| Author | Message | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 845 Registered: 5-2009 |
When he arrived at the hospital, he was looked at quite strangely by some other patients as well as some of the staff. | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 72 Registered: 7-2010 |
Did he go to the hospital as a patient? As a visitor? Did he work there? Was he badly injured? Strangely dressed? Did he look weird in some other way? Did he behave oddly? Were it members of a particular occupation group who looked strangely at him? Doctors? Nurses? Reception clerks? Janitors? Others? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2320 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was he dressed as a doctor? Was he a doctor? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3355 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was it a specialized hospital (like one for mental patients, or a military hospital)? Was he in the emergency room? Some other specific area of the hospital (surgery, waiting room, etc)? Are any of the following relevant: Time of day? Year? Era? Location? Weather? Religion? Ethnicity? Profession? Anyone besides "Him" and those who looked at him strangely? He1=he2? Looking strangely meaning: Curious? Angry? Sad? Sympathetic? Confused? Surprised? Glad? Reverent? Friendly? Humorous? Was he famous? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2624 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was he strangely injured? Badly dressed? Naked? Was he dressed like a doctor but acted like a patient? Did they give him strange looks because of what he: wore? Did? Said? Resembled? Smelled? Didn't do? Did he expect to be given strange looks? Did he want/enjoy it? Was he embarrassed? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 847 Registered: 5-2009 |
Did he go to the hospital as a patient? This As a visitor? Did he work there? Was he badly injured? No. Strangely dressed? No. Did he look weird in some other way? You could say so... Did he behave oddly? ...or so. Were it members of a particular occupation group who looked strangely at him? No. Doctors? Nurses? Reception clerks? Janitors? Others? So, no to all. Was he dressed as a doctor? No. Was he a doctor? No. Was it a specialized hospital (like one for mental patients, or a military hospital)? Assume no. No medical specialisation at least. Was he in the emergency room? No. Some other specific area of the hospital (surgery, waiting room, etc)? Internal medicine, otherwise no. Are any of the following relevant: Time of day? Year? Era? 20th or 21st century. Location? Assume Europe. Weather? Religion? Ethnicity? Profession? Anyone besides "Him" and those who looked at him strangely? Yes. No to rest. He1=he2? Yes. Looking strangely meaning: Curious? Probably Angry? Not impossble, but probably not. Sad? Not impossble, but probably not. Sympathetic? Not impossble, but probably not. Confused? Well... Surprised? ...I would rather say surprised than confused. But I woudn't rule out a certain amount of confussion. Glad? No. Reverent? No. Friendly? This wouldnt be stange, I hope. Humorous? Possibly. Was he famous? {No.} Was he strangely injured? No. Badly dressed? No. Naked? No. Was he dressed like a doctor but acted like a patient? No. Did they give him strange looks because of what he: wore? No. Did? Yope. Said? No. Resembled? Yope. Smelled? No. Didn't do? No. Did he expect to be given strange looks? Probably. Did he want/enjoy it? Enjoy: Quite probably. Want: Well, he had a good reason to do so, which was somewhat independent of what he wished. Was he embarrassed? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2664 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was he injured? Mildly? Seriously? Did he walk in under his own power? Was he brought in? On a stretcher? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 851 Registered: 5-2009 |
Was he injured? No. Mildly? Seriously? Did he walk in under his own power? Yes. Was he brought in? So, no. On a stretcher? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3039 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he have an illness? Claim to have one? If so, did it have visible symptoms? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 852 Registered: 5-2009 |
Did he have an illness? Yes. Claim to have one? Well, he didn't deny it. If so, did it have visible symptoms? Probably not. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3058 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was his illness physical? Mental? Was his disease unknown by the patients? And doctors? And that's why they looked at him funny? Because they thought he was faking? Or did the disease have a funny-sounding name? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 854 Registered: 5-2009 |
Was his illness physical? This. Mental? Was his disease unknown by the patients? Yes, at least initially. And doctors? Possibly. And that's why they looked at him funny? No, the disease itself was unremarkably. Because they thought he was faking? No. Or did the disease have a funny-sounding name? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3078 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does the disease affect a specific body part? Specific body parts? Or the entire body? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 855 Registered: 5-2009 |
