Lateral Thinking Questions

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ANSWER: L.T.Q. #25

Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 11:33:00

Here is this week's question:

Shadow was just about to board his flight to the West Coast when his assistant approached him and begged him not to fly. When Shadow enquired about the strange request, the junior detective said that the previous night he had had a terrible dream that Shadow's plane would crash. Shadow turned away and boarded the plane without a word. When he landed, he phoned back to his office and ordered the immediate dismissal of his young assistant. Why?

ANSWER:

Shadow's young assistant was supposed to be on a stake-out the night he claimed to have had this dream. He was obviously sleeping on the job.

Hasn't Shadow ever heard of Day Dreaming? Heck, I do it all the time!

P.S. I'm looking for some Christmas/Hanukkah related questions for the next two weeks, but if I can't find any, I'll choose a couple and reword them so that Santa and his elves are involved instead! Oh, and you will get two questions next week, with answers to follow in the new year.

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