# Lateral Thinking Puzzles - third time is best! **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 18, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214 "2023-07-18T13:39:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 81
**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, 2024, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1601 "2024-01-12T13:58:47Z")
Does it matter which bathroom it is (men/women/unisex)? If it does matter, is it the men’s room? Women’s? Unisex? Would there be different dolls in different bathrooms? ---
**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, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1602 "2024-01-12T14:04:12Z")
reply to Chronos: Does it matter which bathroom it is (men/women/unisex)? No If it does matter, is it the men’s room? Women’s? Unisex? Would there be different dolls in different bathrooms? No ---
**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:** [January 12, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1603 "2024-01-12T14:08:52Z")
Is there just one single doll? One per bathroom? Is it in the men’s room? The ladies’ room? Both? Is it inside the room? Outside? Hanging on the door? ---
**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, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1604 "2024-01-12T14:14:53Z")
reply to Peter\_Morris: Is there just one single doll? Yes. One per bathroom? I doubt it. But I didn’t go in the ladies room to check. I only know of this one doll. Is it in the men’s room? The ladies’ room? Both? See above. Is it inside the room? Outside? Hanging on the door? This one was just dangling below the diaper station in the men’s room. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1605 "2024-01-12T14:20:38Z")
Is it there to practise diaper changing on? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1606 "2024-01-12T14:23:27Z")
Is it there because some child lost it and they have left it attached to the changing station in case the family comes back for 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:** [January 12, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1607 "2024-01-12T14:27:15Z")
reply to Gyrate: Is it there because some child lost it and they have left it attached to the changing station in case the family comes back for it? 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:** [January 12, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1608 "2024-01-12T14:30:15Z")
Is the doll actually a container of some sort? I’ve seen some dolls with a zipper on the back, so they can hold small things like plastic bags or wipes. ---
**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, 2024, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1609 "2024-01-12T14:35:39Z")
reply to Chronos: Is the doll actually a container of some sort? I’ve seen some dolls with a zipper on the back, so they can hold small things like plastic bags or wipes. No. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1610 "2024-01-12T14:52:58Z")
Is the doll to shame people who use the changing table for other purposes? ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1611 "2024-01-12T15:13:45Z")
I notice you didn’t reply to **Fiendish\_Astronaut** ’s question ^ > [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](#): > > Is it there to practise diaper changing on? Is the grocery store relevant … ie, might there be a similar doll in a - eg - restaurant bathroom ? Also … does the doll have pins stuck in it for use by diaper changers ? (Do you still need pins ? I’ve never done this !) ---
**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, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1612 "2024-01-12T15:27:07Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Is the doll to shame people who use the changing table for other purposes? 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, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1613 "2024-01-12T15:31:18Z")
reply to pjd: Is the grocery store relevant … ie, might there be a similar doll in a - eg - restaurant bathroom ? Not grocery store specific. It could be, under certain conditions, any public restroom with a diaper station. Also … does the doll have pins stuck in it for use by diaper changers ? No. Also not for voodoo. 😉 No pins. (Do you still need pins ? I’ve never done this ! Do not ask me. I don’t have kids. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1614 "2024-01-12T15:43:12Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > (Do you still need pins ? I’ve never done this ! Do not ask me. I don’t have kids. I guess if you use cloth diapers you need to secure them some way. I used disposable diapers that tape closed. I do have a voodoo doll from a voodoo shop in New Orleans. I’ve never used it, though. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1615 "2024-01-12T15:48:25Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I do have a voodoo doll from a voodoo shop in New Orleans. I’ve never used it, though. Go on ! Do us all a favour !! You know you want to ! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1616 "2024-01-12T15:50:36Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > You know you want to ! It would be Twilight Zone level craziness if it worked. I paid $5 extra to have a voodoo priestess bless the doll (she was cute). ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1617 "2024-01-12T16:15:23Z")
Do you grab the doll and pull down to turn on the ceiling light? ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1618 "2024-01-12T17:12:13Z")
Still no reply to my question 😢 ---
**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, 2024, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1619 "2024-01-12T18:02:53Z")
> [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](#): > > changing No. Sorry I missed 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:** [January 12, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1620 "2024-01-12T18:03:44Z")
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