# 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:** 2
**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, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/21 "2005-09-29T16:54:01Z")
> [@YaWanna](#): > > 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. for many people, the terms are interchangeable ---
**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, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/22 "2005-09-29T16:57:00Z")
But they’re not. Now I can’t decide between stomping off to Pit people who don’t know the difference, or starting a GD thread on the topic… 😃 ---
**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, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/23 "2005-09-29T17:01:10Z")
> [@YaWanna](#): > > But they’re not. > > Now I can’t decide between stomping off to Pit people who don’t know the difference, or starting a GD thread on the topic… 😃 ok then 😃 Six Flags Great Adventure calls itself a Theme Park, and I like the Ferris Wheel that’s off to the right of the main entrance - stationary steel cages and a great view of the whole park ---
**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, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/24 "2005-09-29T17:17:49Z")
> [@YaWanna](#): > > 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. That being the case, I guess I have to withdraw my answer. I’ve never been on a ride at a theme park. ---
**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, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/25 "2005-09-29T17:20:02Z")
> [@YaWanna](#): > > 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. also consider that many THEME parks have traditional AMUSEMENT park rides so there 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/26 "2005-09-29T17:41:37Z")
1. My chin 2. Red vines 3. Soda 4. Internet 5. The Haunted Mansion (Disneyland) ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/27 "2005-09-29T17:48:13Z")
> [@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. My goatee. 2. Reese’s Pieces. Reese’s Cups are a close second. 3. I like to say “sodee pop” because it’s fun. 4. Newspaper. The Tennessean is a pretty good paper. 5. Been on so many…I did one in Ohio that shoots you at about 120 mph or something…at least I didn’t black out on that one. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/28 "2005-09-29T17:58:03Z")
**1. Right this minute, what is the closest thing to your left hand?** My keyboard. **2. What’s your favorite type of candy?** Terry’s Chocolate Orange. **3. What do you say: soda, pop, Coke…?** Soda. **4. How do you prefer to get your local/national/int’l news?** Various internet sources. **5. What is your favorite theme park ride?** The biggest, baddest rollercoaster in the place. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/29 "2005-09-29T18:02:56Z")
1. pen 2. Root Beer Barrels 3. I call them by the name brand: Coke, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper… 4. T.V. 5. Roller Coaster. Preferably the old rickety wooden ones. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/30 "2005-09-29T18:30:15Z")
> [@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. My mousepad. 2. Kit Kat 3. Soda 4. Net or newspaper 5. Water slides of all kinds ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/31 "2005-09-29T18:41:05Z")
1. Right this minute, what is the closest thing to your left hand? A Blue Paper(heart)Mate Write Bros. Grip Med. Pt. Pen 2. What’s your favorite type of candy? Have three favorites. (Heath Bars, some Jolly Rancher flavors, Sweetarts) 3. What do you say: soda, pop, Coke…? Soda 4. How do you prefer to get your local/national/int’l news? TV or Paper. 5. What is your favorite theme park ride? Beet tent. ---
**Author:** ![AsecretK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ab992/32.png) [@AsecretK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AsecretK)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/32 "2005-09-29T18:46:41Z")
1. Right this minute, what is the closest thing to your left hand? keyboard 2. What’s your favorite type of candy? dark chocolate 3. What do you say: soda, pop, Coke…? pop 4. How do you prefer to get your local/national/int’l news? TV 5. What is your favorite theme park ride? roller coasters ---
**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, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/33 "2005-09-29T18:50:19Z")
> [@Missy2U](#): > > 1. What is your favorite theme park ride? > Beet tent. Damn, you must go to healthy amusement parks. 😃 E. ---
**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, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/34 "2005-09-29T18:53:53Z")
> [@Elza B](#): > > Damn, you must go to healthy amusement parks. > > 😃 > > E. actually, there’s two ways he could have misspelled it and the second one makes me wonder just what kind of theme park he goes to… \ ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/35 "2005-09-29T18:59:07Z")
1. My right hand. 2. Licorice bridge mix. 3. I go by brand name. 4. No preference – internet, newspaper, television, whispered softly into my ear by a scantily clad, beautiful woman as she gently caresses my worried brow. Ok, maybe I prefer that last one. 5. Don’t really care. ---
**Author:** ![cowgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/36 "2005-09-29T19:17:05Z")
1. Right this minute, what is the closest thing to your left hand? My chin 1. What’s your favorite type of candy? Sweet Tarts 1. What do you say: soda, pop, Coke…? Pop 1. How do you prefer to get your local/national/int’l news? Globe and Mail 1. What is your favorite theme park ride? Waterslides. But mostly I avoid theme parks wherever possible. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/37 "2005-09-29T19:31:37Z")
1: My left hand itself, it being at zero distance from my left hand. 2: Really really dark dark chocolate, preferably with no nuts or other adulturating substances 3: Pop. But I’ll also call it “soft drinks” when communicating with folks from other parts of the country, since nobody seems to be offended by that one. 4: Word of mouth, mostly through here, other folks in the office, or American Physical Society e-mailings. 5: The Beast, at King’s Island (a huge wooden roller coaster). That failing, Gemini at Cedar Point (also a wood coaster). ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/38 "2005-09-29T20:28:30Z")
_1. Right this minute, what is the closest thing to your left hand?_ The keyboard…? _2. What’s your favorite type of candy?_ Reese’s Pieces miniature peanut butter cups. It’s an addiction, I tell you, an addiction! _sob_ _3. What do you say: soda, pop, Coke…?_ None. I hate soft drinks (people think I’m nuts, but there you go). _4. How do you prefer to get your local/national/int’l news?_ The daily papers, mostly; quick checks on CNN, CBC, Global News, and [fark.com](http://fark.com) at times. _5. What is your favorite theme park ride?_ I don’t go in for roller coasters that much, can I say the water slide? Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee… ---
**Author:** ![Ultraviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c77e96/32.png) [@Ultraviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ultraviolet)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/39 "2005-09-29T20:42:52Z")
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? A blue pen I’ve had an intense craving for licorice allsorts lately always pop, unless I specifically mean Coca-Cola, then Coke News through newspaper for local news, internet for everything else The tilt-a-whirl ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026/40 "2005-09-29T21:17:52Z")
1. Right this minute, what is the closest thing to your left hand? \>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\> The TV tuner 2. What’s your favorite type of candy? \>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\> Snickers Cruncher bar 3. What do you say: soda, pop, Coke…? \>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\> Soft Drink 4. How do you prefer to get your local/national/int’l news? \>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\> Usually the TV 5. What is your favorite theme park ride? \>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\> The Mummy Returns at Universal Studios ! WHEEEEE !! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-5-new-pointless-questions/324026.md?page=3)