# 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:** 277
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/5528 "2023-01-22T06:46:09Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > > [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > > > Does ‘he’ refer to: > > > > - A living human being? > > - A deceased human being, such as a mummy or a skull? > > - An animal? > > - An artistic representation of a person or an animal? > > - A painting? > > - A statue, doll, mannequin or similar ? > > No > No > No > Yes > No > No Six questions, six answers. I read it as: A living human being? – No A deceased human being, such as a mummy or a skull? – No An animal? – No An artistic representation of a person or an animal? – Yes A painting? – No A statue, doll, mannequin or similar ? – No ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/5529 "2023-01-22T09:39:16Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > So, it’s a statue? > > One of a pair? > > With a sporting connection? > > But not a religious one? No to all 4 . Artistic representation but not a statue. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/5530 "2023-01-22T09:39:42Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Is it related to hockey? > Is it related to the Olympics? > Is it related to Al Michaels? No No Yes! ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/5531 "2023-01-22T09:40:20Z")
Correct ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/5532 "2023-01-24T02:01:02Z")
Emperor Hirohito would agree it’s time for a hint When their child was (legally) taken from them, one parent told the other parent that they needed to make a new child. It is **that** child that became world famous. ---
**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:** [January 24, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/5533 "2023-01-24T04:38:15Z")
Is the artistic representation some kind of award or prize? ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/5534 "2023-01-24T05:08:14Z")
No it is not. ---
**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:** [January 24, 2023, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/5535 "2023-01-24T05:41:56Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > > [@pulykamell](#): > > > > Is it related to Al Michaels? > > Yes! Is it related to the Miracle on Ice? ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/5536 "2023-01-24T13:48:06Z")
No it is not. ---
**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:** [January 24, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/5537 "2023-01-24T14:44:08Z")
We have established that it is an artistic representation of a person or animal, correct? Is it a person? Is it an animal? Is it a representation of - A specific real person or animal? - A fictional/ mythical/ legendary person or animal? - A generic person or animal? (such as a picture of a man throwing a discus, representing discus-throwing in general, and not any specific thrower) Is it a 2-D representation? We have established that it’s not a painting, correct? - Drawing? - Photograph? Is it a 3D representation? We have established that it isn’t a statue, doll or mannequin, correct? Is it a raised/ bas-relief image? - a coin - a medallion? Is it a non-visual representation? Such as: - a song? - a story? - a description? Is it an image on some sort of award or trophy? ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/5538 "2023-01-24T17:41:04Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Is it a person? > Is it an animal? > > Is it a representation of > > - A specific real person or animal? > - A fictional/ mythical/ legendary person or animal? > - A generic person or animal? (such as a picture of a man throwing a discus, representing discus-throwing in general, and not any specific thrower) > > Is it a 2-D representation? > We have established that it’s not a painting, correct? > > - Drawing? > - Photograph? > > Is it a 3D representation? > We have established that it isn’t a statue, doll or mannequin, correct? > > Is it a raised/ bas-relief image? > > - a coin > - a medallion? > > Is it a non-visual representation? Such as: > > - a song? > - a story? > - a description? > > Is it an image on some sort of award or trophy? Not a person but an animal. As for the representation, it is fictional but not from myth or legend and not generic. He is two dimensional and drawn so no to the rest. He is not on a trophy or award as far as I know. Even if he were on some obscure medal, that does not affect the LTP at all. ---
**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:** [January 24, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/5539 "2023-01-24T18:15:36Z")
Is it a horse? A dog? A bull? Was the picture created in N. America? S. America? Europe? Asia? Australasia? Africa? Was the picture taken to N. America? S. America? Europe? Asia? Australasia? Africa? ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/5540 "2023-01-24T19:22:14Z")
Not a horse, dog or bull. I never said it was **a** picture. I said he was drawn. ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/5541 "2023-01-25T02:18:13Z")
Out of the blue here, but is it: Mickey Mouse who was created because Disney lost the rights to Oswald the Rabbit? The rights were later reacquired though I don’t know if it was 78 years later. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/5542 "2023-01-25T04:31:41Z")
You have it backwards. The answer is Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.(Mr. Mouse is the brother). Created in 1927 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks but they lost the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit rights to Universal in 1928. On the way back from that meeting, Disney telegraphed Iwerks to say they lost the rabbit and they needed to create a new character for their studios. The result was Mickey Mouse and the reference to Hirohito and time was about his prized possession - a Mickey Mouse watch. 78 years after Disney lost the rights to Oswald, Al Michaels wanted to leave ABC/ESPN (owned by Disney) for NBC (owned by Universal). The agreement Bob Iger made was to release Michaels from his contract in exchange for the rights to Oswald and all other Oswald-related IP that Universal held. The agreement was literally trading Oswald for Al Michaels. ETA: OldGuy is on the clock. ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/5543 "2023-01-25T04:48:45Z")
Yeah I should have re-read the original to recall exactly which you were asking about. I pass on starting a new one. I have no ideas right now. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/5544 "2023-01-25T04:52:36Z")
Nicely done. It was a big jump because ain’t no one was thinking cartoons. How did you get it? ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/5545 "2023-01-25T18:19:04Z")
I don’t really know. I was thinking of something that was a representation of an animal and probably had to be a drawing. I did remember the story that Disney had reacquired the rights to Oswald and it involved a strange “trade” for a sportscaster though I didn’t recall it was Al Michaels. It was late so I just guessed rather than looking things 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:** [February 14, 2023, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/5546 "2023-02-14T23:49:18Z")
In real life Lieutenant Columbo proved that the wealthy prominent brothers had stolen from Fred. How? ---
**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:** [February 15, 2023, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/5547 "2023-02-15T00:05:43Z")
Is Columbo the guy from the TV show? Are the prominent brothers real? Have most of us heard of the brothers? Is Fred a person and is he real? Does this involve plagiarism? Does this involve a random show in the TV show Columbo showing something that later was used in court? Note: I remember an incident where someone proved they were innocent because they were at a baseball game that happened to appear in a movie. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193.md?page=276) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193.md?page=278)