# Answer the GQ! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 22, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-the-gq/464758 "2008-09-22T23:53:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-the-gq/464758/1 "2008-09-22T23:53:18Z")
Time to play Answer the GQ! Choose a threadtitle on the current page of General Questions. Answer the question using no more information than is present in the title! > [@](#): > > abducted by gypsies? Hmmm. Not today, but check back tomorrow! ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-the-gq/464758/2 "2008-09-23T00:15:47Z")
\*\*Diet coke makes you put on weight? \*\* Yes. Drink a pound of Diet Coke and you’ll be one pound heavier. The law of conservation of mass, people. **What is the quickest means of transfering funds online?** Send your account details to me and I’ll take care of everything for you. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-the-gq/464758/3 "2008-09-23T00:27:49Z")
**Looking for a website.** And you found one – [straightdope.com](http://straightdope.com). Good work! ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-the-gq/464758/4 "2008-09-23T00:33:27Z")
**Poisoning Someone 100 Years Ago** 1. Acquire vendetta 2. Acquire poison 3. Invent time travel… ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-the-gq/464758/5 "2008-09-23T02:48:35Z")
\*\* Linguists: silent French letters \*\* How to fix squeaky [condoms](http://www.frenchlettercondoms.co.uk/) ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-the-gq/464758/6 "2008-09-23T02:52:51Z")
**Stopping the sound on my AIM** Turn off your speakers. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-the-gq/464758/7 "2008-09-23T02:53:11Z")
**A question about police asking you to empty your pockets** \*Tell them to piss off. \* ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-the-gq/464758/8 "2008-09-23T02:56:50Z")
**You Are An Escaped POW in WWII Germany!** Now, how did I get in this mess? ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-the-gq/464758/9 "2008-09-23T03:01:24Z")
**You Are An Escaped POW in WWII Germany!** Great - now where’s the patent office so I can register my time machine? ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-the-gq/464758/10 "2008-09-23T03:08:13Z")
\*\* Has their ever been a real ‘Scooby Doo’ type crime? \*\* Yes. It’s called scrappy. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-the-gq/464758/11 "2008-09-23T03:11:25Z")
Oh goody! Welcome to my inside voice… > [@](#): > > Fair use question More of a sentence fragment, actually. > [@](#): > > Has their ever been a real ‘Scooby Doo’ type crime? The secret identity of the Grammar Nazi will be revealed in this thread! > [@](#): > > hardwood floor rehabilitation questions It really won’t work until your hardwood floor hits rock bottom and wants to change. > [@](#): > > What is the quickest means of transfering funds online? Just send them to my PayPal account and I’ll take care of the rest. > [@](#): > > German air superiority in WWII Not superior enough, as it turned out. > [@](#): > > Botanists, gardeners…what could this plant be? Green. ---
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-the-gq/464758/12 "2008-09-23T03:13:07Z")
**Can a cop give out two tickets for one offense?** Depends how many want to watch. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-the-gq/464758/13 "2008-09-23T03:23:58Z")
It’s a bit large for that application. Try attaching the laser to a shark’s head instead. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-the-gq/464758/14 "2008-09-23T03:29:49Z")
\*\*Poisoning Someone 100 Years Ago \*\* Police are investigating [this](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_supercentenarians_from_the_United_States#George_Rene_Francis) guy. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-the-gq/464758/15 "2008-09-23T06:10:32Z")
**Gmail Q** Trust me, you don’t want to know how Gmails A-P ended. ---
**Author:** ![RogueRacer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RogueRacer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RogueRacer)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-the-gq/464758/16 "2008-09-23T06:19:04Z")
\*\*Advice on buying an external hard drive for my PC \*\* > **[Newegg – Shopping Upgraded](https://www.newegg.com)** > > Newegg offers customers an awesome experience shopping for computers, hardware, electronics, networking solutions, and more. Upgrade your shopping experience today! **What is the quickest means of transfering funds online?** Reply to some of that spam email you get. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-the-gq/464758/17 "2008-09-23T06:37:53Z")
\*\*How to I plot a curve of a random number distribution? \*\* What, your parents never let you play with “connect the dots” coloring books as a kid? ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-the-gq/464758/18 "2008-09-23T07:03:34Z")
**What’s the deal with the Zolex Hammer?** Mind your manners, and you won’t find out. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-the-gq/464758/19 "2008-09-23T19:43:50Z")
**Help me find a legal article online** I’d sure hope you wouldn’t be asking for help finding an _illegal_ article online, or anywhere else, for that matter! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-the-gq/464758/20 "2008-09-23T19:47:31Z")
**A question for gun owners. (re usage of weapon)** Shoot. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-the-gq/464758.md?page=2)