the door story

[vikasj007]

A guy is sitting near the open door with an unhappy face.
After some time another guy enters that door.
First guy becomes happy and enters the door too.
Why??

[The Bob]

It is a a backery and the person is waiting to be the 1,000th person through the door tom get a free meal. He is currently 999th until the other person goes through.

Not right but hex that is life.

The Bob (2004 ©)

[Robert Zaleski]

The only thing I know of that enters a door is a door key. You enter through a doorway.

[ceptimus]

He doesn't know whether it's the guys or girls toilet till he sees the other guy enter.

[marcus]

He doesn't know whether it's the guys or girls toilet till he sees the other guy enter.

ceptimus that is brilliant!
it explains his discomfiture while waiting
as shown by his pained expression
and his subsequent relief

[Gokul43201]

ceptimus that is brilliant!
it explains his discomfiture while waiting
as shown by his pained expression
and his subsequent relief

Brilliant, I agree...but it doesn't seem complete. What does the other guy know that this guy doesn't ? How can he be sure the other guy didn't make the mistake that he may have made ? There is any reference to only one door...but perhaps there's only one restroom.

Nice, but if this is the solution, I'll have a bone to pick with vikas.

EDIT : Unless the "sex of the toilet" is indicated by a blue picture on a red door, and the distraught guy is color blind...or some such thing.

[vikasj007]

He doesn't know whether it's the guys or girls toilet till he sees the other guy enter.

well, ceptimus is absolutely correct.
actually i came across it as a lateral puzzle (for those who don't know what it is, it is a puzzle where you can ask the person who ognally gave the question, any sort of question which can be answerd either as YES or NO).

i was expecting the same here, but i guess ceptimus was familiar with this problem, or he is great at making guessing.

[ceptimus]

I suppose the guy waiting in discomfort could be a foreigner, or illiterate, and there is a written name like "Gentlemen" or similar on the door, rather than a symbol.