Using eight eights and addition only, can you make 1000?

Take away my first letter, then take away my second letter. Then take away the rest of my letters, yet I remain the same. What am I?

There were three women in all the swimming costumes!
One was happy and the other two were sad!
The happy one was crying and the sad ones were smiling.
Why was this?

How many times can you subtract the number two from the number fifty?

If in a car race, the man who came two places in front of the last man finished one ahead of the man who came fifth, how many contestants were there?

What country can make you shiver?

The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?

It is a nine-letter word.
The exact opposite of the phrase "friendly and outgoing"
It contains the word "over".
It starts will a vowel.

What is it?

You walk into a room and see a bed. On the bed, there are two dogs, five cats, a giraffe, six cows, and a goose. There are also three doves flying above the bed. How many legs are on the floor?

John went to a parrot shop in Mexico, and the parrot owner told him that his parrot is so unique that he repeats everything he hears. John got excited and immediately bought the parrot. John went home and spoke many words, but the parrot does not repeat anything.
He went again to the parrot shop and complaint to the shopkeeper, but the shopkeeper never lied. Explain?