A Question

HS

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 01-13-04 AT 02:18PM (CST)[/font][br][br]Read this question, come up with an answer, and then scroll down to the bottom for the result. This is not a trick question. It is as it reads.

A woman, while at the funeral of her own mother, met a man whom she did not know. She thought this man was amazing, the man of her dreams, so much so that she fell in love with him right there but never asked for his number and could not find him. A few days later she killed her sister.

Question: What is her motive in killing her sister? (Give this some thought before you answer.)

I'll post the answer a before I leave today, just don't want all of you to have to deal with the temptation of "peeking". This is an actual psycologial test they give out.

Edit: try not to scroll down and see what others have "answered". Give your honest thoughts to the answer.

rad

Ok, I'll bite...she killed her sister hoping the mystery man was a family friend and would show up to her funeral as well...

Parabeagle

I agree with rad, but my take's a little different. The man was the funeral director and she killed her sister to have him arrange another funeral so she could see him again.

sonny

Nah, if it was the funeral director, she could just go by the Funeral Home.

ray a

Besides, Beagle you didn't follow directions. You were supposed to give your answer before you read other posters. x;-)

Parabeagle

I never follow directions. Always had trouble drawing inside the lines when I was a kid, too. Besides, I didn't have a clue and rad's answer gave me inspiration. x;-)

sonny

I didn't follow directions either..answers are good. Love HRQ's which is what I would do if it was my sister.

ray a

The sister was her twin who was a little bit taller, a little bit blonder, and a little bit prettier. With the sister gone, she stood a better chance of attracting the guy if he showed up again.

HRQ

Her sister yelled at her for falling in love with a complete stranger at their own mother's funeral.

cebudragonlady

The sister was her twin- and the woman was afraid that her sister would meet this man and fall for him just like she did - more so since she did not know who he was or get his name or number.


Chari

mwild31

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 01-13-04 AT 03:41PM (CST)[/font][br][br]The woman, already delusional for believing in love at first sight, found the man at her sister's house. In a jealous rage, she killed her sister, which was okay with the man, because he, not having a phone, very much liked the woman's phone.

HS

Okay, my thought first was, "why would she kill her sister and what the H**L does that have to do with this man?" Then I thought that maybe she was jealous because she found out that it was her sister's new boyfriend.

Here is the actual answer...and because of that, I'm a little scared of some of you now. x:D

Answer(motive):
She was hoping that the man would appear at the funeral again.

If you answered this correctly, you think like a psychopath. This was a test by a famous American psychologist used to test if one has the same mentality as a killer.

Many arrested serial killers took part in the test and answered the question correctly. If you didn't answer the question correctly good for you. If you got the answer correct, please let me know so I can take you off of my e-mail list...

ray a

Ah... Rad got it right. I've always wondered about her. I hope she stays in Boston.

mwild31

Um....hey Rad, no plans to move to Washington State right?

x;-)

Parabeagle

S'ok, rad... I was thinking along the same lines, however, at least I had a rational explanation to back up my answer. Don't let these "inside the box" thinkers stifle your creative bent. x;-)

Leslie

I didn't respond because I'd seen this before...just not all the back up info. Hmmm, rad, you don't live in an old house sitting on a hill with your mom do ya? x;-)

marc

I might or might not be a psychopath, but my answer was, the sister had gone to the funeral dressed in drag. Her disguise was so good she got away with it, but the sister fell in love with her. Visited her at her house and discovered the ruse. Got so angry she killed her.

OK, so I am not Columbo, he dresses better, drives a better car and has a dog.

HS

Marc,

That thought crossed my mind for a split second, that her sister was the "man". But then I thought, d'oh, wouldn't she have wondered why her sister wasn't at their mother's funeral?

Wonder what that means if your mind went to the crossdressing thing? On second thought, nevermind, I don't want to know.

marc

I am still being effected by the results of our mystery dinner theatre holiday party. No one guessed the murderer or the motive - which was one of mistaken identity. The victim was an identical twin, who was wearing his brothers suit. The murderer thought he was killing the brother.

So I was hung up on the implications of the identity of the mystery man.

If there are other reasons my mind went there, I don't want to know, but my pantyhose are too tight and it is affecting blood flow to my brain, so I can't think right now.

HS

Arent't pantyhose a PITA?

ray a

You two are starting to scare me.

marc

I am harmless, its the voices in my head you have to worry about.

HS

You hear them too? What are yours saying to you?

rad

Thanks for the support, Beagle. A psychopath, huh? D*mn! I thought the OCD was bad...I better schedule some extra sessions! (:|

HS

That's right beag, you did think along the same lines. Don't think I hadn't noticed your psychopathic tendencies. x;-)

Forget that dinner you owe me, it's okay, really...I'm not hungry anyway. x:D

ray a

HS, Beagle told me as soon as some of the snow melts at his place he is making a trip east and will be visiting NJ. He wouldn't say why, but now I think I know. I hope you didn't give him your address yet.

Here's a thought, picture Beagle and Rad together - two psychopaths.

Am I in trouble when Beagle logs on this morning?

HS

I guess we now know who the "evil twin" really is, don't we Ray? There are a lot of people in NJ, he won't find me, will he? (looks over my shoulder) Maybe he's here already? :-S

Yes Ray, you'll be in trouble, that is if he isn't already making his way to NY to find you for telling me that he's heading here. :oo

Confused yet? x:-/

ray a

Beagle does let me be the evil twin from time to time. But being the psychopath he is, I always get his permission first.

Parabeagle

Geez, I go out of town for a couple of days and Ray, HS, et. al. start engaging in character assassination against Yours Truly and RAD. Not sure what I think about this.

By the way, HS, New Jersey was a little on the nippy side the last couple days. Think you guys could do something about that before my next visit? BuwaHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

And I had reservations at the Four Seasons for dinner for us and you never showed! x;-)

ritaanz

A little nippy? I guess coming from OR, you can say that.

THE FOUR SEASONS???????? Holy cow. Were you on the company's expense account? Did you rob a bank? Win the lottery? Inherit millions?

Parabeagle

>THE FOUR SEASONS???????? Holy cow. Were you on
>the company's expense account? Did you rob a
>bank? Win the lottery? Inherit millions?


Not at all. Merely one of my favorites and, being highly-compensated HR professionals as we all are, quite reasonably priced. x;-)