# Why?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why/603694>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 21, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why/603694 "2011-11-21T22:49:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why/603694/1 "2011-11-21T22:49:06Z")

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Just curious.

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**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why/603694/2 "2011-11-21T22:52:15Z")

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Because.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why/603694/3 "2011-11-21T22:58:08Z")

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> [@Asimovian](#):
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> Because.

Really?

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**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:** [November 21, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why/603694/4 "2011-11-21T23:04:26Z")

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“Why?” Hmmm…that sounds like a question that Robert California might ask.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why/603694/5 "2011-11-21T23:06:01Z")

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Too pointless.

And, yeah, if you’re thinking “that sounds like an answer **twickster** might give,” you’d be right.

Thread closed.