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message 1351: by Motheaten (new)

Motheaten The second hand.

What is fate?


message 1352: by Ken (new)

Ken (ndcrew) | 38 comments The future's not set. There's no fate but what we make for ourselves.

Anyone recognize that movie quote?


message 1353: by Jeremysparks (new)

Jeremysparks | 105 comments Dumb and Dumber

Why do they say "fight fire with fire", when the fire department uses water?


message 1354: by Joseph (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 906 comments To make more business for the fire department. It's a government conspiracy I tell you! lol

If a one-wheeled pedal-powered riding contraption is a unicycle, a two-wheeled is a bicycle, a three-wheeled is a tricycle, what should a four-wheeled one be called?


message 1355: by Motheaten (new)

Motheaten Well, a wheelchair.

Why do some men go bald at 30?


message 1356: by rebecca j (new)

rebecca j (technophobe) | 6029 comments their brains have expanded with water, drowning the hair roots, so they die and fall out

the movie was Terminator, not Dumb and Dumber!

Why hasn't everyone watched the terminator series of movies?


message 1357: by Joseph (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 906 comments Perhaps they have better taste.

Which are stronger, oysters or snails?


message 1358: by rebecca j (new)

rebecca j (technophobe) | 6029 comments snails - no buoyancy to help

which taste better, oysters or snails?


message 1359: by Lorraine (new)

Lorraine (saanichlori) I prefer pencil erasers, also they are cheaper.

Why is the elevator always on the top floor when you want to go up, and on the bottom floor when you want to go down?


message 1360: by rebecca j (new)

rebecca j (technophobe) | 6029 comments it's directionally challenged

why won't it stop raining?


message 1361: by Lorraine (new)

Lorraine (saanichlori) Because umbrella sellers run the world.

Why isn't there a use for dimes anymore?


message 1362: by Tara (new)

Tara (tbm126) Because they're worth a dime a dozen.

Is there a monster under my bed?


message 1363: by Lorraine (new)

Lorraine (saanichlori) Yes, but when you check it turns instantly into a dust bunny.

Why does hair grow faster in the summer?


message 1364: by Mary (new)

Mary (madamefifi) | 358 comments Your hair isn't really growing faster, it's just that your scalp is shrivelling with the heat.


Why do my cats always wake me up 45 minutes before the alarm clock goes off?


message 1365: by David (last edited May 25, 2011 04:31PM) (new)

David Granger (AUGrad84) | 13 comments They want you awake to kill that screeching varmint!

If a train leaves New York for San Francisco traveling 75 mph and, ten minutes later, a train leaves San Francisco for New York traveling 42 mph, what color socks are the engineers on the respective trains wearing?


message 1366: by MissJessie (new)

MissJessie | 1286 comments Yellow for both-it's a game of chicken on the tracks. When they meet, they'll both turn to (blood) red.

Why do humans have hair on their toe-tops?


message 1367: by Joseph (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 906 comments Because if they were on the bottom it would tickle too much.

Do pineapples grow on pine trees or apple trees?


message 1368: by rebecca j (new)

rebecca j (technophobe) | 6029 comments Neither, the grow under pineapple plants like potatoes, and are pulled up by the crowns.

What do cats talk about?


message 1369: by MissJessie (new)

MissJessie | 1286 comments How incredibly stupid their humans are; why can't they get that supper on the floor?

(at least, mine do.)

Why are people at auctions so crazy?


message 1370: by Fenixbird (new)

Fenixbird SandS | 403 comments Because of auction fever! It grips & overcomes even the most sensible person attending an auction...sometimes it may become a permanent condition!!

Why is everyone from Brazil an amazing dancer??


message 1371: by rebecca j (new)

rebecca j (technophobe) | 6029 comments Because you can dance when you can't sleep or eat!

Why do dogs need so much attention?


message 1372: by Fenixbird (new)

Fenixbird SandS | 403 comments Dogs hear EVERYTHING! You'd be nosing 'round too if you could hear every little nuance & sound..

Why is that cats raised with dog(s) is more "dog-like"? And do dog(s) raised with cat(s) act more "cat-like"??


message 1373: by Joseph (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 906 comments When cats look at dogs, they think they are seeing their own reflection and so act like the dogs, and vice versa.

Is the moon really made of green cheese?


message 1374: by Fenixbird (new)

Fenixbird SandS | 403 comments Not only did it look like the Moon was made of green cheese but also it the Moon looked like it was within jumping distance (to the kitten in Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes) Recently scientists have declared there is actually more water than originally thought (on the moon)!

