# Ask pointless questions. **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 26, 2016, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219 "2016-04-26T21:25:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/21 "2016-05-02T23:31:14Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody care? Did you actually hear Chicago live in concert? ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/22 "2016-05-03T00:12:18Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > What time is it? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody care? Is it, or is it not Adventure Time? ---
**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:** [May 3, 2016, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/23 "2016-05-03T00:21:24Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you actually hear Chicago live in concert? Is that the same as hearing them recorded on vinyl? ---
**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:** [May 3, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/24 "2016-05-03T00:22:27Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Is it, or is it not Adventure Time? When isn’t it Adventure Time (or maybe Howdy Doody Time)? ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/25 "2016-05-03T00:42:48Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > When isn’t it Adventure Time (or maybe Howdy Doody Time)? Are Adventure time and the time to get ill mutually exclusive? ---
**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:** [May 3, 2016, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/26 "2016-05-03T02:12:21Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Are Adventure time and the time to get ill mutually exclusive? Depends… Are you a Hobbit? ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/27 "2016-05-03T02:14:05Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Depends… Are you a Hobbit? Why? What have you got in your pocket? ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/28 "2016-05-03T02:18:02Z")
Do they make Depends with pockets? ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/29 "2016-05-03T02:30:56Z")
Do aliens exist? ---
**Author:** ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/30 "2016-05-03T02:38:58Z")
> [@Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](#): > > \>\> Have you been banned from many forums? > > 1. More fps game servers than forums. Shoveling teammates from behind is fun but you can’t play it off as an accident more than a few times. I was banned from a few forums – I generally do not register on strictly moderated ones. ---
**Author:** ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/31 "2016-05-03T02:40:30Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > What time is it? Time for me to work – I am on forums instead. ---
**Author:** ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/32 "2016-05-03T02:45:24Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Do aliens exist? According to serious scientists, no. According to science fiction, there is. Some believe there is life on [Gliese 581 system](http://www.space.com/9239-life-alien-planet-gliese-581g-find.html). ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/33 "2016-05-03T03:54:53Z")
> [@CCitizen](#): > > According to serious scientists, no. > > According to science fiction, there is. Some believe there is life on [Gliese 581 system](http://www.space.com/9239-life-alien-planet-gliese-581g-find.html). We’re never going to know anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/34 "2016-05-03T03:56:05Z")
When will someone ask another pointless question? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/35 "2016-05-03T04:02:08Z")
If jellyfish had brains, do you think they’d be as smart as us? ---
**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:** [May 3, 2016, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/36 "2016-05-03T04:37:10Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > When will someone ask another pointless question? Huh? ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/37 "2016-05-03T10:27:47Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > When will someone ask another pointless question? How sharp is a sphere? ---
**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:** [May 3, 2016, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/38 "2016-05-03T11:00:19Z")
Sharper than bird’s teeth? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/39 "2016-05-03T11:28:34Z")
Come to think of it, do jellyfish even KNOW they don’t have brains? ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/40 "2016-05-03T15:41:43Z")
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