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spaceman spiff
Fri Aug 6th, 2004, 08:52 AM
The following questions and answers were collated from the SAT tests given to 16 years-old students! Don't laugh too hard -- one of them could become president one day! Some are very creative.

Q: Name the four seasons.
A: Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar

Q: Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink.
A: Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists.

Q: How is dew formed?
A: The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire.

Q: What is a planet?
A: A body of earth surrounded by sky.

Q: What causes the tides in the ocean?
A: The tides are a fight between the Earth and the Moon. All water tends to flow toward the moon because there is no water on the moon and nature abhors a vacuum. I forget where the sun joins in this fight.

Q: In a democratic society, how important are elections?!
A: Very important. Sex can only happen when a ma ndominium.

Q. Give the meaning of the term "Caesarean Section"
A. The caesarian section is a district in Rome.

Q: What is a seizure?
A: A Roman Emperor..

Q: What is a terminal illness?
A: When you are sick at the airport.

Q: Give an example of a fungus. What is a characteristic feature?
A: Mushrooms. They always grow in damp places and so they look like umbrellas.

Q: What does the word "benign" mean?
A: Benign is what happens after you be eight.

Q: What is a turbine?
A: Something an Arab wears on his head.

GSXR-ATW
Fri Aug 6th, 2004, 01:59 PM
Thats frightening and hilarious both at the same time.

Dizzy D
Fri Aug 6th, 2004, 02:08 PM
Try teaching the generations of tomorrow! That is my world and my reality!