Tuesday, July 06, 2004

Two puzzles

I.
A lady, dreaming that she was drowning became so frightened that she died of a heart attack in her sleep, or so her friend told the detective on the case.

"You're lying!", said the detective.

How did he know?

II.
A man rings up the police with the news that his best friend is dead. He says that he found a message written by his friend, saying that he had committed suicide. Later, the detective asks him where he found the note.

"Between pages 101 and 102 of the book", the man answered firmly.

"You're lying!", said the detective.

Why was he so sure?

2 comments:

  1. Cruella: For the first one, the friend cannot know what she was dreaming about coz she died in her sleep. And the second one, there is no page between pages 101 and 102.

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  2. @Cruella : You're a genius! Both answers are right! In all books, the odd numbered page is on the right hand side - and that's something that struck me only after this puzzle :)MW

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