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Topic: Irrelevant Questions (a game)
The Rabbit
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posted November 09, 2004 07:32 PM
In this thread, you answer the question posed by the previous poster, and then ask a question that is truly irrelevant to the betterment of mankind or the improvement of the human condition. Why haven't the Trogdorian peasants been taught to stop, drop, and roll? [ November 09, 2004, 07:33 PM: Message edited by: The Rabbit ]
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digging_holes
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posted November 09, 2004 07:44 PM
Because their continued existence is truly irrelevant to the betterment of mankind or the improvement of the human condition. Why have I not yet had rabbit stew?
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Glenn Arnold
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posted November 09, 2004 08:11 PM
Because you couldn't think of anything that would really frustrate him? And how about those Yankees?
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Phanto
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posted November 09, 2004 08:12 PM
Fish! Bnug?
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Ryuko
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posted November 09, 2004 08:15 PM
Why of course, my good man, you may. How is it that things only start to work when I have given up on them working at all?
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rivka
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posted November 09, 2004 08:17 PM
The inanimate is perverse. Why am I always so tired, even when I get sleep?
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J T Stryker
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posted November 09, 2004 08:20 PM
you clearly are sleep walking. Why did i refuse to take a drug test if i knew i'd pass?
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rivka
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posted November 09, 2004 08:22 PM
The inanimate ain't the only thing that's perverse. If I'm sleep-walking, where I am sleep-walking to ?
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J T Stryker
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posted November 09, 2004 08:25 PM
The corner store, to feed your need for choclate. Why does it smell like fish in my math class room
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The Rabbit
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posted November 09, 2004 08:29 PM
Someone left a tuna sandwich behind the bookcase a month ago. Why do people keep mistaking me for a "him"?
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rivka
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posted November 09, 2004 08:34 PM
It's the ears. How can I be sleep-walking to a corner market when there isn't one? Or any within several blocks, even?
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The Rabbit
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posted November 09, 2004 08:35 PM
Evidently, the extreme distance to the nearest corner market is what is making you so tired. Why do the english make their chocolate so gastly sweet?
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J T Stryker
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posted November 09, 2004 08:36 PM
to annoy Americans How can my dog have so much energy when he's had as little sleep as I? [ November 09, 2004, 08:37 PM: Message edited by: J T Stryker ]
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The Rabbit
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posted November 09, 2004 08:41 PM
Although he is getting the same number of hours of sleep, he is maintaining a higher sleep to body mass ratio. Why did M&M mars change the name from Mars Almond Bar, to Mars Bar and then Snickers with Almonds?
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Phanto
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posted November 09, 2004 08:45 PM
Research. That, and drugs. Research and drugs. Will I ever reach my goal? Will the marshmallows ever be clean?!
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rivka
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posted November 09, 2004 08:47 PM
Nope. Ok, now that we've determined it's the trek (while sleeping) to the non-corner market that is tiring me out, what can I do about it? (other than start wearing longer nightgowns) [ November 09, 2004, 08:47 PM: Message edited by: rivka ]
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Ryuko
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posted November 09, 2004 08:50 PM
Start wearing shorter nightgowns. (eyebrow waggle) WHY????????
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The Rabbit
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posted November 09, 2004 08:57 PM
Someone hacked into the main computer and changed the data to make it look like it had really happened that way? Is it legally to use it so many times in the same post even if it refers to a different it each time?
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Cashew
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posted November 09, 2004 09:09 PM
It's rarely legally to do anything. What's the difference between a duck?
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ludosti
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posted November 09, 2004 09:10 PM
Nope, definitely not legally to use IT. How many wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood *shakes fist* Curse you, Cashew!! [ November 09, 2004, 09:11 PM: Message edited by: ludosti ]
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The Rabbit
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posted November 09, 2004 09:29 PM
The difference between a duck is that one of it's leg is the same. A wood chuck would chuck 12 pecks of wood if it could. Which leg? and How many kilograms of pine wood are there in a peck?
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Cashew
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posted November 09, 2004 09:35 PM
[A digression]Hey Rabbit how did you know the answer to the duck?? You're the first person I've come across in 35 years that's heard that one. My history teacher told it to me when I was 15. I'm impressed!!! [ November 09, 2004, 09:36 PM: Message edited by: Cashew ]
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The Rabbit
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posted November 09, 2004 09:47 PM
Maybe we had the same history teacher? Most people think that the answer to the duck question is "It all depends on whether you ride the bus to school or take a sack lunch" but that is actually the answer to the followup the question "which leg?"
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rivka
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posted November 09, 2004 09:58 PM
Wanna buy a duck?
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Raia
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posted November 10, 2004 04:24 AM
[DIGRESSION] Call me crazy, but what's the difference between this thread and the BtQ thread? And Cashew, I knew the answer to that question too! It's a Marx Brothers gimmick, I believe.
