# 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:** 14
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/261 "2019-11-08T03:37:00Z")
**Answer to Mahaloth** : Did Kevin lose a bunch of money because of the phrase “naked desire”? **Yes** But, he neither said that nor was he supposed to. Nor did he say anything similar to it. **Yes, that is correct. He neither said “naked desire” nor was he supposed to. He said nothing similar.** Did he mispronounce the phrase? **No** ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/262 "2019-11-08T03:40:10Z")
**Answer to Peter Morris** Was it some sort of public service announcement? **No** Was it the speech delivered to a live audience? **Yes** On TV? **Yes** On radio? **No** In a movie? **No** ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/263 "2019-11-08T03:41:13Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Was Kevin giving a speech? > > Was listening to Kevin speak the reason for the audience’s presence? > > If that’s yes and no, respectively, then I think he might have been a graduation speaker. Though that still doesn’t say why he was there, or what the embarrassment was. **No to all** ---
**Author:** ![newme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e0b2c6/32.png) [@newme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newme)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/264 "2019-11-08T03:50:19Z")
Was Kevin on a TV game show? Jeopardy? Wheel of Fortune? ---
**Author:** ![newme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e0b2c6/32.png) [@newme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newme)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/265 "2019-11-08T03:56:19Z")
Was the incident in the 1940’s? 1950’s? 1960’s? 1970’s? 1980’s? 1990’s? 2000’s? 2010’s? ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/266 "2019-11-08T05:23:48Z")
> [@newme](#): > > Was Kevin on a TV game show? > Jeopardy? > Wheel of Fortune? Uh oh. **No** to _Jeopardy_ **Yes** to _Wheel of Fortune_ ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/267 "2019-11-08T05:26:40Z")
> [@newme](#): > > Was the incident in the 1940’s? > 1950’s? > 1960’s? > 1970’s? > 1980’s? > 1990’s? > 2000’s? > 2010’s? Not sure if the date, but probably in the last couple of decades. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/268 "2019-11-08T05:32:58Z")
The Institute of Dumb People Who Aren’t Participating Because They Googled What They Shouldn’t can tell you it’s a \*\*yes \*\*to **2010** ’s ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/269 "2019-11-08T06:14:24Z")
> [@Aspidistra](#): > > The Institute of Dumb People Who Aren’t Participating Because They Googled What They Shouldn’t can tell you it’s a \*\*yes \*\*to **2010** ’s Now we will see if anyone can guess the details and why this is so amusing. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2019, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/270 "2019-11-08T20:14:49Z")
I think I have an idea. Was “naked desire” supposed to be “named desire”? If so, I think the solution is pretty clear. I still don’t get it. If the dude said “Streetcar NAKED desire”, then he said the phrase but was not supposed to…which we were told he didn’t. My guess, which has to be wrong based on our info(he didn’t say it or wrongly say it) is: Did Kevin say “Street Car Naked Desire” instead of “Street Car Named Desire”? ---
**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:** [November 8, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/271 "2019-11-08T21:03:39Z")
I think that’s almost it. I think he didn’t actually _say_ “Naked Desire”, but he implied it, by asking for a K. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/272 "2019-11-08T21:12:11Z")
May I ask the next question? ---
**Author:** ![BlueInfinity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BlueInfinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueInfinity)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/273 "2019-11-08T21:59:48Z")
I don’t want to step on your toes, but I remembered a puzzle from years ago. You’ll have to ask questions, but I hope it’ll be fun. “The music stopped, and she died.” I wonder if you guys can solve this in twenty questions or less. You can Google this one, but I hope you guys will avoid doing that and give this an honest attempt. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2019, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/274 "2019-11-08T22:46:32Z")
> [@BlueInfinity](#): > > I don’t want to step on your toes, but I remembered a puzzle from years ago. You’ll have to ask questions, but I hope it’ll be fun. > > “The music stopped, and she died.” > > I wonder if you guys can solve this in twenty questions or less. You can Google this one, but I hope you guys will avoid doing that and give this an honest attempt. This one was in the old thread. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2019, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/275 "2019-11-08T23:27:40Z")
Here’s a new one. You think you know where this dance happened. You’re wrong. It actually took place in a nearby location. Where was it? ---
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/276 "2019-11-08T23:35:53Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Here’s a new one. > > You think you know where this dance happened. You’re wrong. It actually took place in a nearby location. Where was it? It was in a nearby location! Right? No? ~Max ---
**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:** [November 8, 2019, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/277 "2019-11-08T23:41:53Z")
Well, yes, but you need a little more than that. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2019, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/278 "2019-11-08T23:48:08Z")
Does “dance” mean a person or group of people dancing? Does it mean a party or other specific event where dancing is expected to occur? Does it mean a _type_ of dance, like the waltz or the tango? Does it mean a metaphorical “dance,” like “the dance of diplomacy” or something like that? Is the “dance” a well-known event? Did it happen in the real world? In a fictional work? ---
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/279 "2019-11-08T23:52:55Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Well, yes, but you need a little more than that. So I’m thinking of West Side story while standing in Hollywood, and thinking the dance happened near Lincoln Square, but it actually took place on The Lot. Or some other dance from a movie or music video was shot near where I am now, but I’m thinking it took place somewhere else. ~Max ---
**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:** [November 8, 2019, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/280 "2019-11-08T23:58:17Z")
> [@Fretful\_Porpentine](#): > > Does “dance” mean a person or group of people dancing? YES > > Does it mean a party or other specific event where dancing is expected to occur? YES > > Does it mean a _type_ of dance, like the waltz or the tango? SORT OF > > Does it mean a metaphorical “dance,” like “the dance of diplomacy” or something like that? NO > > Is the “dance” a well-known event? YES > > Did it happen in the real world? YES > > In a fictional work? THAT TOO Answers in red. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193.md?page=15)