Does the disease affect a specific body part? Yes. Specific body parts? No, although there may be effects on certain other body parts. Or the entire body? No. | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 491 Registered: 5-2010 |
Does the disease affect an internal organ? External body part? Is there any kind of clothing/animal/object relevant with him that causes him to receive the looks? Is it the manner in which he walks or moves? The way in which he positions any part of his body? Some quality of his hair, eyes or skin? | ||
| Firesparx (Firesparx)
New member Username: Firesparx Post Number: 9 Registered: 11-2010 |
Is he an animal of some sort? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 857 Registered: 5-2009 |
Sorry for having neglected my puzzles for such a long time... Does the disease affect an internal organ? Yes. External body part? No. Is there any kind of clothing/animal/object relevant with him that causes him to receive the looks? Yes for "object", no otherwise. Is it the manner in which he walks or moves? No. The way in which he positions any part of his body? No. Some quality of his hair, eyes or skin? No. Is he an animal of some sort? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8601 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does the disease affect the heart? Lungs? Liver? Stomach? Esophagus? Pancreas? Spleen? Intestines? Gall bladder? Kidneys? Does he have some object attached to him? To try and remedy the disease? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 859 Registered: 5-2009 |
Does the disease affect the heart? Lungs? Liver? Stomach? Esophagus? Pancreas? Spleen? Intestines? Gall bladder? Kidneys? This. Does he have some object attached to him? no, not attached to him. To try and remedy the disease? Yes. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8679 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is he carrying some object? Is the object electronic? Is it monitoring his kidneys? His urine? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1659 Registered: 9-2010 |
Catheter? Or...oh, what's it called...turns off music and thinks about it...Dialysis! Something for that? Ambulatory kidney dialysis?? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 863 Registered: 5-2009 |
Is he carrying some object? Yes. Is the object electronic? No. Is it monitoring his kidneys? No. His urine? No. Catheter? Or...oh, what's it called...turns off music and thinks about it...Dialysis! Something for that? Ambulatory kidney dialysis?? Sorry for having interrupted your listening, but no to all. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8699 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the object typically used for health-related purposes? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 865 Registered: 5-2009 |
Is the object typically used for health-related purposes? No. Well, how do you define "health-related"? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8711 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it medicinal in nature? Would a doctor prescribe it? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 870 Registered: 5-2009 |
Is it medicinal in nature? No. Would a doctor prescribe it? Normally not. But... | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 923 Registered: 5-2009 |
Hint: It is usually considered bad for your health. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8852 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it edible? Would it be considered a drug? Is he smoking? Drinking alcohol? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 926 Registered: 5-2009 |
Is it edible? See below. Would it be considered a drug? See below. Is he smoking? No. Drinking alcohol? {Well, not *drinking* it yet...} | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8857 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was he carrying alcohol? Pure grain alcohol? Was he planning to drink it? Relevant what kind of alcohol? Relevant what kind of container it was in? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 928 Registered: 5-2009 |
Was he carrying alcohol? {Yes.} Pure grain alcohol? No. Was he planning to drink it? Yes. Relevant what kind of alcohol? Yes. Relevant what kind of container it was in? Somewhat. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8876 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it a bottle? Flask? Can? Of beer? Whiskey? Champagne? Wine? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 939 Registered: 5-2009 |
Was it a bottle? Yope. Flask? Can? Of beer? Yes. Whiskey? Champagne? Wine? No to others. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9382 Registered: 4-2010 |
A glass? A plastic bottle? A glass bottle? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 942 Registered: 5-2009 |
A glass? A plastic bottle? A glass bottle? Yope. No to rest. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1867 Registered: 9-2010 |
A glass jar? | ||
| Nervous (Nervous)
New member Username: Nervous Post Number: 2 Registered: 12-2010 |
