# 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:** 271
**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:** [April 11, 2023, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5402 "2023-04-11T22:19:52Z")
Is one expected, then, to be able to discuss them knowledgeably? ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5403 "2023-04-12T22:02:52Z")
That shouldn’t be necessary, don’t you think? ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5404 "2023-04-12T22:08:37Z")
Well, then, will you allow me to say “Go Guardians” and hope they score lots of touchdowns this year? ---
**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:** [April 13, 2023, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5405 "2023-04-13T05:29:19Z")
Are we talking about the Cleveland Guardians, or the Guardians of the Galaxy? ---
**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:** [April 13, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5406 "2023-04-13T12:37:10Z")
So if I popped off with a _'how ‘bout them Cubs’_ right now, would that be considered a non sequitur, seeing as how a couple sports teams have been recently named? ---
**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:** [April 13, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5407 "2023-04-13T12:51:45Z")
How do we know you’re not talking about baby bears at the local zoo? ---
**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:** [April 13, 2023, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5408 "2023-04-13T12:56:52Z")
Would I have capitalized Cubs, if I were referring to young bruins? ---
**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:** [April 13, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5409 "2023-04-13T12:59:55Z")
Do you think I might be considering the possibility that you’d want to give them vanity caps? ---
**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:** [April 13, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5410 "2023-04-13T13:16:23Z")
You Mean Like This? ---
**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:** [April 13, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5411 "2023-04-13T13:22:12Z")
Oh, a wise guy, huh? ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2023, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5412 "2023-04-14T01:54:02Z")
Is that what you think? ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5413 "2023-04-14T14:36:29Z")
Doesn’t everybody? I mean, _c’mon_, right? ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5414 "2023-04-14T14:42:51Z")
Isn’t that why we’re all 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:** [April 14, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5415 "2023-04-14T15:41:29Z")
Wait, someone thinks I’m _wise_? ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5416 "2023-04-14T15:52:29Z")
Do you not understand irony? ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5417 "2023-04-14T16:05:29Z")
So, is this thread supposed to be about wisdom or irony? ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5418 "2023-04-14T16:25:55Z")
Do you think it’s exclusively about _either_ of those things? ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5419 "2023-04-14T16:29:42Z")
Of course not, but is it wise to mix the two? ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5420 "2023-04-14T17:29:15Z")
Ironic comments about wisdom? _Here_? ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5421 "2023-04-14T19:34:00Z")
That _would_ be a bit unusual, wouldn’t it, Bruce? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667.md?page=270) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667.md?page=272)