What word does this rebus represent?

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What does man love more than life, hate more than death or mortal strife; That which contented men desire; the poor have, the rich require; the miser spends, the spendthrift saves, and all men carry to their graves?

A man was just doing his job when his suit was torn. Why did he die three minutes later?

A cat had three kittens: Snophy, Topsy and Jorden. What was the mother's name?

A man walked into a pub and went straight towards the Barman. He asked for a dirty martini from the Barman. The Barman thought something and then pulled out a pistol from his drawer and aimed it directly at the man. Why did he do that?

I am an eight letter word and I am a computer terminology.
The second, third and fourth letters make an animal.
The fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth letters make a weapon.
The first, second, third and fourth letters can be taken as an outcome of any exam.
The fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth letter combine to form a high end typing software.

Can you tell who am I ?

Two batsman each on 94 runs. Seven runs needed to win in last 3 balls. Both make 100*. How?

2, 3, 5, 9, 17, _ What is the next number in the sequence?

Which city is three-fifths chick two third cat and 50% goat?

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?