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In this topic I will be posting Lateral Thinking puzzles. Could a mod plz pin this or something i have hundreds of puzzles and will be posting very often so it should be pinned for everyone to find it easier. I will give out the answer after about 2-7 days. Have fun with these. Some are kind of stupid and some are kind of hard. Here I will start you off with one:
Angry Response
A man called his wife from the office to say that he would be home around eight o'clock. He got hom two minutes past eight. His wife was furious at his late arrivial. Why?
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Posted 25 August 2003 - 01:40 AM
He got home around the wrong 8-o'-clock. (If he said 8:00 AM, he returned at 8:02 PM. If he said 8:00 PM, he returned at 8:02 AM.)
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Posted 25 August 2003 - 12:03 PM
Because he got home at the wrong 8' oclock
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Posted 25 August 2003 - 08:10 PM
sry but similar makes the difference, the answer too is similar. keyword is painting. well you think it would be but the answer has nothing to do with the painting.
This post has been edited by headhunter316: 25 August 2003 - 08:12 PM
u cant buy a wall. or it was free
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Posted 04 September 2003 - 01:06 AM
Okay nobobdy got it, well the answer was he wanted the frame which had a high value. The seller did not know this. Well here is the next one (good luck):
Leadfoot and Gumshoe
A woman is stopped for speeding. The police officer gives her a warning but the woman insists that she be given a ticket and a fine, which she promptly pays. Why?
And another
Six Foot Drop
A man standing on solid concrete dropped a tomato six feet, but it did not break or bruise. How come?
Leadfoot and Gumshoe
A woman is stopped for speeding. The police officer gives her a warning but the woman insists that she be given a ticket and a fine, which she promptly pays. Why?
And another
Six Foot Drop
A man standing on solid concrete dropped a tomato six feet, but it did not break or bruise. How come?
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Posted 04 September 2003 - 08:12 PM
Sry but wrong and wrong. Here are some clues (yes, there is a clue section in the book) =
Leadfoot and Gumshoe -- She and the police officer and she was not trying to help anyone or impress him. She is acting from high moral principles, and was also protecting someone's reputation.
Six Foot Drop -- The tomato fell six feet. The man is fast, really fast. It was a regular tomato. (Like one from publix, or market basket or albertsons or shaws whatever your local food store is called.)
Leadfoot and Gumshoe -- She and the police officer and she was not trying to help anyone or impress him. She is acting from high moral principles, and was also protecting someone's reputation.
Six Foot Drop -- The tomato fell six feet. The man is fast, really fast. It was a regular tomato. (Like one from publix, or market basket or albertsons or shaws whatever your local food store is called.)