# 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\
**Page:** 63

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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:** [December 30, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/1241 "2020-12-30T14:30:51Z")

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Wouldn’t a little hunting around on Wikipedia or IMDB have given you the answer?

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**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:** [December 30, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/1242 "2020-12-30T19:05:24Z")

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Don’t you think he may have better things to do?

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**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:** [December 30, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/1243 "2020-12-30T19:10:00Z")

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Is writing questions for this thread a better or a worse thing to do?

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**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:** [December 30, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/1244 "2020-12-30T19:15:16Z")

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Doesn’t that depend on the question?

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**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:** [December 30, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/1245 "2020-12-30T19:50:02Z")

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Is asking about the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow a good question?

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/1246 "2020-12-30T19:51:44Z")

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What is the meaning of “good question”?

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**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:** [December 31, 2020, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/1247 "2020-12-31T04:35:05Z")

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Or what is the meaning of “bad question”?

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**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:** [December 31, 2020, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/1248 "2020-12-31T05:21:24Z")

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Is that like ‘bad dog’"?

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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:** [December 31, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/1249 "2020-12-31T20:58:16Z")

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Does your dog bite?

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**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:** [December 31, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/1250 "2020-12-31T21:57:34Z")

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Is that my dog?

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**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:** [December 31, 2020, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/1251 "2020-12-31T23:34:14Z")

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Don’t you know your own dog?

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**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:** [January 1, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/1252 "2021-01-01T01:27:53Z")

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What if I don’t have a dog?

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**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:** [January 1, 2021, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/1253 "2021-01-01T02:12:59Z")

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What if you have a cat instead?

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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:** [January 1, 2021, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/1254 "2021-01-01T04:01:14Z")

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What if he both does and doesn’t, like that German metaphysical guy?

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**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:** [January 1, 2021, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/1255 "2021-01-01T05:38:48Z")

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Wasn’t he the cat’s meow?

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**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:** [January 1, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/1256 "2021-01-01T14:51:39Z")

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Have you tried the Buttered Cat Experiment?

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**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:** [January 1, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/1257 "2021-01-01T16:59:46Z")

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What’s that?

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**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:** [January 1, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/1258 "2021-01-01T20:04:04Z")

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> [@MissTake](#):
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> Buttered Cat Experiment

[Isn’t this it?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttered_cat_paradox#/media/File:Buttered_cat.png)

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**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:** [January 1, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/1259 "2021-01-01T22:25:07Z")

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How could I forget that?

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**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:** [January 2, 2021, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667/1260 "2021-01-02T04:08:09Z")

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What if the cat eats the toast on the way down?

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