Wit and Wisdom
Pr 15:13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
March 1, 2025
Brainteaser (Answer Below)
Three men are captured. They are lined up and bound so that one man can only see the backs of the other two, the middleman can only see the back of the front man, and the front man cannot see anybody. The men are shown five hats, three of which are black and two of which are white. Then the men are blindfolded, and one of the five hats is placed on each man’s head. The remaining two hats are hidden away. The blindfolds are removed. The men are told that if just one of the men can guess what color hat he is wearing, they may all go free. After some time, the front man, who cannot see anyone, correctly guesses the color of his hat. What color was it, and how did he guess correctly?
Points To Ponder
In EVERY situation and EVERY circumstance of your life, God is always doing a thousand different things that you cannot see, and you do not know.
When we place God first in our lives, trusting Him to provide for our needs, everything else will fall into place.
Devotion to God means surrendering our own understanding and following His wisdom and direction in life.
Never criticize a gift.
Never leave a loved one in anger
Never claim a victory prematurely.
When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
Smiley
What do you call it when a snowman has a temper tantrum? A meltdown.
Why are elevator jokes so good? Because they work on so many levels.
What do you call advice from a cow? Beef Tips.
Why are pediatricians always so grumpy? They have little patients.
Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field.
Why did the melon jump into the lake? It wanted to be a water-melon.
What did the duck say when it bought lipstick? “Put it on my bill.”
What do you call a pig that does karate? A pork chop.
What has a bed that you can’t sleep in? A river.
Why were the teacher’s eyes crossed? She couldn’t control her pupils.
Teaser Answer – The back man can see the hats worn by the two men in front of him. So, if both of those hats were white, he would know that the hat he wore was black. However, since he does not answer, he must see at least one black hat ahead of him. After it becomes apparent to the middle man that the back man cannot figure out what he is wearing, he knows that there is at least one black hat worn by himself and the front man. Knowing this, if the middle man saw a white hat in front of him, he would know that his own hat was black, and could answer the question correctly. But, since he does not answer, he must see a black hat on the front man. After it becomes apparent to the front man that neither of the men behind him can answer the question, he realizes the middle man saw a black hat in front of him. So he says, correctly,
“My hat is black.”
