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(Message started by: alien2 on Oct 2nd, 2010, 4:09pm)
Title: Umbrella
Post by alien2 on Oct 2nd, 2010, 4:09pm
It was early morning. Frank was alone in his flat, preparing to go to work. There was an important meeting and he couldn’t afford to miss it. It was pouring outside and he got soaked on the way to work. There was an umbrella in working order in his flat but he didn’t take it. Why not?
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by pex on Oct 3rd, 2010, 12:29am

on 10/02/10 at 16:09:09, alien2 wrote:
It was early morning. Frank was alone in his flat, preparing to go to work. There was an important meeting and he couldn’t afford to miss it. It was pouring outside and he got soaked on the way to work. There was an umbrella in working order in his flat but he didn’t take it. Why not?

Because he couldn't find it in time. A man living alone...
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by alien2 on Oct 3rd, 2010, 1:13am
No. He always puts the umbrella in umbrella stand near the entrance door.
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by gotit on Oct 3rd, 2010, 3:32am
[hide]It started raining after he left for work.[/hide]

OR

[hide]He knew he would be late and wanted to earn the sympathy of his boss. So he decided to soak himself.[/hide]

OR

[hide]He worked in an umbrella manufacturing company and the umbrella he had was one from it's biggest competetor.[/hide]
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by icecoldcelt on Oct 6th, 2010, 8:53am
[hide]He parks his car in a covered garage at home and at work, but he locked his keys in the house when he left to get in his car.[/hide]

Or

[hide]He drives a motor scooter.[/hide]
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by alien2 on Oct 7th, 2010, 7:40am
Fine guesses but this time I’m looking for intended answer only.
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by JiNbOtAk on Oct 8th, 2010, 12:29am
It's raining men...  ;D

Anyway..[hide]maybe he left the umbrella for the girl he slept with last night, so she won't have excuse for hanging around in his apartment longer than necessary. [/hide]
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by gotit on Oct 8th, 2010, 4:23am
[hide]He lost both his hands in an accident recently[/hide]
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by alien2 on Oct 13th, 2010, 5:54am
I guess the way the riddle is worded it can have several answers. I’m still looking for the intended answer though.
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by JiNbOtAk on Oct 14th, 2010, 4:30am
[hide]He decided to use a raincoat. He didn't notice the holes in it, till it's too late.[/hide]

OR

[hide]One hand for briefcase, the other for that double espresso his boss ordered. No extra hand for umbrella..[/hide]
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by Grimbal on Oct 15th, 2010, 6:16am
There was too much wind for an umbrella.

There was a serious thunderstorm, too dangerous to wear a metal sharp-pointed object around.

Frank is a diver.  The meeting is at an underwater pipeline construction project.

Frank is a swimmer.  The meeting is an international swimming contest.

It was not only pouring.  The whole area was flooded.  He swam to work.

Frank had a perfectly waterproof Scottish raincoat.  But he ran and was soaked in sweat.

Frank didn't expect to be exposed to the rain.  His car is in the underground garage.  Unfortunately, the garage was flooded.  When Frank took the elevator down, it opened on a wall of water.  Frank luckily could escape.

Frank is meeting his apartment owner.  He has to complain about the holes in the roof.  At the time we are speaking, water is dripping in his apartment.  His PC would be dead if he didn't cover it with an umbrella every time it rains.
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by alien2 on Oct 16th, 2010, 11:53am
Some answers are just fine. No intended answer yet.
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by gotit on Oct 17th, 2010, 2:26am
[hide]It was his kid's umbrella, too small to protect him.[/hide]
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by alien2 on Oct 17th, 2010, 7:54am
I don’t think there are [hide]umbrellas for kids[/hide]. Are there? :P
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by towr on Oct 17th, 2010, 9:56am
Yes, there are (http://www.google.com/images?q=children%27s+umbrella).
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by alien2 on Oct 17th, 2010, 11:05am
Live and learn.
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by gotit on Oct 25th, 2010, 2:19am
The umbrella was actually a [hide]parasol[/hide]

