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(Message started by: Iceman on Oct 29^th, 2006, 6:33am)

Title: Dessert
Post by Iceman on Oct 29^th, 2006, 6:33am

Tommy, who is in topnotch health, is in a restaurant where he has a meeting with a business partner. His stomach is growling a bit, and he always wanted to taste a baklava. So since Tommy is early, he decides to order this filling dessert. If he hadn't order it, he would have died. What happened? ;)

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by towr on Oct 29^th, 2006, 6:56am

The restaurant owner shoots everyone that doesn't order baklava?
Free gasmasks with every order of baklava, and just an hour later there was a poisonous gas attack?
If Tommy hadn't ordered baklava, he'd have been on a plane that just happened to crash minutes after take off?

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Whiskey Tango Foxtrot on Oct 29^th, 2006, 7:14am

Tom is [hide]diabetic[/hide]?

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by towr on Oct 29^th, 2006, 8:18am

on 10/29/06 at 07:14:41, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot wrote:

Tom is [hide]diabetic[/hide]?

That would've been my first guess if it didn't conflict with "topnotch health".

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Iceman on Oct 29^th, 2006, 8:29am

towr is right. No can do Maverick. ;) Any other ideas?

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by cchris on Oct 29^th, 2006, 10:15am

If this business partner was planning on [hide]poisoning his food[/hide], then it was a good thing he got full so he wouldn't be hungry.

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Icarus on Oct 29^th, 2006, 12:25pm

Baklava, while delicious, is also quite messy to eat. After eating the baklava, he went to the restroom to wash up. While he was in the restroom, a gas explosion destroyed most of the restaurant, including the area Tommy was seated.

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Whiskey Tango Foxtrot on Oct 29^th, 2006, 1:25pm

Great solution, cchris.

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by graphia on Oct 29^th, 2006, 3:21pm

He was supposed to meet his business partner at an assigned table in one corner of the restaurant. His business partner was crooked and ordered a mob hit by blowing up the table. However, Tommy was at the bar ordering so he wasn't hurt ;)

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Iceman on Oct 30^th, 2006, 7:45am

on 10/29/06 at 10:15:34, cchris wrote:

If this business partner was planning on [hide]poisoning his food[/hide], then it was a good thing he got full so he wouldn't be hungry.

on 10/29/06 at 13:25:32, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot wrote:

Great solution, cchris.

Yes, a really good answer. It agrees with everything I mentioned in the riddle, so I must accept it. 8) I remember having a rich main course plus the baklava for dessert, but one could be satiated with this dessert alone. One thing which falters a bit regarding your answer, if faltering is the right word, ??? is that it probably means that a waiter was not suppose to be the one to poison him. This makes his business partner a main suspect, who has a little chance of poisoning Tommy, unless they are sitting in a separate dinning room. And even then, this is not an easy task, unless Tommy frequently visits the rest room because of his bladder. Still, the intended answer is still out there, so allow me to propose a slightly different riddle: let us suppose that poison had nothing to do with it, because in this restaurant there is a little possibility that someone poisons you. Let the hunt for my idea begin! Err......... :P

on 10/29/06 at 12:25:38, Icarus wrote:

Fine answer, but I can't accept it. If a riddle has two answers, I can live with that. But if it has three, my blood goes up, >:( even though I am cold as ice. :P But good thing you are considering [hide]properties of baklava [/hide]Icarus. This might direct you on the right track. ;)

on 10/29/06 at 15:21:19, graphia wrote:

Not bad, but not the answer I had in mind, so Tommy was sitting all the time. ;) :-X

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Grimbal on Oct 31^st, 2006, 1:54am

The businessman hired a hitman to kill Tommy. The hitman was looking for a man who hadn't started eating yet, not a guy who was obviously at the end of his meal. So he killed someone else.

