# 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:** ![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:** [June 12, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/1941 "2013-06-12T17:24:53Z")

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He didn’t have an agonizer, too, did he?

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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:** [June 12, 2013, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/1942 "2013-06-12T17:38:53Z")

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Don’t you recall he lost his agonizer to the ghost apes of Mars?

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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:** [June 13, 2013, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/1943 "2013-06-13T03:33:41Z")

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Mars has agony aunts? 😕

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**Author:** ![Didact\_Lectorem777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f05b48/32.png) [@Didact\_Lectorem777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didact_Lectorem777)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2013, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/1944 "2013-06-13T07:00:55Z")

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What in the name of all that is holy is an ‘agony aunt?’

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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:** [June 13, 2013, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/1945 "2013-06-13T10:39:23Z")

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What do you call advise columnists like Dear Abby and Dr. Ruth?

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2013, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/1946 "2013-06-13T11:23:04Z")

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Do you know the difference between “advice” and “advise?” 😃

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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:** [June 13, 2013, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/1947 "2013-06-13T12:54:57Z")

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I forget: How long do I need to flagellate myself for a lapsus calami?

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**Author:** ![Didact\_Lectorem777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f05b48/32.png) [@Didact\_Lectorem777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didact_Lectorem777)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2013, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/1948 "2013-06-13T14:34:10Z")

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That is quite an interesting term, no? (ha)

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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:** [June 13, 2013, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/1949 "2013-06-13T15:27:39Z")

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Interesting or not, why would he whip himself for some jewelry?

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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:** [June 13, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/1950 "2013-06-13T15:50:20Z")

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Don’t you think “lapsus calami” is a bit more impressive than “typo”?

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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:** [June 13, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/1951 "2013-06-13T16:10:21Z")

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Isn’t lapsus calami better with a tartar dipping sauce?

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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:** [June 13, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/1952 "2013-06-13T16:15:03Z")

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With or without lemon?

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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:** [June 13, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/1953 "2013-06-13T16:18:23Z")

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Peeled or unpeeled?

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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:** [June 13, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/1954 "2013-06-13T16:19:42Z")

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Limetta, Meyer or Lisbon lemon?

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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:** [June 13, 2013, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/1955 "2013-06-13T16:25:21Z")

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Which of those cities would it be best to eat it in?

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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:** [June 13, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/1956 "2013-06-13T16:26:28Z")

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Which one’s the sourest?

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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:** [June 13, 2013, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/1957 "2013-06-13T16:35:08Z")

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Wouldn’t that depend on your taste?

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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:** [June 13, 2013, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/1958 "2013-06-13T16:35:59Z")

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Well, what do I taste like?

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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:** [June 13, 2013, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/1959 "2013-06-13T16:40:52Z")

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Wouldn’t you taste funny, like a clown?

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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:** [June 13, 2013, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only/643491/1960 "2013-06-13T16:56:51Z")

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Have you heard that Madame Pepperwinkle thinks I’m a ham?

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