| Author | Message | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 216 Registered: 1-2010 |
When I saw a Middle-eastern restaurant, I was disappointed. Explain. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2172 Registered: 11-2008 |
Were you disappointed because you expected something Middle-Eastern but not a restaurant? A restaurant but not Middle-Eastern? Because you did not expect a restaurant at all? Is it relevant which country you were in? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 217 Registered: 1-2010 |
Were you disappointed because you expected something Middle-Eastern but not a restaurant? A restaurant but not Middle-Eastern? Because you did not expect a restaurant at all? none of those. Is it relevant which country you were in? no, but I was in the US. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2175 Registered: 11-2008 |
Did you expect something at all? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 218 Registered: 1-2010 |
Did you expect something at all? yes. Something very small. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2177 Registered: 11-2008 |
Are other people involved? If so, 1?2? More than 5?10? Are they H/A/F? Did you expect something from a person/persons? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 219 Registered: 1-2010 |
Are other people involved? If so, 1? at least this, I guess. 2? More than 5?10? Are they H/A/F? irr. Did you expect something from a person/persons? no. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 83 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is what you expected food-related? Monetary? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 220 Registered: 1-2010 |
Is what you expected food-related? noish to yope. Monetary? no. | ||
| Viniter (Viniter)
New member Username: Viniter Post Number: 35 Registered: 4-2010 |
Have you misread the name of the restaurant? Food? Chef? Something else in the menu? Was it actually Middle-eastern restaurant? Have you eaten there? Was you disappointed before you entered restaurant? After that? When they brought you the food? When you tasted it? When you ate it? Sometime later? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 223 Registered: 1-2010 |
Have you misread the name of the restaurant? Food? thisish. Chef? Something else in the menu? Was it actually Middle-eastern restaurant?yes. Have you eaten there? irr. Was you disappointed before you entered restaurant? this. After that? When they brought you the food? When you tasted it? When you ate it? Sometime later? HINT: I was disappointed when I thought back on an earlier experience. | ||
| Viniter (Viniter)
New member Username: Viniter Post Number: 36 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it the food that disappointed you? Specific food? Whole menu? Was something wrong with the way they prepared that food? Some missing or inappropriate ingredients? Wrong name of the food? Was that misreading actually relevant? Was that the source of the disappointment? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 755 Registered: 6-2008 |
Did the earlier, disappointing experience take place in that restaurant? in another Middle-eastern restaurant? in a restaurant serving another type of food? Did the earlier experience involve food at all? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 224 Registered: 1-2010 |
Was it the food that disappointed you? Specific food? Whole menu? Was something wrong with the way they prepared that food? Some missing or inappropriate ingredients? Wrong name of the food? thisish. Was that misreading actually relevant? yes. Was that the source of the disappointment? yes. Did the earlier, disappointing experience take place in that restaurant? in another Middle-eastern restaurant? in a restaurant serving another type of food? no to all. Did the earlier experience involve food at all? Indirectly. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1832 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is the pronunciation of the food name relevant? Or only the spelling? Did you think the food name sounded/was spelled like something dirty? When it was not? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 228 Registered: 1-2010 |
Is the pronunciation of the food name relevant? Or only the spelling? this. Did you think the food name sounded/was spelled like something dirty? When it was not? no. I was regretting not doing something that I could have done earlier. | ||
| Viniter (Viniter)
New member Username: Viniter Post Number: 42 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did misreading reminded you of something completely unrelated to food? Was it this thought that made you disappointed? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 761 Registered: 6-2008 |
The thing you regretted not having done earlier--did it involve spelling words (for example, playing a word in Scrabble)? or an action whose name is spelled like the kind of food? Was it relevant that you failed to see the correct name? or that you DID see something else in its place? or both? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 231 Registered: 1-2010 |
Did misreading reminded you of something completely unrelated to food? mostly unrelated. Was it this thought that made you disappointed? yes. The thing you regretted not having done earlier--did it involve spelling words yes. (for example, playing a word in Scrabble YES!!! How on Earth did you figure this out?)? or an action whose name is spelled like the kind of food? no Was it relevant that you failed to see the correct name? or that you DID see something else in its place? Looking back on the experience, I'm not sure, but I think the first one. or both? maybe. I'm not sure. | ||
| Viniter (Viniter)
New member Username: Viniter Post Number: 56 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the food one of these: Kebab? Shish Kebab? Hummus? Falafel? Kofta? Ghoraibi? Fasulia? Pita Bread? Other food with uncommon name? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 762 Registered: 6-2008 |
YES!!! How on Earth did you figure this out? You mentioned you regretted not having done something, and that the spelling of the type of food you saw was the only relevant thing. From there I just guessed. So were you correct in being disappointed, i.e. you could have played the word? or did you just momentarily think you could have played the word, based on misreading the spelling at the restaurant? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 139 Registered: 4-2010 |
Would playing the word have given you a bonus for using all 7 letters? | ||
| Anneja (Anneja)
New member Username: Anneja Post Number: 51 Registered: 5-2009 |
Did someone else misspell the word and you chose not to challenge it? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 232 Registered: 1-2010 |
Was the food one of these: Kebab? Shish Kebab? Hummus? Falafel? this. Kofta? Ghoraibi? Fasulia? Pita Bread? Other food with uncommon name? YES!!! How on Earth did you figure this out? You mentioned you regretted not having done something, and that the spelling of the type of food you saw was the only relevant thing. From there I just guessed. So were you correct in being disappointed, i.e. you could have played the word? this. or did you just momentarily think you could have played the word, based on misreading the spelling at the restaurant? I'll declare this a **********************SPOILER******************** I had all the letters to play FALAFEL in a Scrabble game. I misread it as FELAFEL in the dictionary. So I didn't do the word. Weeks later, I saw a Middle Eastern restaurant that served falafels and proudly said so on the sign. When I saw this, I realized that I could have played the word after all, and was therefore disappointed. Good job, people. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 769 Registered: 6-2008 |
Oh, it makes sense now that I realize that the misreading didn't happen at the same time as you saw the Middle Eastern restaurant. It may have taken me a while to get that. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 246 Registered: 4-2010 |
Great puzzle! Personally, I have a tendency during life situations to see written words and think, "That's a great Scrabble word." I now will add this to my random repertoire of randomness. | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 234 Registered: 1-2010 |
I'm proud to have inspired you. |