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by cchris on Oct 31^st, 2006, 11:27am

Baklava is sticky, that's true, [hide]and I like the idea that he went to the bathroom, which may have caused his business partner to think he'd either not shown up or already eaten and left. I wasn't quite sure about the method of killing, so I mentioned 'poison' which would be the most obvious.[/hide]

This one's out there a bit...[hide]but maybe it has something to do with an allergic reaction to nuts, or some other ingredient in nuts.[/hide]

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by jollytall on Oct 31^st, 2006, 12:19pm

Well, what if the Bakhlava was not good that day in the restaurant and made him sick.
From there on the story can take many turns. E.g. he was taken to hospital, while next night his home collapsed, etc.

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by cchris on Oct 31^st, 2006, 9:30pm

I want some baklava.

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Iceman on Nov 1^st, 2006, 2:50am

on 10/31/06 at 11:27:10, cchris wrote:

[hide]but maybe it has something to do with an allergic reaction to nuts, or some other ingredient in nuts.[/hide]

on 10/31/06 at 12:19:02, jollytall wrote:

Well, what if the Bakhlava was not good that day in the restaurant and made him sick.

Not even close. :P

on 10/31/06 at 21:30:07, cchris wrote:

I want some baklava.

Who doesn't?

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Grimbal on Nov 1^st, 2006, 2:28pm

Baklava is a rich, sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East, South Asia, and the Balkans. It is made of chopped nuts, usually walnuts or pistachios, layered with phyllo pastry, sweetened with sugar or honey syrup.

A terrorist wanted to blow up the restaurant. Seeing Tommy eating the baklava, he thought: he is a good fellow, he eats middle-east. (Because all terrorists are from the middle-east, aren't they?) So he blew up a fast food instead.

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Sir Col on Nov 3^rd, 2006, 4:17am

His business partner had no intention of eating but had a serious drinking session planned. Tommy, being in top-notch health, is not used to drinking large amounts of alcohol, so drinking on an empty stomach would have made him very drunk. Because he had something substantial to eat before it helped absorb some of the alcohol. As a result, when they left the restaurant, he was alert enough to avoid that speeding car that a more drunken man might have missed.

or

Tommy, who has a serious nut allergy, had never heard about baklava until a few years ago when he met his Turkish business partner. Since then his partner, who knew about his allergy, had slowly fed Tommy with stories about this wonderful traditional Assyrian dessert, and because of his wicked intentions he assured him that it did not contain nuts. The business partner arranged to meet at this Turkish restaurant because they served an amazing traditional baklava, and knowing that Tommy did not speak Turkish he was hoping to order the dish in Turkish to avoid any warnings about containing nuts. Fortunately for Tommy he ordered the dish before his partner arrived and the waiter was kind enough to explain to him what the dish contained.

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Iceman on Nov 3^rd, 2006, 5:19am

No to both.

I did mention [hide]properties of baklava[/hide], but these [hide]properties[/hide] are not directly involved, regarding the solution. In fact, [hide]properties of baklava [/hide]don't have anything to do with it. But they might direct you on the right track, like I said. ;)

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Grimbal on Nov 3^rd, 2006, 8:04am

One simple answer: [hide] It was The Baklava of Eternal Life!

It so happens that the ingredients were mixed in that old bowl that was found in an antique shop near Jerusalem and is said to be 2000 years old. The restaurant owner says it is good for business: he hasn't lost a single client since. [/hide]

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Iceman on Nov 10^th, 2006, 2:15pm

on 11/03/06 at 08:04:35, Grimbal wrote:

What are you on Grimbal: angel dust, or heroin? ::)

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by cchris on Nov 10^th, 2006, 2:32pm

Is it the crank, son? Are you ridin' the white pony?

