# 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:** 192
**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:** [September 4, 2020, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3823 "2020-09-04T13:03:22Z")
reply to Cheesesteak: Are the cattle living creatures usually found on farms? Yes Is the paint typical brush on paint you might find in a hardware store? Spray paint? Brush and a non-toxic paint, I think. Is the color of the paint relevant? No I don’t think so. At least not specifically. You wouldn’t want to paint a white circle on a white cow, obviously. Are the circles filled in? A little. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3824 "2020-09-04T13:33:42Z")
It it a labeling system for the cattle? Is it for genetics? ---
**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:** [September 4, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3825 "2020-09-04T14:27:25Z")
reply to Mahaloth: It it a labeling system for the cattle? Is it for genetics? No to both ---
**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:** [September 4, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3826 "2020-09-04T14:40:55Z")
Circles that are a little filled in? Are they supposed to look like eyes? ---
**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:** [September 4, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3827 "2020-09-04T15:13:06Z")
reply to Folly: Circles that are a little filled in? Are they supposed to look like eyes? Yes ---
**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:** [September 4, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3828 "2020-09-04T16:24:56Z")
Are the eyes on the _ahem_ backside of the cattle? Is it to cause confusion about which way the cattle are facing? For the benefit of potential predators? ---
**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:** [September 4, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3829 "2020-09-04T16:34:54Z")
> **[Scientists paint eyes on cow butts (for the animals' own good, really)](https://www.cnet.com/science/scientists-paint-eyes-on-cow-butts-for-the-animals-own-good-really/?ocid=uxbndlbing)** > > Talk about hindsight. Drawing eyes on cattle backsides appears to prevent attacks from ambush predators. You got it Folly! ---
**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:** [September 4, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3830 "2020-09-04T20:05:57Z")
Hey Mommy, that weird elephant is throwing up… ---
**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:** [September 5, 2020, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3831 "2020-09-05T05:09:30Z")
Let’s try again: Ramses II had one. King Tut did not. A horse in England likely has one, but the Queen of England does not. The Falcons might have them. The Hawks, probably not. I have one. My wife doesn’t. What is it? ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2020, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3832 "2020-09-05T12:15:45Z")
Is it a physical object? ---
**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:** [September 5, 2020, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3833 "2020-09-05T12:22:27Z")
Is this a riddle or a lateral thinking puzzle? It’s not some grammar or spelling based thing, is it? ---
**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:** [September 5, 2020, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3834 "2020-09-05T12:23:56Z")
Random guess : a brother? ---
**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:** [September 5, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3835 "2020-09-05T12:42:44Z")
Is it something to do with facial hair? Is the horse in England this one? [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Uffington-White-Horse-sat.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Uffington-White-Horse-sat.jpg) ---
**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:** [September 5, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3836 "2020-09-05T13:15:30Z")
> [@Teuton](#): > > Is it a physical object? Yes ---
**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:** [September 5, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3837 "2020-09-05T13:17:41Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Is this a riddle or a lateral thinking puzzle? > > It’s not some grammar or spelling based thing, is it? Is there really a difference? It is a LTP. No …tricks of the wordplay kind. ---
**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:** [September 5, 2020, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3838 "2020-09-05T13:18:35Z")
> [@Aspidistra](#): > > Random guess : a brother? 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:** [September 5, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3839 "2020-09-05T13:46:31Z")
If I casually met someone I didn’t know, would I be likely to be able to tell if they had this thing? Is one gender significantly more likely than the other to have this thing? Are the “Falcons” and “Hawks” mentioned in the riddle sports teams? Are they the actual birds referred to by those names? ---
**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:** [September 5, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3840 "2020-09-05T13:48:12Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Is it something to do with facial hair? > Is the horse in England this one? No to both ---
**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:** [September 5, 2020, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3841 "2020-09-05T13:52:08Z")
reply to Chronos: If I casually met someone I didn’t know, would I be likely to be able to tell if they had this thing? Probably not… Is one gender significantly more likely than the other to have this thing? No Are the “Falcons” and “Hawks” mentioned in the riddle sports teams? No Are they the actual birds referred to by those names? Yes ---
**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:** [September 5, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3842 "2020-09-05T17:07:23Z")
Does “the Queen of England” mean the current queen, Elizabeth II? Does it mean _all_ queens of England (i.e., none of them have this thing)? Does it mean something else (for example: Queen, the band from England)? Likewise, does “a horse in England likely has one” mean any random horse in England is likely to have this thing? Or that there is, most likely, at least one specific horse that has it? Are horses in other countries also likely to have it? Is the fact that King Tut died young relevant? Might he have acquired this thing if he had lived to be older? Is it something people or animals generally acquire? Something they are born with? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193.md?page=191) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193.md?page=193)