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1) In a recent survey, Americans overwhelmingly said they'd rather lose their job than

  1. get run over by a four-ton truck
  2. have to keep working at their job
  3. gain 75 pounds
  4. lose 75 pounds by means of leg removal
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2) Police arrested a couple for stealing a wide-screen TV because

  1. the couple obviously really needed the entertainment and had been spotted hanging around Circuit City with evil in their eyes
  2. the couple was so thrilled to be watching their wide-screen TV, they dialed a phone number to report the theft when it appeared on their screen
  3. the couple's car was too small to carry the TV, so they were driving away with it hanging out the side of the car
  4. the TV was found to have vanished to another dimension while showing a science fiction movie, and the police were aliens trying to hassle all Earthlings
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3) A crocodile chewed up a chain saw because

  1. like Mount Everest, it was "there"
  2. in crocodile language the saw's noise sounded like a really nasty insult
  3. the saw had been used to cut down a tree that fell against a crocodile enclosure
  4. the saw looked to the crocodile like another reptilian that owed him money
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4) Two researchers have found a way to make beans, uh, not so musical. The answer is:

  1. Don't eat the beans.
  2. No, really, don't eat the beans.
  3. Reduce the soluble fiber and raffinose in the beans, which is done by introducing two bacteria, Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus plantarum, into the beans.
  4. Okay, just kidding: Don't eat the beans!
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5) Four bus loads of students showed up at an amusement park on a school trip, but the park was closed. What happened?

  1. The park had been abducted by aliens.
  2. Some aliens had been abducted by the park, which was on the run.
  3. The tour company forgot to check the schedule.
  4. The tour company had been abducted by aliens.
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1. The correct answer is (c), gain 75 pounds. By a strong margin, people feel they can find a new job more easily than they think they could lose 75 pounds. Of course, while unemployed it could be easier to go on a starvation diet!
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2. Again, the correct answer is (c). The couple's Mercury Sable was too small to conceal the 55-inch TV the couple had stolen. Hey! Steal a mini-van first, why don't you?
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3. Well, the answer is (c). The 14-foot crocodile was quietly living in Australia and the saw just “bugged” him.
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4. The correct answer might be not to eat the beans, but the two researchers in Venezuela are going with the bacteria thing, which is answer (c).
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5. Okay, the answer is (c). Families were refunded the $50 fee for the field trip and the tour company has agreed to provide the next trip for free. And THAT'S when they're going to be abducted by aliens!

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