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Answer: The third, the lions already starved to death
Answer: The poison was in the ice
Answer: She shot her husband with a camera and then developed the picture
Answer: There is no mail on Sundays
*Photo Credit: Arno Gourdol (Creative Commons)
otakucode
The 'shot her husband' one is an unfair use of language. Like people claiming kids playing games are 'murdering people' to make it sound bad
whatisapple
apparently it's illegal to get the mail from your mailbox on sunday, if you forgot to get it on saturday.
R1995
To the last one. The butler is suspicious too as butler do not clean cupboards that's the job of the maids. Butlers are heads of staff.
drummsonguitar
her husband is an immortal fish.
BifuriousPanda
Thoughts from a divergent thinker: 1) Sure. Also, assassins aren't explicitly contracted to kill you. 2) if ingestible, (1/Many)
BifuriousPanda
5 drinks could exceed the value so much, the stomach rejects it. She vomits, and is fine. 3) Shoots him in the toe, Killing zombie bite(2/?)
BifuriousPanda
then immerses it in water to help clean the surrounding area. It's a toe bleed, he has five minutes. 4) Yeah, that's good. (3/?)
bryce777
I read the second one like it was a long island iced tea. I thought the first girl survived because she threw up from drinking so much.
TheFilmLife
I like this answer way better. I don't even get how if "poison in the ice" makes more iced tea safer. Ice stills melts in the drink, right??
tarataqa
"developed the picture"? WHATYEARISIT.JPG
CivilRationality
A Wife, Butler, Gardener, Maid and a Cook... Easy... He off'd himself because of how much of his money was being wasted.
GodEmperorOfImgur
#3 I guessed Nerf gun battle and then scuba diving.
Grrowl
I thought paintball and then shower together.
gandalfthegraygray
i guessed she tried shooting him with a real gun then drowning him but he was wearing a bulletproof jacket and is good at holding his breath
Rc58
It confused me because I thought these were murder mysteries. There was no murder! Rigged! Rigged I say!
THEAWESOMEUSERNAME
I thought the exact same thing.
ExclusiveGamer
I guessed she shot a film of him diving :x
LearnedCoward
Same here
DescipleOfCthulu
I was thinking camera and taking a shower together.
supradedupra
I've received Amazon packages on a Sunday :dunno:
C8DAGR84SURE
BecUse usps did not deliver it then, Amazon uses delivery services too so fed-ex ups and indepentent companies ect
CodyL95
On #2 it says "All of the drinks were poisoned" so the ice answer wouldn't be correct.
mybrothersmario
the last one can be wrong, you can pay extra for Sunday delivery from some shipping services.
McCasper
It requires immense self-control not to simply look at the answers.
arock133
I covered the answer with my thumb.
NICKSASS
About that....
waytoosad
not really, no.
kipam
I just read them in one go, it didn't even occur to me to try and guess first. Oops
nudityisfun
Just don't scroll down that far.
ChalupaSupremeLeaderSnoke
Hence "self-control"
boneapetite
I am extremely proud of myself that I answered one correctly.
sciencemech
Control which I do not have
iamnoman378
People do that? I can't stop from reading it's instinct.
DoctorSpaceDog
YOu may as well. These aren't designed to be done like this, you're supposed to be able to ask yes or no questions.
HeadWar
Not since the accident.
wmja
last one pretty flimsy evidence not sure it'll fly in court
VoodooPowers
I may need therapy. My answers to number three were that she was either a polygamist or a cannibal. That was the first thing I jumped to.
saigancat
#3 was bullshit since the gallery is called "Murder Riddles"
Aelinsaar
TIL You develop photos with water, and NOT Monomethyl-P-Aminophenol Hemisulfate
GittOffMee
Also, isn't filmed developed and stopped with chemicals? I don't remember (from high school photography class) water being involved?
OriginalWadjet
Well there is the stop bathes. Although that one is bullshit in other ways. You don't develop a picture in 5 minutes come on.
maxsayo
you are right, the film develops on photosensitive in a dark room, after, the developed photo goes through two baths then cleaned and dried
GittOffMee
Cool. Thanks for the info! :)
boomnerd
1. If Im condemned to one of the rooms until I die I'll take the assassins. No thanks to death by starvation.
JTSpy
What have I got in my pocket?
