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Five pirates are parting ways after finding a treasure of 100 pieces of gold. The pirates decide to split it based on a vote. Each pirate, from oldest to youngest, gets to propose a plan on how to split the gold.

If at least 50 percent of the other remaining pirates agree on the plan, that is how they will split the gold. If less than 50 percent of the pirates agree, the pirate who came up with the plan will be thrown overboard. Each pirate is smart, greedy, and wants to throw as many others overboard as possible without reducing the amount of gold they get.

What plan can the first (oldest) pirate propose to live and get as much gold as possible?

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You have a glass of water that looks about half full. How can you tell, only using the glass of water itself, if the glass is half full or not?

The glass is a right cylinder.

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Amy lives in on the 10th floor of her apartment complex. On days that is sunny, she takes the stairs. On days that it rains, she takes the elevator. Both the stairs and the elevator are located inside the building. Why does Amy take the stairs when it's sunny and the elevator when it rains?

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Sometimes, after a while, the riddlier gives the riddlees the answers.

As far as the pirates go, from oldest to youngest: 98, 0, 1, 0, 1.

Tilt the glass. If the water touches the brim and touches all of the bottom at the same time it is half full.

She is a midget. She uses her umbrella on rainy days.

Birddog nailed them

Brothers and sisters I have none....but that man's father is my fathers son!

Who am I??

Talking about your son.

Ole was a traveling salesman and he stopped in a bar on one sales trip in Fargo, ND. He sits at the bar and notices an Indian (native American) sitting there. Ole thinks to himself I'll get a free drink off this Indian.
He comes up to the Indian and, "I'll bet you a drink that you can't ask me a question dat I can't answer if you can."
The Indian thought a second and said, "OK, My parents had two sons, but I've only one brother. Who's the other one?
Ole was stumped. Finally he blurts out,"Uf da, da ones tuff, I give up. Who's da oter vun?"
The Indian says it is me.
Ole was amazed at the intelligence of this man and he was determined to tell it to Sven when he got home to Desmet, SD.
He meets Sven at the bar and wants to beat him outa a drink.
He says my fauter has two sons, but I have only one brotter. Whos's da udder vun."
Sven finally blurts out, "Oh, dats a tuff vun Ole, Who is it?"
Ole proudly says, "Some Indian in Fargo, Nort Dakotah!"