John
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 steady stream of people enter John's place of business and remove its treasured belongings. The people do not pay for what they take. John allows them to take as much as they can carry as long as they keep their mouths shut. What are the people taking and which type of business employs John?
Answer
The people are taking books and John works for a library.
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jizzyhuggs 
Oct 26, 2002
| Why did they have to keep their mouths shut? |
kiwioz9
Oct 28, 2002
| No talking in the library!! |
jucy-lu
Oct 28, 2002
| i liked that , it was very well put |
electronjohn  
Nov 15, 2002
| Good one. Had me thinking for a while. Got it though. 8^) |
Julia
Feb 06, 2003
| This is the cutest teaser I've seen since I've joined Braingle! It's going into my favorites!
-Julia This Teaser Was: Good Bad |
andrewcs
Aug 29, 2003
| Cant they even breathe?!?!
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jimbo 
Sep 16, 2003
| Good idea but too many misleading statements. Where I come from, libraries are not businesses, they are public utilities. Also, there is a 5 book limit on most public libraries so you can't take as much as you want. These kind of clues make it impossible to solve really. |
Maria4Tony
Dec 03, 2003
| I never would've gotten that-AND I'm a librarian at high school!  |
waker
Aug 03, 2004
| I was thinking a bank. Keep your mouth shut about your bank number so no one else can take it. |
mosca
Sep 15, 2007
| I agree with jimbo; libraries aren't businesses. Good teaser though!  |
crocodile  
Jul 24, 2009
| I got it! Great job! By the way Jimbo, John could've been working at the Orange County Library in Florida, where they let you take as many books as you want/need. |
babyjuice 
Dec 31, 2011
| It could be a garage sale... |
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