# Time, once again, for 5 (new) Pointless Questions **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 29, 2005, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026 "2005-09-29T15:01:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/1 "2005-09-29T15:01:06Z")
1. Right this minute, what is the closest thing to your left hand? 2. What’s your favorite type of candy? 3. What do you say: soda, pop, Coke…? 4. How do you prefer to get your local/national/int’l news? 5. What is your favorite theme park ride? ---
**Author:** ![surrotobeinMD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@surrotobeinMD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/surrotobeinMD)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/2 "2005-09-29T15:05:31Z")
1. Right this minute, what is the closest thing to your left hand? my crotch 2. What’s your favorite type of candy? smarties 3. What do you say: soda, pop, Coke…? soda 4. How do you prefer to get your local/national/int’l news? T.V. 5. What is your favorite theme park ride? The scrambler. ---
**Author:** ![marque\_elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@marque\_elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marque_elf)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/3 "2005-09-29T15:29:42Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > 1. Right this minute, what is the closest thing to your left hand? > > 2. What’s your favorite type of candy? > > The wrist support for my keyboard. > > 1. What do you say: soda, pop, Coke…? > > soda > > 1. How do you prefer to get your local/national/int’l news? > > NPR > > 1. What is your favorite theme park ride? Really big water slides ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/4 "2005-09-29T15:31:57Z")
1. Right this minute, what is the closest thing to your left hand? Single-serving bag of Cape Cod 40% Reduced Fat Potato Chips. 1. What’s your favorite type of candy? Skittles Skittles Bite Sized Candy 1. What do you say: soda, pop, Coke…? Tonic! (kidding, I’m not a _native_ Bostonian - Soda Pop) 1. How do you prefer to get your local/national/int’l news? Yahoo News 1. What is your favorite theme park ride? Tilt-a-Whirl ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/5 "2005-09-29T15:33:30Z")
1. Right this minute, what is the closest thing to your left hand? A goddamned jury summons 1. What’s your favorite type of candy? Nerds Ropes 1. What do you say: soda, pop, Coke…? soda 1. How do you prefer to get your local/national/int’l news? > **[CNN - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos](https://www.cnn.com/)** > > View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at CNN.com. 1. What is your favorite theme park ride? Roller Coaster ---
**Author:** ![Arrogance\_Stains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Arrogance\_Stains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogance_Stains)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/6 "2005-09-29T15:34:02Z")
1.) My blanket 2.) Peanut butter M&M’s! Mmmmm… 3.) Well…I’m from Ohio, so I tend to say “pop”, but have been getting into the California “soda” thing more lately 4.) Uh, usually just a conglomeration of different websites 5.) None of them…I hate theme parks with a passion that transcends burning :mad: ---
**Author:** ![AndyPolley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@AndyPolley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyPolley)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/7 "2005-09-29T15:34:32Z")
**1. Right this minute, what is the closest thing to your left hand?** My Chin, as I’m resting my chin on my left hand. \*\*2. What’s your favorite type of candy? \*\* I love those nestle cookie bar things. Failing in that, I’ll take a Rese’s peanut butter cup. **3. What do you say: soda, pop, Coke…?** I say Soda. **4. How do you prefer to get your local/national/int’l news?** Newspaper for all three. With the occasional glance at a CNN. **5. What is your favorite theme park ride?** Bumper cars. ---
**Author:** ![lightingtool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@lightingtool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lightingtool)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/8 "2005-09-29T15:38:26Z")
1. Right this minute, what is the closest thing to your left hand? A 2005 Production Calendar 2. What’s your favorite type of candy? I don’t eat much candy, but I do chew gum - Dentyne _ice_ 3. What do you say: soda, pop, Coke…? soda 4. How do you prefer to get your local/national/int’l news? [CNN.com](http://CNN.com), BBC 5. What is your favorite theme park ride? The Indiana Jones ride at Disney. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/9 "2005-09-29T15:41:27Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > 1. Right this minute, what is the closest thing to your left hand? > > 2. What’s your favorite type of candy? > > 3. What do you say: soda, pop, Coke…? > > 4. How do you prefer to get your local/national/int’l news? > > 5. What is your favorite theme park ride? 1. a rubber finger that I play with incesantly while typing and mousing 2. dark chocolate w/either almonds or coconut 3. Coke or Seltzer (i’m very specific) 4. the Daily Show 5. Used to be the roller coaster, now it’s bumper cars, followd closely by Ferris Wheel PROVIDED the car is an enclosed cage that DOES NOT rock ---
