It's getting harder and harder not to offend anyone

Question

Andy, Bob and Chuck are old friends meeting for the first time in years.

Scene 1: At the intersection

ANDY: Hey guys! Long time no see!
BOB: Hey, nice to see you, Andy! Have you seen Chuck? Is he coming?
ANDY: There he is, just about to cross the street.
BOB: Dude. Language.
ANDY: Oh right, sorry. I had forgotten about that. Hey, Chuck!
CHUCK: Hey guys! Ready to head to the restaurant?
ANDY: Hey, watch your language, Chuck.
CHUCK: Oh, I'm sorry. It's been so long, you guys!

Scene 2: In the restaurant

BOB: Did you guys catch the soccer game last night?
ANDY: Yeah, it was pretty crazy.
CHUCK: I'm more of a hockey guy myself, I don't really follow football.
ANDY: Language, Chuck.
CHUCK: Oh man. Sorry! I keep forgetting.
ANDY: Don't worry, I have faith you're not doing it on purpose. Just be careful, okay?
BOB: Wow, Andy. You kiss your mother with that mouth?
ANDY: Seriously, Bob? Watch the language.
BOB: Oh right. I apologize. It was just a slip of, um, it just slipped out.
ANDY: I'm sorry too, Bob. I didn't mean to offend you.

Scene 3: At the bar

ANDY: Let's get drinks!
BOB: (reading the drink menu) Hmm, Cointreau? What's that?
BARTENDER: It's a French fruit liqueur. An orange-flavoured spirit.
BOB: (exasperated) Can you believe this guy? Do you always use such language with customers?
BARTENDER: Huh? Look, I have no idea what you're talking about.
BOB: Forget it. Just get me a Scotch, please.
ANDY: I think I'll have the same.
CHUCK: No alcohol for me, I'm driving. I'll have a (censored), please.
ANDY & BOB: (in unison) Language!

What offensively named drink did Chuck order?

I struggle ih part 2 understanding what did Andy say to offend Bob?! — rhsquared, Dec 18 '18 at 12:55

El-Guest · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-18T14:41:10.977

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I think @SergeiPetunin mostly got the right answer, especially that

Andy is offended by body part references and Bob is offended by Christianity references.

However, to overcome

Chuck’s lack of alcohol

It’s possible that he instead ordered a

Virgin Bloody Mary, which has the blood reference (offending Andy), as well as a Virgin Mary reference (offending Bob) and by definition contains no alcohol.

Per @HughMeyers, another delicious choice could be

A Shirley Temple, which is also a non-alcoholic beverage. Temple is both a religious reference and a body part, which would offend both Andy and Bob.

edited Dec 18 '18 at 14:41

answered Dec 18 '18 at 13:38

El-Guest

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I think rot13(Fuveyrl Grzcyr) is a better drink, because I wouldn't count "blood" as a body part. – GrumpyCrouton Dec 18 '18 at 15:18
I agree, I think it definitely fits better too, @GrumpyCrouton! – El-Guest Dec 18 '18 at 15:35
Another possibility would be (ivetva juvgr ynql), or a (ivetva Zbwvgb) or even a (tebja-hc Fuveyrl Grzcyr) – Tim Hallman Dec 18 '18 at 16:20
Yup, this is it! – Jafe Dec 19 '18 at 09:48
@jafe the former or latter? – Tim Hallman Dec 19 '18 at 15:58
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@TimHallman The latter is what I intended (but of course both are valid solutions). – Jafe Dec 19 '18 at 16:37

score 33 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 18 '18 at 13:01

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I think Chuck ordered

Bloody Mary

since Bob is offended by

Christian references (faith, cross, spirit, in this case - Mary)

and Andy is offended by

parts of human body (mouth, foot, head, in this case - blood)

answered Dec 18 '18 at 13:01

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That seems like a great guess, because rot13(Obo pngpurf uvzfrys orsber fnlvat "gbathr", xabjvat gung jbhyq bssraq Naql.) Awesome job! Only problem (may be wrong) is that rot13(oybbql znel unf ibqxn, qbrfa'g vg? Puhpu fnlf ur'f abg univat nypbuby.) – NudgeNudge Dec 18 '18 at 13:07
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Nice. The word that Bob avoided saying at the end of scene 2 fits, too. – Jaap Scherphuis Dec 18 '18 at 13:08
I like your thinking, but one thing bothers me, rot13(Oybbql znel vf n pbpgnvy pbagnvavat ibqxn, juvpu zrnaf vg pbagnvaf nypbuby. Naq Puhpx fgngrq irel pyrneyl gung 'Ab nypbuby sbe zr'.) – Quantoss Dec 18 '18 at 13:09
@NudgeNudge Yep, I think you're right, doesn't quite fit. – Forketyfork Dec 18 '18 at 13:09
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There's a drink named after a famous child actress with curly hair. Surely you've heard of it? (Sorry, irresistible pun.) – Hugh Meyers Dec 18 '18 at 14:04
@HughMeyers I don't think I had. Can't quite google it either. – Forketyfork Dec 18 '18 at 14:27
@HughMeyers that’s a really good suggestion!! I hadn’t even thought of that since I was focused solely on de-alcoholized beverages rather than non-alcoholic ones. – El-Guest Dec 18 '18 at 14:42
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There's a popular non-alcoholic cocktail called a rot13(Fuveyrl Grzcyr). So the second word would be offensive to both. – Hugh Meyers Dec 18 '18 at 14:52
(fuveyrl grzcyr) certainly meets all criteria. – Tim Hallman Dec 18 '18 at 16:31
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@HughMeyers of course I've heard of it, and don't call me Shirley. – User1000547 Dec 18 '18 at 17:34
I do believe the [person] you refer to is a rather different one from the one you are referring to. Think HenryOctavius – Carl Witthoft Dec 19 '18 at 15:56

It's getting harder and harder not to offend anyone

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