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Lateral Thinking 1
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 old lady always answer the door wearing her hat and coat?
Hint
She was not cold...Answer
If it was someone she wanted to invite in, she'd say that she had just come in. If it was someone she did not want to invite in, then she'd say she was just about to go out.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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Clever! I like it.
This one is a really good one for the "yes or no question" approach...I love ones like this. =]
This one is a really good one for the "yes or no question" approach...I love ones like this. =]
Sounds like something I would do.
I thought she had Alzheimer's & was waiting for her mom & dad to come to take her home! That really happened where I used to work!
Or she lived at the North Pole and REALLY hated to get her chest or ears chilled.
good teaser..allready heard it as a joke though.
I'll have to store this one away in my head...
i got it i got it
nice
Thats funny good teaser!
Very good
I thought it was clever and very well thought out
I thought it was clever and very well thought out
i thought she didn't want anyone to know she was old. but very clever teaser!
Hahaha! This is fantastic.
I guessed it was her uniform and she answered the door for her job...
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