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Roy42
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Out the window
« on: Jul 17th, 2006, 6:27pm » |
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As a man jumps out of a window, he hears the telephone ring and regrets having jumped.
Why?
P.S i think this is very similar to the suicide puzzle but i only think it because the answer was never given.
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Re: Out the window
« Reply #1 on: Jul 18th, 2006, 12:53am » |
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He is obsessive compulsive about answering ringing phones?
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Re: Out the window
« Reply #2 on: Jul 18th, 2006, 12:58am » |
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nope,
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Re: Out the window
« Reply #3 on: Jul 18th, 2006, 12:58am » |
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Damn post-apocalypse telemarketers!!!!
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Re: Out the window
« Reply #4 on: Jul 18th, 2006, 1:01am » |
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It wasn't post apocalypse but it was post a major event in history.
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Re: Out the window
« Reply #5 on: Jul 18th, 2006, 1:02am » |
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Probably a woman who said she'd never speak to him again. If that's the case, get out the whip.
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Re: Out the window
« Reply #6 on: Jul 18th, 2006, 1:04am » |
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nope
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Re: Out the window
« Reply #7 on: Jul 18th, 2006, 1:05am » |
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How about post-nuclear war? He thought he was the only man alive, and was lonely so he decided to kill himself.
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Re: Out the window
« Reply #8 on: Jul 18th, 2006, 1:13am » |
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oooohhhh..... so close! what other events in history had large masses of people killed/taken away from home.
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Re: Out the window
« Reply #9 on: Jul 18th, 2006, 3:16am » |
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Well, the Holocaust comes to mind.
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Re: Out the window
« Reply #10 on: Jul 18th, 2006, 3:21am » |
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YES! it was post holocaust and he thought he was the last man on earth. thus he didn't want to go through life alone and jumped out the window as the phone ringed.
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Re: Out the window
« Reply #11 on: Jul 18th, 2006, 4:07am » |
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I really can't believe anyone could think they were the last person on earth after the holocaust. At worst they might think they're the last of their family, but simply hearing the phone ring wouldn't change that thought.
Are you sure the answer isn't nuclear holocaust? (i.e. the aforementioned nuclear war/ post-apocalyptic scenario, but in different words)
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Re: Out the window
« Reply #12 on: Jul 18th, 2006, 4:48pm » |
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Maybe, i googled for riddles, so i might have to check back, but either way, Puffster got it.
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Re: Out the window
« Reply #13 on: Jul 18th, 2006, 4:54pm » |
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Here is the answer according to the site:
This is a post-holocaust scenario of some kind; for whatever reason, the man believes himself to be the last human on Earth. He doesn't want to live by himself, so he jumps -- but when he hears the telephone ring, he realizes he's not the last human on Earth after all.
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Re: Out the window
« Reply #14 on: Jul 18th, 2006, 5:22pm » |
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on Jul 17th, 2006, 6:27pm, Roy wrote:P.S i think this is very similar to the suicide puzzle but i only think it because the answer was never given.
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If you check that thread a little more carefully, you will see that this is the same riddle, the answer was given, and it was declared correct by maryl or kitty (whichever one it was who posted it).
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Re: Out the window
« Reply #15 on: Jul 18th, 2006, 5:36pm » |
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Yep, thats my problem, livin' in the fast lane, cutting corners. but have you looked at my thought of what the answer was? it's pretty imaginative!
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Re: Out the window
« Reply #16 on: Aug 10th, 2006, 4:10pm » |
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Although it could have been an automated message offering life insurance at a SPECTACULARLY low price
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Re: Out the window
« Reply #17 on: Aug 10th, 2006, 7:04pm » |
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Or asking for a donation of only $19.99 per month to benefit starving butterflies in Antartica.
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