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Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105777 November 9th, 2004 at 03:14 AM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Heres a real doozy! A man lives on the twelfth floor of an apartment building. Every morning he takes the elevator down to the lobby and leaves the building. In the evening, he gets into the elevator, and, if there is someone else in the elevator -- or if it was raining that day -- he goes back to his floor directly. Otherwise, he goes to the tenth floor and walks up two flights of stairs to his apartment. G-Mom

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105778 November 9th, 2004 at 04:20 AM Joined: Jul 2003 Northern California, Zone 9b P papito Member papito Member P Joined: Jul 2003 Northern California, Zone 9b I'll pass G-Mom, bec. I think I have a pretty good idea why.

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105779 November 9th, 2004 at 06:25 AM Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA geegeeburr Member geegeeburr Member Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA Is he a little person? He can reach the button for the lobby because it's at the bottom. But 10 is as high up as he can reach unaided, so if he's alone, that's as far as he can take the elevator. If there's someone in the elevator, he can ask them to push 12, or if it was raining he can push the 12 button with his umbrella. I know that sounds crazy, but it's my best guess.

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105780 November 9th, 2004 at 02:00 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Man GG,you're unstumpable Yes he's a midget that can't reach higher than the 10th floor button. Have to go find a "tough" one now! G-Mom

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105781 November 9th, 2004 at 02:04 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Ok...try this one on for size! Five pieces of coal, a carrot and a scarf are lying on the lawn. Nobody put them on the lawn but there is a perfectly logical reason why they should be there. What is it? G-Mom

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105782 November 9th, 2004 at 02:19 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A They were part of the snowman that melted on the lawn?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105783 November 9th, 2004 at 02:37 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Way to go,Cricket The snowman melted

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105784 November 9th, 2004 at 02:43 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Romeo and Juliet were dead in the middle of the room. All that surrounded them was a pool of water and some broken glass. How did they die? G-Mom

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105785 November 9th, 2004 at 09:05 PM Joined: Jun 2004 Brampton, ON, Canada Shani Member Shani Member Joined: Jun 2004 Brampton, ON, Canada hehe this is an easy one, but all i'll say is Romeo and Juliet weren't people were they:)

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105786 November 9th, 2004 at 09:39 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA geegeeburr Member geegeeburr Member Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA Oh, shoot, I don't think that was easy at ALL! But Shani's post gave me the hint... They were fish, weren't they?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105787 November 9th, 2004 at 09:42 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A They were GOLDFISH!! Way to go GG G-Mom

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105788 November 9th, 2004 at 09:57 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Two men, one big and burly and the other short and thin, enter a bar. They both order identical drinks. The big one gulps his down and leaves; the other sips his slowly, then dies. ??? G-Mom

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105789 November 10th, 2004 at 01:26 AM Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA geegeeburr Member geegeeburr Member Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA Okay, I was stumped, but my hubby answered this in about 15 seconds, and I think he's right. Was there poison in the ice cubes?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105790 November 11th, 2004 at 03:32 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A It sure is hard to stump you,GG. Yep thats it! G-Mom

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105791 November 12th, 2004 at 01:47 AM Joined: Sep 2002 Coastal Maine melcon6 Member melcon6 Member Joined: Sep 2002 Coastal Maine What runs all day and never walks/ Often murmurs/never talks Has a bed and never sleeps/ Has a mouth and never eats?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105792 November 12th, 2004 at 02:03 AM Joined: Nov 2004 Jacksonville, Florida Kareena Member Kareena Member Joined: Nov 2004 Jacksonville, Florida What is.... a river!

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105793 November 12th, 2004 at 02:46 AM Joined: Sep 2002 Coastal Maine melcon6 Member melcon6 Member Joined: Sep 2002 Coastal Maine Hey, how'd you get that so quick!

