# Answer ''Yes'' to positive questions **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 1, 2023, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-yes-to-positive-questions/993945 "2023-12-01T09:54:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Amber13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/amber13/32/13807_2.png) [@Amber13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber13)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-yes-to-positive-questions/993945/1 "2023-12-01T09:54:06Z")
Answer ‘‘Yes’’ when someone asks you a positive question, I go first, Do people water plants everyday? ---
**Author:** ![colinfred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colinfred/32/21338_2.png) [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-yes-to-positive-questions/993945/2 "2023-12-01T10:22:17Z")
yes because watering plants is an everyday thing, even if it’s not done every day. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-yes-to-positive-questions/993945/3 "2023-12-01T11:05:02Z")
Are you going to ask another question? ---
**Author:** ![Amber13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/amber13/32/13807_2.png) [@Amber13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber13)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-yes-to-positive-questions/993945/4 "2023-12-01T14:48:09Z")
Do cats like to play with cat toys? ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-yes-to-positive-questions/993945/5 "2023-12-01T16:12:39Z")
Yes. Is the pope catholic ? ---
**Author:** ![colinfred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colinfred/32/21338_2.png) [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-yes-to-positive-questions/993945/6 "2023-12-01T16:47:33Z")
[No](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Tawadros_II_of_Alexandria) Does 2 plus 2 equal 4? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-yes-to-positive-questions/993945/7 "2023-12-01T16:56:05Z")
Yes! Martini & Rossi on the rocks? 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Amber13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/amber13/32/13807_2.png) [@Amber13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber13)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-yes-to-positive-questions/993945/8 "2023-12-01T17:14:34Z")
You can only answer ‘‘yes’’ to positive questions, not negative questions, you lose. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-yes-to-positive-questions/993945/9 "2023-12-20T15:34:10Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > Is the pope catholic ? > [@colinfred](#): > > No > [@Amber13](#): > > You can only answer ‘‘yes’’ to positive questions, not negative questions, you lose. _No_ is incorrect anyhow. The Coptic Orthodox Church adheres to the Nicene Creed, so their pope, in **colinfred** ’s link, would definitely belong to the universal (catholic) Church. I’m not aware of any Church that has a _pope_ (which is a form of address and not an official title) and does not accept the the Council of Nicaea. Note that _catholic_ is not capitalized in **pjd** ’s question. I don’t want to ignore **burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt** ’s question about Martini and Rossi, so I will leave that open because I can’t answer that in the affirmative 🙂 In Play: “Martini & Rossi on the rocks? 😄” ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-yes-to-positive-questions/993945/10 "2023-12-20T17:18:12Z")
> [@Bayaker](#): > > “Martini & Rossi on the rocks? 😄” Yes ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBLMbJnN69c](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBLMbJnN69c)) Does a bear poop in the woods? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2023, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-yes-to-positive-questions/993945/11 "2023-12-20T20:43:10Z")
Oh, yes! Don’t you just love that musical super-group with Anderson, Squire, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-yes-to-positive-questions/993945/12 "2023-12-23T17:59:12Z")
Yes! Especially _Close to the Edge_. Does a supernaturally themed board game take its name from positive affirmations in French and German? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-yes-to-positive-questions/993945/13 "2023-12-23T18:40:24Z")
Oui! I mean, Ja! I mean YES! Isn’t it a good thing McCartney didn’t title that song just, “Terday”? ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-yes-to-positive-questions/993945/14 "2024-06-18T02:55:22Z")
Yes! Do you like me?