# One of the world's oldest questions answered soon **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 31, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-worlds-oldest-questions-answered-soon/508406 "2009-08-31T21:02:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-worlds-oldest-questions-answered-soon/508406/21 "2009-09-02T13:25:20Z")
> [@zamboniracer](#): > > Unfortunately, poor Kerry’s chucking would most likely be high and outside this season. 😃 > > [Stats](http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=3821) I don’t need your steekin’ stats. I’m an Indians fan! ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-worlds-oldest-questions-answered-soon/508406/22 "2009-09-02T13:42:21Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > I always wondered… > > How much ground round would a ground hog hog if a ground hog were ground round? > > Hunh? [Homer] Hmmm, groundhog meatballs… [/Homer] ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-worlds-oldest-questions-answered-soon/508406/23 "2009-09-03T15:49:24Z")
::a ball bounces through the thread:: ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-worlds-oldest-questions-answered-soon/508406/24 "2009-12-16T02:15:55Z")
A bump to note that the woodchuck has been apprehended in the act of chucking. However, now it turns out my mom has flying squirrels in her attic. I begin to believe her house is actually in some sort of cartoon land. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-worlds-oldest-questions-answered-soon/508406/25 "2009-12-16T02:37:45Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > However, now it turns out my mom has flying squirrels in her attic. Mine has bats in her belfry. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-worlds-oldest-questions-answered-soon/508406/26 "2009-12-16T02:39:01Z")
Bats are so 2008. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-worlds-oldest-questions-answered-soon/508406/27 "2009-12-16T03:42:06Z")
> [@G0sp3l](#): > > Ask her about the chicken/egg thing. A chicken and an egg were laying in bed one Saturday night. The chicken looks lovingly at the egg, takes a slow drag off of a cigarette, winks at the egg and says, “I guess that answers that question”. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-worlds-oldest-questions-answered-soon/508406/28 "2009-12-16T05:51:35Z")
How much ground could a groundhog grind if a groundhog could grind ground? – Dennis the Menace ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-worlds-oldest-questions-answered-soon/508406/29 "2009-12-16T12:54:21Z")
> [@G0sp3l](#): > > Ask her about the chicken/egg thing. What came first? Neither. it was the rooster. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-worlds-oldest-questions-answered-soon/508406/30 "2009-12-16T14:28:59Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > That would be kind of pointless. Evolution says the egg came first. Actually, the rooster came first… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-worlds-oldest-questions-answered-soon/508406/31 "2009-12-16T14:35:47Z")
Somebody’s not reading spoilers. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-worlds-oldest-questions-answered-soon/508406/32 "2009-12-16T16:33:06Z")
> [@Serenata67](#): > > Woodchucks are land beavers (as per my fiancee… who rarely is a reliable source). Well, they are both rodents. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-worlds-oldest-questions-answered-soon/508406/33 "2009-12-16T17:48:04Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > > [@Serenata67](#): > > > > Woodchucks are land beavers (as per my fiancee… who rarely is a reliable source). > > Well, they are both rodents. **Serenata67** is engaged to a rodent? Who knew? Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-worlds-oldest-questions-answered-soon/508406/34 "2009-12-16T17:51:33Z")
{{zot}} ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-worlds-oldest-questions-answered-soon/508406/35 "2009-12-17T23:49:40Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Yeah, but common sense says that the chicken had to get laid before the egg did. 😛 Not if common sense remembers that other species use eggs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-worlds-oldest-questions-answered-soon/508406.md?page=1)