A relatively easy lateral puzzle

[Antrax]

Don't expect hard stuff from me, unless you play mafia. So anyhow, here it is:
Joe is found dead in the shower, clutching a bottle of shampoo.
What is Joe's job, and what killed him?
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[impossibleroot]

I don't know, but all that were left were his Head and...

Sorry.

[Icarus]

Did Joe slip in the tub ? drown ?
Does Joe test consumer products ?
Does Joe work for Consumer Reports, or a firm like that ?
Was there anybody else in the tub with Joe ? in the same room ?

[mathgrant]

Joe is a telemarketer. He was killed when a person annoyed by him covered his shampoo bottle with poison glue.

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[HyToFry]

Was Joe Human, was joe murdered?

[tigg]

Joe was Anthony Perkins' agent. Anthony was disappointed in his film career after 'Psycho', but Joe wouldn't release Anthony from his contract obligations.
Something needed to be done...

[Marvin]

Empty bottle? Full bottle?
Was the shower running?
Was the dead guy in a bathtub? A shower cubicle? Somewhere else?

[Suspence]

A meteor shower maybe?

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[Antrax]

Did Joe slip in the tub ? No.
drown ? No.
Does Joe test consumer products ? No.
Does Joe work for Consumer Reports, or a firm like that ? No.
Was there anybody else in the tub with Joe ? No.
in the same room ? No.

Was Joe Human? Joe's not a fish (yes, he's human)
was joe murdered? Uhh, define "murdered".

Empty bottle? No. Full bottle? No. (half-full)
Was the shower running? Yes.
Was the dead guy in a bathtub? No. A shower cubicle? Yes.
Somewhere else? No.

A meteor shower maybe? Good one . No.

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[stoatboy]

'Joe' is, in fact, the well known writer Joseph Conrad. After finishing the first draft of Heart of Darkness, his seminal work upon the hidden horrors of colonial imperialism, he elects to jump in the shower for a quick cleaning. As he grabs the bottle of shampoo, it hits him: while civilizations are created by the setting of laws and codes that encourage men to achieve higher standards and prevent them from reverting back to their darker tendencies, a civilization must still be, in a sense, 'learned.' While savage tendencies can be thus constrained, they will always be like a black cloth lurking in the background. He is distraught, and, seeing no hope for humanity, decides to end it all. Just then, however, he catches a whiff from the bottle of shampoo--it is the unmistakable scent of Agree(c) Moisture Rich Formula(tm), a blend of tropical flowers and extracts guaranteed to send one into a transcendant state of hair-clensing bliss. The aroma renews him and his faith in humanity is restored. He elects to go on. Unfortunately, just then, he suffers a stroke and dies.

[HyToFry]

was joe murdered? Uhh, define "murdered".

Did someone (other than joe) want joe dead so they did something that caused joe's death?

Did joe intentionaly kill himself. (I have a feeling this will turn into a "w00t" for me. )

Did joe consume the shampoo?

[Lepton]

Does that fact that you typoed your own screen name have an impact on the puzzle?

[Antrax]

Did someone (other than joe) want joe dead so they did something that caused joe's death? Nope
Did joe intentionaly kill himself. Nope.
Did joe consume the shampoo? Nope.

Does that fact that you typoed your own screen name have an impact on the puzzle? Nope, it means I need a new keyboard, this one's a couple of years old.

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[ralphmerridew]

Was Joe's death an accident?

Had he used the shampoo on his hair? Somebody else's hair?

Are there any other relevant people in this puzzle?

[Suspence]

He must have frozen to death if he was clutching the bottle even though he was dead. If he died almost any other way, he woulda dropped it?

Or...Is the fact that Joe is clutching the shampoo even though he is dead significant?

Is Joe clothed?
In the course of Joe's normal day on the job, does he normally enter shower cubicles as part or his work?
Or does he enter the shower usually after work to get clean?

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[ZutAlors!]

