GAME: Stupid Question, Stupid Answer Thread

Post by **Darb** » Wed May 19, 2004 1:53 pm

/me grumbles and answers the changed question ...

Given that Peter Piper was reputedly a flaming pecker puffer, I'm guessing that he picked all the peckers he could comfortably puff in one sitting.

When do the cows come home ?

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Wed May 19, 2004 2:00 pm

After the prodigal son returns. (with fresh food)

Another riddle:

At night they come without being fetched,
And by day they are lost without being stolen.

Post by **Darb** » Wed May 19, 2004 2:06 pm

STARS

What has it gotss in its pockets, my precioussss ?

jweb · Post by **jweb** » Wed May 19, 2004 2:07 pm

felonius wrote:Sorry - didn't think you'd respond that quickly...

felonius

You almost got me, too, but I noticed your underhanded tricks before I hit Submit.

Post by **Kvetch** » Wed May 19, 2004 2:52 pm

a really bad lissssppp

???? why, oh why ?

How about creating a riddle thread somewhere - on the lines of the quote games - the one with the right answers posts another riddle etc. (I'd do it now, but I don't know if it has been done)

EDIT: correct about eighty spellin errers

Post by **Darb** » Wed May 19, 2004 3:22 pm

How about creating a riddle thread somewhere - on the lines of the quote games - the one with the right answers posts another riddle etc. (I'd do it now, but I don't know if it has been done)

Done.

why, oh why ?

(sings)
Because because because because because,
because of the wonderful things he [The Wizard of Oz] does !

/me rummages around for a stupid question ...

Ah ha !

When ships leave port, why do they weigh anchor ? Don't they already know how much it weighs ?

Post by **Ghost** » Wed May 19, 2004 5:51 pm

The anchor is reweighed before leaving port to see if how much metal has rusted away and is it still usable. When leaving the port everyone sings anchors reweigh.

The words â€œfour better or four worseâ€

Post by **Darb** » Wed May 19, 2004 6:05 pm

You mean it's NOT legal ? Uh oh ...

Since one of the layers of "Hell" in myth and legend is "Stygia" (a desolate wasteland of ice, cold and forgetfulness), does the old expression "when hell freezes over" really have any meaning ?

MidasKnight · Post by **MidasKnight** » Wed May 19, 2004 6:07 pm

not really.

Why is that banana dancing?

mrdude · Post by **mrdude** » Wed May 19, 2004 7:20 pm

MidasKnight wrote:not really.

Why is that banana dancing?

Why wouldn't it be?

if a express macciato is simply an expresso with milk foam on to p why wouldn't you just get a cappichino?

MidasKnight · Post by **MidasKnight** » Wed May 19, 2004 7:36 pm

Because machiatto sounds cooler.

Why can't mrdude spell?

mrdude · Post by **mrdude** » Wed May 19, 2004 9:17 pm

MidasKnight wrote:Because machiatto sounds cooler.

Why can't mrdude spell?

It's actualy that I can spell and refuse to in order to some day free tibet.

what is the true meaning of grok?

Post by **Darb** » Thu May 20, 2004 9:10 am

GROK - (Martian verb) "To understand in fullness". Originally used in "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Robert Heinlein. Less common (and incorrect) usages by Humans include (1) a verb signifying that the subject of the verb has consumed so much "Grog" (an alcoholic punch dating back to the middle ages) that they're about to toss their cookies and pass out on the floor; (2) a verb describing the act in which someone paws the buttocks of a passerby of the opposite gender ... usually resulting in a sudden slap to the face (if the passerby is female) or a proposition for additional contact (if male).

Is it true what they say ?

Post by **Ghost** » Thu May 20, 2004 9:29 am

No, the media is so bias that almost everything they say is tainted from their liberal beliefs. Therefore what they say is false.

What do the birds and the bees have to do with sexual relationships?

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Thu May 20, 2004 9:54 am

Everything - they have sex just like we do (except for eggs and larva and stuff).

Whatsuppayoo?

Post by **Darb** » Thu May 20, 2004 10:26 am

Assuming you asked what I had for "supper" ... spinach lentil soup over leftover basmati and diced steak. Not bad.

Do you believe in love at first sight ?

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Thu May 20, 2004 10:37 am

No - but in the blindness which accompanies first love.

Is your glass half-empty or half-full?

Post by **Darb** » Thu May 20, 2004 10:54 am

My inner Engineer would prefer to say that the glass is currently holding 50% of it's maximum capacity - but I'm usually able to prevent it from making such vacuous pronouncements out loud. On a more realistic note, my answer depends on what's in the glass: if it's something that's undesireable and/or foul tasting, then it's still half full & I'm wishing there was a lot less of it; whereas if it's something desirable and/or tasty, then it's half empty and I'm wishing there were a lot more of it. Either way, my happiness is only at 50% of it's maximum capacity ... aww damn, there he goes again.

/me strangles inner engineer ...

Is it possible to have too much of a good thing ?

Post by **Kvetch** » Thu May 20, 2004 11:08 am

yes

why not just leagalise cannabis ?

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Thu May 20, 2004 11:11 am

I suppose it depends on the thing - then again, saturation has a way of deadening original 'goodness' , and 'gluttony' isn't one of the Seven Deadly Sins for nothing...

Why is sarcasm often labelled 'the lowest form of humour'?

Post by **Darb** » Thu May 20, 2004 11:13 am

ASIDE: C'mon people - put some effort and creativity into those stupid answers.

ANSWER: Perhaps the fact that 'sarcasm' rhymes with 'chasm' causes people's opinions of it to pummet by association ?

QUESTION: Can anyone describe a situation in which the expression "no matter where you go, there you are." just doesn't hold water ?

Post by **Kvetch** » Thu May 20, 2004 11:17 am

because people who walk into the casm end up well below where they started (stupid enough for you?)

why not legalise cannabis ?

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Thu May 20, 2004 11:24 am

Much too sensible to be taken seriously by the U.S government....

/me ducks to avoid Uncle Sam's looming fist

ASIDE: C'mon people - put some effort and creativity into those stupid answers.

Whoops - that wasn't too stupid, was it? Okay:

No one cares enough about the cans of bis - everyone just buys cans of beans and tomatoes. Ohhhhh!!!!

Post by **Darb** » Thu May 20, 2004 11:30 am

Aww, I was just razzin people for using yes/no answers

They dont always have to be stupid ... just non trivial

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Thu May 20, 2004 11:30 am

QUESTION: Can anyone describe a situation in which the expression "no matter where you go, there you are." just doesn't hold water ?

Expressions generally have an innate fear of water of any kind - they're loathe to hold it except in only the most extenuating circumstances.