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Ruined Night
A tourist in London took a ride in Mad Ade's taxi cab. When he reached his destination, the tourist paid Mad Ade the fare, but did not include a tip. At this Mad Ade was displeased and said something to the tourist that ruined his whole evening. The two men were strangers and had never met previously. What did Mad Ade say?
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The tourist was going to a performance of the famous Agatha Christie play The Mousetrap. Mad Ade dropped him outside the theater. When the tourist didn't give a tip, Mad Ade revealed how the play ended, thus spoiling the tourist's night.Hide Answer Show Answer
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Mad-Ade is a man of many talents isn't he?
It didn't specifically have to be an Agatha C. play did it??
no, it's just that she was famous for writing plays where the culprit was kept a mystery until the very last moment. Nowing the outcome would spoil the surprise
my mom loves reading her books, but i didnt know she wrote plays....
I think this one should be in "Situation," not "Logic."
When you buy tickets for the mouse trap, and again just befoer curtain up, you are asked to swear that you will tell no one the ending. When I went to see it in 1987 it had been running for about 35 years. still most people keep to this. How mnay other murder mysteries could keep going for so long. I think this makes it the logical choise for an answer as against any other murder mystery play. The script for the play was withdrawn from sale print in the mid 50's to help with the secrecy. It is an excellent play with a real twist.
I still don't quite understand...
I think this teaser is excellent whichever category it is in. I'm a big fan of Mad Ade
me too
Very clever rebus, but then Mr. Mad is a very clever person. Thanks for posting.
Mad-Ade, you've done much better than this one. Should be in the Situation category. And even at that, not very interesting, or plausibly guessed...
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