Don't Get Up
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.
A woman is reading a newspaper alone. She hears the phone in the room next to the one she is in. Although she knows that the call is probably important, she does not bother to answer it. Why not?
Answer
The woman lives in an apartment building. She hears the phone ringing in the adjacent apartment. She knows that her neighbor, who is a brain surgeon, is out and the phone call is probably important.
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jimbo   
May 16, 2003
| Or maybe her husband is in the room next door waiting for the important call and he answers it. |
kgirlca 
Jan 26, 2004
|  Yea! I knew it! |
SPUTNIK2 
Jan 27, 2006
| thanks |
keveffect1
Mar 07, 2006
| There is too many possibilities  |
keveffect1
Mar 07, 2006
| Whoops there are |
horse_luver
Mar 12, 2006
| I thought the TV was in the other room, and the call was for the person on the TV show. Anyway, your answer works better.  |
elshawno 
May 12, 2006
| u guys... it's only at 1.96 % of a level of hardness... did any of u really get the answer to the question?
(tell the truth) |
elshawno
May 12, 2006
| i meant 1.49 % level of hardness... |
spazzyjazzy93
Jun 12, 2006
| well maybe it got rated easy because a lot of answers would be right. . .
i thought she was in a doctors office |
irar1792
Dec 02, 2006
| why would a brain surgeon be living in an apartment? |
Zomg-pie 
Nov 15, 2008
| I really got the answer |
AndrewWalker
Dec 13, 2008
| why would a brain surgoen live in an aprtment?  |
melzerh
Jan 11, 2009
| I thought it would go on messaging. |
meh_32123
Sep 12, 2010
| i thought she was too relaxed... |
donaldtrumpet
May 07, 2012
| Maybe she was paralyzed. Or had a high-tech bluetooth. |
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