# I have become the oracle. I know what you will ask. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 11, 2004, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-become-the-oracle-i-know-what-you-will-ask/228561 "2004-02-11T01:03:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2004, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-become-the-oracle-i-know-what-you-will-ask/228561/101 "2004-02-14T17:17:39Z")
Thank you, oh Oracle. How can we swallow our cheese and crackers faster? ---
**Author:** ![lurksfromwork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@lurksfromwork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurksfromwork)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2004, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-become-the-oracle-i-know-what-you-will-ask/228561/102 "2004-02-14T17:43:58Z")
I know the answer, it is the question i am looking for. The question that changes the answer. But the question cannot change the answer so how will the answer change the question and will that question still be right? ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Matrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/34f0e0/32.png) [@Red\_Matrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Matrix)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2004, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-become-the-oracle-i-know-what-you-will-ask/228561/103 "2004-02-14T18:45:00Z")
1. Can you smell the color 9, and if so, can you describe the sensation? 2)What makes the universe so hard to comprehend? 3)I have a butterfly in my left hand; is it alive or dead? 4)What is the longest palindrome that’s made sence to you? 5)I heard the number ZERO was not discovered yet in biblical times. True? 6)Do two wrong turns make a right? 1. What number comes before these? 19,119,911,91 ---
**Author:** ![Grousser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9d8465/32.png) [@Grousser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grousser)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2004, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-become-the-oracle-i-know-what-you-will-ask/228561/104 "2004-02-14T21:56:12Z")
It’s not a human being who’s talking (writing) as **Scylla** / **The Oracle**. It’s a sophisticated artificial intelligence software developed by some geeks in some university. Can’t you perceive it? **Grousser** (skeptical, this time) ---
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2004, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-become-the-oracle-i-know-what-you-will-ask/228561/105 "2004-02-14T22:53:39Z")
> [@Scylla](#): > > In your future I see a bowl of Jello. It is Spring or early summer. You will eat the Jello with somebody you want to impress. They will tell a joke while you are eating the Jello. You will laugh and accidentally snort a huge chunk of Jello into your sinus. For the next hour, green Jello will drip from your nostrils. > > This will not give the impressive appearance you were looking for. Bugs will be attracted to the Jello and they will land on your nose. This won’t help either. > > Stay away from Jello this summer. Trust me. No jello. Got it. I don’t believe in superstition; but, I hear that they work whether one believes in them or not. No jello. Wait…I can have jello w/ someone I am _not_ trying to impress, right? ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2004, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-become-the-oracle-i-know-what-you-will-ask/228561/106 "2004-02-14T23:28:46Z")
> [@Governor Quinn](#): > > What did I steal from your briefcase? I am at a complete loss. You have me at a disadvantage. What are you trying to say or refer to? ---
**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:** [February 15, 2004, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-become-the-oracle-i-know-what-you-will-ask/228561/107 "2004-02-15T00:14:10Z")
> [@Darth Corleone](#): > > Scylla the Rock (on his good days, anyway) overlooked this question. So I’ll answer it. > > There are three answers, actually. The first one is: > > “Yes, it’s safe. It’s very safe. It’s so safe you wouldn’t believe it.” > > The second is: > > “No, it isn’t safe. Very dangerous. Don’t go there.” > > But the last, and final answer is: > > “It isn’t safe.” zreeeeeeeeeeeeeee_eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee_ **eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee**!!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-become-the-oracle-i-know-what-you-will-ask/228561.md?page=5)