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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
Mad Ade, world famous Kebab gourmet, had suspected for some time that his wife Mrs. Mad Ade was unfaithful, though he had no proof. Mrs. Mad Ade mentioned that she intended to go to the movies and would be out for a few hours. As Mrs. Mad Ade went to the door, Mad Ade looked at her pensively, then resumed eating his Kebab. Three hours later, his wife returned, took her coat off and asked Mad Ade if he wanted some coffee. When she returned from the kitchen, Mad Ade asked her to sit down as he wanted to talk to her. "Mrs. Mad Ade," he said, "I want a divorce, because I know you are having an affair."
Can you figure out how he knew?
Can you figure out how he knew?
Answer
On her way out, Mad Ade had noticed a run in Mrs. Mad Ade's stocking on her left leg. When she went to the kitchen for coffee, Mad Ade noticed that the run was on her right leg.Hide Answer Show Answer
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I thought he might have wanted a divorce because she suggested to make him coffee after a Kebab, and that's not Kosher!
Is Mrs Mad-ade Cathal???? I think we should be told. LOL
Here's a better answer. Mrs. Mad Ade offers him coffee -- something which is generally drunk in the morning (I realize that this is weak). Who goes to the movies in the morning? Mrs. Mad Ade has simply forgotten that that excuse wouldn't work.
It's along the same lines as the stocking -- something that you're not going to think of because it isn't even mentioned as an element of the puzzle.
It's along the same lines as the stocking -- something that you're not going to think of because it isn't even mentioned as an element of the puzzle.
Nick maybe you should read this- Many 'Situation Puzzles' are not designed to be answered by themselves. The idea is for one person to know the answer and other people in a group to try and guess it using yes or no questions. The first person to get the answer is the winner. So there are many possible answers. And to mad-ade good job. I thought it was becuz she was wearing a different coat then when she left
3 words: needs a hint!
How about, It was a public holiday, so the cinema's wern't open. Or their was a fire at the local megaplex, but his wife said nothing.
this was weak.
i like the answer with the not kosher thing. is anyone beside me hee jewish??
I agree that the kosher thing is better...........this one was a waste of time.
Will someone please explain?
P.s. I'm a jew
P.s. I'm a jew
Hmmm. This seems to be jew city. The joke was whack. I did need a hint
Why would he call her Mrs. Mad-Ade
Enough with all of the kabobs already! Try to think up something original.
And after the divorce Mad-Ade spent hours and hours consoling himself with teasers, until he had a gagillion points...
I know it has been a while, but FYI, it would only NOT be kosher if the coffee had milk in it. If it were black, it wouldn't matter, so that answer wouldn't always work either. Think thats the point, if you ASK QUESTIONS to get to the answer, you could say, "no, the coffee has no milk" so it not being kosher couldn't be right, but if you ask, "hey, was something different about what she was wearing?" you would get a yes, and eventually derive the answer along that line. That's why this is a situation puzzle!
best made ade teaser ive read
She would never go out to meet a lover with a run in her stockings!
confused here...what is a run?
A run is a small tear in the fabic.
thanks, mad-ade.
too bad if she'd just decided that the run looked less inconspicuous on her right leg, and so had moved the stockings, or if she'd noticed that she had a run, bought a new pair, and then got a run in those too (and just so you know, i'm female and have done both those things in my time).
i thought it was because she went out without any money/didn't get her handbag
i thought it was because she went out without any money/didn't get her handbag
A great riddle.
p.s Is a run the same as a ladder?
p.s Is a run the same as a ladder?
I thought it was cuz she had left w/ a coat.
Is this PG?
Oooooohhhhh!!!!!!!! She had fun with her boyfriend!
What if she just went to the bathroom or stopped at a clothing store and tried on clothes?
i thought she wasnt wearing a coat when she went out
Is this PG?
why, what is not PG about it?
It's quite true that the category is defined at the top as puzzles where you have to ask yes/no questions. This is a very good puzzle of this sort. However I find that most of them include a clue in the text so that you can at least make a guess on the basis of what's there. I was thinking it was like that and so I spent ages trying to figure out what it was about the movies, the time, the coat, the coffee or whrever that convinced Mr Mad Ade! I wondered if Mad Ade never drank coffee and her asking him was a slip because her lover did and she was always asking him.
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