While house hunting in London, I came across a very good leasehold property Discussing the lease the landlady told me:

'The property was originally on a 99 years lease and two-thirds of the time passed is equal to four-fifths of the time to come. Now work it out for yourself and see how many years are to go!

What is the word or phrase below?
R | E | A | D

I have eight fingers and two thumbs but I do not live. What Am I?

Can you think of a smallest +ve number such that if we shuffle the digits of the number, the new number becomes double the original number?

A farmer and his neighbour once went to Emperor Akbar"s court with a complaint. "Your Majesty, I bought a well from him," said the farmer pointing to his neighbour, "and now he wants me to pay for the water."
"That"s right, your Majesty," said the neighbour. "I sold him the well but not the water!"?
The Emperor asked Birbal to settle the dispute. How did Birbal solve the dispute?

Can you identify the direction in which this bus is moving; left or right?

Hint: The bus is moving on the roads of London.

Why is it very easy to weigh a fish?

Why is the longest human nose just 11 inches?

What does below science rebus mean?

Ag Ag Ag
Ag SPOON Ag
Ag Ag Ag

James ordered a fishing rod, priced at $3.56. Unfortunately, James is an Eskimo who lives in a very remote part of Greenland and the import rules forbid any package longer than 4 feet to be imported. The fishing rod was 4 feet and 1 inch, just a little too long, so how can the fishing rod be mailed to James without breaking the rules? Ideally James would like the fishing rod to arrive in one piece!