[Guest]

a man walks into a tall building; goes to the elevator;

pushes the button of the 10th floor;

gets out on the 10th floor and then walks up another 7th floor;

on the 17th floor then he enters into an apartment;

he sits down on his bed then gets up and jumps out of the window; why?

CLUE: there is saw spane under the bed.

[Jiminy Cricket]

a man walks into a tall building; goes to the elevator;

pushes the button of the 10th floor;

gets out on the 10th floor and then walks up another 7th floor;

on the 17th floor then he enters into an apartment;

he sits down on his bed then gets up and jumps out of the window; why?

CLUE: there is saw spane under the bed.

Ok, what is a "saw spane"? Sauce pan?

[Guest]

Ok, what is a "saw spane"? Sauce pan?

(SAW SPANE IS THE REMNANTS THAT YOU GET WHEN YOU SAW WOOD)

[Jiminy Cricket]

(SAW SPANE IS THE REMNANTS THAT YOU GET WHEN YOU SAW WOOD)

OH, SO THERE IS A SAW SPANE UNDER THE BED - JUST ONE?

[Guest]

OH, SO THERE IS A SAW SPANE UNDER THE BED - JUST ONE?

(HEHEHEH...YEP)

[Guest]

the guy went up the first 10 floors in the elevator, but got out early because there was a creeper/stalker-looking guy who was eyeing him. he then got out of the elevator to avoid the evil-looking guy and decided to walk the next 7 floors to his apartment with his Swiss knife that he always carries (just in case

). The guy then realized he was being followed, got scared, went into his apartment, and because he was in a panic, decided to try to saw the bed to make a ladder to escape with. Then he heard a knock on his door, and thinking it is the stalker guy, jumped out of the window without thinking over what he was doing.

You know you luv my creativity

Just a question, is there really a right answer to this?

[Guest]

You know you luv my creativity

Just a question, is there really a right answer to this?

the guy went up the first 10 floors in the elevator, but got out early because there was a creeper/stalker-looking guy who was eyeing him. he then got out of the elevator to avoid the evil-looking guy and decided to walk the next 7 floors to his apartment with his Swiss knife that he always carries (just in case

). The guy then realized he was being followed, got scared, went into his apartment, and because he was in a panic, decided to try to saw the bed to make a ladder to escape with. Then he heard a knock on his door, and thinking it is the stalker guy, jumped out of the window without thinking over what he was doing.

There must be star_tiger, because there are such detailed clues. For instance: he didnt get out early, he deliberately pushed the button for the 10th floor knowing he would end up scaling the stairs of the next 7.

[Faizaan]

Does this have anything to do with...

9/11?

If not, maybe..

he just felt like dying or something?

Probably not either of them, but am I on the right track?

[Guest]

How about this:

The man's name was Charles Calhoon. Chaz, as his friends knew him, had a fraternal twin Frank. Well Frank and Chaz were scumbags, real pieces of work. They would go to high-end bars looking for classy women to seduce and leach off of. Upon seducing these high-end women, the brothers would attempt to continuously satisfy them in order to be able to continue to receive goods from the women. In order to do this properly, they would both have to take on double-duty.

One night, Frank seduces a lovely brunette named Cathy in the chique bar Le Risque downtown. Cathy, as it turns out, is married to the head architect in the city, John-James, and currently resides in the penthouse suite in the only 17-story building in the city. Well the con proceeds as it normally would. John-James would leave and the twins would take turns satisfying Cathy. Chaz and Frank would alternate nights so as to not expire their energy and to not tip off Cathy that she indeed was fooling around with two men behind her loyal husbands back.

Well unfortunately, John-James began to get suspicious. He told his wife that he was going to work, so he put on his work clothes but when she was in the bathroom, he snuck under the bed and waited there for two days! Cathy, having now missed the touch of a man for two days was desperate. She called Frank to hurry to her apartment. After round one when Cathy was freshening up, Frank called Chaz from the bedroom “She’s insatiable man, I need you to get here right away, but make it look like you’re me, like your still out of breath from round one”.

Chaz hurried over and ran up 7 flights to give him the appearance of being out of breath. When he sat down naked on the bed, saw dust poofed out from underneath it. Immediately Chaz knew what had happened. The saw dust came from John-James’ dirty work clothes. He knew that John-James had caught his brother in the act and killed him and now, to save himself the dishonor of meeting the same fate, Chaz ended his own life by jumping out the window.

[Faizaan]

How about this:

The man's name was Charles Calhoon. Chaz, as his friends knew him, had a fraternal twin Frank. Well Frank and Chaz were scumbags, real pieces of work. They would go to high-end bars looking for classy women to seduce and leach off of. Upon seducing these high-end women, the brothers would attempt to continuously satisfy them in order to be able to continue to receive goods from the women. In order to do this properly, they would both have to take on double-duty.

One night, Frank seduces a lovely brunette named Cathy in the chique bar Le Risque downtown. Cathy, as it turns out, is married to the head architect in the city, John-James, and currently resides in the penthouse suite in the only 17-story building in the city. Well the con proceeds as it normally would. John-James would leave and the twins would take turns satisfying Cathy. Chaz and Frank would alternate nights so as to not expire their energy and to not tip off Cathy that she indeed was fooling around with two men behind her loyal husbands back.

