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Ivy on the Wall
Situation
Situation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.Situation
Why did the man not get rid of the ivy on his pristine house wall, even though he didn't like it?
Hint
He didn't like it much, but he didn't want something else to happen.Answer
He was afraid that vandals, tempted by the clean wall, would vandalise the wall. Having it covered in ivy was better at any rate than that.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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