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Five people are discussing their hobbies:




"I like baseball", says a man.

"I prefer hiking", answers a woman.

"I love persian culture", tells a second man.

"It's weird, but I like to slice things up", says another woman.

"As for me, I really enjoy eating in the evening", tells the last man.




After a brief pause, one of them finally says:




"Well, I guess I'm not welcome here, so I'll see myself out."




Who is it, and why?







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up vote
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Five people are discussing their hobbies:




"I like baseball", says a man.

"I prefer hiking", answers a woman.

"I love persian culture", tells a second man.

"It's weird, but I like to slice things up", says another woman.

"As for me, I really enjoy eating in the evening", tells the last man.




After a brief pause, one of them finally says:




"Well, I guess I'm not welcome here, so I'll see myself out."




Who is it, and why?







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    "I like to cut things" - "Ok" - "I like baseball" - "What? You monster"
    – jafe
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    This person was probably Keelhaul. And soon after that he posted this riddle just to complain about weirdos he has to deal with.
    – Thomas Blue
    2 days ago






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    that clickbait title.. have a +1
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Five people are discussing their hobbies:




"I like baseball", says a man.

"I prefer hiking", answers a woman.

"I love persian culture", tells a second man.

"It's weird, but I like to slice things up", says another woman.

"As for me, I really enjoy eating in the evening", tells the last man.




After a brief pause, one of them finally says:




"Well, I guess I'm not welcome here, so I'll see myself out."




Who is it, and why?







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Five people are discussing their hobbies:




"I like baseball", says a man.

"I prefer hiking", answers a woman.

"I love persian culture", tells a second man.

"It's weird, but I like to slice things up", says another woman.

"As for me, I really enjoy eating in the evening", tells the last man.




After a brief pause, one of them finally says:




"Well, I guess I'm not welcome here, so I'll see myself out."




Who is it, and why?









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    "I like to cut things" - "Ok" - "I like baseball" - "What? You monster"
    – jafe
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  • 2




    This person was probably Keelhaul. And soon after that he posted this riddle just to complain about weirdos he has to deal with.
    – Thomas Blue
    2 days ago






  • 2




    that clickbait title.. have a +1
    – Félix Gagnon-Grenier
    2 days ago













  • 6




    "I like to cut things" - "Ok" - "I like baseball" - "What? You monster"
    – jafe
    2 days ago






  • 2




    This person was probably Keelhaul. And soon after that he posted this riddle just to complain about weirdos he has to deal with.
    – Thomas Blue
    2 days ago






  • 2




    that clickbait title.. have a +1
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This person was probably Keelhaul. And soon after that he posted this riddle just to complain about weirdos he has to deal with.
– Thomas Blue
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This person was probably Keelhaul. And soon after that he posted this riddle just to complain about weirdos he has to deal with.
– Thomas Blue
2 days ago




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2




that clickbait title.. have a +1
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I'm going to guess it's the




Persian culture guy,




based on the observation that




the people could very well be misunderstood or mispronounced super heroes.




Particularly, they could be




Batman (baseball bat), Wonder Woman (wander woman), Iron Man (Iran Man), Catwoman (cutwoman) and Superman (supperman).




So, the odd one out would then be




Iron Man, because the others are DC characters, and he's the only Marvel hero.







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  • Finally, we have a winner!
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    Then couldn't it be rot13(Pngjbzna) since that is the only one often considered a rot13(ivyynva)?
    – Keeta
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  • Keeta has a good point. I think both are valid interpretations.
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    @Keeta and jafe, Yeah, probably, although I'd say she has more of an anti-heroine (opposed to drugs?) kind of vibe going on there. I'm sure Keelhaul would have accepted either answer though, because the actual point of the puzzle is in another place entirely.
    – Bass
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This is probably a stretch but it somehow fits.




Woman who likes to slice things up?




Because




She 'saw' herself out.







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  • Nope, try again :p
    – Keelhaul
    2 days ago






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    +1 for the sweet pun
    – El-Guest
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    @El-Guest Had to do it :P
    – Kevorobin
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(Not meant to hurt any social, religious and/or political sentiment)



Is it an




Israeli Jew?




"I like baseball", says a man.




On this website, Iraq is ranked 6th in regional popularity of baseball around the world.




"I prefer hiking", answers a woman.




In order to hike, you need a navigable route i.e. mountain pass. The
Zagros mountain ranges of Iraq have these in plenty.




"I love persian culture", tells a second man.




The large number of Shia Muslim population means a shared culture with Iran (i.e. Persia).




"It's weird, but I like to slice things up", says another woman.




Due to the large Muslim population, this may refer to slicing of meat
and beef as per Halal conventions.




"As for me, I really enjoy eating in the evening", tells the last man.




This probably refers to iftar
during the Ramadan fast.




"Well, I guess I'm not welcome here, so I'll see myself out."



Why?




From the above, it is clear that the above group is that of Shia Muslims
living in Iraq. Now, where might these people be living in? A place in
Iraq where there is local diversity. What better palce than Baghdad
may fit this criteria. The Israeli Jew may feel that the group is unsafe
and leave it on account of March 1950 Denaturalisation Act and 1950–1951 Baghdad bombings, wherein
hundred thousand of Iraqi Jews were targets of a series of bombings in Baghdad.







