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Puzzles like this can help determine if your thought patterns resemble those of a psychopath.
A woman is at her mother's funeral when she meets a guy who has come to pay his respects. He says he's a family friend but she has never seen him before. Despite this, she instantly falls in love with him but he's gone before she's had the chance to get his name or number. Nobody else seems to know who he is. Three days later her sister dies.
What happened?
EDIT: Title changed
A woman is at her mother's funeral when she meets a guy who has come to pay his respects. He says he's a family friend but she has never seen him before. Despite this, she instantly falls in love with him but he's gone before she's had the chance to get his name or number. Nobody else seems to know who he is. Three days later her sister dies.
What happened?
EDIT: Title changed
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Do you mean me not receiving any replies? I've got no problem with that. I've just chucked it out there and if it falls flat, so be it. If you think I should edit out that last line, just say so and I will.Charlie Reams wrote:Is it possible to expect to be disappointed?
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No, I mean these puzzles are always stupid because there's a million possible explanations and the chance of me thinking up the same one as you is, well, slim. You don't want to be the new Kieran Child, do you?!Alec Rivers wrote:Do you mean me not receiving any replies? I've got no problem with that. I've just chucked it out there and if it falls flat, so be it. If you think I should edit out that last line, just say so and I will.Charlie Reams wrote:Is it possible to expect to be disappointed?
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Oh I see. Okay, I'll add a clue and remove that last line.Charlie Reams wrote:No, I mean these puzzles are always stupid because there's a million possible explanations and the chance of me thinking up the same one as you is, well, slim.
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Not if you know how to googleCharlie Reams wrote:No, I mean these puzzles are always stupid because there's a million possible explanations and the chance of me thinking up the same one as you is, well, slim. You don't want to be the new Kieran Child, do you?!Alec Rivers wrote:Do you mean me not receiving any replies? I've got no problem with that. I've just chucked it out there and if it falls flat, so be it. If you think I should edit out that last line, just say so and I will.Charlie Reams wrote:Is it possible to expect to be disappointed?
(but I still don't know how to use the quote facility properly)
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There's a clue? Sheesh.
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It's a fantastic answer, one I've not heard before. But you're not a psychopath.Phil Reynolds, via PM, wrote:He's the doctor who diagnosed the mother as having the incurable congenital disease which killed her. He can't tell the woman at the funeral this because of patient confidentiality, but her sister has the same condition.
Amiright?
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Yep, the fact that it's encouraging you to think like a psycho. That should narrow the possible answers down a bit.Ian Volante wrote:There's a clue? Sheesh.
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He shagged her sister to death and farted in the general direction of her auntie? While wearing bloomers? That would appear reasonably psychotic to me.Alec Rivers wrote:Yep, the fact that it's encouraging you to think like a psycho. That should narrow the possible answers down a bit.Ian Volante wrote:There's a clue? Sheesh.
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Also not the answer. Incidentally, 'psychotic' and 'psychopathic' are quite different things. But keep guessing.Ian Volante wrote:He shagged her sister to death and farted in the general direction of her auntie? While wearing bloomers? That would appear reasonably psychotic to me.
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Charlie Reams wrote:these puzzles are always stupid because there's a million possible explanations and the chance of me thinking up the same one as you is, well, slim.
I don't get these things. Maybe my mind just doesn't work how it's supposed to.Alec Rivers wrote:it's encouraging you to think like a psycho. That should narrow the possible answers down a bit.
"This could have a million answers, how can I choose one?" pops into my head rather than suddenly finding myself thinking of a particular scenario.
I think of the existence of a multiplicity of 'correct' answers, without spending a moment actually thinking of a single specific circumstance of any one of those answers.
Maybe that's cos when I read it it was still a "puzzle" and not a "psychology test" so I was still approaching it in a "sort the evidence out, find THE right answer" way.
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What, so there is a single answer? There isn't. There can't be. Am I fucking dumb or what? Bring back Kieran Child.Alec Rivers wrote:Also not the answer. Incidentally, 'psychotic' and 'psychopathic' are quite different things. But keep guessing.Ian Volante wrote:He shagged her sister to death and farted in the general direction of her auntie? While wearing bloomers? That would appear reasonably psychotic to me.
