# 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:** 42
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/821 "2020-10-04T07:53:51Z")
For some questions, isn’t that the best response you can give? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/822 "2020-10-04T18:49:33Z")
Can you make any statement into a question by adding a question mark? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/823 "2020-10-04T20:51:54Z")
That is true? ---
**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 4, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/824 "2020-10-04T21:43:29Z")
Don’t you think so? ---
**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:** [October 4, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/825 "2020-10-04T23:43:20Z")
Does the true nature of a question lie simply in its punctuation? ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/826 "2020-10-05T00:10:03Z")
Without punctuation, can there even be a question at all ---
**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 5, 2020, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/827 "2020-10-05T00:16:30Z")
A question mark is pretty much _essential_ in this thread, innit? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/828 "2020-10-05T00:21:57Z")
Is other punctuation as essential? ---
**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/829 "2020-10-05T04:01:29Z")
How essential can something be in a Straight Dope game thread? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/830 "2020-10-05T04:30:40Z")
In other words, what is the essence of the interrogatory? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/831 "2020-10-05T04:31:59Z")
What’s the point of that question? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/832 "2020-10-05T04:34:06Z")
Is it that little dot beneath the curly bit? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/833 "2020-10-05T06:48:35Z")
Is there a name for the curly bit without the dot? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/834 "2020-10-05T07:19:16Z")
If there isn’t, would “ear” be a good name? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/835 "2020-10-05T10:42:53Z")
So the dot would be the earring? ---
**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 5, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/836 "2020-10-05T14:11:33Z")
Well, why not? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/837 "2020-10-05T14:37:32Z")
Have you ever watched Victor Borge’s bit on punctuation? ---
**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:** [October 5, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/838 "2020-10-05T15:00:39Z")
Is it as funny as [Gary Gulman’s bit](https://youtu.be/dLECCmKnrys) on postal abbreviations? ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/839 "2020-10-05T17:33:11Z")
And, why is abbreviation a long word? Sorry ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/840 "2020-10-05T17:43:14Z")
Am I the only person here who’s seen Victor Borge perform, including “Phonetic Punctuation”? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667.md?page=41) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667.md?page=43)