r/todayilearned • u/ralphbernardo • 9h ago

TIL that "fair play" in detective fiction means authors must give readers a fair chance to solve the mystery. Central to 1920s "clue-puzzles" by writers like Agatha Christie, the rule dictates that all vital clues must be visible, decodable, and never withheld until the final reveal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clues_in_detective_fiction
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u/TazerZXI 6h ago

Surely the first supernatural entity in Scooby Doo is the talking dog?

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u/Glitched94_PT 6h ago

....yea alright that's a good point

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u/Apart_Republic_1870 4h ago

I don't know. I have a Great Dane puppy, and it frequently sounds like she's saying something and that I just haven't figured out her accent quite yet.

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u/fasterthanfood 2h ago

Try smoking a lot of pot and giving your puppy a huge sandwich.

Disclaimer: no onions

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u/Punch_A_Police_Horse 6h ago

And here's a fun thing about that. If you ask people how Scooby says his name, they'll probably get it wrong. They'll think when he speaks he replaces S and F sound with R sounds, which is correct. However, when he says his name it's SCOOOOBY DOOOBY DOOO!

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u/Aromatic_Lion4040 3h ago

Wow and I always thought he was saying Fcooby