Okay, this riddle is quiet famous, so please dont give it away if you know it.

A man walks out to his car. After a while he honks the horn, and then goes back inside.

i haven't heard it.....but i think i could guess.....i'll pm you.....

I hope this one has not been used

I don't know it.  Was this man at home? at work?

Was this man at home? no

at work? no

Was anyone else involved in his motivation to honk the horn?

Did he honk so that someone could hear?

Was anyone else involved in his motivation to honk the horn? yes

Did he honk so that someone could hear? yes

Does where he is matter?

Is visibility reduced for some reason?

Does where he is matter? yes

Is visibility reduced for some reason? i would say so

Is he near the coast?

is he on a ferry?

Is he near the coast? not nessesarry

is he on a ferry? no

snowstorm?

fog?

rain?

Was it important for him to honk?

This sounds familiar. Could you check your messages and confirm?

is it nighttime?

Was it important for him to honk?  specify

is it nighttime? yes

This sounds familiar. Could you check your messages and confirm? what do you mean by checling my messages?

I sent you a friend request so I could PM you my answer without revealing it.  It should appear under Recent Activity at the top of your screen.

yeah, but my slow connection canceled it. Could you repeat it?

repeated.

Thanks, you got it wrong and can continue the questioning!

was he trying to wake up his annoying neighbors?

oh wait....you said he wasn't at home.

Was it important for him to honk?  specify

If he didn't honk it, would something bad happen?

If he didn't honk it, would something bad happen? not really

was he trying to wake up his annoying neighbors? hehe, no (I guess he would be the annoining one then )

Did he have the car on? (headlights? engine? radio? wipers?)

Did he have the car on? (headlights? engine? radio? wipers?) no

Aside from the honker, and the "anyone else involved in his motivation to honk the horn" was there anyone else involved in this situation?

Aside from the honker, and the "anyone else involved in his motivation to honk the horn" was there anyone else involved in this situation? specify please

Was a single person involved in his motivation to honk, or were there many people?

Was a single person involved in his motivation to honk, or were there many people? only one person was involved in the actual act, if thats what you mean

Was the horn a signal (did it communicate information to anyone)?

Was it noise (nobody who heard it [besides the man] understood why the honk happened)?

Was the horn a signal (did it communicate information to anyone)? no

Was it noise (nobody who heard it [besides the man] understood why the honk happened)? correct

So nothing happened because of the honk?

So nothing happened because of the honk? please specify

Did anything happen because of the sound of the honk?  If he had not honked, would events unfold differently?

Did anything happen because of the sound of the honk? yes

If he had not honked, would events unfold differently? yes

Was the other person waiting for the horn to sound?

Was the other person waiting for the horn to sound? no

Did the other person hear the honk?

Did the other person hear the honk? no

do we need to figure out who the man is in order to solve the riddle?

if he wasn't at home and he wasn't at work.....is where he was relevant?

do we need to figure out who the man is in order to solve the riddle? not really

if he wasn't at home and he wasn't at work.....is where he was relevant? yes

Is he in a mall?

Did anyone hear the honk?

Did the sound of the honk cause anything to happen?

Is he in a mall? no

is he at the doctor's office?

the library?

the grocery store?

Is he near a building?

Is he near a building? yes

Is he near another house?

Is he near another house? specify

a house that is not his own?

^^ what he said

house that is not his own? he is not outside his own house

Yes, but is he outside another house?

is he outside someone else's house?

is he outside someone else's house? oh, i see. no

where is he?

oh....and why does he honk the horn?

Is he outside a police station?

Is he outside a police station? no

go fech the point!!

Did an animal hear the horn?

Did another person hear the horn?

Assuming yes to the above, did the other person act differently because of the horn?

Is there more to the reduced visibility than it being night?

Is the man blind?

Is a blind person involved?

Is the car in an urban area?  rural area?  suburban area?

Is the type/purpose of building the car is near relevant?

Is the building single or multi-storied?

Does the car belong to the man?

Did he honk the horn on purpose?

Is the car outside?  on the street?  in a parking lot?  garaged?

Does the man do anything while he waits before hitting the horn?

When you say goes back inside, do you mean the building?

Was he in the building immediately preceding these events, as is implied?

Is the horn a standard automobile horn?

Does the horn function normally?

Is the age of the man relevant?

Is the man married or otherwise committed?

Does the man have children?

Is anyone else in the car?

Does the man wait in the drivers seat of the car?

Does he honk the horn from the inside of the car, or does he use a key fob?

Based on earlier questions, I understand he honked the horn so that another would hear it, but not as a signal, can you confirm?

Was the other person inside the car? on the car? touching the car (from the outside)?

Was the other person inside the building?

Did the man know the other person?

Did the other person know the man?

Is the gender of the other person relevant?

Was the other person in sight when the man honked the horn?

Had the other person noticed the man before the honking?

You said earlier the other person did not hear the honk, is the other person deaf?  Otherwise hearing impaired?

Did anyone other than the man hear the horn?  Did the man hear the horn?

Oh, I almost forgot:  Is the car the Popemobile?

another slow day at work drdec?

were there some birds sitting on a phone line above his car, and he honked to scare them off?