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    This is a really interesting answer, I had never considered this angle!
    – El-Guest
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    That's absolutely not the answer :p. This is a riddle, with a clear answer once you got it, not a geopolitical parabola ;)
    – Keelhaul
    2 days ago






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    @Keelhaul Do you mean parable?
    – Acccumulation
    yesterday










  • This answer seems to have missed the detail that it was one of the original 5 speakers who left ("one of them").
    – jpmc26
    yesterday










  • @Acccumulation Maybe :)
    – Keelhaul
    16 hours ago

















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Person who likes Baseball cannot play alone.The one who prefers hiking can go to hiking alone. The one who loves Persian culture can read about them alone.The one who loves to slice things up can slice some vegetables or fruits and cook something for the person who loves to eat. So there's no one to play with the baseball guy.







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This may be far too simple, but is it




The second man (the fan of Persian culture)?




The reason being that...




Everyone enjoys an action (including baseball, which despite being a noun involves sport/action), whereas the second man is simply a fan of a given culture.







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    If you try to find the odd one out based directly on their hobbies, you'll always find something different. There is a much more solid fit once you got it ;)
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  • This was my take, too. But this sadly gives no reason why they would not feel welcome.
    – Umbozz
    10 hours ago

















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Answer:



It is




The second man, who tells of loving Persian culture.




Why?




Because he is the only person out of the five people who does not relate to a card suit.




$$$$



Explanation:



"I like baseball," says a man.




  1. The first man loves baseball. In baseball, the field is in the shape of a diamond $to$ diamond cardsuit $diamondsuit$. He is a man because the infix "mon" in the word, diamond, sounds like man.



"I prefer hiking," answers a woman.




  1. The first woman prefers hiking. In the very word, there is a mention of king $to$ the king in a deck of cards. She is a woman for she is queen to the king (because she loves $heartsuit$ hiking, a reference to the hearts card suit).



"I love Persian culture," tells a second man.




  1. The second man loves Persian culture $to$ no cards related. (Odd one out.)



"It's weird, but I like to slice things up," says another woman.




  1. The other woman likes to slice things up. You can use a spade to dig and/or slice things with its sharp edge $to$ a spade cardsuit $spadesuit$. (There are also many slicing card magic tricks.) She is a woman because when upside-down, the spade looks like a heart $requireHTML styledisplay: inline-block; transform: rotate(180deg)spadesuit$, another card suit $heartsuit$. Or, she being a woman might (additionally) be referencing Kate Spade who was a fashion designer (and recently passed away by suicide, how tragic).



"As for me, I really enjoy eating in the evening," tells the last man.




  1. The last man enjoys eating in the evening. This hobby has nearly all words starting with e (enjoys eating in the evening), which is the suffix of the word tree (and sounds like the word, too, as well as the word, really, and me in "as for me") $to$ the clubs cardsuit that looks like a tree $clubsuit$. He is a man because the sport golf is mostly played by men, a reference to golf clubs (and he might be using a dining gift card!).



After a brief pause, one of them finally says:
"Well, I guess I'm not welcome here, so I'll see myself out."




i.e. the second man.







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Granted this is a long shot, but is it:




The woman who likes to slice things up?




Reason being:




You say she's "another woman", which is a colloquial term for "mistress". When she says that she likes to "slice things up", the other people could understand the "thing" to be a marriage or other relationship, and this comment could be seen as being in very poor taste.







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    Is it:




    The man who likes eating at evening.




    Because:




    He interjects himself into a conversation with the two couples and wasn't originally a part of the conversation in the first place.







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    I'm going to guess it's the




    Persian culture guy,




    based on the observation that




    the people could very well be misunderstood or mispronounced super heroes.




    Particularly, they could be




    Batman (baseball bat), Wonder Woman (wander woman), Iron Man (Iran Man), Catwoman (cutwoman) and Superman (supperman).




    So, the odd one out would then be




    Iron Man, because the others are DC characters, and he's the only Marvel hero.







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      I like this answer, +1!!
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    • Finally, we have a winner!
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      Then couldn't it be rot13(Pngjbzna) since that is the only one often considered a rot13(ivyynva)?
      – Keeta
      2 days ago










    • Keeta has a good point. I think both are valid interpretations.
      – jafe
      yesterday






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      @Keeta and jafe, Yeah, probably, although I'd say she has more of an anti-heroine (opposed to drugs?) kind of vibe going on there. I'm sure Keelhaul would have accepted either answer though, because the actual point of the puzzle is in another place entirely.
      – Bass
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    I'm going to guess it's the




    Persian culture guy,




    based on the observation that




    the people could very well be misunderstood or mispronounced super heroes.




    Particularly, they could be




    Batman (baseball bat), Wonder Woman (wander woman), Iron Man (Iran Man), Catwoman (cutwoman) and Superman (supperman).




    So, the odd one out would then be




    Iron Man, because the others are DC characters, and he's the only Marvel hero.







