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A man killed his mother, was born before his father, and married his sister.
How did the man do all three things legally?
How did the man do all three things legally?
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Think of what those sentences could mean.Answer
He killed his mother in childbirth, he was born in front of his father, and he married his sister to another man as he was a priest.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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cool!
Thats a good one. I could only figure out the last one. (How he married his sister.)
I was this teaser in a book before. This is word for word it. Just don;t try to say it is your own.
Me Brain Hurt lack of correct thesaurus....
By the way...
What's another word for thesausus?
By the way...
What's another word for thesausus?
I dunno, but what's another word for synonym?
Jul 21, 2002
Managed to get the first two parts but missed the easier one. Good one though.
Why is abbreviaton such a long word and who decided the order of the alphabet?
Why is abbreviaton such a long word and who decided the order of the alphabet?
This teaser was pretty good. But about a previous comment, soccer is an awesome sport. It requires great physical ability, and is fun to watch and play. And no, I'm not from England.
mogmatt, i dont think there is any other way to put it in words!!!
i just thought he was from kentucky
I am from england, and i think football(or soccer as u might call it) is an excellent sport. liked the teaser too!
OK im soo confused. I liked but didn't get the teaser, and liked but didn't get the comments...perhaps its cos im english...
I am not from England but I enjoy soccer. Actually it's the most popular world sport. Not that I play it much. I'm mostly into tennis and basketball. As for the teaser, I got the first two parts. The last part I thought was sister-in-law.
I'm starting 2 think that this is a chatroom and not comments on teasers...good one though!
Talk about family matters
I tried to guess who was this "his".
It then occurred to me that it could
be any man. I could have killed his mother, be born before his father and
married his sister.
It then occurred to me that it could
be any man. I could have killed his mother, be born before his father and
married his sister.
rickey retracts his statement.
It would be illegal to kill "his" mother.
It would be illegal to kill "his" mother.
oh BTW real origional name for the teaser.
IF THERE'S ONE BAD "KILLED MY MOM" TEASER, I HAVEN'T HEARD IT!
Moggmat: Where did he/she ever say it was his/her own??? Honestly, you need to get the hell outta here if you don't think people can't find good teasers and share them with the "Braingle community".
E-A-S-Y. All you have to do is read between the lines.
Great one, although I could only solve the first part. Thought maybe he was born at an earlier time of day than his father, but nope.
Great teaser I could only figure out how he killed his mother!
same here
it's really good the only reason other people are saying it's bad is because their brains can't think of something so smart bye!!
Great teaser. Although the answer could have been:
"He killed his mother but was never found out, He was born before his Stepfather was and he married his Half-Sister." But, yours was better.
"He killed his mother but was never found out, He was born before his Stepfather was and he married his Half-Sister." But, yours was better.
Nice.
If he were a doctor and ordained, he could have euthanized his mother when she was failing, performed a wedding ceremony for his sister, and perhaps he was older than the pastor / father of his church.
Just another thought.
Just another thought.
Good teaser!! Never would have thought of the priest thing though.
Enjoyed it!
Just thought the second one was a father, as in a priest...the father that married him to his wife (not his sister) was born after him.
:-)
Good stuff!
Just thought the second one was a father, as in a priest...the father that married him to his wife (not his sister) was born after him.
:-)
Good stuff!
Good one!
i only got the last one, because i really don't want to think about the first one, and i just couldn't think of the second one. good teaser, i guess!
wow, didnt get that one at all... but nice!
and yes, it seems to be turning into a chatroom...but a rather stupid one.
and yes, it seems to be turning into a chatroom...but a rather stupid one.
sister in law i thought. Is that legal?
Geez, that's a little morbid
not great, not but bad.
not great, not but bad.
I got the first bit - killing his mother but missed the rest
I thought maybe his mother was one of those crappy mothers you see on TV, and he killed her out of self-defense because she was threatening his life.
Another oldie. Geez, don't you have anything new. But I guess it was enjoyable if you never saw it before.
GREAT
isn't it "borne" before his father?
