Lateral Thinking Puzzles. Let's do it again!

[Go_Arachnid_Laser_1]

@half-elf

I’m guessing it’s the snorting.

**NO
**

[Mahaloth]

@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?

[Go_Arachnid_Laser_1]

@Mahaloth

Is it their accents?

BINGO!

British accents are coming! US parents worry over Peppa Pig influence

That went on a bit longer than I expected.

[Biotop]

@Go_Arachnid_Laser

BINGO!

British accents are coming! US parents worry over Peppa Pig influence

That went on a bit longer than I expected.

You never know. Thanks for the puzzle.

[Peter_Morris]

I’ve got one, can I ask it?

[Biotop]

@Peter_Morris

I’ve got one, can I ask it?

Go for it!

[Chronos]

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.

[Peter_Morris]

His coughing was a crime. Why?

[Mahaloth]

@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)

[Peter_Morris]

@Mahaloth

(thinking of the millionaire scandal)

me too. That didn’t take long.

[Mahaloth]

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?
**

[Peter_Morris]

Was this professional sports?

[Personal]

Was Roger an accountant?
Did Roger have a sporting hobby?

[Chronos]

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?

[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?

[Mahaloth]

@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

[Go_Arachnid_Laser_1]

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.

[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?

[Knowed_Out]

Or it could be Roger Moore as James Bond in For Your Eyes Only.

[Mahaloth]

@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.