# 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:** 246
**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:** [December 30, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4902 "2022-12-30T13:46:53Z")
Oh, and while you’re at it, could you also empty the trash, pick up my dry cleaning, and go talk to that angry customer? ---
**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:** [December 30, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4903 "2022-12-30T22:34:41Z")
Aren’t we asking a _bit_ too much of our intern for now? **boson** , could you just tackle the Don Henley thing to start, please? ---
**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:** [December 30, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4904 "2022-12-30T22:38:05Z")
So, like, should I forget about my idea to ask **boson** to come over to my house and cut down and remove the tree in my backyard? ---
**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:** [December 30, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4905 "2022-12-30T22:40:21Z")
Can it wait a week? ---
**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:** [December 30, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4906 "2022-12-30T22:42:49Z")
But what if it snows next week? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4907 "2022-12-31T02:13:42Z")
C’mon, how likely is that? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4908 "2022-12-31T04:58:46Z")
Do you mind if I handle the Denly Henly thingy later so I can concentrate on the trash and the tree? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4909 "2022-12-31T10:37:41Z")
Uh . . . well . . . as much as I hate to mention this . . . but . . . aaahhh. . . does anyone else have misgivings about the quality of the results we might get if **boson** isn’t even getting the name right? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4910 "2022-12-31T16:57:48Z")
You know, I’m starting to wonder that myself…? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4911 "2022-12-31T18:48:11Z")
Well, you get what you pay for, don’t you? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4912 "2022-12-31T18:54:17Z")
Don’t interns work for free? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4913 "2022-12-31T19:44:35Z")
Well there is that but couldn’t we all maybe chip in to buy him an adult Happy Meal or something? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4914 "2022-12-31T19:51:35Z")
I’m not saying no, but how much would that amount to from each of us? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4915 "2022-12-31T19:54:16Z")
You think maybe 12 cents from each active thread participant would do?I mean we don’t want to make this TOO burdensome do we? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4916 "2022-12-31T19:55:55Z")
Will you accept an American Express Traveler’s Check? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4917 "2022-12-31T19:59:50Z")
For 12 cents? What are you, money laundering? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4918 "2022-12-31T20:03:23Z")
Would the equivalent value in Jolly Ranchers be okay? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4919 "2022-12-31T21:35:19Z")
or perhaps a half stick of chewing gum? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4920 "2022-12-31T21:36:28Z")
Even in these inflationary times, is a stick of chewing gum worth 24 cents? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/4921 "2022-12-31T21:39:02Z")
You’re right, perhaps 3/4s stick of gum is closer to the mark? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667.md?page=245) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667.md?page=247)