# 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:** 79
**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 11, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1561 "2020-01-11T22:53:21Z")
**reply to Chronos** : Was the human food she ate meat? **Not sure, probably.** Was it dairy? **Yes, this I know.** Was it egg-based? **Some maybe, I don’t know.** Was it a fruit ? \*\*Maybe… Don’t know \*\* Was it a vegetable **DK, sorry.** Was it a grain product? \*\*DK, sorry. Other than the widely reported dairy product, I am not sure of the exact human food she ate. \*\* ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1562 "2020-01-11T23:16:13Z")
Did she ride some form of transportation for a long distance? Did she commute back and forth on a form of transportation? Was she fed by the humans? Did she eat discarded food from the humans? Did she get into food that was being stored or transported? ---
**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:** [January 12, 2020, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1563 "2020-01-12T00:19:05Z")
Is the story that Polly ate human food? Is it just part of the story? Is some of the specific food relevant? ---
**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 12, 2020, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1564 "2020-01-12T05:08:27Z")
**reply to eschrodinger** : Did she ride some form of transportation for a long distance? \*\*Yes \*\* Did she commute back and forth on a form of transportation? \*\*No \*\* Was she fed by the humans? \*\*Yes \*\* Did she eat discarded food from the humans? \*\*Yes \*\* Did she get into food that was being stored or transported? **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:** [January 12, 2020, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1565 "2020-01-12T05:15:52Z")
**reply to Go\_Arachnid\_Laser:** Is the story that Polly ate human food? **No.** Is it just part of the story? **Only an aside to the story that might help you guess what happened.** Is some of the specific food relevant? \*\*No, though one thing she ate is kind of funny. But that’s not the thing that made Polly semi-famous. It is where she was for six weeks and why that is unusual and helped make Polly a star at the Zoo for five years afterwards until her death. \*\* ---
**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:** [January 12, 2020, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1566 "2020-01-12T08:16:14Z")
Was Polly asking visitors for food somehow? ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1567 "2020-01-12T10:57:45Z")
Was Polly a stow away? ---
**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:** [January 12, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1568 "2020-01-12T14:48:04Z")
Did Polly get aboard a train? Plane? Boat? Sleigh? ---
**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 12, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1569 "2020-01-12T15:53:29Z")
> [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser](#): > > Was Polly asking visitors for food somehow? **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:** [January 12, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1570 "2020-01-12T15:54:34Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > Was Polly a stow away? **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:** [January 12, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1571 "2020-01-12T15:56:37Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Did Polly get aboard a train? > Plane? > Boat? > Sleigh? \*\*Yes to boat. No to others \*\* ---
**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:** [January 12, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1572 "2020-01-12T18:14:01Z")
Was the dairy food you know of ice cream? (not sure if that’ll actually be helpful, but I’ve a hunch that that’s what it was) ---
**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 12, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1573 "2020-01-12T18:26:52Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Was the dairy food you know of ice cream? > > (not sure if that’ll actually be helpful, but I’ve a hunch that that’s what it was) **No. Carnation condensed milk**. ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1574 "2020-01-12T19:22:08Z")
Was Polly intentionally lured onto a boat? Unintentionally? ---
**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 12, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1575 "2020-01-12T19:32:49Z")
> [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](#): > > Was Polly intentionally lured onto a boat? Unintentionally? Intentionally. ---
**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:** [January 12, 2020, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1576 "2020-01-12T22:55:57Z")
Were the foods she was eating all canned? ---
**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:** [January 12, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1577 "2020-01-12T23:44:04Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > **Yes to boat.** Large Ship? Battle Ship? Air Craft Carrier? Submarine? House boat? Fishing Vessel? Military ship? ---
**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 13, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1578 "2020-01-13T01:30:05Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Were the foods she was eating all canned? \*\*Not everything \*\* ---
**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 13, 2020, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1579 "2020-01-13T01:34:31Z")
**reply to Mahaloth** Large Ship? **No** Battle Ship? **No \*\* Air Craft Carrier? No \*\* Submarine? Yes House boat? No Fishing Vessel No** Military ship?\*\* Yes Now just tell me why a reindeer spent six weeks on a military submarine and we will be done here.\*\* ---
**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:** [January 13, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1580 "2020-01-13T01:53:41Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Now just tell me why a reindeer spent six weeks on a military submarine and we will be done here.\*\* Yikes, OK. Was it a gift to them? Was it a gift to someone else? (like maybe taking to someone to give it to them) Were they transporting it? Was it a practical joke? Was it a scientific experiment? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193.md?page=78) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193.md?page=80)