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Murder She Wrote!
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
Doug meant to kill only one person. Instead, he wound up killing six people.
What happened?
What happened?
Answer
Doug sat in his car with the motor running and the garage door closed, intending to kill himself. The carbon monoxide seeped into his house and killed his sleeping family.Hide Answer Show Answer
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yay first comment
I think this teaser is too hard for its own good. if you added a hint it might have been easier
I think this teaser is too hard for its own good. if you added a hint it might have been easier
There are hundreds of possible answers! What makes this the correct answer?
This answer is very lame and how would anyone think of that?
totally agree, except with number 1, there are hundreds of thousands, would anyone like me to list some? cause i will!!
shot a gun, went through vital areas of all 6
car"non-accident" , but there were people in the back
set a room on fire, but burnt whole buiding
made a bomb, but bigger explosion than expected
is this enuff? do u need more? anyone? if so, just tell me, they will be some more ways to show that this teaser is well... look up to the other comments.
car"non-accident" , but there were people in the back
set a room on fire, but burnt whole buiding
made a bomb, but bigger explosion than expected
is this enuff? do u need more? anyone? if so, just tell me, they will be some more ways to show that this teaser is well... look up to the other comments.
Sorry about all the negative comments, but I thought it was pretty good. Notice, people, that this is in the SITUATION category!
Also, nitpicking on the title is just lame and immature. Anyway, Doug was killing himself, not writing a book. Maybe the "she" was a police investigator!
Great teaser, jazz! Originally when I saw it, I thought that he had killed a woman pregnant with 5 kids... But, yeah...it was nice, anyway.
Also, nitpicking on the title is just lame and immature. Anyway, Doug was killing himself, not writing a book. Maybe the "she" was a police investigator!
Great teaser, jazz! Originally when I saw it, I thought that he had killed a woman pregnant with 5 kids... But, yeah...it was nice, anyway.
And reptile, that was pretty RUDE of you! But you're relatively new to the site, so I guess you'll learn (eventually) to be more polite...
I also noticed that you have the same avatar as a bunch of other people who can't spell for their lives. Must be something in common.
I also noticed that you have the same avatar as a bunch of other people who can't spell for their lives. Must be something in common.
Hm...All the negative comments are a little unnecessary , don't you think?
It's in the situation genre, so there is one answer and you need to ask yes-or-no questions to find the answer.
I was close though...I thought he killed himself and then his family was sad so they killed themselves too...Oh well, same basic idea. O_o
But yeah, don't pay attention to those people. They're just rude.
It's in the situation genre, so there is one answer and you need to ask yes-or-no questions to find the answer.
I was close though...I thought he killed himself and then his family was sad so they killed themselves too...Oh well, same basic idea. O_o
But yeah, don't pay attention to those people. They're just rude.
To those who posted POSITIVE comments - thanks very much. They are appreciated.
To those who wasted their energies posting NEGATIVE comments - thanks for nothing! Thank you for NOT contributing to the site. Thank you for NOT trying to write your own teaser.
It amazes me that those who write negative comments so often on Braingle NEVER write their own teasers (because they probably cannot). All they want to do is pull down those who try and contribute to the fun of this site.
Reptile5000 already has a BAD REPUTATION with the editors. I also have a nice collection of immature and threatening private messages sent to me from him - hence, many of his so-called comments being removed from the site.
For the NEGATIVE people - it is only a teaser for godsake - it is also a SITUATION - so there are MANY possibilities to the answer.
Get a life, grow up and have some fun.
To those who wasted their energies posting NEGATIVE comments - thanks for nothing! Thank you for NOT contributing to the site. Thank you for NOT trying to write your own teaser.
It amazes me that those who write negative comments so often on Braingle NEVER write their own teasers (because they probably cannot). All they want to do is pull down those who try and contribute to the fun of this site.
Reptile5000 already has a BAD REPUTATION with the editors. I also have a nice collection of immature and threatening private messages sent to me from him - hence, many of his so-called comments being removed from the site.
For the NEGATIVE people - it is only a teaser for godsake - it is also a SITUATION - so there are MANY possibilities to the answer.
