Apolyton Archive  |  Preserved copy of the Apolyton Civilization Site and its forums as they stood in September 2005. Read-only; nothing here can be posted to or replied to.  |  Forum index |  About this archive |  The 1998–2001 UBB forums
Today on Apolyton WARDELL INTERVIEW PROMO A.C.S. HISTORY CHAPTER 4 GET CIV4 /w FREE PLUS! A.C.S. PHOTO GALLERY GET A.O.M. V1.1
Apolyton Civilization Forums
main| civ2| civ3| civ4| smac| ctp2| ron| moo3| galciv| galciv2| alt| about|
ApolytonPLUS | register | search | faq | new posts | pm (-/-) | upload | members
hall of fame new! | civgroups | civgroups news | interviews | the column | radio | chat | directory | news | store | PLUS
Apolyton Civilization Forums : Powered by vBulletin version 2.0.3 Apolyton Civilization Forums > Miscellaneous > Archive > Off-Topic-Archive > Questions Without Good Answers
Show a Printable Version | Email This Page to Someone! | Receive updates to this thread | Report this to Apolyton news!

bottom of page
  
Author
Thread   
Pages (2): [ 1   2   ]
< Last Thread     Next Thread > Post New Thread     Post A Reply
SlowwHand is offline SlowwHand
King
of The Cooler
Sep 1999
time: 23:32
Question  Old Post 27-11-2003 03:07 Visit SlowwHand's homepage!
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#1 Report this post to a moderator
Questions Without Good Answers Full PM-box? Change here!

SO many smart people here.
Michael, for instance, always has an answer.
Wait a second. What have I told you about using the words always, never, all, and none ?
I told you that these words shouldn't be used, didn't I?

I've referenced this question before.
"Does this make me look fat?", has no good answer.
You just have to break down and tell them "No, the fat makes you look fat".

What are some other questions without good answers?

Like:
If it's zero degrees outside today and it's supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?

If quitters never win, and winners never quit, what fool came up with "Quit while you're ahead"?

Why are they called apartments, when they're all stuck together?

Since Americans throw rice at weddings, do Asians throw hamburgers?

What happens if you get scared half to death twice?

Commie Chocobo is offline Commie Chocobo
Settler
heh
Nov 2003
time: 05:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 03:20
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#2 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations: Deluxe Edition

"if you get scared half to death twice?"
simple, u are 1/4 dead

Comrade Tassadar is offline Comrade Tassadar
Settler

Aug 2005
time: 05:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 03:22 Visit Comrade Tassadar's homepage!
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#3 Report this post to a moderator
Remove this text

3/4

Immortal Wombat is offline Immortal Wombat
Prince
in perpetuity
Dec 2000
time: 05:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 03:25 Visit Immortal Wombat's homepage!
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#4 Report this post to a moderator
Re: Questions Without Good Answers Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

quote:
Originally posted by SlowwHand
If it's zero degrees outside today and it's supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?

Degrees is not an absolute measure. Use Kelvin. If it was 0K, then twice as cold would impossible.

quote:

If quitters never win, and winners never quit, what fool came up with "Quit while you're ahead"?

One of the proverbs is wrong.

quote:

Since Americans throw rice at weddings, do Asians throw hamburgers?

Americans throw rice? Can you not afford confetti?

reds4ever is offline reds4ever
Prince
of the Spion Kop
Mar 2001
time: 05:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 05:57
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#5 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

Slow, in answer to your first question,

If she asks 'Do I look fat in this dress?' tell her, 'Of course you do, it's a dress, not a f@&king Magic Wand!!!

Imran Siddiqui is offline Imran Siddiqui

Deity
The Potterverse
Jan 1970
time: 00:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 06:05
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#6 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton

quote:
Wait a second. What have I told you about using the words always, never, all, and none ?
I told you that these words shouldn't be used, didn't I?


You mean those words should never be used?

quote:
Americans throw rice? Can you not afford confetti?


You don't throw rice? It's a good luck thing (rice, I mean).