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105794 November 13th, 2004 at 07:47 AM Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA geegeeburr Member geegeeburr Member Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA Okay, this isn't a lateral thinking puzzle, it's just a puzzle. In a major league baseball game, a pitcher faced only 27 batters. Every batter he faced, he struck out. He allowed no hits and no runs, yet his team lost 4-0. How could this be?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105795 November 13th, 2004 at 08:20 AM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A The pitcher who wasn't scored against replace one who was?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105796 November 13th, 2004 at 03:22 PM Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Merme Member Merme Member Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Here's Maxi's Favorite: A Special Box Without Hinges Or Lid, Inside of Which A Golden Treasure Is Hid" What is it?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105797 November 13th, 2004 at 06:45 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA geegeeburr Member geegeeburr Member Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA Yeah, Cricket! He was a relief pitcher- the starting picther gave up the 4 runs. Merme- that's a stumper. It's not a Cracker Jack box, is it? That doesn't seem right, they have lids...

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105798 November 13th, 2004 at 08:07 PM Joined: Nov 2004 Ontario, Canada jesussaves Member jesussaves Member Joined: Nov 2004 Ontario, Canada Merme...I'm not a good thinker ...so I won't even attempt that one, but i do have one of my own...Though I don't know if it should be in this category! : If it takes 3 men 3 days to dig 3 holes, how long will it take 1 man to dig 1/2 a hole??? Michelle<><

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105799 November 14th, 2004 at 01:29 AM Joined: Jul 2003 Northern California, Zone 9b P papito Member papito Member P Joined: Jul 2003 Northern California, Zone 9b Merme & Michelle, I'll pass bec. I now the answers to both puzzles.

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105800 November 14th, 2004 at 07:19 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA geegeeburr Member geegeeburr Member Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA Okay, I get Michelle's- You can't did half a hole! Still totally stumped about the box. Hints?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105801 November 14th, 2004 at 10:37 PM Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Merme Member Merme Member Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Sorry, ladies, but I promised not to blab the answer until Suzydazy has a chance to visit the forum on Monday and take a stab at it! Then I'll tell, okay? Merme

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105802 November 15th, 2004 at 02:55 PM Joined: Nov 2004 Ontario, Canada jesussaves Member jesussaves Member Joined: Nov 2004 Ontario, Canada geegeeburr- HA! you are right, and the only one I've known to ever guess it!! Cool! Ditto about the box with no lid thing Michelle<><

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105803 November 16th, 2004 at 06:16 AM Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA geegeeburr Member geegeeburr Member Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA While we're waiting to find out about the box with golden treasure, here's another one: What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105804 November 17th, 2004 at 12:32 AM Joined: Jun 2004 Brampton, ON, Canada Shani Member Shani Member Joined: Jun 2004 Brampton, ON, Canada Is the box, an unusal box, say an egg with the golden treasure being the yolk? Black , red and grey, is it a newspaper?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105805 November 17th, 2004 at 12:42 AM Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Merme Member Merme Member Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Ok all you smarty pantses out there, yes, yes, "the special box without hinges or lid..." is an egg! Maxi had me stumped on that one for a time, having gotten it from JRR Tolkien, which Mama had forgotten. KIDS! Jeepers, I got many PM's on that one! Merme

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105806 November 17th, 2004 at 02:39 AM Joined: Nov 2004 Ontario, Canada jesussaves Member jesussaves Member Joined: Nov 2004 Ontario, Canada Quote Originally posted by geegeeburr: While we're waiting to find out about the box with golden treasure, here's another one: What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away? SHEESH!!!! I'm afraid to guess 'cause I don't wanna look like a , but is it a match?, or something of thelike that you burn? Michelle<><

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105807 November 17th, 2004 at 02:43 AM Joined: Nov 2004 Ontario, Canada jesussaves Member jesussaves Member Joined: Nov 2004 Ontario, Canada o.k...here's one...: What is greater than God, The poor have it, and the rich don't want it?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105808 November 17th, 2004 at 03:33 AM Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Merme Member Merme Member Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Hi Michelle ~ Geez, that's what I was wondering too, if it was something to burn but I couldn't think of anything that is specifically black before it is burned. Truthfully, I am having a hard time thinking of anything black at all tonight! Seems I have got a headful of other colors tonight. Merme

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105809 November 17th, 2004 at 05:44 AM Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA geegeeburr Member geegeeburr Member Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA Michelle- You're very close! It is something you burn.... Think about, oh I dunno, BBQ chicken, a fat juicy steak, a burger or a hot dog. Is that a good enough hint? (BTW, I know the answer to the one you posted, but won't give it away.)

