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Barry Grant
Barry Grant
Old Shoe

Sep-10-2006 18:25

Due to the success of the lateral puzzles in the "A riddle" thread, it seems appropriate to start a lateral thinking puzzle thread.

A rule of thumb to follow would be to allow those who do not know the answer to figure it out for themselves. If you happen to know the answer, please keep it to yourself and let the others have the fun.

Please feel free to start one at any point. It is not necessary to wait for one to finish before starting another one.

Have fun!

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Barry Grant
Barry Grant
Old Shoe

Sep-15-2006 09:22

did something happen before the request that was not mentioned that caused the barkeep's reaction?

was this request one too many and angered the barkeep?

Clara Dark
Clara Dark
Nomad

Sep-15-2006 09:33

did something happen before the request that was not mentioned that caused the barkeep's reaction? NO

was this request one too many and angered the barkeep? NO

Bill Oakes
Bill Oakes

Sep-15-2006 13:00

Let me guess... The cowboy had hiccups. He wanted a glass of water and the barman, seeing his *pain*, pulled a gun on him, curing him. Thats why he thanked him as he left.

Just in case that is right, here is my contribution:

A man phones a breakdown company, telling them his van has broken down. The company sent our a brand new recovery truck to bring him in. The mechanics at the breakdown centre were stumped when they saw their brand new recovery truck being towed into the yard by the broken down lorry. There was however, a reasonable explanation to this, but what is it?

Clara Dark
Clara Dark
Nomad

Sep-15-2006 13:12

Yes, Bill's right, the cowboy had hiccups.

Bill Oakes
Bill Oakes

Sep-15-2006 13:16

Yay! I got one!

Barry Grant
Barry Grant
Old Shoe

Sep-15-2006 13:16

Holy majoly, that one totally escaped me.

*hangs head in shame*

Oh well, time to move on....

Bill, first, what's a "lorry"?

can I assume a breakdown company is some sort of vehicle repair shop?

Barry

Ms Helen
Ms Helen
Con Artist

Sep-15-2006 13:23

Barry in the UK we call 'trucks' lorries.

Lucian Ty
Lucian Ty

Sep-15-2006 13:24

A "lorry" is a British way of saying "a large motor truck designed to carry heavy loads."

I think that both the recovery truck and the man's lorry were identical.


Lucian Ty
Lucian Ty

Sep-15-2006 13:25

Oops.

Sorry, Ms Corning. I posted a minute after your definition.

Bill Oakes
Bill Oakes

Sep-15-2006 13:32

Sorry, let me clarify.

I am from Yorkshire, and usually we call 7.5 ton lorries "trucks." Its just a local dialect difference, (You say tomato, I say tomato. Oh, wait, that only works verbally. Duh)

I also mixed up a bit in the riddle, so let me try again:

A man phones a breakdown company, telling them his van has broken down. The company sent our a brand new recovery truck to bring him in. The mechanics at the breakdown centre were stumped when they saw their brand new recovery truck being towed into the yard by the broken down van. There was however, a reasonable explanation to this, but what is it?

Van is similar to ford transit in UK or Ford Econoline in US
Truck (lorry): Breakdown recovery vehicle, similar to a 7.5 ton lorry in the UK or a semi truck in the US, with a flatbed for carrying vehicles.

A Breakdown company is similar to the AA in the UK or the AAA in the US. In this, the breakdown company has their own vehicle repair garage, where cars are repaired.

This has actually happened to me before, and its much easier to explain it to someone verbally.

Hope this helps.

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