Sorry, no Natchez photos this week. For those who missed my post Friday, Alberto sort of messed with my plans. On the last date I could switch my hotel stay without paying for a night I might not use, I checked the weather for Natchez. Alberto was coming ashore and all day rain and thunderstorms were predicted for the two days I’d planned to be in Natchez.
So I canceled. The next day Alberto decided to go up through Alabama instead of Mississippi…didn’t rain either of the two days I’d planned to be there. But, I figure God had a reason for me to delay my trip…and change my hair appointment which is like trying to reschedule an appointment with the Pope. 😉
Part of that may have been so that I could see exactly what the weather would be like in late June when my book takes place. Now on to last week’s Mystery Question. I loved this Mystery Question!
What follows are some of the practices of our lawmakers. Three of these are actually true–only one is made up, sorry to say. Which one did I make up?
- In a place that shall remain nameless, potholes had reached epic proportions. Residents even spray-painted rants and even explicit pictures near the worst cases to get the city’s attention. It worked; the city sent out work teams. They removed the graffiti—but left the potholes.
- In another nameless city, lawmakers banned any type of farm animal. One hapless man owned a goat that he had tied to his front porch. He was cited and required to remove the goat. He did. He moved it to his back porch which was not in the city limits. It seems the district line went through the middle of his house and there was nothing the city officials could do about it.
- One government agency spent $150,000 to investigate why we’re so stressed out by politics. The public would have gladly told them for free.
- Another government agency conducted a $230,000 study that showed that the color red made female monkeys amorous.
And the answer is…#2. Congrats on those of you who guessed correctly…although some reasoned that a county line wouldn’t go through a building. But I know of a couple of instances where not only the county line divided a building, but even a country. Part of a house was in one country and the other part was in another country.
But can you believe those other three answers are real????
Now for this week’s Mystery Question. Another fun one. Here are four scenarios of outrageous actions on crooks who must have wanted to get caught. Three are true, one I made up. Which one is false?
- A man walked into a bank and tried to cash a check for more than $3 billion dollars. He wanted to start a record company. I wonder if he actually thought the bank had that much money in their vaults.
- It was Christmastime and a man wanted a sprig of mistletoe for his front porch. He took his shotgun (which isn’t the best thing to use to hit mistletoe) and fired at the branch. Unfortunately, the mistletoe was in a tree in the middle of a busy mall.
- A family was visiting a state capitol and was taking selfies in front of the state capitol building when they noticed one of the bags they’d set down was missing. When they checked their phones, sure enough, there was the thief, his face in full view, stealing their bag. The police quickly found and arrested him because he hadn’t left the area.
- A man entered a credit union and handed the teller a note that said he had a gun and for her to put all the money in a bag and give it to him. Once he had the money, he ran out to his waiting car and sped away. Later that day the police arrested him at the address printed on in the left top corner of the envelope. He’d used one of his own envelopes with the return address on it to write the holdup note.
Okay, Super Sleuths, which answer did I make up. Leave your answer in the comments and I’ll enter you in a drawing for a book from my library. And because this is RELEASE DAY for Justice Betrayed anyone who comments from Tuesday until Thursday evening at 7 will also be entered in a drawing for Justice Betrayed! Winner for the 2nd drawing will be announced in Friday’s blog.
Winner of May’s drawing for a copy of Justice Betrayed is Betti.
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I think that #4 is made up. These were all really hard!
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I’m glad you think they are hard, Victoria! 😉 Thanks for stopping by.
#3.
I’m almost 3/4 way through Justice Betrayed and absolutely loving it!
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Mindy, I’m so glad you are enjoying Rachel and Boone’s story!!! Thanks for stopping by.
It’s gotta be number 3 because surely someone who stole a bag would get out of there FAST so his face wouldn’t still be in the area.
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Hmmm, Priscilla. Good deductions…but remember we are dealing with stupid criminals. lol Not saying you’re wrong, but not saying you’re right, either. lol Thanks for stopping by.
I think #1 is false, but they’re all amusing. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Glad I brightened your day, Linda. Thanks for stopping by.
#4
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Hi Lisa…we’ll see next week if it’s #4! Thanks for stopping by.
I think it is #1.
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Hi Mary! We’ll see next week if it’s #4! Thanks for stopping by.
#1. I can’t imagine trying to cash a check that large.
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I can’t either, Christine! We’ll see if your deductions are correct next week. Thanks for stopping by.
I think #1 must be false although #2 also sounds pretty outrageous.
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It’s amazing to me that any of them are true, Suzanne! Thanks for stopping by.