What do you mean by looked at quite strangely, could you put that another way? Maybe he was an alcoholic clown trying to cheer up the patients, but they weren't into it. Or some other situation where he would intentionally cause them to look at him strangely. I know some serious alcoholics will try to drink hand sanitizer for the alcohol, relevant? You said "he" instead of a "A man", so maybe it was a child born into alcoholism. Is age relevant? (Now for some less negative ideas.) The janitor from Scrubs, well someone like him. (Definitely fits, for those that don't know, he's a notoriously strange hospital janitor who drinks.) The man was partying, passed out near the hospital, his friends marked on his face, and he woke up, walked into the hospital without knowing it. | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 946 Registered: 5-2009 |
A glass jar? No. It's more a question of number. What do you mean by looked at quite strangely, could you put that another way? They were visibly surprised. Maybe he was an alcoholic clown trying to cheer up the patients, but they weren't into it. No. he came as a patient. Or some other situation where he would intentionally cause them to look at him strangely. No. I know some serious alcoholics will try to drink hand sanitizer for the alcohol, relevant? No. He brought beer, with the intention to drink it (which is quite unusual for a patient in a typical hospital, isn't it?) You said "he" instead of a "A man", so maybe it was a child born into alcoholism. Is age relevant? No. (Now for some less negative ideas.) The janitor from Scrubs, well someone like him. (Definitely fits, for those that don't know, he's a notoriously strange hospital janitor who drinks.) If he is a janitor, he's not an employee of the hospital. The man was partying, passed out near the hospital, his friends marked on his face, and he woke up, walked into the hospital without knowing it. Good idea, but no. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10249 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was he being treated for drunkenness? For some disease related to drunkenness? Something about his liver? | ||
| Nervous (Nervous)
New member Username: Nervous Post Number: 3 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is it related to the man's culture? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4308 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did he carry a six-pack into the hospital? Were "they" surprised because he was carrying alcohol? Was he visibly drunk? Was anyone else? Is it a holiday on which people commonly drink (St. Patrick's Day, Oktoberfest, New Year's)? | ||
| Theolive (Theolive)
New member Username: Theolive Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2011 |
Was he at the hospital to get a kidney replacement and brought the beer to help him get to sleep, so he wouldn't feel it, and he did not want an IV? Were the people looking at him because of the beer he was carrying? Is the brand of beer relevant? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 949 Registered: 5-2009 |
Was he being treated for drunkenness? For some disease related to drunkenness? Something about his liver? No to all, although that's what people looking strangely at him might have expected. Is it related to the man's culture? No. Did he carry a six-pack into the hospital? That's good enough. A crate of beer, probably containing 20 or 24 bottles. Were "they" surprised because he was carrying alcohol? Yes. Was he visibly drunk? No. Was anyone else? No, Is it a holiday on which people commonly drink (St. Patrick's Day, Oktoberfest, New Year's)? No or irrelevant. Was he at the hospital to get a kidney replacement No. and brought the beer to help him get to sleep, so he wouldn't feel it, and he did not want an IV? No. Were the people looking at him because of the beer he was carrying? Yes. Is the brand of beer relevant? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10756 Registered: 4-2010 |
Were they expecting him to give the patients beer? The doctors? Was he planning to give the patients beer? The doctors? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 954 Registered: 5-2009 |
Were they expecting him to give the patients beer? The doctors? Maybe some of them. Was he planning to give the patients beer? The doctors? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10769 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was he bringing the beer to a patient? To a specific person? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 959 Registered: 5-2009 |
Was he bringing the beer to a patient? To a specific person? No. As I said above he brought the beer with the intention to drink it. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10783 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it relevant where in the hospital he was intending to drink it? In the lobby? In one of the hospital rooms? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 966 Registered: 5-2009 |
Is it relevant where in the hospital he was intending to drink it? A bit. In the lobby? Probably not. In one of the hospital rooms? Probably. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10787 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was he planning to drink all the beer? And he knew he'd pass out/get sick? So he figured "why not just do it at the hospital so the doctors'll be right there"? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 969 Registered: 5-2009 |
