Reply #23: GBC's Riddle Solved !!! [View All]

[harmonyguy]

Now, I've been told by some pretty darned reliable sources that as a researcher, my skills are slightly above the 'sucking-sloughwater' level, so I've tried to corroborrate your story through detailed multi-point research, and believe that I have solved the riddle.

Here are the facts we've been able to establish, which lead to our conclusion:

The most well known inventor of a device for the grinding of mustard seed, was a decorated military man from a foreign country. It's unclear whether or not he was from Aflakolia.

As a nation, Aflakolia is so small it's not mentioned in the most recent map of South America, however since the map changes every other day, no conclusions can be drawn about the regional demand for deboned chicken.

Aflak, on the other hand, is the repetitive and annoying noise made by a duck on television. As a matter of note, a goose is somewhat related to a duck - this will become more important later.

A search of current patents reveals that there are only 25 patents that reference deboner AND chicken, however there ARE 5 which include the terms BONER and chicken. Given the specificity of your report, we conclude that your use of the term deboner must be colloquialism for the boner, hence we focussed on the search for 'boner' and chicken. (This is the equivalent of 'De left hand knowing what de right hand is doing.)

Most of those five patents seem to have something to do with preventing portions of sea-cucumber from getting together on a pathway and saying nice things about each other. Some even explain a process for getting sea-cucumbers to give to the right answers on a math-division test, although who would want them to is not explained.
(Wanna bet? Go look it up and you figure it out!)

In your earlier message, there was mention of an embargo - which comes from the same root-word as barge which is a sea going vessel. Aha!! - A connection. Sea cucumbers and sea-going vessels. Now we're getting somewhere!! You see?
You also mentioned something about people dumping chicken-stock, and someone having a heart attack. Oh, of course - it all fits in to place now.

The solution to this riddle, my dear Watson, is quite simple.

We believe that there was a culinary event taking place, at which various fowl would be served. The goose had concluded its time in the oven,(ie:was cooked) and when served along with the Aflack duck and the boney chicken, became too much of a cholesterol load for the victim, especially when it was garnished with a portion of sea cucumber.

Therefore, I accuse Colonel Mustard, with the cucumber, in the dining-room.

Colonel Mustard? Je m'accuse!

May I have the envelope please?
For those unfamiliar with the board-game Clue....
...... you'd have to have been there.


(with apologies to all - and for those that, no doubt, will inquire - I DO have no life)
HG