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Joldo
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posted November 10, 2004 05:20 PM
I'd rather not; unless, of course, you call it a qvackus. Wanna become a gypsy?
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kaioshin00
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posted November 10, 2004 05:22 PM
If I get one of those membership cards that fits on your key chain. If you could rearrange the ordering of the alphabet, how would you do so?
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The Rabbit
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posted November 10, 2004 05:23 PM
[Digression] This thread is different from begging the question in several significant ways. First, here questions are posted before answers. Second, questions here must be irrelevant. Third, BtQ is over 2 years old and 114 pages [end digression] I now return you to the regularly scheduled game. [ November 10, 2004, 06:45 PM: Message edited by: The Rabbit ]
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Zalmoxis
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posted November 10, 2004 05:38 PM
Crunchiest letters first. What are the best uses for stale cheetos?
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Book
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posted November 10, 2004 05:47 PM
Bullets/Shrapnel Do arm pumps really influence the play of the game? [ November 10, 2004, 05:47 PM: Message edited by: Book ]
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The Rabbit
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posted November 10, 2004 06:47 PM
Arm Pumps? Pumps are generally worn on the feet not the arms. Which chinese butterfly is responsible for all this rain?
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Intelligence3
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posted November 10, 2004 07:18 PM
His name is Wing. Are my eyes really brown? [ November 10, 2004, 07:19 PM: Message edited by: Intelligence3 ]
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Cashew
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posted November 10, 2004 08:29 PM
Brown is such a subjective thing. Why are all the pigs turning green?
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jeniwren
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posted November 10, 2004 09:00 PM
They're not good fliers. Why do stupid software companies require certification testing to get support? *grumble*
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J T Stryker
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posted November 10, 2004 09:24 PM
So they have time to figure out if it's their fault or not. Why is Halo 2 so addictive?
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Glenn Arnold
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posted November 10, 2004 09:43 PM
Because when it wears off, those horns are so annoying that you need another dose. Is is shorter to New York than by bus? Edit: But no edit. Does the typo matter? [ November 11, 2004, 12:26 AM: Message edited by: Glenn Arnold ]
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Glenn Arnold
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posted November 10, 2004 09:45 PM
The duck question: (belated) Each of its legs are both the same. I got it on good authority. Are either of you from Brooklyn? (Sorry I broke the rule, that's not irrelevent)
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Elizabeth
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posted November 10, 2004 10:11 PM
It depends what "is" is. Why do cds cases have two ridged edges? [ November 10, 2004, 10:11 PM: Message edited by: Elizabeth ]
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Intelligence3
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posted November 10, 2004 11:13 PM
quote: Why do cds cases have two ridged edges? For her pleasure. Have I been in too many truck stop restrooms?
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Boothby171
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posted November 10, 2004 11:16 PM
That depends: Men's or Women's? Question: Why is the worst itch always in the place where you can't scratch (either due to physiology or propriety)?
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Intelligence3
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posted November 11, 2004 01:22 AM
quote: Why is the worst itch always in the place where you can't scratch (either due to physiology or propriety)? For the same reason as "it's always in the last place you look." I keep watching that little guy bang his head against the wall in the Instant Graemlins. Does he prefer Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen?
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ElJay
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posted November 11, 2004 01:26 AM
Midol. Will I ever return the movies I borrowed from I3 two years ago?
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Intelligence3
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posted November 11, 2004 01:32 AM
quote: Will I ever return the movies I borrowed from I3 two years ago? Depends on whether he remembers them. If one of them is The Emeperor's New Groove, he just bought a new copy since he didn't know where it was. Where's my "Any" key?
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ElJay
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posted November 11, 2004 01:41 AM
Bang, pow, right in the kisser. Still got the receipt for that movie?
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Intelligence3
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posted November 11, 2004 01:47 AM
3 eggs, 2c flour, dash of tabasco, script, record, animate, market, release. What has Steve Landesberg been up to lately?
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Cashew
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posted November 11, 2004 03:03 AM
quote: Each of its legs are both the same. I got it on good authority (Digression) The answer I heard from my history teacher was "One of it's legs is both the same", which just seems a little bit funner. Asking people annoying questions. Why do my feet hurt so muuucchh???
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The Rabbit
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posted November 11, 2004 01:54 PM
You've been spending too much time walking barefoot over 'A'a lava flows. When will Mona Loa erupt next?
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jeniwren
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posted November 11, 2004 02:26 PM
The Louvre, where her smile remains enigmatic despite emininent eruption . Must the phone ring NOW? [ November 11, 2004, 02:27 PM: Message edited by: jeniwren ]
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Elizabeth
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posted November 11, 2004 03:26 PM
Yes, because the National Organization for Women say so. Why are old sewing machines heavier than new ones?
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