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4 People...Or is it 3?
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The taxidermist, the butcher, the butcher's daughter, and the taxidermist's wife went for a stroll in the park. Because it was very early in the morning and no one else could be seen, they thought they were the only ones in the park. Suddenly, several shots were fired, and they all lay dead. But, in the newspaper, the reporter listed 3 people died in the shooting.
How is this possible?
How is this possible?
Answer
The taxidermist's wife was also the butcher's daughter, therefore there were only 3 people.Hide Answer Show Answer
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I thought it was confusing, its in the language catagory, but its more like a trick....
super easy
This teaser has been done about 1000 times, just changing what the characters are (IE. I know the other one is dad, grandpa, son, instead of this......)
I don't see how this was "different enough" to be considered "Not a dupe"
I don't see how this was "different enough" to be considered "Not a dupe"
hmmm, i thought the butcher was the taxidermist's wife.
good 1 andy easy though.
very easy but cool trick!
easy peasy lemon squeazy
Isn't it easy squeezy lemon peasy?
Way too easy!!!!!
lemon squeezy, haven't heard that in a while,,,yea seems like a dupe, but new story line , so,,,give some credit for creativity
Very Fun But easy
it was easy the title kinda gave it away but i love teasers and i spend alot of time doing them so i figured it out good one though keep em coming
i thought the taxidermists wife was the butcher as well.
either work, really.
nice effort hated
either work, really.
nice effort hated
I thought 1 out of the 4 "suddenly shot several shots" and killed everyone. They got away because it was early in the morning and nobody was around to witness the murders.
how do u make a teaser and put it on site?
lol this teaser reminds me of that other 1 about the three coins type "three coins" on the search and it should come up thats a good teaser 2
That was a bit toooo easy
Well, I had to read it twice to see if I got it right, easy,I liked it
Yay! An easy one.
Woooooooooooooooooooo!
Woooooooooooooooooooo!
Oct 23, 2005
as i was reading it, i was thinking to myself it the T. himself had a wife, and the butcher himself had a daughter then who in the world would be the fourth one , this was a tricky one, though i liked it alot
i'm with renae and sweetime. i thought the butcher was married to the taxidermist.
nice! easy, but fun.
I thought it was good, i just thought the taxidermist and the butcher were the same people.
This teaser was toooooooooooooooo easy not to get. Harder ones I am hated. Please! p.s. it was still good
Don't worry...I've got plenty up my sleeve soon to be published.
it was cool. i liked it!!!!
Loved it, only took me 2 minutes to figure it out.
heh. i said the butcher might be a woman, and the daughter might be unborn. leave it to me to make stuff complicated.
try a little harder next time coz i'm more of a deep thinker. i rated it as easy. Try again!
Why are you hated?!? Also, how do u put a comment on the site? Great teaser. I couldn't get it, LOL!
I said the taxidermist's wife was also the butcher...I'm pretty sure that counts as getting it right.
Easy. Too easy. But fun.
that was a good one. i thought for a second there that one of them shot the others. oh well. lol. nice job though.
could they all be one person?
That was a good one. I liked it! I got one! I'll put it on the next comment! Hold on! wait! I have a REALLY GOOD one.
Ok, A man went to a prison. when he walked in the gaurd said "how r u related to the crimanal?" The man said," That crimanals father is my father's son." so the gaurd said "ok, go head in." how was the man related to the crimanal?
Answer: the man was the crimanals father.
sorry, I couldn't post this on the actual teaser/riddle thing because im new and didnt hav 'nough points.
Answer: the man was the crimanals father.
sorry, I couldn't post this on the actual teaser/riddle thing because im new and didnt hav 'nough points.
So, what do u say 'bout my riddle?
Sorry who's ever this riddle belonged to on this page. Im puttin my own riddles on it. Forgive me? lol just wanted to share mine. since i couldn't share on the actual riddle thing. What do u say whoever made it? Am I catchin up wit u?
Sorry who's ever this riddle belonged to on this page. Im puttin my own riddles on it. Forgive me? lol just wanted to share mine. since i couldn't share on the actual riddle thing. What do u say whoever made it? Am I catchin up wit u?
lol lol lol lol lol lol!!!!!!!!!!!!
im so funy
Actually, I've heard that one, plus many versions. And, try to keep up on the grammar and spelling.
nice teaser
I thought the Taxidermist's wife was already dead and he had stuffed her!!!
i was comfused until i thought it out for like 5 seconds... it was very fun!
Seemed obvious to me that the butcher was the taxidermist's wife. But I think it could be phrased better, e.g. A group of people that consisted of a taxidermist, a butcher, the butcher's daughter and the taxidermist's wife were walking in the park.
so easy i knew the problem when i saw the title
Or the butcher could have been the taxidermists wife.
I don't like these kinds of teasers where you can't actually figure it out. There wasn't even a hint. How was I supposed to know the right answer. (Notice there wasn't a question mark, this is a rhetorical question)
i thought one of them killed the others
I thought it to be slightly confusing. I had to read it over again, to understand it completely. Good teaser.
When you mentioned the word "and", I was sure it was four people. Tricky!!
Easy peasy! Nice and easy! A little breezey (Berries and Cream Starburst commercial )
You directly implied that it was FOUR people who went out for the walk, truly belongs in the Trick section
Maybe it was a bunch of whack PeTA activists who shot them...
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