I think #1 is false
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Hi, Joni! Thanks for stopping by. We’ll see next week if it’s #1. 😉
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We’ll see, Paula. Thanks for stopping by!
I’m going with #1. Thanks for another chance to win your new book!!
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Thank you, Jackie! And your comment went through! Thanks for dropping by!
Not sure my comment went out….I’ll say #1. Thanks for another chance to read your new book!
I’ll pick #2.
Hmm..I’m guessing it’s #2. It’s amazing three of these are true. Thanks for the entertainment. I really enjoy these!
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I agree, Beth! Thanks for stopping by!
I can kind of understand the man stealing the bag not realizing he was in the picture, but the others all seem false! And yes, they seem to WANT to be arrested. Since there is only one false answer, I am going to guess #4 this time.
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We’ll see, Diane, we’ll see. And it is hard to believe three of them are true! Thanks for stopping by.
I am choosing #2. I’m thinking if that one is true, he has to be the biggest idiot of all of them. As you mentioned, using a shotgun is not the best choice. Since many malls have glass overhead, he obviously would not have given any thought to what else was up there besides mistletoe. If he got away with the mistletoe, do we want to imagine what kind of woman would allow someone so stupid to kiss her? Honestly, anyone who would think up such a thing has probably got a history of stupid stunts. If #4 is false, it is very close to a true story I heard years ago.
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Love your reasoning, Edward. We’ll see how it goes next week. Thanks for stopping by!
I think it would be hard to get a shotgun into a mall so I am going with #2. I enjoyed reading Justice Betrayed. It may be my favorite of the series so far. Congrats!
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I’m glad you liked it, Gloria! Thanks for stopping by.
Tough this week! I’m guessing #3. And I seem to be entering all your drawings for your new novel! haha 😉 Happy release day, Pat!
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YAYAY, Jerusha! Good luck on the drawings. Thanks for stopping by!
These are all so ridiculous they could actually be true but I’m going with #1.
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I know, Connie. Sometimes it’s hard to come up with one to compete with the real ones. lol Thank for stopping by!
I think #2 is NOT true! Crooks are quite often idiots, aren’t they? I just couldn’t see this situation being true… mistletoe, a shotgun and a mall? Since it seems to be the craziest one, it probably is true. 🙂
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Hi Robin and welcome to my blog! Just when I think I can’t see anything crazier, stories like these three come along. lol. We’ll see next week if you are correct!
2
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Linda, we’ll see next week! And thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment!
I’m guessing #3. But this was a tough one. Always fun though!
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Anne, so glad you enjoy my little games…thanks for stopping by!
I’m thinking it’s #2 because hopefully, anyone would be nuts to walk around in a mall with a shotgun but since anyone would be not too bright to do the others either, who knows!!
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Welcome to my blog, Cathy! It’s hard to believe I only made up one of them! Thanks for stopping by.
I think number 2
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Nora, thanks so much for visiting my blog! Look around and come back to solve more crimes! We’ll see Tuesday if it’s #2.
Nobody would go to that much trouble to get a mistletoe
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It does seem to be a bit much, Nora! lol.
I think it’s #2.
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Hi Lisa, and welcome to my blog! We’ll see next week if it’s #2. 😉
I think it’s #2
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Suzanne, I think I see a trend building for #2. lol. We’ll see and thanks for dropping in!
You are so creative with your scenarios, Pat! I’m guessing #2 is false.
I’d have to say #2. Guns wouldn’t be allowed in malls today because of security issues!
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Definitely a trend with #2, Faith. I like your reasoning, but remember dumb criminals sometimes get away with dumb things. lol. Not to say your right or wrong, though…we’ll find out Tuesday.
First time here, Patricia, and these were awesome. I am with the #2 crowd. Near a mall maybe, but in?
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Hi, Steve! Welcome to my blog. A lot of readers have chosen #2, but we’ll see next week. While you’re here check out some of the other Mystery Questions. 😉
#1 – who in their right mind would think they could CARRY that much cash. Can’t wait to read Justice Betrayed!! Thanks fir such brilliant books.
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Sally, you would be surprised! We have some very dumb criminals out there. lol Thanks for visiting my blog.
I am hoping it is #2. I don’t want to know that someone is dumb enough to fire a shotgun in a crowded mall. And I am afraid to be wrong. I also wonder who signed the check for 3 billion dollars.
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Sandra, I know what you mean. lol Thanks for visiting my blog!
#1. He’d probably ask for millions not billions! All of the scenarios are crazy but so are crooks!
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We’ll see, Joan…thanks so much for stopping by my blog!
#2 (hopefully the armed shopper didn’t really shoot a gun in a mall!)