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This Week's Puzzler

The Bus I Didn’t Mind Following

Now, nobody likes following a city bus. They’re big, loud, smelly—and they stop wherever they feel like it.

But here’s the weird part: about half the mornings on my drive to work, I actually enjoy following the bus.

In fact, I kind of hope I get stuck behind one.

The other half? I can’t stand it.

Why would anyone ever prefer to be behind a city bus on the way to work… but not when it’s snowing?

Answer the Puzzler »
Remember last week's puzzler?

The Quarter-Sized Car Fix

Alright, a true automotive puzzler:

A guy is working under his car. After a while, he rolls out, spots something on the ground—about the size of a quarter—picks it up, and looks… disappointed.

He goes inside, comes back with a vacuum cleaner, hooks the hose up under the hood, turns it on, crawls back under the car with the little object…

A minute later, he comes out smiling, shuts off the vacuum, and the job is done.

What did he do—and why did he need the vacuum cleaner?

Find out here »
Congratulations to this week's
puzzler winner:

  Joe Sanders

Congratulations! This correct answer was chosen at random by our Web Lackeys.

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