# Flip Answers to General Questions.. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 30, 2004, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-answers-to-general-questions/242852 "2004-04-30T14:13:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2004, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-answers-to-general-questions/242852/1 "2004-04-30T14:13:03Z")
Simple game. I’ll go first : When to get a female dog “fixed”? - When she’s “broken”. What is the cheapest food in order to maintain life? - Ramen Noodles. 5 million college students can’t be wrong. What are the random numbers I sometimes hear on short wave radio? - Lotto numbers - _OF THE FUTURE_! ---
**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2004, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-answers-to-general-questions/242852/2 "2004-04-30T15:14:42Z")
“Whatcha doin’?” “Talking to you.” ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2004, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-answers-to-general-questions/242852/3 "2004-04-30T15:29:19Z")
Well, not a General Question, but recently one of our more obnoxious anti-American posters asked a rare non-political question about girlfriend issues, and my first thought was, “Have you told her how much you loathe Bush?” ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2004, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-answers-to-general-questions/242852/4 "2004-04-30T15:32:25Z")
“Candles on birthday cakes - Why?” Because tiki torches melt the frosting. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2004, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-answers-to-general-questions/242852/5 "2004-04-30T15:40:03Z")
How do you catch a bullet? - Well, first you sneak up on it verrrry quietly… ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2004, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-answers-to-general-questions/242852/6 "2004-04-30T17:35:09Z")
**U.S. Intention to Convert To Metric** _Where have I heard this before? I think it was the 3rd grade. Don’t fret, conversion to Roman numerals will not commence until they come up with a zero._ **Latin translation: "In the absence of light darkness prevails"** _I recommend you ask Mel Gibson. His e-mail is [filthyrich@aol.com](mailto:filthyrich@aol.com). If that doesn’t work, send a Latin=\>English translation recommendation to Babel Fish._ **How is ‘General Tso’ (as in chicken) pronounced?** _Step 1: Take some flatware from your untensil drawer…_ **Urban Planner want’s to create neighborhood “super clusters” Why? What’s the benefit?** _That’s his job. He’s gotta keep food on the table too, you know._ **Identify this pill** _If I told you it was the capsule form of the fountain of youth, would you swallow it?_ **What ARE The Differences Between English and Napoleonic Law?** _One’s in French, the other’s in English - you guess which is which._ **english words of french origin with an accent** _I just saw some in the English/Napoleonic Law’ thread_ **"Ghost" email addresses** _[DrVenkman@ghostbusters.net](mailto:DrVenkman@ghostbusters.net), [Casper@aol.com](mailto:Casper@aol.com), [MrsMuirsConfidant@excite.com](mailto:MrsMuirsConfidant@excite.com)_ **File right fingernails, how?** _With a left-handed nail file available at the Lefties-Only Online Store_ **Human Sexuality question** _If You gotta ask, you’re doin something wrong_ **Who can be credited w/ ending slavery** _According to Patricia Ireland: Divorce Attorneys_ **Abraham Lincoln’s stance on slavery** _Feminist revisionist history books point out Lincoln not was not only a self-taught Constitutional lawyer, but was well-versed in Illinois Marital law._ **Illegal questions in job interviews** _What do you say I hire you, we get outta here and go fuck our brains out?_ **Orthodox Jew Vs. Handshaking** _Is this a Talmud, or ‘Who Would Win’ thread_. **Jewish / Palestinian marriages** _Shaking hands is a no-no. ‘Rubbing uglies’ rules are too vague to comment on_. **Are widows really being forced into prostitution by the Sudanese government?** _I heard there are exemptions for women who remarry men from Thailand_ **Time Reporting and Exempt Status** _Which ran as an op-ed piece to Newsweek’s Inclusion Status editorial_ **The Psychology of Pinball** _A little known therapy used by mental health professionals in the early 70’s to help victims of molestation who suffered from Helen Keller syndrome_ **photogs, thoughts on Cannon d-rebel vs Nikon D70** _Moved =\> IMHO. GQ is for questions with factual answers._ **My first virus! Now what?** _Starve a cold, feed a fever. Try putting dry toast, rice, oatmeal, applesauce and ginger ale into your floppy drive_ **Why the heck do we have seagulls in Colorado?** _For the same reason you have garbage dumps in Colorado_ **how can I get my license back?** _Take off your ninjab, Sultanna_ **Nuestra Señora de la O – explanation please** _It loosely translates into: What’s with these gringos trying to understand spanish?_ ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2004, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-answers-to-general-questions/242852/7 "2004-04-30T17:43:38Z")
\*\*Why??? \*\* - _Why not?_ \*\*Can I Write-Protect a Document? \*\* - _Well, the pen is mightier than the sword_ ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2004, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-answers-to-general-questions/242852/8 "2004-04-30T18:02:49Z")
Any answer to any of **Surreal’s** questions. ---
