Diagnose my car problem
I drive a Ford. What’s wrong with my car?
Math question
Does .999… really equal .999?
Gry words
I can only think of two, ‘angry’ and ‘gry.’ What’s the other one? It’s driving me crazy!
Imponderable
How come we can speed on the speedway but not on the highway?
At least they didn’t ask why we can’t get high on the highway.
And a pox on thee, for even mentioning that I-word.
This goes back a loooooooong ways (before I was even a common user of the internet - period - let alone the Straight Dope), but I recall someone posting to the effect of the following -
“So everyone knows that time begins to warp as solid matter approaches the speed of light but - what if you’re blind?”
Evidently, the poster thought that being able to see (or conversely, NOT see) visible light affected Einstein’s theory of relativity. From what I recall, most of the folks who bothered to respond asked whether the OP was clinically insane, or just profoundly stupid, or both.
Here’s some more:
Origin of "the whole nine yards"
Cecil was wrong! I know the origin of the phrase. I heard some guy on TV say it once. So it came from the TV.
Need medical advice
I went to the doctor and he said I’m dead. Should I get a second opinion?
Need factual answer
Should I buy this hat?
Computer advice needed
My computer’s not working properly! When I try to do stuff, it doesn’t work! How can I fix it?
Question about SDMB
r there any hot grls here??
Would a car on a treadmill take off?
Assume that wind resistance, friction from the car tyres, friction from the axles, added weight from fuel, gravity, the car, and the treadmill don’t exist.
How many roads must a man walk down before you can call him a man?
I initially thought 7, but my daughter told me it’s a rhetorical question so now I’m leaning towards 8.
I hope I didn’t misinterpret the OP and was meant to post real GQs!
I made mine up too. That’s not to say that somebody, somewhere, someday in the past or future, might not seriously ask these questions.
Basketball question
I thought Bigfoot played for the Detroit Pistons but I can’t seem to find his name on their roster anywhere. Can anybody tell me which basketball team he plays for?
If Hitler had won World War 2…
…would he still have shot himself?
My friend has a legal problem
Can any lawyers tell [del]me[/del] my friend what [del]I[/del] he should do if [del]I am[/del] he is suing [del]a message board[/del] some guys?
Question about manners and etiquette
Why is the rest of the world so messed up when it’s obvious we do things better in my country? It’s just intuitively obvious that our way is best; why doesn’t everyone else realize that?
Do they exist?
Is there such a thing as heterosexuals, or is it all a myth?
Origin of the word fart
I got an email telling me that the word fart stands for foul and repellent trumpet. Is that true?
Wormholes
If wormholes don’t exist, then how do worms go poop?
George Brush
I think he sucks.