# Alright, I'm here. Let's get this thing going... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 13, 2000, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-im-here-lets-get-this-thing-going/15898 "2000-04-13T13:42:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-im-here-lets-get-this-thing-going/15898/61 "2000-04-13T16:23:00Z")
Did he step into another bathroom in their house? And, to satisfy the people in need of a body… Was the puddle left by the draining blood of their murdered butler who has since been buried in the backyard? ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-im-here-lets-get-this-thing-going/15898/62 "2000-04-13T16:23:00Z")
Don’t worry. If Ed doesn’t fix the plumbing, there will be a body. > [@](#): > > Originally posted by SwimmingRiddles: > \*\*Wait a minute, I don’t get it. Nobody died? I’m confused. Ouch, my head hurt. I WANT A BODY! > > \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Mojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-im-here-lets-get-this-thing-going/15898/63 "2000-04-13T16:23:00Z")
Was there a drain on the bathroom floor itself? Is it odd that the husband would ask his wife about the bathroom floor **before** she says anything about the puddle? ---
**Author:** ![Flypsyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-im-here-lets-get-this-thing-going/15898/64 "2000-04-13T16:27:00Z")
Was there a leak somewhere else in the house? ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-im-here-lets-get-this-thing-going/15898/65 "2000-04-13T16:28:00Z")
Finagle asks: Just to make sure – the bathroom that the wife was insisting was flooded is the same as the one the man went into? NO!! Connor asks: Does the wife believe the puddle of water to be somewhere other than the floor? IN A MANNER OF SPEAKING Mullinator asks: Did he step into another bathroom in their house? YOUR QUESTION ASSUMES FACTS NOT IN EVIDENCE And, to satisfy the people in need of a body… Was the puddle left by the draining blood of their murdered butler who has since been buried in the backyard? NO. ::writing that one down for future use:: Mojo asks: Was there a drain on the bathroom floor itself? NO Is it odd that the husband would ask his wife about the bathroom floor before she says anything about the puddle? IT’S NOT ODD TO ME, BUT THEN I KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON. IT SHOULD PROBABLY SEEM ODD TO YOU, YES. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-im-here-lets-get-this-thing-going/15898/66 "2000-04-13T16:29:00Z")
Flypsyde asks: Was there a leak somewhere else in the house? NO ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-im-here-lets-get-this-thing-going/15898/67 "2000-04-13T16:29:00Z")
Would the family psychiatrist describe the wife as not so much “A-OK” as he would describe her as “whacked in the head”? ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-im-here-lets-get-this-thing-going/15898/68 "2000-04-13T16:30:00Z")
Hmmm. Perilously close to having that angry mob storm Mystery Mountain there, Bricker. So did the man notice that there was no water in the toilet/sink/bath, implying a big leak towards the downstairs bath? > [@](#): > > Originally posted by Bricker: > \*\*Finagle asks: Just to make sure – the bathroom that the wife was insisting was flooded is the same as the one the man went into? > NO!! > > \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-im-here-lets-get-this-thing-going/15898/69 "2000-04-13T16:31:00Z")
Connor asks: Would the family psychiatrist describe the wife as not so much “A-OK” as he would describe her as “whacked in the head”? NO ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-im-here-lets-get-this-thing-going/15898/70 "2000-04-13T16:31:00Z")
The bathroom the wife was referring to was located below the bathroom the husband checked. The upstairs bathroom was leaking. Or something. If there’s no body, I get bored. ---
**Author:** ![Flypsyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-im-here-lets-get-this-thing-going/15898/71 "2000-04-13T16:31:00Z")
Okay, let’s clear something up. Was Ed blind? Was his wife blind? Just checking, since the earlier question had two parts. ---
**Author:** ![Mojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-im-here-lets-get-this-thing-going/15898/72 "2000-04-13T16:34:00Z")
Was the “puddle in the bathroom” the hole in the outhouse? ---
**Author:** ![Axel\_Wheeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Axel\_Wheeler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Axel_Wheeler)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-im-here-lets-get-this-thing-going/15898/73 "2000-04-13T16:35:00Z")
Did the husband just fix a leak in the ceiling of the lower bathroom (now dry) causing the upper bathroom to flood? ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-im-here-lets-get-this-thing-going/15898/74 "2000-04-13T16:36:00Z")
Finagle asks: Hmmm. Perilously close to having that angry mob storm Mystery Mountain there, Bricker. NEVER SUGGEST THAT UNTIL YOU’VE HEARD THE ANSWER. So did the man notice that there was no water in the toilet/sink/bath, implying a big leak towards the downstairs bath? NO SwimmingRiddles asks: The bathroom the wife was referring to was located below the bathroom the husband checked. NO!! The upstairs bathroom was leaking. NO!! Or something. WELL, YES. If there’s no body, I get bored. SORRY. Flypsyde asks: Okay, let’s clear something up. Was Ed blind? NO Was his wife blind? NO ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-im-here-lets-get-this-thing-going/15898/75 "2000-04-13T16:38:00Z")
Mojo asks: Was the “puddle in the bathroom” the hole in the outhouse? NO Axel Wheeler asks: Did the husband just fix a leak in the ceiling of the lower bathroom (now dry) causing the upper bathroom to flood? NO ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-im-here-lets-get-this-thing-going/15898/76 "2000-04-13T16:39:00Z")
Brand new highly reflective tiles? ---
**Author:** ![Axel\_Wheeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Axel\_Wheeler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Axel_Wheeler)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-im-here-lets-get-this-thing-going/15898/77 "2000-04-13T16:39:00Z")
Are they talking on the phone? ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-im-here-lets-get-this-thing-going/15898/78 "2000-04-13T16:40:00Z")
Has there at any point been a puddle of water in the bathroom Ed went into? ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-im-here-lets-get-this-thing-going/15898/79 "2000-04-13T16:40:00Z")
Finagle asks: Brand new highly reflective tiles? NO Bricker asks: Did Ed ask his wife other questions? YES ---
**Author:** ![Flypsyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-im-here-lets-get-this-thing-going/15898/80 "2000-04-13T16:42:00Z")
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