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Velociryx
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of Candle'Bre
Apr 1999
time: 05:25
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'k....I'll post some more, categorized. If anybody has questions relating to the problem at hand, I am allowed to answer yes/no questions, so feel free to ask in pursuit of the answer!
Here goes:
Easy
The Silent Cabbie
A London cab driver picked up a lady who was a notorious chatterbox. He did not want to engage in conversation, so he pretended to be deaf and dumb. He pointed to his mouth and ears to indicate that he could neither speak nor hear. After she alighted, he pointed to the meter so that she could see how much she owed. She paid him and walked off. Then she realized that he could not have been a deaf mute. How did she know?
The Unseen Walker
On a busy Friday afternoon, a man walked several miles across London from Westminster to Knightsbridge without seeing anybody or being seen by anybody. The day was clear and bright. He had perfect eyesight and he looked where he was going. He did not travel by any method of transport other than by foot. London was thronged with people, yet not one of them saw him. How?
Moderate
Anthony and Cleopatra
Anthony and Cleopatra are lying dead on the floor in an Egyptian villa. Nearby is a broken bowl. There are no marks on their bodies, and they were not poisoned. Not a person was in the villa when they died. How did they die?
Five Men
Five men were proceeding together down a country path. It began to rain. Four of the men quickened their step and began to walk faster. The fifth man made no effort to move any faster. However, he remained dry and the other four got wet. They all arrived at their destination together. How could this be so?
(note: They relied only on foot power!)
Historical
The Grateful Prisoner
In 1902 in the French West Indies, Mr. Cyparis was in prison awaiting trial for drunkenness. He was detained longer than he expected, was neglected, and was left without food and water, and yet, when he was released, he was grateful to have been in prison. Why should that be so?
-=Vel=-
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ColdWizard
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ok, i'm definitely not a lateral thinker
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Adagio
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spoiler(highlight to read):
Shortly after she got away from the cab, she looked back, to see the cab driver talking with some other customer
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spoiler(highlight to read):
This man was dead, and walking around as a ghost, and since only very few people can see ghosts, nobody saw him, and some ghosts (so I've heard) only see what they wants to see, so he didn't see any people, since he didn't want to see them
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Anthony and Cleopatra |
spoiler(highlight to read):
Anthony and Cleopatra has been dead for a long time, but modern scientists has "repaired" their bodies, so they look normal. Anthony and Cleopatra was "objects" at an exhibition (?), where they should look like, if an fight has been going on between them (therefore the broken bowl).
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spoiler(highlight to read):
The fifth man was already walking faster than the other men, so he didn't have to speed up, and he was also wearing a rainsuit (?), so he couldn't get wet
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The Grateful Prisoner |
spoiler(highlight to read):
During his time in prison, a plague was going around. This plague killed 50% of those who ate any food, or drank water, while this plague killed 100% of those who got drunk during the time of the plague
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Sure, the others are more logic, but I hate logic explanations 
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Wraith
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Austin, Texas, USA
Aug 1999
time: 23:25
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Heh. My laziness lost a fight for once.
--"The Silent Cabbie"
spoiler(highlight to read):
As has already been mentioned, she told him where to go and that's where she ended up.
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--"The Unseen Walker"
spoiler(highlight to read):
He was a subway worker on the way home. So he took the maintenance trolley home.
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--"Anthony and Cleopatra"
spoiler(highlight to read):
Another one that's been answered. They were fish whose bowl had been broken. The butler's cat did it.
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--"Five Men"
spoiler(highlight to read):
Four of them were carrying the fifth in a palanquin
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--"The Grateful Prisoner"
spoiler(highlight to read):
As I said, I suck at these, but a quick Google revealed this:
On May 8, 1902 Saint-Pierre, the largest town in the French West Indies and the commercial capital of Martinique was completely destroyed by a volcanic eruption from Mount Pellee, the highest of the three mountains in the French Colony. All ships in the harbor was destroyed. All of the inhabitants, except one, a Mr. Cyparis, who was jailed for drunkenness, were lost. According to the 1901 census, Saint-Pierre's population was 23,400!
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Oh, and those links I mentioned before? My mistake. Those were critical thinking links. I still can't find any good lateral thinking links.
Wraith
I am the Imp of the Perverse - Knowing this won't help you, either.
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15-02-2003 01:24
, i couldn't figure out the second one 
ADG gets the prize for the most intriguing answer!
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