# Questions Only

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [December 9, 2012, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491 "2012-12-09T05:40:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 15

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**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/281 "2012-12-28T18:27:31Z")

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Aren’t you the one who started this game?

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**Author:** ![Uber\_the\_Goober](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/58956e/32.png) [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/282 "2012-12-28T23:54:35Z")

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Now who’s pointing fingers?

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/283 "2012-12-29T00:10:57Z")

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Who indeed?

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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:** [December 29, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/284 "2012-12-29T00:39:10Z")

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What’s on second?

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**Author:** ![EMCEE\_98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5ac83/32.png) [@EMCEE\_98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EMCEE_98)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/285 "2012-12-29T01:37:12Z")

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Why are you starting that again?

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**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/286 "2012-12-29T01:41:32Z")

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How can we know what’s on second if we don’t know what’s on first?

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**Author:** ![Uber\_the\_Goober](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/58956e/32.png) [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/287 "2012-12-29T04:53:54Z")

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Are you certain anyone WANTS to know?

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**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/288 "2012-12-29T06:30:55Z")

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well what I want to know is do you like to pick your nose or something?

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**Author:** ![Uber\_the\_Goober](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/58956e/32.png) [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/289 "2012-12-30T01:25:02Z")

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Do you know the difference between a Goober and a Booger?

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**Author:** ![Uber\_the\_Goober](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/58956e/32.png) [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/290 "2012-12-31T22:01:42Z")

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Can we say with categorical veracity that this thread has indeed died?

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**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/291 "2012-12-31T22:45:57Z")

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Why are you so impatient, Goober?

> [@Ambivalid](#):
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> Ugh, is changing the subject allowed in this game?

No. I’d say that not directly addressing the last question is a failure.

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**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/292 "2012-12-31T22:50:43Z")

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> [@Aquadementia](#):
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> No. I’d say that not directly addressing the last question is a failure.

So are you giving me an example of this sort of failure?

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**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/293 "2013-01-02T00:41:18Z")

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Don’t you know we robots need rules?

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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 2, 2013, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/294 "2013-01-02T01:18:25Z")

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Wow, are you really a robot?

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**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/295 "2013-01-02T02:40:30Z")

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Can I join in?

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**Author:** ![Uber\_the\_Goober](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/58956e/32.png) [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/296 "2013-01-02T03:16:06Z")

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Can you formulate a pertinent question?

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**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/297 "2013-01-02T03:51:19Z")

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Is that a requirement?

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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 2, 2013, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/298 "2013-01-02T04:05:33Z")

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Do you think it shouldn’t be?

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**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/299 "2013-01-02T08:14:29Z")

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Can’t we all just have a comfy, informal chat?

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**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:** [January 2, 2013, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/300 "2013-01-02T09:33:47Z")

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Any objections to that?

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