# 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:** 170
**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:** [July 10, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3383 "2020-07-10T14:32:46Z")
Did Justin get fame and/or notoriety due to the job interview? Was all or part of the interview recorded either through audio recording or visual recording? ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3384 "2020-07-10T14:37:06Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > Did Justin get fame and/or notoriety due to the job interview? **Yes! Well- not the job interview, but the events surrounding it** > > Was all or part of the interview recorded either through audio recording or visual recording? **Yes, the interview was recorded.** ---
**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:** [July 10, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3385 "2020-07-10T19:55:23Z")
Did Justin appear on TV? ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3386 "2020-07-10T20:10:56Z")
Was it an audition-type job interview? That guy who really couldn’t sing on American Idol or America’s Got Talent or whatever show that was? ---
**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:** [July 10, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3387 "2020-07-10T20:26:35Z")
Did the interview go viral for reasons other than the interview itself? Was something inadvertently recorded during the interview? ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3388 "2020-07-10T20:55:07Z")
Was what happened to Justin a good thing? a bad thing? Did the interviewer look bad when it was seen? Did this happen before YouTube? ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3389 "2020-07-10T22:01:01Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Did Justin appear on TV? **Yes** > [@Paintcharge](#): > > Was it an audition-type job interview? > > That guy who really couldn’t sing on American Idol or America’s Got Talent or whatever show that was? **Nope, not an audition** > [@Folly](#): > > Did the interview go viral for reasons other than the interview itself? **Yes** > > Was something inadvertently recorded during the interview? **The interview was recorded intentionally** > [@Zyada](#): > > Was what happened to Justin a good thing? a bad thing? **Overall good, I think. He probably wouldn’t have seen it that way at the time, though.** > > Did the interviewer look bad when it was seen? **Not particularly** > > Did this happen before YouTube? **No, it was solidly within the Youtube era** ---
**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:** [July 10, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3390 "2020-07-10T23:42:03Z")
I think I know the case in question. I won’t spoil it. Just to make sure, are the initials G.G. at all relevant? ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3391 "2020-07-10T23:43:33Z")
I do believe you’ve got it! (@Peter_Morris) ---
**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:** [July 10, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3392 "2020-07-10T23:57:36Z")
It’s a fun question,so I won’t give away the answer just yet. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2020, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3393 "2020-07-11T00:52:52Z")
> [@Paintcharge](#): > > That guy who really couldn’t sing on American Idol or America’s Got Talent or whatever show that was? Are you thinking of the [Ken Lee woman](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ken-lee)? (It isn’t her) ---
**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:** [July 11, 2020, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3394 "2020-07-11T01:13:25Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Are you thinking of the [Ken Lee woman](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ken-lee)? I was thinking of William Hung. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3395 "2020-07-11T01:14:14Z")
Yup, me too. ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3396 "2020-07-11T16:44:22Z")
Nope, not William Hung (or any other terrible/weird talent show audition) ---
**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:** [July 11, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3397 "2020-07-11T20:44:24Z")
Was the interview televised? Was it a live interview? Did Justin know it was televised or going to be on television at some point? Was something relevant happening in the background or off-screen? ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3398 "2020-07-11T22:29:33Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > Was the interview televised? **Yes** > > Was it a live interview? **Yes** > > Did Justin know it was televised or going to be on television at some point? **No** > > Was something relevant happening in the background or off-screen? **No** ---
**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:** [July 11, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3399 "2020-07-11T23:08:43Z")
> [@SurrenderDorothy](#): > > **Justin thought he was well-prepared for his job interview, but nothing could have prepared him for the way it ended up going. He didn’t get the job, but his life certainly changed after that. What was unusual about the interview?** Did he meet his future spouse during the interview? ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3400 "2020-07-11T23:22:02Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Did he meet his future spouse during the interview? **No, no love connections** ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3401 "2020-07-12T20:11:23Z")
Did Justin’s interview become instructive of either how to, or how not to, respond to an interview? If so, did Justin have a subsequent career instructing people on how to interview? ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3402 "2020-07-12T21:23:42Z")
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