Imbeciles who answer GQ threads with "I don't know, but..."

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1

… deserve to be lobotomized.

2

I think that would just aggravate the problem.

3

Good point.

I guess we’re doomed.

4

I don’t know, but, what about imbeciles who do it in the pit?

Doomed, I tell you, DOOMED DOOMED…

5

I don’t know about the imbeciles who post in GQ threads with “I don’t know, but…”, but what about geniuses who post in GQ threads with “I don’t know, but…”?

6

I don’t know but, cite please?

7

Seems harmless enough to me, if the person has something to say on the subject, but not necessarily a direct answer to the question.

8

Do you mean people who start with “I don’t know, but…” and then give what they believe to be the correct answer, or people who start with “I don’t know, but…” and then post something completely off-topic?

The latter I can support pitting, but as for the former, it seems to me that the posters who come in acting like unquestionable experts are more likely to be talking out their asses.

9

Question: How many justices sat on the original Supreme Court?

Answer: I don’t know, but it’s currently 9.

Gee, thanks.

10

According to The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th edition, the answer would be six.

:smiley:

11

I think it depends on the question. For example, “What’s the latest day in Spring it has ever snowed in Ohio?” Someone responds, “I don’t think anyone knows exactly…according to the National Weather Service it is…however, there are many 19th century letters and diaries which claim a later date…”

12

I agree that it depends on the question. It does annoy me a tad when somebody’s answer is (1) clearly non-responsive; and (2) widely known. However, it does bump the thread and increase the chance that someone who actually knows will respond.

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That’s when I’ve seen people do it, lucwarm. Or to make a joke.