Riddle
A man left home running. He ran a ways and then turned left, ran the same distance and turned left again, ran the same distance and turned left again. When he got home, there were two masked men. Who were they?
Answer
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Answer
The catcher and the umpire.
Why it works
The trick is a baseball path: left, left, left, home. The masks fit the game.
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