**Author:** ![sciguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@sciguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciguy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2004, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-answers-to-general-questions/242852/9 "2004-04-30T20:44:32Z")
Wait, you mean I can actually let these answers out, instead of trapping them in my head so they don’t cause trouble?!? Sweet. **What causes the headache that comes with a hangover?** ’ That’s your brain working overtime repressing the memories of the previous night. \*\*Illegal to arrest someone on LSD? \*\* Yes, but only because of the Police Dept’s strict drug policies. It _is_ legal to arrest someone on Jelly Donuts. **So when does it become an arsenal** When Charleton Heston calls to ask if he can come over and play. \*\*how can I get my license back? \*\* Putting saran wrap on your license’s toilet seat is a time honored tradition in prank wars. \*\*Moss as houseplant (dish garden) \*\* Seriously, dude, just clean out your refrigerator. \*\*15 minute “smoking break” required by law? \*\* Yes, now go buy a pack of Camels. \*\*Hudson Hawk Subliminal Messages \*\* Wait, you mean it’s not normal to break out into “Swinging on a Star” in the middle of a staff meeting? \*\*Medical Term for Reaction to ‘Cuteness’. \*\* It is the Iwannahugimensqueezeumancallimgeorge syndrome. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2004, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-answers-to-general-questions/242852/10 "2004-04-30T20:56:28Z")
**MSG headache** –Having to stand on-line in the Ladies’ Room during a Madison Square Garden event. **Wet Cordless Phone** –Don’t pee on it in the first place. **Porn in the days before cameras** –Isn’t it always filmed in the daytime before a camera? ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2004, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-answers-to-general-questions/242852/11 "2004-04-30T22:43:57Z")
“I ran into John the other day.” “Yeah? Was anyone hurt?” ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2004, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-answers-to-general-questions/242852/12 "2004-04-30T22:55:50Z")
**Improper use of quotation marks.** You should “really” try to “end” a “question” with a “question mark”. **What’s wrong with “each other”?** Well I’m O.K., but I’m not so sure about you. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2004, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-answers-to-general-questions/242852/13 "2004-04-30T23:27:02Z")
**Ask the small plane pilot** How do you see over the dashboard? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2004, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-answers-to-general-questions/242852/14 "2004-04-30T23:31:29Z")
**Flip answers to general questions** Sanhi gumawa ka magkulang sa malaman? Sorry, couldn’t resist. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![OneYogini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b9e5f3/32.png) [@OneYogini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneYogini)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2004, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-answers-to-general-questions/242852/15 "2004-04-30T23:47:58Z")
**Can chickens swim?** Not in 3 1/2 cups of boiling water lightly salted. **(-3)(-3)? Prove it!** MAKE ME!! :dubious: **"In through the nose, out through the mouth" – any benefit?** We tried in through the mouth, out through the nose…but we kept ruining keyboards and monitors. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2004, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-answers-to-general-questions/242852/16 "2004-05-01T00:55:18Z")
**What grams aren’t enumerated on food labels?** Candy-grams? Tele-grams? (I was tempted to post that as an answer in GQ itself LOL) And yes, my parents are _very_ proud. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![j\_sum1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@j\_sum1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j_sum1)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2004, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-answers-to-general-questions/242852/17 "2004-05-01T04:30:17Z")
\*\* How many packets of duck sauce are wasted each year?\*\* Very few. Packets of duck sause don’t generally do drugs. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2004, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-answers-to-general-questions/242852/18 "2004-05-01T04:45:53Z")
**How do koalas taste?** With their tongues, I would assume. **shy petite girl … can i do this?** don’t you mean “can i do _her_?” ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2004, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-answers-to-general-questions/242852/19 "2004-05-01T12:49:02Z")
**How do they REALLY catch a bullet with their teeth?** Only once. Then they catch it with their dentures. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2004, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-answers-to-general-questions/242852/20 "2004-05-01T19:14:43Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > **Ask the small plane pilot** > > How do you see over the dashboard? That’s the one topic that inspired me to do this, even though it’s not phrased as a question. 😉 “Do you use a booster seat?” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-answers-to-general-questions/242852.md?page=2)