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105810 November 17th, 2004 at 06:01 AM Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Merme Member Merme Member Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Gotcha! Thanks, geegeeburr! Merme

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105811 November 17th, 2004 at 02:30 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Quote What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away? Ooh,Ooh...I know this one... Charcoal!!!! G-Mom

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105812 November 17th, 2004 at 11:45 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA geegeeburr Member geegeeburr Member Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA Yep, yep, yep. Good job, girls!

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105813 November 18th, 2004 at 04:05 PM Joined: Aug 2004 Arkansas suzydaze Member suzydaze Member Joined: Aug 2004 Arkansas oh no nope...too much thinking for my brian

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105814 November 18th, 2004 at 04:11 PM Joined: Aug 2004 Arkansas suzydaze Member suzydaze Member Joined: Aug 2004 Arkansas A Special Box Without Hinges Or Lid, Inside of Which A Golden Treasure Is Hid" okay...it's eggs

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105815 November 18th, 2004 at 11:25 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA geegeeburr Member geegeeburr Member Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA Quote [QB] What is greater than God, The poor have it, and the rich don't want it?[QB] Okay, since no one is jumping in on this one, I'm gonna answer it. Nothing! Okay, here's one: What happened in 1961 that will not happen again for over 4000 years?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105816 November 19th, 2004 at 09:22 AM Joined: Jun 2004 Brampton, ON, Canada Shani Member Shani Member Joined: Jun 2004 Brampton, ON, Canada does this have something to go with rotating the numbers 180 degrees?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105817 November 19th, 2004 at 02:51 PM Joined: Aug 2004 Arkansas suzydaze Member suzydaze Member Joined: Aug 2004 Arkansas I got it The year's date reads the same when turned upside down. That will not happen again until 6009.

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105818 November 21st, 2004 at 06:29 AM Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA geegeeburr Member geegeeburr Member Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA That's it, ladies! And Sunnydaze has to get extra credit for saying WHEN it will happen again! Next one: A man wanted to enter an exclusive club but did not know the password that was required. He waited by the door and listened. A club member knocked on the door and the doorman said, "twelve." The member replied, "six " and was let in. A second member came to the door and the doorman said, "six." The member replied, "three" and was let in. The man thought he had heard enough and walked up to the door. The doorman said ,"ten" and the man replied, "five." But he was not let in. What should have he said?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105819 November 21st, 2004 at 03:45 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A He should have said 3... twelve=6 letters six=3 letters ten=3 letters G-Mom

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105820 November 21st, 2004 at 06:58 PM Joined: Jun 2004 Brampton, ON, Canada Shani Member Shani Member Joined: Jun 2004 Brampton, ON, Canada Very good thought, It would have taken me a while to figure that one out

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105821 November 22nd, 2004 at 04:34 AM Joined: Feb 2004 18626 hisgal2 Member hisgal2 Member Joined: Feb 2004 18626 Is that the right answer?? What's the next puzzle??

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105822 November 22nd, 2004 at 05:10 AM Joined: Feb 2004 18626 hisgal2 Member hisgal2 Member Joined: Feb 2004 18626 A man is lying dead in a field. Next to him there is an unopened package. There is no other creature in the field. How did he die?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105823 November 22nd, 2004 at 06:05 AM Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA geegeeburr Member geegeeburr Member Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA It's the right answer. Sorry took so long, had a baby shower to go to today. Okay, the man in the field... the package isn't a parachute, right?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105824 November 22nd, 2004 at 07:13 AM Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Merme Member Merme Member Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Wait A Sec! Wait A Sec! I don't get the solution to the previous puzzle about 12/6, 6/3 and 10/3. WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD HE SAY 3?!!! Help! Oh, you are making my brain hurt! Merme

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105825 November 22nd, 2004 at 08:19 AM Joined: Jun 2004 Brampton, ON, Canada Shani Member Shani Member Joined: Jun 2004 Brampton, ON, Canada twelve has 6 letters, six has three letters, ten has three letters

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105826 November 22nd, 2004 at 03:13 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A I think you're right GG...sounds like a parachute to me. G-Mom

