"Chilli Roulette"

     The chef welcomed all the eight guests, one by one, every five minutes. They were seated around a circular table in the middle of a dark room, lit only by eight candles, also in a circle; each next to a dish with a fork upon it. In the centre there was a lazy-susan, and it was empty for the moment.
     The chef speaks: “Gentlemen, you already know the rules. There are eight of you, and only seven big glasses of water through the door on the left. You are forbidden to speak. The last man in the room takes it all. Now gentlemen, please proceed with your bets."
     Each of them picked up their case and placed it on the table. The chef took one of the cases for himself, and emptied the contents of the remaining six into one large case. Then he set it by the door on the right where the guests had come through some minutes before. He then proceeded to his microwave oven from which he took out a round omelette, already cut into eight slices .
     He set the sliced omlette onto the lazy-susan and, in one quick motion, gave it a push, sending the lazy-susan on its circular journey. Once it stopped, the chef served the slice of omelette which rested before each of the eight guests. Wishing good luck and profit to everyone, the chef closed the door on the left from the outside and waited there for the result of the game.
     The chef didn't have to wait long. He had just locked his safe when the door slammed opened and seven men barged through it, trying desperately to reach the seven glasses of water; each with red tomato faces, wide-open scary eyes, and huge tears rolling down their cheeks. He watched the show, wondering if he had charged too much for the chilli omelett, and chuckled to himself, thinking about the eighth guest who, right now, is eating the best slice of omelette he had ever eaten in all his life.

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