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[Tomk]

My son got married yesterday... so let's do a wedding theme:

• A man married three different women in Oregon. He never got divorced, and none of the wives have died... yet he has broken no laws. How is this possible?
• In 1843, in North Carolina, two sisters married two brothers and they all lived under the same roof. From there, things went bad. Although the two brothers were considered inseparable, the two sisters began to quarrel to such a degree they had to move to separate houses. The two brothers weren't overly pleased with the separate house situation and as a result they quite often couldn't be bothered going home. Neither brother concealed the fact that if he stayed out all night, it was a good bet he spent the night in another woman's bed. Although both sisters were hot tempered and jealous, for some reason they must have put up with their husbands' sleeping around since they never divorced and each bore several children. What could account for these two headstrong sisters turning a blind eye to their husbands' indiscretions?
• "I'm telling you, Hobbs," said John Dough, "inheriting the Dough millions has had some nerve racking moments. Do you remember Frack, the butler?" "A smiling and mild mannered chap," said Hobbs "That's the guy. I fired him after inheriting the house in the Hamptons. Well, two days ago he came to my office and demanded one hundred thousand dollars. He claimed to have been in the study when my father drew up another will, naming my brother sole heir." "You believed him?" "I confess the news was quite a shocker. Dad and I had an argument over my engagement to Marilyn sometime during the last week of June. Dad opposed the marriage, and it seemed possible that he had cut me off." "Frack said he has this second will, which he said would be worth a lot more than the blackmail money he was asking for. He said the new will was dated June 31, only one day newer than the old will, but it would be legally recognized he claimed." "You didn't pay him, I hope?" asked Hobbs. "I paid---with my boot to the seat of his pants." "Perfect," agreed Hobbs. "Imagine trying to peddle a story like that!? Why did they decide not to pay Frack?

[oldman960]

1. anullment or mental illness (on his part) 2. siamese twins 3. only 30 days in june

[JonTom]

First and foremost Tomk - Congratulations to your Son! 1. Depends on the timeline. The man may have practiced an early form of plural marriage/multiple wives (once endorsed by the Mormon religion between 1852 and 1890)? 2. I think oldman may have it here - siamese/conjoined brothers. 3. June 31 does look very questionable as OM points out.

[Tomk]

1) Nope. His religious practices nor his mental state would effect laws.

2) This is in fact the story of Chang and Eng Bunker. Chang and his wife, Adelaide, had 10 children. Eng and his wife, Sarah Anne, had 11 children.


3) Correct. June only has 30 days.



While you all are working on #1.... here is another very loosely wedding related riddle:

4) John attended a certain wedding where he became somewhat infatuated with one of the bridesmaids. He spent a fair amount of time talking with her at the reception. Danced a few dances with her. However, when the day was over he hadn't gotten her address, phone number, or even her last name. Three weeks later - he murdered the bride. Why?

[JonTom]

1. Because he himself did not get married to any of them, he married them to other people (i.e. he was a Vicar/Preist).

[JonTom]

Wow Tomk, these are getting more and more strange... 4) Was it because John was the Groom and the bridesmaid would not give him her number or address because he was married so he killed his wife?

[Tomk]

1. Because he himself did not get married to any of them, he married them to other people (i.e. he was a Vicar/Preist).

Yep. He was a small town Justice of the Peace.

4). Nope. John was not the groom. He wasn't even married. The Bridesmaid had not refused to tell her name, etc... He hadn't asked.

[oldman960]

There was a really big life insurance policy on the bride. A contract was placed on her which he took. He spent the time with the bridesmaid to get an idea of the bride's habits.

[Tomk]

Nope. He was infatuated with the Bridesmaid.

[oldman960]

If the wedding is his father's and the bride is the bridesmaid's mother, I'm sure somewhere in the world they would be considered brother and sister. Assuming it's in the US there would be no advantage to bumping off the bride to "unrelate" them. I think I'll go back to mental illness.

[Tomk]

Neither the Bride nor the Bridesmaid (or the groom for that matter) were related to him in any way. I suppose that you could say that anyone who murders someone else is mentally ill. I do differentiate between murder and "someone who needs killing". Personally, I would say that John is mentally ill... but we need a more specific reason for him murdering the bride.

[terry1966]

the bride and the bridesmaid were identical twins, and he killed the bride by mistake when he really wanted to kill the bridesmaid.

[Tomk]

the bride and the bridesmaid were identical twins, and he killed the bride by mistake when he really wanted to kill the bridesmaid.

Nope. The bride was the intended murder target. No mistake there. He did not want to kill the bridesmaid.

[terry1966]

the bridesmaid was in love with the groom so he thought if he killed the new wife she could step in an get together with the grief stricken husband.

[terry1966]

he was a thief and went to the new couples home to rob them of their new wedding presents but was discovered by the wife so he killed her to get away.