# 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:** 229
**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:** [November 8, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4562 "2022-11-08T14:59:38Z")
Who other? ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4563 "2022-11-08T15:02:02Z")
Is it just me, or has this thread really and truly spun out of control so badly that we’ll be lucky to survive? ---
**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:** [November 8, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4564 "2022-11-08T15:04:01Z")
Like Elton John, aren’t you still standing? ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4565 "2022-11-08T15:16:52Z")
But can’t you see how scared I am??? ---
**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:** [November 8, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4566 "2022-11-08T15:25:17Z")
What is there to be afraid of here? ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4567 "2022-11-08T15:26:49Z")
You mean you’re not afraid of what could happen if the thread spins completely out of control? ---
**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:** [November 8, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4568 "2022-11-08T16:52:03Z")
Well, I mean, c’mon - what’s the _worst_ that could happen? ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4569 "2022-11-08T18:12:44Z")
Do you really want to think about it? ---
**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:** [November 8, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4570 "2022-11-08T18:16:52Z")
Why, are bloodshed, pandemonium, and mayhem the kind of things we should expect? ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4571 "2022-11-08T18:25:45Z")
Don’t you think the uncertainty is worrisome? ---
**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:** [November 8, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4572 "2022-11-08T18:28:06Z")
I’m not too worried, are you? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4573 "2022-11-08T18:32:02Z")
If my dog were worrying you, would it be mentally, physically, or both? ---
**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:** [November 8, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4574 "2022-11-08T18:32:55Z")
What if I said your dog worries me on a _spiritual_ level? ---
**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:** [November 8, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4575 "2022-11-08T22:42:33Z")
Is this the time to mention that I don’t own a cat? ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4576 "2022-11-08T22:45:27Z")
But how would a cat worry anyone on a spiritual level when they, cats, are devoid of souls? ---
**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:** [November 8, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4577 "2022-11-08T22:53:11Z")
Who told you _that_? ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4578 "2022-11-08T23:03:56Z")
Isn’t it self-evident? ---
**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:** [November 8, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4579 "2022-11-08T23:19:03Z")
But your name isn’t **hairball** , is it? ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4580 "2022-11-08T23:42:37Z")
Would you believe that when I was a kid, they called me **airball** when I played basketball? ---
**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:** [November 8, 2022, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4581 "2022-11-08T23:45:02Z")
Why did they call you that? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667.md?page=228) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667.md?page=230)