# Questions Only thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 22, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667 "2020-06-22T15:07:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 110
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2181 "2021-08-23T05:45:09Z")
Did you hear about the dyslexic guy who tried to order wonton soup but never got served, because he kept saying, “notnow”? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2182 "2021-08-23T13:06:32Z")
Was that a joke, or did that really happen? And are you feeling better, as I hope, **Siam\_Sam**? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2183 "2021-08-23T21:29:32Z")
Did anybody else, besides me, laugh at it? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2184 "2021-08-24T01:54:32Z")
I did; anybody else? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2185 "2021-08-24T02:24:55Z")
Could it not have maybe happened somewhere, sometime? And could it be my shoulder pain is decreasing but persisting, to be expected after only ten days? May I offer my thanks for asking? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2186 "2021-08-24T02:38:45Z")
You know we care about you, **Siam\_Sam** , and hope you feel better and better, right, even as we must awkwardly phrase such sentiments as questions here? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2187 "2021-08-24T02:49:20Z")
Isn’t it interesting how such sentiments and statements can be turned into questions? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2188 "2021-08-24T02:57:17Z")
It sure takes some doing, though, don’t it? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2189 "2021-08-24T20:39:22Z")
Isn’t it a little like competing on Jeopardy? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2190 "2021-08-25T00:23:26Z")
What about the current champ, who just puts “What’s” in front of everything? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2191 "2021-08-25T03:41:07Z")
Could such criticism be making him cry all the way to the bank? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2192 "2021-08-25T03:45:26Z")
Do you think he cares about criticism at this point? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2193 "2021-08-25T10:06:11Z")
Could I be critical of a fellow alumnus of Ohio State? ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2194 "2021-08-25T13:00:39Z")
Could I be critical of Ohio State _because_ I’m not a Buckeye alumnus? And why have no other alumni whined “that’s _THE_ Ohio State University to you, pal”? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2195 "2021-08-25T15:31:59Z")
I can’t be the only native Buckeye who rolls his eyes a bit at the whole “THE Ohio State University” thing, can I? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2196 "2021-08-25T16:23:35Z")
That appeared in Final Jeopardy not too long ago, didn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2197 "2021-08-25T17:18:23Z")
Did you know it was a thing on an Akron-broadcast episode of NPR’s _Whaddya Know_ game show a few years back, too? ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2198 "2021-08-25T17:28:57Z")
If I claimed I knew it was a thing on NPR’s _Whaddya Know_ game show several years ago, would anyone be inclined to believe me? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2199 "2021-08-26T02:01:33Z")
Sure, why not? You’re at least as honest as Mr. Rogers, aren’t you? ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2200 "2021-08-26T13:42:33Z")
You’re asking _me_ if I’m honest? If I was dishonest how do you think I’d answer? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667.md?page=109) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667.md?page=111)