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alien2
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Benny is in topnotch health and he doesn't have a death whish, but he is waiting for the train lying down. Why?
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Re: Benny
« Reply #1 on: Jun 22nd, 2007, 10:44am » |
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Maybe he's just tired, or is more comfortable lying down. You never said he was lying on the tracks, so I am assuming he's waiting for the train on the platform. Therefore, lying down is not very bizarre at all. 
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Re: Benny
« Reply #2 on: Jun 22nd, 2007, 10:46am » |
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He isn't tired.
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Re: Benny
« Reply #3 on: Jun 22nd, 2007, 11:40am » |
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The train is his dog's (or other pet's) name and Benny is playing with it. He is waiting for the dog to lie down, not himself.
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Re: Benny
« Reply #4 on: Jun 22nd, 2007, 12:17pm » |
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Is he lying on train tracks? If not, I don't understand the riddle.
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Re: Benny
« Reply #5 on: Jun 22nd, 2007, 12:58pm » |
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I said that he wasn't tired. So why would he be lying down if he wasn't tired? And when you are waiting for the train, you are usually waiting at the station, certainly not lying in your bed at home.
on Jun 22nd, 2007, 11:40am, fatball wrote:| The train is his dog's (or other pet's) name and Benny is playing with it. He is waiting for the dog to lie down, not himself. |
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Nah.
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Re: Benny
« Reply #6 on: Jun 22nd, 2007, 1:58pm » |
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Is he inside the train, perhaps waiting for the train to reach his stop?
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Re: Benny
« Reply #7 on: Jun 22nd, 2007, 2:14pm » |
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on Jun 22nd, 2007, 1:58pm, FiBsTeR wrote:
No.
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Re: Benny
« Reply #8 on: Jun 22nd, 2007, 2:18pm » |
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Let's get the obvious out of the way:
Is Benny human? If yes, man or woman? If no, a plant/domesticated animal/wild animal?
Is the train carrying passengers or just cargo, or maybe it's just a model train not carrying anything?
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Re: Benny
« Reply #9 on: Jun 22nd, 2007, 2:19pm » |
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Maybe Benny is lazy like me and lies down when he should be sitting  ...
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Re: Benny
« Reply #10 on: Jun 22nd, 2007, 2:26pm » |
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So he's not lying down on train tracks. He is lying down, waiting for the train. Maybe he wants to put an ear to the ground to see if he can hear the train approaching, since he saw a documentary on Native American tactics the previous night.
Maybe the train is going to be a long time, and there are no open seats, so he doesn't want to stand waiting for it, so he lies down.
Personally, if I saw someone lying down at a station waiting for a train, I would not be very shocked or surprised.
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Re: Benny
« Reply #11 on: Jun 22nd, 2007, 5:58pm » |
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Is this similar somewhat to the train riddle (a man steps on a train, a woman in a white dress yells get off!)  If no, you don't have to be tired or in your bed to be lying down, you could just want to relax.
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Re: Benny
« Reply #12 on: Jun 22nd, 2007, 6:05pm » |
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A bit off topic, but Roy, next time leave the text color standard, please.
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Re: Benny
« Reply #13 on: Jun 22nd, 2007, 6:24pm » |
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You got it
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Re: Benny
« Reply #14 on: Jun 23rd, 2007, 6:08am » |
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on Jun 22nd, 2007, 2:18pm, FiBsTeR wrote:
Yes.
on Jun 22nd, 2007, 2:18pm, FiBsTeR wrote:| Is the train carrying passengers or just cargo, or maybe it's just a model train not carrying anything? |
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That is pretty much unimportant.
on Jun 22nd, 2007, 2:19pm, Sameer wrote:| Maybe Benny is lazy like me and lies down when he should be sitting ... |
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He is not lazy.
on Jun 22nd, 2007, 2:26pm, Archae wrote:| So he's not lying down on train tracks. He is lying down, waiting for the train. Maybe he wants to put an ear to the ground to see if he can hear the train approaching, since he saw a documentary on Native American tactics the previous night. |
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Good idea, but that is not the case here.
on Jun 22nd, 2007, 5:58pm, Roy wrote:| Is this similar somewhat to the train riddle (a man steps on a train, a woman in a white dress yells get off!) If no, you don't have to be tired or in your bed to be lying down, you could just want to relax. |
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Nope. Regardless, Benny isn't tired, and when you lie down like that, you might fall to sleep and miss the train.
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Re: Benny
« Reply #15 on: Jun 23rd, 2007, 6:26am » |
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Is he waiting at a station? And is he lying down of his own volition?
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Re: Benny
« Reply #16 on: Jun 23rd, 2007, 6:48am » |
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on Jun 23rd, 2007, 6:26am, Archae wrote:| Is he waiting at a station? |
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No.
on Jun 23rd, 2007, 6:26am, Archae wrote:| And is he lying down of his own volition? |
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Yes.
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Re: Benny
« Reply #17 on: Jun 23rd, 2007, 7:02am » |
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Is he a train robber, lying in the bushes off to the side of the tracks waiting for the train?
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Re: Benny
« Reply #18 on: Jun 23rd, 2007, 7:05am » |
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Nope. He doesn't rob trains.
I'll repeat again just to be on the safe side: Benny isn't tired or lazy and he is lying down of his own volition.
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Re: Benny
« Reply #19 on: Jun 23rd, 2007, 7:08am » |
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I guess this riddle is turned out to be the riddle when you ask yes or no questions. So spank my butt and call me crazy. 
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Re: Benny
« Reply #20 on: Jun 23rd, 2007, 7:19am » |
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Sorry, I meant to be proposing that last scenario as a solution: that he was a train robber lying in wait (not because he was tired or lazy, but to hide himself). It wasn't meant to be a yes or no question. I guess I should just put periods after my guesses.
You're crazy Iceman. (Sorry, not going to spank your butt.)
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Re: Benny
« Reply #21 on: Jun 23rd, 2007, 7:33am » |
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Is this during a time of war?
Is Benny playing a game?
Is Benny with a family member/friend that is reason why Benny wants to lie down?
It's during war, and Benny doesn't want to get shot while waiting for his extraction.
Benny is playing hide-and-go-seek with a friend/family member while waiting for the train and wants to avoid detection.
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Re: Benny
« Reply #22 on: Jun 23rd, 2007, 7:39am » |
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on Jun 23rd, 2007, 7:33am, FiBsTeR wrote:| Is this during a time of war? |
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That is not very important, but let's say yes just to be on the safe side.
on Jun 23rd, 2007, 7:33am, FiBsTeR wrote:
Is Benny playing a game?[/s]
A game? No.
[quote author=FiBsTeR link=board=riddles_whathappened;num=1182533267;start=0#21 date=06/23/07 at 07:33:10]
Benny is playing hide-and-go-seek with a friend/family member while waiting for the train and wants to avoid detection. |
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No friends or relation here.
on Jun 23rd, 2007, 7:19am, Archae wrote:
Thanks!
on Jun 23rd, 2007, 7:19am, Archae wrote:| Sorry, not going to spank your butt. |
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I'll get you!  
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Re: Benny
« Reply #23 on: Jun 23rd, 2007, 10:34am » |
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he is laying down because he is hiding since he does NOT want to go on one of those trains that brings prisoners to the death camps or jails
he is laying down because he does not want to be caught while waiting to stow away onto the train
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alien2
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Re: Benny
« Reply #24 on: Jun 23rd, 2007, 10:36am » |
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That's not it either.
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