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      I like this answer, +1!!
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    • Finally, we have a winner!
      – Keelhaul
      2 days ago






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      Then couldn't it be rot13(Pngjbzna) since that is the only one often considered a rot13(ivyynva)?
      – Keeta
      2 days ago










    • Keeta has a good point. I think both are valid interpretations.
      – jafe
      yesterday






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      @Keeta and jafe, Yeah, probably, although I'd say she has more of an anti-heroine (opposed to drugs?) kind of vibe going on there. I'm sure Keelhaul would have accepted either answer though, because the actual point of the puzzle is in another place entirely.
      – Bass
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    I'm going to guess it's the




    Persian culture guy,




    based on the observation that




    the people could very well be misunderstood or mispronounced super heroes.




    Particularly, they could be




    Batman (baseball bat), Wonder Woman (wander woman), Iron Man (Iran Man), Catwoman (cutwoman) and Superman (supperman).




    So, the odd one out would then be




    Iron Man, because the others are DC characters, and he's the only Marvel hero.







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    I'm going to guess it's the




    Persian culture guy,




    based on the observation that




    the people could very well be misunderstood or mispronounced super heroes.




    Particularly, they could be




    Batman (baseball bat), Wonder Woman (wander woman), Iron Man (Iran Man), Catwoman (cutwoman) and Superman (supperman).




    So, the odd one out would then be




    Iron Man, because the others are DC characters, and he's the only Marvel hero.








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      I like this answer, +1!!
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    • Finally, we have a winner!
      – Keelhaul
      2 days ago






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      Then couldn't it be rot13(Pngjbzna) since that is the only one often considered a rot13(ivyynva)?
      – Keeta
      2 days ago










    • Keeta has a good point. I think both are valid interpretations.
      – jafe
      yesterday






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      @Keeta and jafe, Yeah, probably, although I'd say she has more of an anti-heroine (opposed to drugs?) kind of vibe going on there. I'm sure Keelhaul would have accepted either answer though, because the actual point of the puzzle is in another place entirely.
      – Bass
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      I like this answer, +1!!
      – El-Guest
      2 days ago










    • Finally, we have a winner!
      – Keelhaul
      2 days ago






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      Then couldn't it be rot13(Pngjbzna) since that is the only one often considered a rot13(ivyynva)?
      – Keeta
      2 days ago










    • Keeta has a good point. I think both are valid interpretations.
      – jafe
      yesterday






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      @Keeta and jafe, Yeah, probably, although I'd say she has more of an anti-heroine (opposed to drugs?) kind of vibe going on there. I'm sure Keelhaul would have accepted either answer though, because the actual point of the puzzle is in another place entirely.
      – Bass
      yesterday








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    I like this answer, +1!!
    – El-Guest
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    I like this answer, +1!!
    – El-Guest
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    Finally, we have a winner!
    – Keelhaul
    2 days ago




    Finally, we have a winner!
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    Then couldn't it be rot13(Pngjbzna) since that is the only one often considered a rot13(ivyynva)?
    – Keeta
    2 days ago




    Then couldn't it be rot13(Pngjbzna) since that is the only one often considered a rot13(ivyynva)?
    – Keeta
    2 days ago












    Keeta has a good point. I think both are valid interpretations.
    – jafe
    yesterday




    Keeta has a good point. I think both are valid interpretations.
    – jafe
    yesterday




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    1




    @Keeta and jafe, Yeah, probably, although I'd say she has more of an anti-heroine (opposed to drugs?) kind of vibe going on there. I'm sure Keelhaul would have accepted either answer though, because the actual point of the puzzle is in another place entirely.
    – Bass
    yesterday





    @Keeta and jafe, Yeah, probably, although I'd say she has more of an anti-heroine (opposed to drugs?) kind of vibe going on there. I'm sure Keelhaul would have accepted either answer though, because the actual point of the puzzle is in another place entirely.
    – Bass
    yesterday











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    This is probably a stretch but it somehow fits.




    Woman who likes to slice things up?




    Because




    She 'saw' herself out.







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    • Nope, try again :p
      – Keelhaul
      2 days ago






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      +1 for the sweet pun
      – El-Guest
      2 days ago






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      @El-Guest Had to do it :P
      – Kevorobin
      2 days ago














    up vote
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    This is probably a stretch but it somehow fits.




    Woman who likes to slice things up?




    Because




    She 'saw' herself out.







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    • Nope, try again :p
      – Keelhaul
      2 days ago






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      +1 for the sweet pun
      – El-Guest
      2 days ago






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      @El-Guest Had to do it :P
      – Kevorobin
      2 days ago












    up vote
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    up vote
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    This is probably a stretch but it somehow fits.




    Woman who likes to slice things up?




    Because




    She 'saw' herself out.







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    This is probably a stretch but it somehow fits.




    Woman who likes to slice things up?




    Because




    She 'saw' herself out.








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    • Nope, try again :p
      – Keelhaul
      2 days ago






    • 6




      +1 for the sweet pun
      – El-Guest
      2 days ago






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      @El-Guest Had to do it :P
      – Kevorobin
      2 days ago
















    • Nope, try again :p
      – Keelhaul
      2 days ago






    • 6




      +1 for the sweet pun
      – El-Guest
      2 days ago






    • 2




      @El-Guest Had to do it :P
      – Kevorobin
      2 days ago















    Nope, try again :p
    – Keelhaul
    2 days ago




    Nope, try again :p
    – Keelhaul
    2 days ago




    6




    6




    +1 for the sweet pun
    – El-Guest
    2 days ago




    +1 for the sweet pun
    – El-Guest
    2 days ago




    2




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    – Kevorobin
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    @El-Guest Had to do it :P
    – Kevorobin
    2 days ago










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    (Not meant to hurt any social, religious and/or political sentiment)



    Is it an




    Israeli Jew?




