# 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:** 9

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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 8, 2008, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/161 "2008-12-08T16:16:20Z")

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Isn’t it obvious?

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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 8, 2008, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/162 "2008-12-08T21:31:21Z")

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Are you still here?

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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 8, 2008, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/163 "2008-12-08T23:10:04Z")

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Are you talking to me?

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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 9, 2008, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/164 "2008-12-09T00:27:17Z")

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Can’t we all just get along?

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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 9, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/165 "2008-12-09T00:29:57Z")

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Do you think this is Paradise?

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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 9, 2008, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/166 "2008-12-09T00:54:52Z")

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Aren’t we in LA?

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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 9, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/167 "2008-12-09T03:27:48Z")

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Your Location field doesn’t say so, does it?

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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 9, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/168 "2008-12-09T13:38:02Z")

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Does everyone here need to be funny?

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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 9, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/169 "2008-12-09T13:42:53Z")

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Are you saying some of us aren’t trying hard enough? Should I throw in a “Knock-knock” joke about now? Or maybe a song and dance routine, whilst wearing haddock slippers?

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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 9, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/170 "2008-12-09T14:31:04Z")

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Will you promise me you won’t?

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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 9, 2008, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/171 "2008-12-09T15:06:40Z")

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What the hell are haddock slippers? And where the hell is everyone else?

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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 9, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/172 "2008-12-09T15:20:42Z")

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Maybe we should hold a seance? Is there anybody out there?

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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 9, 2008, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/173 "2008-12-09T15:32:24Z")

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Don’t you think they’re just lurking?

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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 9, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/174 "2008-12-09T18:05:17Z")

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Wait, Ivan, you’re from the UK?  
Isn’t that a long trip over?

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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 9, 2008, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/175 "2008-12-09T18:38:53Z")

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Can’t you see how tired he is?

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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 9, 2008, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/176 "2008-12-09T19:10:50Z")

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Any chance of a massage? Maybe that might help?

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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 9, 2008, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/177 "2008-12-09T19:23:34Z")

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When will my ticket arrive?

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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 9, 2008, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/178 "2008-12-09T19:30:35Z")

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Where am I?

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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 9, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/179 "2008-12-09T19:31:51Z")

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No offense, but how should we know?

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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 9, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-game/474911/180 "2008-12-09T21:13:01Z")

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Aren’t you here too?

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