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When Moe Became Missing
Situation
Situation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.Situation
Moe was loved by all relatives. Whenever Moe was in trouble, people would always help. However, one day, Moe became missing. Everyone who knew Moe was very happy. Moe was happy too. Nobody looked for Moe, and everything was fine. The change was taken as a positive change. Why was everyone happy that Moe became missing?
Hint
Note the absence of the word "he" or "his".Answer
Moe was a girl and it was her last name. She married a man with the last name of Missing. Therefore, she changed her name and Moe became Missing.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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I thought maybe he had escaped the draft... I like my answer better
Missing for a last name is a stretch.
The teaser would still work in context if you made the last name something different, because in the riddle, her maiden name is still going missing.
The teaser would still work in context if you made the last name something different, because in the riddle, her maiden name is still going missing.
I thought it was cute
It's cute - but why the phrase that whenever Moe was in trouble ppl would help? And why would she still be referred to Moe after she's married? Hence, the wording of the teaser is not so accurate.
I never would've got that.
lol nice
capitalizing Missing might have cleared things up a bit..
you people are way to analytical
I agree that the name Missing is a strech
i agree w/ wabs and sftbltwty
huh! Now that was different.
Yea yea, uh huh, now explain that to me again? Moe... became Missing... I agree, Missing should've been capitalized. I gave u a full ? and a full
i thought the use of "became" was a dead give away. you "go" missing or you "become" someone else.
i admit my answer was "she changed her name", but near enough...
i admit my answer was "she changed her name", but near enough...
Shouldnt u have wrote wid a capital letter But apart 4rom dat i thought it was good. Just check through ur other teasers dat u write b4 u submit it! lol.
i though t that she night have done something bad i suck at most of these so plz dont ridicule me.
Or Moe was a boy's last name and he married someone with the last name of missing.
HUH. I have to agree about the capitalization.
I have Moe down as a pet chameleon who'd been struggling with his chameleonic talent. Partial credit?
Fun teaser, but I never would have guessed the answer to save my life!
i thought Moe was a caterpillar and he became a butterfly so Moe was missing .and people whose pet it was became happy
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