Deductive Reasoning Victory Makes Me Way Too Proud
I like puzzles that I’m able to solve using deductive reasoning. You’ll note that I don’t say deductive reasoning puzzles, because I’m only really happy when I’m able to solve them. In fact, I become far prouder when I’m able to do so than is really merited. This happened recently.
A friend posted a picture recently with a message that read: “Where am I editing?” I looked at the picture. I had no idea. I had definitely never been there. This friend travels a bit, and doesn’t live anywhere near me, so your guess was as good as mine.
It was a shot of a bar, what looked to be a fairly unique one. I wondered: what features are present that could help me identify this bar? I noticed antlers on the wall, lots. I noticed old style red tiles on the ceiling. I also noticed a tap that had an image of Edgar Allen Poe and a Raven on it. I had something to work with.
After all, the antlers couldn’t be too horribly common. Still, I didn’t think that was enough in and of itself. However, the Edgar Allen Poe-themed beer seemed helpful. I hadn’t ever heard of it, so I assumed it was a microbrew that I hadn’t encountered yet. It was on tap, which indicated it was probably in the area where it was made. Given Poe, I figured that would probably be the Baltimore area.
Thus, I searched “baltimore bar antlers” in google images. I found a picture that looked kind of close, though it was taken from a different angle where the taps weren’t visible. Because of the different angle, I wasn’t sure it was the same place. However, it had the antlers. Also, it was in the Baltimore area. As the clincher, it had the same old style red ceiling tiles. It was the place:
It was The Long Bar at the Golden West Cafe. However, I even looked further to be completely sure. I looked at their page on Facebook. Their page listed that my friend had liked their page. I was certain.
And, I felt way prouder of myself than I should have. After all, I’d deductively identified a bar I’d never been to in a city where I’d only used the airport and briefly driven through town. Cool, right? Well, my victory probably impressed no one but myself (and probably shouldn’t have). Still, it was fun.
