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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
An old man was walking down the street when suddenly he stopped. He pinched his nose, held his breath and continued to walk until he saw a black Labrador. Why?
Answer
He was a superstitious old man. He saw an ambulance, which is very unlucky unless you pinch your nose or hold your breath until you see a black or brown dog.Hide Answer Show Answer
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I didn't get it. Good one.
Got me, not one I've heard before.
I've heard about holding your breath when you see an ambulance, but not the dog thing
Ha! I've never heard of that superstition. I like it. I thought he was allergic to cats and when he saw the dog he knew it would scare them away
that was a really good teaser...i liked it! i never would have gotten it though
hmm. . . .that was hard. . .
but in a good way
i've never heard of that superstition either
i thought that he was blind and the black lab was his seeing eye dog and it gave him a signal that there were like harmful chemicals near by of something and then the guy got another signal that he could breath again
but that doesnt even make sense cuz then he wouldn't even be able to see the dog
i like renae' answer best!
but in a good way
i've never heard of that superstition either
i thought that he was blind and the black lab was his seeing eye dog and it gave him a signal that there were like harmful chemicals near by of something and then the guy got another signal that he could breath again
but that doesnt even make sense cuz then he wouldn't even be able to see the dog
i like renae' answer best!
Wow, good thing im not that superstitous cuz i would like die cuz i wouldnt be able to breath!! That would stink if he saw an ambulence and there was no dog in a 2 mile distance and he was walking!!!!! THat would be creepy..
Nice teaser. Also have heard of holding your breath while passing a graveyard until it's behind you. But that's a whole different superstition. (It reminded me of that one due to holding the breath )
I've never heard of that one either...Who makes up superstitions anyway? O_o
Sorry, I've never heard of that, and the waiting until you see a black dog could be deadly. Has anyone else ever heard of that one, or is it just this old man's personal superstition?
My apologies... I've found it after a google search.
"Seeing an ambulance is very unlucky unless you pinch your nose or hold your breath until you see a black or a brown dog.
Touch your toes
Touch your nose
Never go in one of those
Until you see a dog. "
Is this situational or trivia?
"Seeing an ambulance is very unlucky unless you pinch your nose or hold your breath until you see a black or a brown dog.
Touch your toes
Touch your nose
Never go in one of those
Until you see a dog. "
Is this situational or trivia?
well, now i know to pinch my nose next time i see an ambulance
ooh im really superstitious but never heard of those ones - interesting
I had a dog once, which could stink so badly at times, I thought I would need an ambulance. Superstitions are most interesting. Good teaser.
didn't know that, nice
LOL OCH! Well, didn't have a clue on this one, always love to learn something new!
Ok. I thought he saw or smelled a skunk, and he covered his nose until he saw a scent-sensitive animal that wasn't going nuts.
i was thinking that he saw a cemetary.
Ha! By reading these Situation teasers, I learn something new, everyday.
Jun 15, 2006
A HARD ONE TODAY. NEVER HEARD OF THIS SUPERSTITION.
Good one, our superstitions sure make us do funny things
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