Flyndaran
Your hand. Go ahead, check, and prove me wrong. Aha!
SonOfTheShire
String?!
McBuzzkill
That was pretty exciting
mrxian
The second is wrong - in those five drinks, there would be more ice remaining, but also more ice melted.
mrxian
Also, I've gotten saturdays mail on sunday, so getting mail on sunday is possible.
Randomcomma
(3) Sunday-related restrictions. All in all, the idea is to identify the relevant details and suggest a plausible solution based on them.
Randomcomma
(1) 1. Maybe the poison was at the core of the cubes. 2. That's a bit nitpicky. I get mail every Sunday but the solution still seemed most
Randomcomma
(2) logical because the mere mention that it happened on a Sunday was a strange detail and none of the other alibis seemed likely to have
xpertwizard
there are like ten step between taking a picture and the picture being in water...and what if the maid forgot to check the mail on Saturday?
saikosan
The iced tea one doesn't make sense since the 5th one would be melting too unless she took them out seperately
michijo
I'm going out on a limb here and assuming she didn't order five drinks on arrival, and they weren't prepared at the same time.
CheetoPuf
No Post On Sundays!!!
peachsnapple
http://www.quickmeme.com/img/d1/d16aa17c9a874f05f4aa198d32bff32306acf9ded0da7c099f2af5344c4374df.jpg
wizardboy24
That's exactly what I screamed.
goodguygonebad
The horse's name is Friday
AGoodTimeButABadRoleModel
The lube was poisoned.
MyDogJake
roosters don't lay eggs
PyroAvok
Don't they? No, it's a lady thing, apparently - ask your mum.
MyDogJake
you don't bury the survivors
classiqueP29
+1 for you
LearnedCoward
The doctor was a woman
IfEveryPorkchopWerePerfectWeWouldntHaveHotdogs
There is no dirt in a hole!
MyDogJake
the backpack was a parachute
twentyfourcharacterslong
You're doing it right.
FinGermi
By far the best reply :) thanks for the chuckle
BaddestMotherfuckerInTheValley
goodguygonebad
You're welcome :)
Irishda
Fred's ridin' Fred, Fred's ridin' Fred, ridin' Fred!
IfEveryPorkchopWerePerfectWeWouldntHaveHotdogs
There's no such thing as a mother bull!
StephanieWasTheTrueVillainOfLazyTown
The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell
Maindric
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWFBqiUgspg
goodguygonebad
I laughed at this but the length of the video is worrisome.
LaDorLionne
No its not. His name is Susan and he wants you to respect his life choices
DarthVaderIsBadAndHisAssistantIsAMouse
http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Jonah-Hill-Sick-Reference-Bro-This-Is-The-End.gif
FUNKAPUS
Purple because aliens don't wear hats
MarsorBust
Jet fuel can't melt steel beams
DoPeopleActuallyReadUsernames
Jet fuel can't melt steel memes
dawnzoom
Jet fuel can't melt dank memes
tehbrony5
Steel beams can't melt jet fuel
TetraCyberCat
I know basically all of these riddles that are common. This is why people think I'm good at riddles.
azazyel
What is greater than God, More evil than the devil, The poor have it, The rich don't need it, And if you eat it, you'll die?
DJGray
A soul.
InboxMeYourOwls
Cthulhu!
IamMelonLordeYaYaYa
*The rich need it
APSpoon
"The rich don't need nothing." Fairly amusing in the slang speech versus language sense.
TheCeeMon
i love the circus tent quest in Baldur's Gate!
CardboardPizzas
Nothing
HereForTheDogPosts
McDonald's
APSpoon
Nothing
azazyel
http://imgur.com/kjEnfEC
armeggedonCounselor
When my first is a task to a young girl of spirit, And my second confines her to finish the piece,
armeggedonCounselor
How hard is her fate! but how great is her merit If by taking my whole she effects her release!
