# Flypsde & SwimmingRiddles, Round One **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 4, 2000, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538 "2000-04-04T13:58:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/61 "2000-04-04T16:13:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by SwimmingRiddles: > \*\*Is this a historical figure? > > \*\* I’m not sure what this phrase means. It’s not a famous person. On the other hand, suppose this story takes place during the time of Moses, and in order for it all to work, there must be no such thing as electricity. Now, the guy would still be an anonymous dead guy, but a dead guy from 4,000 years ago. Does that make him a historical figure? You tell me that, and I’ll tell you if he’s a historical figure. - Rick ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/62 "2000-04-04T16:15:00Z")
Alright, would this guy be in the Who’s Who of Historical Figures that you can find in your library? (ie: was he a real guy) ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/63 "2000-04-04T16:18:00Z")
SwimmingRiddles asks: Was the man killed by a fall? NO Was the man killed by being impaled? NO Was the man killed by a heart attack? NO JoeBlank asks: Does it matter that I should have said is it Lenin? NO I.M.Kierkegaard asks: Is the position of the chandelier important? NO Is it important that the window is open? YES Is the room in a house? NO Are we trying to answer why he died? YES Are we trying to answer why the police haven’t been called? YES Flypsyde asks: Did the man enter through the window? YES SwimmingRiddles asks: Alright, would this guy be in the Who’s Who of Historical Figures that you can find in your library? (ie: was he a real guy) NO ---
**Author:** ![Flypsyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/64 "2000-04-04T16:20:00Z")
Was he trying to get his riches back from someone who’d stolen them? ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/65 "2000-04-04T16:20:00Z")
dang it!! REVISION: Flypsyde asks: did her enter thorough the window? NO Sorry about that - brain fart. ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/66 "2000-04-04T16:21:00Z")
Did the man bring the jewels in the house with him? Did the house belong to the man? Was the man attempting to plant evidence? ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/67 "2000-04-04T16:21:00Z")
Flypsyde asks: Was he trying to get his riches back from someone who’d stolen them? NO ---
**Author:** ![I.M.Kierkegaard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ea5d25/32.png) [@I.M.Kierkegaard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I.M.Kierkegaard)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/68 "2000-04-04T16:22:00Z")
Does the room have a door? Did he bring the jewels with him? Is the room in a museum? Is the room in a castle? * * * –I am Soren Kierkegaard.– “People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.” ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/69 "2000-04-04T16:23:00Z")
SwimmingRiddles asks: Did the man bring the jewels in the house with him? ASSUMES FACTS NOT IN EVIDENCE. Did the house belong to the man? ASSUMES FACTS NOT IN EVIDENCE. Was the man attempting to plant evidence? NO ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/70 "2000-04-04T16:25:00Z")
I.M.Kierkegaard asks: Does the room have a door? YES Did he bring the jewels with him? YES Is the room in a museum? NO Is the room in a castle? NO ---
**Author:** ![Flypsyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/71 "2000-04-04T16:25:00Z")
Is this a recreation of any sort? ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/72 "2000-04-04T16:26:00Z")
Is the room in a house? ---
**Author:** ![I.M.Kierkegaard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ea5d25/32.png) [@I.M.Kierkegaard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I.M.Kierkegaard)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/73 "2000-04-04T16:27:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by SwimmingRiddles: > \*\*Is the room in a house? > > \*\* Hey, SR… he already answered that one for me and said “NO”… also not a castle or museum. * * * –I am Soren Kierkegaard.– “People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.” ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/74 "2000-04-04T16:27:00Z")
Flypsyde asks: Is this a recreation of any sort? NO SwimmingRiddles asks: Is the room in a house? NO ---
**Author:** ![Flypsyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/75 "2000-04-04T16:28:00Z")
Never mind, my previous question was dumb. Okay, did the man die in his sleep. ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/76 "2000-04-04T16:29:00Z")
Is it important what kind of building the room is in? ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/77 "2000-04-04T16:29:00Z")
Flypsyde asks: Never mind, my previous question was dumb. OK. 🙂 Okay, did the man die in his sleep? NO ---
**Author:** ![Flypsyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/78 "2000-04-04T16:29:00Z")
Is the room in a theater? ---
**Author:** ![I.M.Kierkegaard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ea5d25/32.png) [@I.M.Kierkegaard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I.M.Kierkegaard)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/79 "2000-04-04T16:30:00Z")
Is it important that the man came in through the window? Is the room in a man-made structure? ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/80 "2000-04-04T16:30:00Z")
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