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dethwing · DeTheeThaw

A couple with a new born baby went out and bought 4 shot glasses, and one bottle of alcohol. Why?

MNOWAX · 0.999... of a Troll

Does the baby have a toothache?
is the alcohol specifically something you could order from a bar? (rather than rubbing alcohol)
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dethwing · DeTheeThaw

Does the baby have a toothache? No, and Irr.
is the alcohol specifically something you could order from a bar? No (rather than rubbing alcohol) Exactly this

LordKinbote · Daedalian Member

After a quick internet search...

Is it for the remnants of the baby's umbilical cord?

dethwing · DeTheeThaw

s it for the remnants of the baby's umbilical cord? No

Zag · Tired of his old title

Were the shot glasses intended to drink out of? To hold something up?

Is the baby healthy?

dethwing · DeTheeThaw

Were the shot glasses intended to drink out of? No To hold something up? Yesish

Is the baby healthy? Yes

cocoloco · Icarian Member

Are the couple the legal parents of the baby? The biological parents?

Did they use the bottle&glasses on the same day they went shopping?

Jack_Ian · Big Endian

Does it have anything to do with the umbilical cord?
Are the shot glasses intended to protect something? Keep something sterile?
Are the glasses all used at the same time? Two at a time? One at a time?

dethwing · DeTheeThaw

Are the couple the legal parents of the baby? The biological parents? Both

Did they use the bottle&glasses on the same day they went shopping? Glasses yes, bottles possibly
Does it have anything to do with the umbilical cord? No
Are the shot glasses intended to protect something? Yes Keep something sterile? No
Are the glasses all used at the same time? This Two at a time? One at a time?

Jack_Ian · Big Endian

Are the shot glasses intended to be in contact with the baby while in use?
Is the rubbing alcohol intended to be applied to the baby?
Does it matter if the shot glasses are clear?
Will this procedure be repeated once? Twice? Several times? [I'm guessing several times since there seems to be a lot of alcohol involved (i.e. bottles of it)]

dethwing · DeTheeThaw

Are the shot glasses intended to be in contact with the baby while in use? No
Is the rubbing alcohol intended to be applied to the baby? No
Does it matter if the shot glasses are clear? No
Will this procedure be repeated once? Twice? Several times? [I'm guessing several times since there seems to be a lot of alcohol involved (i.e. bottles of it)] I think this is a false assumption.

Zag · Tired of his old title

It the plan to pour alcohol into the shot glasses at any point?
Is the alcohol intended to be used as an antiseptic? As a solvent? As a cooling agent (i.e. evaporative cooling)?

T McAy · Daedalian Member

Is four the exact number of shot glasses required for the couple's intended purpose? The minimum number? An arbitrary number?

dethwing · DeTheeThaw

It the plan to pour alcohol into the shot glasses at any point? No
Is the alcohol intended to be used as an antiseptic? No As a solvent? No As a cooling agent (i.e. evaporative cooling)? No
Is four the exact number of shot glasses required for the couple's intended purpose? The minimum number? An arbitrary number? Four is the number of the glasses, and the number of the glasses shall be four. No more, no less. Five glasses shalt thou not use, neither use thou 3, excepting that thou then proceed to 4. 6 is right out!

dethwing · DeTheeThaw

Sorry for my sillyness. Four is exactly the right number

Quailman · His Postmajesty

Is the Alcohol to be poured into the shot glasses?
Are the shot glasses to be put into a pan of water that will be used to heat the baby's fomula?

dethwing · DeTheeThaw

Is the Alcohol to be poured into the shot glasses? No
Are the shot glasses to be put into a pan of water that will be used to heat the baby's fomula? No

Zag · Tired of his old title

If they didn't have the new born baby, would they have gotten the shot glasses? The alcohol? (That is, are the things actually connected?)

Is it accurate to say that the couple (or one member of the couple) will be "using" the shot glasses in some way? the alcohol? If both these answers are yes, will they be using both the glasses and the alcohol at the same time?

When the glasses are being used, will they be right side (open side) up?

dethwing · DeTheeThaw

If they didn't have the new born baby, would they have gotten the shot glasses? No The alcohol? Not sure, but I'll say yes. (That is, are the things actually connected?) They are connected in some way

Is it accurate to say that the couple (or one member of the couple) will be "using" the shot glasses in some way? No the alcohol? Yes If both these answers are yes, will they be using both the glasses and the alcohol at the same time? So no

When the glasses are being used, will they be right side (open side) up? Yes

Zag · Tired of his old title

Will the baby be using the shot glasses? Touching them in any way?