    "I like baseball", says a man.




    On this website, Iraq is ranked 6th in regional popularity of baseball around the world.




    "I prefer hiking", answers a woman.




    In order to hike, you need a navigable route i.e. mountain pass. The
    Zagros mountain ranges of Iraq have these in plenty.




    "I love persian culture", tells a second man.




    The large number of Shia Muslim population means a shared culture with Iran (i.e. Persia).




    "It's weird, but I like to slice things up", says another woman.




    Due to the large Muslim population, this may refer to slicing of meat
    and beef as per Halal conventions.




    "As for me, I really enjoy eating in the evening", tells the last man.




    This probably refers to iftar
    during the Ramadan fast.




    "Well, I guess I'm not welcome here, so I'll see myself out."



    Why?




    From the above, it is clear that the above group is that of Shia Muslims
    living in Iraq. Now, where might these people be living in? A place in
    Iraq where there is local diversity. What better palce than Baghdad
    may fit this criteria. The Israeli Jew may feel that the group is unsafe
    and leave it on account of March 1950 Denaturalisation Act and 1950–1951 Baghdad bombings, wherein
    hundred thousand of Iraqi Jews were targets of a series of bombings in Baghdad.







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      This is a really interesting answer, I had never considered this angle!
      – El-Guest
      2 days ago






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      That's absolutely not the answer :p. This is a riddle, with a clear answer once you got it, not a geopolitical parabola ;)
      – Keelhaul
      2 days ago






    • 1




      @Keelhaul Do you mean parable?
      – Acccumulation
      yesterday










    • This answer seems to have missed the detail that it was one of the original 5 speakers who left ("one of them").
      – jpmc26
      yesterday










    • @Acccumulation Maybe :)
      – Keelhaul
      16 hours ago














    up vote
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    down vote













    (Not meant to hurt any social, religious and/or political sentiment)



    Is it an




    Israeli Jew?




    "I like baseball", says a man.




    On this website, Iraq is ranked 6th in regional popularity of baseball around the world.




    "I prefer hiking", answers a woman.




    In order to hike, you need a navigable route i.e. mountain pass. The
    Zagros mountain ranges of Iraq have these in plenty.




    "I love persian culture", tells a second man.




    The large number of Shia Muslim population means a shared culture with Iran (i.e. Persia).




    "It's weird, but I like to slice things up", says another woman.




    Due to the large Muslim population, this may refer to slicing of meat
    and beef as per Halal conventions.




    "As for me, I really enjoy eating in the evening", tells the last man.




    This probably refers to iftar
    during the Ramadan fast.




    "Well, I guess I'm not welcome here, so I'll see myself out."



    Why?




    From the above, it is clear that the above group is that of Shia Muslims
    living in Iraq. Now, where might these people be living in? A place in
    Iraq where there is local diversity. What better palce than Baghdad
    may fit this criteria. The Israeli Jew may feel that the group is unsafe
    and leave it on account of March 1950 Denaturalisation Act and 1950–1951 Baghdad bombings, wherein
    hundred thousand of Iraqi Jews were targets of a series of bombings in Baghdad.







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    • 2




      This is a really interesting answer, I had never considered this angle!
      – El-Guest
      2 days ago






    • 8




      That's absolutely not the answer :p. This is a riddle, with a clear answer once you got it, not a geopolitical parabola ;)
      – Keelhaul
      2 days ago






    • 1




      @Keelhaul Do you mean parable?
      – Acccumulation
      yesterday










    • This answer seems to have missed the detail that it was one of the original 5 speakers who left ("one of them").
      – jpmc26
      yesterday










    • @Acccumulation Maybe :)
      – Keelhaul
      16 hours ago












    up vote
    7
    down vote










    up vote
    7
    down vote









    (Not meant to hurt any social, religious and/or political sentiment)



    Is it an




    Israeli Jew?




    "I like baseball", says a man.




    On this website, Iraq is ranked 6th in regional popularity of baseball around the world.




    "I prefer hiking", answers a woman.




    In order to hike, you need a navigable route i.e. mountain pass. The
    Zagros mountain ranges of Iraq have these in plenty.




    "I love persian culture", tells a second man.




    The large number of Shia Muslim population means a shared culture with Iran (i.e. Persia).




    "It's weird, but I like to slice things up", says another woman.




    Due to the large Muslim population, this may refer to slicing of meat
    and beef as per Halal conventions.




    "As for me, I really enjoy eating in the evening", tells the last man.




    This probably refers to iftar
    during the Ramadan fast.




    "Well, I guess I'm not welcome here, so I'll see myself out."



    Why?




