He likes them bare and naked.djewesbury wrote:It was inappropriately dressed (as in salad, not as in Janet Jackson).
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That's choked.AW77 wrote:He chocked on the last oyster. That's why he didn't like it (the loud cough in front of all the other people in the restaurant embarrassed him).
Or maybe chocked. Come to think of it.
He thought its smell unpleasant.
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My husband never ever gets embarrassed about anything ever.AW77 wrote:He chocked on the last oyster. That's why he didn't like it (the loud cough in front of all the other people in the restaurant embarrassed him).
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SCP-DFF wrote:My husband never ever gets embarrassed about anything ever.AW77 wrote:He chocked on the last oyster. That's why he didn't like it (the loud cough in front of all the other people in the restaurant embarrassed him).

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Closest yet. But why?djewesbury wrote:He thought its smell unpleasant.
There was also one answer that had potential, but, sorry, just wrong.
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Come on someone, I have a guess.
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He thought it smelled of soap from the oyster man counter thingy.
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Talisker 18 YO, with a small splash of water?
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It was pregnant.
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Warre LBV 2002. Just to try one.jdaw1 wrote:Talisker 18 YO, with a small splash of water?
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Crasto DOC with steaks (sauce à la Graham 70 crust)LGTrotter wrote:Warre LBV 2002. Just to try one.jdaw1 wrote:Talisker 18 YO, with a small splash of water?
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Do they get pregnant?djewesbury wrote:It was pregnant.
A woman came and sat next to him at the bar next smelling strongly of perfume. And talking about her failed relationships.
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No soap.LGTrotter wrote:He thought it smelled of soap from the oyster man counter thingy.
I thought they were bisexual.djewesbury wrote:It was pregnant.
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It was an oyster shed. We were the only customers. And I don’t wear perfume.LGTrotter wrote:A woman came and sat next to him at the bar next smelling strongly of perfume. And talking about her failed relationships.
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Some other being had secreted itself into the oyster's shell and, well, gone orf.
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Good guess, but nope.
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You think everything's bisexual.SCP-DFF wrote:I thought they were bisexual.
This Warre is corked, shame there is a good port underneath struggling to get out.
The ice upon which the oyster stood was tainted?
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All the oysters were fresh from the sea, naked, dressed identically. The small ones were delicious. Why? What is it about the small oysters?
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Oh, and the one he didn't like would be great to be used as a nice soap dish.
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Fresh from the sea. No ice.
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I should be able to guess this now but I am just not familiar enough with the little beggars. Where's D Rockerfeller Jewesbury when you need him?
Being 'artistic' I shouldn't wonder.
Being 'artistic' I shouldn't wonder.
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Bisexual does not mean hermaphrodite. Was it male?
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Too big and smelly I understand, but more seems to be needed.djewesbury wrote:Bisexual does not mean hermaphrodite. Was it male?
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No. They are hermaphrodites. Please excuse the previous silly playfulness. It (the bisexual part) was in an article I recently saw about oysters. I'll have to look that up again. In the meantime, no, it wasn't male.
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The oyster had an observable quality which made it predictably less sweet. What is that quality? Mr Somerset is getting very warm!
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Was the large one a different type of oyster?
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Are you finding Julian's obsessive compulsive vivalve - oops, I mean bivalve - proclivities starting to wear thin?LGTrotter wrote:Too big and smelly I understand, but more seems to be needed.djewesbury wrote:Bisexual does not mean hermaphrodite. Was it male?
It smelled of Royal Oporto.
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Some have two genders according to Wikipedia!SCP-DFF wrote:No. They are hermaphrodites. Please excuse the previous silly playfulness. It (the bisexual part) was in an article I recently saw about oysters. I'll have to look that up again. In the meantime, no, it wasn't male.
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Was the seventh oyster farmed and the others wild?
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Nurse! He's out of bed again.djewesbury wrote:Some have two genders according to Wikipedia!SCP-DFF wrote:No. They are hermaphrodites. Please excuse the previous silly playfulness. It (the bisexual part) was in an article I recently saw about oysters. I'll have to look that up again. In the meantime, no, it wasn't male.
Oh and what about it's age, does that come into it?
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Were the first six served with custard and clotted cream?
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Was the smelly old big one not as pert and neat as he likes his bivalves?
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Ooooo. Very good, Mr Somerset. Yes. Keep going. You're almost there!
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Now you're teasing.
Do I have to guess the exact age at which they become too old for Julian?
Ten years?
Do I have to guess the exact age at which they become too old for Julian?
Ten years?
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Yes! That's it! The one thing that was different was its age. Julian wanted just one more, and the oyster man wanted to impress us. So he pulled out this HUGE oyster and proceeded to tell us about its age (it was 15 years) and that the larger they are, the older, and also more sour. Yes, Julian likes his bivalves pert and neat.
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only just seen this. Not quite comprehensive though; diagonals too (previously mentioned by jdaw) and also opposite outer mid-pairs as well as corners. Four of these cases could be generalised to "the sum of all four values in any single selected position while rotating the board 90 degrees each time".djewesbury wrote:Finally we have a comprehensive description of the numerical properties of the square. A little too slow off the mark this time Glenn.Glenn E. wrote:Rows, columns, corner 2x2s, center 2x2, and all outer-edge relative positions rotated by 90 degrees.
But we have an answer.
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This was just so much fun and entertainment! Yay! Can't wait for the next one.
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I think you mean me. Lovely question. I may have to go and lie down to think of the next one. And my name is Owen, but call me Mr Somerset if it pleases you.SCP-DFF wrote:Yes! That's it! The one thing that was different was its age. Julian wanted just one more, and the oyster man wanted to impress us. So he pulled out this HUGE oyster and proceeded to tell us about its age (it was 15 years) and that the larger they are, the older, and also more sour. Yes, Julian likes his bivalves pert and neat.
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Yes. You called it Mr Somerset (the name sticks for me). You're up.
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Owen Somerset, I think we both got that answer. It was, as they say, a little bit you, a little bit me.LGTrotter wrote:I think you mean me. Lovely question. I may have to go and lie down to think of the next one. And my name is Owen, but call me Mr Somerset if it pleases you.SCP-DFF wrote:Yes! That's it! The one thing that was different was its age. Julian wanted just one more, and the oyster man wanted to impress us. So he pulled out this HUGE oyster and proceeded to tell us about its age (it was 15 years) and that the larger they are, the older, and also more sour. Yes, Julian likes his bivalves pert and neat.
Meanwhile Phil has got an answer to yesterday's quiz handy!
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Great game. Good night all. 

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Hope you'll join us again soon. So much more civilised when a lady is present.SCP-DFF wrote:Great game. Good night all.
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Night.
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I defy you to look through these posts and say that about 'civilised' again.djewesbury wrote:Hope you'll join us again soon. So much more civilised when a lady is present.SCP-DFF wrote:Great game. Good night all.
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Come on, Owen, give us a question to keep us awake!
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Back in your petrol-soaked horse box, Mr. Somerset!LGTrotter wrote:I defy you to look through these posts and say that about 'civilised' again.djewesbury wrote:Hope you'll join us again soon. So much more civilised when a lady is present.SCP-DFF wrote:Great game. Good night all.
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Julian Temperly's daughter attended a wedding I was at (he of Somerset cider brandy). What hymn was sung first?
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All things bright and beautiful?
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