# Asking the musical question . . . **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 28, 2000, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565 "2000-03-28T16:58:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![beefymeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@beefymeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beefymeg)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2000, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/61 "2000-03-30T17:06:00Z")
War - what is it good for? How will I know if he really loves me? (And my all-time favorite…) Who am I? Can I condemn this man to slavery? Pretend I do not see his agony? This innocent who wears me face, who goes to judgement in my place - Who am I? Can I conceal myself forevermore? Pretend I’m not the man I was before? My sould belongs to God, I know, I made that bargain long ago, he gave me hope when hope was gone, he gave me strength to jouney on… Who am I? Who am I? * * * Sucks to your assmar. ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2000, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/62 "2000-03-31T06:50:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by **beefymeg** : > > War - what is it good for? Good God! > [@](#): > > Who am I? Can I condemn this man to slavery? Pretend I do not see his agony? This innocent who wears me face, who goes to judgement in my place - Who am I? Can I conceal myself forevermore? Pretend I’m not the man I was before? My sould belongs to God, I know, I made that bargain long ago, he gave me hope when hope was gone, he gave me strength to jouney on… Who am I? > Who am I? Ah, go jump off a bridge, Javert. 😛 Now, then… What ever happened to Fay Wray? (All together now: _“She went apeshit!”_) Esprix * * * [Ask the Gay Guy!](http://boards.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/001376.html) ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Joe\_Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Cool)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2000, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/63 "2000-03-30T20:25:00Z")
Does anybody really know what time it is? * * * ## There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots. What is it? Distrust. – Demosthenes Joe Cool ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2000, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/64 "2000-03-30T20:35:00Z")
Who’s the black private dick that’s a sex machine to all the chicks? ---
**Author:** ![Catrandom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@Catrandom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catrandom)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2000, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/65 "2000-03-30T21:04:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Joe\_Cool: > \*\*Does anybody really know what time it is? > > \*\* Does anybody really care about time? Catrandom ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Joe\_Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Cool)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2000, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/66 "2000-03-30T21:29:00Z")
Should I stay, or Should I go? * * * ## There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots. What is it? Distrust. – Demosthenes Joe Cool ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2000, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/67 "2000-03-30T21:41:00Z")
Who’s the man who’d risk his neck for brotherhood? * * * Who was ill the day the earth stood still? What went wrong with Faye Wray and King Kong? * * * I’ve information vegetable, animal, and mineral. What am I the very model of? What kings do I know? * * * New and Improved Enright3 ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2000, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/68 "2000-03-30T22:19:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Eve: > **Who’s the black private dick that’s a sex machine to all the chicks?** Shaft! (Or according to Dread Zeppelin, “Bibb!”) * * * _God is my co-pilot. Blame Him._ ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2000, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/69 "2000-03-30T22:26:00Z")
Have you never been mellow? Was I Wazir? What do you get a wookie for Christmas when he already owns a comb? ---
**Author:** ![lvick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d07c76/32.png) [@lvick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lvick)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2000, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/70 "2000-03-31T01:59:00Z")
Micheal Reiny was there the day the earth stood still and Faye Wray and King Kong got caught in a cellular jam ---
**Author:** ![Anti\_Pro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Anti\_Pro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anti_Pro)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2000, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/71 "2000-03-31T02:22:00Z")
Nice to see you back Mr.K! ‘Oh say, does that star spangled banner yet wave, O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?’ ‘When will I see you again?’ ‘Why do fools fall in love?’ * * * “Um, according to who? Nothing more than a high brow troll, though occasionally the bi polar personality swung in a constructive direction on innocuous topics.” Omniscient ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2000, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/72 "2000-03-31T03:38:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Anti Pro: > \*\*Nice to see you back Mr.K! > \*\* Wow! Someone noticed! I feel _loved_. Ok. Hijack over. * * * _God is my co-pilot. Blame Him._ ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2000, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/73 "2000-03-31T08:07:00Z")
How do you mend a broken heart? Will you still love me tomorrow? What is the frequency, Kenneth? When will I be loved? ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2000, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/74 "2000-03-31T08:10:00Z")
Are you lonesome tonight? What’s your name? Who’s your daddy? Is he rich like me? Why can’t I get just one \*\*\*\*? Why do you build me up, Buttercup? * * * “His eyes are as green as a fresh-pickled toad, His hair is as dark as a blackboard, I wish he was mine, he’s really divine, The hero who conquered the Dark Lord.” ---
**Author:** ![purrplebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90ced4/32.png) [@purrplebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purrplebear)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2000, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/75 "2000-03-31T08:26:00Z")
Where have all the flowers gone? Where do I go? Why can’t I forget it? Why can’t I admit it? * * * You sing in my consciousness like a counterpoint to my life. L.L. ---
**Author:** ![the\_Scarlet\_Pimpernel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@the\_Scarlet\_Pimpernel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_Scarlet_Pimpernel)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2000, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/76 "2000-03-31T21:23:00Z")
Will I see you tonight, on the downtown train? What’s new, Pussycat? Ding-dong, ding-a-ling-dong, were the steeple bells ever quite as gay? What was your name in the States? How can there be any sin in sincere? Where is the good in goodbye? Hey, Summer, where’ve you been? Birds fly over the rainbow; why, then, oh, why can’t I? * * * I’ll stop procrastinating tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![TheUnforgiven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TheUnforgiven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheUnforgiven)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2000, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/77 "2000-04-01T23:59:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by MadPoet: > \*\* > Am I Evil? > \*\* Yes you are. But tell me, can you heal what father’s done or fix this hole in a mother’s son? Can you heal the broken worlds within? Can you strip away so we may start again? Don’t it feel right like this? Tell me, does your sun still shine? ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2000, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/78 "2000-04-03T01:15:00Z")
Spring is here; why doesn’t my heart go dancing? ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2000, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/79 "2000-04-03T01:56:00Z")
Who can it be now? How can I keep from singing? How do you solve a problem like Maria? * * * _God is my co-pilot. Blame Him._ ---
**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2000, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/80 "2000-04-03T02:33:00Z")
If everyone was listening, you know, There’d be a chance that we could save the show. Who’ll be the last clown To bring the house down? * * * ## _SanibelMan_ - [My Homepage](http://members.macconnect.com/~jonkleinow/) I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn’t looking good either. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565.md?page=5)