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Strike Three
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
Little Billy went with his friends to play.
In the morning he got three strikes and was made to sit down.
In the afternoon he got three strikes and was applauded and cheered.
In the evening he got only one strike and the police were called.
Why was that?
In the morning he got three strikes and was made to sit down.
In the afternoon he got three strikes and was applauded and cheered.
In the evening he got only one strike and the police were called.
Why was that?
Answer
In the morning Billy and his friends played baseball. (three strikes and you're out)In the afternoon Billy and his friends went bowling(three strikes and you get a higher score)
In the evening Billy got caught playing with matches.
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I couldn't make a connection to the third line until I saw the answer. The other 2 lines are easy, but fun.
For the second one, I was thinking he was a relief pitcher and got three strikes against a batter to end the game.
I liked this one. I got it right except for the last one, I said he was fighting.
i got the first two but the third one i thought he struck sumone with a bat or somthing
I liked that one! I completely missed it
I wasn't aware that striking a match violated any laws. I think the one strike would fit better if he struck someone - I also thought he played a double-header, batting in the morning, pitching in the afternoon - andmaybe whacking the umpire on the head with the bat after a bad call ended the second game!
I totally thought he was fighting in the last strike. Great teaser!
i liked that one though i got it all wrong
the last one was hard
I thought he was batting in the first one, pitching in the second one, and wasn't sure about the other one. I thought maybe he was batting and didn't think it was a strike, got in a fight, and the police came.
"Matches"... has more than one meaning?
Ooh...bad Billy.
That was a good one
i thought the same thing as dolphingirl
Who calls the police if a kid is playing with matches?
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