An Injured Child
Logic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
A child is injured in an accident and is rushed to the hospital. The doctor takes one look at the child and says: "I can't treat him, that's my son." The doctor is not the child's father. How do you explain this?
HintHow many parents do you have?
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Answer
The doctor is a woman and is the child's mother.
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Comments
speedyg1000 
Dec 04, 2002
| I've heard this a million times and i never have understood why someone wouldn't get this... |
SourGir1986
Jan 29, 2003
| Oh my god...... that is so bad!!!! My mom told this one to me, because she heard it when she was a kid, and so on. This one may have worked back in the seventies when my grandmother worked as a nurse, but nowadays, I'm ashamed if somebody doesn't get this one!! |
dhoward
Feb 20, 2003
| opo[pp] |
inudbz 
Mar 15, 2003
| i saw this on cosby |
rose_rox  
Mar 08, 2005
| I actually got this wrong the first time I heard it. I was thinking of this correct answer, but thought it was way too obvious to be right. |
GarnetLover
May 30, 2005
| this one was easy. i guess its because ive heard it a lot |
GarnetLover
May 30, 2005
| this one was easy. i guess its because ive heard it a lot |
boodler 
Nov 25, 2005
| See above . . .  |
bagogirl
Dec 04, 2005
| this one sounds like it could go in the trick section |
stephiesd
Dec 04, 2005
| this was like, the first riddle anyone ever told me. i got it right then, too. |
XXOO555
Jan 21, 2006
| hahah good one! that was tricky but the hint just made it even more confusing it didnt help.   |
keveffect1
Feb 25, 2006
| Yeah this one was on the Bill Cosby Show |
calmsavior
Apr 26, 2006
| this teaser is what people call a "pushover" |
tolkienfan27
May 09, 2006
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spazzyjazzy93
May 19, 2006
| aaaaaaaaa i've heard this one so many times!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thats ok i still like it :-) |
ttviper
Jun 15, 2006
| I have heard that the doctor in this teaser is actually supposed to be a surgeon. It's supposed to throw people off because surgeons are typically men. |
Unraveled
Jun 29, 2006
| Why can't the woman operate on her son?
If you want a job done right, you have to do it yourself!  |
mmmcla01
Jul 03, 2006
| A more common version of this says that the father and son were both in the accident and taken to the hospital. I don't understand how anyone could get this wrong...it is very simple unless you overthink things. But still, it should be easy for anyone. My five-year-old sister could figure it out.
Unraveled...I think it used to be against the law or something...maybe it still is...I'm not really sure. But, I agree...If you want something done right you usually do have to do it yourself! |
rrn0rrnrrnY
Sep 03, 2006
| We ought to have a section of oldies or for children. I also heard it the first time with the son and dad in the wreck. I hate to bother looking at the answers in ones like these, but would never comment without double checking. Very old, very common. |
bgil7604
Feb 28, 2007
| I have heard that teaser many times. The hint was really weird, and I think didn't need one. My suggestion is to make up your own teaser in order to avoid repeats  |
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