The Punny Side of the Law Trivia Game | Language Use

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1. PC Plod reported that someone had stolen the toilet from the police station. How far were the police in their investigations?

Answer: They had nothing to go on

The police couldn't get a handle on who stole their toilet but they were hoping to flush out the thief. They eventually found a clue which led them to a man who had a pipe dream of becoming a plumber. He quit his last job because it was too much of a drain, and was wary about taking the plunge in a new career as he didn't want to faucet (force it).

2. The police were trying to solve a knotty problem but one of their witnesses was trying to string them along. What type of murder were they hoping to unravel?

Answer: Hanging

The investigative team were all hanging around the crime scene waiting for SOCO to finish their job. "Just don't leave me hanging around as the suspense is killing me! Have you got anything to tie the murderer to the scene?" asked the officer in charge. "Frayed knot!" said the man from forensics.

They were eventually able to rope in the witness to lead them to the murderer who was hung out to dry as he waited for his trial date.

3. An arsonist had recently burnt down the village post office. The police found fingerprint evidence of a criminal recently involved with what?

Answer: Blackmail

The arsonist had been fired from his job at the post office after he cooked some of their books. His interest with fireworks had recently ignited so he found a job at a local pyrotechnics factory instead. He had a short fuse so that job only lasted a week. He finally decided to invest in a bakery but that burned down last night. Now his business is toast!

4. One of the village residents was a famous crime writer and also a keen gardener. He was trying to write a new crime novel but did not have much of what?

Answer: A plot

The crime writer owned a plot of land which gave him several ideas as he created a sub-plot for his story. He didn't want the ending of his book to be medi-okra so he was hoping something would turnip for the best. He thought he if he added fruit into the mix then it would raisin the roof. Lettuce pray he finds an answer soon.

5. The crime section in the local newspaper said that somebody had stolen young goats from a farm. What type of criminal were the police looking for?

Answer: Kidnapper

"You have got to be kitten me!" exclaimed the chief of police when he discovered the crime. He contacted a young animal doctor for advice but he was vet behind the ears. There were no fingerprints as the thieves must have worn kid gloves but he did find a footprint of size nine mules, or they may have been size eight calf shoes.

The chief doggedly looked for more clues but was told to hold his horses as a new crime had been reported. The local farm shop had been broken into with a battering ram and the farmer was fleeced and milked for all his worth.

6. PC Jason DeVillain was a keen French chef in his spare time. Every time he visited a murder scene, he used what instead of yellow crime scene tape?

Answer: Cordon bleu

Officers had already placed a cordon around the crime scene and many clues gave them food for thought. When officers made a steak out at a nearby Indian restaurant, they caught the thief trying to curry favours. They had also received a report that some stolen eggs had been poached from a corner shop.

They soon cracked that case! However, the case against the doughnut thief was full of holes and police were unable to catch the ring leader with their sticky evidence.

7. Local residents were upset as their barber shop had been broken into and a number of wigs stolen. What are the police doing about it?

Answer: Combing the area

PC Plod was a hair's breadth away from solving the crime. He was given vital information and had to mullet over first, but he could see the fringe benefit of acting quickly to net the thief. It was a close shave, but a witness came forward and identified a criminal who already had a brush with the law, but the life of crime was growing on him and he refused to straighten out. PC Plod did not believe his bald face lies, even when the thief made a few cutting remarks and claimed his name was Sheerlock Combs!

8. A local resident made a recent claim that he saw two peanuts walking down a street, when one of them was what?

Answer: Assaulted

PC Plod took the report with a pinch of salt! He thought that the resident was completely nuts but he paid him an almond a leg for some information about another recent crime. In a nutshell, it was information that he could squirrel away until the case was cracked.

It was in relation to a nut named Hazel from Brazil who had recently held up a bank saying "Give me all the cashew have!".

9. "Oh, knickers!" said PC Plod when he heard that a pair of underwear had been stolen from a washing line. Which of the following actions did he take?

Answer: Made a brief enquiry with the neighbours

PC Plod tried to keep his report brief but he kept skirting around the issue. He was not happy that earlier in the day, a lingerie thief gave him the slip. "Keep your shirt on" he said when he tried to cuff the thief. That same thief had a criminal record as long as your sleeve.

He had already been caught with his trousers down when he tried make a split from prison, or sew it seams!

10. PC Plod's final job of the day was to arrest two boys; one for drinking battery acid and the other for eating fireworks. What was the result?

Answer: He charged one and let the other one off

PC Plod finished his day on a high note. An artist was sent to prison because he was framed. The motorist was fine with the ticket he got for speeding. The local tennis club were prosecuted for making a racket. A phishing hacker was hooked on line. A thief who stole a calendar got twelve months. And finally, a thief was caught red-handed when he tried stealing from a blood bank.

Source: Author Plodd

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PC Plod was a jovial sort of chap but he didn't think the spate of recent crimes was very punny. It all started last Sunday with the theft of a dog...and he still hasn't found a lead to go on!

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