| Author | Message | ||
| Wizardofnz (Wizardofnz)
New member Username: Wizardofnz Post Number: 345 Registered: 10-2003 |
Wizardofnz purchases an item which he later uses himself, although he neither wants nor needs it. Although this item is designed to be used immediately after purchasing, Wizardofnz waits 15 minutes before using it. Explain | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 49 Registered: 8-2006 |
Is it beer? Wine? | ||
| Wizardofnz (Wizardofnz)
New member Username: Wizardofnz Post Number: 350 Registered: 10-2003 |
Is it beer? Wine? neither | ||
| Mycroft (Mycroft)
New member Username: Mycroft Post Number: 116 Registered: 10-2003 |
Is it edible? A common household object? | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 53 Registered: 8-2006 |
Or is it obscure? | ||
| Theredlady (Theredlady)
New member Username: Theredlady Post Number: 15 Registered: 8-2006 |
Is 'fifteen minutes' the minutes as on the clock? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 367 Registered: 3-2006 |
Did you buy it as a present? And then get it thrown back in your face and choose to use it yourself? | ||
| Wizardofnz (Wizardofnz)
New member Username: Wizardofnz Post Number: 352 Registered: 10-2003 |
Mycroft Is it edible? yes A common household object? 'common' would be stretching it, but it's not rare and exotic Crazy Or is it obscure? no Red lady Is 'fifteen minutes' the minutes as on the clock? Not entirely sure I understand you. By '15 minutes', I mean 15 minutes of earth time has elapsed, in the sense one would normally think of it Woody Did you buy it as a present? no And then get it thrown back in your face and choose to use it yourself? no | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 92 Registered: 8-2006 |
Is it common in gourmet restraunts? | ||
| Wizardofnz (Wizardofnz)
New member Username: Wizardofnz Post Number: 353 Registered: 10-2003 |
Is it common in gourmet restraunts? no | ||
| Sobs (Sobs)
New member Username: Sobs Post Number: 182 Registered: 6-2006 |
Is the item usually eaten/drunk by humans? By animals? Do many people wait some time until the use it? Is it very hot? Cold? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 335 Registered: 3-2006 |
By "using it", do you mean eating it? Or did you use it in some unusual manner? | ||
| Wizardofnz (Wizardofnz)
New member Username: Wizardofnz Post Number: 355 Registered: 10-2003 |
Sobby Is the item usually eaten yes/drunk no by humans? yes By animals? no Do many people wait some time until the use it? no Is it very hot? Cold? neither JJ By "using it", do you mean eating it? yes Or did you use it in some unusual manner? no | ||
| Sobs (Sobs)
New member Username: Sobs Post Number: 183 Registered: 6-2006 |
Can the item be bought in a supermarket? In a restaurant? At a kiosk? At a vending machine? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 336 Registered: 3-2006 |
Did you deliberately wait 15 minutes before eating it? Were you doing anything relevant in those 15 minutes? Did you do something to it eg. thaw it, freeze it etc? or did it spend its 15 minute state of uneatenness just sitting on the table? Did you intend to eat it when you first bought it? Did you eat it at home? At a cafe, restaurant, or similar? Did you eat it at the same place you bought it from? | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 4 Registered: 8-2006 |
Did you initially purchase the item for someone else? Was the act of purchasing relevant? Did you stay at the place were you purchased the item? Relevant? Is the item food? cooked? raw? a drug? Is the item less enjoyable after fifteen minutes? | ||
| Zenith (Zenith)
New member Username: Zenith Post Number: 387 Registered: 10-2004 |
Is it medicinal? Did you wait fifteen minutes to see if it was necessary to consume it | ||
| Mycroft (Mycroft)
New member Username: Mycroft Post Number: 131 Registered: 10-2003 |
Did you buy it for someone else? Someone that it took 15 minutes to get to? | ||
| Wizardofnz (Wizardofnz)
New member Username: Wizardofnz Post Number: 358 Registered: 10-2003 |
