j4: (laugh)
j4 ([personal profile] j4) wrote2008-08-14 10:44 pm

Thinking outside the goldfish bowl

From Bilateral thinking puzzles:
Q: Deep in the forest was found the body of a man who was wearing only swimming trunks, snorkel and facemask. The nearest lake was 8 miles away and the sea was 100 miles away. What happened?

A: The man is a priest.


Also, if you haven't seen Michael Kelly's lateral thinking puzzles yet, you should.

[identity profile] katstevens.livejournal.com 2008-08-14 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Arf! I was given a book of these at school and was insufferable for about a week afterwards.

A. The priest was standing on a block of ice, which melted.

[identity profile] sbp.livejournal.com 2008-08-15 09:34 am (UTC)(link)
No, he was playing Monopoly.

[identity profile] j4.livejournal.com 2008-08-15 09:38 am (UTC)(link)
On the international date line.