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(Message started by: Paul  Mortensen on May 21^st, 2005, 3:15am)

Title: Why did she kill herself?
Post by Paul Mortensen on May 21^st, 2005, 3:15am

Time era:

Victorian Times

Situation:

A blinde lady travels to London, shes very upset - distraught one might say, by train. She spends 3 days in london, no more, no less.

She travels back to her home town by train, very satisfied with her time spent in London. Shes now a very happy lady, enthusiastic to live life.

On the return trip, on the train, shes alone in her carriage, no one has spoke to her, at least not in length. The lady, however, suddenly kills her self, right to the very moment of her death, shes still happy.

Question:

Why did she kill herself?

Title: Re: Why did she kill herself?
Post by Deedlit on May 21^st, 2005, 3:22am

This should go in the "what happened" forum.

There's probably more to the riddle than this, but the most obvious answer is:

[hideb]
She's upset because she learned she's going to die soon, most likely because of some disease. However, she decides she is going to spend her final days living life to the fullest, and she succeeds in doing so in London. So she's happy as she returns home, but kills herself anyway, perhaps because the disease will cause her to die painfully and helplessly, perhaps because she wants to go out at the moment she is happiest.
[/hideb]

Title: Re: Why did she kill herself?
Post by Grimbal on May 21^st, 2005, 11:22am

Is the train just entering a tunnel?

Title: Re: Why did she kill herself?
Post by Deedlit on May 21^st, 2005, 11:31am

If you're thinking what I think you're thinking, I don't think she'd be very happy when she killed herself.

Title: Re: Why did she kill herself?
Post by alien on May 21^st, 2005, 1:18pm

The psychiatrist who hypnotized her told her to kill herself on the return trip if she is happy 20 minutes after she boards the train. If she were unhappy, she wouldn't have killed herself. :P

Title: Re: Why did she kill herself?
Post by Padzok on May 21^st, 2005, 11:23pm

on 05/21/05 at 03:15:26, Paul Mortensen wrote:

The lady, however, suddenly kills her self, right to the very moment of her death, shes still happy.

Assuming its not the standard answer (involving tunnel, unhappiness, etc) then did she intend to kill herself? Or was it an accident?

Was the fact that she was happy relevant? Would she have killed herself even if she had been unhappy?

Was it a steam train? Does that matter?

And - I suppose I may as well ask -
[hide] Was there any artificial light source in the carriage? Or was it only lit ny natural lightfrom outside? [/hide]

Title: Re: Why did she kill herself?
Post by Iamthinking on May 21^st, 2005, 11:36pm

Is the time era supposed to distract us?

Title: Re: Why did she kill herself?
Post by Ajax on May 23^rd, 2005, 4:36am

Ok, let's say that this is a fantastical world, where vampires live. Count Dracula meets her (we are talking about the age Bram Stoker's book took place, aren't we?) and turns her into a vampire. In this way she regains her sight and therefore she's happy. However during her way back to her place the day dawns or she eats pizza with garlic and she dies... ;D

Title: Re: Why did she kill herself?
Post by Ajax on May 23^rd, 2005, 4:38am

Yes, she's happy to see the dawn, right?
:D ;)

Title: Re: Why did she kill herself?
Post by Grimbal on May 23^rd, 2005, 8:40am

In London she bought a gun, a hand-held phone and an alarm clock. When the alarm clock went off, she picked up the gun by accident.

Title: Re: Why did she kill herself?
Post by Rafael Send on Jun 3^rd, 2005, 5:02pm

OK, that't actually funny...

Title: Re: Why did she kill herself?
Post by heywood22 on Jun 16^th, 2005, 8:13am

Was she "blind" or "blonde"?

Title: Re: Why did she kill herself?
Post by bobsagot on Jun 24^th, 2005, 4:51am

because some people are just plain crazy?

Title: Re: Why did she kill herself?
Post by baddab457 on Jun 25^th, 2005, 8:33am

maybe she had to containers of pills, one for headachesand another was rat poison, so with the darkness of the tunnel and all, she grabbed the wrong pills and killd herself without the intention to

Title: Re: Why did she kill herself?
Post by jenniegurl on Jun 25^th, 2005, 6:59pm

she was blind, anything could've happenned. she didnt have to be in a tunnel.

ahahaha blind ppl suck

this riddle creeps me out