<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I would say I’m introverted, open, and neurotic, though my conscientiousness and agreeableness, I’m not so sure.<div><br></div><div>If they’re the same as they used to be, the puzzles range from humorous to annoying. A famous example of the series would be: </div><div><br></div><div>“In the middle of winter, the police find a man who has been stabbed to death, and they can’t find a murder weapon. How did the man die?”</div><div><br></div><div>Hint 1: “There are no tracks leading away from the body in the snow.”</div><div><br></div><div>Hint 2: “There is only one set of footprints leading to the body, they match the man’s shoes.”</div><div><br></div><div>Hint 3: “The man is standing near the mouth of a cave.” </div><div><br></div><div>Answer: “The man was impaled by a falling icicle, which melted after his death.”</div><div><br></div><div>I paraphrase, but you understand my point. Usually sort of snarky, “gotcha” answers. Can be fun, can be annoying. Usually gives you the same feeling as hearing a really bad pun.</div><div><br><div><br>On Oct 11, 2018, at 8:50 AM, William Flynn Wallace <<a href="mailto:foozler83@gmail.com">foozler83@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Will you give me a quick review of the books?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">It would seem that we are much alike - I am very introverted (but never shy), agreeable, conscientious, very open to my experiences. Low N</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">bill w</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, Oct 10, 2018 at 8:48 PM SR Ballard <<a href="mailto:sen.otaku@gmail.com">sen.otaku@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>“<i style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">The Even Better Fiendish & Fun Lateral Thinking Puzzle Book”</i></div><div><br></div>I’m very familiar with the series, however, my aunt, who always bought these and tortured/entertained me with them passed away before this one in particular was published.<br><br><div>SR Ballard</div><div><br>On Oct 10, 2018, at 5:26 PM, William Flynn Wallace <<a href="mailto:foozler83@gmail.com" target="_blank">foozler83@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Is anyone familiar with this book? It's a series too.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><i style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:q_serif,Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman","Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro",Meiryo,serif;font-size:15px"><br></i></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><i style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:q_serif,Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman","Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro",Meiryo,serif;font-size:15px">Malky McEwan</i></div></div>
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