October 17. Story of the Day: The Refrigerator

I could not resist including this wonderful bit of "Internet lore" here as part of the project. Especially if you have never seen this particular elephant-in-the-refrigerator joke before, you are in for a treat. And Wikipedia even has an article about elephant jokes for more amusement, including more elephants-in-the-refrigerator.

No, it's not a chain tale. But I'm not going to anything more about its "chain-like" quality lest I give too much away.

You will find many versions online, but they all go more or less something like the paraphrase that I have provided below in my own words.

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THE REFRIGERATOR

1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?

Correct Answer: Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, and then close the door. This question tests whether you tend to do simple things in an overly complicated way.

(Playbuzz)

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2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?

Did you say, Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant, and close the refrigerator?

Wrong Answer. The refrigerator has a giraffe in it already.

Correct Answer: Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe, put in the elephant and close the door. This tests your ability to think through the repercussions of your previous actions.

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3. The lion is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend.... except one. Which animal does not attend?

Correct Answer: The elephant. The elephant is in the refrigerator. You just put him in there. This tests your memory.

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Okay, even if you did not answer the first three questions correctly, you still have one more chance to show your true abilities.

4. There is a river you must cross but it is used by crocodiles, and you do not have a boat. How do you manage it?

Correct Answer: You jump into the river and swim across. Have you not been listening? All the crocodiles are attending the Animal Meeting. This tests whether you learn quickly from your mistakes.