Well unfortunately, John-James began to get suspicious. He told his wife that he was going to work, so he put on his work clothes but when she was in the bathroom, he snuck under the bed and waited there for two days! Cathy, having now missed the touch of a man for two days was desperate. She called Frank to hurry to her apartment. After round one when Cathy was freshening up, Frank called Chaz from the bedroom "She's insatiable man, I need you to get here right away, but make it look like you're me, like your still out of breath from round one".

Chaz hurried over and ran up 7 flights to give him the appearance of being out of breath. When he sat down naked on the bed, saw dust poofed out from underneath it. Immediately Chaz knew what had happened. The saw dust came from John-James' dirty work clothes. He knew that John-James had caught his brother in the act and killed him and now, to save himself the dishonor of meeting the same fate, Chaz ended his own life by jumping out the window.

Here's a tip. Write some novels!

[Guest]

Here's a tip. Write some novels!

You know whats interesting about you Faizaan? You joined BD on my birthday, 10/10, what are the odds?

Plus you know I'm dead on with the story...although I might be wrong about her husbands name. I wasn't sure if it was spelled Jon or John.

Edited November 29, 2008 by MDAri

[Faizaan]

You know whats interesting about you Faizaan? You joined BD on my birthday, 10/10, what are the odds?

Plus you know I'm dead on with the story...although I might be wrong about her husbands name. I wasn't sure if it was spelled Jon or John.

Really? wow. There are a lot of interesting things about me. like.. I was born on Saint Patrick's Day! No, Im not Irish , Yes i have lots of luck .(apparently none of that luck goes into puzzle solving. <_< ) By the way, did you make up that story? or is it a true story?

Did the saw dust thing come from the bed? Probably...

Edited November 29, 2008 by Faizaan

[Guest]

I may have totally made it up...but it does fit the parameters, no?

[Prof. Templeton]

This is a combination of two riddles that have been posted in this forum before. I you want the answers than do a search for...

umbrella +elevator

death +tent

[Guest]

There must be star_tiger, because there are such detailed clues. For instance: he didnt get out early, he deliberately pushed the button for the 10th floor knowing he would end up scaling the stairs of the next 7.

YEP!! :)

[Guest]

Really? wow. There are a lot of interesting things about me. like.. I was born on Saint Patrick's Day! No, Im not Irish , Yes i have lots of luck .(apparently none of that luck goes into puzzle solving. <_< ) By the way, did you make up that story? or is it a true story?

Did the saw dust thing come from the bed? Probably...

YES, THE SAW SPANE COMES FROM THE BED

[Guest]

a man walks into a tall building; goes to the elevator;

pushes the button of the 10th floor;

gets out on the 10th floor and then walks up another 7th floor;

on the 17th floor then he enters into an apartment;

he sits down on his bed then gets up and jumps out of the window; why?

CLUE: there is saw spane under the bed.

(I FOUND OUT THE ANSWER ALREADY...TNX GUYS!!)

[Guest]

So the first part...he's a midget right?

[Guest]

So the first part...he's a midget right?

yep...he is!

[Guest]

I'm not sure if this is relevant or if it was just a typo. You say that he "walked into an apartment and sat down on his bed". Not necessarily his apartment. Relevant?

[Guest]

Was there saw spane under the bed because he shaved down the legs of the bed so he could reach it?

[Guest]

I'm not sure if this is relevant or if it was just a typo. You say that he "walked into an apartment and sat down on his bed". Not necessarily his apartment. Relevant?

its automatically his apartment because i said it there "he sits down on "HIS" bed".

[Guest]

Never heard of saw "spane." You mean sawdust?

If so, much like a similar closed-question problem I've encountered before (the type where one can ask yes/no questions to decipher the answer). Check spoiler

One logical assumption is that man is a midget, thus the 10th to 17th floor routine (can only reach the 10 botton). The sawdust from the one I heard comes from a blind midget in a circus with a cane whose greedy wife nightly whittles down his walking stick bit-by-bit to make him think he is growing. So distraught over losing the only vocation he can find, he offs himself. As I said, it doesn't work too well with an elevator, as the height of the buttons would be a good indicator of his growth.

[Guest]

Never heard of saw "spane." You mean sawdust?

If so, much like a similar closed-question problem I've encountered before (the type where one can ask yes/no questions to decipher the answer). Check spoiler

One logical assumption is that man is a midget, thus the 10th to 17th floor routine (can only reach the 10 botton). The sawdust from the one I heard comes from a blind midget in a circus with a cane whose greedy wife nightly whittles down his walking stick bit-by-bit to make him think he is growing. So distraught over losing the only vocation he can find, he offs himself. As I said, it doesn't work too well with an elevator, as the height of the buttons would be a good indicator of his growth.

[Guest]

Never heard of saw "spane." You mean sawdust?

If so, much like a similar closed-question problem I've encountered before (the type where one can ask yes/no questions to decipher the answer). Check spoiler

One logical assumption is that man is a midget, thus the 10th to 17th floor routine (can only reach the 10 botton). The sawdust from the one I heard comes from a blind midget in a circus with a cane whose greedy wife nightly whittles down his walking stick bit-by-bit to make him think he is growing. So distraught over losing the only vocation he can find, he offs himself. As I said, it doesn't work too well with an elevator, as the height of the buttons would be a good indicator of his growth.

THE MIDGET'S NOT BLIND...

[Guest]

Have we given up on this one? I'm still confused