    From the above, it is clear that the above group is that of Shia Muslims
    living in Iraq. Now, where might these people be living in? A place in
    Iraq where there is local diversity. What better palce than Baghdad
    may fit this criteria. The Israeli Jew may feel that the group is unsafe
    and leave it on account of March 1950 Denaturalisation Act and 1950–1951 Baghdad bombings, wherein
    hundred thousand of Iraqi Jews were targets of a series of bombings in Baghdad.







    share|improve this answer















    (Not meant to hurt any social, religious and/or political sentiment)



    Is it an




    Israeli Jew?




    "I like baseball", says a man.




    On this website, Iraq is ranked 6th in regional popularity of baseball around the world.




    "I prefer hiking", answers a woman.




    In order to hike, you need a navigable route i.e. mountain pass. The
    Zagros mountain ranges of Iraq have these in plenty.




    "I love persian culture", tells a second man.




    The large number of Shia Muslim population means a shared culture with Iran (i.e. Persia).




    "It's weird, but I like to slice things up", says another woman.




    Due to the large Muslim population, this may refer to slicing of meat
    and beef as per Halal conventions.




    "As for me, I really enjoy eating in the evening", tells the last man.




    This probably refers to iftar
    during the Ramadan fast.




    "Well, I guess I'm not welcome here, so I'll see myself out."



    Why?




    From the above, it is clear that the above group is that of Shia Muslims
    living in Iraq. Now, where might these people be living in? A place in
    Iraq where there is local diversity. What better palce than Baghdad
    may fit this criteria. The Israeli Jew may feel that the group is unsafe
    and leave it on account of March 1950 Denaturalisation Act and 1950–1951 Baghdad bombings, wherein
    hundred thousand of Iraqi Jews were targets of a series of bombings in Baghdad.








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    edited 2 days ago


























    answered 2 days ago









    Dragonemperor42

    1,225934




    1,225934







    • 2




      This is a really interesting answer, I had never considered this angle!
      – El-Guest
      2 days ago






    • 8




      That's absolutely not the answer :p. This is a riddle, with a clear answer once you got it, not a geopolitical parabola ;)
      – Keelhaul
      2 days ago






    • 1




      @Keelhaul Do you mean parable?
      – Acccumulation
      yesterday










    • This answer seems to have missed the detail that it was one of the original 5 speakers who left ("one of them").
      – jpmc26
      yesterday










    • @Acccumulation Maybe :)
      – Keelhaul
      16 hours ago












    • 2




      This is a really interesting answer, I had never considered this angle!
      – El-Guest
      2 days ago






    • 8




      That's absolutely not the answer :p. This is a riddle, with a clear answer once you got it, not a geopolitical parabola ;)
      – Keelhaul
      2 days ago






    • 1




      @Keelhaul Do you mean parable?
      – Acccumulation
      yesterday










    • This answer seems to have missed the detail that it was one of the original 5 speakers who left ("one of them").
      – jpmc26
      yesterday










    • @Acccumulation Maybe :)
      – Keelhaul
      16 hours ago







    2




    2




    This is a really interesting answer, I had never considered this angle!
    – El-Guest
    2 days ago




    This is a really interesting answer, I had never considered this angle!
    – El-Guest
    2 days ago




    8




    8




    That's absolutely not the answer :p. This is a riddle, with a clear answer once you got it, not a geopolitical parabola ;)
    – Keelhaul
    2 days ago




    That's absolutely not the answer :p. This is a riddle, with a clear answer once you got it, not a geopolitical parabola ;)
    – Keelhaul
    2 days ago




    1




    1




    @Keelhaul Do you mean parable?
    – Acccumulation
    yesterday




    @Keelhaul Do you mean parable?
    – Acccumulation
    yesterday












    This answer seems to have missed the detail that it was one of the original 5 speakers who left ("one of them").
    – jpmc26
    yesterday




    This answer seems to have missed the detail that it was one of the original 5 speakers who left ("one of them").
    – jpmc26
    yesterday












    @Acccumulation Maybe :)
    – Keelhaul
    16 hours ago




    @Acccumulation Maybe :)
    – Keelhaul
    16 hours ago










    up vote
    4
    down vote














    Person who likes Baseball cannot play alone.The one who prefers hiking can go to hiking alone. The one who loves Persian culture can read about them alone.The one who loves to slice things up can slice some vegetables or fruits and cook something for the person who loves to eat. So there's no one to play with the baseball guy.







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    • 2




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      2 days ago






    • 1




      That is not the answer, sorry.
      – Keelhaul
      2 days ago














    up vote
    4
    down vote














    Person who likes Baseball cannot play alone.The one who prefers hiking can go to hiking alone. The one who loves Persian culture can read about them alone.The one who loves to slice things up can slice some vegetables or fruits and cook something for the person who loves to eat. So there's no one to play with the baseball guy.







    share|improve this answer



















    • 2




      welcome to puzzling SE , please add spoiler tags before posting your answers, for more help visit the help center. Happy Puzzling.
      – Shahriar Mahmud Sajid
      2 days ago






    • 1




      That is not the answer, sorry.
      – Keelhaul
      2 days ago












    up vote
    4
    down vote










    up vote
    4
    down vote










    Person who likes Baseball cannot play alone.The one who prefers hiking can go to hiking alone. The one who loves Persian culture can read about them alone.The one who loves to slice things up can slice some vegetables or fruits and cook something for the person who loves to eat. So there's no one to play with the baseball guy.







