Braingle: 'Telephone Problem' Brain Teaser

Telephone Problem

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Puzzle ID:	#1281
Fun:	(2.92)
Difficulty:	(1.73)
Category:	Mystery
Submitted By:	anneofgg14
Corrected By:	Jake

A woman depended on a public telephone to make her calls, but it was usually out of order. Each day she reported this to the phone company, but nothing was done. Finally she came up with a fib that she told the phone company. The phone was fixed the next day. What did she tell them?

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Comments

jimbo Sep 11, 2003	Hey good one! Thanks for the hint. You are so right lol.
username Jul 29, 2004	That was cool.
doggyxp Dec 26, 2004	Sounds so true!
whaleycm Apr 06, 2005	dumb dumb dumb
r3lish Apr 06, 2005	seems familiar to me heard it somewhere =P nice though
sueintexas May 12, 2005	I didn't get it and thought it was a clever riddle
dolphingurl12 Jun 25, 2005	but wouldn't the company notice that she was wrong when they got there? or think that if a phone was making calls for free why would the lady report it? or maybe they are too greedy to think about stuff or maybe i'm over complicating again
rebeccao Jul 12, 2005	That was a really good one. Maybe if we did that too, alot more stuff would get done!
toxic_happiness Jul 29, 2005	whoa
deepsea Aug 01, 2005	smart lady
rkaaland Nov 27, 2005	Good one!!!
pinay Dec 29, 2005	or maybe the woman could also have called to say that coins were coming out of the public telephone?
jntrcs Apr 21, 2006	Loved IT!
Blackbelt92 Jun 07, 2006	It was ok. Not the best not the worst. (i knew it had something to do with money)
cyberstar5150 Jun 29, 2006	Even if they got there and saw the broken phone didn't allow free calls, they may as well repair it.
xlrfreak Feb 01, 2008	funny
koolstarkid101 Feb 01, 2008	I was confused in the beginning, but the hint really helped. Great teaser!
bradon182001 Feb 01, 2008	Not much of a mystery to me. That was the only logical answer.
babyblue1951 Feb 01, 2008	Uh, how did she report the phone being out of order if it didn't work in the first place???
doehead Feb 01, 2008	I'm with Brandon and Babyblue
4princesses Feb 01, 2008	That's funny babyblue! Hahaha!
smartymarty Feb 01, 2008	She walked 3 blocks in the snow to the next closest pay phone to report the other phone was out of order.
phyllisa Feb 01, 2008	I knew it!!! That's how to get things done!!!
claudia7950 Feb 01, 2008	i got it! keep logic teasers coming!
mondayschild59 Feb 01, 2008	I didn't know the answer, but I loved the teaser. That was a smart woman. We all know the phone company wouldn't give away anything free on purpose. Thanks for posting. Monday~
MzPink85 Feb 01, 2008	very easy, but good concept!
SweetPotato Feb 01, 2008	Good one! Ya stumped me. But then . . .
bookwrmKP Feb 01, 2008	Nice teaser! Once you read the hint, its pretty simple... make more!
auntiesis Feb 01, 2008	It was more a joke than a teaser, but very cute. Made me laugh.
dogg6pound9 Feb 01, 2008	why didnt she just start using the phone that she used to call the phone company and report it??? ... otherwise it was pretty simple to answer
jabdr Feb 01, 2008	This was a cute one The clue gave it away though
preppygirl Feb 01, 2008	maybe she didnt call the phone company to complain. she could have written or emailed or even actually got to the companys building. If they got there and noticed she lied then why wouldnt they fix it anyway or, maybe they didnt even look at it maybe the company just took it out and put in a new phone.
canfan95 Feb 01, 2008	i didnt really like it that much
rush2 Feb 01, 2008	hey adrianlvr1123 that was a good one
ragdol13 Feb 02, 2008	yeah cause that was a brain teaser.... honestly.
Madelulabelle Feb 02, 2008	Hey adrian, that was uncalled for!!! Stop bashing other peoples teasers and go make some of your own. Maybe then somebody will give you a taste of your own medicine!!!
Madelulabelle Feb 02, 2008	And you too, rush and ragdoll...go take your negativity somewhere else!
labgeek Feb 04, 2008	Nice teaser. What's a public telephone?
luckypuppy Mar 18, 2008	cute, and I agree with the person above they are going out of style, aren't they?
auntiesis Feb 01, 2011	This one still makes me laugh.
vanillaqueen20 Feb 01, 2011	I didn't get that one at all! It was sort of boring
sunnybonghits Feb 01, 2011	This was dumb...
juju1946 Feb 02, 2011	I thought maybe she lowered her voice and said she was a man calling! Course I didn't read the hint... Thought it was clever.
GertieMarie Jan 24, 2013	I think the whole idea behind this one was very creative & I liked it. Nice one.