# 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:** 4

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**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2008, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/61 "2008-11-30T18:17:27Z")

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**Stupidity?**

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**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/62 "2008-11-30T18:20:13Z")

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You calling me stupid?

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**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/63 "2008-11-30T18:25:10Z")

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**What if I am? What are you going to do about it?**

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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:** [November 30, 2008, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/64 "2008-11-30T19:37:24Z")

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**I luffs you. Will you marry me?** hic…burp.

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**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2008, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/65 "2008-11-30T19:44:54Z")

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**Didn’t you notice she’s wandered over to the smoked salmon?**

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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:** [November 30, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/66 "2008-11-30T19:51:38Z")

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\*\*I thought I was talking to the smoked salmon? \*\*

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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:** [November 30, 2008, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/67 "2008-11-30T20:37:37Z")

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What is wrong with you?

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**Author:** ![bufftabby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@bufftabby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bufftabby)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2008, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/68 "2008-11-30T20:58:29Z")

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What makes you think there’s anything wrong? Is it the tears? The wailing? The barrage of banshee shrieks?

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**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2008, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/69 "2008-11-30T20:59:26Z")

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**The scorch marks?**

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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:** [November 30, 2008, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/70 "2008-11-30T22:18:36Z")

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**Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Am I caught in a landslide, or did Freddie Mercury have it all wrong?**

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**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/71 "2008-12-01T14:41:27Z")

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Are you trying to upset me? Didn’t you know how much I loved Freddy Mercury?

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**Author:** ![samarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/72 "2008-12-01T14:45:17Z")

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Don’t you think this thread is getter rather silly?

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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 1, 2008, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/73 "2008-12-01T14:52:43Z")

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Do you really need to ask?

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**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/74 "2008-12-01T15:14:33Z")

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Do you need to question everything?

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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 1, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/75 "2008-12-01T15:23:19Z")

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Are you asking me?

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Haddock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce73a5/32.png) [@Captain\_Haddock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Haddock)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/76 "2008-12-01T16:46:16Z")

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**I’m asking you if you can think of a question which does not allow a relevant question to be asked in response?**

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**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/77 "2008-12-01T16:48:58Z")

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**What if I can’t do that?**

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Haddock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce73a5/32.png) [@Captain\_Haddock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Haddock)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/78 "2008-12-01T17:00:16Z")

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**Are you suggesting that this game is ultimately futile?**

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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 1, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/79 "2008-12-01T17:23:16Z")

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**Isn’t everything?**

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Haddock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce73a5/32.png) [@Captain\_Haddock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Haddock)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/80 "2008-12-01T17:42:23Z")

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**Do you think… nothing really matters, nothing really matters to me?**

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