I love playing Questions.

By 5 inverseclipse on July 01, 2007

And yet, if I love it, why do I find it painful and mind-wrenching?

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7 Ryan Grove who agreed, says

What is Questions?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

Have you never heard of Questions?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

Have you seen the film referenced in the inspiring claim?

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8 Vynce who agreed, says

Have you seen or read the play?

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3 Chron who agreed, says

Is there a play?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

I love playing, but I suck at it.

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

If I hadn't seen and read the play (both) where would I have learned about Questions?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

We played in high school. I don't know that any of us was aware of the play. The movie wasn't made until later.

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

@RL, do you realize you have two fouls already?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

We've been playing all this time?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

Does the pope sh*t in the woods?

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3 Chron who agreed, says

Is a bear Catholic?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

Why didn't someone tell me?

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8 Vynce who agreed, says

RL: is that considered necessary?

IE: didn't you mention the movie?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

would it have hurt to make it clear?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

Should I not have assumed it more likely RG would have heard of the film than the play?

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8 Vynce who agreed, says

IE: would it not have been more courteous to suggest he was more cultured?

RL: Has it ever been made more clear than by asking a question that mentions the game?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

V: Did you see where I said I suck at this game?

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7 Wyscan who agreed, says

Is there a link explaining how to play?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

Have you tried wikipedia?

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7 Wyscan who agreed, says

Are the rules are there?

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7 Wyscan who agreed, says

You do realize that I meant to "on there"?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

How many "are"s do you need in that question?

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7 Wyscan who agreed, says

Would it help if I apologized?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

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7 Wyscan who agreed, says

Which one are we playing?

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7 Ryan Grove who agreed, says

Hasn't this silliness gone on long enough?

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7 Wyscan who agreed, says

How does a game usually end?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

Should silliness really ever end?

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3 Chron who agreed, says

And shouldn't the endings be silly?

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9 Glad Rag Kraken who disagreed, says

w/r/t complaints as to the game officially starting: Is it necessary to allow competitors to know that they're playing, or is it acceptable to rack up points during the surprise round?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

Why do I get the sense that despite the fact you disagreed with this claim, you do in fact love playing Questions?

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8 Vynce who agreed, says

how would you rack up points?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

Don't I only need one more point to win, since I called foul on Ralph twice?

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9 Glad Rag Kraken who disagreed, says

Are you trying to play some weird variant where two unanswered points puts you at greater than 30-love?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

Wouldn't the fouls (assuming I get one more) just eliminate me?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

Are you saying you'd like me to eliminate you?

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8 Vynce who agreed, says

Was this game supposed to make sense?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

Does Questions ever really make sense?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

Did you misread my question?

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3 Chron who agreed, says

Why is the cow?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

Does my next foul mean that you win? Or simply that I lose?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

Wouldn't we have to agree on a scoring system before we could answer that?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

Isn't that what I'm asking?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

Do you think I should speak representatively for the group?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

Shouldn't that honor go to the claimant?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

Do you realize I ignored Chron's non-sequitur?

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3 Chron who agreed, says

Why the claimant and not the first loser?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

Does Dolly Parton sleep on her back?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

Ralph, are you trying to say you'd like to stop playing?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

Can you see the similarity between my question about Dolly and your question about the pope?

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5 Robin Millette who hasn't voted, says

Are we having fun yet?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

Are you patronizing me?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

Is there any way I could answer that wouldn't be interpreted as 'yes'?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

Why don't you try?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

Are you smiling as much as I am?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

Doesn't it show?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

Was Robin's question a non-sequitur too?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

How did I miss his foul?

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9 Glad Rag Kraken who disagreed, says

*cough* We've got us some rhetorical questions round here, in addition to the non-sequitur and unforced fouls IE already pointed out. To my tally that matches me with IE's 3. Anyone see the scores differently?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

Why do you have to be such a party pooper?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

CAn I point out the double-foul by TVRZL?

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9 Glad Rag Kraken who disagreed, says

Do we really have to point out fouls in question form too?

Is there any way to make my disagree red, and flaming next to my name?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

Why don't you just change your name again to reflect your disagreement?

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9 Glad Rag Kraken who disagreed, says

What do you suggest, to best illustrate my lack of love for this game?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

How about The Very Right Reverend Zebediah D "For-the-Questions-Game-I-have-a-singularly-distinct-and-deeply-felt-lack-of" Love

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

?

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9 Glad Rag Kraken who disagreed, says

Has Rorek increased the maximum allowed name size yet? You are aware that I cannot use your most excellent name unless the current restriction on length of handle is loosened, aren't you?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

Do you think that such a narrowly-focused appellation would have been a very good idea even if it were shorter?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

Where'd everybody go?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

Was it something I said?

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9 Glad Rag Kraken who disagreed, says

Don't you ever sleep? Are you under the impression that I don't sleep?

Also, does it make sense to worry about the narrow application of a handle that is likely to change in less than a week?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

Why is it you change your moniker so frequently?

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5 Ralph Leyland who agreed, says

Are you saying I spend too much time on jyte? Aren't you in a time zone several hours behind mine?

Have you ever used a handle to express a thought on a single claim before?

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9 Glad Rag Kraken who disagreed, says

Did you see me change my name for the "I find it interesting that Ben is no longer Ben" claim?

Are you suggesting that it's inappropriate?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

Has the suggestion of inappropriateness ever dissuaded you before?

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9 Glad Rag Kraken who disagreed, says

How is that relevant?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

Do you really care if someone suggests your behavior is inappropriate?

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9 Glad Rag Kraken who disagreed, says

Do you think I shouldn't?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

Do you really care what I think?

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9 Glad Rag Kraken who disagreed, says

Is your opinion worthwhile? How am I supposed to take your opinion seriously if you don't?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

If I don't what?

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9 Glad Rag Kraken who disagreed, says

Are you hard of hearing, or did I fail to make myself clear?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

Are you drinking while jyting (again)?

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5 inverseclipse who agreed, says

You do realize I meant that in fun, right?

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