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A Puzzle (No Googling, failurefriends)
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Dave
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It's not chicken - it's PEOPLE! The colonel remembers the taste from his days on the African subcontinent where he ate with cannibal natives.
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It's Colonel Sanders and he realized that they stole his secret recipe of 11 herbs and spices.
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He was once stranded on a desert island with his wife and a friend...
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The special of the day was supposed to be steak, and the man was off of his anti-psychotic meds, so in a fit of uncontrolled rage at being cheated, he burned the restaurant to the ground.
or: The man lived on an island. He had a pet chicken, named Mr. Bubbles, that had kept him company for these many years after his wife had passed away. There was only one chicken on the island...
The special of the day was supposed to be steak, and the man was off of his anti-psychotic meds, so in a fit of uncontrolled rage at being cheated, he burned the restaurant to the ground.
or: The man lived on an island. He had a pet chicken, named Mr. Bubbles, that had kept him company for these many years after his wife had passed away. There was only one chicken on the island...
It's Colonel Sanders and he realized that they stole his secret recipe of 11 herbs and spices.
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Yay! You win a bucket of chicken!
I also would have accepted that it was the OP's restaurant.
Dave
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You're just jealous.
A man named El Juski is working at the local supermarket as a butchers apprentice. This job has given him a keen eye, rapier wit and strong hands. He is single but with his dashing good looks, 5'11" frame of lean muscle and fashion model eyebrows he is certain not to be single for long ladies. His only drawback is his girth. So the question remains, what does El Juski weigh?
ElJuski
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You're just jealous.[/QUOTE]
I'm disappointed that I didn't expect Halforums to do what it does best in this thread. There is one hypothetical solution; it is ridiculous; the fun is finding out the right questions to ask to retro-fit the absurd story to the solution. I guess that's blowing some gaskets.
Espy, me and you can play...alone
Dave
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You're just jealous.[/QUOTE]
I'm disappointed that I didn't expect Halforums to do what it does best in this thread. There is one hypothetical solution; it is ridiculous; the fun is finding out the right questions to ask to retro-fit the absurd story to the solution. I guess that's blowing some gaskets.
Espy, me and you can play...alone
[/QUOTE]Ah, but you notice we HAVE been doing this! Just not with your first one because you presented it as an actual riddle.
So
A man is sitting in a chair with a bullet hole in his head and he is surrounded by fifty-five bicycles. How did he die?
A man is standing on a beautiful island beach reading a letter. The contents of the letter are so engrossing that the cigarette in his hand burns his fingers but he fails to even notice this. After he finishes reading the letter he bursts into tears. Why?
A man is standing on a beautiful island beach reading a letter. The contents of the letter are so engrossing that the cigarette in his hand burns his fingers but he fails to even notice this. After he finishes reading the letter he bursts into tears. Why?
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What's in my pocket?
That's disgusting and disappoints me greatly. Plus, it makes baby Jesus cry.
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That's disgusting and disappoints me greatly. Plus, it makes baby Jesus cry.[/QUOTE]
a) yes that is implied as the cause of death, why was he shot?
b) no, he does not notice the burning
a) You only asked how he died, not why he was killed.
b) The letter obviously had itching powder on it so that when he touched his eyes he burst into tears. Or his significant other left him. Or a family member died. Or something. Maybe he was on a soap opera and was looking into the stage lights to help his "emotional performance."
Next please.
b) The letter obviously had itching powder on it so that when he touched his eyes he burst into tears. Or his significant other left him. Or a family member died. Or something. Maybe he was on a soap opera and was looking into the stage lights to help his "emotional performance."
Next please.
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Because someone pulled the trigger of a gun.
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The letter tells him that his hand is being burnt by a cigarette.
OK, that made me laugh! :lol:
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makare
I have two books of lateral thinking puzzles. I like them. kind of reminds me of the LSAT.
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I just have to say, some Lateral thinking puzzles are quite clever. Others are so specific that they're the equivalent of saying "I just made up a story. Here's the ending. Now figure out my story."
One of my favorites is as follows:
"A woman goes to the store and buys a new pair of shoes. The next day she was dies at work. Why?"
One of my favorites is as follows:
"A woman goes to the store and buys a new pair of shoes. The next day she was dies at work. Why?"
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Nope.
It'll help to start with more generalized questions, I'd say.
Yes or No, 20 questions-style. Only without the question limit.
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Dave: No.
Calleja: Yes.
Calleja: Yes.
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