| Author | Message | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18238 Registered: 4-2010 |
Had the label been clearer, or had I remembered where I was, I would not have been embarrassed. | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2214 Registered: 4-2007 |
Where you were as in country? Town? Building? Social situation? Public vs private? In relation to the other people around you? Were you embarrassed because of something you said? Did? Something someone else? Did? Something about your appearance? Something that happened to you? Did you look stupid? Clumsy? Tactless? Rude? Ignorant? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18242 Registered: 4-2010 |
Where you were as in country? Town? Building? Social situation? Public vs private? Yes to these three, No to rest In relation to the other people around you? Were you embarrassed because of something you said? Did? This Something someone else? Did? Something about your appearance? Something that happened to you? Did you look stupid? Clumsy? Tactless? Rude? Ignorant? Just idiotic | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2216 Registered: 4-2007 |
Were you in a building where certain behaviour is expected, such as a library? Or was it just the fact that you were in a public place and not alone? Did you do something that was idiotic only because of the setting you did it in? Did do the thing because of what the label said? What you thought it said? Because the label was unclear? Was the label on clothing? An object? Something you bought? Were going to buy? Did it give instructions? A description? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18245 Registered: 4-2010 |
Were you in a building where certain behaviour is expected, such as a library? Or was it just the fact that you were in a public place and not alone? Mostly this, although the specific building is relevant Did you do something that was idiotic only because of the setting you did it in? Yope Did do the thing because of what the label said? What you thought it said? Because the label was unclear? This-ish Was the label on clothing? No An object? Yes Something you bought? No Were going to buy? No Did it give instructions? No A description? YOPE | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 467 Registered: 9-2006 |
Building related to: Transport? Culture? Finance? Did you grab the object? Is it heavy? Large? | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 1203 Registered: 6-2003 |
Was the label on a door? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18247 Registered: 4-2010 |
Building related to: Transport? Culture? Finance? No to all Did you grab the object? Yes Is it heavy? No Large? No Was the label on a door? No | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 470 Registered: 9-2006 |
Government building? Military? Public utility building (e.g. post office?). Shop? Cafe? Was the object supposed to be left untouched? Did you try to: leave the building with the object? play with the object? Label not "clear": words do not make sense? blurred letters? Did you try to move the object in order to read it better? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3775 Registered: 2-2011 |
was it the label on a bottle? jar? tin? were you in a shop? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18255 Registered: 4-2010 |
Government building? Military? Public utility building (e.g. post office?). Shop? Café? This, well, a restaurant actually Was the object supposed to be left untouched? No Did you try to: leave the building with the object? play with the object? Neither Label not "clear": words do not make sense? blurred letters? Did you try to move the object in order to read it better? No to all was it the label on a bottle? jar? tin? No, but getting OTRT were you in a shop? See above | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 471 Registered: 9-2006 |
Did the object contain something? some liquid? Olive oil? Vinegar? Label "not clear": covered with dust? missing letters? Is the label a paper? metal? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18260 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the object contain something? Yes some liquid? No Olive oil? Vinegar? Neither, but OTRT Label "not clear": covered with dust? missing letters? No to both. "Words do not make sense" was closest. Is the label a paper? This, and I just realized that "label" was the wrong word to use. Oops, BLOOPER. metal? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3785 Registered: 2-2011 |
was it the salt or pepper shaker? mustard pot? a tube? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18267 Registered: 4-2010 |
was it the salt or pepper shaker? Even closer mustard pot? No a tube? Very close, though I wouldn't call it a "tube" | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 473 Registered: 9-2006 |
Did the object contain sugar? Something you put on food? Relevant in which country this situation happened? Language involved? Did you get embarrassed because you tossed the content of the object in your food? | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 857 Registered: 5-2008 |
