What's the deal with anti-ngry?

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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I recently looked at the unofficial list of questions too stupid for Cecil to answer, and most of them made sense. I don’t, however, understand the problem with the three -ngry words question. I can’t comprehend that you get that question often enough to be annoying; it just seems to weird to be commonplace anywhere. What’s the deal?

-BrainWeasel

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Well I suppose you could type “gry” into the search function over in GQ and find out exactly how many times it has been asked. There was one period a while back where some newcomers asked it repeatably in a very small time frame. To be honest though the question hasn’t been to bothersoem lately. Maybe it just bugs some people because with a search of the MB or the Archives or even by looking at the FAQ the answer is easily acquired.

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“-gry” runs in cycles. There was a period on AOL/SDMB where it was appearing very regularly. On top of that, folks would post with the question, get the answer, then argue against the answer. It was thrown into the FAQ to reduce those problems. The next time it starts around on an e-mail list or is quoted on a TV show, we’ll get another round of the same old same old.

Additionally, folks are encouraged to see whether the master has spoken on a subject before they pop in here with a question, and Unca Cece has, indeed, addressed the question:
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_251.html

Tom~

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The reason it infuriates so many people is because it is the stupidest, most moronic riddle posed in the history of mankind.

It causes the vapours, fits, ague and dandruff. Speak of it no more if you want to be regarded as a thinking human being.

Ignore this advice at your own peril.

Voted as: The poster you’d most like to meet.

I demand a recount.

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Well, I guess that explains the “snow” all over my shoulders (and I thought is was just industrial ash). And also why no women want to talk to me. Thanks for clearing that up, Dr. Wally.