# 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:** 15
**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, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/281 "2019-11-08T23:59:19Z")
> [@Max\_S](#): > > 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 No, nothing like that. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/282 "2019-11-09T00:01:39Z")
Was it a ball? Was it a ballet? Is it a specific historical event that is known by the name of a location? ---
**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 9, 2019, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/283 "2019-11-09T00:09:03Z")
> [@eschrodinger](#): > > Was it a ball? > Was it a ballet? > Is it a specific historical event that is known by the name of a location? No to all. ---
**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 9, 2019, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/284 "2019-11-09T00:53:12Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I think that’s almost it. I think he didn’t actually _say_ “Naked Desire”, but he implied it, by asking for a K. The amusing part was he had: A STREETCAR NA\_ED DESIRE He spun and asked for a “K” That’s kind of embarrassing. ---
**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 9, 2019, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/285 "2019-11-09T00:57:35Z")
Was this dance an event that just happened once? ---
**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 9, 2019, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/286 "2019-11-09T01:05:02Z")
> [@Aspidistra](#): > > Was this dance an event that just happened once? No. ---
**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 9, 2019, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/287 "2019-11-09T02:06:42Z")
Was the dance something that happened regularly within a period of time? If so, is it still happening? Did it happen in the 20th century? Did it happen before the 20th century? ---
**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 9, 2019, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/288 "2019-11-09T02:17:03Z")
> [@Aspidistra](#): > > Was the dance something that happened regularly within a period of time? YES > If so, is it still happening? NO > Did it happen in the 20th century? NO > Did it happen before the 20th century? YES Answers in text. ---
**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 9, 2019, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/289 "2019-11-09T02:40:54Z")
Did it happen in North America? South America? Europe? Asia? Africa? ---
**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 9, 2019, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/290 "2019-11-09T02:44:56Z")
Was the ‘nearby location’ a specific location with a proper name (eg, like a city name)? Was it a generic location type (eg church, town hall, fields) ---
**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 9, 2019, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/291 "2019-11-09T02:49:48Z")
> [@Aspidistra](#): > > Was the ‘nearby location’ a specific location with a proper name (eg, like a city name)? YES > Was it a generic location type (eg church, town hall, fields) NO Answers in text. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2019, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/292 "2019-11-09T03:45:48Z")
Is the dance two people dancing? A larger group dancing? A group larger than 10 dancing? a line dance? Some other type of synchronized dancing? ---
**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 9, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/293 "2019-11-09T03:54:23Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > Is the dance two people dancing? NO > A larger group dancing? YES > A group larger than 10 dancing? YES > a line dance? NO > Some other type of synchronized dancing? Not sure what that means, but I think probably not. … ---
**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 9, 2019, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/294 "2019-11-09T04:08:22Z")
psst - post 289!! ---
**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:** [November 9, 2019, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/295 "2019-11-09T04:12:28Z")
In the 19th Century? In the 18th Century? A group larger than 20? than 50? than 100? Was it a dance competition? ---
**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 9, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/296 "2019-11-09T21:41:30Z")
Does the dance traditionally involve both genders? Are the dancers traditionally paired off in couples? Is the dance associated with a particular time of year? ---
**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 9, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/297 "2019-11-09T22:04:19Z")
> [@Aspidistra](#): > > Did it happen in North America? > South America? > Europe? YES > Asia? > Africa? > [@Folly](#): > > In the 19th Century? Not sure, probably not. > In the 18th Century? Not sure, probably not. > A group larger than 20? YES > than 50? Probably > than 100? Probably > Was it a dance competition? NO > [@Chronos](#): > > Does the dance traditionally involve both genders? YES > Are the dancers traditionally paired off in couples? NO > Is the dance associated with a particular time of year?NO … ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/298 "2019-11-09T22:05:25Z")
Are the dancers human? ---
**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 9, 2019, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/299 "2019-11-09T22:09:56Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Are the dancers human? YES ---
**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 9, 2019, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/300 "2019-11-09T22:39:31Z")
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