# Unanswered questions **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 17, 2004, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions/275350 "2004-11-17T21:50:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions/275350/21 "2004-11-18T00:53:59Z")
Where the hell are my keys? I swear I had 'em just a second ago. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions/275350/22 "2004-11-18T01:02:45Z")
Who grew the Freakies Tree? ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions/275350/23 "2004-11-18T01:33:25Z")
Why are people born? Why do they die? Why do they spend so much of the intervening time wearing digital watches? ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions/275350/24 "2004-11-18T01:33:35Z")
What would you do if I sang out of tune? ---
**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 18, 2004, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions/275350/25 "2004-11-18T01:36:28Z")
> [@Peter Morris](#): > > Why are people born? Why do they die? Why do they spend so much of the intervening time wearing digital watches? Because they’re pretty neat. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions/275350/26 "2004-11-18T01:41:46Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Because they’re pretty neat. I think they are pretty hoopy. ---
**Author:** ![Khampelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Khampelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khampelf)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions/275350/27 "2004-11-18T03:24:13Z")
“Who is Spain?” “Why is Hitler?” “When is Right?” “Where is that stooped and mealy-colored old man I used to call Poppa when the merry-go-round broke down?” “How was trump at Munich?” “Ho-Ho Beri-Beri” and “Balls!” “Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear?” ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions/275350/28 "2004-11-18T04:10:38Z")
Who’ll stop the rain? Have you ever seen rain, coming down on a sunny day? Why do we never get an answer When we’re knocking at the door, With a thousand million questions About hate and death and war? ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions/275350/29 "2004-11-18T04:20:45Z")
If a deaf lion breaks wind in the midst of an empty forest, does it make a sound? ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions/275350/30 "2004-11-18T04:32:58Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > How many roads must a man walk before you call him a man? Just one. It is the road leading to a whorehouse. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions/275350/31 "2004-11-18T05:20:22Z")
There you sit, a lump in your chair. Where do you sleep? And what do you wear when you’re sleeping? How do you know when you’re doing alright? Does your bank account swell while you’re dreaming at night? How can you tell when you’re really in love? Do violins play when you’re touching the one that you’re loving? What do you want from life? ---
**Author:** ![Keapon\_Laffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e274bd/32.png) [@Keapon\_Laffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keapon_Laffin)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions/275350/32 "2004-11-18T05:51:05Z")
If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around, how do you know it fell? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions/275350/33 "2004-11-18T05:58:27Z")
Do androids dream of electric sheep? ---
**Author:** ![StephenG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@StephenG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StephenG)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions/275350/34 "2004-11-18T06:09:25Z")
> [@TellMeI'mNotCrazy](#): > > What would you do if I sang out of tune? I’d stand up and walk out on you. Who’s your daddy? ---
**Author:** ![Sharky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Sharky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sharky)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions/275350/35 "2004-11-18T06:12:24Z")
Is it possible to travel through time by placing a mirror face down on a photocopier and pressing the start button? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions/275350/36 "2004-11-18T06:15:03Z")
> [@Sharky](#): > > Is it possible to travel through time by placing a mirror face down on a photocopier and pressing the start button? No, but you can if you put instant coffee in the microwave. ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions/275350/37 "2004-11-18T06:19:41Z")
What the fuck? Why did I have those last seven shots and throw up on friday? What’s the dfference between a duck? ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions/275350/38 "2004-11-18T06:21:34Z")
How much heat is generated by 3 or more sleeping Armadillos? > **[Mathcad: Math Software for Engineering Calculations | Mathcad](https://www.mathcad.com/en/)** > > Mathcad is engineering math software that allows you to perform, analyze, and share your most vital calculations. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions/275350/39 "2004-11-18T06:29:06Z")
Is it further to Toronto or by bus? If it takes a hen and a half a day and a half to lay an egg and a half, how long does it take a pig on roller skates to cross the Rocky Mountains? And what about Mary Lou? ---
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions/275350/40 "2004-11-18T06:36:55Z")
Will we still have adventures, when we’re old and wearing dentures? Will you see the girl with a limber heart, swimming in the water with the sharks? Are we gonna stay the way we are? ( **saramamalana** , that’s for you). Say you were split, you were split in fragments and none of the pieces would talk to you. Wouldn’t you want to be who you had been? And just one question before I pack – when you fuck it up later, do I get my money back? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions/275350.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions/275350.md?page=3)