If Pluto is not really a planet, do we have one fewer planet in our solar system?


message 1375: by Joseph (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 906 comments Well, yes, but that's only if Pluto were not really a planet, which it of course is, no matter what anyone else might think.

Which is faster, a cheetah on roller skates or a snail in a race car?


message 1376: by Tara (new)

Tara (tbm126) Snail in a race car, in the long run, because the cheetah can't control the roller skates and keeps slamming into trees.

Can trolls smile?


message 1377: by Joseph (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 906 comments Sure, but they prefer to smirk.

Which is worse of a dogwood tree, its bark or its bite?


message 1378: by rebecca j (new)

rebecca j (technophobe) | 6029 comments Usually the bark, cause it barks constantly!

why do people tell dumb blonde jokes?


message 1379: by [deleted user] (new)

Because none of all those sexist monkeys can talk !

Why do they call it 'hair dye' ?


message 1380: by Joseph (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 906 comments So, for example, a blond who dyes her own hair, can be called a "suicide blond" dyed by her own hand.

Does an octopus have 8 legs or 8 arms?


message 1381: by rebecca j (new)

rebecca j (technophobe) | 6029 comments It actually has 4 of each, but they look alike so only the octopus knows which is which.

Do centipedes ever trip over their own feet?


message 1382: by Joseph (last edited Jul 25, 2011 06:21PM) (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 906 comments Does an octopus have 8 legs or 8 arms?

rebecca j wrote: "It actually has 4 of each, but they look alike so only the octopus knows which is which.


rebecca j, good answer!


Do centipedes ever trip over their own feet?"

Only when their shoelaces come untied.


Do seahorses race?


message 1383: by MissJessie (new)

MissJessie | 1286 comments Yes with little tiny mermaids as jockeys.

What are hummingbirds saying when the chirp before each slurp of nectar (at least around here).


message 1384: by Joseph (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 906 comments They're saying grace.

Do vampires get cavities?


message 1385: by rebecca j (new)

rebecca j (technophobe) | 6029 comments Only if they eat too many diabetics.

Do other animals wish they could fly?


message 1386: by Joseph (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 906 comments Nah, the sky would get too crowded if they could.

Do tiger sharks growl?


message 1387: by MissJessie (new)

MissJessie | 1286 comments No, they hiss.

Do first person books talk to one another when alone?


message 1388: by Adrienne (new)

Adrienne (a-town) | 308 comments They prefer being ordered around by the second person books;)

Why bother to figure out more than one way to skin a cat?


message 1389: by Joseph (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 906 comments Well, since cats do have nine lives, you're going to have skin the same cat at least nine different ways.

What do hippopatmuses have that no other animals has?


message 1390: by MissJessie (new)

MissJessie | 1286 comments Baby hippopatamuses.

What is the meaning of life, to a cat?


message 1391: by rebecca j (new)

rebecca j (technophobe) | 6029 comments How many slaves they can capture.

What is the meaning of life to a dog?


message 1392: by Molly (new)

Molly (mollygirlwhoreads) Sleep and dog treats.

What time is the 3:00 parade?
(Seriously, I work at Disney and get this question at least 20 times!)


message 1393: by MissJessie (new)

MissJessie | 1286 comments Right after Mickey hits the restroom. (no accounting for tourists, that's the truth!).


Are we there yet?


message 1394: by Joseph (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 906 comments No, we'll never be there because we are always here.

Does spaghetti grow on land or under water?


message 1395: by MissJessie (new)

MissJessie | 1286 comments On the land-it grows in the form of spaghetti ferns, but as it blooms only at night and can only been seen by mountain elves living in the highest Italian Alps, who harvest it by the light of the full moon, the fern is unseen by humans who believe it comes into existence, fully formed, in long cardboard boxes.

Does smoked salmon come from salmons who smoke?


message 1396: by Mandy (new)

Mandy No, it's from salmons who have been 'smoked' by a gun, unfortunately their lives are ended with a gun shot and not by some weird silver hook thing which materialises out of the sky with enticing food bits to tempt.

Is the sky really blue and the grass really green?


message 1397: by Joseph (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 906 comments Actually, the sky is really pink and the grass is really purple, but only very special people can see it properly. Everyone else is color-blind.

Do crows steal hubcaps?


message 1398: by rebecca j (new)

rebecca j (technophobe) | 6029 comments Of course, but people just keep stealing them from crow nests! Which really irritates the crows.

Why do hubs need caps anyway?


message 1399: by MissJessie (new)

MissJessie | 1286 comments Because their teeth are broken and discolored.

Why aren't caps (as in teeth) spelled CAPS?


message 1400: by Joseph (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 906 comments Because dentists don't like to shout.

Why do Americans eat pigs and cows but not horses?


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