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If anyone's up, here's a bit of a brain teaser

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suzian

suzian Report 2 Jan 2011 23:46

Rule - you can only ask a question to which the answer is either "yes" or "no"

Here's the story:

A plane lands in London. Off the plane come all the passengers. All have their left hands missing. The plane is met by another person, who also has his left arm missing. He smiles, nods, and the passengers then re-embark. They never meet again.

Your task is to work out the story behind this.

Sue x

Penfold

Penfold Report 3 Jan 2011 00:11

Are they one arm bandits? lol :o)))

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 3 Jan 2011 00:14

All the passengers have their left HANDS missing, but the person who meets them has his left ARM missing.
Is this so?
ie is it a typo - but I want the answer to the above question!

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad)

suzian

suzian Report 3 Jan 2011 01:01

No Penfold, they aren't one-armed bandits....

Well spotted, Maggie - they all had their left arms missing.

Sue x

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 3 Jan 2011 15:03

wasnt that once famous German Airline

Luft Hansa?

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 3 Jan 2011 18:52

Arms dealers?

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad)

Wend

Wend Report 3 Jan 2011 20:44

Is this one of those lateral thinking teasers, or just a bit of 'armless fun? :-)

Can we have a clue, please?

Researching:

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 3 Jan 2011 20:57

Arm stealers?
'Armless lefties?

Is the gender important?

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad)

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 4 Jan 2011 00:19

on that note it can only be righthanded........


did you know that a righthanded person twisting two wires together

the wires will form a lefthand thread?

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Janet

Janet Report 4 Jan 2011 21:22

Have they all been to the same tailor? -jle

Researching:
Mellors of Fulstone- Haighs of Fulstone- Haighs of Horbury -Fowlers of Sheffield -Ashton/Acomb of Keighley-Broadheads of Mearhouse-Nixons of Bradfield- Hopwood of Dewsbury and Elland-Procter/Proctors of Malham

suzian

suzian Report 4 Jan 2011 23:04

WassailingWend has got it right - it's one of those lateral thinking thingies.

Maggie - the gender is unimportant!

They're not arms dealers, Luft Hansa (nice one, bobtanian) or any such!

Start by asking a question.

Here's a suggestion - Q "Is the sex of the person who met the plane relevant?"

A - "no"

Have fun

Sue x

Wend

Wend Report 4 Jan 2011 23:23

Is the sex of the passengers relevant?

Researching:

suzian

suzian Report 4 Jan 2011 23:29

Funnily enough, it isn't!!

Sue x

Caroline

Caroline Report 5 Jan 2011 03:27

Is the fact the plane landed in London relevant ?!!

Persephone

Persephone Report 5 Jan 2011 03:52

Are the passengers and person meeting them a right armed force?

Researching:
The latest tree member our Grandson, Stellan born 09/12/14

Mauatthecoast

Mauatthecoast Report 5 Jan 2011 22:07

Not a game of Lego is it Sue? lol

Researching:
In my own little world where everybody knows me... ..... best thing about happy memories is making them....

Persephone

Persephone Report 5 Jan 2011 22:16

Are you there Sue?

Now that should get a yes.

Does the airport have a good coffee shop to go to while we wait?

Researching:
The latest tree member our Grandson, Stellan born 09/12/14

Mauatthecoast

Mauatthecoast Report 5 Jan 2011 22:25

Just as long as we don't have to sleep on the 'lounge' floor ;o

*knocks three times*

Researching:
In my own little world where everybody knows me... ..... best thing about happy memories is making them....

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 6 Jan 2011 01:00

were/are the hands/arms amputated?
or were they born like that?

does the word "single handed/ness " come into it?

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Wend

Wend Report 6 Jan 2011 10:26

Shall we do the hokey cokey?

Researching:

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