A father and son get in a car crash and are rushed to the hospital. The father dies. The boy is taken to the operating room and the surgeon says, “I can’t operate on this boy, because he’s my son.”
How is this possible?
40-75% of people can’t solve this riddle because they’re unable to imagine the surgeon is a woman. The surgeon is the boy’s mother.
A boss and his secretary are at a hotel for a business conference. They’re given rooms on the eleventh floor. There’s a fire in the hotel before the conference begins. The hotel burns to the ground and everybody dies. The secretary says, “At least I got to see the PowerPoint presentation.”
How is this possible?
65-90% of men can’t solve this riddle because they’re unable to think about anything other than porn after reading the first sentence.
A forty-something celebrity actress visits her holiday home on a tropical island. A hurricane strikes, destroying the oceanfront property. The actress manages to escape and save Pebbles, her teacup Chihuahua. Afterwards, she says she feels blessed because all she needs in life is to be with precious Pebbles. No one who reads the news story the following day believes her.
How is this possible?
100% of people who follow celebrity news cannot imagine a childless forty-something actress feeling blessed or fulfilled.
A group of STEM professors assess identical resumes. Half are told that the applicant is called ‘Jennifer’ while the other half are told the job seeker is called ‘John.’ Overall, Jennifer is perceived as less competent, is offered a lower salary, and is deemed to be more likely to mishandle a nerve agent and cause the death of thousands.
How is this possible?
Despite their purported objectivity, 70-85% of male biologists, chemists and physicists possess the same emotional maturity as Mr. Morris, your 8th grade Earth Science teacher who interrupted a lesson on metamorphic rocks to guess the bra sizes of the girls.
A seasoned journalist travels to a tropical island to cover the story of a calamitous hurricane which has destroyed the beachfront property of a famous celebrity and left thousands of people homeless. Her in-depth reporting on ordinary people facing poverty and hardship wins a prestigious human interest journalism award. One month later, she’s turned down for the job of television news presenter.
How is this possible?
The journalist is a woman over the age of 50 and… do I really need to explain this one to you?
Jennifer, a junior executive, is told by her boss that her coworkers find her to be passive, aggressive, passive-aggressive, overly masculine, overly feminine, overly emotional, bitchy, bitchy resting face-y, undeserving of bonuses, and generally offensive for having had a baby and taken the four week family leave package offered by the company. Meanwhile, her colleague John is promoted.
How is this possible?
John’s wife had a baby and his staff threw him a surprise party with his favorite cream cheese topped carrot cake. 93-95% of the staff gushed about how “natural” and “gracious” John was at the party. The CEO felt he had no choice but to promote him.
A journalist who was recently turned down for the job of news presenter writes a memoir about her time as a war correspondent in Afghanistan and Iraq. The book becomes a bestseller and is optioned to be made into a movie with a major film studio. A male author is asked to write a review of three different war correspondent memoirs and lauds two of them, but describes this one as “whiny” and “self-absorbed.” He also attributes its success to “dumb luck.”
How is this possible?
The male author had just asked a woman out on a date and felt assured of receiving a positive response since she was 10-15% older than his usual companions. She said no.
John asks Jennifer if she wants to have sex on his desk and she tells him to fuck off.
How is this possible?
John can’t believe it either! He and the male author are commiserating at a strip club this very moment.
An actress whose holiday home was destroyed in a hurricane auditions to play the role of a war correspondent in a film based on a true story. She reads a heart-wrenching scene in which her love interest is killed in a drone strike and the director is brought to tears. The role is given to Dakota Johnson.
How is this possible?
Dakota is so hot right now. There’s an 80-90% chance that John and the male author are talking about her hotness in the strip club.
A woman graduates at the top of her university class and has an enormously successful career as a lawyer and public servant. With her extensive experience, formidable knowledge and composed temperament, she runs for a powerful government position. Yet the election is won by a two-bit blowhard salesman who has limited understanding of the world and the impulse control of an untrained teacup Chihuahua. He and his male cabinet proceed to destroy everything in their path with a unique combination of racism, arrogance, and stupidity.
How is this possible?
46% of voters are like, “You had me at I have a big penis.”