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Jokes and riddles from Alexa

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Grannyknot Sun 05-Nov-17 12:03:21

I now have an Alexa type app on my telephone and that means - apart from asking it useful questions like "When is the next train?" - I'm having fun with my grandson asking it to tell me jokes or give me a riddle.

So further to a previous thread on Alexa, I wondered about all the jokes these apps can generate to keep us amused on Gransnet. So join in if you wish, whether you have an Alexa or not.

Today it/she came up with the following riddle:

Q. What has keys but no locks, and space but no rooms?

A. ...

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sunseeker Sun 05-Nov-17 12:38:34

A keyboard?

You can drop me from the tallest building and I will be fine but drop me in water and I will die - what am I?

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Grannyknot Sun 05-Nov-17 13:12:54

A drop of water?

The answer to my riddle is:

A computer. smile

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sunseeker Sun 05-Nov-17 13:22:08

The answer to mine is a piece of paper grin

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JackyB Sun 05-Nov-17 14:02:45

A computer keyboard

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Charleygirl Sun 05-Nov-17 14:12:49

I have an Echo and loathe the jokes as most are infantile so I have given up.

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Grannyknot Sun 05-Nov-17 14:41:17

Thanks for that Charleygirl grin - I did say the jokes amused my grandson ...

Q. What did the janitor say when he jumped out of the store-room?

A. Supplies!

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Marydoll Sun 05-Nov-17 14:54:56

My husband purchased an Alexa yesterday, I can't wait! grin

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Grannyknot Sun 05-Nov-17 16:07:01

Q. Did you hear about the lumberjack who got fired for cutting down too many trees?
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A. He saw too much.

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