you light first?

Everything Mr Red owns is red, he lives in a red bungalow and his chairs are red, his tables are red. His ceiling, walls and floor are all red. All of his clothes are red, his shoes are red, even his carpet, television and phone are red. What colour are his stairs?

Would you rather a crocodile attack you or an alligator?