Ten weary footsore travelers,
All in a woeful plight,
Sought shelter at a wayside inn
One dark and stormy night.

"Nine rooms, no more," the landlord said,
"Have I to offer you,
To each of eight a single bed,
But the ninth must serve for two."

A din arose. The troubled host
Could only scratch his head,
For of those tired men no two
Would occupy one bed.

The puzzled host was soon at ease--
He was a clever man--
And so to please his guests devised
This most ingenious plan:

In a room marked A two men were placed,
The third was lodged in B,...

If Ты have it, Ты want to share it. If Ты share it, Ты don't have it. What is it?
A secret.

The еще Ты have of it, the less Ты see. What is it?
Darkness

What book was once owned by only the wealthy, but now everyone can have it?
You can't buy it in a bookstore или take it from a library.
A telephone book.

What gets whiter the dirtier that it gets?
A chalkboard

What happened in the middle of the twentieth century that will not happen again for 4,000 years?
The год 1961 can be read upside down and that won't happen again until 6009!

What has no beginning, end, или middle?
A doughnut.

What has to be...