# Question Game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711>\
**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\
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**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, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/121 "2000-06-18T01:21:02Z")

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> What makes you think that would work?
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Why wouldn’t a dull knife work?

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**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, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/122 "2000-06-18T01:23:30Z")

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> Why wouldn’t a dull knife work?

Wouldn’t a sharp knife work better?

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**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, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/123 "2000-06-18T01:26:02Z")

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Aren’t you afraid we’d cut him?

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**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, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/124 "2000-06-18T01:28:04Z")

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Why am I discussing this with you again?

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**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/125 "2000-06-18T01:30:13Z")

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Who cares if we cut him?

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**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/126 "2000-06-18T01:31:39Z")

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Your discussing this with who again?

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**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/127 "2000-06-18T01:36:43Z")

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Do you ever think theres been a thread that had posts and views so closely match?

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**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, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/128 "2000-06-18T01:37:31Z")

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Who the hell are you?

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**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, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/129 "2000-06-18T01:41:15Z")

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> Why am I discussing this with you again?

Did we already reach a satisfactory solution?

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> Who the hell are you?

Don’t you remember him at all?

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**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/130 "2000-06-18T01:50:14Z")

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You dont remember? Dont you remember paris, the little cafe where we talked all night?

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**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/131 "2000-06-18T01:52:28Z")

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> Don’t you remember him at all?  
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Do you remember me?

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**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, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/132 "2000-06-18T01:52:48Z")

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Someone said:

“Do you ever think theres been a thread that had posts and views so closely match?”

Are you trying to deliberately confuse me to the point of an even worse headache?

And WHO the HELL said McDonalds?

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**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, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/133 "2000-06-18T02:00:41Z")

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> Do you remember me?

Should we remember you?

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> Are you trying to deliberately confuse me to the point of an even worse headache?

Why are you so easily confused?

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> And WHO the HELL said McDonalds?

Can’t you remember?

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**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, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/134 "2000-06-18T02:03:44Z")

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pepperlandgirl:

“Why are you so easily confused?”

Why, oh why, are you confusing me by questioning my question?

“Can’t you remember?”

Do you honestly think I’d ask you if I knew?

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**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, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/135 "2000-06-18T02:08:36Z")

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> Why, oh why, are you confusing me by questioning my question?

Why do you find my question confusing?

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> Do you honestly think I’d ask you if I knew?

Can’t I ask out of curiosity?

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**Author:** ![2nd\_Law](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/f475e1/32.png) [@2nd\_Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2nd_Law)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/136 "2000-06-18T02:50:09Z")

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> Why do you find my question confusing?
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> Can’t I ask out of curiosity?

Is it my fault I’m confused because you didn’t ask me out of love?

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**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, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/137 "2000-06-18T03:20:59Z")

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> Is it my fault I’m confused because you didn’t ask me out of love?

Why does it need to be anyone’s fault?

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**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/138 "2000-06-18T03:25:38Z")

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> Why does it need to be anyone’s fault?  
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But isn’t it more fun to point fingers and blame?

\<time-out… sorry about the absence… had to eat dinner and watch TV\>

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**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, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/139 "2000-06-18T03:27:30Z")

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> But isn’t it more fun to point fingers and blame?

More fun according to whom?

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**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711/140 "2000-06-18T03:33:32Z")

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Why not consider the possibility that it’s more fun for the blamer than the blamee?

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