# Ask the Average Guy! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 7, 2003, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-average-guy/211900 "2003-11-07T15:31:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-average-guy/211900/1 "2003-11-07T15:31:03Z")
Well, nothing I can’t answer! Won’t necessarily have any truth or relevance, though. ---
**Author:** ![fortytwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f9ae1b/32.png) [@fortytwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fortytwo)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-average-guy/211900/2 "2003-11-07T15:48:25Z")
What’s it all about? V ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-average-guy/211900/3 "2003-11-07T15:48:29Z")
**Ilsa\_Lund** is a MAN??? ---
**Author:** ![fortytwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f9ae1b/32.png) [@fortytwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fortytwo)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-average-guy/211900/4 "2003-11-07T15:49:51Z")
I have to varnish some mdf, do I need to seal it first? V ---
**Author:** ![utkik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e8c25b/32.png) [@utkik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/utkik)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-average-guy/211900/5 "2003-11-07T15:49:51Z")
why cant a guy get a break around here? ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-average-guy/211900/6 "2003-11-07T15:58:08Z")
> [@](#): > > What’s it all about? > > V Apparently, it is indeed just for the moment we live. > [@](#): > > Ilsa\_Lund is a MAN??? If I am not gravely mistaken. > [@](#): > > I have to varnish some mdf, do I need to seal it first? > > V Probably. Though I haven’t the foggiest what mdf is. Salt. Grain. etc. > [@](#): > > why cant a guy get a break around here? It’s a dog’s life, man, and this is a kitty-kat world. ---
**Author:** ![NutMagnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@NutMagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NutMagnet)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-average-guy/211900/7 "2003-11-07T16:28:41Z")
Is it true that half the people in the world are not as smart as you? ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-average-guy/211900/8 "2003-11-07T16:36:45Z")
> [@](#): > > Is it true that half the people in the world are not as smart as you? Far more than half. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![NutMagnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@NutMagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NutMagnet)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-average-guy/211900/9 "2003-11-07T16:38:52Z")
And you’re Average? hmmm ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-average-guy/211900/10 "2003-11-07T16:51:12Z")
I too, thought **I\_L** was female. Just thought I’d toss that out. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-average-guy/211900/11 "2003-11-07T16:54:25Z")
Do you get in a lot of fights? You know, the whole “Boy Named Sue” syndrome. Only in this case, it’s “Ilsa”. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-average-guy/211900/12 "2003-11-07T16:56:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ponder Stibbons \* > \*\*Do you get in a lot of fights? You know, the whole “Boy Named Sue” syndrome. Only in this case, it’s “Ilsa”. \*\* Are you trying to say that you don’t think Ilsa is a unisex name? ---
**Author:** ![Earthworm\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-average-guy/211900/13 "2003-11-07T17:50:10Z")
Hey, we’re asking the questions around here! What do you think about germanium as a potential substitute for silicon as a semi-conductor? ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-average-guy/211900/14 "2003-11-07T18:26:47Z")
> [@](#): > > What do you think about germanium as a potential substitute for silicon as a semi-conductor? Germanium has less stability in terms of temperature as a long term semiconductor, though silicon-germanium alloy semiconductors should be just fine. ---
**Author:** ![7\_up\_yours](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/919ad9/32.png) [@7\_up\_yours](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/7_up_yours)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-average-guy/211900/15 "2003-11-07T19:21:10Z")
How do I get blood out of the carpet? ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-average-guy/211900/16 "2003-11-07T19:43:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by 7 up yours \* > \*\*How do I get blood out of the carpet? \*\* 1. Bissell 2. New carpet. 3. Blood? What Blood? Oh, you mean the $105000 1787 Chateau Lafitte claret stain! It was a bit young, even for it’s vintage, and I couldn’t \*stand \*to drink it! ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-average-guy/211900/17 "2003-11-07T20:12:02Z")
Does the ‘average’ guy like to hold hands with a girl in public? ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-average-guy/211900/18 "2003-11-07T20:14:01Z")
How long’s your penis? ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-average-guy/211900/19 "2003-11-07T21:14:49Z")
> [@](#): > > Does the ‘average’ guy like to hold hands with a girl in public? I don’t mind. Depends on the girl. 😃 > [@](#): > > How long’s your penis? This is Ask the Average _Straight_ Guy. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Immortal\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/da6949/32.png) [@The\_Immortal\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Immortal_Mango)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-average-guy/211900/20 "2003-11-07T21:53:18Z")
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