Efreeti
Found the Jane Austen reader
LeonardMcBeanDip
Hi spoon! I love you please have my babies!
APSpoon
Now I want bean dip
holomanga
All elements of the empty set.
l8lurker
Not... *ALL HAIL HYPNOTOAD*
thedevil
my penis.
selectallfrompiewheretypeisapple
Why do the poor have your penis? Is it part of some government penis subsidy program?
thedevil
Yes, you've heard of WIC checks? These are DICK checks.
ElementOfConfusion
They give blowjobs on the cheap.
pmaguire13
Money. It's amazing when you have it, it's hard as hell to get enough of it, the poor always have it but not enough, the rich have too much
pmaguire13
Also if you eat enough of it you will die of corse
thescarydude
And what is lamer than that riddle?
SharkLasersTaco
Nothing!!!
eskimowins
Riddle: "The drinks were poisoned". Answer: "The drinks weren't actually poisoned!"
PhiIIipJFry
Also what poison freezes/melt/behaves the same as water so it can mimic ice?
Irishda
And I bet there's not REALLY rooms full of assassins and dead lions they send convicted murderers into!!!!!111
PhiIIipJFry
I have been to those rooms. Maybe you should think about who you're hurting before you disparage veterans, You don't know war,
LearnedCoward
I thought the girl who drank five iced teas just drank so much she threw it all up and didn't get poisoned
amelaine8
me too
eskimowins
Riddle: "She holds him under water". Answer: "She didn't actually hold him under water!"
CandidGamera
Bugs the hell out of me too. Esp. since it could have been worded as "There was poison in every one of the glasses" and it'd be okay.
eskimowins
I actually normally love these, but 2 and 3 in particular are terrible. You simply can't refer to a photograph as 'him', or ice as a 'drink'
Irishda
"Him" is a reference to the subject of the photograph, not the photo itself
someguyonthissite
Furthermore, when poisoned ice melts, it doesn't magically become unpoisoned.
Irishda
When a waiter gives you your beverage, do they say, "Here is your glass of drink" or do they say, "Here is your drink" (1/2)
Irishda
Because drink can be a reference to either the specific liquid or to the entirety, including glass and ice. (2/2)
CandidGamera
Well, technically, the glass isn't part of your order - it goes back after you finish. So the "drink" the waiter brings is just the liquid.
CandidGamera
[Disclaimer: Any sentence I start with "Well, technically..." contains more than the daily recommended amount of pointless dickery.]
Irishda
So the waiter says, "Here is your glass of drink"?
CandidGamera
No, because it's not my glass. It's the restaurant's glass filled with my drink (on faith of later payment), hence, "Here's your drink."
DarthWeasley
In the UK there is mail on Sunday http://imgur.com/cHvzv2s
ScaryBananas
Anyone who reads that is probably a psychotic murderer.
MantisTobagganMD
http://imgur.com/m5HDCnV
MrMineHeads
No... but, POTTER!!!
crayon98
Wow this joke completely died huh
01110101001000000111001000100000011001110110000101111001
We actually have mail on Sundays in the US as well, if it's a package or parcel.
Dizzienoo
The mail is a uk newspaper ... this guy was maling a funny
Ivalicenyan
I get mail on Sunday
waffliez
Amazon delivers mail on sunday now though. You can request it
tarataqa
Amazon also delivers mail now?
waffliez
A package is considered mail.
JosefTheFritzl
Not only that, but the maid may have been sick Saturday and was only able to pick up the mail when she came in Sunday. We just don't know!
krauraurgg
Or she just forgot that there's no mail on Sunday. It usually takes the same amount of time regardless of whether you got anything or not.
Es27
We actually have some Sunday mail now in the US too
Dizzienoo
The mail is a uk newspaper ... this guy was maling a funny
Es27
Yeah, I saw that after I commented and then I secretly hoped that my comment would just get ignored by everyone, but you found it
LilCrackCrumbs
It's actually only amazon packages that get delivered on Sunday, it was part of the deal the USPS made with Amazon. (My dad work for USPS)
LilCrackCrumbs
So technically, you're right because that is "some Sunday mail."
