# Questions Only thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667>\
**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:** 125

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**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 21, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2481 "2021-10-21T20:19:26Z")

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Does the punchline have something to do with warning away traffic?

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**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:** [October 21, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2482 "2021-10-21T20:20:42Z")

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Was it necessary to spoiler the punchline like that?

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**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 22, 2021, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2483 "2021-10-22T05:59:15Z")

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Isn’t “Roadkill” a great name for a hillbilly punk band?

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**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 22, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2484 "2021-10-22T13:41:39Z")

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Is “hillbilly punk” really a thing?

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**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:** [October 22, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2485 "2021-10-22T14:04:07Z")

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Haven’t you ever heard of the band the Reverend Horton Heat?

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**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 22, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2486 "2021-10-22T17:00:03Z")

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Did you know my maternal grandparents were Ozark Mountain hillbillies in Arkansas, and I have a photo of my great-grandfather from the turn of the 20th century where he could be Jed Clampett’s good buddy?

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**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 22, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2487 "2021-10-22T21:57:07Z")

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Then, did your great-grandmother look like Granny?

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**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 24, 2021, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2488 "2021-10-24T01:00:46Z")

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Don’t you know she really did?

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**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 24, 2021, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2489 "2021-10-24T07:36:59Z")

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Was she complete with a still for her rheumatiz medicine?

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**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 25, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2490 "2021-10-25T13:41:30Z")

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Did she perchance have a cee-ment pond?

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**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 26, 2021, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2491 "2021-10-26T06:57:21Z")

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Is it called reintarnation when you die and come back as a hillbilly?

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**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 26, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2492 "2021-10-26T15:26:46Z")

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Is this where I write “Hoo doggies”?

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**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 26, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2493 "2021-10-26T16:22:20Z")

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Didn’t you just do it?

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**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 26, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2494 "2021-10-26T16:49:32Z")

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You know, I think I _did_, didn’t I? Is that meta or what?

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**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 26, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2495 "2021-10-26T16:58:15Z")

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What do people mean by “meta” anyway?

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**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 26, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2496 "2021-10-26T17:59:10Z")

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Do more people seem to be using it more often?

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**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 26, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2497 "2021-10-26T19:00:40Z")

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Have you really noticed that?

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**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 26, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2498 "2021-10-26T19:01:36Z")

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And is that meta?

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**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 26, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2499 "2021-10-26T19:02:22Z")

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What do you suppose a heavy meta band would sound like?

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**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 26, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/2500 "2021-10-26T19:03:06Z")

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Something wry, self-referential and fourth-wall-breaking, maybe? With guitars?

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