Things You'd Like to Know

Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
A. Yes, i am concerned about that.

Q. Why do some people shave off their eyebrows and then draw them back on?

A: Well in the case of one of my childhood friends it was because he was impatient to start shaving; some people pay a terrible cost sometimes for a 6 month delay in the onset of puberty.

Q: What percentage of men with beards in mid-life do you think experienced a delay in the onset of puberty when they were teens?

Originally posted by FMF
A: Well in the case of one of my childhood friends it was because he was impatient to start shaving; some people pay a terrible cost sometimes for a 6 month delay in the onset of puberty.

Q: What percentage of men with beards in mid-life do you think experienced a delay in the onset of puberty when they were teens?

A: 0%

Q: Why all the questions concerning puberty?

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A: But lately they seem to forget that they have left and come home to roost again if only for a year.

Q: Is a week long enough for a "real" vacation?

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A: Depends what you mean by rich I guess.

Q: Are most Welsh rich in spirit?

Originally posted by Great Big Stees
A: Depends what you mean by rich I guess.

Q: Are most Welsh rich in spirit?

A: Breathalysers do not differentiate between wine, spirits and beer.

Q: Britons say avoid grape after grain while grain after grape is ok, and Germans say avoid grain after grape while grape after grain is ok. What explains contradictions in Received Wisdom of this kind?

Originally posted by FMF
A: Breathalysers do not differentiate between wine, spirits and beer.

Q: Britons say avoid grape after grain while grain after grape is ok, and Germans say avoid grain after grape while grape after grain is ok. What explains contradictions in Received Wisdom of this kind?

A. Common wisdom varies from culture to culture along with beverage popularity; how boring if otherwise.

Q. Why are weekends still looked forward to by retired people?

Originally posted by Great Big Stees
Q: Is a week long enough for a "real" vacation?

A: I think all it takes is two nights away: so that there is one whole day when one is NOT either travelling to or from the venue of recreation.

Q: Has using a computer and mobile phone had a detrimental effect on your handwriting?

Originally posted by lolof
Q: How was Malaga?

A: Different from how it is now 41 years later, I'd have thought.

Q: Which do you use the most often: different to, different than or different from?

Originally posted by Great Big Stees
Q: Have you saved enough for retirement?

A: No, I've created talented ~ and hopefully doting ~ children instead.

Q: If Google Translate runs on dispassionate and tireless algorithms, why is sometimes mischievous and lazy?

Originally posted by Great Big Stees
Q: Do you or have you ever, worn contact lenses?

A: No. It makes my eyes water thinking about someone else putting contact lenses in.

Q: In terms of mixing alcoholic drinks, which is more hazardous: grape after grain or grain after grape?

Originally posted by FMF
A: No, I've created talented ~ and hopefully doting ~ children instead.

Q: If Google Translate runs on dispassionate and tireless algorithms, why is sometimes mischievous and lazy?

A: Sometimes Larry Page routes translate requests to his own personal machine and answers them himself for sh|ts and g|ggles.

Q: Why do people volunteer all of their info online and then blame data gathering corporations for violating their privacy?

Originally posted by FMF
A: No. It makes my eyes water thinking about someone else putting contact lenses in.

You're supposed to put them in yourself. 😛

Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
You're supposed to put them in yourself. 😛

I see what you did there. 😲