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Septic Pump
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
SGT Johnson was patrolling his beat one day and saw a man attempting to siphon fuel from a motor home. After a few attempts, the thief finally got something from the tube. SGT Johnson calmly went up to the house that the motor home was parked in front of and informed the owner of what had happened. He then asked if they wanted to press charges. Amid bursts of laughter, the owner declined to press charges.
Why didn't SGT Johnson arrest the thief on site, and why didn't the owner press charges?
Why didn't SGT Johnson arrest the thief on site, and why didn't the owner press charges?
Hint
Look at the title.Answer
The man had opened the wrong port on the motor home and was actually siphoning the septic tank, thus the reason the title is a hint.SGT Johnson didn't arrest him because he knew beforehand that the thief had the wrong port. The owner dropped the charges because it was one of the funniest things he had ever heard of.
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how did he know it was the wrong side?
Dec 03, 2005
Well, he informed the owner, which probably meant the he took him to the motor home and showed where he stole it from. HA HA HA!!! THAT IS SOOO FUNNY!!!!! HE HAD URINE AND NOT GAS!!!!
That's a true story, I read it in the news and the news never lies
I have to admit I got the idea from elsewhere.
He knew it was the wrong port because he liked to go camping and had a similar motor home himself.
He knew it was the wrong port because he liked to go camping and had a similar motor home himself.
actually, the news does lie. The National Enquirer is a great example of that.
Anyhow, i read that on an email that went around about the top 50 stupidest things people have ever done.
Anyhow, i read that on an email that went around about the top 50 stupidest things people have ever done.
yes it was funny but -- WHAT KIND OF BRAIN TEASER HAS THE ANSWER IN THE TITLE?!-- oh well
the teaser with the aswer that can't quite be believed.
Oh, brother!
It is funny, but as pointed out, it's been printed in other places. Other than that, it's nice to see dumb people do dumb things that have fitting punishments!
It is funny, but as pointed out, it's been printed in other places. Other than that, it's nice to see dumb people do dumb things that have fitting punishments!
Smelliest teaser I have read to date, if I may say so!
HAHAHA! I heard that one on the news a while back.....still funny though...
hehehehehe Sillly Man!!! heheheheh
EWWWWWWWW!!!!!
why do people leave comments saying they dont like their teasers?
This was a funny teaser but the name kind of gave away the answer
I just saw this situation on television. It was poorly done there too.
Can we keep it clean.
Can we keep it clean.
A-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! Thatis the funniest teaser I have ever seen!!!
See, it really doesn't pay to steal!! Great teaser!!
Precious, you are so.. precious
Three words:
FUNNIEST....................................
TEASER.......................................
EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great job!!!!
wizzy
FUNNIEST....................................
TEASER.......................................
EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great job!!!!
wizzy
the title gave it ALL AWAY!!!!!!
IF SOME PEOPLE DONT WANT TO SAY THAT THE TEASER IS GOOD SO Y GIVE A COMMENT THAT WAS A GOOD TEASER!
LOL
THIS WAS ACTUALLY FUN
AND VERY FUNNY
(my friend lives in a trailer park so i know that this does happen)
THIS WAS ACTUALLY FUN
AND VERY FUNNY
(my friend lives in a trailer park so i know that this does happen)
lol I got it but I think I might wish I didn't!
a ha... hahahahahaha... hehe i love comedies haha great job
This was not a mystery teaser, but rather a situation. A mystery should contain all the clues necessary to "solve" the story. A situation leaves one to guess at the possible outcome.
That said, this was very funny!
That said, this was very funny!
Ughh... I hope it didn't spray everywhere. I would want to be arrested, to save the humiliation. The hint was a little bit of a spoiler but other than that it was great.
Talk about a brown note!
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