[net.puzzle] Albatross mystery

mcb@styx.UUCP (Michael C. Berch) (03/24/86)

In article <1619@decwrl.DEC.COM> osman@dec-sierra.UUCP writes:
> . . .
> o	Two sailors go into a restaurant.  They both order albatross
> 	soup.  One takes a single taste and runs outside and throws
> 	up.  What happened ?  ** hard one **

Fvapr V fcrag gur orggre cneg bs na riravat fbyivat guvf bar, V srry
ragvgyrq gb cbfg na nafjre gb guvf bar. Ernq ab shegure vs lbh fgvyy
cyna gb fbyir vg lbhefrys! Urer tbrf:

Frireny zbaguf (be lrnef) rneyvre, gur fnvybe jub guerj hc unq orra ba n
fuvc va Nagnepgvp jngref. Gurer jnf n fuvcjerpx, naq znal jrer xvyyrq.
Gurer jnf ab sbbq ninvynoyr sebz gur fuvc, ohg gurer jnf shry naq fgbirf, 
fb gur fheivibef pnhtug n srj nyongebffrf. Eryhpgnagyl, gurl nyfb nterrq gb
rng gur obqvrf bs gurve qrnq pbyyrnthrf. Gjb be guerr bs gur fheivibef
znqr fbzr nyongebff fgrj, naq gjb be guerr bguref znqr fgrj sebz gur
uhzna erznvaf. Gb fcner gur erznvavat fnvybef (bhe punenpgre nzbat
gurz) gur zbeny nathvfu bs pnaavonyvfz, gurl nterrq gb znxr gjb fvtaf,
bar ernqvat "nyongebff fgrj" naq gur bgure ernqvat "gur bgure fgrj".
Gura gurl enaqbzyl cbfgrq gur fvtaf fb nf gb fcner gur qvaref gur
pregnva xabjyrqtr gung gurl unq pbzzvggrq pnaavonyvfz. Bhe fnvybe
unq rngra sebz gur cbg znexrq "nyongebff fgrj".

Yngre, jura ur gnfgrq ERNY nyongebff, naq vg jnf n pbzcyrgryl
QVSRERAG gnfgr, ur fhqqrayl ernyvmrq gung ur unq va snpg rngra uhzna
syrfu ba gung sngrshy qnl va gur Nagnepgvp. Ur jnf eribygrq naq guerj hc.

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Michael C. Berch
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