# Ask pointless questions.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219>\
**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:** 8\
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**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2019, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/161 "2019-11-16T07:35:28Z")

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Do you really want to have that argument?

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**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2019, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/162 "2019-11-16T07:38:59Z")

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What difference does it make?

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2019, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/163 "2019-11-16T08:12:13Z")

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Can you answer me?

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**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2019, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/164 "2019-11-16T09:11:17Z")

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If a ball bounces in outerspace and nobody is there to see it, does it still make a sound?

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2019, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/165 "2019-11-16T09:29:38Z")

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If nobody is there to see it, could anybody be there to hear it?

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**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:** [November 11, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/166 "2021-11-11T15:13:55Z")

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Is this a good idea ?

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**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/167 "2021-11-11T23:46:53Z")

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Are you still reading this thread?

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**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:** [November 12, 2021, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-pointless-questions/753219/168 "2021-11-12T02:49:33Z")

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Wouldn’t you really rather have a Buick?

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