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."
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."
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Posted by magius on 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!). |
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Posted by magius on Oct 27, 2008 Erm, make that "I thought the HEAD would be at the back...." |
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Posted by karenokupniak on 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. |
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Posted by annvie9 on Oct 28, 2008 Nice teaser trill! Short and sweet.  |
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Posted by jsdodgers on Oct 28, 2008 That one was too easy. It was obvious that pirates dont say front or bathroom.   |
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Posted by savannahlz9 on Nov 01, 2008 It could also be 3 because how does he know it happened last night? |
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Posted by bradon182001 on 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.  |
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Posted by srpwuzhere on Nov 11, 2008 lol i wasnt paying attention. i figured it was 4 cause he didnt say he didnt know anything |
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Posted by MattsAli1108 on 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. |
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Posted by al111 on Dec 14, 2008 it was O.K a bit confusing 5/10  |
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Posted by treyflip3 on 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 |
Posted by precious1026 on 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.  |
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Posted by EienNiKirei on Mar 14, 2009 Easy but pretty fun ^_^ |
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Posted by JrWriter on Mar 21, 2009 Pretty easy, but still funny and interesting. |
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Posted by mcFuzzy on 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...... |
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Posted by guamgirl2 on Aug 19, 2009 The "bathroom stuck out to me. That was easy.  |
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Posted by MusiK on Jan 02, 2010 well they may be lying about being experienced, but that doesn't necessary make them suspicious right? |
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Posted by Marple on Oct 01, 2010 Very easy but fun ! |
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Posted by hihi9 on Dec 27, 2010 i kinda got it without the hint... |
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Posted by princess2007 on Feb 21, 2013 Now I feel stupid.  Nice teaser! |
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