# Rehashing a c. 20 Year Old Question?

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**Created:** [June 1, 2019, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rehashing-a-c-20-year-old-question/834860 "2019-06-01T04:26:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jim\_B](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jim_b/32/4338_2.png) [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rehashing-a-c-20-year-old-question/834860/1 "2019-06-01T04:26:33Z")

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I was just wondering if I could restate or re-ask (is ‘re-ask’ a word?) a question I asked about 20 years ago or so.

I know the mods look down on so-called zombie threads. But I wouldn’t be reintroducing the same old thread. I would be starting is fresh, if you will, like a whole new thread.

BTW, I am not asking the question here. But basically I was thinking of starting a thread again, whether or not animals can have a sense of humor. (Some of you older members may even remember the first time I asked it. It hasn’t been quite 20 years. But it soon will be.)

Well?

:):)🙂

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rehashing-a-c-20-year-old-question/834860/2 "2019-06-01T04:53:55Z")

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Discussions are regularly repeated here.

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**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rehashing-a-c-20-year-old-question/834860/3 "2019-06-01T06:00:32Z")

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IANAM (I am not a Mod) but it seems fine to me. I have seen repeats so to speak (usually I believe by another poster asking something discussed in the by-gone ages) and personally I find it interesting to see if opinions have changed. Or that I learn something about the newer posters from their responses.

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rehashing-a-c-20-year-old-question/834860/4 "2019-06-01T06:19:19Z")

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Considering that scientific knowledge has changed quite a bit in 20 years, there’s definitely no problem asking about our current knowledge and opinions about something. It sounds like a valid question to me. Seems interesting, too.

You can link back to the original thread if you think it’s relevant to the discussion.