A man gets up, walks into a restaurant, and orders turtle soup. After one sip, he walks back outside, pulls out a gun, and blasts his brains out. Why?


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DarthDooku |
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Here's a fun riddle. Here's how it works. I'm gonna present you a mystery scenario, and I know what the answer is. You can ask me any question you want, but it has to be in yes-or-no format. It also involves thinking outside the box. Here we go:
A man gets up, walks into a restaurant, and orders turtle soup. After one sip, he walks back outside, pulls out a gun, and blasts his brains out. Why? ![]() |
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Nancy Ravenwood |
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Did the man have money to buy anything else on the menu?
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BluePhoenix |
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*watches curiously*
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DarthDooku |
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Yes.
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Imperial Stormtrooper |
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Did it have anything to do with the turtle soup?
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Darth Bane DB |
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When you say 'a man get up' do you mean gets up from his bed, and away from his house?
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DarthDooku |
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IS: Yes.
DB: Yes. ![]() |
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Imperial Stormtrooper |
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is the turtle alive?
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DarthDooku |
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No.
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Darth Bane DB |
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Is this a riddle which is based around the 'Panda walks into a restaurant' joke, basing its intended punchline on a dictionary entrance?
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BluePhoenix |
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did the man blast his own brains out?
does the man's action of 'blasting his brains out' have anything to do with having eaten the soup? |
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DarthDooku |
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DB: Not sure what you mean, so please explain, but I don't think so.
BP: Yes and yes. ![]() |
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Imperial Stormtrooper |
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Is he disgusted with the turtle soup?
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DarthDooku |
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IS: Yes.
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Imperial Stormtrooper |
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did he mistake turtle soup for some other type of soup?
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Nancy Ravenwood |
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Does the man have a speech impediment?
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DarthDooku |
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IS: No.
NR: No. ![]() |
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Darth Bane DB |
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Is this an all you cant eat restaurant?
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Darth Bane DB |
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Does he shoot himself to relieve himself of some other pain?
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Imperial Stormtrooper |
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Is there some proverb he is misinterpreting with instructions to order turtle soup and kill your self??
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DarthDooku |
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DB: No. And yes, depending on your definition of pain.
IS: No. ![]() |
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