Will the shot glasses contain any liquid at any point? Liquid that came out of the baby? out of any person?

Does the gender of the baby matter? Is it male?

Does the baby's age matter (other than being a baby, so, presumably, less than 18 months)? Is it less than a month old? Less than a week? a day?

dethwing · DeTheeThaw

Will the baby be using the shot glasses? I don't understand this question. Surely the baby will know nothing of shot glasses or their use? Touching them in any way? No

Will the shot glasses contain any liquid at any point? No Liquid that came out of the baby? out of any person?

Does the gender of the baby matter? Is it male? Irr

Does the baby's age matter (other than being a baby, so, presumably, less than 18 months)? Is it less than a month old? Less than a week? a day? No, specific age not relevent

Jack_Ian · Big Endian

Is it intended to make some memento of the occasion?
Is it intended that the alcohol comes into contact with human tissue?

dethwing · DeTheeThaw

Is it intended to make some memento of the occasion? No
Is it intended that the alcohol comes into contact with human tissue? No

Jack_Ian · Big Endian

Will the alcohol be ignited?
If so, will the glasses come in contact with the flame?
Is the alcohol to be used to clean something? Defrost something?

dethwing · DeTheeThaw

Will the alcohol be ignited? No
If so, will the glasses come in contact with the flame? So no
Is the alcohol to be used to clean something? Hmmm..no Defrost something? No

Jack_Ian · Big Endian

dethwing · DeTheeThaw

Are you sure about this answer? If the alcohol is used, for example, to remove permanent ink, then the alcohol is being used as a solvent. Yes, sure. Not a solvent

Is the alcohol being used to remove something? Hmm...yesish

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is the baby circumcised before all the stuff was bought?
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Jack_Ian · Big Endian

OK - Time for a blunt instrument...
In order to do its job, will the alcohol need to come into contact with any of the following (excluding the original container):
Metal, Glass, Cloth, Cotton, Ink, Paint, Wood, Paper, Rock, Scissors, Something living, Something dead, Something vegetable, Something man-made, Something mechanical, Something electrical, Something hot, Something cold?

dethwing · DeTheeThaw

OK - Time for a blunt instrument... Just the way I like it
In order to do its job, will the alcohol need to come into contact with any of the following (excluding the original container):
Metal, Glass, Cloth, Cotton, Ink, Paint, Wood, Paper, Rock, Scissors, Something living, Yes Something dead, Something vegetable, Something man-made, Yes Something mechanical, Something electrical, Something hot, Something cold?

No to the rest

Jack_Ian · Big Endian

Something living and something man-made...hmmm...Does a baby count as man-made? Wink

Is the alcohol Brushed on? Poured on?

Zag · Tired of his old title

Hmmm. The alcohol comes into contact with something living, but not anything human. Is the living thing (that alcohol will contact) a parasite? vermin? a pet? Will it survive this process?

dethwing · DeTheeThaw

Something living and something man-madeYou might have an FA here ...hmmm...Does a baby count as man-made? No
Is the alcohol Brushed on? No Poured on? Not quite...

Hmmm. The alcohol comes into contact with something living, but not anything human. Is the living thing (that alcohol will contact) a parasite? No vermin? Consulting Wiki on definition.... I would say, yes, this might be considered a vermin a pet? No Will it survive this process? No

Quailman · His Postmajesty

Is the alcohol intended to sterilize: skin? a surface? the shot glasses?

Is the shape of the shot glasses relevant?

Is there a needle involved in the answer?[/sup]

Zag · Tired of his old title

Q,

Jack_Ian · Big Endian

Will the glasses protect something from the alcohol?
Are the shot glasses to be placed under the legs of a cot?
Will the legs of the cot (protected by the shot glasses) be placed in saucers of alcohol to prevent something crawling up the legs? Ants?

dethwing · DeTheeThaw

The creature that the alcohol is supposed to kill: Is it smaller than a mouse? No than a cockroach? than a deer tick? than a dust mite?

Will the glasses protect something from the alcohol? No
Are the shot glasses to be placed under the legs of a cot? No...
Will the legs of the cot (protected by the shot glasses) be placed in saucers of alcohol to prevent something crawling up the legs? Yes, this is the idea. Ants? No

dethwing · DeTheeThaw

Getting very close here

MNOWAX · 0.999... of a Troll

does the child have issues with cats?
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