Bright Detectives
A policeman was interrogating 3 guys who were training to become detectives. To test their skills in recognizing a suspect, he shows the first guy a picture for 5 seconds and then hides it. "This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?"
The first guy answers, "That's easy, we'll catch him fast because he only has one eye!"
The policeman says, "Well...uh...that's because the picture I showed is his side profile."
Frustrated by this ridiculous response, he shows the picture to the second guy.
The second guy smiles and says, "Ha! He'd be too easy to catch because he only has one ear!"
The policeman angrily responds, "What's the matter with you two?! Of course only one eye and one ear are showing because it's a picture of his side profile! Is that the best answer you can come up with?"
Extremely frustrated at this point, he shows the picture to the third guy and quickly adds, "Think hard before giving me a stupid answer."
The guy looks at the picture intently for a moment and says, "The suspect wears contact lenses."
The policeman is surprised and says:
"Well, that's an interesting answer. Wait here while I check his file."
He leaves the room and checks the suspect's file on his computer and comes back with a beaming smile on his face.
"Wow! I can't believe it. It's TRUE! The suspect does, in fact, wear contact lenses. Good work! How were you able to make such an astute observation?"
"That's easy..." the third guy replied. "Ele não pode usar óculos porque só tem um olho e uma orelha.He can't wear glasses because he only has one eye and one ear."
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The Plus version of this story
Um polícia estava a interrogar três rapazes que estavam a treinar para se tornarem detetives. Para testar as suas capacidades de reconhecimento de um suspeito, mostra uma fotografia ao primeiro durante cinco segundos e depois esconde-a. "Este é o suspeito, como o reconheceria?"O primeiro responde: "É fácil, vamos apanhá-lo depressa porque ele só tem um olho!"O polícia responde: "Bem... uh... isso é porque a fotografia que mostrei é do seu perfil."Frustrado com esta resposta ridícula, mostra a fotografia ao segundo indivíduo.O segundo sorri e diz: "Ha! Ele era muito fácil de apanhar porque só tem uma orelha!"O polícia responde enraivecido: "O que é que se passa com vocês os dois? É claro que só se vê um olho e uma orelha porque é uma fotografia de perfil! É essa a melhor resposta que conseguem dar?"Extremamente frustrado, mostra a fotografia ao terceiro e acrescenta rapidamente: "Pense bem antes de me dar uma resposta estúpida."O rapaz olha para a fotografia atentamente durante um momento e diz: "O suspeito usa lentes de contacto."O polícia fica surpreendido e diz:"Bem, essa é uma resposta interessante. Espere aqui enquanto eu verifico o ficheiro dele."Sai da sala, verifica a ficha do suspeito no computador e regressa com um sorriso radiante no rosto."Uau! Não posso acreditar. É VERDADE! O suspeito usa, de facto, lentes de contacto. Bom trabalho! Como é que conseguiu fazer uma observação tão astuta?”"É fácil...", respondeu o terceiro. "Ele não pode usar óculos porque só tem um olho e uma orelha."A policeman was interrogating 3 guys who were training to become detectives. To test their skills in recognizing a suspect, he shows the first guy a picture for 5 seconds and then hides it. "This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?"The first guy answers, "That's easy, we'll catch him fast because he only has one eye!"The policeman says, "Well...uh...that's because the picture I showed is his side profile."Frustrated by this ridiculous response, he shows the picture to the second guy.The second guy smiles and says, "Ha! He'd be too easy to catch because he only has one ear!"The policeman angrily responds, "What's the matter with you two?! Of course only one eye and one ear are showing because it's a picture of his side profile! Is that the best answer you can come up with?"Extremely frustrated at this point, he shows the picture to the third guy and quickly adds, "Think hard before giving me a stupid answer."The guy looks at the picture intently for a moment and says, "The suspect wears contact lenses."The policeman is surprised and says:"Well, that's an interesting answer. Wait here while I check his file."He leaves the room and checks the suspect's file on his computer and comes back with a beaming smile on his face."Wow! I can't believe it. It's TRUE! The suspect does, in fact, wear contact lenses. Good work! How were you able to make such an astute observation?""That's easy..." the third guy replied. “He can't wear glasses because he only has one eye and one ear.”
💬 Today's vocabulary
👦 Rapaz [masc. noun]: Boy, lad (informal)🏅 Reconhecimento [masc. noun]: Recognition🕵️♂️ Suspeito [masc. noun]: Suspect👐 Mostrar: To show🫥 Esconder: To hide👁️ Olho [masc. noun]: Eye📋 Perfil [masc. noun]: Profile🎣 Apanhar: To catch👂 Orelha [femin. noun]: Ear😡 Enraivecido [masc. adjective]: Enraged😯 Surpreendido [masc. adjective]: Surprised🗄️ Ficheiro [masc. noun]: File, file cabinet📃 Ficha [femin. noun]: Record➕ Tão: So
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