# 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:** 105
**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:** [February 3, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2081 "2020-02-03T20:25:10Z")
\*\*Jeremy, his friends, and strangely even his enemies all continued to contribute to society well past their own life. What did they do and how is this possible? \*\* > [@Cheesesteak](#): > > Is “society” human society? > > YES > > Are the body parts used as tools? > > NO(well…mainly NO) > > Are the body parts a single type of part, such as Bone, Teeth, Tendons, Skin or is it a variety of parts? > > VARIETY ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2082 "2020-02-03T20:34:01Z")
Are they a single species? Is it extinct? Are they wild? Domesticated? ---
**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:** [February 3, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2083 "2020-02-03T21:02:16Z")
> [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](#): > > Are they a single species? Is it extinct? > Are they wild? Domesticated? OK, so you need to ask more clearly, but I’ll just answer for everyone: Jeremy is domesticated. Jeremy’s friends are domesticated. Enemies are not domesticated. NONE are extinct. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2084 "2020-02-04T01:12:55Z")
Are the bodies preseved in some manner? ---
**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:** [February 4, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2085 "2020-02-04T01:29:39Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > Are the bodies preseved in some manner? YES, I think so. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2086 "2020-02-04T01:35:14Z")
Are they fossils? ---
**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:** [February 4, 2020, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2087 "2020-02-04T03:07:48Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Are they fossils? 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:** [February 4, 2020, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2088 "2020-02-04T04:17:35Z")
Are they part of a body farm? I know there are human bodies in such things, but maybe they throw some animals into the mix too… ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2089 "2020-02-04T05:04:40Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > OK, so you need to ask more clearly… Are Jeremy’s friends the same species as his is? If not, are Jeremy’s friends all one species? Are Jeremy’s enemies all one species? Are Jeremy’s enemies predators? Were the domestic animals raised to serve the purpose they serve(d) after death? Is the usefulness of Jeremy et al some kind of knowledge/information? ---
**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:** [February 4, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2090 "2020-02-04T20:59:31Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > Are they part of a body farm? I know there are human bodies in such things, but maybe they throw some animals into the mix too… NO > [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](#): > > Are Jeremy’s friends the same species as his is? > > YES > > Are Jeremy’s enemies all one species? > > NO > > Are Jeremy’s enemies predators? > > NO > > Were the domestic animals raised to serve the purpose they serve(d) after death? > > NO > > Is the usefulness of Jeremy et al some kind of knowledge/information? > > NO Sorry for the delay. Very busy today. ---
**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:** [February 5, 2020, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2091 "2020-02-05T06:29:33Z")
Marsupial? Monotreme? Placental? if so: rodent? chiropter (bats)? soricomorph (moles and shrews)? primate? carnivoran (cats, dogs, bears, seals…)? even-toed ungulate (giraffes, moose)? lagomorph (bunnies)? cetacean? odd-toed ungulate (zebras, rhinos)? proboscidean (elephants)? ---
**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:** [February 6, 2020, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2092 "2020-02-06T07:27:46Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > \*\*The city in the North American continent? **Province** Haha. Yeah. I knew that. I’ll just go and change my username now… ---
**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:** [February 6, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2093 "2020-02-06T13:50:11Z")
> [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser](#): > > Haha. Yeah. I knew that. I’ll just go and change my username now… To what? Stop\_Arachnid\_Laser? ---
**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:** [February 6, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2094 "2020-02-06T21:09:15Z")
**“Get me Vince!” used to be heard all the time. You see, Vince was so good at his job, he was in demand by almost everyone. However, within one day, everything changed for him. His career was essentially over and no one would work with him or let him work for them. What happened?** ---
**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:** [February 6, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2095 "2020-02-06T21:49:10Z")
Was Vince a living biological human? After that one day, would Vince still have been good at his job, had anyone wanted him to do it? Was it discovered that Vince committed some crime? Was it discovered that Vince did something that wasn’t a crime, but was nonetheless distasteful? Would it help to know what Vince’s job was? Would it help to know when this happened? ---
**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:** [February 6, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2096 "2020-02-06T22:56:52Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Was Vince a living biological human? > > YES > After that one day, would Vince still have been good at his job, had anyone wanted him to do it? > > YES > > Was it discovered that Vince committed some crime? > > NO > > Was it discovered that Vince did something that wasn’t a crime, but was nonetheless distasteful? > > NO > > Would it help to know what Vince’s job was? > > YES > > Would it help to know when this happened? > > YES kk ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2097 "2020-02-07T00:01:10Z")
Did this happen in the twenty-first century? Twentieth century? Nineteenth century? Earlier? Did Vince’s career end because he was a member of a particular class or category of people (e.g., a Jew in 1930s Germany, a Communist in 1950s Hollywood)? Or was it something to do with him as an individual? ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2098 "2020-02-07T00:04:20Z")
Were other people in Vince’s profession affected? Was it the result of a new technology that eliminated Vince’s job? Was Vince involved in sending messages from one place to another? By telegraph? By semaphore? ---
**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:** [February 7, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2099 "2020-02-07T00:56:36Z")
> [@Fretful\_Porpentine](#): > > Did this happen in the twenty-first century? > > NO > > Twentieth century? > > YES > > Did Vince’s career end because he was a member of a particular class or category of people (e.g., a Jew in 1930s Germany, a Communist in 1950s Hollywood)? > > NO > > Or was it something to do with him as an individual? > > YES(in part) > [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Were other people in Vince’s profession affected? > > NO > > Was it the result of a new technology that eliminated Vince’s job? > > NO > > Was Vince involved in sending messages from one place to another? By telegraph? By semaphore? > > NO kk ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2100 "2020-02-07T01:06:23Z")
OHHH! I think I know exactly who Vince is, but to avoid spoiling it prematurely, I will ask about a biographical fact that has no particular bearing on the career-ending situation. Was Vince born in Maine? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193.md?page=104) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193.md?page=106)