Es27
Right, but it's still USPS delivery
LilCrackCrumbs
Yep, just no personal mail and the office isn't fully staffed, just a few workers depending on the size of the town.
tangybreath
Wait what?! You mean Harry Potter lied to me?!
xyaxis
no it's magical mail ;)
eetsumkaus
it only makes sense that Wizards obey the Christian Sabbath...and observe the birth of Christ...wait hold on
ANewBadlyDrawnReactionImageAsIMakeThem
Nah Harry Potter said there was no "post" on Sunday
tangybreath
Ah, I didn't know there was a difference between mail and post. TIL (And I'm usually fairly good with Brit lingo. Damn)
ANewBadlyDrawnReactionImageAsIMakeThem
I was joking XD but it's the kind of technicality that Dumbledore would use, I bet
Stoneagedudeman
Nope. "Post" are letters and packages. The Mail is a newspaper, those are printed week round.
tangybreath
Ah, then I guess the question is whether this is a US joke. Which I assume since it says butler and not gentlemen's gentlemen (right?) 1
tangybreath
If the joke is American, then if the maid was getting the mail, it means letters and things, which doesn't happen in US or UK on Sunday. 2
tangybreath
Sorry, riddle not joke.
snowwolfisdew
The third one annoys me because you don't just "hold [a photo] under water for five minutes" to develop it. They could have at least said1/2
snowwolfisdew
'She held him under chemicals' or something. Gosh.
LearnedCoward
And it's not him, it's a picture of him
CynicalFish
Yeah but then it's obvious :/ You aren't supposed to be able to easily solve them or else it's no longer a riddle.
VirginiaNotVirgin
To the last one....
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MissElenious
Also, my computer doesn't think Dursley is a word. I may need to break it.
smcs726
Because harry potter!!!
TheLastBillyBumbler
Damn it. I commented with this quote before clicking the blue.
despato
I knew what it was before i clicked it.
archerdude
I dont know wherher or not to be happy that I know what gif this is without even opening it
IAlwaysUpvoteGingerCats
You're my hero.
picklejuices
Cause I am never too drunk Saturday and get that mail on Sunday when I'm less drunk
KahnweyWest
I feel stupid. I said it was the wife because her alibis didn't make sense. How could she call the police when she was sleeping?
mongolmatt
I say wife because it was the only statement with "says" others state "was" meaning wife was the only one without a definitive statement.
suburbanhyena
Only reason I knew it was right
MarcAFK
What if she was out procuring a copy of the daily mail?
WrongUn
I call bullshit https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTkJ-V2QNDwMizrdBGbFPp5hdX7HCtaB8ORsT_mwiEYO0NIiwnQ
nologinneeded
What if no one picked up the mail on Saturday?
picklejuices
Cause I am never too drunk Saturday and get that mail on Sunday when I'm less drunk
Daggaroth
Unless you forgot to go out the previous day to go get the post, in which case Saturdays mail is waiting for you on Sunday
wabitgirl
Precisely my reaction.
Choclamean
RIP
Dolphinsrapedmybaby
this was literally why i was able to get that one
wa27
http://media.giphy.com/media/OzH6rmzrXh1Ty/giphy.gif
doomgerbil
Ty, I was hoping someone posted this one. :D
Thorschickenlemonnoodles
i smelt a harry potter gif as soon as i read that last one. damn you
beardedheathen
Hey man you don't know maybe she forgot to pick it up Friday and Saturday, or she forget there is no mail on Sunday and went to check
EulaliaSaxons
LITERALLY, BECAUSE THIS EXACT THOUGHT WENT THROUGH MY HEAD, THAT LAST ONE IS THE ONLY ONE I GOT RIGHT
DieGrammatikNazi
Ive been thinking about re-watching Harry Potter and now I think I will!
Griffy11
USPS delivers amazon packages on sundays now.
OktoberSunset
Also, how fucking long does it take to pick up a few letters?
yourealawyerharry
It's always the Butler. Probably because he's sleeping with the wife
reflectedsoundofundergroundspirits
Owl owl it.
Jackospade
Maid could've been getting Saturday's mail...I say the gardener because who picks vegetables before breakfast?
