# 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:** 5
**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, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/81 "2000-04-04T16:31:00Z")
SwimmingRiddles asks: Is it important what kind of building the room is in? ASSUMING FACTS NOT IN EVIDENCE Flypsyde asks: Is the room in a theater? 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, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/82 "2000-04-04T16:31:00Z")
Dang… I have to go for awhile, and I doubt you will still be going when I get back. Good luck, and win me some money SwimmingRiddles… Catch you guys later. * * * –I am Soren Kierkegaard.– “People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.” ---
**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, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/83 "2000-04-04T16:32:00Z")
Alright, is the room in a building? ---
**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, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/84 "2000-04-04T16:33:00Z")
I.M.Kierkegaard asks: Is it important that the man came in through the window? NO! THE MAN DID **NOT** COME IN THROUGH THE WINDOW. I MISREAD THE QUESTION WHERE I SAID HE DID, AND CORRECTED IT IN THE NEXT POST. Is the room in a man-made structure? YES SwimmingRiddles asks: Is this a movie? 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, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/85 "2000-04-04T16:34:00Z")
SwimmingRiddles asks: Alright, is the room in a building? 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, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/86 "2000-04-04T16:35:00Z")
Was the man touching with the gems before he died? ---
**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, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/87 "2000-04-04T16:35:00Z")
Is it important to figure out what the room is in? Is it a free standing room? Is the room a stage set? Is this Phantom of the Opera? ---
**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, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/88 "2000-04-04T16:36:00Z")
Flypsyde asks: Was the man touching with the gems before he died? NO SwimmingRiddles asks: Is it important to figure out what the room is in? YES!!! Is it a free standing room? NO Is the room a stage set? NO Is this Phantom of the Opera? NO ---
**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, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/89 "2000-04-04T16:39:00Z")
Does this room have four walls, a floor and a ceiling? Is the chandelier important at all? ---
**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, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/90 "2000-04-04T16:40:00Z")
Okay, quick recap- He wasn’t murdered, he didn’t commit suicide, he wasn’t impaled, didn’t die in his sleep, have a heart attack, or fall. They were his jewels, they were in a room that’s not in a building, and he didn’t come in through the window. This isn’t a movie, and it didn’t take place in a theater. ---
**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, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/91 "2000-04-04T16:40:00Z")
SwimmingRiddles asks: Does this room have four walls, a floor and a ceiling? YES Is the chandelier important at all? NO ---
**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, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/92 "2000-04-04T16:41:00Z")
Were there any other rooms attached to this one? ---
**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, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/93 "2000-04-04T16:41:00Z")
Flypsyde asks: He wasn’t murdered, he didn’t commit suicide, he wasn’t impaled, didn’t die in his sleep, have a heart attack, or fall. YES. They were his jewels, they were in a room that’s not in a building, and he didn’t come in through the window. YES This isn’t a movie, and it didn’t take place in a theater. YES ---
**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, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/94 "2000-04-04T16:42:00Z")
SwimmingRiddles asks: Were there any other rooms attached to this one? YES ---
**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, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/95 "2000-04-04T16:43:00Z")
Did someone live in this non-building with a complex of rooms? ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/96 "2000-04-04T16:45:00Z")
His oxygen ran out while he was pillaging a shipwreck? ---
**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, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/97 "2000-04-04T16:45:00Z")
Was the room in a tent? ---
**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, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/98 "2000-04-04T16:45:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by SwimmingRiddles: > **Did someone live in this non-building with a complex of rooms?** Hard to say. Does someone live in a hotel room? ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/99 "2000-04-04T16:45:00Z")
Is the chandelier electric? Did the man die in the room? Is the room a tomb of some sort? ---
**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, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/100 "2000-04-04T16:45:00Z")
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