You, blather on about inanities, usually erroneously, and blithefully accept that a women, who dies in chidbirth is "killed" by the baby!?
If he was a Priest, then that makes him is sister's "Father" also.
triskelex--Good point! It bothered me too. I would hate to be a person who knows that my mother died when I was born and for it to be considered that I killed her. I thought that this teaser was a bit morbid.
Too many possible answers for there to be "one" correct one. And I think the inclusion of a word swatich (before uncommononly used to mean in front of) amidst a teaser about familial relationships is a little... odd. Maybe even cheap.
Cute.
I got the first one, but i thought he was born on a date before his father's birthday. Good one.
I really had to think on this one!!!
easy
dustomatic you just help me earn $50 buck off my husband ...he was at for hours
I only got the sister part, I thought fleetingly of childbirth for the first answer, but discounted it because the baby didn't "kill" the mom. Never got the second part, but that was pretty good.
damn almost got it right
I got that he was a priest and his father was in front of him when born, but assumed he was just a mean bast**d and murdered his mom later in life
I also got the first two, but missed the sister part. I have heard similiar ones.
I liked this one! Very creative!
First, when a woman dies in childbirth, she is NOT murdered by the child. Second, I'll give you that the father was with the mother at the time of delivery, and thus he was born before his father. 3rd, Roman Catholic priests do not marry anyone, other priests do. But, when a priest, minister, judge, etc. officiates at a wedding, they do not marry the people, the people marry each other. The statement: "I pronounce you husband and wife." doesn't make them husband and wife, it's the vows that they say before hand that make them husband and wife. The officiant could just as easily say: "That's it." and the couple would be just as legally married.
xclnt puzzle. got in 60 sec. BUT was ready to quit after reading..clever use of the different ways we use some words. (and use incorrectly many times )
I came up with how he killed his mother and married his sister but missed the part about being born before his father.
I enjoyed this teaser despite the flaws that some have pointed out.
Perhaps those of you who took issue with it could submit a teaser or your own that is not so problematic. IT is harder than you think.
I enjoyed this teaser despite the flaws that some have pointed out.
Perhaps those of you who took issue with it could submit a teaser or your own that is not so problematic. IT is harder than you think.
I really liked this teaser - I worked out how he killed his mother and that he must have been a vicar/priest to marry his sister but I didn't get the bit about being born before (or in front of) his father - I was thinking about genetics and IVF and wondering if it could be possible to be born before your parents if scientist were involved! lol! Good Teaser!
I got the priest marrying his sister, again.
Missed the other 2 parts, again.
Missed the other 2 parts, again.
One other, very simple, answer, I think, is that he did it all as an actor in a play. The first and last behaviors are simple, and he could possibly be born before the actor playing his father was born.
Interesting teaser. Interesting discussion.
Please read our comments on the new teaser posted yesterday; "Mother", #51768.
Thank you.
Jaye (LittleGreenMan) & Jay (Badbunnee02)
(still laughing)
Please read our comments on the new teaser posted yesterday; "Mother", #51768.
Thank you.
Jaye (LittleGreenMan) & Jay (Badbunnee02)
(still laughing)
I like Bugger's logic. I'd consider that correct as well.
At first I thought the situations just were not possible, especially being born before his father, and I was ready to write the teaser off. Then I read the hint, which just said essentially, look again with an open mind. Then I got all three parts quickly. Bad on me. I should always look with an open mind from the start.
Good teaser, even if a little dark and controversial. Weird comments!
Good teaser, even if a little dark and controversial. Weird comments!
I thought he might have been adopted. He may have killed his mother accidentally (e.g., auto accident), it does not say the father was his biological father, and sister would not have been a blood relative so no law says they could not marry.
I figured out the first part and the last part right away, but had to really think about the part about the father. I finally figured it out, even though I wasn't sure if it was right.
The comments, at the start of the comments, have me totally confused.
The comments, at the start of the comments, have me totally confused.
I got the first part, but missed the other two.
Elementary, however while he may have been responsible for his mother's death, he could not kill her in childbirth?
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