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105827 November 22nd, 2004 at 03:27 PM Joined: Aug 2004 Arkansas suzydaze Member suzydaze Member Joined: Aug 2004 Arkansas oh I know wait...we had this happen here when I was a kid. guy was found dead in a field cold the nite before but not enough he could have froze, a package lay close by, (a paper bag) inside the paper bag a hammer. He slipped on a patch of ice and the new hammer he bought flew up in the air and came down and hit him in the head. or we had a hammer head killer on the loose. (really happened)

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105828 November 22nd, 2004 at 03:38 PM Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Merme Member Merme Member Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Hi Shani~ Thanks for providing the cure for my "brain pain"! I'm feeling MUCH better, thanks! Merme

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105829 November 22nd, 2004 at 06:33 PM Joined: Feb 2004 18626 hisgal2 Member hisgal2 Member Joined: Feb 2004 18626 Gee Gee is right. The man jumped out of a plane and the parachute didn't open. So, he is dead in a field and the unopened package is a parachute.

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105830 November 22nd, 2004 at 06:34 PM Joined: Feb 2004 18626 hisgal2 Member hisgal2 Member Joined: Feb 2004 18626 A yacht is floating in the ocean and there are 8 dead people floating around the boat. Why?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105831 November 22nd, 2004 at 06:48 PM Joined: Aug 2004 Arkansas suzydaze Member suzydaze Member Joined: Aug 2004 Arkansas there was a wild party on the boat and no one knew how to swim, they all got drunk and fell over board and drown

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105832 November 22nd, 2004 at 07:04 PM Joined: Feb 2004 18626 hisgal2 Member hisgal2 Member Joined: Feb 2004 18626 nope

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105833 November 22nd, 2004 at 08:03 PM Joined: Aug 2004 Arkansas suzydaze Member suzydaze Member Joined: Aug 2004 Arkansas okay...after they all got drunk they went for a swim and all put on their swimsuits and dove off the side. They discovered belatedly that they have forgotten to put a ladder down the side of the yacht and were unable to climb back in, so they drowned.

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105834 November 22nd, 2004 at 08:42 PM Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Merme Member Merme Member Joined: Oct 2004 Maine The 8 people were in a smaller boat that got run over by the big bad yacht, killing everyone. Now howz THAT for some fancy thinking?! Merme

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105835 November 22nd, 2004 at 08:57 PM Joined: Feb 2004 18626 hisgal2 Member hisgal2 Member Joined: Feb 2004 18626 oh, Merme...you were soooo close!! Good job! Suzy is right tho....they forgot to put the ladder down.

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105836 November 22nd, 2004 at 08:57 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Oh Merme...you crack me up!!! G-Mom

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105837 November 22nd, 2004 at 09:01 PM Joined: Feb 2004 18626 hisgal2 Member hisgal2 Member Joined: Feb 2004 18626 A man walks into a bar and asks for a drink. The bartender pulls out a gun and points it at him. The man says, "Thank you," and walks out. Ok Merme.....use that brain power for this one!! I know you can get this one!! You need that crazy sort of thinking to get it!! I am going for my walk, so I will check to see how you do in about an hour...after I get home.

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105838 November 22nd, 2004 at 11:04 PM Joined: Aug 2004 Arkansas suzydaze Member suzydaze Member Joined: Aug 2004 Arkansas see what happens when you swim drunk actually I liked the hammer killing story better too. Maybe these people who come up with this stuff have no imagination

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105839 November 22nd, 2004 at 11:59 PM Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Merme Member Merme Member Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Was it a water gun? That's the only sort of gun I can think of that wouldn't make me run screaming down the street in panic if someone pointed it at me ! Well, I wouldn't be afraid of a glue gun, either, but that has nothing to do with drinking... Hot Tomalee! You guys surely know how to stump a girl. Merme

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105840 November 23rd, 2004 at 03:04 AM Joined: Feb 2004 18626 hisgal2 Member hisgal2 Member Joined: Feb 2004 18626 No, it was a real gun. Try thinking of all of the reasons why you would need water....a glass of water.

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105841 November 23rd, 2004 at 04:05 AM Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Merme Member Merme Member Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Ok, ok, how about this: The man had the hiccups? So the real gun scared them away? Merme

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105842 November 23rd, 2004 at 05:15 AM Joined: Feb 2004 18626 hisgal2 Member hisgal2 Member Joined: Feb 2004 18626 Good job Merme!! You got it!

