# Lateral Thinking Puzzles. Let's do it again! **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 23, 2019, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193 "2019-10-23T21:32:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 101
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2001 "2020-01-29T19:41:27Z")
> [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](#): > > If it wasn’t a corpse… it was inside a still-living person? No ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2002 "2020-01-29T19:42:50Z")
Was he using the skeleton in a carpool or HOV lane? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2003 "2020-01-29T19:44:37Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > Did the skeleton cause a disturbance? **Unknown, but it was noticed** > > Did people think it was a real skeleton? **Unknown** > > Were the authorities called to the scene? Yes ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2004 "2020-01-29T19:45:52Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > Was he using the skeleton in a carpool or HOV lane? DING DING DING We have a winnah! [Police have bone to pick with motorist using fake skeleton as a passenger](https://news.sky.com/story/police-have-bone-to-pick-with-motorist-using-fake-skeleton-as-a-passenger-11918118) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2005 "2020-01-29T22:35:50Z")
\*\*Joe complimented his wife and invited her to go to her favorite restaurant with him. She slapped him instead. Why? \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2006 "2020-01-29T22:59:31Z")
It wasn’t her favorite, it was his lover’s? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2007 "2020-01-29T23:08:57Z")
> [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser](#): > > It wasn’t her favorite, it was his lover’s? NO, though I love that idea. ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2008 "2020-01-29T23:09:41Z")
Did the compliment and the restaurant name combine to make an insult, or make it seem like he was saying something else? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2009 "2020-01-29T23:13:05Z")
> [@eschrodinger](#): > > Did the compliment and the restaurant name combine to make an insult, or make it seem like he was saying something else? NO (no wordplay in this one, either) ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2010 "2020-01-30T02:32:15Z")
Was it a sexy slap? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2011 "2020-01-30T02:33:17Z")
> [@Isamu](#): > > Was it a sexy slap? NO ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2012 "2020-01-30T02:40:04Z")
She was trying to lose weight? (Hence the compliment) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2013 "2020-01-30T03:22:26Z")
> [@Isamu](#): > > She was trying to lose weight? (Hence the compliment) NO ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2014 "2020-01-30T03:29:49Z")
Was she upset with him? If so: Was she upset with him for the compliment? Was she upset with him for the suggestion of the restaurant? Was she upset with him for the combination of compliment and restaurant suggestion? Was there any special occasion for the compliment and/or the restaurant suggestion? Was he trying to atone for something? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2015 "2020-01-30T03:44:31Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Was she upset with him? > > YES > > If so: > > Was she upset with him for the compliment? > > NO > > Was she upset with him for the suggestion of the restaurant? > > NO > > Was she upset with him for the combination of compliment and restaurant suggestion? > > NO > > Was there any special occasion for the compliment and/or the restaurant suggestion? > > NO > > Was he trying to atone for something? > > NO I know, right? I mean, come on! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2016 "2020-01-30T03:47:42Z")
Was it something he didn’t do? Something he did do? ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2017 "2020-01-30T06:26:01Z")
Was he supposed to remember something? ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2018 "2020-01-30T11:40:33Z")
Was Joe supposed to be unavailable to go to the restaurant? (e.g. he faked his own death then sits up in the coffin to complement his wife on arranging a wonderful funeral, and suggests a nice dinner at Cracker Barrel) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2019 "2020-01-30T12:43:29Z")
> [@Isamu](#): > > Was it something he didn’t do? > Something he did do? YES to both. (what???) > [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser](#): > > Was he supposed to remember something? NO > [@Cheesesteak](#): > > Was Joe supposed to be unavailable to go to the restaurant? (e.g. he faked his own death then sits up in the coffin to complement his wife on arranging a wonderful funeral, and suggests a nice dinner at Cracker Barrel) NO, I love all of these ideas. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2020 "2020-01-30T13:06:24Z")
If Joe had suggested a different restaurant, would she have slapped him? If Joe hadn’t complemented her would she have slapped him? If Joe had used a different complement would she have slapped him? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193.md?page=100) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193.md?page=102)