Driagan
In often check the mail on Sunday, my mail doesn't come until about 7 or 8 at night, and by that time I don't want to go back out.
pmmeyourtitsforpuns
I also thought Saturday'
pmmeyourtitsforpuns
smail
TheRealHermioneGranger
MY EXACT FIRST THOUGHT
SirFormidio
I knew someone else was gonna beat me to it.
TheBrothority
Guessed the cook. Man was found Sunday morning, assumed he was killed prior to sunrise. I know that fucker wasn't cooking eggs before sun up
ICanChangeMyUsernameWheneverIWantButIDontBecauseIAmGodDamnLazy
I guessed the cook first because "he might have chopped him up for breakfast," but then guessed the butler for "cleaning" the closet.
krauraurgg
How else would you get them sunny side up?
TheBrothority
AlexGalbraith
Same reasoning, but I picked the gardener. Who picks veggies in the dark?
TheBrothority
Cheomesh
I...get post on Sunday. I'm in the US though, so maybe that's unusual?
Amythyst
For the US, yes.
Roxinho
How did I know this was gonna be top comment... lol
Leftytheperpetuallyperplexed
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/028/a/8/you_make_me_sad_by_youryaleness-d4nxu82.jpg
aprilludgateduire
my thoughts exactly
MoonyWormtailPadfootProngs
Only thing I could think of
LactaidOverDose
Knew what it was before I clicked mwahahaha
BigDaddyBacon
I love you for this.
SandBanana
http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdcbfaLSfA1r401ybo1_500.png
Heroasteral
I FUCKING KNEW THIS ONE WOULD BE HERE! YES!
fartbender
I wanted this to be... and it was
nkaplan89
That last one used to be another riddle they just changed it a bit. The answer was the chef.
BecauseIwasInverted
I was thinking the same thing!!
magictaco
yeah never mind australia http://a2010.kiosko.net/03/21/au/courier_mail.750.jpg
WhyDidntYouDodge
Exactly how i knew the answer.
endbit
But... but there is mail on Sunday http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2012/01/21/1226250/224374-sunday-mail-front-page-jan-22.jpg
thecanadianwhoatethemoose
That is hardly mail, even less a newspaper.
endbit
I admit I feel bad for the budge having to see it at the bottom of the cage.
IVlad
where do I get this, I want that hat.
miqualmedanis
i would have been very disappointed if that wasn't top comment. good job
SnibbleTiggits
Except in some cases in the US now. Thanks, USPS!
B1LLc0sby
Amazon only though
estarina
I only got that one right because I said that in my head!!
SCOTTSTERLINGthemanthemythandthelegend
I knew that was going to be one of the riddles and I knew this was going to be the top comment!
YouCantKeepJetpackingAwayFromYourProblemsBrian
I think the last one was a murder mystery we had to solve in my high school speech class as a teamwork exercise for the whole class. >
YouCantKeepJetpackingAwayFromYourProblemsBrian
> This is where I learned most people are very, very stupid. Also had to do one about traveling in space, which objects do we take, etc.
YouCantKeepJetpackingAwayFromYourProblemsBrian
2 One of my classmates wanted to take the matches.... So we could light matches in on the moon to contribute to our survival, apparently....
MyFavoriteWordIsGrungy
You. I like you.
CharmingAndSexyGentlemanStarshipCaptain
I guessed that the butler and the maid team up. Since it's Butler's task to grab the mails and the maid task to clean the toilet.
Tincanister
Never understood to no post on Sunday thing being a Canadian we don't get it on weekends, then I moved to the uk and finally understood
Amythyst
It's been an American thing too, though the US Postal Service has been pushing to end our Saturday delivery too.
TheFlyingHellfish
I've seen the USPS truck on Sundays recently.
chau8238
Amazon has a deal with them and will deliver on Sundays for certain cities like Houston.
TheFlyingHellfish
Well, I'm in Omaha. Generally, if something is available here, it's nationwide.
chau8238
They've expanded it more. http://www.geekwire.com/2014/amazon-getting-packages-sunday-via-u-s-postal-service/
Diofant
https://33.media.tumblr.com/7dba87c4319adee25627e2057c59f5ea/tumblr_ml94xo1YVl1qdn28fo1_500.gif
CardinalTrou
Looks like the pork in Shihiro.