Get a life, grow up and have some fun.
He put poison in the person's eggnog at the holiday party. The person does not like eggnog so secretly poured it back into the party punch bowl. When others filled their eggnog, they were poisoned.
eggnog in punch? ewwww....
Great teaser jazz!
Don't worry about that idiot Reptile! He wont last long on this site.
Don't worry about that idiot Reptile! He wont last long on this site.
Nice one jazzmusician! Keep them coming.
Reptile should win the 'Hall of Shame' award!
Reptile should win the 'Hall of Shame' award!
That was a nice teaser. Thanks jazz.
Reptile5000 = *yawn*...*boring little person*
Reptile5000 = *yawn*...*boring little person*
could have been a million possibilities. he could have tried to run some over and crashed into six other peoplr by accident.
Nice teaser. I liked it
Hence the SITUATION category, dex! (yawn) It would be nice if people read the other comments first, instead of repeatedly posting things that make them seem dumb...
It could have been many other things, but I thought it was very clever to have that answer! I would never get it, but I liked it!
Nice teaser jazz! Yes, many possible answers, but Winner summed it up in a nutshell: it a situation, therefore many possibilities. Keep them coming mate!
Reptile5000: Bugger off idiot! You have a big problem. Submit AT LEAST one teaser before you shout your mouth off!
Reptile5000: Bugger off idiot! You have a big problem. Submit AT LEAST one teaser before you shout your mouth off!
Reptile, you are now officaly in the hall of shame!
I loved it
I loved it
Dec 25, 2006
nice 1...umm a possibility...
doug killed one....some1 saw...doug killed him too...n d chain....in this case though there were only 5 witnesses..
doug killed one....some1 saw...doug killed him too...n d chain....in this case though there were only 5 witnesses..
This is a neutral comment. I liked the teaser overall, but it was kind of vague and might have been better with a small hint in the teaser, but as it was in the Situation category... I can't really complain. Good teaser, but next time, try to support the answer more in the teaser.
This is prety nice. Not bad.
O, and reptile, if u hate the teaser... either dont comment and keep it to ur self, or be more polite in the comment. i aggre with everyone else...u deserve the honor of being in the hall of shame... =P =P
O, and reptile, if u hate the teaser... either dont comment and keep it to ur self, or be more polite in the comment. i aggre with everyone else...u deserve the honor of being in the hall of shame... =P =P
Thanks guys for the comments. I will agree that it wasn't one of my best teasers...but, we all have good and bad days don't we!
Thanks for the kind support regarding the negativity. Much appreciated.
Thanks for the kind support regarding the negativity. Much appreciated.
Caution! This comment is rated QT for questionable taste. (Too bad some teasers are only rated for fun and difficulty.)
Answer could be car bombing with unexpected passengers or pedestrians.
Answer could be car bombing with unexpected passengers or pedestrians.
Good teaser. Thanks for that one.
Reptile5000. You are an idiot. If you have nothing positive to say, don't say anything.
The Hall of Shame for you!
Reptile5000. You are an idiot. If you have nothing positive to say, don't say anything.
The Hall of Shame for you!
Wow...this teaser has lots of comments for one so new. It reminds me of the many comments levelled at new art. Mostly bad and unconstructive! Yet eventually the art work grows to be very popular! What am I saying....? I dunno...lol...
I liked it very much! Thanks jazz.
I liked it very much! Thanks jazz.
I thought it was a good teaser!
Well Jazz I actually didn't like it much but there are some very vengeful people around and if you make a negative comment about someone's teaser (just being honest) some of these people will hunt down all of your own teasers and vote them down. I just like to call a spade a spade and if I like it I say so and if I don't, I say so also; tough biccies!
There could be many answers, but it's a good teaser.
If any of you people doing negative comments actually do something like read the Bible or something you would know... don't say anything unless it builds people up, Reptile.
Nice one jazz loved it
Nice one jazz loved it
Thanks mate
This situation could have maaannny answers... not one of your better ones
this could have too many answers. i was thinking he was going to kill like his enemy then he killed like some witnesses or something,
i'm not going to name any names, reptile but some people arte being rude with thier negative comments
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