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[Man_With_a_Cat]

@Shagnasty

You people are so dumb. He is asking about the mating ritual of a dung beetle.

Dung beetles mate in pinches of salt?

Now I’m genuinely confused.

[Skammer]

@tdn

Let me see if I can parse this.

You have a question.

You can’t tell us what the question is.

You would like an answer.

Is that about it?

I think he has a question and an answer, and he wants to sell it to a newspaper or magazine before he tells anyone what it is.

[lorinada]

I think this might be the part I’m most stuck on:

@swiftysoitiz

But as yet as never been questioned…this question has never been looked at or asked anywhere in the history of the world

juxtaposed with this:

@swiftysoitiz

and will continue to be asked by people

Or maybe it’s

@swiftysoitiz

although i have only saw it once in 38years,
The person with me had never saw it in there life, i don’t imagine many folk have seen it happen…but this act that happens everyday in every country by this animal has gone unnoticed

with this:

@swiftysoitiz

this happens everyday, all over the world…
but it happens everyday and no one has noticed before…but this act that happens everyday in every country by this animal has gone unnoticed

And yes, I did put the same sentence fragment in twice because it contradicts itself to an extent (if we knew what the question was we may find that it is not contradictory…but it remains to be seen if that will happen).

No, no, no I take it all back. This is the part that’s the most flabbergasting:

@swiftysoitiz

now i want to try and sell this question

How the f do you SELL a question?

Buy the way, you must pay me $2 to read the previous sentence.

[swiftysoitiz]

@Bytegeist

Buy a question? You seem to mean this literally. I don’t think there’s much of a market for questions.

And it’s very unlikely (seems to me) that there’s any aspect of animal behavior that hasn’t at least been observed and asked about already by now, though not necessarily explained in all cases. Just because something isn’t on the Internet doesn’t mean it’s outside of human enquiry.

You have an even bigger problem, actually. You say your question “can’t be answered by anyone, and i do mean anyone.” But you also say it “needs to be answered.” If both of these claims are true, then I guess… well, I guess we’re all doomed or something.

well yeah maybe i’m not the smarest person in the world and don’t use commas and whatever, but that don’t mean that i don’t have this question that is a part of nature that no one can explain or give the anser to
yes i know not everything is on the internet but what happens in this act of nature, if had have been looked at would not just be on the internet it would be worldwide knowledge, even to someone like me

[swiftysoitiz]

@Skammer

I think he has a question and an answer, and he wants to sell it to a newspaper or magazine before he tells anyone what it is.

thats the general idea , a bit like if i discovered the atom or the meaning of life

[Man_With_a_Cat]

You know, the ironic thing here is that I not only asked this same question, once but answered it as well.

Back in the 60’s. For 20 minutes.

[Shagnasty]

Ok, I’ll bite. Here is my fifty dollars.

[tdn]

@Shagnasty

You people are so dumb. He is asking about the mating ritual of a dung beetle.

Oh, if it’s about the mating of Dung Beetle, then I’ll bring the, ahem, chicken, if she brings the eggs.

Hey, this turned out to be a pretty good thread!

[swiftysoitiz]

I think he has a question and an answer, and he wants to sell it to a newspaper or magazine before he tells anyone what it is.

no i don’t have the answer , no one has the answer

[friedo]

Is the answer “Forty-two?”

Or perhaps, “We apologize for the inconvenience.”

[USCDiver]

… but what are you asking us to do?

[Shagnasty]

@swiftysoitiz

no i don’t have the answer , no one has the answer

We are a pretty smart crew. We have collectively solved many puzzles including getting rid of groundhogs. Give us a shot.

[Gary_T]

@swiftysoitiz

I recently became aware of an act of nature that is of general interest, this happens everyday, all over the world
But as yet as never been questioned.

I seriously doubt that.

It is my intention to sell this question aside from a general interest feature the question could yield further revenue from phone-in ect

I seriously doubt you have something saleable.

i wanted to know if anyone had any idea of how i might approach a national newspaper/magazine/ whatever

To start with, use proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

this question has never been looked at or asked anywhere in the history of the world i have went on the internet and it just doesn’t exist, i know its mad but it happens everyday and no one has noticed before

Do you have any idea how preposterous that statement is?

yeah but as i said some folk might have seen it happen, and you have more than likely seen it happen but haven’t asked about it, i have only seen it once and that’s what made me ask ,

I don’t know where you get the idea that you’re the first and only person in the history of the world to “ask about it,” but don’t bet the rent on that notion.

[tdn]

@swiftysoitiz

no i don’t have the answer , no one has the answer

So you have a question, but you don’t want to tell us what it is. And it has no answer. And you want someone to pay you for this.

Hold on, I’ll go get my checkbook.

[Man_With_a_Cat]

@friedo

Is the answer “Forty-two?”

Or perhaps, “We apologize for the inconvenience.”

It’s not the answer he wants us to give up, it’s the rights to the question.

The question, without question is “Why does this hurt?”

[swiftysoitiz]

right so if any of you’es discovered something that you belived has never been discused, looked at or anything, but happens everyday all around the world what would you do

[Shagnasty]

@swiftysoitiz

right so if any of you’es discovered something that you belived has never been discused, looked at or anything, but happens everyday all around the world what would you do

I would donate the question to Hurricane Katrina relief.

[tdn]

@swiftysoitiz

right so if any of you’es discovered something that you belived has never been discused, looked at or anything, but happens everyday all around the world what would you do

Ah, I think I’m starting to get it.

You’ve come up with some sort of koan or philosophical question, and you want to either cash in on it or copyright it. And you want us to tell you how to do so.

I don’t know. I’m still thinking about mating with Dung Beetle.

[swiftysoitiz]

@Gary T

I seriously doubt that.
I seriously doubt you have something saleable.
To start with, use proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Do you have any idea how preposterous that statement is?
I don’t know where you get the idea that you’re the first and only person in the history of the world to “ask about it,” but don’t bet the rent on that notion.

so your someone who might be a bit smarter than me and other people i don’t give a flying **** what you think and what you think about my spelling, grammar, and punctuation. and how preposterous that statement is?

[Man_With_a_Cat]

@tdn

I don’t know. I’m still thinking about mating with Dung Beetle.

I’m going to pinch some salt, and blow bubble bees.