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Why couldn't the amulet have been hidden by Aunt Alice, who understands modern key exchange algorithms?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Encyclopedia Brown had some decent ones, but a lot were pretty shit in retrospect

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

And the attack happened at sea... 'C' for Catwoman!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

See also: experts solving problems in Roland Emmerich movies

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sounds like Reacher Season 2

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah. So far they've gone way overboard in dumbing down the detective work this season.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I haven't seen it so I'm not sure if that actual critique of the show or if you're makinge a pun that Reacher is "reaching" for clues

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What weighs six ounces, sits in a tree, and is very dangerous?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The next clue is in the White House!

(This was a reference for, like, maybe 10 people. 10 awesome people.)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Read the Redwall books if that's what you're looking for. Or even if it's not.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Firefox when I click on the address bar and start by typing 'm': Oh, I know! You probably want xkcd.com/2869 — that's got an 'm' in it!

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