Think Laterally

Post by **DavidM** » 26-02-2005 12:48

the missing comma keeps confusing me as well.

seer · Post by **seer** » 26-02-2005 17:19

Some Lateral Thinking Puzzles are sometimes very difficult ....I have no idea...other than what has been posted before.

But here is an easy one.

I pushed my car to a Railway Station, when I got there I realised I was bankrupt. How????

theCrusifix · Post by **theCrusifix** » 26-02-2005 21:29

the railway station is a gas station beeings your pushing your car, however you dont have money for gas so you know your bankrupt,<beeing broke.

seer · Post by **seer** » 26-02-2005 21:41

theCrusifix wrote: the railway station is a gas station beeings your pushing your car, however you dont have money for gas so you know your bankrupt,<beeing broke.

Nope

Post by **DavidM** » 26-02-2005 21:45

It's not a riddle, it is only one of the questions in an FBI questionaire, designed to determine psychopathy in prisoners. In a survey of hundreds of diagnosed psychopaths, over ninety percent gave the same answer to this question without a moment's hesitation: the woman killed her sister in the hope, that the man with whom she was obsessed would turn up at her sister's funeral. To the psychopathic mind, this is the "obvious" answer.
We have some psychopaths here. But to be honest, when you try to find an answer while thinking it's a riddle, you obviously come up with this. I think it's a stupid test....

david_g · Post by **david_g** » 26-02-2005 21:54

seer wrote: Some Lateral Thinking Puzzles are sometimes very difficult ....I have no idea...other than what has been posted before.

But here is an easy one.

I pushed my car to a Railway Station, when I got there I realised I was bankrupt. How????

Are you playing monopoly?

seer · Post by **seer** » 26-02-2005 21:54

david_g wrote: Are you playing monopoly?

:p Yes :p

Kiz · Post by **Kiz** » 26-02-2005 22:01

I'm not a psychopath O.O I thought maybe the man turned out to be her sister's new boyfriend or something, and the woman killed her so she could get him for herself.

Okay that's still psychopathic. nevermind.

Post by **DavidM** » 26-02-2005 23:01

Well get it, it's not a riddle with a solution or something....

WeeMan · Post by **WeeMan** » 26-02-2005 23:33

Although amusing, the sister act is a hoax and not a genuine test for serial killers! .... maybe...

Check out http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/sister.htm

Mack · Post by **Mack** » 28-02-2005 12:11

DavidM wrote: It's not a riddle, it is only one of the questions in an FBI questionaire, designed to determine psychopathy in prisoners. In a survey of hundreds of diagnosed psychopaths, over ninety percent gave the same answer to this question without a moment's hesitation: the woman killed her sister in the hope, that the man with whom she was obsessed would turn up at her sister's funeral. To the psychopathic mind, this is the "obvious" answer.
We have some psychopaths here. But to be honest, when you try to find an answer while thinking it's a riddle, you obviously come up with this. I think it's a stupid test....

The answers to look out for is the, 'she murdered her so she would get to see the man again' answer. For all the reasons that david said.

So there are a few psychopaths on here then.

ringer · Post by **ringer** » 01-03-2005 12:45

DavidM wrote: It's not a riddle, it is only one of the questions in an FBI questionaire, designed to determine psychopathy in prisoners. In a survey of hundreds of diagnosed psychopaths, over ninety percent gave the same answer to this question without a moment's hesitation: the woman killed her sister in the hope, that the man with whom she was obsessed would turn up at her sister's funeral. To the psychopathic mind, this is the "obvious" answer.
We have some psychopaths here. But to be honest, when you try to find an answer while thinking it's a riddle, you obviously come up with this. I think it's a stupid test....

damnit i was gonna say that

aic2276 · Post by **aic2276** » 01-03-2005 13:19

i liked my answer better. but seriously, I knew that one.

kimpossible · Post by **kimpossible** » 02-03-2005 04:40

She was crying to her sister about what a jerk guys are and how she was really in love with this guy and. . .

So her sister says "he split because you look fat"

So she killed her.

Really, her sister was just trying to get her to return the new outfit she bought because her sister wanted it. Little did she realize it wasn't a good time to go there.

It was justifiable homicide. Can we move on?

$\o/$

jooly · Post by **jooly** » 05-03-2005 21:28

Jeez, how many things can you guys think to do with a brick?