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105843 November 23rd, 2004 at 06:16 AM Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA geegeeburr Member geegeeburr Member Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA Oh, that's brilliant, Merme! The hiccup one was HARD! I can't take credit for the parachute answer, cause I think someone posted that one already. That's why I said "It's NOT a parachute, right?" because I was thinking it must be a different riddle... Here's one: A man walks into a his bathroom and shoots himself right between the eyes using a real gun with real bullets. He walks out alive, with no blood anywhere. And no, he didn't miss and he wasn't Superman or any other caped crusader. How did he do this?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105844 November 23rd, 2004 at 03:05 PM Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Merme Member Merme Member Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Yippee-Ki-ay!!! Yippee-Ki-ay!! Super! I finally got one right!!! The man had the hiccups, the man had the hiccups! (I'm dancing now!) Jeepers, it is TOUGH being on a forum with so many big brained, clever women. Good for me though because it's making me work that cerebral something for a change. Merme

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105845 November 23rd, 2004 at 03:09 PM Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Merme Member Merme Member Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Geegee, must you do this to me at the very cracks of dawn? Oh, where's my coffee cup? Merme

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105846 November 23rd, 2004 at 03:10 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A I'm with you! He shoots his reflection in the mirror! G-Mom

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105847 November 23rd, 2004 at 03:23 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Hope you found your coffee cup cause heres another! A man is sitting in bed. He makes a phone call, says nothing, then goes to sleep. G-Mom

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105848 November 23rd, 2004 at 04:08 PM Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Merme Member Merme Member Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Am gripping the handle of my coffee cup until my knuckles are white! Ok, how about, did he call the Time and Temp number and just listen to what time it was? Mental gymnastics first thing in the morning, gotta love it! Merme

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105849 November 23rd, 2004 at 04:53 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Nope G-Mom

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105850 November 23rd, 2004 at 06:49 PM Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Merme Member Merme Member Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Ok, I had to make a second cup of coffee for this one. The man has narcolepsy, so he falls asleep in the middle of whatever he is doing? Or how about The man is deaf/mute and was using one of those special typing phones? Oh help, save me someone! I've fallen inside my head and I can't get up. Merme

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105851 November 23rd, 2004 at 09:54 PM Joined: Jan 2004 england J jogger Member jogger Member J Joined: Jan 2004 england Did he phone TIM for the time? Was his phone set for sleep at a certain time?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105852 November 23rd, 2004 at 09:57 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA geegeeburr Member geegeeburr Member Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA Okay, this is stupid, but is he checking his answering machine? I don't know what that has to do with him going to sleep, though. What about, is he setting a wake-up call? Can you do that without speaking?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105853 November 23rd, 2004 at 10:13 PM Joined: Jan 2004 england J jogger Member jogger Member J Joined: Jan 2004 england Was he phoning a sleep hypnotist?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105854 November 24th, 2004 at 02:51 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Sorry but,nope to all! G-Mom

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105855 November 24th, 2004 at 03:45 PM Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Merme Member Merme Member Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Ok, here I am. It's morning two, thus my third cup of coffee on this puzzle. The whole world has probably changed overnight...politically, socially, economically....and I'm still stumped on this puzzle! So, did he phone Dial-A-Prayer? for a good-night prayer? Did the person on the other end of the phone say something like "Sorry, we don't deliver pizza to prison cells!" so he gave up and went back to sleep? He didn't speak because he'd gotten a wrong number? Oh, where's that cup o'mine, gotta wake up better! Merme

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105856 November 24th, 2004 at 10:19 PM Joined: Jan 2004 england J jogger Member jogger Member J Joined: Jan 2004 england Merme. Maybe he phoned a wrong number like you said, felt to tired to phone again, decided to try again in the morning.

