# The Question Game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 11, 2002, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961 "2002-12-11T05:54:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Raymond\_Luxury\_Yacht](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raymond_luxury_yacht/32/4099_2.png) [@Raymond\_Luxury\_Yacht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raymond_Luxury_Yacht)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/321 "2002-12-28T15:45:51Z")

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Eh?

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/322 "2002-12-29T13:28:14Z")

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Is this where we start making jokes aboot Canadians?

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**Author:** ![Raymond\_Luxury\_Yacht](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raymond_luxury_yacht/32/4099_2.png) [@Raymond\_Luxury\_Yacht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raymond_Luxury_Yacht)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/323 "2002-12-29T17:08:41Z")

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But doesn’t Canada have the best health care system in the world?

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**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/324 "2002-12-29T19:03:47Z")

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Can you give me a cite for that?

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**Author:** ![Treviathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@Treviathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treviathan)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/325 "2002-12-29T19:05:08Z")

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Since I’m Canadian, and I started this thread, can I make a rule vetoing the Canada bashing?

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**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/326 "2002-12-29T19:07:24Z")

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I dont know, can you?

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**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/327 "2002-12-29T19:08:42Z")

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How could you make a rule when your discourse is restricted to the interrogative form?

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**Author:** ![Treviathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@Treviathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treviathan)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/328 "2002-12-29T19:09:39Z")

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If I did, would anyone even listen?

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**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/329 "2002-12-29T19:11:50Z")

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What do you think?

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**Author:** ![Treviathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@Treviathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treviathan)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/330 "2002-12-29T19:25:36Z")

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Do I even know enough about the rest of you to have an informed opinion?

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**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/331 "2002-12-29T19:32:25Z")

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What are y’all smoking?

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**Author:** ![Treviathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@Treviathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treviathan)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/332 "2002-12-29T19:44:29Z")

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Isn’t this a “no smoking” board?

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**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/333 "2002-12-29T20:01:55Z")

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Did you hear that somewhere?

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**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/334 "2002-12-29T20:07:07Z")

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I wonder if it would be permissible to start using implicit questions instead.

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**Author:** ![Miss\_Magic8ball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Miss\_Magic8ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Magic8ball)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/335 "2002-12-29T20:20:12Z")

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What do you think?

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/336 "2002-12-29T22:53:55Z")

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If we can’t bash the Canadians, who shall we bash?

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**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/337 "2002-12-29T23:11:10Z")

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Can we bash the stupid instead?

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**Author:** ![Treviathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@Treviathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treviathan)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/338 "2002-12-30T00:49:29Z")

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Depends…is I stupid?

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**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/339 "2002-12-30T00:53:01Z")

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Are you stupid?

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**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2003, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/340 "2003-01-01T08:04:58Z")

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Didn’t I invent the internet?

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