Is it a salt or pepper mill? Herbs/spice pot? Would it be even slightly amiss on the table during a meal? in the kitchen during preparation? cooking stages? final presentation touches? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18269 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the object contain sugar? No, VERY VERY close... Something you put on food? Yes Relevant in which country this situation happened? No Language involved? No Did you get embarrassed because you tossed the content of the object in your food? No Is it a salt or pepper mill? Herbs/spice pot? Neither Would it be even slightly amiss on the table during a meal? No, and this is where it always is. I'm not quite sure I understand the question in the kitchen during preparation? cooking stages? final presentation touches? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2253 Registered: 4-2007 |
Does it contain a powder? A liquid? A paste? Artificial sweetener? Honey? Jam? Some kind of spread? Did you know exactly what was in the object? Did you use it correctly? Did you apply some to your food? If so, did you apply too much? Too little? Did you apply it wrongly? If 'label' is the wrong word - was it a sign? Instructions? Ingredients list? Packaging? Was it attached to the object? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18272 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does it contain a powder? This A liquid? A paste? Artificial sweetener? This Honey? Jam? Some kind of spread? Did you know exactly what was in the object? No Did you use it correctly? No, but... Did you apply some to your food? No If so, did you apply too much? Too little? Did you apply it wrongly? If 'label' is the wrong word - was it a sign? Instructions? Ingredients list? Packaging? Was it attached to the object? You now know what the object was -- a little packet of artificial sweetener | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2255 Registered: 4-2007 |
So by 'label', did you mean the packet itself? Words printed directly on the packet? Did you think it was something else? If so, did you use it as such? Encourage someone else to do so? Was another person involved in your embarrassment? Did the label/packet/whatever contain information on what the product was? On how to use it? On what not to do with it? If yes to any of those, which part was the part that was unclear? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18276 Registered: 4-2010 |
So by 'label', did you mean the packet itself? Words printed directly on the packet? Yes to both Did you think it was something else? Yes, but I wasn't sure If so, did you use it as such? DOYD of "use" Encourage someone else to do so? No Was another person involved in your embarrassment? No Did the label/packet/whatever contain information on what the product was? Yes, and this is the only relevant part On how to use it? On what not to do with it? If yes to any of those, which part was the part that was unclear? See previous answer | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 480 Registered: 9-2006 |
"...or had I remembered where I was..." So you didn't remember you were in a restaurant? A specific type of restaurant? Were you having breakfast? lunch? dinner? relevant? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 481 Registered: 9-2006 |
Did you open the packet? did you try to open it? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18278 Registered: 4-2010 |
"...or had I remembered where I was..." So you didn't remember you were in a restaurant? A specific type of restaurant? Well, the point is that I did this without really thinking. If I'd remembered I was in public, I probably wouldn't have done it. Were you having breakfast? lunch? dinner? This relevant? No Did you open the packet? Yes did you try to open it? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2257 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did you eat the contents? Taste them? to see what they were? Smell them? Pour them out? Did you think it was sugar? Salt? Spices? Tea? Drugs? By 'if the label had been clearer', do you mean that the label did not make it totally clear that it was artificial sweetener, so you did the embarrassing thing? Did it just have a brand name that you did not recognise as being sweetener? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18286 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did you eat the contents? Yes Taste them? to see what they were? Smell them? Pour them out? Did you think it was sugar? Yes Salt? Spices? Tea? Drugs? By 'if the label had been clearer', do you mean that the label did not make it totally clear that it was artificial sweetener, so you did the embarrassing thing? Yes Did it just have a brand name that you did not recognise as being sweetener? I think this is enough for the ****SPOILER**** At a restaurant in Belfast, I saw a packet of artificial sweetener on the table, but it did not say "artificial sweetener" on it, so I was confused as to what it was. I poured it out, thinking it was sugar, then ate it... and found that it was clearly not sugar. Oh, and I did this in front of about 6 of my classmates. Oh well. Nice work everyone, good solve Enjay, new puzzle in a bit. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 2139 Registered: 6-2008 |
Why was it particularly embarrassing to use artificial sweetener instead of sugar? Was it way too sweet, and therefore disgusting? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18291 Registered: 4-2010 |
Because I thought it was sugar, but wasn't sure. Once I could tell what it was, I thought it was indeed disgusting. |