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Wow, I had a mind meld with you there, Matt! I was just typing a similar thing, and I also added "Can we have the old Kieran Child back, and let this guy do puzzles sometimes if he wants to too? I like puzzles that make you think, and the answers to Kieran's never reached the "d'oh" level of someone like Douglas Wilson."Matt Morrison wrote:What, so there is a single answer? There isn't. There can't be. Am I fucking dumb or what? Bring back Kieran Child.Alec Rivers wrote:Also not the answer. Incidentally, 'psychotic' and 'psychopathic' are quite different things. But keep guessing.Ian Volante wrote:He shagged her sister to death and farted in the general direction of her auntie? While wearing bloomers? That would appear reasonably psychotic to me.
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Uh oh - Charlie's premenstrual again .Alec Rivers wrote:Oh I see. Okay, I'll add a clue and remove that last line.Charlie Reams wrote:No, I mean these puzzles are always stupid because there's a million possible explanations and the chance of me thinking up the same one as you is, well, slim.
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'This one goes up to eleven'
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Okay, it's all gone Pete Tong because the way I initially presented the question was unclear, and my subsequent amendments actually made matters worse. Tell you what, here's the answer that would suggest a psychopathic mind: It's the woman who kills her sister in the hope that the guy will come to that funeral as well, so she can meet him again.Matt Morrison wrote:What, so there is a single answer? There isn't. There can't be. Am I fucking dumb or what? Bring back Kieran Child.
Sorry for the balls-up.
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I fail to see how you messed it up. All the information to get to that point was there. It's just none of us got it - which can only be a good sign can't it? We may not be sharing the forum with any psychopaths.
Having said that, I didn't seen your original post before the edit though.
Having said that, I didn't seen your original post before the edit though.
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Says the woman who posted thisSue Sanders wrote:Uh oh - Charlie's premenstrual again .Alec Rivers wrote:Oh I see. Okay, I'll add a clue and remove that last line.Charlie Reams wrote:No, I mean these puzzles are always stupid because there's a million possible explanations and the chance of me thinking up the same one as you is, well, slim.
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Wow, how long have you been waiting to do that.
(oh shit, I used a false stop and now I think it should have been a question mark).
(oh shit, I used a false stop and now I think it should have been a question mark).
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Surely you needed an interrobang‽Marc Meakin wrote:Wow, how long have you been waiting to do that.
(oh shit, I used a false stop and now I think it should have been a question mark).
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What's that then?Marc Meakin wrote:false stop
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It's the opposite of a false start; e.g. where you erroneously carry on typing even though you've already finished the sentence grapejuice entropy Belgium.Ian Volante wrote:What's that then?Marc Meakin wrote:false stop
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Can't believe I did that, I have a blind spot for certain words and phrases.Ian Volante wrote:What's that then?Marc Meakin wrote:false stop
I think I should wear a fools top for writing that one. (or made to jump up and down on one leg. Geddit)
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A fools top! (A fool's top?) Brilliant. I'm going to replace my hairshirt with one.
Oh dear, the chromosome remark wasn't meant to be a festerer! But if anyone is thinking of watching the fabulous 'Manon de Source', the way for glorious, heartbreaking tragedy of it is paved in the first part of the story - 'Jean de Florette'. Anyone wanting to sit down in from of the telly for six hours of beautiful French cinematography, with a box of tissues should seek the two films out
(full stop/false top/fools top) > > > .
Period. Oh, back to Charlie's cycle again!!!
Oh dear, the chromosome remark wasn't meant to be a festerer! But if anyone is thinking of watching the fabulous 'Manon de Source', the way for glorious, heartbreaking tragedy of it is paved in the first part of the story - 'Jean de Florette'. Anyone wanting to sit down in from of the telly for six hours of beautiful French cinematography, with a box of tissues should seek the two films out
(full stop/false top/fools top) > > > .
Period. Oh, back to Charlie's cycle again!!!
