# 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:** 178
**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:** [July 24, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3543 "2020-07-24T15:35:50Z")
reply to RivkahChaya: Is Richie a person? Yes Is this something like “When one of her movies was on TV, Richie the cat stretched out on his stomach across the warm TV"? No. ---
**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 24, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3544 "2020-07-24T15:36:48Z")
OMG. Did he molest her corpse? ---
**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:** [July 24, 2020, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3545 "2020-07-24T15:42:01Z")
reply to RivkahChaya: OMG. Did he molest her corpse? No. We will indeed be scraping the bottom of the lateral thinking barrel if we resort to puzzles about necrophilia. 😮 ---
**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 24, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3546 "2020-07-24T15:59:14Z")
Is “Richie” his real name? ---
**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:** [July 24, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3547 "2020-07-24T16:03:54Z")
Is “Richie” his real name? Richard ---
**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 24, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3548 "2020-07-24T16:05:33Z")
Is Richie a real person? ---
**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:** [July 24, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3549 "2020-07-24T16:10:11Z")
reply to Zyada: Is Richie a real person? Yes ---
**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 24, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3550 "2020-07-24T20:19:19Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > You could better blame Joe DiMaggio. How about Greta Garbo, or Dietrich? ---
**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:** [July 25, 2020, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3551 "2020-07-25T01:43:58Z")
reply to Peter Morris: No other celebrity involved. ---
**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 25, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3552 "2020-07-25T02:22:15Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > You could better blame Joe DiMaggio. Was this due to the fact that she was married to DiMaggio at the time, and he was known to be very jealous, or was it due to the fact that it happened after her death, and DiMaggio was the one who planned her funeral? Does this have anything to do with sex? Did Richie work in the film industry? If yes, as an actor? If not as an actor, as a stuntperson? Otherwise, as a techie? ---
**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 25, 2020, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3553 "2020-07-25T02:27:28Z")
Oh, wait a minute, is “Richie” the photographer Richard Avedon? Did he lie on his stomach at some point to photograph her? ---
**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 25, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3554 "2020-07-25T03:24:40Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > You could better blame Joe DiMaggio. Did Joe punch or otherwise strike Richie? ---
**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:** [July 25, 2020, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3555 "2020-07-25T04:42:19Z")
reply to RivkahChaya: Was this due to the fact that she was married to DiMaggio at the time, and he was known to be very jealous, or was it due to the fact that it happened after her death, and DiMaggio was the one who planned her funeral? Neither scenario here is correct. DiMaggio is not really to “blame” at all. He did something at one point which eventually led to the situation upon which this puzzle is based, but he almost certainly did not foresee it. I am afraid my DiMaggio hint is more of a distraction. Does this have anything to do with sex? Not overtly… Did Richie work in the film industry? No If yes, as an actor? If not as an actor, as a stuntperson? Otherwise, as a techie? None of these. ---
**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:** [July 25, 2020, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3556 "2020-07-25T04:43:30Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Oh, wait a minute, is “Richie” the photographer Richard Avedon? Did he lie on his stomach at some point to photograph her? 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:** [July 25, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3557 "2020-07-25T04:45:04Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Did Joe punch or otherwise strike Richie? 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:** [July 26, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3558 "2020-07-26T14:37:46Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Why did Marilyn Monroe cause Richie to lie on his stomach? We seem to be stuck here so I offer this further hint: If it was not for Marilyn Monroe, Richie would have lain on his back and there would be no riddle. ---
**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 26, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3559 "2020-07-26T17:33:16Z")
Does this have anything to do with the famous ‘subway grate’ picture/film? ---
**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:** [July 26, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3560 "2020-07-26T17:35:40Z")
reply to Folly Does this have anything to do with the famous ‘subway grate’ picture/film? 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:** [July 26, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3561 "2020-07-26T17:56:12Z")
Could any arbitrary attractive female celebrity of the time (and/or her spouse) have had this effect? Could any arbitrary typical man have been affected in this way? Could a similar phenomenon occur now, with appropriate people? ---
**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:** [July 27, 2020, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3562 "2020-07-27T00:02:12Z")
reply to Chronos: Could any arbitrary attractive female celebrity of the time (and/or her spouse) have had this effect? Yes. But only after a similar chain of events. Could any arbitrary typical man have been affected in this way? [B]I don’t think the typical man would be affected this way, but it could theoretically be possible given the right circumstances for anyone. Could a similar phenomenon occur now, with appropriate people? Yes. But the appropriate unlikely conditions would have to be met. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193.md?page=177) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193.md?page=179)