Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer

Started by Cuddly Khan, February 17, 2011, 06:59:44 AM

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The Seamstress

Some actually are. Bofradouts are the astronauts of the cow species. This space-faring cow variety lives in secret hideouts across earth from which they conduct their research and send bofradouts into space. They also have a secret base on Mars.

There are freemasons, so are there imprisonmasons too?
 

Jubal

No, but there are paidmasons.

Why is the sky grey so often? They told me the sky was blue when I was small.
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The Seamstress

Blue is the default neutral setting. The sky needs different colours for different moods and occasions though, as blue isn't always the right fit. So we get grey for "cold: curl up and be cosy", darker grey for "thunderstorm: hide", shades of dark blue with sparkles for "night: sleep, or look at the sparkles", and red-oranges and pinks for "sun's going down/up: just do whatever". And if the sky happens to be neon purple, it means "alien invasion: run".

What's the most obvious life lesson everyone should learn from an umbrella?

Jubal

There isn't one. Umbrellas deal only in death.

Why are life and death the only options? Where's the third angle here?
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The Seamstress

That's something only ghosts, vampires, or zombies can answer. Though I'm not sure they'd be happy to talk.

Where does one get happiness? Is there a shop or something, or a factory?

Jubal

Oh, mostly it comes from the burps of tiny frogs.

What would Hasdrubal Barca think of mandolins?
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The Seamstress

Not much I guess, maybe make little pigeon noises trying to sing along.

What would mandolins think of Hasdrubal Barca?

Jubal

They'd probably consult their natural allies the pangolins for a lead.

How do I get proclaimed leader of the floofs?
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The Seamstress

You don't need to get proclaimed leader of the floofs. You are leader of the floofs. Everyone has agreed on that long ago.

What's going to happen on February 5th, 2589?

Jubal

Anticipation for February 6, in some quarters.

Why don't people make clothes out of rubbish more? You could call them wastecoats and everything.
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The Seamstress

Rubbish has a bad reputation. It needs to work on itself and maybe do a re-brand so people start to see its merits.

Why don't I get free pizza delivered to my doorstep, NOW?

Jubal

Pizza Lenin, your time came too soon.

Blobs. Are they turquoise, or are they ecstatic?
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The Seamstress

They're both, of course. And sometimes they're also antistatic.

Why are zebras striped?

Jubal

Polka dots went out of fashion after the Mesozoic

If civet coffee is so good why don't people try and get civets to poop more things?
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The Seamstress

Because that would put 3D printers out of business.

Are we living in a simulation?