I tried to restrain myself this time

yeah, looks like you tried real hard

oh my lord.........

were there some birds sitting on a phone line above his car, and he honked to scare them off? no

is it a hospital?

Yeah... leaving this one to drdec again

You're doing a "me" with all these questions, and I barely know where to start with gleaning information out of them once it's gone beyond the wall of text stage and into the Great Wall of Text stage 

is it a hospital? no

Super-King, last time you left something to drdec you know what happend

did the man go out and find that someone had double parked.....thus parking him in?

(a regular occurence when i was living in new york)

did the man go out and find that someone had double parked.....thus parking him in? eh, no

Was he warming the car up for someone else and then honking to lt them know it was ready?

Was he warming the car up for someone else and then honking to lt them know it was ready? no

He honked at a deaf person?

He honked at a deaf person? yes

Whoa!

hmmm

did he know the man was deaf?

was he checking to see if the man was deaf?

When he honked the horn, was this man trying to be helpful?

Was there malice in his action?

Is the gender of the other person relevant? I answered this one wrong, sorry

the answer is yes

did he know the man was deaf? wrong conclusion, but yes

was he checking to see if the man was deaf? wrong conclusion, but no

When he honked the horn, was this man trying to be helpful? not at all

Was there malice in his action? I am not sure what malice means

I am not sure I've been very helpful either this round, but well (keep on asking questions)

malice = bad intentions, intent to do harm

Was the deaf person in the way of his car in some way, but unable (due to deafness) to respond to his honking?

was the deaf person a woman?

married to the man?

malice = bad intentions, intent to do harm? he did not intend to harm anyone

was the deaf person a woman? yes

married to the man? yes

are there other people involved..directly or indirectly?

are there other people involved..directly or indirectly? yes

was his wife in danger?

so the honking has an affect on the other people?

OK, I am confused.  Earlier you said the man and the other person did not know each, now it appears they are married?

when he honked his horn....did something else happen to the car.....like the lights flashing?

was his honking somehow connected to something......like a door or an elevator....so that when he honked the door opened?

(does that make sense?)

was his wife in danger? no

so the honking has an affect on the other people? yes

OK, I am confused.  Earlier you said the man and the other person did not know each, now it appears they are married? I was not sure who you were talking about. I am sorry this might be confuzing but answering questions about "the man" or "the other person" might be abit difficult if there is more people involved as I just stated above. If you have a better way I could have answered those questions, I am willing to learn.

when he honked his horn....did something else happen to the car.....like the lights flashing? no

was his honking somehow connected to something......like a door or an elevator....so that when he honked the door opened? no

OK, let's try to establish what we know and what we do not.  Please confirm/deny the following:

There are at least three people involved:  the man, his wife and one or more others.

The man's wife is deaf.

The man does not know the others.

The other people do not know the man.

The wife was inside the building when the man honked the horn.

The man did not intend to harm anyone, but at the same time, he did not intend to be helpful.

This all occurs at nighttime.

The horn was not a signal to anyone (pre-arranged or otherwise).  The horn was interpreted by the anyone who heard it as a normal car horn, a generic "watch out".

There are at least three people involved:  the man, his wife and one or more others. Correct!

The man's wife is deaf. Correct!

The man does not know the others. Correct!

The other people do not know the man. Correct!

The wife was inside the building when the man honked the horn. Correct

The man did not intend to harm anyone, but at the same time, he did not intend to be helpful. Correct!

This all occurs at nighttime. Correct!

The horn was not a signal to anyone (pre-arranged or otherwise). Correct!

The horn was interpreted by the anyone who heard it as a normal car horn, a generic "watch out". This might be the case, but this fact has not been established!

Did he beep it once or really lay into it?

was the man's wife cheating on him?

Was the beeping some kind of warning?

Did he beep it once or really lay into it? It would make more sense if he made alot of noise.

was the man's wife cheating on him? no

Was the beeping some kind of warning? no (he did not do it to be helpfull, remember)

How many people heard the horn? (breakdown below)

Did the man hear the horn?
Did one person (other than the man) hear the horn?
Did two people (other than the man) hear the horn?
Did three people (other than the man) hear the horn?
Did four or morepeople (other than the man) hear the horn?

Did the wife hear the horn? (this is obvious, which is why I'm questioning it)

Did four or morepeople (other than the man) hear the horn? yes

Did the wife hear the horn? (this is obvious, which is why I'm questioning it) no

Did more than 5 people hear the horn?
Did more than 10 people hear the horn?
Did more than 15 people hear the horn?
Did more than 20 people hear the horn?
Did more than 25 people hear the horn?

I can keep going...

Did more than 25 people hear the horn? yes

lets just say 100

(then you dont have to ask, cuz you would have figured it out anyway)

I don't think anyone would thank me for going to 100.  I'll also assume this number is around 100, and not specifically 100 for any reason

I'll also assume this number is around 100, and not specifically 100 for any reason correct

so 103 or 96 would be just fine

yes

the man does not know how many

Is this in a city?

