Turtle @ Just-ribbit

I came across this brain exercise thingo online. :D Try it out. Don’t peep at the answers until after you’ve thought of it.

Exercise of the brain is as important as exercise of the muscles. As we grow older, it is important that we keep mentally alert. The saying “If you don’t use it, you will lose it” also applies to the brain.

Below is a very private way to gauge your loss or non-loss of intelligence. So take the following test presented here and determine if you are losing it or are still a MENSA candidate. OK, relax, clear your mind and . . . begin.

1. What do you put in a toaster?

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The answer is bread. If you said, “toast,” then give up now and go do something else. Try not to hurt yourself. If you said, “bread,” go to question 2.

2. Say “silk” five times. Now spell “silk.” What do cows drink?

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Answer: Cows drink water. If you said, “milk,” please do not attempt the next question. Your brain is obviously overstressed and may even overheat. It may be that you need to content yourself with reading something more appropriate such as “Children’s World.” If you said, “water” then proceed to question three.

3. If a red house is made from red bricks and a blue house is made from blue bricks and a pink house is made from pink bricks and a black house is made from black bricks, what is a greenhouse made from?

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Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass. If you said “green bricks,” what the heck are you still doing here reading these questions? If you said “glass,” then go on to question four.

4. Twenty years ago, a plane is flying at 20,000 feet over Germany. If you will recall, Germany at the time was politically divided into West Germany and East Germany. Anyway, during the flight, TWO of the engines fail. The pilot, realizing that the last remaining engine is also failing, decides on a crash landing procedure. Unfortunately, the engine fails before he has time and the plane crashes smack in the middle of “no man’s land” between East Germany and West Germany. Where would you bury the survivors - East Germany or West Germany or in “no man’s land”?

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Answer: You do not, of course, bury survivors. If you said ANYTHING else, you are a real dunce and you must NEVER try to rescue anyone from a plane crash. Your efforts would not be appreciated. If you said, “Don’t bury the survivors” then proceed to the next question.

5. If the hour hand on a clock moves 1/60th of a degree every minute then how many degrees will the hour hand move in one hour?

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Answer: One degree. If you said “360 degrees” or anything other than “one degree,” you are to be congratulated on getting this far, but you are obviously out of your league. Turn your pencil in and exit the room. Everyone else proceed to the final question.

6. Without using a calculator - You are driving a bus from London to Milford Haven in Wales. In London, 17 people get on the bus. In Reading, six people get off the bus and nine people get on. In Swindon, two people get off and four get on. In Cardiff, 11 people get off and 16 people get on. In Swansea, three people get off and five people get on. In Carmathen, six people get off and three get on. You then arrive at Milford Haven. What was the name of the bus driver?

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Answer: Oh, for goodness sake! It was YOU, read the first line!!!

I only got four correct. Ah.

I’ve been really high lately. It’s either my fatigue getting to my head, or all the Toblerone chocolate bars I’ve been stuffing myself with. Things that I say when I’m high include, “Wanna make out?” (Yeah. I know. Double-U Tee Eff!), “You are my soulmate”, and making some sort of a beeping sound.

I wish I was as tall as Taylor Swift. I wanna tower over everyone. Okay, well, everyone who isn’t taller than 5′11…Disadvantage is, it’s hard to find pants that are comfortable. Okay, it’s probably because I have manly legs. Sucks.

I used to think Play Station wasn’t much of a big deal. Until I went over to my friend’s house and played her PS2. I didn’t know what I was missing. Heh. So, are any PS2 fans gonna welcome me to the club? I never understood why people moved so much when playing PS2…Take for example, racing games. People edge to the left and right when making turns and stuff. And they have this manic look in their eyes, and some bite their lower lip a lot.

I’m no exception. I was playing Burnout(funnnn!) and moving so much to the left and right that I almost stuck my elbow into the mouths of the people sitting on either side of me. Heheh.

And then I learnt to ride a bicycle. I didn’t know how to ride one. Surprise, surprise. Hey, it’s not my fault my mom traded my two bicycles for a TRIcycle when I was five. (She does have quite the eye for good deals, agree?)

My school defines the term ‘holidays’ very loosely. I’m having(or SUPPOSED to be having) two weeks of ” ” ” ” well-deserved ” ” ” ” (couldn’t help sketching all those quote marks) holidays, but noooooooo, I have to come back three days a week for extra classes. Might as well make me come back every day, right? Hmph.

Schools never let up.
I can’t escape them, even at home.
I’ve been having nightmares about schools, recently.

How can something so ludicrously insignificant be classified as horrifying? Well, you know it is, when you wake up pale and sweaty. First, I dreamt about failing my Science test. Then I dreamt about being two hours late for school. The consecutive dream comprised of falling into an inexistent green lake filled with peat and dead fish behind my school(where on earth did that come from?).

You know what’s irritating?(Where have I heard that before?) No, not my sister this time. [confusing] When you always carry out a particular action before doing something, but the one time you forget to carry out the particular-action-before-doing-something,  something bad happens. [/confusing]

I always wash out my cups before drinking from them. This time, I drank three quarters of my favourite fruit juice. Naturally, it was sweet. Well, I left it on my table and forgot to wash it out and put it back in the kitchen. I watched some TV show and after a while, craved more fruit juice. I remembered the cup 1/4 filled with juice in my room, and so I just decided to pour in some more fruit juice(instead of cleaning it out first, like I always do).

I didn’t notice the ANTS.

Yes, ants. They were all over the cup(that should give you a vague idea of how many ants there were). Then I drank from it. God. Only then did I notice the ants. I was petrified. I was hoping that I didn’t consume any ants, but sadly, this was not to be, as I saw little ants swimming in the juice, most of which were still wriggling. I felt something on my tongue. Turns out it was an ant. I have not drank any juice since.

…As the saying goes, “Luck is my middle name. Unfortunately, my first name is Bad.”