Is Joe clutching the shampoo bottle with his hand?

'Cause if he's not, I think I know where this is going...

[Antrax]

Was Joe's death an accident? Define "accident"
Had he used the shampoo on his hair? Yes.
Somebody else's hair? No.
Are there any other relevant people in this puzzle? No.

He must have frozen to death if he was clutching the bottle even though he was dead. If he died almost any other way, he woulda dropped it? Rigor Mortis.
Or...Is the fact that Joe is clutching the shampoo even though he is dead significant? Rigor Mortis!
Is Joe clothed? Rigor Mo- No.
In the course of Joe's normal day on the job, does he normally enter shower cubicles as part or his work? No.
Or does he enter the shower usually after work to get clean? Most people do.

Is Joe clutching the shampoo bottle with his hand? Yes.
'Cause if he's not, I think I know where this is going...Really? I don't.

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[ZutAlors!]

If Joe hadn't used the shampoo, would he still be alive?
If Joe had used another kind of shampoo, is it possible that he would still be alive?
Is knowing the brand or type or ingredients or any other information about the shampoo useful in determining the cause of death?
Are there any marks on Joe's body (burns, bruises, etc) that would help determine cause of death?

Wild guess: Joe is a machinist who was making parts out of phosphorous, which ignites upon contact with water. Unbeknownst to him, large chips had flown into his hair. Upon entering the shower, the phosphorous ignited, turning his head into a pillar of flame. Dazed with pain, he tries to beat the flames out with the shampoo bottle, knocking himself unconscious. He falls face-first into the tub, plugging up the drain and drowning.

[Antrax]

If Joe hadn't used the shampoo, would he still be alive? Yes.
If Joe had used another kind of shampoo, is it possible that he would still be alive? Hmm, unlikely.
Is knowing the brand or type or ingredients or any other information about the shampoo useful in determining the cause of death? Nope.
Are there any marks on Joe's body (burns, bruises, etc) that would help determine cause of death? Nope.

As for your guess, it was said before Joe didn't drown.
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[ralphmerridew]

Was his death caused by poison? disease? natural causes? physical injury? problems breathing?

[Marvin]

I he'd used conditioner on his hair instead of shampoo, would he still have died?

[HyToFry]

Was the water running when Joe died?
Was the water running when Joe was found? (Joe is found dead in the shower, clutching...)

[Salty]

Does Joe's death have anything to do with shampoo getting into his eyes?

[c_carol]

I think I've seen this puzzle before. It's a good one.

[UnheardVoice]

Was there anything else in the shampoo bottle besides shampoo?
If so, did this kill him?

Is Joe deeply allergic to the shampoo?

Did the shampoo undergo any chemical reactions during the shower?

Does his job involve:
chemicals?
bacteria?
bees?
poison?

[quercitron]

Was Joe's other hand clutching your ponytail?

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Now, did you notice Puzzlepridgy's "italics" in italic? Maybe he has to do an italics word in every post? So maybe he's Italian? So maybe he's evil?

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[Antrax]

quercitron, I resent that sig. Add the fact it's a supposedly "puzzle" mafia game, and that the other guesses were "uhh, he's defensive, he must be Shorty, a mafia member", so that was actually an amazing feat of logic, despite being completely false. (BTW, I'm in 3 sigs now, all have to do with mafia. I wonder if it's a good thing)

Anyhow:
Was his death caused by poison? No.
disease? No.
natural causes? Define "natural causes". Poison's natural, for example.
physical injury? Define "physical injury"
problems breathing? No.

I he'd used conditioner on his hair instead of shampoo, would he still have died? I'm pretty sure the answer is "no".

Was the water running when Joe died? Yes.
Was the water running when Joe was found? Yes. (Joe is found dead in the shower, clutching...)

Does Joe's death have anything to do with shampoo getting into his eyes? No.