OldWiseWizard
The eyes tho... O-O
Rainman574
What if it was a order from amazon
ShanghaisFamousLittleDublinDistrict
Yeah! Or what if they forgot to get it on Saturday!
DanManFryingPan
The post office still won't deliver it on Sunday. FedEx might. I dunno. Never choose that option.
IamSlartibartfast
Dem teeth doe
NeoDarkElf
FriendlyGuyInWindowlessVan
I find this greatly disturbing
IFrickinLoveSharks
IT WAS THE ONLY ONE I GOT RIGHT. THANK YOU HARRY POTTER
kuzvo240
Same here! xD
Deadpo0l
Haha same here for the same reason
stevenwonder
While you may have chosen that, it's still incorrect. This murder riddle dates back to 15th century Europe when mail was delivered everyday.
AnalBeard
Damn, it was one of two I got wrong because I just assumed the mail was from the day before.
Zaranthan
I had to read it twice. I never get the mail on Saturday.
stevethegecko
THANKS AERRY PADDER
IHaveThePerfectPuzzleForYou
HARRY POTTAH
grooooooogleeeeee
'Arry Pottah
IJustWantToSetMyBoobsFree
That and the shooting the husband one
thefrompleman
There's post/mail on Sundays where I live, just saying
JustASmallTownMinnesotanImgurlLivingInALonelyWorld
Anarchy!
LockedKeye
Amazon deliveries too.
OtakuOtter
I'm pretty sure it's a recent thing.
bloodust
Ive read sunday's newspaper every sunday for the past 15 years now.
OtakuOtter
You're probably the only one doing that.
thefrompleman
Mail has been delivered on sundays for the last 5 years or so, post for the last 3
OtakuOtter
Given the history of postal deliveries throughout time, I'd say that's pretty recent.
imnotinprisonhidingaphoneinmybutt
I'm replying to a celebrity. Can you autograph my account please? Anywhere is fine ;)
VirginiaNotVirgin
Hey, man. This literally happened over night. All I did was make that one comment, and Imgur went crazy. #Usersub4lyfe
imnotinprisonhidingaphoneinmybutt
Everyone should have a turn at the top!
seasonsgreetings
Am I the only one who does not enjoy these "clever" riddles, that claim to require "lateral thinking", when in reality 1/2
SoraPonyBoyVersetti
Thank you! Fuck these riddles
MagpieChristine
The way to solve them is to remember the last hundred times you saw them.
jimcake
By #3 I came up with an equally valid answer, and said "Buuut it's probably gonna be something fucking stupid again" and was right
piratica108
I love cerebral riddles but not these silly word play ones. Anyone have any recommendations for where I can find that stuff?
SWISSchris
I guessed each one correctly except the one with the ice ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
CClop
I only guessed the one with the ice correctly. (to be fair I read the first one answer before realizing I should be guessing).
expectopatranus
yeah I totally could've gotten the lion if I realized we were doing riddles before I guessed the answer.
DarthFutuza
The first one I'm thinking, "Huh. That one room has a guy with lots of guns. Seems like the best way to break out is if I acquire guns."
thepigofhappiness
Lateral thinking, also know and "what am i thinking"
SetOfAllSubsets
I wish everybody realized this
Ididntwantthis
Most of 'em seem more like Deus Ex Machinas than 'Sherlock' thinking.
Ididntwantthis
Btw, I said Seem, not Are
Axleoke
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abductive_reasoning
Randomcomma
I don't really think that term applies here since riddles don't have plot devices like normal stories do.
mizekel
Like assuming the poison was actually in the ice when it already explicitly says the poison is in the drink itself? "Lateral"
enneque
Exaaaactly!
Randomcomma
Well, the poison being in the ice doesn't mean that the drink isn't poisoned. The poison is in the ice and the ice is in the drink.
Dwerrow
The second one is total garbage, it clearly says the drink is poisoned.
