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The Mute Man
Situation
Situation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.Situation
A man got one of his fingers chopped off by the Mafia, and opened his mouth as if to yelp in pain, but no sound came out. Why?
Answer
The man was the star of a silent movie, before the sound was added ("talkies").Hide Answer Show Answer
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