# The question game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [November 29, 2008, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911 "2008-11-29T09:55:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 12

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**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/221 "2008-12-11T19:01:11Z")

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Would you prefer a factual answer or a flippant one?

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**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/222 "2008-12-11T19:03:37Z")

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Which will make me snort in derision?

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**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/223 "2008-12-11T19:20:57Z")

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Why not take a guess, o dubious one?

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**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/224 "2008-12-11T19:43:11Z")

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Factual?

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**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/225 "2008-12-11T19:50:49Z")

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You think you are so clever, don’t you? :p\*

- maybe that razz’ll throw **fisha** off balance, ya think?

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**Author:** ![timbicile59](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@timbicile59](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/timbicile59)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/226 "2008-12-11T21:47:02Z")

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Are you you all crazy?

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**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/227 "2008-12-11T22:20:48Z")

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What does Gnarls Barkley have to do with it?

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/228 "2008-12-11T22:37:00Z")

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Didja ever notice that weird fade-in sound effect on that song of his?

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**Author:** ![timbicile59](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@timbicile59](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/timbicile59)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/229 "2008-12-11T22:55:07Z")

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Who the hell is Gnarles Barkley?

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**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/230 "2008-12-11T23:19:01Z")

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Did you sleep through 2006?

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**Author:** ![timbicile59](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@timbicile59](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/timbicile59)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/231 "2008-12-12T00:24:07Z")

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Did i just dream 2006?

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**Author:** ![TheVioletCreep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@TheVioletCreep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheVioletCreep)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/232 "2008-12-12T01:05:48Z")

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Was I in the dream?  
…was I naked? o.o;

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/233 "2008-12-12T01:31:21Z")

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I think you were neither in the dream nor were you naked, but I could be wrong, y’know?

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**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/234 "2008-12-12T01:40:11Z")

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Who was, then?

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**Author:** ![TheVioletCreep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@TheVioletCreep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheVioletCreep)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/235 "2008-12-12T01:47:36Z")

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Who wasn’t?

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**Author:** ![timbicile59](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@timbicile59](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/timbicile59)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/236 "2008-12-12T02:47:41Z")

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How did i miss the nudity?

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/237 "2008-12-12T05:32:41Z")

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Did you have your glasses on?

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**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/238 "2008-12-12T08:12:54Z")

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Is that what I stepped on?

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**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/239 "2008-12-12T11:43:46Z")

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Was it crunchy, or slippery?

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**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/240 "2008-12-12T14:59:42Z")

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Isn’t nudity supposed to be slippery?

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