# Question Game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 17, 2000, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711 "2000-06-17T17:30:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Angkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Angkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angkins)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/181 "2000-06-18T18:21:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > Would you like me to ask more questions? > \*\* Are you implying you have more to ask? ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/182 "2000-06-18T19:32:05Z")
> [@](#): > > Are you implying you have more to ask? Isn’t everybody full of questions? ---
**Author:** ![Angkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Angkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angkins)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/183 "2000-06-18T20:03:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > Are you implying you have more to ask? > > Isn’t everybody full of questions? > > \*\* Don’t you think that question answers itself? ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/184 "2000-06-18T20:08:58Z")
> [@](#): > > Don’t you think that question answers itself? How do you figure the question answers itself? ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/185 "2000-06-18T21:14:29Z")
pepperland girl said: “How do you figure the question answers itself?” Pepper, have you ever played that game where you answer a question with a question? ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/186 "2000-06-18T21:20:19Z")
> [@](#): > > Pepper, have you ever played that game where you answer a question with a question? What am I doing now? ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/187 "2000-06-18T21:34:18Z")
pepperland, why are you asking me what you’re doing right now? What, do you think I’m looking over your shoulder? ---
**Author:** ![Catrandom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@Catrandom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catrandom)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/188 "2000-06-18T21:36:00Z")
> [@](#): > > What am I doing now? Don’t you know, after all this time? ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/189 "2000-06-18T21:36:55Z")
> [@](#): > > Don’t you know, after all this time? What makes you think I don’t? ---
**Author:** ![vandal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/858c86/32.png) [@vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandal)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/190 "2000-06-18T21:40:44Z")
> [@](#): > > **Do you think we can make it to 1000?** Sure, why the fuck not? ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/191 "2000-06-18T21:45:47Z")
> [@](#): > > Sure, why the fuck not? Why must you use profanity? ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/192 "2000-06-18T21:51:03Z")
> [@](#): > > **Shayna: 500 points (so does this make up for me not voting for you as Prom Queen?)** Yes, but may I relinquish my points to **pepperlandgirl** , as she’s the one who rightfully earned them through all her hard work (I wouldn’t feel right otherwise)? Do all of you here realize what great Jewish mothers you’d make? ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/193 "2000-06-18T21:51:14Z")
pepperland, why the hell shouldn’t she use profanity? AND \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*, WHERE IS MY \*\*\*\*\*\*\* MCDONALD’S? ---
**Author:** ![Angkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Angkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angkins)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/194 "2000-06-18T21:52:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > Sure, why the fuck not? > > Why must you use profanity? > > \*\* Does profanity affect your sensibilities? ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/195 "2000-06-18T21:53:26Z")
> [@](#): > > Does profanity affect your sensibilities? Doesn’t profanity affect your sensibilities at all? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/196 "2000-06-18T22:07:02Z")
> [@](#): > > Who are Perry and Eliza? Do I really have to try to explain the Turing test in the form of a question? ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/197 "2000-06-18T22:08:48Z")
> [@](#): > > Do I really have to try to explain the Turing test in the form of a question? Can’t you at least try? ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/198 "2000-06-18T22:13:31Z")
Someone said: “Do I really have to try to explain the Turing test in the form of a question?” Can’t you say, "Have you ever heard of that test . . . "and then explain it like that? Do we here not like McDonalds or what? ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/199 "2000-06-18T22:24:07Z")
> [@](#): > > Do we here not like McDonalds or what? If I say I really like McDonalds would you think me uncivilized? ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/200 "2000-06-18T22:36:51Z")
Shayna said: “If I say I really like McDonalds would you think me uncivilized?” Why would I think you’re uncivilised? Aren’t all the dopers here civilised? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711.md?page=11)