Three Minute Mysteries Part III

Okay, dead, standing, newspaper-wrapped chunk of something indirectly the cause of death. Right so far?

Was a fish wrapped in the newspaper?
Yes.
If so, was it alive?
No.
Did it eat him? (ala piranha)
No.
Was the man Superman, and was the package Kryptonite?
No.
Did Swimmingriddles just get another cigar?
No.

Is the fact that he’s standing relevant?

Did the fish have some kind of disease that caused the man to die?

Was it a pufferfish?

Was the fish poisonous?

Did the man have any allergies?

What kind of fish is it?


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Was it a Scorpian fish?

The man was allergic to that type of fish, and broke the windows flailing around for air?


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Were there any holes/openings in the newspaper?

Is the fact that he’s standing relevant?
No.
Did the fish have some kind of disease that caused the man to die?
No.
Was it a pufferfish?
No.
Was the fish poisonous?
No.
Did the man have any allergies?
No.
What kind of fish is it?
Species is irrelevant.

Hmm.

The man was eating fish and chips, choked, and broke the windows flailing his arms?


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Was the man killed by a roving group of PETA supporters that wanted to liberate the fish?

Ohh, good one.
Was the fish Raw?
~cooked?
Was the man eating the fish?
Did the man buy the fish?
Did the man bring the fish into the phone booth with him?
Did the fish kill the man?


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Did the man break the windows himself while dying in order to escape?

~ in order to get air?

Are the broken windows an essential part of the equation?

Did the broken windows have anything to do with the death?

Is the man bloody?

Could the man have died the same way in another confined area (say an elevator)?

Whoa Nellie! Not so fast! My lunch break is almost over and I have idiots at work trying to bother me.

Is the fact that he’s standing relevant?
No.
Did the fish have some kind of disease that caused the man to die?
No.
Was the fish poisonous?
No.
Did the man have any allergies?
No.
What kind of fish is it?
Species is irrelevant.
Were there any holes/openings in the newspaper?
No.
The man was eating fish and chips, choked, and broke the windows flailing his arms?
No.
Was the man killed by a roving group of PETA supporters that wanted to liberate the fish?
No.
Was the fish Raw?
Yes.
Was the man eating the fish?
No.
Did the man buy the fish?
No.
Did the man bring the fish into the phone booth with him?
Yes.
Did the fish kill the man?
No.

Did the man break the windows himself while dying in order to escape?
No.
~ in order to get air?
No.
Are the broken windows an essential part of the equation?
Yes.
Did the broken windows have anything to do with the death?
Yes.
Is the man bloody?
Yes.

Do you realize that if you’ve left and don’t keep playing this game until someone solves it, my entire afternoon is shot? :slight_smile:

Was there a phone call involved before the man died?

If so, did it have something to do with the fish?