# Ask the guy who doesn't have any answers!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-doesnt-have-any-answers/202052
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [September 17, 2003, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-doesnt-have-any-answers/202052 "2003-09-17T00:20:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@RotorHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RotorHead)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2003, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-doesnt-have-any-answers/202052/1 "2003-09-17T00:20:37Z")
Ask away.
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### Author:  [@Stage\_Manager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stage_Manager)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2003, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-doesnt-have-any-answers/202052/2 "2003-09-17T00:22:46Z")
Where is my bookmark? You know, the purple velvet one I got for my 15th birthday.
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### Author:  [@RotorHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RotorHead)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2003, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-doesnt-have-any-answers/202052/3 "2003-09-17T00:25:34Z")
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> \*Originally posted by Mikie \*
> \*\*Where is my bookmark? You know, the purple velvet one I got for my 15th birthday. \*\*
Geez, I’m really not sure. Can I get back to you later?
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### Author:  [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2003, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-doesnt-have-any-answers/202052/4 "2003-09-17T00:28:10Z")
Quick question: How do I stop a fat fire? No hurry, I’ve closed all the doors to limit oxygen.
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### Author:  [@RotorHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RotorHead)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2003, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-doesnt-have-any-answers/202052/5 "2003-09-17T00:29:17Z")
Wow, that sounds bad. I really don’t know. Sorry.
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### Author:  [@Spellbound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spellbound)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2003, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-doesnt-have-any-answers/202052/6 "2003-09-17T00:29:39Z")
How long will it take before my kid learns what the flusher on the toilet is for?
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### Author:  [@Stage\_Manager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stage_Manager)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2003, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-doesnt-have-any-answers/202052/7 "2003-09-17T00:31:19Z")
Sure. It’s been missing for at least 10 years, what’s a few more?
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### Author:  [@RotorHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RotorHead)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2003, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-doesnt-have-any-answers/202052/8 "2003-09-17T00:31:29Z")
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> \*Originally posted by Spellbound \*
> \*\*How long will it take before my kid learns what the flusher on the toilet is for? \*\*
I could wager a guess, but that’s all it would be.
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### Author:  [@Spellbound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spellbound)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2003, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-doesnt-have-any-answers/202052/9 "2003-09-17T00:32:35Z")
You sure are good at not having any answers… _nods_
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### Author:  [@RotorHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RotorHead)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2003, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-doesnt-have-any-answers/202052/10 "2003-09-17T00:32:44Z")
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> \*Originally posted by Mikie \*
> \*\*Sure. It’s been missing for at least 10 years, what’s a few more? \*\*
10+ a few more? Gosh, uh, I’m not really good at math.
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### Author:  [@otherwiseknownas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otherwiseknownas)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2003, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-doesnt-have-any-answers/202052/11 "2003-09-17T00:33:43Z")
Why did my parents have to meet and pro create?
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### Author:  [@RotorHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RotorHead)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2003, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-doesnt-have-any-answers/202052/12 "2003-09-17T00:33:50Z")
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> \*Originally posted by Spellbound \*
> \*\*You sure are good at not having any answers… _nods_ \*\*
I’ve been training rigorously for years. I can do this all day.
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### Author:  [@RotorHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RotorHead)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-doesnt-have-any-answers/202052/13 "2003-09-17T00:34:55Z")
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> \*Originally posted by otherwiseknownas \*
> \*\*Why did my parents have to meet and pro create? \*\*
I heard that answer once. I wish I could remember.
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### Author:  [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2003, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-doesnt-have-any-answers/202052/14 "2003-09-17T00:36:06Z")
You work for the government, don’t you?
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### Author:  [@RotorHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RotorHead)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2003, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-doesnt-have-any-answers/202052/15 "2003-09-17T00:37:36Z")
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> \*Originally posted by Eutychus \*
> \*\*You work for the government, don’t you? \*\*
I think I got a paycheck once, but I really don’t recall where it was from.
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### Author:  [@Spellbound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spellbound)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2003, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-doesnt-have-any-answers/202052/16 "2003-09-17T00:40:55Z")
Are you sure it was yours?
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### Author:  [@RotorHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RotorHead)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-doesnt-have-any-answers/202052/17 "2003-09-17T00:43:12Z")
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> \*Originally posted by Spellbound \*
> \*\*Are you sure it was yours? \*\*
I seem to recall there was writing on it, forming a name, but beyond that, I sure don’t know.
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### Author:  [@mrsface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrsface)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2003, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-doesnt-have-any-answers/202052/18 "2003-09-17T00:53:48Z")
How does consciousness arise from the lump of flesh we call the brain?
Also, why does one side of my lavatory seat ALWAYS become detached from the lavatory itself?
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### Author:  [@RotorHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RotorHead)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2003, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-doesnt-have-any-answers/202052/19 "2003-09-17T01:10:12Z")
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> \*Originally posted by mrsface \*
> \*\*How does consciousness arise from the lump of flesh we call the brain?
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> Also, why does one side of my lavatory seat ALWAYS become detached from the lavatory itself? \*\*
Uhhhhhh, huh? That’s a bit beyond me.
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### Author:  [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2003, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-doesnt-have-any-answers/202052/20 "2003-09-17T01:12:36Z")
What would your answer be to a question for which you have no answer?
HAH! Try to not answer that!
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