# 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:** 57
**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:** [December 18, 2019, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1121 "2019-12-18T13:20:08Z")
Was the offensive sound Music? Voice? Ideas? Other noise? Did the kids imitate something from their favorite show? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1122 "2019-12-18T13:24:43Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Yes!!! noooooo… ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1123 "2019-12-18T13:27:43Z")
Are Jeff’s children aged 12 and under? 13-17? 18 or older? Was Jeff himself on the show? ---
**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:** [December 18, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1124 "2019-12-18T13:40:15Z")
Jeff wanted to stop his children from watching their favorite show. Why? > [@Biotop](#): > > Was the offensive sound > > Music? NO > Voice? YES > Ideas? NO > Other noise? NO > > Did the kids imitate something from their favorite show? YES > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Are Jeff’s children aged 12 and under? YES > 13-17? NO > 18 or older? NO > Was Jeff himself on the show? NO I told you this one would be easier. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1125 "2019-12-18T14:08:58Z")
Is Jeff annoyed by the kids imitating a TV voice? Is the voice different? Is the show a cartoon? If it a learning show? Is the voice singing? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1126 "2019-12-18T14:21:53Z")
Is it a particular phrase that annoys Jeff as opposed to the voice in general? Is the show currently airing? Are you Jeff? ---
**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:** [December 18, 2019, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1127 "2019-12-18T14:25:08Z")
_ **Jeff wanted to stop his children from watching their favorite show. Why?** _ > [@Biotop](#): > > Is Jeff annoyed by the kids imitating a TV voice? **NO** > Is the voice different? **CLARIFY** > Is the show a cartoon? **YES** > If it a learning show? **NO** > Is the voice singing? **NO** > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Is it a particular phrase that annoys Jeff as opposed to the voice in general? **NO** > Is the show currently airing? **YES** > Are you Jeff? **NO** _(Jeff is nobody, really, just a placeholder name representing the parents in his same situation)_ ---
**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:** [December 18, 2019, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1128 "2019-12-18T14:29:42Z")
Does the imitation cause some other problem in the house? Does it bother the pets? Does it trigger electronic device issues? ---
**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:** [December 18, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1129 "2019-12-18T14:30:50Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Does the imitation cause some other problem in the house? > Does it bother the pets? > Does it trigger electronic device issues? All of these are excellent guesses, unfortunately the answer to all of them is “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:** [December 18, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1130 "2019-12-18T14:43:49Z")
Is the imitation of a specific cartoon character? Is the imitation of a grating voice tone? Are actual words used in the imitation? Hopefully Jeff’s preteen kids are not watching _Bojack Horseman_… ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1131 "2019-12-18T15:46:14Z")
Is the cartoon not supposed to be for young viewers? Is the character female? Male? Is the character human? Animal? Alien? Monster? ---
**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:** [December 18, 2019, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1132 "2019-12-18T16:05:25Z")
_ **Jeff wanted to stop his children from watching their favorite show. Why?** _ > [@Biotop](#): > > Is the imitation of a specific cartoon character? **NO** > Is the imitation of a grating voice tone? **NO** > Are actual words used in the imitation? (If you mean that the imitation is of a specific series of words, then) **NO** > Hopefully Jeff’s preteen kids are not watching _Bojack Horseman_… **I ALREADY SAID IT WASN’T EDUCATIONAL** > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Is the cartoon not supposed to be for young viewers? \*\*YES \*\*(it is supposed to be) > Is the character female? **YES** > Male? **NO** > Is the character human? **NO** > Animal? **YES** > Alien? **NO** > Monster? **NO** ---
**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:** [December 18, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1133 "2019-12-18T20:13:45Z")
Edit: Sorry, I need to fully catch up first. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2019, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1134 "2019-12-18T22:39:34Z")
Okay, so we are not talking about the imitation of the voice of a single character. Is the imitation of the voice of a group of cartoon characters? So the voice is of a female animal cartoon character? The kids are imitating something, but not the voice of the character? Is the voice telling the kids to imitate something else? ---
**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:** [December 18, 2019, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1135 "2019-12-18T23:09:54Z")
_ **Jeff wanted to stop his children from watching their favorite show. Why?** _ > [@Biotop](#): > > Okay, so we are not talking about the imitation of the voice of a single character. \*\*YES (I mean, no, we aren’t talking about a single character) > \*\* > > Is the imitation of the voice of a group of cartoon characters? **YES** > > So the voice is of a female animal cartoon character? **YES (Well, the main character is a female animal)** > > The kids are imitating something, but not the voice of the character? **YES (Not a specific voice)** > > Is the voice telling the kids to imitate something else? **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:** [December 18, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1136 "2019-12-18T23:18:26Z")
Is there a problem with specific words (such as words Jeff considers profanity or obscenities)? ---
**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:** [December 18, 2019, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1137 "2019-12-18T23:21:51Z")
Is it ‘the song that never ends?’ I don’t know if the main show I associate that with airs anymore though. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2019, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1138 "2019-12-19T04:56:55Z")
_ **Jeff wanted to stop his children from watching their favorite show. Why?** _ > [@Chronos](#): > > Is there a problem with specific words (such as words Jeff considers profanity or obscenities)? **NO** > [@Folly](#): > > Is it ‘the song that never ends?’ I don’t know if the main show I associate that with airs anymore though. **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:** [December 19, 2019, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1139 "2019-12-19T15:01:39Z")
Are the kids imitations annoying anyone? Does the imitation lead to an unexpected negative consequence? Does someone or someones misinterpret the imitation? Is the imitating something that promotes undesirable behavior in kids (such as bickering?) ---
**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:** [December 19, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1140 "2019-12-19T15:04:54Z")
> [@](#): > > The kids are imitating something, but not the voice of the character? YES (Not a specific voice) Is the thing they are imitating: - dangerous? - annoying ? - rude ? - illegal ? - causes damage to property? - wastes time? (Fritter away their noontime, suppertime, chore time too) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193.md?page=56) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193.md?page=58)