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Alec Rivers wrote:Okay, it's all gone Pete Tong because the way I initially presented the question was unclear, and my subsequent amendments actually made matters worse. Tell you what, here's the answer that would suggest a psychopathic mind: It's the woman who kills her sister in the hope that the guy will come to that funeral as well, so she can meet him again.Matt Morrison wrote:What, so there is a single answer? There isn't. There can't be. Am I fucking dumb or what? Bring back Kieran Child.
Sorry for the balls-up.
Oh dear, I just pm-ed you this scenario which confirms the diagnosis of many eminent psychiatrists.
You didn't balls this up though: people assumed it was a puzzle when it's a multi-scenario option response, your choice of which determines if you are a nutter or not.
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And I just read your pm before seeing this post. lol. I'm sure you'll understand my curt reply.David O'Donnell wrote:Oh dear, I just pm-ed you this scenario which confirms the diagnosis of many eminent psychiatrists.
Thanks. I agree, but I couldn't be bothered to defend it so I just gave up.David O'Donnell wrote:You didn't balls this up though: people assumed it was a puzzle when it's a multi-scenario option response, your choice of which determines if you are a nutter or not.
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On second thoughts, you did seem to call it a puzzle but maybe that doesn't imply there is only one answer.
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Yeah. It was called 'a puzzle' in the title to begin with (I think), and then later described, as you can see now, in terms of "Puzzles like this".David O'Donnell wrote:On second thoughts, you did seem to call it a puzzle but maybe that doesn't imply there is only one answer.
'Puzzle' doesn't necessarily imply there's only one answer, but I think it certainly implies that you're supposed to use the evidence presented to work something out.
This was more of a psychological survey
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I came, I saw, I concurred.
Sorry, no idea what the Latin for that is.
Sorry, no idea what the Latin for that is.
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Cameni, Sarone, Concurrious. Maybe.
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Lol, well done Matt. I was trying to think of a funny response to that, but gave up.
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I'm not entirely sure I succeeded either.Derek Hazell wrote:Lol, well done Matt. I was trying to think of a funny response to that, but gave up.
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No veni, vidi then?Matt Morrison wrote:Cameni, Sarone, Concurrious. Maybe.
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I refuse to believe for a single second that you didn't know what it was yourself, or that you actually wanted someone to supply the right answer, unless there was some kind of punchline you planned to follow up with. If that is the case, then this should please you:Alec Rivers wrote:No veni, vidi then?Matt Morrison wrote:Cameni, Sarone, Concurrious. Maybe.
Veni, vidi, vici.
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Erm, no punchline, I'm afraid. My post initially just read "I concur". I thought that was boring so I changed it to "I came, I saw, I concurred" but, not knowing 'I concurred' in Latin (not 'vici', as that means 'I conquered'), I decided instead to draw attention to my not knowing.Matt Morrison wrote:I refuse to believe for a single second that you didn't know what it was yourself, or that you actually wanted someone to supply the right answer, unless there was some kind of punchline you planned to follow up with. If that is the case, then this should please you:Alec Rivers wrote:No veni, vidi then?Matt Morrison wrote:Cameni, Sarone, Concurrious. Maybe.
Veni, vidi, vici.
Fire away.
"Veni, vidi, concuri" perhaps?
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Ah yeah, my bad. I thought you were requesting someone to post Veni, vidi, vici which is obviously mind-blowingly obvious, so you can see why I expected some sort of punchline!
Veni, vidi, viconcur it is then.
Veni, vidi, viconcur it is then.
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If you say so. lol. I never studied Latin.Matt Morrison wrote:Veni, vidi, viconcur it is then.
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I speak latin like a native
I came I saw I fell asleep
I came I saw I fell asleep
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I've seen this before with the line that 98% of serial killers get this right. My aunt's a criminal psychiatrist and it's not a test she's ever used on any of her patients (or even heard of). Also, I tried it at someone else's family party and was horribly embarrassed when the very sweet 15yo daughter got it right. What they don't tell you is the percentage of perfectly normal people that get it right (although I was relieved not to!). Still, all that said the answer's quite a nice one and it's interesting.
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