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5. A Guy Went to a Party and Drank Some Punch. Everyone at the

a guy went to a party and drank some punch. everyone at the party had some punch. the guy left the party and every one died. why didn't the man die?

Submitted by tartle · Added 20 November 2009 · Updated 2 July 2026

Solution:

The punch was poisoned, but the man did not drink it because he was allergic to one of the ingredients and did not consume any.


Comments (6)

pmw57 16 December 2009

The man was one of the first to drink the punch, and poisoned it after getting his drink.

Ranjeethm 25 January 2010

The ice is poisoned, not the punch. The man left early dint mixup the ice much into punch.

papah 29 March 2010

Everyone at the party died from something non-punch related, ie the house exploded

amiller 8 September 2014

The man wasn't at the party when he died.

santhosh 23 November 2014

the man had a punch somewhere outside the party.he visited the party but he did not drink the punch at the party or he carried his own punch to the party

billdaviesbill 23 October 2015

He was the only one without a punch allergy

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