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Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by m_cable, May 1, 2006.

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  1. A-Train

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    Is it Fox Mulder being abducted by aliens in the X-Files?
     
  2. m_cable

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    It's not Fox Mulder, but we are talking aliens.

    Now you just need to fill in the backstory. Like why was he so satisfied. I'll repeat the clue.

    The whole world saw him get taken away. And he couldn't have been more satisfied.

    Status:Solved.

    He was one of these abductees that nobody takes seriously. But in this particular case, this abduction was filmed by a tv crew and shown all across the world. And he was satisfied because he had been proven to be right all along.
     
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  3. Lil Pun

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    Is this another scenario from a movie?
     
  4. SwoLy-D

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    Is it Richard Dreyfuss?
     
  5. m_cable

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    No. Not in any show/movie/book etc. Just thought it up.

    Edit- Swoly: Nope.
     
  6. A-Train

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    There can't be THAT much of a back story if you just thought of it. :p
     
  7. m_cable

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    You're right. I'm not going to spend THAT much time on you guys. :rolleyes: ;)

    But there is a specific motivation involved.
     
  8. Jimes

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    Was he trying to tell everybody that aliens existed and when they showed up to take him away his seemingly insane rantings were justified?
     
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    I guess that's close enough.

    He was one of these abductees that nobody takes seriously. But in this particular case, this abduction was filmed by a tv crew and shown all across the world. And he was satisfied because he had been proven to be right all along.

    Nice job everybody. Same time tomorrow?
     
  10. peleincubus

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    i like these. havent seen this thread until now.
     
  11. Lil Pun

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    Tomorrow it is cable.
     
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    m_cable's Puzzle #5

    After blowing his brains out, she snuck a peek into his wallet. Then she blew her own brains out.


    Status: Solved
    The woman was a hooker and the man was her "client". After doing the deed, she looked though his wallet, in order to swipe some cash, while he showered. And she found a torn off photograph of the guy as a young boy with his father. The cut off photograph matched up with her own photo of her as a young girl with her mother. So she realized that she just had sex with her long-lost brother, who she'd been out of touch with since their parents split up many years ago. Then she committed suicide.


    This is another lateral thinking puzzle in the classic mode of having a convoluted backstory to fit the clue. Here's another link to more examples of these puzzles:

    http://www.rinkworks.com/brainfood/p/latreal1.shtml

    If you get stuck, you might want to check out some of the examples in the link just to see the line of thinking that they use.

    Good luck. This is a doozy.
     
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    Are weapons involved in any way?
     
  14. m_cable

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    Yeah.
     
  15. Jet Blast

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    Is the reason she blew her brains the same as why he blew his brains out?
     
  16. m_cable

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    Nope. And it might just be a typo on your part, but "he" didn't blow anything. The clue says that "she" blows both their brains out.
     
  17. Jimes

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    Was the man her husband? A friend? A stranger?

    Was she looking for cash in the wallet? An ID? A note?
     
  18. m_cable

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    No, No, Kind of.

    Yes, No, No.
     
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    Was he hanging brain?
     
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