Thoth is offline Thoth
Prince
Ottawa, Canada
Dec 2000
time: 00:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 06:07
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#7 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

@reds4ever

You'd better have an eye on the exit if you say that.

Last edited by Thoth on 27-11-2003 at 06:19

Gangerolf is offline Gangerolf
Prince
huuhh
May 2001
time: 06:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 06:07
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#8 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton, buy Call to Power 2

"If it's zero degrees outside today and it's supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?"

Oh that's easy. zero degrees. 0*2=0 , basic mathematics

General Ludd is offline General Ludd
Emperor
Minion of the Dominion
Aug 2001
time: 05:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 06:27
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#9 Report this post to a moderator
Re: Questions Without Good Answers Full PM-box? Change here!

quote:
Originally posted by SlowwHand

Since Americans throw rice at weddings, do Asians throw hamburgers?


Maybe they jsut throw ground beef.

quote:
What happens if you get scared half to death twice?


You'll be three quarters dead.

mrmitchell is offline mrmitchell
King

Donate to the Red Cross

Sep 2002
time: 23:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 06:33
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#10 Report this post to a moderator
Re: Questions Without Good Answers Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations: Deluxe Edition

quote:
Originally posted by SlowwHand
If it's zero degrees outside today and it's supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?

0*2=0
quote:
If quitters never win, and winners never quit, what fool came up with "Quit while you're ahead"?

"Quit while you're ahead" applies when you can win partially. "Quitters never win" applies when you can only win or lose.
quote:
Why are they called apartments, when they're all stuck together?

Don't think of many rooms glued together. Think of one building separated into rooms.
quote:
Since Americans throw rice at weddings, do Asians throw hamburgers?

Are you saying that if Americans threw chocolate, Swiss would throw hamburgers as well?
quote:
What happens if you get scared half to death twice?

You'd be scared 3/4 to death.

Japher is offline Japher
Prince
Ook! Ook! Ack! Ack! Ack!
Jun 2002
time: 05:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 06:39
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#11 Report this post to a moderator
Tired of ads?

Yea, all you smartasses have all the answers

Impossible Questions?

Why is the word abbreviation so damn long?!

How come we say that we "take a sheit" when we actually leave one? (Same for a pisss)

What can't I get through an entire post with out a spelling error?

Why are Texans so Crass?

Is Gallagar the greatest comedian of all time?

Oh, that stupid Heissenberg Uncertainty prinicple, Whats up with that?! I touch things right? So how can I only ever be halfway there?

Why do we still have commies?

These things just baffle me!

mrmitchell is offline mrmitchell
King

Donate to the Red Cross

Sep 2002
time: 23:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 06:57
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#12 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

quote:
Why is the word abbreviation so damn long?!

abbrev.

quote:
How come we say that we "take a sheit" when we actually leave one? (Same for a pisss)

It's better to say you're taking one and then leave one than to say you're leaving one to then take one. (This has already been posted before)

quote:
What can't I get through an entire post with out a spelling error?

Because you're not a smartass

quote:
Why are Texans so Crass?

Long Texan family lines often have a disorder called headup rearrus

quote:
Why do we still have commies?

Or:
Why do we still have cappies?

JohnT is offline JohnT

Emperor
Capitalist
Mar 1999
time: 00:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 06:59
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#13 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton, buy Call to Power 2

The worst question ever:

"Are you asleep?"

Dauphin is offline Dauphin
Emperor
Caught in a tuna net
Jan 1970
time: 05:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 07:02
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#14 Report this post to a moderator
Increase Your PM Length

quote:
Originally posted by JohnT
The worst question ever:

"Are you asleep?"


"IS someone there?" problem tops that, especially if you are creeping downstairs to check for a burglar at the time you say it.

Japher is offline Japher
Prince
Ook! Ook! Ack! Ack! Ack!
Jun 2002
time: 05:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 07:06
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#15 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

quote:
This has already been posted before


Probably was me

Are you aslep, Is someone there, is any one home?

