8 fun bets you can’t lose - just in time for the recession!
By DEREK CLONTZ
Your World Report
BET a pal he can’t stand with his right shoulder and right leg
against a wall and lift his left leg for three seconds. Go ahead, try it yourself. It’s
impossible to lift your left leg for one second, much less three!
 Now, pour 4 ounces of water
in SMALL tumbler and bet someone he can’t drink the whole glass full
in three gulps.
How do you win? Well, he can’t drink it full of water, but
he can drink it empty or dry. Ka-ching! You win again!
These are just two of the wild and wacky wagers fun-loving guys and gals
rely on to liven up parties and get-togethers or even win a buck or two from their
know-it-all co-workers and friends.
Here are six more for a total of eight - proving there’s always more fun at
derekclontz.com:
1. Bet you can remain under water for five minutes. How can you win? Balance a glass of
water on your head for the allotted time.
2. Bet you can drop an egg six feet onto concrete without breaking it. To win the bet,
stand on a chair or ladder that allows you to hold the egg at least seven feet high. When
you drop it, the egg will fall six feet without breaking.
3. Bet a smoker he can’t huff and puff a cigarette down to where it says
“Winston” or “Camel” or the name of the brand he’s smoking in,
say, 25 puffs. He can, of course, smoke the cigarette down to where it reads
“Winston” or “Camel” - but not to where it says it, because cigarettes
can’t talk.
4. Got a 50-cent piece lying around the house? Good. Bet someone you’ve got two
U.S. coins in your hand totaling 55 cents and one of them is NOT a nickel. Sound like
there’s a trick to it? Not at all. Just hold that 50-cent piece and a nickel in your
hand and win the bet. How? One of the coins IS a nickel, one of them ISN’T.
5. Tell a pal two mothers and two daughters won a contest that paid a total of $2,100
in prize money. Now, bet that each took home an equal amount of money, $700. He’ll
say, “No way!” You say, “Yes, way! The two mothers and the two daughters
were only three people: A grandmother, a mother, and a daughter.”
6. Bet someone that he can’t name five U.S. presidents who’s last names began
with the letter H. The answer is: Herbert Hoover, Warren G. Harding, Rutherford B. Hayes,
Benjamin Harrison and William H. Harrison. Most people forget there were two Harrisons and
get stuck.
Question? Comment? What do you
think? Write Your
World Report Editor Derek Clontz . He reads and responds personally to
every letter, often within minutes and always within one business day.
Remember: Your World Report is
the world's fastest-growing newsmagazine.* Welcome to our family of readers - 2.5 million
strong.
* GNI Global Readership Survey 2009.
Copyright © 2009 4-Page Media, Inc./Your World Report.
All rights reserved. |
