# 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:** 230
**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, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4582 "2022-11-08T23:45:38Z")
You’re not really going to make me explain it, are you? ---
**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, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4583 "2022-11-08T23:47:23Z")
Are you passing up the opportunity to offer an explanation other than the obvious one? ---
**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, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4584 "2022-11-08T23:54:53Z")
Well, would you believe it was because my exceptional defensive prowess would invariably force opponents to take shots that would hit nothing at all? ---
**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:** [November 9, 2022, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4585 "2022-11-09T02:40:52Z")
How could I possibly believe anything other than that considering how defensive you tend to be? ---
**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 9, 2022, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4586 "2022-11-09T02:50:01Z")
In that case, what do you think about the matter of whether cats have souls? ---
**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 9, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4587 "2022-11-09T13:25:33Z")
Isn’t that really a moot point? After all, how can one prove whether cats have souls or not? ---
**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 9, 2022, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4588 "2022-11-09T13:47:46Z")
In that case, how 'bout them Eagles? ---
**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 9, 2022, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4589 "2022-11-09T13:51:11Z")
Couldn’t we discuss something equally edifying, such as the origins of Danish nationhood? ---
**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 9, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4590 "2022-11-09T13:53:00Z")
Just speaking strictly for myself, how could I possibly object to that? ---
**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 9, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4591 "2022-11-09T15:08:58Z")
Well, what do you have to say about Danish nationhood, **Cardigan** (or anyone else)? ---
**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:** [November 9, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4592 "2022-11-09T18:06:00Z")
Are you ok with me studying the possible ramifications and taking it under advisement? ---
**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 9, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4593 "2022-11-09T19:57:33Z")
All in favor of **boson** starting the aforementioned study? Do we have a second? ---
**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 9, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4594 "2022-11-09T20:25:42Z")
Well, sure, I’ll second, but… do we really need parliamentary procedure in a Straight Dope thread? ---
**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 9, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4595 "2022-11-09T20:28:18Z")
Hasn’t that question come up before? What was the consensus then? ---
**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 9, 2022, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4596 "2022-11-09T20:29:59Z")
Are there any drawbacks to using 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:** [November 9, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4597 "2022-11-09T20:32:13Z")
Couldn’t it be unduly cumbersome, given that we’re not typically asking questions about matters of public policy here? ---
**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 9, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4598 "2022-11-09T20:33:57Z")
But you DO acknowledge we have at times dealt with the matter of parliamentary procedure in this thread on previous occasions, do you not? ---
**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 9, 2022, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4599 "2022-11-09T20:38:00Z")
Can I take the fifth amendment? ---
**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 9, 2022, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4600 "2022-11-09T20:38:30Z")
Are you accused of a crime? ---
**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 9, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4601 "2022-11-09T20:39:48Z")
Before **SCAdian** answers, may I just take a moment to answer **Cardigan** and say, yes, I vaguely recall that it’s come up before? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667.md?page=229) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667.md?page=231)