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Sameer on Nov 10^th, 2006, 2:46pm

hmmm... let's see... Tommy had always been very unhappy with his business partner. There were growing suspisions and business was not doing good. Tommy had decided to call his business partner and end the partnership in the restaurant... His business partner however knew about the plans and decided to trick Tommy. Tommy however was aware of his business partner's motives. So he hid a gun in the bathroom taped behind the flush. He orders the baklava and waits for his partner. He finishes his baklava as his partner arrives. He goes to the bathroom to wash up, gets the gun and shoots his business partner. Now even Mario Puzo would be proud!! :P

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Iceman on Nov 14^th, 2006, 2:13pm

How about a clue? [hide]See my riddles on the 1st page? One of them just might be a clue[/hide]. ;)

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by TheNumberScott on Nov 18^th, 2006, 6:36pm

hmmm, I hope the riddles that were on the first page hadn't changed too much. I also hope that I don't need to read through all of them, and the clue will really be in the title.

The place was robbed? and the robbers love baklava, and stole his, instead of killing him?

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Iceman on Nov 19^th, 2006, 3:58am

on 11/18/06 at 18:36:52, TheNumberScott wrote:

I also hope that I don't need to read through all of them, and the clue will really be in the title.

A big clue is in the title. ;)

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by cchris on Nov 19^th, 2006, 9:57am

Tommy is planning to rob the baklava place.

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Iceman on Nov 19^th, 2006, 11:22am

What does that mean? ???

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Iceman on Nov 19^th, 2006, 11:24am

Ah.. I see, you mean because of the [hide]Robbery[/hide] riddle? Nah. ;)

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Sameer on Nov 19^th, 2006, 5:51pm

Aliens from planet baklava started an earth invasion and killed everyone not eating baklava... ;)

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Iceman on Nov 22^nd, 2006, 3:49am

Aliens are not Turks you know. ::)

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Iceman on Nov 28^th, 2006, 12:33pm

Here is a clue: [hide]did you ever order baklava in a restaurant? How do they serve it[/hide]? ;)

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Sameer on Nov 28^th, 2006, 1:12pm

They serve on a plate... i don't know which restaurants you go to...

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Iceman on Nov 28^th, 2006, 1:20pm

All right, so we have [hide]a plate[/hide]. What else? ;)

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by cchris on Nov 28^th, 2006, 1:49pm

I've never ordered baklava in a restaurant, but I'd assume [hide]it comes with a fork, napkin, or something[/hide]??

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Grimbal on Nov 29^th, 2006, 9:51am

[hide] A knife he used as self-defense [/hide]

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by flamingdragon on Nov 29^th, 2006, 4:25pm

OMG, I was just about to suggest that until I read your post.

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Iceman on Nov 29^th, 2006, 4:40pm

on 11/29/06 at 09:51:36, Grimbal wrote:

[hide] A knife he used as self-defense [/hide]

All right: yes, [hide]baklava comes with a knife, unlike many desserts that are served without the knife. So, what does that mean? This what you suggest probably did happen, but it is not the answer I am looking for. It is a part of the answer, not the full monty answer[/hide]. ;D

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Grimbal on Dec 1^st, 2006, 8:18am

OK,
[hide]a snake bite the man and he used the knife to cut a wound open preventing the poison to reach his heart.[/hide]
or
[hide]due to the thing with the snake that happened the previous week, his leg was so infected that it required amputation.[/hide]
or
[hide]The baklava was his last meal after he was condemned by a sultan to choose his own death. He choosed hanging. He hid the knife and cut the rope.[/hide]
or
[hide]The sultan offered: If you tell the truth you will be beheaded, if you tell a lie, you will be hanged.
He replied: I will be hanged after eating baklava.[/hide]

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by TheNumberScott on Dec 1^st, 2006, 2:05pm

Seems like a [hide]spoon[/hide] would be a better tool for a [hide]reflection[/hide], but I guess [hide]knife[/hide] works too.

[hide]Wish I'd figured it out myself instead of reading it in that other thread.[/hide]

Title: Re: Dessert
Post by Iceman on Dec 1^st, 2006, 3:35pm

on 12/01/06 at 14:05:32, TheNumberScott wrote:

Seems like a [hide]spoon[/hide] would be a better tool for a [hide]reflection[/hide], but I guess [hide]knife[/hide] works too.

Yes. Thank god.