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Elusive Thief
A thief, being chased by policemen, went into a theatre with no windows or secret passages, it only had doors. The police chief told his men "Guard all exits!" How did the thief escape?
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He went out through an entrance.Hide Answer Show Answer
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good 1,made me think a little bit
oh my god this last comment makes me sooooooooooo mad. this person wrote this comment with no teasers on the site. it just isn't worth the space on earth for people who criticize for something that they can't do!
More of a riddle, don't ya think?
it's a trick teaser
I have heard the Police can sometimes be a bit dim..but this is taking it too far.
lol...itz my first accepted teaser...so many comments from pro's, glad to hear how i can get a smiley face lol
As a matter of fact, I have SEVEN teasers accepted to my name. Something only has THREE! Look who's talking now!
amusing
Yea this was an easy one...
ok, i got a bit literal and said "thought a door"
but *groan* that answer sounded like a joke
but *groan* that answer sounded like a joke
well I was got real good! lol going through the entrance never occured to me
tricky! tricky!
tricky! tricky!
Easy-but good one.
technically, couldnt the entrance be also considered an exit? "guard all exits."lol...
Nice one! I said in hand- cuffs!
I thought he was REALLY quick and got out before the guards caught on.
thought the theater had police costumes & the thief put one on...
I think it's really easy.
What do you mean, "thought a door?" I don't get what sweetime said.
I don't know if this is still the rule, but in Britain there was at one time a rule that "the public may leave at the end of each performance by all the exit doors, and all such doors must at that time be open." I.e. although not every door was an entrance, every door was an exit.
The point of the rule was to be certain that all the doors were actually usable, by making every performance a test.
The point of the rule was to be certain that all the doors were actually usable, by making every performance a test.
Many theatre stages have trap-doors; I thought that was his means of escape?
Nice trick though!
Nice trick though!
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