    share|improve this answer
















    Person who likes Baseball cannot play alone.The one who prefers hiking can go to hiking alone. The one who loves Persian culture can read about them alone.The one who loves to slice things up can slice some vegetables or fruits and cook something for the person who loves to eat. So there's no one to play with the baseball guy.








    share|improve this answer















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    edited 2 days ago


























    answered 2 days ago









    Ausaf

    414




    414







    • 2




      welcome to puzzling SE , please add spoiler tags before posting your answers, for more help visit the help center. Happy Puzzling.
      – Shahriar Mahmud Sajid
      2 days ago






    • 1




      That is not the answer, sorry.
      – Keelhaul
      2 days ago












    • 2




      welcome to puzzling SE , please add spoiler tags before posting your answers, for more help visit the help center. Happy Puzzling.
      – Shahriar Mahmud Sajid
      2 days ago






    • 1




      That is not the answer, sorry.
      – Keelhaul
      2 days ago







    2




    2




    welcome to puzzling SE , please add spoiler tags before posting your answers, for more help visit the help center. Happy Puzzling.
    – Shahriar Mahmud Sajid
    2 days ago




    welcome to puzzling SE , please add spoiler tags before posting your answers, for more help visit the help center. Happy Puzzling.
    – Shahriar Mahmud Sajid
    2 days ago




    1




    1




    That is not the answer, sorry.
    – Keelhaul
    2 days ago




    That is not the answer, sorry.
    – Keelhaul
    2 days ago










    up vote
    3
    down vote













    This may be far too simple, but is it




    The second man (the fan of Persian culture)?




    The reason being that...




    Everyone enjoys an action (including baseball, which despite being a noun involves sport/action), whereas the second man is simply a fan of a given culture.







    share|improve this answer

















    • 1




      If you try to find the odd one out based directly on their hobbies, you'll always find something different. There is a much more solid fit once you got it ;)
      – Keelhaul
      2 days ago










    • This was my take, too. But this sadly gives no reason why they would not feel welcome.
      – Umbozz
      10 hours ago














    up vote
    3
    down vote













    This may be far too simple, but is it




    The second man (the fan of Persian culture)?




    The reason being that...




    Everyone enjoys an action (including baseball, which despite being a noun involves sport/action), whereas the second man is simply a fan of a given culture.







    share|improve this answer

















    • 1




      If you try to find the odd one out based directly on their hobbies, you'll always find something different. There is a much more solid fit once you got it ;)
      – Keelhaul
      2 days ago










    • This was my take, too. But this sadly gives no reason why they would not feel welcome.
      – Umbozz
      10 hours ago












    up vote
    3
    down vote










    up vote
    3
    down vote









    This may be far too simple, but is it




    The second man (the fan of Persian culture)?




    The reason being that...




    Everyone enjoys an action (including baseball, which despite being a noun involves sport/action), whereas the second man is simply a fan of a given culture.







    share|improve this answer













    This may be far too simple, but is it




    The second man (the fan of Persian culture)?




    The reason being that...




    Everyone enjoys an action (including baseball, which despite being a noun involves sport/action), whereas the second man is simply a fan of a given culture.








    share|improve this answer













    share|improve this answer



    share|improve this answer











    answered 2 days ago









    elarr

    76616




    76616







    • 1




      If you try to find the odd one out based directly on their hobbies, you'll always find something different. There is a much more solid fit once you got it ;)
      – Keelhaul
      2 days ago










    • This was my take, too. But this sadly gives no reason why they would not feel welcome.
      – Umbozz
      10 hours ago












    • 1




      If you try to find the odd one out based directly on their hobbies, you'll always find something different. There is a much more solid fit once you got it ;)
      – Keelhaul
      2 days ago










    • This was my take, too. But this sadly gives no reason why they would not feel welcome.
      – Umbozz
      10 hours ago







    1




    1




    If you try to find the odd one out based directly on their hobbies, you'll always find something different. There is a much more solid fit once you got it ;)
    – Keelhaul
    2 days ago




    If you try to find the odd one out based directly on their hobbies, you'll always find something different. There is a much more solid fit once you got it ;)
    – Keelhaul
    2 days ago












    This was my take, too. But this sadly gives no reason why they would not feel welcome.
    – Umbozz
    10 hours ago




    This was my take, too. But this sadly gives no reason why they would not feel welcome.
    – Umbozz
    10 hours ago










    up vote
    3
    down vote













    Answer:



    It is




    The second man, who tells of loving Persian culture.




    Why?




    Because he is the only person out of the five people who does not relate to a card suit.




    $$$$



    Explanation:



    "I like baseball," says a man.




    1. The first man loves baseball. In baseball, the field is in the shape of a diamond $to$ diamond cardsuit $diamondsuit$. He is a man because the infix "mon" in the word, diamond, sounds like man.



    "I prefer hiking," answers a woman.




    1. The first woman prefers hiking. In the very word, there is a mention of king $to$ the king in a deck of cards. She is a woman for she is queen to the king (because she loves $heartsuit$ hiking, a reference to the hearts card suit).



