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This puzzle answer is ridiculous right?

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Parkandride · 04/02/2021 19:12

Two men went into a restaurant. They both ordered the same dish from the menu. After they tasted it, one of the men went outside the restaurant and shot himself. Why?

I'll put the answer below incase you want to guess. But I can't see how the hell you could ever reach this conclusion Confused

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Parkandride · 04/02/2021 19:14

The dish that the two men ordered was albatross. They had been stranded many years earlier on a desert island. When the man tasted albatross he realised that he had never tasted it before. This meant that the meat he had been given on the island was not albatross as he had been told. He correctly deduced that he had eaten the flesh of his son who had died when they first reached the island.

WHAT!? Hmm

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Etinox · 04/02/2021 19:14

Diabetic? We don’t really say shot for inject, it’s a bit lame.

Etinox · 04/02/2021 19:15

What indeed! Grin

EduCated · 04/02/2021 19:15

It sounds like it’s been written by a bored teenager who should be getting on with their homework.

Gingerkittykat · 04/02/2021 19:15

Wow!

ApolloandDaphne · 04/02/2021 19:15

I will take a guess. One man was the chef who created the dish and one was a restaurant critic. The restaurant critic said he hated it and would slate his dish and his restaurant in the press putting him out of business. The chef couldn't hack it and went outside and killed himself?
I am imagining I am not even close!

ApolloandDaphne · 04/02/2021 19:16

Oh see the answer is there now!

Ovenhell · 04/02/2021 19:16

As a family we actually worked this riddle out when I was about 14 ... I like it ☺️

HandsFaceSpaceHopper · 04/02/2021 19:16

Oh my god, was one of the men called Boswell?

Ovenhell · 04/02/2021 19:17

Only the scenario/description you’ve put there is very short.

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Parkandride · 04/02/2021 19:18

@Etinox

Diabetic? We don’t really say shot for inject, it’s a bit lame.
I mean that makes more sense. Or an epi pen after an allergic reaction maybe
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Parkandride · 04/02/2021 19:19

@ApolloandDaphne

I will take a guess. One man was the chef who created the dish and one was a restaurant critic. The restaurant critic said he hated it and would slate his dish and his restaurant in the press putting him out of business. The chef couldn't hack it and went outside and killed himself? I am imagining I am not even close!
Again, that sounds more plausible Grin
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VinterKvinna · 04/02/2021 19:20

I hate these, the answer can be a load of different things

WineInTheWillows · 04/02/2021 19:20

Makes me think of counterfactuals on the big bang theory.

willFOURbagsbeenough · 04/02/2021 19:22

Where on earth did you find that OP? Grin

BewareTheBeardedDragon · 04/02/2021 19:24

Dark 💀

ineedaholidaynow · 04/02/2021 19:25

@Ovenhell how did you work out the answer?

LOTM · 04/02/2021 19:25

There are lots of puzzles like this, and normally impossible to guess immediately (starting data is minimal)... you have to keep asking questions that can be answered yes/no, until you reach the answer / give up / tell your DC to go annoy the other half.

tummyaches · 04/02/2021 19:26

That's as bad as the arm in the post one

Ovenhell · 04/02/2021 19:28

ineed ... by asking LOTS of questions 😂😇
I love these kind of things.

It was worded to us:
‘2 men haven’t seen each other for 15 years. They meet up and have a meal together. Both order albatross pie. After they each take a first bite, 1 man bursts into tears ... why?’

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Parkandride · 04/02/2021 19:29

@willFOURbagsbeenough

Where on earth did you find that OP? Grin
We'd run out of lockdown dinner conversation so DH was googling puzzles for us

@tummyaches that was on the list too!! Equally weird

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LizBennet · 04/02/2021 19:29

That is appalling.

MindGrapes · 04/02/2021 19:33

This is a variation on one I was tortured with approx 20 years ago! I was only allowed to ask yes/no questions.
I'm fairly sure after several hours the frustrated questioner gave in and told me.

Ovenhell · 04/02/2021 19:34

Yes mind ..... only yes or no questions.

willFOURbagsbeenough · 04/02/2021 19:37

We'd run out of lockdown dinner conversation so DH was googling puzzles for us

Well it’s certainly a conversation starter!

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