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  • Sep 10, 2010, 12:30 PM
    adam_89

    Yea, impressive isn't it Unky?
  • Sep 10, 2010, 12:34 PM
    Unknown008

    Yes, I didn't think much about 'returning' to the radio station, but when you pointed it out, I was seeing one more fraction of the solution. But from there to guess the recorded tape, the alibi, the malfunctioning of the tape, wow! :p
  • Sep 10, 2010, 12:34 PM
    Just Looking

    Wow. Thanks, guys. I literally wrote the part about being more confused, and then it hit me. I'm so happy. :D
  • Sep 10, 2010, 12:35 PM
    Just Looking
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Unknown008 View Post
    Yes, I didn't think much about 'returning' to the radio station, but when you pointed it out, I was seeing one more fraction of the solution. But from there to guess the recorded tape, the alibi, the malfunctioning of the tape, wow! :p

    I watch a lot of crime shows - Criminal Minds, Law & Order, CSI. I'm sure that helped. :)

    I think you and I each had a big part in this. Couldn't have done it without you.

    Thanks, Adam, for the puzzle. That was a lot of fun.
  • Sep 10, 2010, 12:40 PM
    adam_89

    No, problem, everyone deserves to have fun and have their brain challenged. Haha.

    You two worked together to solve this one. I bet the crime shows do help a lot with these types.

    Good job to the both of you.
  • Sep 10, 2010, 12:46 PM
    Unknown008

    Yes, I watch them too. I'm fond of them :p

    Except that I don't always have the time :(
  • Sep 10, 2010, 03:18 PM
    morgaine300

    As for the quoting, just copy/paste the entire thread, then just highlight each question and use the quote thing at the top of the box to get it as a quote. They can all be answered individually that way -- and you'll actually be posting something in the thread instead of getting that silly message yelling at you.

    I knew the first one about the yacht, so I guess it doesn't matter that I missed it.

    And you may or may not be getting them from the same site, because the same puzzles are on 3 million different sites. At least all the "classic" ones are, and there's a lot of them. I've seen the one about the radio (there's more than one of those), but I've never looked at the answer. I try not to look at too many answers while I'm digging one out. They did a story that involved that type of thing on Magnum once. The difference was the lady played an repeat recording - like how the talk shows do when someone's on vacation or on a holiday. So she was replaying an entire show she did and slipped out to kill someone, when everyone thought she was live. Except Magnum recognized it cause he'd been at the studio earlier when she was doing that particular show.

    By the way, it also helps if you post the question again when a new page hits, so someone like me doesn't come to 9 pages of a thread and wonder what the heck puzzle you're on.

    And since I still time availability until about Wednesday, I'm going to throw one in while I can.
  • Sep 10, 2010, 03:23 PM
    morgaine300
    A man is driving his car. He turns on the radio, listens for five minutes, turns around, goes home, and shoots his wife.

    This is the other radio one I've seen. I admit it's a little stupid, but since I already know the answer, what the heck.
  • Sep 10, 2010, 03:39 PM
    morgaine300

    Didn't see jm's before posting this. So we can finish that one first, and I'll put the link in to this when it's done. (Unless someone wants to to try to do two at once - fine by me.)
  • Sep 10, 2010, 05:32 PM
    Just Looking
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by morgaine300 View Post
    A man is driving his car. He turns on the radio, listens for five minutes, turns around, goes home, and shoots his wife.

    This is the other radio one I've seen. I admit it's a little stupid, but since I already know the answer, what the heck.

    Was he listening to music? The news? Sports? A talkshow?

    Did they say something about his wife on the radio?

    Did he hear his wife on the radio?

    Is his wife dead now? Did he want to kill her prior to listening to what he heard on the radio?
  • Sep 10, 2010, 06:56 PM
    morgaine300
    Ah we have a player already. :)

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    Was he listening to music? The news? Sports? A talkshow?
    Type of station irrelevant. (Mostly.)

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    Did they say something about his wife on the radio?
    Yes.

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    Did he hear his wife on the radio?
    No.

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    Is his wife dead now?
    I assume so.

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    Did he want to kill her prior to listening to what he heard on the radio?
    No.
  • Sep 10, 2010, 06:57 PM
    morgaine300

    A man is driving his car. He turns on the radio, listens for five minutes, turns around, goes home, and shoots his wife.

    Yes, I like purple.
  • Sep 11, 2010, 12:36 AM
    Unknown008

    He presumably disliked what he heard then?

    Is what he heard relevant?
    - Was it an advertisement?
    - Was it during a news session?

    Is it relevant the reason as to why he turned on the radio?
    - Did he expect to hear something on radio?

    Is the time he listened to the radio relevant?

    Is his destination before he switches on the radio relevant?
    - Was he heading to work?

    Was his wife at home?
  • Sep 11, 2010, 02:32 AM
    morgaine300
    Quote:

    He presumably disliked what he heard then?
    Correct.

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    Is what he heard relevant?
    Yes.

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    - Was it an advertisement?
    - Was it during a news session?
    No and no.

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    Is it relevant the reason as to why he turned on the radio?
    No.

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    - Did he expect to hear something on radio?
    Only what you'd normally expect. (i.e. no)

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    Is the time he listened to the radio relevant?
    In a sense.

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    Is his destination before he switches on the radio relevant?
    - Was he heading to work?
    Not relevant, no.

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    Was his wife at home?
    Yes.
  • Sep 11, 2010, 02:56 AM
    morgaine300

    Quote:

    Quote:

    Is the time he listened to the radio relevant?
    In a sense.
    Hmm, I'm thinking that's just going to be confusing. Let's call it not relevant for the moment.
  • Sep 11, 2010, 04:07 AM
    adam_89

    Good questions already. Was the man an astronaut?

    Was he about to go to space if so?

    Did he like hamburgers?

    Did he have any cats or dogs?

    Was it his pistol?

    Did he have friends?

    Did this happen on a Monday?

    Do I know this man?

    Did he like sports?

    Is this man old?

    Ok, it is early and I am not sure how many more irrelavent questions I can ask.
  • Sep 11, 2010, 06:22 AM
    jmjoseph

    The DJ dedicated the song playing to his sweetheart, car driver's wife. He felt betrayed and enraged, turned around and...
  • Sep 11, 2010, 07:12 AM
    adam_89

    Go with it!
  • Sep 11, 2010, 07:21 AM
    Unknown008

    I don't know if this fits... I would rather think that he would be enraged towards the DJ then... unless something else happened in parallel...

    Has the man just left his home? (just like in... less than an hour)

    Did he have some argument with his wife prior to listening the radio?
    - Did he tell his wife not to do something?
    - Did he threaten her?
    - Did his wife 'disobeyed' him?

    Did the man discover something through that radio about his wife, that he wasn't aware of?
  • Sep 11, 2010, 07:30 AM
    Just Looking

    Is another man involved in this? I mean, did the man hear something to think his wife was cheating?

    Is money involved in any way?

    Did he kill her over anger? Versus something liking killing her to help her avoid some kind of pain?

    Was his wife also on the radio?

    Did she win a contest?

    Was a man calling in to the radio to talk about his wife?

    Was something said on the radio that made him realize his wife had lied to him?

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