# 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:** 37
**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:** [November 29, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/721 "2019-11-29T21:12:33Z")
\*\*Fred just missed out on a great new job. If he had only gone to the bathroom, he might have gotten it. What happened? \*\* > [@kk\_fusion](#): > > Was Fred aware of the job offer? YES > Did he send an application? YES > > Was there something to read in the bathroom? NO > Something to hear? NO > Something to smell? NO ---
**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:** [November 29, 2019, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/722 "2019-11-29T21:13:13Z")
Did he lose the job because he had not taken a bath? ---
**Author:** ![kk\_fusion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kk_fusion/32/15276_2.png) [@kk\_fusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kk_fusion)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/723 "2019-11-29T21:18:07Z")
Was the job given to someone else shortly after Fred had applied? If there had been no other applicants, would Fred have gotten the job? ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/724 "2019-11-29T21:34:12Z")
Was the job IN the bathroom, as in, was it a janitorial job or similar? ---
**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:** [November 29, 2019, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/725 "2019-11-29T22:47:38Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Did he lose the job because he had not taken a bath? NO > [@kk\_fusion](#): > > Was the job given to someone else shortly after Fred had applied? YES > If there had been no other applicants, would Fred have gotten the job? NO I think “no” to the second one, but am not totally sure. > [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser](#): > > Was the job IN the bathroom, as in, was it a janitorial job or similar? No. ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2019, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/726 "2019-11-29T23:13:47Z")
Was he not hired because of something about the way he looked? The way he smelled? Some action he did? ---
**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:** [November 29, 2019, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/727 "2019-11-29T23:33:24Z")
\*\*Fred just missed out on a great new job. If he had only gone to the bathroom, he might have gotten it. What happened? \*\* > [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser](#): > > Was he not hired because of something about the way he looked? NO > The way he smelled? NO > Some action he did? YES ---
**Author:** ![am77494](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2019, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/728 "2019-11-29T23:38:54Z")
Was it something he could have spotted in the bathroom mirror ? Was it something about the bathroom itself ? ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2019, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/729 "2019-11-29T23:40:11Z")
Okay. I’ll just go and say it. Did Fred shit himself? ---
**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:** [November 30, 2019, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/730 "2019-11-30T01:24:06Z")
> [@am77494](#): > > Was it something he could have spotted in the bathroom mirror ? NO > > Was it something about the bathroom itself? YES > [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser](#): > > Okay. I’ll just go and say it. > > Did Fred shit himself? Ha, no. ---
**Author:** ![am77494](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/731 "2019-11-30T01:32:23Z")
Was it a gender less bathroom ? Was Fred a trans person and was not revealing it ? ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/732 "2019-11-30T01:43:58Z")
Did it need to be one particular bathroom? ---
**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:** [November 30, 2019, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/733 "2019-11-30T02:26:48Z")
> [@am77494](#): > > Was it a gender less bathroom ? > > Was Fred a trans person and was not revealing it ? No to both > [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser](#): > > Did it need to be one particular bathroom? Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/734 "2019-11-30T02:33:02Z")
His own bathroom? ---
**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:** [November 30, 2019, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/735 "2019-11-30T03:07:15Z")
> [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser](#): > > His own bathroom? Yes ---
**Author:** ![am77494](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/736 "2019-11-30T03:31:27Z")
Did Fred forget to take his meds that he kept in the bathroom ? ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/737 "2019-11-30T03:31:48Z")
Did he need to do some action in his bathroom? Did he need to use an object in his bathroom? Are drugs involved? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/738 "2019-11-30T03:57:24Z")
Would he have seen something in the bathroom mirror? Was there something about his attire that he wasn’t aware of, that he would have seen in the bathroom mirror? Did it have to do with his zipper? Did it have to do with his teeth or dentures? ---
**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:** [November 30, 2019, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/739 "2019-11-30T03:57:41Z")
> [@am77494](#): > > Did Fred forget to take his meds that he kept in the bathroom ? No. > [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser](#): > > Did he need to do some action in his bathroom? YES > > Did he need to use an object in his bathroom? YES > > Are drugs involved? NO ---
**Author:** ![am77494](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/740 "2019-11-30T04:20:44Z")
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