# 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\
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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/6142 "2014-03-23T20:50:37Z")

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Do they ask before they spy on you?

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**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/6143 "2014-03-23T22:03:17Z")

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Before who spy on you?

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/6144 "2014-03-23T22:20:08Z")

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Pardon me, but may we spy on you?

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**Author:** ![Vita\_Beata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@Vita\_Beata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vita_Beata)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/6145 "2014-03-23T22:45:02Z")

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Have we entered a new phase of SDMB manners that involves requesting permission prior to sending out the Pepperdrones?

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/6146 "2014-03-23T23:13:52Z")

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Well, it’s merely requesting, not requiring, isn’t it?

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**Author:** ![Vita\_Beata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@Vita\_Beata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vita_Beata)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/6147 "2014-03-24T00:06:21Z")

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Is it a safe guess to say the Pepperdrones were launched prior to even posting the question?

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**Author:** ![Athabasca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Athabasca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athabasca)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/6148 "2014-03-24T00:24:47Z")

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Isn’t it correct to say that when Pepperdrones were launched, SALT I and SALT II immediately followed and were a consequence thereof?

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/6149 "2014-03-24T01:51:08Z")

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Is anyone else here required to cut salt out of their diet?

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/6150 "2014-03-24T01:56:23Z")

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My hypertension keeps me on a low-salt diet, so my Pepperdrones are SALT-free, don’t y’know?

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/6151 "2014-03-24T02:14:42Z")

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How often do you “cheat”, though? 😉

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/6152 "2014-03-24T03:13:33Z")

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Why would I do that to my family?

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**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/6153 "2014-03-24T03:21:38Z")

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I have lowered my salt intake, don’t you know?

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/6154 "2014-03-24T03:25:00Z")

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Here’s a good one…why salt and pepper, instead of salt and something else?

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**Author:** ![Athabasca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Athabasca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athabasca)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/6155 "2014-03-24T04:06:39Z")

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You mean, a salt with a deadly weapon?

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/6156 "2014-03-24T04:09:08Z")

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Oh dear, are we spicing up this thread with puns again?

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**Author:** ![Athabasca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Athabasca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athabasca)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/6157 "2014-03-24T04:17:52Z")

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Spice is the variety of life, n’est-ce pas?

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/6158 "2014-03-24T12:38:30Z")

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Isn’t a thread peppered with puns a particularly pleasing one?

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**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/6159 "2014-03-24T13:05:35Z")

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Do you know what a pain in the ass it is to make an alliteration with “alliteration”?

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/6160 "2014-03-24T13:06:22Z")

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And aren’t all the people who contribute to the thread the salt of the earth?

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**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/6161 "2014-03-24T13:08:28Z")

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Can I be the lemon-pepper of the earth instead?

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