# 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:** 283
**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 2, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5642 "2023-12-02T17:20:25Z")
Do you think there might be some _other_ differences there, pal? ---
**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 4, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5643 "2023-12-04T15:41:50Z")
Wales, orcs, and doll fins? What is that all about? ---
**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 4, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5644 "2023-12-04T17:06:51Z")
Time for an eye exam, maybe? ---
**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:** [January 8, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5645 "2024-01-08T20:21:44Z")
Don’t people want to post here in the New Year? ---
**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:** [January 8, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5646 "2024-01-08T23:13:27Z")
Do you think people are afraid of asking a stupid question and embarrassing themselves? Is there something we could do to reassure them? ---
**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:** [January 9, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5647 "2024-01-09T14:12:52Z")
Perhaps we should encourage others by asking a series of really stupid questions, so, you know, no one would feel like they’re being outclassed? ---
**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:** [January 9, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5648 "2024-01-09T15:33:21Z")
You mean like, “Which direction is up”? ---
**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:** [January 9, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5649 "2024-01-09T16:05:01Z")
Is that really a stupid question? If you want to go up, don’t you need to know what direction to aim yourself? ---
**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:** [January 9, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5650 "2024-01-09T16:07:55Z")
Can’t most people figure it out for themselves? ---
**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:** [January 10, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5651 "2024-01-10T13:09:08Z")
Does that necessarily render a question stupid? ---
**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:** [January 10, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5652 "2024-01-10T21:18:05Z")
Can you think of a better metric? ---
**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:** [January 12, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5653 "2024-01-12T13:42:28Z")
Why not ask why do marbles generally smell putrid? ---
**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:** [January 12, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5654 "2024-01-12T16:07:57Z")
Wait, what… they do? ---
**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:** [January 12, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5655 "2024-01-12T16:08:21Z")
Hadn’t you ever noticed? ---
**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:** [January 12, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5656 "2024-01-12T16:09:12Z")
Am I alone in never sniffing marbles? ---
**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:** [January 12, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5657 "2024-01-12T16:10:07Z")
Aw c’mon, didn’t you and your friends ever gather around and, you know, sniff marbles? ---
**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:** [January 12, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5658 "2024-01-12T16:10:56Z")
Would you believe I caught a whiff or two of marbles when I was a marble-having kid and agree? ---
**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:** [January 12, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5659 "2024-01-12T16:12:29Z")
Really? Isn’t it apparent I was just making that all up on the spot? ---
**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:** [January 12, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5660 "2024-01-12T16:18:54Z")
Don’t you think there’s a smell kinda like but not identical to rancid milk if you get one up close? ---
**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:** [January 12, 2024, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/5661 "2024-01-12T16:21:03Z")
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