ALl good

I like it when someone calls and asks "Who is this"... Who the Fvck do you think it is!!!! You called me, jackass!

Urban Ranger is offline Urban Ranger
Apolyton Duke of Off-Topic

Donate to the Red Cross
The City State of Noosphere, CPA special envoy
May 1999
time: 13:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 07:46
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#16 Report this post to a moderator
Re: Questions Without Good Answers Enter the AD-FREE zone

quote:
Originally posted by SlowwHand
If it's zero degrees outside today and it's supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?


Cold is not a quantifiable quality, thus, saying "twice as cold" is meaningless.

quote:
Originally posted by SlowwHand
If quitters never win, and winners never quit, what fool came up with "Quit while you're ahead"?


Some person who didn't want you to win, obviously.

quote:
Originally posted by SlowwHand
Why are they called apartments, when they're all stuck together?


Those that are not are called departments.

quote:
Originally posted by SlowwHand
Since Americans throw rice at weddings, do Asians throw hamburgers?


No, we throw Americans.

quote:
Originally posted by SlowwHand
What happens if you get scared half to death twice?


Depends on if you have recovered during the interval.

Urban Ranger is offline Urban Ranger
Apolyton Duke of Off-Topic

Donate to the Red Cross
The City State of Noosphere, CPA special envoy
May 1999
time: 13:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 07:47
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#17 Report this post to a moderator
Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

quote:
Originally posted by JohnT
The worst question ever:

"Are you asleep?"


Nah.

"Are you dead?" is probably worse.

Bosh is offline Bosh
Emperor
Taehan Mingook
Jan 1970
time: 00:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 07:56
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#18 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

quote:
Since Americans throw rice at weddings, do Asians throw hamburgers?

Just chickens

st_swithin is offline st_swithin
CTP1/2 GODDESS
10069
Nov 2002
time: 05:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 10:09
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#19 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton, pre-order Civilization IV

I thought Asians threw firecrackers.

Guynemer is offline Guynemer
King

Donate to the Red Cross
Gotta have more cowbell!
Mar 1999
time: 00:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 10:18
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#20 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations: Deluxe Edition

Who wrote the Book of Love?

Do you know the Muffin Man?

aaglo is offline aaglo
King
the contradiction is filled with holes...
Aug 2001
time: 07:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 11:09
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#21 Report this post to a moderator
Inflate your Upload Space

If two persons in business world meet, why both of them are always "fine" or "terrific"? Don't they have bad days at all?

KrazyHorse is offline KrazyHorse
King
Macedonia
May 2001
time: 00:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 14:18 Visit KrazyHorse's homepage!
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#22 Report this post to a moderator
Inflate your Upload Space

quote:
Originally posted by Big Crunch


"IS someone there?" problem tops that, especially if you are creeping downstairs to check for a burglar at the time you say it.


It's actually not a bad idea to warn the guy that you're coming down. That way he has time to run for it and you won't have to bump into each other by mistake.

Personally, though, I prefer "I'm coming down and I have a crowbar".

Urban Ranger is offline Urban Ranger
Apolyton Duke of Off-Topic

Donate to the Red Cross
The City State of Noosphere, CPA special envoy
May 1999
time: 13:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 14:21
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#23 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

What, no assault rifle? Not even a shotgun?

KrazyHorse is offline KrazyHorse
King
Macedonia
May 2001
time: 00:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 14:33 Visit KrazyHorse's homepage!
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#24 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

I trust myself with a crowbar more than I do with a firearm. And whoever it is will be just as dead when I swing it. I actually chased off a robber with a crowbar when I was 15 (he wasn't in the house; he was attempting to break into my father's truck, which was filled with 40 000$ worth of Snap-On tools).

Urban Ranger is offline Urban Ranger
Apolyton Duke of Off-Topic

Donate to the Red Cross
The City State of Noosphere, CPA special envoy
May 1999
time: 13:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 14:36
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#25 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

Not in Philly though, I think. Nasty, nasty, place.