OR

[hide]He knew that his enemy had hired a shooter to kill him. He was afraid that his multicolored umbrella would help the killer spot him in the crowd.[/hide]
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by alien2 on Oct 25th, 2010, 6:00am
Nope.
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by pex on Oct 25th, 2010, 6:12am
[hide]Frank bought the umbrella as a gift for someone he'll be meeting that night. It wouldn't be kind to soak it beforehand.[/hide]
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by Grimbal on Oct 25th, 2010, 7:59am
Maybe he just forgot.
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by alien2 on Oct 25th, 2010, 8:07am
No to both.
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by gotit on Nov 4th, 2010, 5:41am

on 10/02/10 at 16:09:09, alien2 wrote:
It was pouring outside and he got soaked on the way to work.



Pouring (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pouring) does not necessarily mean raining.
Soaked (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/soaked) does not necessarily mean getting wet.

So it could mean that there was a free sale of beer and he got drunk.  ;D
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by alien2 on Nov 4th, 2010, 7:14am
Nice try. ;)
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by mikeseo on Nov 4th, 2010, 8:08am
he had a leaky roof and was using it to protect valuables incase the rain go worse?
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by alien2 on Nov 4th, 2010, 10:02am
Nope. Not a bad guess though.
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by icecoldcelt on Nov 4th, 2010, 11:14am
He was more concerned about getting out of his burning flat.
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by alien2 on Nov 4th, 2010, 3:04pm
Nah. :P
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by Grimbal on Nov 8th, 2010, 10:03am
Umbrella is his other horse.  But he prefers to go to work on Friday.
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by pex on Nov 8th, 2010, 12:23pm
A couple of friends visited him the night before. As a practical joke, they glued the umbrella to the umbrella stand.

[edit] don't combine this with Grimbal's answer [/edit]
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by Noke Lieu on Nov 8th, 2010, 4:03pm

on 11/08/10 at 10:03:32, Grimbal wrote:
Umbrella is his other horse.  But he prefers to go to work on Friday.


*grin*
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by cheesepuff on Nov 10th, 2010, 7:45pm
Harder to sprint when you're holding onto an umbrella, especially if it's windy.

It wasn't his umbrella. It was his girlfriend's/wife's/roommate's/dog's umbrella, and he felt bad taking it. He knew that his girlfriend/wife/roommate/dog would be going out later too, and he left it so they could use it. Or he lost the right to use it for that day in a game of rock-paper-scissors.
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by gotit on Nov 12th, 2010, 12:15am
As per office rules, the umbrella had to be deposited with the security person. As it was raining heavily, he knew that there would be a long queue of people waiting to do so. And he did not want to wait as he would then be late for the meeting.
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by Grimbal on Nov 12th, 2010, 10:00am
Maybe he was absent-minded.

or

Frank didn't notice the rain before taking the elevator down.  Being small, without his umbrella, he couldn't drive the elevator up again.  He would have had to go up by the stairs.  But there was no more time to run up.  So he decided to get wet instead.

or

He didn't want the umbrella to get wet.  Maybe one of these japanese paper umbrellas.
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by Ajax on Jan 2nd, 2011, 8:10am
He had a CD single

ela-ela-e-e
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by JiNbOtAk on Jan 12th, 2011, 2:37am

on 01/02/11 at 08:10:54, Ajax wrote:
He had a CD single

ela-ela-e-e


Rihanna, Mandy or Gwyneth ?
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by Ajax on Jan 20th, 2011, 7:42pm
Actually you should take a look at Manic Street Preachers' version
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by Xaja on Feb 17th, 2011, 6:12am
He made himself a coffee, put it in the thermos and went to his garage, entered the car and would drive to his underground office parking, thus getting to the meeting room slick and dry. However, he slipped the coffee and poured all the liquid on his pants!
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by Grimbal on Jun 24th, 2011, 10:05am
He was using a bicycle?

Any hint?
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by alien2 on Jun 24th, 2011, 12:23pm
The answer is kind of stupid. He had [hide]two flats and the umbrella was in his other flat[/hide]. Some of the other answers are pretty good.
Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by Grimbal on Jun 27th, 2011, 1:05am
Aaaahhhhhhhhh.  Indeed.


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