# Time to play Answer the GQ again! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 24, 2012, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-play-answer-the-gq-again/638755 "2012-10-24T20:02:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-play-answer-the-gq-again/638755/1 "2012-10-24T20:02:08Z")
Choose a thread title on the current page of General Questions. Answer the question using no more information than is present in the title! > [@](#): > > How do I not get scammed selling a car? Don’t sell your car! > [@](#): > > Are public water fountains a strictly American thing? No, permissive Americans use them too. > [@](#): > > Can a bullet injure you if it doesn’t hit you? Well, if it hits my wife I guess there is loss of consortium. … and so forth. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-play-answer-the-gq-again/638755/2 "2012-10-24T20:05:51Z")
> [@](#): > > Is it true that the printed Chinese characters for “crisis” is… Well, it depends on what the meaning of ‘is’ is. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-play-answer-the-gq-again/638755/3 "2012-10-24T20:21:15Z")
> [@](#): > > architects and engineers, how to determine if it’s safe to hang a host on rafters? Try hanging the hostess first. > [@](#): > > Could we blow up the moon? Not without a demolition permit. > [@](#): > > difference between Winchester model 90 and model 6 1. > [@](#): > > Can self-raising flour kill mices? 1 mouse, 2 mice, 3 mices? ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-play-answer-the-gq-again/638755/4 "2012-10-25T03:44:58Z")
What, you people are telling me only a couple of people are feeling snarky?? What do you mean you people. What do _you_ mean you people. > [@](#): > > Why do people spit? To see if it comes out in seven different colors. > [@](#): > > What would a moon have to be made of to make it worth mining? Rocket fuel! > [@](#): > > Tainted Meat - will cooking make it safe to eat? Wait, what part of your body did it touch? I don’t care how long you cook it, I ain’t eating it. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-play-answer-the-gq-again/638755/5 "2012-10-25T04:54:12Z")
> [@](#): > > Identifying wood finish He started going downhill when his wife wrapped a bitching wedge around his noggin, but I don’t know if he’s finished… ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-play-answer-the-gq-again/638755/6 "2012-10-25T05:39:24Z")
> [@](#): > > Was Columbus aware of Ericson? I doubt he’d be able to get a good signal in the middle of the Atlantic if he even had a cell phone. Also, you spelled it wrong. > [@](#): > > Choking on a sip of wine and butter sauce? Not at the moment, no. > [@](#): > > What Causes This Crackling Sound In Cars? You’re running into other cars. Stop doing that. > [@](#): > > Can anyone identify this plant? Yes. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-play-answer-the-gq-again/638755/7 "2012-10-25T06:32:25Z")
> [@](#): > > Help a PC guy understand a Mac We try to call them “Scots” now. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-play-answer-the-gq-again/638755/8 "2012-10-25T06:37:17Z")
> [@](#): > > What happened to th vaccine gun? It was found to be effective only on the letter “e”, and even then, not reliably. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-play-answer-the-gq-again/638755/9 "2012-10-25T11:04:38Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > Was Columbus Aware of Ericson? Not until it was too late- he’d already bought a crappy Motorola. ---
**Author:** ![Zyanthia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-play-answer-the-gq-again/638755/10 "2012-10-25T18:58:44Z")
> [@](#): > > Longest regular non-stop airplane flight. 8 hours. Any longer than that and it can no longer be called regular. Metro-mucile is the preferred solution for irregular flights. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-play-answer-the-gq-again/638755/11 "2012-10-25T21:46:44Z")
Is there a Readers’ Digest Version on the Lance Armstrong Doping? He cheated. ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-play-answer-the-gq-again/638755/12 "2012-10-25T22:14:46Z")
> [@](#): > > Getting into M.I.T. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Go to Beacon Hill and turn right. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-play-answer-the-gq-again/638755/13 "2012-10-25T23:49:55Z")
> [@](#): > > Dell Studio 15 laptop not charging Probably low morale. Click on your General to rally. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-play-answer-the-gq-again/638755/14 "2012-10-26T00:11:20Z")
> [@](#): > > Can you shoot a robber in the back? I doubt I could hit him if he was standing still, let alone running away from me. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-play-answer-the-gq-again/638755/15 "2012-10-26T01:56:13Z")
> [@](#): > > Why does my fridge smell like acetone? Your daughter’s making crack. Increase her rent. > [@](#): > > Why can I buy a $300 laptop but not a desktop? Because you only have $300. > [@](#): > > Where are all the wasps and hornets this year? In hiding; the buzz on the street is that the FBI’s running a sting operation and they didn’t like the sound of that. > [@](#): > > Could we blow up the moon? Sure, but I think the nozzle’s on the other side. > [@](#): > > Self Liposuction You’re obviously already eating too much fat, so that won’t help at all. > [@](#): > > Do cetaceans salivate? Welcome to [Porpoise Spit!](http://www.bigandsmallscreen.com/2008/08/welcome-to-porpoise-spit.html) > [@](#): > > Identifying wood finish As soon as your hand slips off the end, you know your wood’s finished. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-play-answer-the-gq-again/638755/16 "2012-10-26T02:53:41Z")
> [@](#): > > can I add an OSX partition (for TimeMachine) to a drive w/ existing NTFS partition? Use TimeMachine to go forward in time to see if you were successful in your attempt. > [@](#): > > I used HGH to get bigger 10 years ago. Am I a doper? If you post on the Straight Dope, you are indeed a Doper. > [@](#): > > Samurai Law. Re: use of katana by non-Samurai The first law of the Samurai: DON’T talk about the Samurai. > [@](#): > > Bowel Movement and Exercise I don’t care how crowded your schedule is. Find time to do them separately! > [@](#): > > Self Liposuction Is that what you kids call it these days? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-play-answer-the-gq-again/638755/17 "2012-10-26T03:00:53Z")
> [@](#): > > Idea for space travel Omicron Ceti III is nice this time of year. (thread is down a ways, but it’s still “current” I hope ) ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-play-answer-the-gq-again/638755/18 "2012-10-26T10:00:02Z")
> [@](#): > > Could the American Revolution have been avoided? Yes, if you were in Armenia you would have avoided it nicely ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-play-answer-the-gq-again/638755/19 "2012-10-26T15:01:27Z")
> [@](#): > > Fixed Bingo Games? Well, sure! We don’t want them reproducing willy-nilly! ---
**Author:** ![Cato\_Major](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@Cato\_Major](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cato_Major)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-play-answer-the-gq-again/638755/20 "2012-10-28T02:49:38Z")
> [@](#): > > Can an intelligent person who has never attended school learn to read and write “in passing”? With ease. There are only 9 letters, and three of them are used twice. > [@](#): > > How to dispose of San Bernadino Desert property? Roll it up in a rug, load it in the back of your car, drive out to the middle of the des–oh, you’re right, that IS a toughie. > [@](#): > > convention for writing volume units (1mL; 1 mL, 1-mL, etc) Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol. III, etc. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-play-answer-the-gq-again/638755.md?page=2)