Was he planning to drink all the beer? Yes, beware of FA. And he knew he'd pass out/get sick? No. So he figured "why not just do it at the hospital so the doctors'll be right there"? Good idea, but no. | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 71 Registered: 1-2011 |
Was he planning to drink all the beer alone? With other patients? With the doctors? Was he planning to drink all the beer at once? During some time? Was he planning to stay in the hospital longer than one day? Was he a subject of medical examination, before which one must drink a lot? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10790 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was he performing a test on the effects of alcohol on the body/liver/something like that? Was he the only one doing so? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 973 Registered: 5-2009 |
Was he planning to drink all the beer alone? Yes. With other patients? With the doctors? So, no to rest. Was he planning to drink all the beer at once? No. During some time? Yes. Was he planning to stay in the hospital longer than one day? Yes. Was he a subject of medical examination, before which one must drink a lot? No, but OTRT. Was he performing a test on the effects of alcohol on the body/liver/something like that? No. Was he the only one doing so? So, FA. | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 76 Registered: 1-2011 |
Was drinking necessary or helpful to his treatment? If so, the beverage must have been beer or it could work with another beverage? Is any feature of beer relevant? | ||
| Theolive (Theolive)
New member Username: Theolive Post Number: 2 Registered: 1-2011 |
was he going to his room and after his operation watch a football game or other sport game and brought the beer to celebrate?? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4465 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was he preparing for a party or celebration? Was he the subject of an experiment? | ||
| Davesurgeos (Davesurgeos)
New member Username: Davesurgeos Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2011 |
I think it was believed years ago that beer had a lot of iron in it, so was he drinking the beer to recover from whatever illness he had? Also was he in Germany during the war, and was drinking british/foreign beer? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 974 Registered: 5-2009 |
Was drinking necessary or helpful to his treatment? Yes. If so, the beverage must have been beer or it could work with another beverage? It could, but beer has an advandage or two. Is any feature of beer relevant? Yes. was he going to his room Yes. and after his operation watch a football game or other sport game and brought the beer to celebrate?? But no. Was he preparing for a party or celebration? No. Was he the subject of an experiment? No. I think it was believed years ago that beer had a lot of iron in it, This is irrelevant. so was he drinking the beer to recover from whatever illness he had? But yes, he was. Also was he in Germany during the war, and was drinking british/foreign beer? Irrelevant (I think). The story is from Germany, so assume German beer if in doubt. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11129 Registered: 4-2010 |
Level of alcohol content in beer relevant? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 977 Registered: 5-2009 |
Level of alcohol content in beer relevant? Somewhat. | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 210 Registered: 1-2011 |
Beneficial impact of beer on kidneys relevant? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 980 Registered: 5-2009 |
Beneficial impact of beer on kidneys relevant? Yes, just describe it somewhat more precisely. | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 213 Registered: 1-2011 |
Is it something like beer helps kidneys work faster and therefore more toxines can get out of the body? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 982 Registered: 5-2009 |
Is it something like beer helps kidneys work faster and therefore more toxines can get out of the body? Yes. I think this is clear enough for a ***SPOILER*** This is the story of a patient suffering of kidney stones who was admissed to a hospital for an extensive checkup to find out the reasons for his condition. While reasons for kidney stones may be varying, it is generally beneficial for the patient to piss a lot. Beer is a good diuretic, and as there may be reasons for a doctor not to encourage his patients to drink a lost of beer, there is a good reason why a doctor would want to prescribe beer as a diuretic: he wouldn't have to worry about the compliance of most of his male patients. So the general practitioner who sent the guy to hospital also told him to drink a few beers every day, and the patient was quite happy about this prescription and ready enough to bring enough of the prescribed drug to the hospital in case they wouldn't be able or willing to supply it themselves... Congratulations to Redwine for solving the puzzle and cheers to all readers - right now taking more of the medicine than most doctors would want me to, at least given the fact I dont suffer of kidney stones! |