KrazyHorse is offline KrazyHorse
King
Macedonia
May 2001
time: 00:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 14:41 Visit KrazyHorse's homepage!
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#26 Report this post to a moderator
Inflate your Upload Space

I ain't in Philly. We've got Philly far beat on homicides, shootings and violent crime.

Theben is offline Theben
Emperor
Dance Dance for the Revolution!
Jan 1970
time: 00:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 14:44
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#27 Report this post to a moderator
Increase the size of your Attachments

If it's zero degrees outside today and it's supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?

Switch to either farenheit or celsius and then calculate to find the answer.

If quitters never win, and winners never quit, what fool came up with "Quit while you're ahead"?

A loser.

Why are they called apartments, when they're all stuck together?

They are separable by a chainsaw.

Since Americans throw rice at weddings, do Asians throw hamburgers?

No. The Japanese, for instance, throw shashimi at the bride until she agrees to a nude wrestling match with the maid-of-honor.

What happens if you get scared half to death twice?

You die. But only on the inside.

Dry is offline Dry
Prince
Brussels
Sep 2000
time: 06:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 15:19
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#28 Report this post to a moderator
Re: Questions Without Good Answers Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

quote:
Originally posted by SlowwHand
If it's zero degrees outside today and it's supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?

All depends on where is the zero on the coldness scale of the speaker.
If 'cold' start on, say, 15 degrees, then twice as cold as zero is minus 15.

aaglo is offline aaglo
King
the contradiction is filled with holes...
Aug 2001
time: 07:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 15:33
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#29 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

I wonder who even would say it's twice as cold? It's ridiculous in itself - it doesn't need the answer for that

And one other (a bit off-topic) thing mentioned some time ago in OT:
- why do people speak about frozen tundra? The word tundra means permafrost ground... so, is it ground frozen twice?

Theben is offline Theben
Emperor
Dance Dance for the Revolution!
Jan 1970
time: 00:32
  Old Post 27-11-2003 15:43
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#30 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations: Deluxe Edition

and what about thiose poeple who say "permafrost groundf?" Isn't perma=ground? Talk about redudant.

 
Pages (2): [ 1   2   ]
< Last Thread     Next Thread > Post New Thread     Post A Reply
All times are GMT. The time now is 05:32.
Apolyton Time is 00:32.
    top of page
Rate This Thread:
archivepost
Forum Jump:
Forum Rules:
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is ON
vB code is ON
Smilies are ON
[IMG] code is ON
 




Contact Us - Apolyton Civilization Site - Support Us!

Building a better Apolyton through better information. Click here and take our poll!
Non-US visitors, click here!

Powered by: vBulletin Version 2.0.3
Copyright ©2000, 2001, Jelsoft Enterprises Limited.

Page generated in 0.0606 seconds (92.12% PHP - 7.88% MySQL) with 31 queries
Page Loading Time:

Support Apolyton: Amazon USA | Amazon UK | Amazon DE | Amazon FR |
Support Apolyton and get FREE PLUS, Buy from Chips&Bits: Galactic Civilizations | Galactic Civilizations: Deluxe Edition | Call to Power 2 | Civilization: The Boardgame | GURPS/ Alpha Centauri | Alpha Centauri | Civilization IV | Civilization III: Complete |


Front Page | Civilization IV | Civilization III | Civilization II | Call to Power II | Alpha Centauri | Master of Orion III
Rise of Nations | Galactic Civilizations | Galactic Civilizations II | Misc
Alt.Civs | Civ I | C:CtP I | About | News | Directory | Apolyton Store | Forums | Chat | Columns | Interviews | Newsletter
Scenario League | CSC | Clash of Civs | Spanish Site | CtP Maps | Cradle of Civ | WesW's Ctp1/2 Site | Civ3 Haven

apolyton.net | apolyton.com | civilization2.net | civilization3.net | civilization4.net | civilizationiv.info | calltopower.net | galciv.net | galciv2.net | moo3.net