# 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\
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**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:** [October 5, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5562 "2023-10-05T19:25:48Z")

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Don’t you think it would be good to get as much as possible, within the limits of pain tolerance?

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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 6, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5563 "2023-10-06T19:27:29Z")

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By duration, depth, pressure or some other factor?

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**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:** [October 6, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5564 "2023-10-06T21:26:24Z")

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Are we still talking about color in someone’s face?

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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 7, 2023, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5565 "2023-10-07T04:03:45Z")

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Did someone change the subject and I didn’t notice?

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**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:** [October 7, 2023, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5566 "2023-10-07T05:35:32Z")

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Do you think we might be able to figure that out if you were to list all the things you haven’t noticed?

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**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5567 "2023-10-07T11:38:22Z")

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How do you expect him to know all the things he hasn’t noticed so he can list them?

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**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:** [October 7, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5568 "2023-10-07T12:25:24Z")

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You don’t expect me to think of _everything_, do you?

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**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5569 "2023-10-07T13:00:14Z")

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Why not?

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**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:** [October 7, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5570 "2023-10-07T13:26:52Z")

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Don’t you think I want to spend some quality time with my friend Jim Beam???

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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 8, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5571 "2023-10-08T02:31:36Z")

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How about that splendid fellow, Johnny Walker?

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**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:** [October 10, 2023, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5572 "2023-10-10T02:02:47Z")

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Do you think Johnny and Jim ever hang out together? Like, would you picture them sitting around playing Xbox games and drinking beer?

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**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:** [October 10, 2023, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5573 "2023-10-10T02:15:27Z")

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Can’t you just picture Jim and Johnny focused on Xbox while Old Grand-Dad behind them puffing while reading the newspaper? (Did you now that a newspaper is a physical example of TV and Yahoo News?)

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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 10, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5574 "2023-10-10T13:33:33Z")

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Is it really?

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**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:** [October 18, 2023, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5575 "2023-10-18T02:39:03Z")

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It’s been a week - have all questions been asked already?

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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 18, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5576 "2023-10-18T02:55:37Z")

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How is that even possible?

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**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:** [October 25, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5577 "2023-10-25T03:58:47Z")

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How can we not come up with a question in another damned week?

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**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:** [October 25, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5578 "2023-10-25T15:15:08Z")

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Should we invite ChatGPT to the thread?

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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, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5579 "2023-10-25T15:52:19Z")

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That would be a mistake, don’t you think? Maybe people are just particularly thoughtful in framing their questions before posting here?

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**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:** [October 25, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5580 "2023-10-25T21:02:06Z")

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Are you saying you think we’re better off at a slower pace? Like, for quality reasons?

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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, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5581 "2023-10-26T19:14:36Z")

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That’s one way of thinking about things, innit?

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