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Post April 26th, 2008, 10:28 pm

If you have seen this riddle before and/or know the correct answer, I ask that you please not participate so that others may ask questions and make guesses. The solution to this is well known and is posted in many places on the Internet. A quick Google search will reveal it. If you already know or choose to look up the answer, please refrain from posting in this thread.

Here's the deal: you may only ask yes/no questions, and you may not ask more than 2 questions at a time until they have been answered. Multiple people may ask their questions at once, but any individual person may not ask more until theirs have been answered.

This riddle was given to my eighth grade class way back when I was in, well, eighth grade. Yes, there is a solution, and yes, I know what it is.

The riddle:
A man walks into a bar and orders raw albatross. He takes one bite of it, gets up, walks outside, and shoots himself. Why?

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Post April 27th, 2008, 8:32 am

because it tastes too bad. And he regretted, and decided he would rather die....kaBooM!?
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Post April 27th, 2008, 10:48 am

1) is the phrase "raw albatross" to be taken literally :?: ie: an uncooked bird resembling

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2) did he find something within the 'raw albatross' after taking his first bite :?:
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Post April 27th, 2008, 12:21 pm

1. Is the man allergic to albatross and he suddenly remembered that?

2. Did the bartender/waiter misunderstand the man because he has a strange accent or a speech impediment?
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Post April 27th, 2008, 3:10 pm

1) Did he get too much than he can handle?
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Post April 27th, 2008, 6:00 pm

Prime wrote:
1) is the phrase "raw albatross" to be taken literally :?: ie: an uncooked bird resembling [image here]

Yes.

Prime wrote:
2) did he find something within the 'raw albatross' after taking his first bite :?:

No.

kc0tma wrote:
1. Is the man allergic to albatross and he suddenly remembered that?

No.

kc0tma wrote:
2. Did the bartender/waiter misunderstand the man because he has a strange accent or a speech impediment?

No.

Bogey wrote:
1) Did he get too much than he can handle?

No.
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Post April 27th, 2008, 6:23 pm

1) Is he mentally challanged?
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Post April 27th, 2008, 7:38 pm

Bogey wrote:
1) Is he mentally challanged?

No.
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Post April 27th, 2008, 8:38 pm

Is the man wearing sunglasses?
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Post April 27th, 2008, 9:05 pm

Merlyn wrote:
Is the man wearing sunglasses?

No.
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Post April 27th, 2008, 11:07 pm

1. Does the raw albatross have anything to actually do with why he shot himself?

2. Could have the raw albatross been a different food and the outcome would have been the same with him shooting himself?
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Post April 27th, 2008, 11:37 pm

Bigwebmaster wrote:
1. Does the raw albatross have anything to actually do with why he shot himself?

Yes.

Bigwebmaster wrote:
2. Could have the raw albatross been a different food and the outcome would have been the same with him shooting himself?

No.
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Post April 28th, 2008, 9:11 am

1) Did he shoot himself with something other than a gun?

2) Was he accomplishing some sort of personal goal by eating the raw albatross?
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Post April 28th, 2008, 9:13 am

1. Did the man enjoy his first bite of the raw albatross?

2. Did the man shoot himself with a gun?
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Post April 28th, 2008, 9:37 am

jameson5555 wrote:
1) Did he shoot himself with something other than a gun?

No.

jameson5555 wrote:
2) Was he accomplishing some sort of personal goal by eating the raw albatross?

Yes.

Bigwebmaster wrote:
1. Did the man enjoy his first bite of the raw albatross?

No.

Bigwebmaster wrote:
2. Did the man shoot himself with a gun?

Yes.
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