A Fishy Sailor
Mystery teasers are little stories where you need to figure out what happened based on the given clues.
The First Mate of the Jolly Rancher cargo ship announces to the crew that the Captain was found murdered in his bunk that morning. The First Mate knows that none of the loyal crewmen would do such a thing. He narrows his suspects down to the four newest crew members, each claiming to be an expert and experienced sailor. The First Mate questions each of the sailors about the murder.
From the responses, determine which sailor is the most suspicious.
Sailor 1: "Aye, I had jus' finish'd a 12 hour watch astern. Didn't hear a thing."
Sailor 2: "I was busy cleanin' the bathroom 't the front of 'r ship. Don't know nothin'."
Sailor 3: "I was 't the starboard side paintin' the hull, mindin' me own business last night."
Sailor 4: "I 's below the deck las'night securin' some cargo."
HintArr, can ye fig'r out who's the landlubber?
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Answer
Sailor 2 is the most suspicious. Experienced sailors, as they all claimed to be, do not address the 'head' as the 'bathroom'. Also, he would have referred to the front of the ship as the 'bow' or 'forward'.
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Comments
magius   
Oct 27, 2008
| I figured it was #2 - my assumption being the bathroom would be at the back of the ship to get flushed out. Though I guess that's fairly archaic thinking (all my nautical information is from fantasy books, what can I say!). |
magius
Oct 27, 2008
| Erm, make that "I thought the HEAD would be at the back...." |
karenokupniak
Oct 28, 2008
| I originally thought it was #1, as watch cycles are 4 hours and not 12, but #2 clearly had more non-nautical terms. |
annvie9
Oct 28, 2008
| Nice teaser trill! Short and sweet.  |
jsdodgers
Oct 28, 2008
| That one was too easy. It was obvious that pirates dont say front or bathroom.   |
savannahlz9
Nov 01, 2008
| It could also be 3 because how does he know it happened last night? |
bradon182001
Nov 02, 2008
| The hint gave it to me. without that, I probably would never have gotten it. Never mind probably, I definitely wouldn't have figured it out. Good teaser. Thanks for posting.  |
srpwuzhere
Nov 11, 2008
| lol i wasnt paying attention. i figured it was 4 cause he didnt say he didnt know anything |
MattsAli1108
Nov 20, 2008
| I fail to see where a lack of vocabulary would make him the murderer. At most it only proves that he may not be as experienced as he led everone to believe. It doesn't necessarily mean that he wasn't still doing what he said he was. |
al111  
Dec 14, 2008
| it was O.K
a bit confusing
5/10  |
treyflip3
Dec 14, 2008
| i didnt know if they were out at sea so i thought it would be three cause how can you paint the hull when the ship is in the water |
precious1026
Dec 15, 2008
|  Short and sweet) Actually, all four crewmen were suspicious. The Hull, Front of the ship, Painting a night, guarding merchandise. I enjoy the brevity of the Teaser, which included a proper beginning, course ending and simplistic middle. all elements of a plot, a ploy , a story. Good Teaser.  |
EienNiKirei
Mar 14, 2009
| Easy but pretty fun ^_^ |
JrWriter 
Mar 21, 2009
| Pretty easy, but still funny and interesting. |
mcFuzzy
Apr 29, 2009
| That teaser was a level three? Wow. It was kind of easy, and I did get it right, but I actually think that number three would have been a better choice...... |
guamgirl2 
Aug 19, 2009
| The "bathroom stuck out to me. That was easy.  |
MusiK
Jan 02, 2010
| well they may be lying about being experienced, but that doesn't necessary make them suspicious right? |
Marple
Oct 01, 2010
| Very easy but fun ! |
hihi9
Dec 27, 2010
| i kinda got it without the hint... |
princess2007
Feb 21, 2013
| Now I feel stupid.  Nice teaser! |
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