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Premise Riddle #8...

Started by Cyclotron, May 05, 2006, 04:02:28 PM

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Cyclotron

May 05, 2006, 04:02:28 PM
A man walks into a restaurant, and sits down at a table.  He orders albatross soup.  When the soup arrives, the man takes one taste of the albatross soup, and asks the waiter, "Are you certain this is albatross soup?"

"Yes, of course it is," the waiter replies.

The man immediately leaves the restaurant, and kills himself.

Why?
Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace,
 NFPA 70E, Article 330.4 (F):
"Laser beams shall not be aimed at employees."

Dr_Avalanche

#1
May 05, 2006, 04:08:08 PM
I'll sit this one out since I read the answer just a couple of days ago...

Cyclotron

#2
May 05, 2006, 04:08:55 PM
Thanks...  :bow:

This one's one of my favorites.
Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace,
 NFPA 70E, Article 330.4 (F):
"Laser beams shall not be aimed at employees."

Name Lips

#3
May 05, 2006, 04:15:18 PM
Did the man really expect to get albatross soup?

Was the waitor lying or mistaken?

Did the man kill himself because he sipped the soup?
Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways, it's still rock and roll to me.

You can talk all you want about theory, craft, or whatever. But in the end, it's still just new ways of looking at people playing make-believe and having a good time with their friends. Intellectualize or analyze all you want, but we've been playing the same game since we were 2 years old. We just have shinier books, spend more money, and use bigger words now.

Cyclotron

#4
May 05, 2006, 05:00:28 PM
Quote from: Name LipsDid the man really expect to get albatross soup?
Yes.

Quote from: Name LipsWas the waitor lying or mistaken?
No. Neither.

Quote from: Name LipsDid the man kill himself because he sipped the soup?
Not exactly.
Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace,
 NFPA 70E, Article 330.4 (F):
"Laser beams shall not be aimed at employees."

Name Lips

#5
May 05, 2006, 05:01:58 PM
Did the man kill himself becasue of the way the soup tasted?
Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways, it's still rock and roll to me.

You can talk all you want about theory, craft, or whatever. But in the end, it's still just new ways of looking at people playing make-believe and having a good time with their friends. Intellectualize or analyze all you want, but we've been playing the same game since we were 2 years old. We just have shinier books, spend more money, and use bigger words now.

Cyclotron

#6
May 05, 2006, 05:05:54 PM
Quote from: Name LipsDid the man kill himself becasue of the way the soup tasted?

Yes.
Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace,
 NFPA 70E, Article 330.4 (F):
"Laser beams shall not be aimed at employees."

kryyst

#7
May 05, 2006, 05:53:34 PM
I think I've seen this one before, waiting confirmation from a PM.
AccidentalSurvivors.com : The blood will put out the fire.

Name Lips

#8
May 05, 2006, 07:01:14 PM
I take it the soup did not taste the way the man expected, correct?

But it was a taste he recognized?
Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways, it's still rock and roll to me.

You can talk all you want about theory, craft, or whatever. But in the end, it's still just new ways of looking at people playing make-believe and having a good time with their friends. Intellectualize or analyze all you want, but we've been playing the same game since we were 2 years old. We just have shinier books, spend more money, and use bigger words now.

Dr_Avalanche

#9
May 05, 2006, 07:20:12 PM
Quote from: Name LipsI take it the soup did not taste the way the man expected, correct?

But it was a taste he recognized?

Since Cyclotron isn't here, I'll answer these.

Yes to the first, no to the second.

Name Lips

#10
May 05, 2006, 07:22:34 PM
Did religion or superstition come into play?
Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways, it's still rock and roll to me.

You can talk all you want about theory, craft, or whatever. But in the end, it's still just new ways of looking at people playing make-believe and having a good time with their friends. Intellectualize or analyze all you want, but we've been playing the same game since we were 2 years old. We just have shinier books, spend more money, and use bigger words now.

Dr_Avalanche

#11
May 05, 2006, 07:29:06 PM
No.

Name Lips

#12
May 05, 2006, 08:04:19 PM
Is how the man kills himself relevent?
Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways, it's still rock and roll to me.

You can talk all you want about theory, craft, or whatever. But in the end, it's still just new ways of looking at people playing make-believe and having a good time with their friends. Intellectualize or analyze all you want, but we've been playing the same game since we were 2 years old. We just have shinier books, spend more money, and use bigger words now.

Cyclotron

#13
May 05, 2006, 08:09:25 PM
Quote from: Name LipsI take it the soup did not taste the way the man expected, correct?

Yes, correct.

Quote from: Name LipsBut it was a taste he recognized?

No.

 
Quote from: Name LipsDid religion or superstition come into play?

No.

Quote from: Name LipsIs how the man kills himself relevent?

No.
Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace,
 NFPA 70E, Article 330.4 (F):
"Laser beams shall not be aimed at employees."

Name Lips

#14
May 05, 2006, 09:53:38 PM
Did the man suspect the soup was harmful?

WAS the soup, in fact, albatross soup?
Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways, it's still rock and roll to me.

You can talk all you want about theory, craft, or whatever. But in the end, it's still just new ways of looking at people playing make-believe and having a good time with their friends. Intellectualize or analyze all you want, but we've been playing the same game since we were 2 years old. We just have shinier books, spend more money, and use bigger words now.
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