# Stupid General Questions Forever **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 10, 2004, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-general-questions-forever/223769 "2004-01-10T02:56:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![IrreverentTone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@IrreverentTone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IrreverentTone)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-general-questions-forever/223769/21 "2004-01-10T19:37:28Z")
Why do large chunks of cooked mammal get stuck in my teeth? ---
**Author:** ![\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/7cd45c/32.png) [@\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Deep_F_ied)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-general-questions-forever/223769/22 "2004-01-10T19:49:48Z")
What would a chair look like if our knees bent the other way? ---
**Author:** ![\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/7cd45c/32.png) [@\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Deep_F_ied)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-general-questions-forever/223769/23 "2004-01-10T19:55:34Z")
May I be excused? ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-general-questions-forever/223769/24 "2004-01-10T20:00:39Z")
When are you coming home? The children miss you. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-general-questions-forever/223769/25 "2004-01-10T20:51:13Z")
Why is an Orange? ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-general-questions-forever/223769/26 "2004-01-10T21:03:37Z")
If my butt has no teeth, how does it bite off a turd? (This was actually asked, I think Opal has it somewhere on her flame pages here [http://fathom.org/teemingmillions/flames.html](http://fathom.org/teemingmillions/flames.html) ) ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-general-questions-forever/223769/27 "2004-01-10T21:55:17Z")
Why don’t they put the guy’s name on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-general-questions-forever/223769/28 "2004-01-10T22:24:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Vezer \* > \*\*Why won’t Maggy Simpson answer my letters? \*\* Well, d’uh, she’s just a baby! She can’t read yet! And besides, you spelled Maggie wrong! Um, does this dress make me look fat? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-general-questions-forever/223769/29 "2004-01-10T22:35:32Z")
If a tree falls in the woods, do the other trees make fun of it? ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-general-questions-forever/223769/30 "2004-01-10T22:56:59Z")
How do I determine if my 1920’s style death ray is authentic and not a cheap imported knock-off? ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2004, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-general-questions-forever/223769/31 "2004-01-11T00:50:05Z")
If I wave my fingers in a certain way elephants come out of them. Am I not eating enough paint? ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2004, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-general-questions-forever/223769/32 "2004-01-11T01:04:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Horseflesh \* > \*\*Why is a raven like a writing desk? \*\* [Life imitates art.](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_266.html) ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2004, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-general-questions-forever/223769/33 "2004-01-11T01:08:08Z")
How do I be more funny. ---
**Author:** ![Shade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2004, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-general-questions-forever/223769/34 "2004-01-11T01:10:41Z")
Does 0.99… echo? ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2004, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-general-questions-forever/223769/35 "2004-01-11T02:16:21Z")
Can I have my dollar back? ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2004, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-general-questions-forever/223769/36 "2004-01-11T02:19:24Z")
Why does it sat BANNED under my name? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2004, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-general-questions-forever/223769/37 "2004-01-11T03:27:50Z")
What size condom should I buy for my pet frog-TMI! ---
**Author:** ![BuckleberryFerry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@BuckleberryFerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuckleberryFerry)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2004, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-general-questions-forever/223769/38 "2004-01-11T03:31:03Z")
What have I got in my pocketsesss? ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2004, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-general-questions-forever/223769/39 "2004-01-11T03:35:12Z")
If I go to the Grand Canyon and take a duck, when will the 8:05AM train from Chicago meet the 12:26PM train from Los Angeles on Eastern Standard Time (taking into account the Coriolis Effect)? Tripler And don’t forget the Doppler Shift either. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2004, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-general-questions-forever/223769/40 "2004-01-11T03:41:11Z")
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