Sobby Can the item be bought in a supermarket? yes In a restaurant? no At a kiosk? yes At a vending machine? yes JJ Did you deliberately wait 15 minutes before eating it? yes Were you doing anything relevant in those 15 minutes? yes Did you do something to it eg. thaw it, freeze it etc? no or did it spend its 15 minute state of uneatenness just sitting on the table? no Did you intend to eat it when you first bought it? yes Did you eat it at home? yes At a cafe, restaurant, or similar? no Did you eat it at the same place you bought it from? no Tobasi (Welcome!) Did you initially purchase the item for someone else? no Was the act of purchasing relevant? very Did you stay at the place were you purchased the item? no Relevant? yes Is the item food? yes cooked? no raw? yes a drug? arguably ;) But not in any traditional sense Is the item less enjoyable after fifteen minutes? almost imperceptably, but yes, it does become slightly less enjoyable if not eaten immediately. What's the frequency, Zenith? Is it medicinal? again, arguably ;) But not in any traditional sense Did you wait fifteen minutes to see if it was necessary to consume it no Mycroft Did you buy it for someone else? *twitch* no Someone that it took 15 minutes to get to? no | ||
| Sobs (Sobs)
New member Username: Sobs Post Number: 194 Registered: 6-2006 |
Did you buy the item.. at a kiosk? in a supermarket? at a vending machine? somewhere else? Was the place you bought it 15 minutes away from your home? Less? Did you walk/drive home directly after you bought the item? The item is not produced immediately before buying it, right? Does it have to be unpacked/opened before it can be consumed? Is the time after buying relevant because... the item gains temperature? the item loses temperature? the item gets contact to air/oxygene? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 352 Registered: 3-2006 |
Did anything relevant happen before you purchased it? During the transaction? Immediately after? Were you forced/tricked/embarrassed into buying it? Have you bought this item before? At the same place? Had you eaten this item before? If so, do you always wait 15 min before eating it? If not, did you buy it just out of curiosity, to see what it would be like? | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 22 Registered: 8-2006 |
Is the item a fruit? vegetable? sweet? a snack? bread? a milk product? meat? Did you buy the item from someone? if yes is this one relevant? Had the act of purchasing a secondary effect, say getting change? Is the place where you bought the item relevant? You bought it somewhere and went home? Is the price you payed relavant? | ||
| Mycroft (Mycroft)
New member Username: Mycroft Post Number: 142 Registered: 10-2003 |
Is the item a chocolate bar? | ||
| Wizardofnz (Wizardofnz)
New member Username: Wizardofnz Post Number: 362 Registered: 10-2003 |
Sobby Did you buy the item.. at a kiosk? in a supermarket? at a vending machine? somewhere else? correct Was the place you bought it 15 minutes away from your home? exactly  Less? no Did you walk/drive home directly after you bought the item? neither The item is not produced immediately before buying it, right? correct Does it have to be unpacked/opened before it can be consumed? yes Is the time after buying relevant because... the item gains temperature? yes the item loses temperature? the item gets contact to air/oxygene? no to others JJ Did anything relevant happen before you purchased it? yes During the transaction? no Immediately after? yes Were you forced this is closest/tricked/embarrassed no to others into buying it? Have you bought this item before? yes At the same place? yes Had you eaten this item before? yes If so, do you always wait 15 min before eating it? no If not, did you buy it just out of curiosity, to see what it would be like? no Tobasi Is the item a fruit? vegetable? sweet? yes a snack? yes bread? a milk product? in part meat? Did you buy the item from someone? if a shop assistant counts as 'someone', yes if yes is this one relevant? no Had the act of purchasing a secondary effect YES, say getting change? Bingo. Is the place where you bought the item relevant? yes You bought it somewhere and went home? yes Is the price you payed relavant? yesish Mycroft Is the item a chocolate bar? yes Good round, guys | ||
| Mycroft (Mycroft)
New member Username: Mycroft Post Number: 156 Registered: 10-2003 |
Did you need change for a bus or taxi? And you werent allowed to eat the chocolate bar en route? | ||
| Wizardofnz (Wizardofnz)
New member Username: Wizardofnz Post Number: 365 Registered: 10-2003 |
Did you need change for a bus or taxi? YES And you werent allowed to eat the chocolate bar en route? et voila ***** SPOILER ***** Having arrived by train at the regional train station (from where buses depart to the suburbs) without any small change, I bought a chocolate bar at the adjacent petrol station to get some coinage. The bus was leaving immediately, so I had to board before I had time to eat the chocolate bar. The bus alighted outside my house 15 minutes later. |