**Author:** ![liberty3701](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@liberty3701](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liberty3701)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/10 "2005-09-29T15:43:48Z")
1. Right this minute, what is the closest thing to your left hand? my face 2. What’s your favorite type of candy? swedish fish 3. What do you say: soda, pop, Coke…? soda 4. How do you prefer to get your local/national/int’l news? on a silver platter? though i mostly read it online, NY Times 5. What is your favorite theme park ride? tilt-a-whirl ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/11 "2005-09-29T15:46:39Z")
1. Right this minute, what is the closest thing to your left hand? A handkerchief 2. What’s your favorite type of candy? Mints 3. What do you say: soda, pop, Coke…? soda 4. How do you prefer to get your local/national/int’l news? internet 5. What is your favorite theme park ride? rollercoaster ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/12 "2005-09-29T15:51:44Z")
**1. Right this minute, what is the closest thing to your left hand?** The keyboard. (It was true when I first opened this thread too.) **2. What’s your favorite type of candy?** Something crunchy with chocolate in it **3. What do you say: soda, pop, Coke…?** Soda. “Coke” refers to Coca-Cola. **4. How do you prefer to get your local/national/int’l news?** Internet, via my Palm (off-line web browser). Usually NY Times and BBC. **5. What is your favorite theme park ride?** Really big Ferris wheel. (Yes, I’m a wuss.) ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/13 "2005-09-29T15:51:44Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > 1. Right this minute, what is the closest thing to your left hand? My keyboard. > [@](#): > > 1. What’s your favorite type of candy? Brach’s chocolate covered almonds. Drooooooooolllll… > [@](#): > > 1. What do you say: soda, pop, Coke…? soft drink > [@](#): > > 1. How do you prefer to get your local/national/int’l news? Mainly from the Internet. I watch the TV news predominantly just to laugh at the major networks making asses of themselves. > [@](#): > > 1. What is your favorite theme park ride? I’ll do the water rides, but that’s it. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/14 "2005-09-29T16:14:42Z")
1. Right this minute, what is the closest thing to your left hand? My left cheek. 2. What’s your favorite type of candy? Toffee. 3. What do you say: soda, pop, Coke…? Pop. 4. How do you prefer to get your local/national/int’l news? The Daily Show. 5. What is your favorite theme park ride? Rollercoaster. ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/15 "2005-09-29T16:18:52Z")
1. My right arm, to which my left hand is clinging. I’m typing this one handed so as not to change the answer to “my laptop keyboard.” 2. Chocolate. The more the better. Preferably Lindt. Also, chocolate with peanut butter is absolutely delectable. Yummm. 😃 3. FOR THE LUVVA MUFFINS, IT’S SODA!! Pop is a noise my cereal makes. 4. The SDMB, and more recently, [metaquotes](http://www.livejournal.com/community/metaquotes). 5. The spinny one. You know, when you’re on the inside wall of a cylinder and it spins around and the centripetal force holds you up. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/16 "2005-09-29T16:34:38Z")
1. My keyboard. 2. Chocolate. 3. Being from Ontario, the generic term is “pop”. Down here I call it by its brand name, but not in the sense that any soft drink is a Coke. Only a Coke is Coke. 4. I work at an NPR station. I can’t escape the news. So I never watch it at home. 5. Tilt-A-Whirl. ---
**Author:** ![YaWanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@YaWanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaWanna)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/17 "2005-09-29T16:39:31Z")
1. My mouth. 2. Smarties 3. “Soda”, or the actual, specific brand name of the variety I wish to consume. 4. “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” 5. Pirates of the Caribbean at WDW. ---
**Author:** ![YaWanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@YaWanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaWanna)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/18 "2005-09-29T16:42:22Z")
I’d like to add that the majority of posts reflect a failure to know (or pay attention to) the difference between a **theme** park and an **amusement** park. ---
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/19 "2005-09-29T16:48:58Z")
**1. Right this minute, what is the closest thing to your left hand?** A tissue. **2. What’s your favorite type of candy?** Mint Aeros. Although I will never eat one again after two weeks ago. **3. What do you say: soda, pop, Coke…?** Soda. ElzaHub says pop, though, and I think he’s a hick. Or a real-live midwesterner. 😃 **4. How do you prefer to get your local/national/int’l news?** I prefer to stick my head in the sand and ignore the news most of the time. Otherwise, I soak it up while combing the news for work articles. **5. What is your favorite theme park ride?** Don’t laugh. The _Carousel of Progress_ at Disney World. I like coasters, but I have to go on the COP every time I go to Disney. E. ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/20 "2005-09-29T16:53:43Z")
1. Right this minute, what is the closest thing to your left hand? My keyboard 2. What’s your favorite type of candy? Snickers bar 3. What do you say: soda, pop, Coke…? Coke 4. How do you prefer to get your local/national/int’l news? Internet (yahoo) 5. What is your favorite theme park ride? Runaway Mine Train at Six Flags Atlanta [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026.md?page=2)