Lateral thinking puzzle answers:

1. Five beautiful and well-dressed women are standing in a tight group. One is crying and she's never been happier. The other four are smiling and they have never been more disappointed. What is going on?

A: The results of a beauty pageant had just been announced. The crying woman is the winner, and the graciously smiling women are the runners-up.

2. Franz is guilty of no crime, yet he is surrounded by four uniformed men, one of whom hits him until he cries. Why?

A: Franz is a newborn baby, and a doctor is slapping his rear to get him to fill his lungs with air.

3. Two identical twin sisters go to a restaurant, sit at a corner booth, and order exactly the same drink. One sister drinks hers quickly, and the other sister drinks hers slowly. The one who drinks slowly dies shortly thereafter. Why?

A: The ice cubes are poisoned, and the sister who drinks quickly survives because she didn't give them time to melt.