# 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:** 119
**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:** [September 30, 2021, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2361 "2021-09-30T05:44:43Z")
Does anyone ever think “glockenspiel”? ---
**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:** [September 30, 2021, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2362 "2021-09-30T06:05:27Z")
Won’t anybody think of the woodwinds? ---
**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:** [September 30, 2021, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2363 "2021-09-30T11:48:28Z")
And isn’t the brass section just a lot of blow-hards? ---
**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:** [September 30, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2364 "2021-09-30T16:23:04Z")
Well, don’t the violinists just fiddle around? ---
**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:** [September 30, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2365 "2021-09-30T19:00:24Z")
Isn’t the percussion section just trying to drum up trouble? ---
**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:** [September 30, 2021, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2366 "2021-09-30T22:35:49Z")
And when the lights go down, is the conductor just making orchestral manoeuvres in the dark? ---
**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:** [September 30, 2021, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2367 "2021-09-30T22:59:36Z")
And aren’t the second violins just playing second fiddle? ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2368 "2021-09-30T23:02:25Z")
And do the backup clarinetists provide the orchestra with their second wind? ---
**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:** [September 30, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2369 "2021-09-30T23:03:59Z")
And is the cymbal player a crashing bore? ---
**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:** [September 30, 2021, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2370 "2021-09-30T23:15:22Z")
And are the basses loaded after the performance? ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2021, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2371 "2021-09-30T23:20:33Z")
Were they doing cello shots? ---
**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:** [October 1, 2021, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2372 "2021-10-01T00:16:20Z")
Isn’t there always room for cello? ---
**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:** [October 1, 2021, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2373 "2021-10-01T04:32:04Z")
How concerned should we be about sax and violins in the movies? ---
**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:** [October 1, 2021, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2374 "2021-10-01T05:49:29Z")
Who are you, Emily Litella? ---
**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:** [October 1, 2021, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2375 "2021-10-01T08:14:13Z")
Did she ever read _The Joy of Sax_? ---
**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:** [October 1, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2376 "2021-10-01T14:19:14Z")
Is it any of our business if she did? ---
**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2377 "2021-10-02T03:20:42Z")
**Well, well, well, since we’re all on the same page, why don’t we just go into business for ourselves?** ---
**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:** [October 4, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2378 "2021-10-04T18:12:06Z")
Is all that **bolding** significant in any way? ---
**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:** [October 5, 2021, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2379 "2021-10-05T00:58:55Z")
Is **any** of this significant in any way? ---
**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:** [October 5, 2021, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2380 "2021-10-05T01:49:48Z")
Is anybody else reminded of how often boldface was used in comics? Wasn’t it often used for character names and other emphasis? " **Batman** , how do you plan to defeat **Joker** and his infernal **mind-ray machine**? " [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667.md?page=118) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667.md?page=120)