# 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:** 193
**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 6, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3843 "2020-09-06T00:11:07Z")
reply to Fretful Porpentine: Does “the Queen of England” mean the current queen, Elizabeth II? Yes Does it mean _all_ queens of England (i.e., none of them have this thing)? No Does it mean something else (for example: Queen, the band from England)? No 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? any random Are horses in other countries also likely to have it? No Is the fact that King Tut died young relevant? No Might he have acquired this thing if he had lived to be older? No Is it something people or animals generally acquire? Acquire Something they are born with? 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:** [September 6, 2020, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3844 "2020-09-06T00:53:20Z")
Is it a functional piece of equipment? Clothing? A decorative item? Living? Bigger than a bread box? ---
**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 6, 2020, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3845 "2020-09-06T04:13:03Z")
reply to Aspidistra: Is it a functional piece of equipment? Yes Clothing? No A decorative item? No Living? No Bigger than a bread box? 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:** [September 6, 2020, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3846 "2020-09-06T04:23:11Z")
addenda to the reply to Fretful\_Porpentine: Does it mean _all_ queens of England (i.e., none of them have this thing)? While I was referring specifically to the current Queen of England when I composed the riddle, I am pretty sure a randomly chosen previous Queen of England would not have one. Does it mean something else (for example: Queen, the band from England)? FWIW I am pretty sure any randomly selected member of the band Queen has one. Are horses in other countries also likely to have it? Some horses outside of England may have it. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3847 "2020-09-06T04:34:32Z")
is it a body part (which would include hair and nails and anything else that grows from the body)? Is it something that, once acquired, stays with the person/animal forever or can it be stored? Is it something people choose to acquire? Something that is generally given by another person/animal? Something that just sort of happens? If I wanted one, could I have one? Would it cost me money? Could I buy someone else’s off them? ---
**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 6, 2020, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3848 "2020-09-06T06:17:44Z")
reply to SurrenderDorothy: is it a body part (which would include hair and nails and anything else that grows from the body)? No Is it something that, once acquired, stays with the person/animal forever or can it be stored? Stored Is it something people choose to acquire? Yes Something that is generally given by another person/animal? Yes Something that just sort of happens? No If I wanted one, could I have one? Almost assuredly Would it cost me money? Some Could I buy someone else’s off them? Yes ---
**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 6, 2020, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3849 "2020-09-06T06:24:13Z")
Random horsy lore is coming back to me … Is it a tattoo? ETA: no, this doesn’t fit with some of Dorothy’s answers … leaving it up anyway 'cos why not 😉 ---
**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 6, 2020, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3850 "2020-09-06T06:36:25Z")
No to tattoo ---
**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 6, 2020, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3851 "2020-09-06T06:37:59Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > 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? To reiterate… ---
**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 6, 2020, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3852 "2020-09-06T06:43:30Z")
Is it something that people would expect (if they own one) to use multiple times a year? Multiple times a week? Just once in their life? Is there something specific about people or animals who have one of these, that makes it more likely for them to have one? ---
**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 6, 2020, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3853 "2020-09-06T07:33:07Z")
teply to Aspidistra: Is it something that people would expect (if they own one) to use multiple times a year? Multiple times a week? Just once in their life? Could be any of these Is there something specific about people or animals who have one of these, that makes it more likely for them to have one? No. I mean the horse in England is more likely to have one than a USA horse. But the people and animals are varied. ---
**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 6, 2020, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3854 "2020-09-06T07:58:02Z")
Is it made of paper? ---
**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 6, 2020, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3855 "2020-09-06T08:12:45Z")
You know what - I’m just going to flat out ask what I’m thinking about. Is it a passport? Also, I have something for the next puzzle… ---
**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 6, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3856 "2020-09-06T15:06:16Z")
You got it Aspidistra Ramses got a passport in 1974. The Queen of England does not need one. Falcons get passports in some areas of the mid east. Horses are required to have them in England. Sorry not to have time to post links but they are all easy to find. ---
**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 6, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3857 "2020-09-06T21:21:09Z")
Wheee! OK, here’s another. Not really sure how easy or hard this one will be. **When Anthony’s dad died, it nearly wrecked his career permanently. Why?** ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3858 "2020-09-06T21:27:49Z")
Is Anthony really Eric Trump? ---
**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 6, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3859 "2020-09-06T21:28:52Z")
I feel you have some future wishful thinking going on here… (no) ---
**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:** [September 6, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3860 "2020-09-06T21:34:27Z")
Is Anthony a real person? A specific fictional person? Employed by his father? ---
**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 6, 2020, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3861 "2020-09-06T21:37:39Z")
> [@Aspidistra](#): > > When Anthony’s dad died, it nearly wrecked his career permanently. Why? The person whose career was nearly wrecked was: - Anthony ? - the father ? - someone else ? ---
**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 6, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/3862 "2020-09-06T21:39:27Z")
Zyada: Is Anthony a real person? **YES** A specific fictional person? **NO** Employed by his father? **NO** Peter\_Morris: The person whose career was nearly wrecked was: - Anthony ? **YES** - the father ? **NO** - someone else ? **NO** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193.md?page=192) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193.md?page=194)