Was there anything else in the shampoo bottle besides shampoo? No.
If so, did this kill him? No.
Is Joe deeply allergic to the shampoo? No.
Did the shampoo undergo any chemical reactions during the shower? None that aren't ordinary.
Does his job involve:
chemicals? No
bacteria? No
bees? No
poison? No (mamamia let me go)
Well... did Joe intentionally did "something wrong" on the job that would later be the cause of his accidental death? Inconclusive. Rephrase.

Was Joe's other hand clutching your ponytail? No, nor were there deaf/mute murder+rape victims in the vicinity.

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[quercitron]

Antrax--I happen to find the quote hilarious on it's own. I'm not trying to make fun of you--if you want, I'll drop your name from the sig or the whole quote if it really offends you.

q

[Faeriefire]

Did a reaction occur with the shampoo to cause his death?

[PuzzleProdigy]

lol, that's the closest thing to logic in that game so far.

[Death Mage]

Did someone switch joe's Rogain with acid so that when he put it onto his scalp to regrow his hair it really melted away his skull but amazingly left his brain completely in tact without his noticing such that when he attempted to rub the shampoo into his hear he really stabbed his own brain and..

No. Nevermind, you didn't really read that, I didn't really post that, and I obviously havn't fully recovered from the flu.

[Neo]

Who found Joe in the shower?

Was he face up or face down or seated?

Where there any cuts, bruises, abrasions, etc anywhere on his body?

Was the shampoo bottle open?

Was the water hot or cold?

Did he ingest the shampoo?

[Antrax]

quercitron, I was kidding. I really don't mind it

Did a reaction occur with the shampoo to cause his death? Assuming you mean "chemical reaction", No.

Who found Joe in the shower? Irrelevant. See "Are there other relevant people", above.
Was he face up or face down or seated? Face down.
Where there any cuts, bruises, abrasions, etc anywhere on his body? small bruise on forehead.
Was the shampoo bottle open? Yes.
Was the water hot or cold? Hot.
Did he ingest the shampoo? No.
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[groza528]

Did the hot water from the shower heat the shapoo to a point where it drastically increased the pressure of the bottle, causing it to burst or the cap to fly off at an alarming rate?
if yes: is that bursting or flying action the cause of the small bruise, and ultimately his death?

[Antrax]

Did the hot water from the shower heat the shapoo to a point where it drastically increased the pressure of the bottle, causing it to burst or the cap to fly off at an alarming rate? Did it ever happen to you? What do you shower with, lava? (no)
if yes: is that bursting or flying action the cause of the small bruise, and ultimately his death?
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[UnheardVoice]

[ralphmerridew]

His job is important for some reason...

Had he had a different job, would he have lived?

Had he had a different job, would he have needed the shower? the shampoo?

Is there anything he couldn't notice or didn't realize the significance of as a result of his job? (Perhaps he'd lost his hearing on the job, or he'd worked around some chemical so much that he ignored the smell.)

[Marvin]

Did Joe habitually wear any kind of protective clothing (including ear muffs, dust mask etc) as part of his job?
Did Joe wear a uniform as part of his job?

[Antrax]

Well... first of all: did Joe do something (anything) on the job that would later take part on his accidental death?No.
Was there shampoo on the floor?No.
Was there shampoo anywhere else in the house?No.
Did he always use this brand of shampoo?Irrelevant
Did Joe become unconscious before he died?Yes
Was the bruise caused by Joe falling down in the shower (anytime before or after his death)? Yes

Had he had a different job, would he have lived? Most likely, yes
Had he had a different job, would he have needed the shower? Most people I know take showers, regardless of their jobs
the shampoo? And wash their hair
Is there anything he couldn't notice or didn't realize the significance of as a result of his job? No

Did Joe habitually wear any kind of protective clothing (including ear muffs, dust mask etc) as part of his job? No
Did Joe wear a uniform as part of his job?Quite the opposite

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[Marvin]

Would Joe be naked as part of his job, then?