BDSMBlooddoll
I ended up thinking it was the size of the drink, and therefore amount of poison in each one since they never said what sizes..
BDSMBlooddoll
different amounts of poison*
pancreas
that's true. also, it never mentions ice in their drinks. I guess we could assume, but some places don't give you ice..
SameBatTime
"iced tea"
Koshunae
Well, it says they both ordered iced tea, but iced tea doesnt always mean ice cubes. That "riddle" was just bullshit.
pancreas
Iced Tea is the name of a drink, like Root Beer. You don't order your drink "iced" in order to receive ice in it.
SameBatTime
"can I get an Iced tea please?" "would you like ice.. in your ICED... tea?" is not like "can I get a root beer, extra root please"
seasonsgreetings
2/2 they expect us to jump to absurd conclusions that are not warranted? I mean, no mail on Sundays? You can't pin no murder on that!
AdmiralChaos
yeah the third one says SPECIFICALLY that she shot him (okay) but - held HIM UNDER WATER
AnalBeard
Yeah, I got that one way wrong and also the photograph one. These usually rely on poor language.
CutChemist
Or maybe... You didn't check the mail the day before? And the "safest" room implies starvation as well, I'll take gun wielding assassins.
Wrkncacnter
Yeah, I've always hated bullshit like this.
odraencoded
Yeah, you want lateral thinking you go play Fez, Antichamber, Portal, Limbo, or Braid.
Confusion567
No, fuck Braid. It's not lateral thinking, it's just making up rules and expecting you to guess them right.
GeorgeKenefati
well I got all of them correct so
eggmuffin
These are pretty bad riddles.
ShadowWolf9891
I got it just by looking for clues in the riddle. For example, why would they have included the day of the week in a riddle if not important
Oakshadric
Or the "she shoots her husband" one and the answer is shot with a camera duh! How could you not instantly know that?
gnilmit
Seriously! Just because it isn't DELIVERED on Sundays, doesn't mean there was no mail in there, if she hadn't collected it in a while.
AuBoss
And in many places there is mail on sundays
UnpopularOpinionPuffinPersonified
While obviously simplistic for riddle purposes, proving an alibi to be false is EXTREMELY powerful in a murder trial.
SexyFred
I agree, the first 2 were okay, but then the one where they "shot" him.. that's not clever that is just being facetious
aGirlWithoutAname
Yeah...what if she forgot to get the mail on Saturday.?.
janijani
Thank you! I was upset at the first one. If you're condemned to death would you rather sit out your days in a room full of lion corpses or >
SetOfAllSubsets
Well technically it asks which is safest not which he chooses, but good point.
janijani
have a quick death at the hands of assassins. It doesn't make sense
MrBigMcLargeHuge
Plus assassins don't just kill anyone for fun, yeah they might since you are a murderer and all that buts it's usually not their thing.
zxms
But the question asked was "Which room is the safest," not "Which room does the guy choose"
WhoTheFuckisGavin
Assassins might even be the safest choice since it's the only room that the government has to pay to get you killed.
WhoTheFuckisGavin
Dying from starvation yourself isn't particulary a safe choice either though .. i mean they even let lions die...
DysgraphicProgrammer
Even if it was proof she was lying, It could just be she was off banging her bf when she was supposed to be working.
IsabellaTheRhino
And that's why she was getting the Sunday mail, she was banging and forgot Saturdays mail
Irishda
OR there's a pack of velociraptors which jealously guard the mailbox on Saturdays. COME ON PEOPLE, USE YOUR IMAGINATIONS!
DyneGrey
Or maybe, just maybe, she never brought it in from the day before...
IJUSTMADETHEVOICEINYOURHEADYELL
OR THEY LIVE IN A CITY WHERE AMAZON WILL DELIVER SHIT TO ON THE WEEKEND.
LordofGoats
My thoughts exactly.
Irishda
Nothing overly absurd about the conclusions apart from how simplistic they are.
Irishda
No, you can't convict someone for murder based on a bad alibi. The point of the riddle isn't about the finer points of the justice system.
h0nk
Exactly. I love how people are overthinking these simple riddles.