Is this in a city? to make it easy on you guys, i'll say no

it could have been

Is it near some sort of public event?

Is it near some sort of public event? no

Is ~100 a common number of people around this area?

Is ~100 a common number of people around this area? it depends

Is ~100 a common number of people around this area at this time?

Is ~100 a common number of people around this area at this time? yes

(checking)Is ~100 a common number of people around this area at night?

(checking)Is ~100 a common number of people around this area at night? yes

Are there more people here during the day or less?

Are there more people here during the day or less? less

Do people live around here?

Are these people vampires? 

Do people live around here? no

Are these people vampires? maybe one or two, but that irrelevant

(the vampires helped him steal the popemobile)

So what... there's some kind of midnight gathering going on?

(not necessarily midnight, but you know what I mean)

So what... there's some kind of midnight gathering going on? nope

there just happens to be a whole bunch of people here at night?

there just happens to be a whole bunch of people here at night? i suppose you could say that

Are they there for any common purpose?

Are they there for any common purpose? specify please

holy crap!

i leave for a few minutes......

Is each person there for their own reasons?

If yes, are those reasons similar? (like a bunch of people all showing up for some kind of event)

Are they all there for one communal reason? (like, maybe to co-operate on something)

Is each person there for their own reasons? depends

If yes, are those reasons similar? (like a bunch of people all showing up for some kind of event) no

Are they all there for one communal reason? (like, maybe to co-operate on something) no

is the date important?

is this on a specific date?

Is there any value to me continuing to try and work out why these people where there?

Or are they just there because.

Is there any value to me continuing to try and work out why these people where there? if you figured that out, it would give you a vital clue. Go ahead!

But they are still just there because...

eh... screw that

okay

*a single tear rolls down my cheek*

when you say say it is night, do you mean...

...its only just got dark?

...midnight?

stupid o'clock in the morning?

does it matter which one?

are the people awake?

asleep?

if asleep are they in some sort of motel/hotel or other overnight sleeping facility?

Sir Montague: It does not matter exacly what time it is, but I suppose its VERY early or VERY late, cuz all the people are sleeping peacefully.

if asleep are they in some sort of motel/hotel or other overnight sleeping facility? correct!

so...its night...at a hotel...people are sleeping....the man honks his horn......which probably wake everyone up....

...except his deaf wife....

the hotel's front door is locked......his wife stands in front of the door.....he goes to honk the horn to get the attention of the desk person who open's the door.....

i'm not sure it fits all the criteria....but that's my guess...

couldn't he just knock..or ring the bell or something like that.

the bell is broken.....ok?

and the clerk is in another room so he wouldn't hear the knock......

is his wife in bed asleep?

is his intention to wake up the other people?

if so, could he have set off the fire alarm instead?

so...its night...at a hotel...people are sleeping....the man honks his horn......which probably wake everyone up....

...except his deaf wife.... This is correct (yeah, he sure is an asshole, and deffenitly not helpfull)

the hotel's front door is locked......his wife stands in front of the door.....he goes to honk the horn to get the attention of the desk person who open's the door..... WRONG!!!!!

if so, could he have set off the fire alarm instead? it depends on where the fire alarm is located, but I suppose he could

Is there a fire?

Is he trying to wake his wife up?

Did he succeed?

Is there a fire? no

Was the man staying in the motel before he went out to the car?

Did he have a reason to want to wake everyone up?

Was he just being a jerk?

In the long run, would they benefit in any way from being woken?

Did he want to wake everyone up?

Did he want to wake everyone up? yes

was there a lunar eclipse?

a comet?

were his reasons for wanting to wake people selfish?

did he just require to other people to be awake?

did he need them to do something else?

was he trying to find out the time in an "oi, whats all that noise at stupid o'clock in the morning" sort of way?

was he trying to find out the time in an "oi, whats all that noise at stupid o'clock in the morning" sort of way? hahaha, you are close, but not exacly there yet (i'm sure he had a knew the time)/

did it involve some sort of surprise for his wife?

did he wake them to make them turn their lights on?

oh.....yeah....did his wife lose her earring (or something similar) in front of the hotel and he needed lots of light to find it?

and he needed to find it right away because it was very valuable...

if that was the case, wouldn't she be out there looking for it too, instead of going to sleep?

ok......he had her favorite piece of jewelry without her knowing (maybe took a ring to get it sized) and lost it with out her knowing......he needs to find it before she wakes up....

and he's lucky that she's deaf....

how about...he's locked himself out of his room and knows its no good knocking on the door because his wife won't hear him. he can't find anyone else to let him in, so he goes to the car, honks the horn which wakes everyone up. they all turn their lights on, except his wife, so he knows which is his room and climbs in the window?

and wasn't it you who pointed out to me earlier that he could just ring for the desk clerk?

yeah, but the clerks gone to the toilet...

..and could be some time..

so....um.....why couldn't that have been the case in my scenario?

because in your scenario he hadn't eaten a dodgy chinese......

1/2 point goes to Sir Montague

just a tiny thing in your conclution that is not correct

what for? dodgy chinese?

what for? dodgy chinese? well, thats just a way to get rid of the clerk.