    "I love Persian culture," tells a second man.




    1. The second man loves Persian culture $to$ no cards related. (Odd one out.)



    "It's weird, but I like to slice things up," says another woman.




    1. The other woman likes to slice things up. You can use a spade to dig and/or slice things with its sharp edge $to$ a spade cardsuit $spadesuit$. (There are also many slicing card magic tricks.) She is a woman because when upside-down, the spade looks like a heart $requireHTML styledisplay: inline-block; transform: rotate(180deg)spadesuit$, another card suit $heartsuit$. Or, she being a woman might (additionally) be referencing Kate Spade who was a fashion designer (and recently passed away by suicide, how tragic).



    "As for me, I really enjoy eating in the evening," tells the last man.




    1. The last man enjoys eating in the evening. This hobby has nearly all words starting with e (enjoys eating in the evening), which is the suffix of the word tree (and sounds like the word, too, as well as the word, really, and me in "as for me") $to$ the clubs cardsuit that looks like a tree $clubsuit$. He is a man because the sport golf is mostly played by men, a reference to golf clubs (and he might be using a dining gift card!).



    After a brief pause, one of them finally says:
    "Well, I guess I'm not welcome here, so I'll see myself out."




    i.e. the second man.







    share|improve this answer



















    • 2




      That's... quite far-fetched, but I like the idea! This riddle have already been answered though, but have a +1
      – Keelhaul
      yesterday














    up vote
    3
    down vote













    Answer:



    It is




    The second man, who tells of loving Persian culture.




    Why?




    Because he is the only person out of the five people who does not relate to a card suit.




    $$$$



    Explanation:



    "I like baseball," says a man.




    1. The first man loves baseball. In baseball, the field is in the shape of a diamond $to$ diamond cardsuit $diamondsuit$. He is a man because the infix "mon" in the word, diamond, sounds like man.



    "I prefer hiking," answers a woman.




    1. The first woman prefers hiking. In the very word, there is a mention of king $to$ the king in a deck of cards. She is a woman for she is queen to the king (because she loves $heartsuit$ hiking, a reference to the hearts card suit).



    "I love Persian culture," tells a second man.




    1. The second man loves Persian culture $to$ no cards related. (Odd one out.)



    "It's weird, but I like to slice things up," says another woman.




    1. The other woman likes to slice things up. You can use a spade to dig and/or slice things with its sharp edge $to$ a spade cardsuit $spadesuit$. (There are also many slicing card magic tricks.) She is a woman because when upside-down, the spade looks like a heart $requireHTML styledisplay: inline-block; transform: rotate(180deg)spadesuit$, another card suit $heartsuit$. Or, she being a woman might (additionally) be referencing Kate Spade who was a fashion designer (and recently passed away by suicide, how tragic).



    "As for me, I really enjoy eating in the evening," tells the last man.




    1. The last man enjoys eating in the evening. This hobby has nearly all words starting with e (enjoys eating in the evening), which is the suffix of the word tree (and sounds like the word, too, as well as the word, really, and me in "as for me") $to$ the clubs cardsuit that looks like a tree $clubsuit$. He is a man because the sport golf is mostly played by men, a reference to golf clubs (and he might be using a dining gift card!).



    After a brief pause, one of them finally says:
    "Well, I guess I'm not welcome here, so I'll see myself out."




    i.e. the second man.







    share|improve this answer



















    • 2




      That's... quite far-fetched, but I like the idea! This riddle have already been answered though, but have a +1
      – Keelhaul
      yesterday












    up vote
    3
    down vote










    up vote
    3
    down vote









    Answer:



    It is




    The second man, who tells of loving Persian culture.




    Why?




    Because he is the only person out of the five people who does not relate to a card suit.




    $$$$



    Explanation:



    "I like baseball," says a man.




    1. The first man loves baseball. In baseball, the field is in the shape of a diamond $to$ diamond cardsuit $diamondsuit$. He is a man because the infix "mon" in the word, diamond, sounds like man.



    "I prefer hiking," answers a woman.




    1. The first woman prefers hiking. In the very word, there is a mention of king $to$ the king in a deck of cards. She is a woman for she is queen to the king (because she loves $heartsuit$ hiking, a reference to the hearts card suit).



    "I love Persian culture," tells a second man.




    1. The second man loves Persian culture $to$ no cards related. (Odd one out.)



    "It's weird, but I like to slice things up," says another woman.




    1. The other woman likes to slice things up. You can use a spade to dig and/or slice things with its sharp edge $to$ a spade cardsuit $spadesuit$. (There are also many slicing card magic tricks.) She is a woman because when upside-down, the spade looks like a heart $requireHTML styledisplay: inline-block; transform: rotate(180deg)spadesuit$, another card suit $heartsuit$. Or, she being a woman might (additionally) be referencing Kate Spade who was a fashion designer (and recently passed away by suicide, how tragic).



    "As for me, I really enjoy eating in the evening," tells the last man.




    1. The last man enjoys eating in the evening. This hobby has nearly all words starting with e (enjoys eating in the evening), which is the suffix of the word tree (and sounds like the word, too, as well as the word, really, and me in "as for me") $to$ the clubs cardsuit that looks like a tree $clubsuit$. He is a man because the sport golf is mostly played by men, a reference to golf clubs (and he might be using a dining gift card!).