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105857 November 24th, 2004 at 10:41 PM Joined: Jun 2004 Brampton, ON, Canada Shani Member Shani Member Joined: Jun 2004 Brampton, ON, Canada Is he a mute and just waned to hear friendly voice?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105858 November 25th, 2004 at 07:36 AM Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA geegeeburr Member geegeeburr Member Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA I don't suppose he's in a hospital bed, and called the nurses' station to get someone to come adjust his bed down so he can go to sleep?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105859 November 25th, 2004 at 02:40 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Nope,boy I never thought this would be such a stumper! G-Mom

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105860 November 25th, 2004 at 09:54 PM Joined: Jan 2004 england J jogger Member jogger Member J Joined: Jan 2004 england Was he a sleepwalker?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105861 November 26th, 2004 at 04:34 AM Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA geegeeburr Member geegeeburr Member Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA Okay, clearly it's time for hints! Was the call made on a regular telephone? Or perhaps it was made on a laptop computer? Did he call a psychic?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105862 November 26th, 2004 at 02:51 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A It was a regular telephone...and heres a monkey wrench to throw in the works...he could hear it when it rang. G-Mom

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105863 November 26th, 2004 at 03:03 PM Joined: Sep 2002 Coastal Maine melcon6 Member melcon6 Member Joined: Sep 2002 Coastal Maine The man is on vacation in Vegas and his friends/parents are staying in the hotel room next door, and the pre-arranged signal to check in when they get back late at night is to call next door,let it ring once and hang up??? So he's just checking in????

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105864 November 26th, 2004 at 07:57 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA geegeeburr Member geegeeburr Member Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA He can't sleep because he lost his cell-phone, so he calls himself to find it, then goes to sleep?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105865 November 26th, 2004 at 08:01 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA geegeeburr Member geegeeburr Member Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA Or maybe his dog his dog ate his cell-phone, and they're waiting for it to pass, and he wanted to check its progress? He's a blind man who thinks his wife is running around on him, so he calls HER cell-phone to check up on her, and when he hears it ring, he knows she's at home, so he goes to sleep? This one is driving me CRAZY!!

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105866 November 27th, 2004 at 04:49 AM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A He lives in an apartment building with paper-thin walls and his neigbour's bed is on the other side of the wall to his bed. He hears his neighbour snoring so phones - his neighbour stops snoring when waking up to answer the phone, allowing the first man to fall asleep?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105867 November 27th, 2004 at 04:59 AM Joined: Oct 2004 Maine Merme Member Merme Member Joined: Oct 2004 Maine This puzzle is so difficult to solve because it doesn't have enough clearly defined parameters. Several of our solutions fit the initial problem as stated, now it is just a process of elimination and truly it could go in many directions. Merme

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105868 November 27th, 2004 at 08:10 AM Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA geegeeburr Member geegeeburr Member Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA Cricket, I think you got it! I'm betting on thin walls to be the answer. WTG, girl!

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105869 November 27th, 2004 at 03:48 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Yah!!! Cricket got it G-Mom

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105870 November 28th, 2004 at 08:25 AM Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA geegeeburr Member geegeeburr Member Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA Last one for this thread: An ordinary American citizen, with no passport, visits over thirty foreign countries in one day. How is this possible?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105871 November 28th, 2004 at 04:17 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Visits them on the internet? G-Mom

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105872 November 28th, 2004 at 07:11 PM Joined: Jan 2004 england J jogger Member jogger Member J Joined: Jan 2004 england Spot on G-Mom Well l hope that is the answer you never know.

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105873 November 28th, 2004 at 08:33 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA geegeeburr Member geegeeburr Member Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA Nope, and not in books, either. Physically visits them.

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105874 November 29th, 2004 at 12:59 AM Joined: Jan 2004 england J jogger Member jogger Member J Joined: Jan 2004 england ls he a ghost?

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105875 November 29th, 2004 at 03:43 AM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Is he a pilot traveling the globe,going east so he is adjusting his time back That doesn't make much sense...does it

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105876 November 29th, 2004 at 06:10 AM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Does this have something to do with embassies? I think they are considered part of the country who runs them regardless of their location.

Re: Lateral Thinking Puzzles #105877 November 29th, 2004 at 07:33 AM Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA geegeeburr Member geegeeburr Member Joined: Sep 2004 Van Nuys, CA Wow, Cricket, you're on a roll! Not only that, but this makes exactly 100 posts. Yes, the man is a mailman, and he delivers to all the different embassies, thereby entering and leaving all the countries in one day.