# 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:** 59
**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, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1161 "2019-12-19T20:58:48Z")
> [@half-elf](#): > > I’m guessing it’s the snorting. \*\*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 19, 2019, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1162 "2019-12-19T21:11:08Z")
> [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser](#): > > Jeff wants his kids to stop watching Peppa Pig because of some reason related to the way the characters sound. Is it their accents? ---
**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, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1163 "2019-12-19T21:15:21Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Is it their accents? BINGO! [British accents are coming! US parents worry over Peppa Pig influence](https://www.rt.com/usa/451369-peppa-pig-british-accent-toddlers/) That went on a bit longer than I expected. ---
**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, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1164 "2019-12-19T22:59:05Z")
> [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser](#): > > BINGO! > > [British accents are coming! US parents worry over Peppa Pig influence](https://www.rt.com/usa/451369-peppa-pig-british-accent-toddlers/) > > That went on a bit longer than I expected. You never know. Thanks for the puzzle. ---
**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, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1165 "2019-12-19T23:44:30Z")
I’ve got one, can I ask it? ---
**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, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1166 "2019-12-19T23:53:32Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > I’ve got one, can I ask it? Go for it! ---
**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 19, 2019, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1167 "2019-12-19T23:56:01Z")
OK, I’m reassured that there was a reason I had no clue on that one. I know that Peppa Pig exists, but that’s the sum total of what I know about her. And go ahead, **Peter Morris**. ---
**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 20, 2019, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1168 "2019-12-20T00:05:16Z")
**His coughing was a crime. Why?** ---
**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 20, 2019, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1169 "2019-12-20T00:10:32Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > **His coughing was a crime. Why?** Oh, boy here we go again. 😃 Any word play in this one? Is everyone human in this? Was he in court? Was he on a game show? (thinking of the millionaire scandal) ---
**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 20, 2019, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1170 "2019-12-20T00:21:42Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > (thinking of the millionaire scandal) me too. That didn’t take long. ---
**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 20, 2019, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1171 "2019-12-20T01:13:18Z")
Sorry, didn’t expect to get it that quick. I have one here, though: \*\*Imagine being paid to play a game, but only once and only for a few minutes. That’s what happened to Roger. Why? \*\* ---
**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 20, 2019, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1172 "2019-12-20T01:16:30Z")
Was this professional sports? ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1173 "2019-12-20T01:20:18Z")
Was Roger an accountant? Did Roger have a sporting hobby? ---
**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 20, 2019, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1174 "2019-12-20T01:24:52Z")
Was the game a gambling game? Was the game played by an individual? Was the game played by a team? Was the game one which can be won? Was the game one which can be lost? Was the game played against a human opponent/opponents? ---
**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 20, 2019, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1175 "2019-12-20T01:29:22Z")
\*\*Imagine being paid to play a game, but only once and only for a few minutes. That’s what happened to Roger. Why? \*\* Does this mean that Roger \*imagined \*being paid? ---
**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 20, 2019, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1176 "2019-12-20T01:36:06Z")
> [@peter morris](#): > > was this professional sports? no > [@personal](#): > > was roger an accountant? No > did roger have a sporting hobby? Yes(though more a game than sport) > [@chronos](#): > > was the game a gambling game? No (though you can gamble on it and some might consider it a game for that purpose). I say no, though. > Was the game played by an individual? Yes > was the game played by a team? No > was the game one which can be won? No > was the game one which can be lost? No > was the game played against a human opponent/opponents? No > [@peter morris](#): > > \*\*imagine being paid to play a game, but only once and only for a few minutes. That’s what happened to roger. Why? > \*\* > > does this mean that roger \*imagined \*being paid? 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:** [December 20, 2019, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1177 "2019-12-20T06:32:34Z")
Merriam-Webster defines game as: -a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other -organized athletics - a field of gainful activity (i.e. the newspaper game) -activity engaged in for diversion or amusement -a procedure or strategy for gaining an end -animals under pursuit or taken in hunting Write YES after the definitions your “game” corresponds to. ---
**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 20, 2019, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1178 "2019-12-20T12:32:43Z")
\*\* Imagine being paid to play a game, but only once and only for a few minutes. That’s what happened to Roger. Why?\*\* Was Roger an actor who played the role of a game in some production? Maybe in a commercial? ---
**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 20, 2019, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1179 "2019-12-20T13:44:43Z")
Or it could be Roger Moore as James Bond in _For Your Eyes Only_. ---
**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 20, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1180 "2019-12-20T16:29:31Z")
> [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser](#): > > Merriam-Webster defines game as: > > -a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other > > NO > > -organized athletics > > NO > > - a field of gainful activity (i.e. the newspaper game) > > NO > > -activity engaged in for diversion or amusement > > YES > > -a procedure or strategy for gaining an end > > NO > > -animals under pursuit or taken in hunting > > NO > > Write YES after the definitions your “game” corresponds to. > [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > \*\* Imagine being paid to play a game, but only once and only for a few minutes. That’s what happened to Roger. Why?\*\* > > Was Roger an actor who played the role of a game in some production? Maybe in a commercial? NO > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Or it could be Roger Moore as James Bond in _For Your Eyes Only_. NO - though it’s Octopussy where he plays Baccarat against that guy who has his thug crush the dice. What’s he play in FYEO? Anyway, it isn’t a movie or acting thing at all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193.md?page=58) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193.md?page=60)