HardAdults & Lateral-Thinking
A bodyguard (John) tells a CEO to take a boat because he dreamt the plane would crash. The plane crashes. Why does the CEO fire John?
Riddle
A bodyguard (John) tells a CEO to take a boat because he dreamt the plane would crash. The plane crashes. Why does the CEO fire John?
Choose an answer
A.A plant
B.A person
C.A piece of metal
D.John was sleeping on the job
Hint: It's a 6-word phrase with 23 letters, starting with "J".
Answer
John was sleeping on the job
Why this is the answer
This is a lateral thinking puzzle where the solution relies on a non-obvious interpretation of the words used.
This riddle is filed under Expert Riddles for Adults and rated Hard.
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