    After a brief pause, one of them finally says:
    "Well, I guess I'm not welcome here, so I'll see myself out."




    i.e. the second man.







    share|improve this answer















    Answer:



    It is




    The second man, who tells of loving Persian culture.




    Why?




    Because he is the only person out of the five people who does not relate to a card suit.




    $$$$



    Explanation:



    "I like baseball," says a man.




    1. The first man loves baseball. In baseball, the field is in the shape of a diamond $to$ diamond cardsuit $diamondsuit$. He is a man because the infix "mon" in the word, diamond, sounds like man.



    "I prefer hiking," answers a woman.




    1. The first woman prefers hiking. In the very word, there is a mention of king $to$ the king in a deck of cards. She is a woman for she is queen to the king (because she loves $heartsuit$ hiking, a reference to the hearts card suit).



    "I love Persian culture," tells a second man.




    1. The second man loves Persian culture $to$ no cards related. (Odd one out.)



    "It's weird, but I like to slice things up," says another woman.




    1. The other woman likes to slice things up. You can use a spade to dig and/or slice things with its sharp edge $to$ a spade cardsuit $spadesuit$. (There are also many slicing card magic tricks.) She is a woman because when upside-down, the spade looks like a heart $requireHTML styledisplay: inline-block; transform: rotate(180deg)spadesuit$, another card suit $heartsuit$. Or, she being a woman might (additionally) be referencing Kate Spade who was a fashion designer (and recently passed away by suicide, how tragic).



    "As for me, I really enjoy eating in the evening," tells the last man.




    1. The last man enjoys eating in the evening. This hobby has nearly all words starting with e (enjoys eating in the evening), which is the suffix of the word tree (and sounds like the word, too, as well as the word, really, and me in "as for me") $to$ the clubs cardsuit that looks like a tree $clubsuit$. He is a man because the sport golf is mostly played by men, a reference to golf clubs (and he might be using a dining gift card!).



    After a brief pause, one of them finally says:
    "Well, I guess I'm not welcome here, so I'll see myself out."




    i.e. the second man.








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    • 2




      That's... quite far-fetched, but I like the idea! This riddle have already been answered though, but have a +1
      – Keelhaul
      yesterday












    • 2




      That's... quite far-fetched, but I like the idea! This riddle have already been answered though, but have a +1
      – Keelhaul
      yesterday







    2




    2




    That's... quite far-fetched, but I like the idea! This riddle have already been answered though, but have a +1
    – Keelhaul
    yesterday




    That's... quite far-fetched, but I like the idea! This riddle have already been answered though, but have a +1
    – Keelhaul
    yesterday










    up vote
    2
    down vote













    Granted this is a long shot, but is it:




    The woman who likes to slice things up?




    Reason being:




    You say she's "another woman", which is a colloquial term for "mistress". When she says that she likes to "slice things up", the other people could understand the "thing" to be a marriage or other relationship, and this comment could be seen as being in very poor taste.







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      up vote
      2
      down vote













      Granted this is a long shot, but is it:




      The woman who likes to slice things up?




      Reason being:




      You say she's "another woman", which is a colloquial term for "mistress". When she says that she likes to "slice things up", the other people could understand the "thing" to be a marriage or other relationship, and this comment could be seen as being in very poor taste.







      share|improve this answer























        up vote
        2
        down vote










        up vote
        2
        down vote









        Granted this is a long shot, but is it:




        The woman who likes to slice things up?




        Reason being:




        You say she's "another woman", which is a colloquial term for "mistress". When she says that she likes to "slice things up", the other people could understand the "thing" to be a marriage or other relationship, and this comment could be seen as being in very poor taste.







        share|improve this answer













        Granted this is a long shot, but is it:




        The woman who likes to slice things up?




        Reason being:




        You say she's "another woman", which is a colloquial term for "mistress". When she says that she likes to "slice things up", the other people could understand the "thing" to be a marriage or other relationship, and this comment could be seen as being in very poor taste.








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        Rex

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            up vote
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            Is it:




            The man who likes eating at evening.




            Because:




            He interjects himself into a conversation with the two couples and wasn't originally a part of the conversation in the first place.







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            • Sorry but... no.
              – Keelhaul
              2 days ago














            up vote
            0
            down vote













            Is it:




            The man who likes eating at evening.




            Because:




            He interjects himself into a conversation with the two couples and wasn't originally a part of the conversation in the first place.







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            • Sorry but... no.
              – Keelhaul
              2 days ago












            up vote
            0
            down vote










            up vote
            0
            down vote









            Is it:




            The man who likes eating at evening.




            Because:




            He interjects himself into a conversation with the two couples and wasn't originally a part of the conversation in the first place.







            share|improve this answer













            Is it:




            The man who likes eating at evening.




            Because:




            He interjects himself into a conversation with the two couples and wasn't originally a part of the conversation in the first place.








            share|improve this answer













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            answered 2 days ago









            jlowe

            11




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            • Sorry but... no.
              – Keelhaul
              2 days ago
















            • Sorry but... no.
              – Keelhaul
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            Sorry but... no.
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