Yay, lateral thinking puzzles are back!
Is the time period when this happened relevant?
Is the country relevant?
Was Roger a member of the military?
If yes, during a war?
Does the secret involve:
Something Roger did that was illegal?
Something somebody else did that was illegal?
Something not illegal, but immoral?
Something neither illegal nor immoral, but usually stigmatized (e.g., illiteracy)?
Something that is not usually stigmatized, but that was under Roger’s particular set of circumstances? (Like, I dunno, being in ROTC in 1960s Berkeley?)
**Roger was a hero in the eyes of many, though I’m sure some disliked him along the way. He received numerous commendations and medals in his lifetime. The thing is, Roger had a secret he kept almost his entire life, one that he feared would get out. What was Roger’s secret and why was he so afraid of it getting out? **
Larry_Borgia:
Was Roger a non-white person passing as a white person?
NO
Was Roger gay?
NO
Had Roger committed a crime in the past?
NO
ETA: Is this a true story or fiction?
TRUE
Is Roger Human?
YES
Fretful_Porpentine:
Yay, lateral thinking puzzles are back!
Is the time period when this happened relevant?
NO
Is the country relevant?
NO
Was Roger a member of the military?
YES
If yes, during a war?
YES
Does the secret involve:
Something Roger did that was illegal?
NO
Something somebody else did that was illegal?
NO
Something not illegal, but immoral?
NO
Something neither illegal nor immoral, but usually stigmatized (e.g., illiteracy)?
NO
Something that is not usually stigmatized, but that was under Roger’s particular set of circumstances? (Like, I dunno, being in ROTC in 1960s Berkeley?)
NO
kk
Was Roger not properly qualified for his job?
Would Roger have been able to join the military if his secret had been known before he joined?
If his secret had become public…
Was Roger’s secret something he was born with or was otherwise an inherent part of his character? (such as having six toes or being homosexual)
Something he chose to do of his own free will?
Something he was forced to do by someone else? (such as ballet lessons his mom made him take)
Was Roger pretending to have qualifications for a job he was not officially qualified to do?
Was Roger’s secret something he was made to do as a child?
by his parents?
involving acquiring a skill?
Was he made to be a member of an organization? KKK? Communist Party? Hitler Youth?
No. None of those and no organization at all.
Would it be useful to know which war Roger was in?
Was Roger afraid that he would be in any sort of physical danger if his secret got out?
Was he afraid he would be in trouble with authorities?
Was he afraid he would be embarrassed?
Was Roger entered into some sort of competition by his parents as a child?
If so: was it some competition involving physical attractiveness? Did he win?
Was there photographic evidence of his embarassing secret?
Folly
April 28, 2020, 10:19pm
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Was he a gerber baby?
In advertisement in some way?
No to the gerber baby.
It is possible an advertisement appeared, but that is not the issue.
Was it a competition involving the ability to do something? Something adults don’t normally do?
Was he under 10? under 5? under 2?