# Three Minute Mysteries, or How Come? Chapter III **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 30, 2000, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-or-how-come-chapter-iii/15322 "2000-03-30T19:00:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2000, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-or-how-come-chapter-iii/15322/1 "2000-03-31T06:39:00Z")
Wow. I should have sent in those incorporation papers and charged a licensing fee! 🙂 I am pleased that everyone is in the 3MM spirit… And with my proposal team gone for the day… Here’s one: Joe was on his way home from work, getting an early start on Happy Hour. He had one hand on the wheel and the other on a flask of Jim Beam when he went through the red light. A cop saw it happen and caught up to Jim on the side of the road… just as thousands of people in town checked their radios. How come? ---
**Author:** ![Thirsty4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Thirsty4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thirsty4)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2000, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-or-how-come-chapter-iii/15322/2 "2000-03-31T06:44:00Z")
Was Joe a DJ? * * * “You CAN’T be evil. 'Cos no matter how many ‘bad’ things you do on purpose, you MUST be doing it because you think it’s the right thing to do.” ---
**Author:** ![Random](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2000, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-or-how-come-chapter-iii/15322/3 "2000-03-31T06:44:00Z")
Did he collide with the radio tower? ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2000, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-or-how-come-chapter-iii/15322/4 "2000-03-31T06:50:00Z")
Random… I need to work on this puzzle. YES - he collided with the radio tower. Unfortunately, I had a whole back-story worked out. Joe is a pilot, and was flying a plane, which went “through the red light” that flashes at the top of the tower. I need to rewrite this one. But good job! One cigar for you. Another? Seven men proceeded down the country path. When it began to rain, six of the men started to run in an effort to stay dry while the seventh couldn’t be bothered. Ironically, the six men get soaked while the seventh stays dry, even though they all reach their destination at the same time. How come? ---
**Author:** ![aschrott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aca169/32.png) [@aschrott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aschrott)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2000, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-or-how-come-chapter-iii/15322/5 "2000-03-31T06:50:00Z")
was Joe driving a car when this happened? was Joe actually drinking from the flask? ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2000, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-or-how-come-chapter-iii/15322/6 "2000-03-31T06:50:00Z")
Was his hand on his car’s steering wheel? ---
**Author:** ![aschrott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aca169/32.png) [@aschrott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aschrott)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2000, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-or-how-come-chapter-iii/15322/7 "2000-03-31T06:52:00Z")
did the seventh man have an umbrella? ---
**Author:** ![Minxsmom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@Minxsmom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minxsmom)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2000, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-or-how-come-chapter-iii/15322/8 "2000-03-31T06:52:00Z")
The seventh man had an umbrella? ---
**Author:** ![Flypsyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2000, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-or-how-come-chapter-iii/15322/9 "2000-03-31T06:52:00Z")
The seventh man is in a coffin. The others are pallbearers. Dammit, I hope they’re this easy on Monday, Bricker. * * * Battles are won in nuance. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2000, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-or-how-come-chapter-iii/15322/10 "2000-03-31T06:53:00Z")
Did the seventh man have an umbrella? Was he already under some kind of cover, and almost there, when it began to rain? ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2000, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-or-how-come-chapter-iii/15322/11 "2000-03-31T06:54:00Z")
Flypsyde says: The seventh man is in a coffin. The others are pallbearers. Dammit, I hope they’re this easy on Monday, Bricker. _sigh_ Flypsyde, I’m just getting rid of the easy ones now. 🙂 Very good. The seventh man did not have an umbrella, but being in his coffin kept him dry, while his pallbearers got wet. Another? Gwen was found dead in her secluded mountain home, killed by a jealous lover. A small piece of glass was instrumental in her death, yet that glass is miles away by the time she dies. How come? ---
**Author:** ![Random](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2000, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-or-how-come-chapter-iii/15322/12 "2000-03-31T06:58:00Z")
Was the glass a lens on any kind? ---
**Author:** ![Flypsyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2000, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-or-how-come-chapter-iii/15322/13 "2000-03-31T06:58:00Z")
Was she poisoned? ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2000, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-or-how-come-chapter-iii/15322/14 "2000-03-31T06:59:00Z")
Random asks: Was the glass a lens on any kind? NO Flypsyde asks: Was she poisoned? NO ---
**Author:** ![Random](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2000, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-or-how-come-chapter-iii/15322/15 "2000-03-31T06:59:00Z")
\*\* of \*\* any kind. ---
**Author:** ![aschrott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aca169/32.png) [@aschrott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aschrott)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2000, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-or-how-come-chapter-iii/15322/16 "2000-03-30T19:00:00Z")
was the lover present when she died? was this a shard of glass? a small glass “item”? ---
**Author:** ![Random](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2000, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-or-how-come-chapter-iii/15322/17 "2000-03-30T19:00:00Z")
Was the glass ever in the victim’s chalet? ---
**Author:** ![Thirsty4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Thirsty4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thirsty4)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2000, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-or-how-come-chapter-iii/15322/18 "2000-03-30T19:00:00Z")
Was the glass inside of Gwen at one time? * * * “You CAN’T be evil. 'Cos no matter how many ‘bad’ things you do on purpose, you MUST be doing it because you think it’s the right thing to do.” ---
**Author:** ![Flypsyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2000, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-or-how-come-chapter-iii/15322/19 "2000-03-30T19:01:00Z")
Were there any cuts on Gwen’s body? ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2000, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-or-how-come-chapter-iii/15322/20 "2000-03-30T19:02:00Z")
aschrott asks: was the lover present when she died? NO was this a shard of glass? NO a small glass “item”? YES Random asks: Was the glass ever in the victim’s chalet? YES Thirsty4 asks: Was the glass inside of Gwen at one time? NO [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-or-how-come-chapter-iii/15322.md?page=2)