# 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\
**Page:** 26

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**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/501 "2003-01-06T20:24:29Z")

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Can I get punished by having two beautiful dopers hold me down?

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**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/502 "2003-01-06T20:58:36Z")

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Of course. Which two would you like?

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**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/503 "2003-01-06T21:13:10Z")

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May I choose Flamsterette\_X as one?

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**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/504 "2003-01-06T21:30:21Z")

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If she agrees. And the other?

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**Author:** ![BuckleberryFerry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@BuckleberryFerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuckleberryFerry)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/505 "2003-01-06T23:18:56Z")

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Do I have to sit here and listen to this?

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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:** [January 6, 2003, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/506 "2003-01-06T23:29:59Z")

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Why are you listening?

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**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/507 "2003-01-07T00:18:17Z")

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A: 42

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**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/508 "2003-01-07T00:46:22Z")

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Are repercussions what you get when you play percussion instruments again?  
:rolleyes:

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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 7, 2003, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/509 "2003-01-07T02:17:01Z")

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Wasn’t that from a horror movie (“re-drum… re-drum…”) ? 😃

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**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/510 "2003-01-07T03:22:45Z")

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**CuriousCanuck** , why would you call me beautiful? As for holding you down, just what would you like me (and the other mysterious unnamed doper) to do to you?

F\_X

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**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/511 "2003-01-07T07:35:10Z")

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[Trebeck]  
I’m sorry, **keithmac** , could you rephrase your response in the form of a question, please?  
[/Trebeck]

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**Author:** ![d12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71c47a/32.png) [@d12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/d12)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/512 "2003-01-07T07:38:47Z")

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Why can’t I sleep?

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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:** [January 7, 2003, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/513 "2003-01-07T09:04:14Z")

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Why don’t you take drugs?

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**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/514 "2003-01-07T12:14:29Z")

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Does Caffeine keep you awake?

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**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/515 "2003-01-07T14:25:13Z")

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Do I need to have a reason other than your lovely words to think you are beautiful?

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**Author:** ![Joyce\_W](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ab097/32.png) [@Joyce\_W](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joyce_W)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/516 "2003-01-07T15:38:22Z")

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How does one describe a word as lovely?

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**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/517 "2003-01-07T15:42:11Z")

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Didn’t I just do it there?

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**Author:** ![Joyce\_W](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ab097/32.png) [@Joyce\_W](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joyce_W)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/518 "2003-01-07T17:42:10Z")

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Where is there in a virtual world?

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**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/519 "2003-01-07T19:10:55Z")

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But **Skeezix** isn’t 42 the answer to everything?

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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 7, 2003, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/141961/520 "2003-01-07T23:27:36Z")

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How do you know that Skeezix isn’t 42?

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