Can you write down eight eights so that they add up to one thousand?

A very interesting trivia question for all.

Why do men's shirts have their buttons on the right side and women's have buttons on the left-hand side?

You have two buckets - one holds exactly 5 gallons and the other 3 gallons. How can you measure 4 gallons of water into the 5 gallon bucket?

(Assume you have an unlimited supply of water and that there are no measurement markings of any kind on the buckets.)

What is the difference between a jeweller and a jailer?

What number when divided in half becomes zero?

The following sentence is false. The preceding sentence is true.
Are these two sentences true or false?

John was piloting a plane behind a car but was never able to overtake it. Why?

Take one out and scratch my head, I am now black but once was red. What am I?

What does it mean?

It is a six-letter word.
The first four letters are me.
The second and last letters are the same.
The fourth second and last letter is payment.

Who is it?