Ambiguous sentences: Let's flesh them out!

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Arial" id=quote>Trích từ:STOLEN PAINTING FOUND BY TREE[/QUOTE]
This sounds damn stupid but it?Ts only what I can think about. Was the painting found by a tree or was it found where a tree grew
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I would say: was the painting found next to a tree by someone or did a tree find the stolen painting? The second sounds odd but not impossible!
Được cup79 sửa chữa / chuyển vào 17:20 ngày 07/04/2004

Can you work out?
1. Reporter: Does your talk with Chelsea affect your team''s performance?
FC Porto''s coach: I have nerver known about it.
2. John: What did Linda say?
Mary: That man has got a gun.
Được cup79 sửa chữa / chuyển vào 18:44 ngày 05/05/2004

Excellent! You got my vote! But how about number 2?
Sometimes I can tell who you are from your style.
Được cup79 sửa chữa / chuyển vào 21:55 ngày 05/05/2004

My nose runs and my feet smell[
1. My nose runs (chảy nước mũi) (adj) -> ewww. stinky
2. My nose runs (verb).. weird
The purchase, possession and practice of chewing gum is strictly forbidden
1. chewing gum as in chewing a chewing gum
2. chewing gum as like the rubbery thing people put in their mouth.
The horce raced past the barn fell
1. The horse raced past the barn and (the horse) fell
2. The horse raced past the barn and (the barn) fell
QUARTER OF A MILLION CHINESE LIVE ON WATER
1. 1/4 mil Chinese have their house on water
2. 1/4 mil Chinese lives on water (no food)
Outside of a dog, a book is a man''''''''''''''''s best friend. Inside a dog it''''''''''''''''s too dark to read
This literally means that aside from dogs, book is a man''''s best friend and it would be too dark to read (inside the dog). Pay attention to "Outside of a dog" and "inside a dog". Tricky, but hardly ambiguous.
Được VHL sửa chữa / chuyển vào 00:20 ngày 06/05/2004

John: What did Linda say?
Mary: That man has got a gun
Just a wild guess, did Linda say "That man has got a gun" or is it Mary warning John of a foreseable danger.

Bingo! You must be a genius! So here are my stars!

I have some but not sure they are ambiduous or not?
1. Do you have a lighter?
2. I haven''t eaten anything for 5 hours
3. My friend has just opened a cafe bar.

I dont find anything ambiguous here.

1. Do you have a lighter?
- ask someone has a lighter or not?
- May I borrow you lighter?
2. I haven''t eaten any think for 5 hours.
-first meaning same as above
-I am hungry
3. My friend has just opened a cafe bar.
- just a information
- Would you like to go to my friend''s coffee shop?