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(Message started by: flamingdragon on Dec 11^th, 2006, 1:57pm)

Title: A Rich Man's Son Was Kidnapped!
Post by flamingdragon on Dec 11^th, 2006, 1:57pm

A rich man's son was kidnapped. The ransom note told him to bring a valuable diamond to a phone booth in the middle of a public park. Plainclothes police officers surrounded the park, intending to follow the criminal or his messenger. The rich man arrived at the phone booth and followed instructions but the police were powerless to prevent the diamond from leaving the park and reaching the crafty villain. What did he do?

I have no idea what the answer is. :-/

I guessed:

He sucked the diamond out of the telephone.

The telephone launched into the air propelled by rockets and went to where the criminal was.

The criminal uses the power of his mind to lift the telephone booth into the air and out of the park.

But none were correct.

The person who gave me the riddle said it was a true story.

Title: Re: A Rich Man's Son Was Kidnapped!
Post by Bamaboys on Dec 11^th, 2006, 2:09pm

[hideb] The man sent a trained pigeon ( or other bird) to retrieve the diamond. [/hideb]

Title: Re: A Rich Man's Son Was Kidnapped!
Post by koonie32 on Dec 11^th, 2006, 2:13pm

^Lol uh....

Anyhow my guess is that the rich man is on it too...

Title: Re: A Rich Man's Son Was Kidnapped!
Post by flamingdragon on Dec 11^th, 2006, 2:15pm

on 12/11/06 at 14:13:18, koonie32 wrote:

^Lol uh....

Bamaboys just IM'd me and he seems pretty confident that that is the right answer. :-/
I'll check.

Title: Re: A Rich Man's Son Was Kidnapped!
Post by flamingdragon on Dec 11^th, 2006, 2:20pm

He is indeed right, although I lol'd at it when I read it too.

Title: Re: A Rich Man's Son Was Kidnapped!
Post by Iceman on Dec 11^th, 2006, 4:23pm

Only raven knows the answer. ;D

Title: Re: A Rich Man's Son Was Kidnapped!
Post by flamingdragon on Dec 11^th, 2006, 4:24pm

Thats a great hint, if u had posted it b4 we had the answer. ::)

Title: Re: A Rich Man's Son Was Kidnapped!
Post by Iceman on Dec 11^th, 2006, 4:59pm

I am a great riddler. Am I not?? 8) ::)

Title: Re: A Rich Man's Son Was Kidnapped!
Post by flamingdragon on Dec 11^th, 2006, 5:41pm

Hmm, well you are an UBERPUZZLER. ;D

Title: Re: A Rich Man's Son Was Kidnapped!
Post by jollytall on Dec 11^th, 2006, 11:22pm

~~Have you seen the movie Die Hard?~~

As the other thread link below pointed out, it was actually Speed.

Title: Re: A Rich Man's Son Was Kidnapped!
Post by BNC on Dec 12^th, 2006, 4:38am

also... (http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=riddles_easy;action=display;num=1044025630;start=0#0)

Title: Re: A Rich Man's Son Was Kidnapped!
Post by flamingdragon on Dec 12^th, 2006, 3:43pm

Well why didnt u say so earlier?

Title: Re: A Rich Man's Son Was Kidnapped!
Post by BNC on Dec 12^th, 2006, 11:43pm

on 12/12/06 at 15:43:06, flamingdragon wrote:

Well why didnt u say so earlier?

I didn't see it before ::)

Title: Re: A Rich Man's Son Was Kidnapped!
Post by flamingdragon on Dec 13^th, 2006, 7:00am

Fine. :P