The Psychopath Test

[Ruthful]

Read this question, then come up with an answer. This is not a trick question. It is as it reads. No one I know has gotten it right. Few people do.

A woman, while at the funeral of her own mother, met a man she did not know.

She thought the man was amazing. She believed him to be the man of her dreams--so much that she fell in love with him right there, but she never asked for his number and afterwards couldn't find him.

A few days later she killed her sister.

Question: What was her motive for killing her sister?

Hat Tip: Claire Berlinski

You can read the entire post this was taken from on her Ricochet page.

http://ricochet.com/main-feed/The-Psychopath-Test

[RainInSpain]

I'd say

the motive was inheritance. And her meeting the amazing man had nothing to do with the murder.

ETA: This, of course, depends on the sister not having children.

I hope I got it wrong :scared:

[John Blaze]

It was her sister in drag.

[Bethany]

She killed her sister in hopes of meeting the guy again at her funeral.

[Iwritecode]

She killed her sister in hopes of meeting the guy again at her funeral.

^^ This.

*Runs away.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

My question is, did the guy show up at her sister's funeral?

[Yeah Sure Whatever]

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/sister.asp

Gerard is the psychopath for asking :P

[Ruthful]

She killed her sister in hopes of meeting the guy again at her funeral.

Bull's-eye.

[Ruthful]

Gerard is the psychopath for asking.

The voices in my head would beg to differ.

[John Blaze]

:wtf:

[Ruthful]

BTW, Claire is explaining why the test isn't a reliable diagnostic tool for clinical depression or psychosis in her post. Just wanted to clear that up.

[Ruthful]

But Bethany wins, 'cause she got the correct answer first!

:)

[RainInSpain]

Congrats, Bethany! :)

(I'd make a piss-poor criminal - my answer was so off :wtf: )

[Ruthful]

I initially thought the part about her meeting a man at her mother's funeral was irrelevant too, but it turns out that it was integral to solving the riddle.

[CurtSeattle]

Is the answer YELLOW?

[Ruthful]

Close. Very close, Curt.

[DoctorDodge]

Congrats, Bethany! :)

(I'd make a piss-poor criminal - my answer was so off :wtf: )

Not a piss poor criminal, RIS. Just a piss-poor consulting detective! ;)

[RainInSpain]

Hahaha!
No Sherlock Holmes, me :lol:

[Iwritecode]

Is the answer YELLOW?

Actually it's 42.

[Bethany]

Congrats, Bethany! :)

(I'd make a piss-poor criminal - my answer was so off :wtf: )

Does this make me the resident psycho?

[RainInSpain]

Not at all, just a person with a well-developed intuition and/or logical thinking :)

ETA: "We're all a little mad here, aren't we?"

[candy]

Congrats, Bethany! :)

(I'd make a piss-poor criminal - my answer was so off :wtf: )

Does this make me the resident psycho?

Yes, please take a look at your av :unsure:

[Girlystevedave]

Yeah, I was gonna say: What's this say about Bethany? :P
:wub:

[Brice]

I'll thank you to keep away from my resident psycho status, B! :angry:

[Bethany]

Bah, Brice! It's always the one you don't suspect.

[Ruthful]

:scared:

[Brice]

Bah, Brice! It's always the one you don't suspect.

*kills EVERYONE just to furthur his point*

[Jon]

Courtney Love?

[Brice]

Yes, especially her.