# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![Flypsyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/141 "2000-04-05T05:22:00Z")
He’s on an island in a street. He’s trapped because traffic won’t allow him to cross. When traffic dies down, and the Do Not Walk changes to Walk, he can get off the island and walk home. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/142 "2000-04-05T05:24:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Finagle: > **Is it a traffic island?** Sonova bitch, part 2. Sheesh. You are one dangerous person, Finagle. A man is laying awake in bed. Finally, he makes a phone call, saying nothing when the other party answers, and then goes to sleep. How come? ---
**Author:** ![Flypsyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/143 "2000-04-05T05:26:00Z")
He called the time and temperature number? ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/144 "2000-04-05T05:28:00Z")
He’s checking his voicemail? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/145 "2000-04-05T05:28:00Z")
He called “dial-a-lullaby”, a free service operated by “Slumber-Is-Us”, based in New Jersey. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/146 "2000-04-05T05:30:00Z")
Flypsyde asks: He called the time and temperature number? NO \*By the way - why, after my speech about needing a complete solution, did I let Finagle take the credit when he didn’t provide one? These are not speed typing contests. If the correct solution is instantly revealed, as Finagle’s question did, it’s an empty matter to require someone to type in a complete solution. But after a few moments of questioning have commenced, it’s fair to ask for a complete answer. Just in acse that was unclear to anyone… \* ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/147 "2000-04-05T05:31:00Z")
He was being kept up by a crying baby or barking dog. He called the owner/parents and woke them up. Once up, they’d hear the noise and stop it so that _they_ could go to sleep. ---
**Author:** ![Flypsyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/148 "2000-04-05T05:33:00Z")
Was the man supposed to give someone a wake-up call? ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/149 "2000-04-05T05:34:00Z")
Finagle asks: He was being kept up by a crying baby or barking dog. NO He called the owner/parents and woke them up. IN A MANNER OF SPEAKING Once up, they’d hear the noise and stop it so that _they_ could go to 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 5, 2000, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/150 "2000-04-05T05:35:00Z")
Was the man being kept up by a car alarm? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/151 "2000-04-05T05:37:00Z")
The man called a (neighbour, person sleeping in the next hotel room) who was snoring and woke them up. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/152 "2000-04-05T05:37:00Z")
Flypsyde asks: Was the man being kept up by a car alarm? NO ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/153 "2000-04-05T05:37:00Z")
Yo Bricker! What, my question isn’t good enough? To repeat: Was the man checking his voicemail? * * * Homepage: [www.tiercel.com](http://www.tiercel.com) Occupation: Culling slow moving vermin Location: The wild blue yonder. Interests: Thermals, updrafts, downdrafts, air currents in general. (Profile by UncleBeer.) ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/154 "2000-04-05T05:42:00Z")
Arnold Winkelried asked: The man called a (neighbour, person sleeping in the next hotel room) who was snoring and woke them up. DING DING DING DING! Yes. A cigar to Arnold! Falcon: sorry, I missed your question. If that happens, yell at me (like you did) and I’ll get it. In this case, of course, it’s mooted. Folks, I have a meeting to go to. I think this may be it for today. Sorry. - Rick ---
**Author:** ![Flypsyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/155 "2000-04-05T05:43:00Z")
Dammit, now Arnold got this one! Sheesh, SR, maybe we should retire and let these guys slug it out. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/156 "2000-04-05T05:44:00Z")
Hmmm. Well, you may want to consider a contest with just the two of you… that conference call’s still a possibility! 🙂 - Rick ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/157 "2000-04-05T05:45:00Z")
I’ll retire only if you do, only if we get statues built in our honor in the Three Minute Mystery hall of fame, and only if I get a pention. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/158 "2000-04-05T05:48:00Z")
Thanks again Bricker! I usually get to these too late, but I’m glad I was able to participate today. You’ve got a quick mind! I tried to invent one myself a few days ago, and SwimmingRiddles got it in less than one second. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/159 "2000-04-05T05:49:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by SwimmingRiddles: > \*\*I’ll retire only if you do, only if we get statues built in our honor in the Three Minute Mystery hall of fame, and only if I get a pention. \*\* Ah, yes… glorious Three Minute Mystery Hall of Fame - the centerpiece of the Three Minute Mystery World Headquarters building, high atop Mystery Mountain. I dunno… only the truly immortal can be enshrined there. One good season does not an immortal make. - Rick ---
**Author:** ![Flypsyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538/160 "2000-04-05T05:54:00Z")
> [@](#): > > I dunno… only the truly immortal can be enshrined there. One good season does not an immortal make. This is a challenge if ever I heard one. And that conference call is right out, unless you’re footing the bill. Jeez, I’d rather SR got one or two of these, just so we don’t look like we’re blowing our own horns with no justification. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flypsde-swimmingriddles-round-one/15538.md?page=9)