What they don't teach you in school.

Jan 28, 2021 12:54 PM

OctopussSevenTwo

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Olivia!

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Every wrong answer on Jeopardy is a stupid question.

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There are no stupid questions. However there are stupid people

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Ok jermie bout to beat down

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But...they're not answers, they're statements.

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No-one asked a question. Jeremy was making statements, not giving answers.

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Fucking Jeremy, it's always fucking Jeremy...

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Dang it Matt Bradley!

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I came here to say this.

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Jeremy spoke in class today.

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I'm old enough to spot a Pearl Jam reference when I see one. ***Eddie Vedder: Hooo Hooo Hooo Hooo***

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I said this when I started teaching again this year, a student asked if it's possible to kick yourself in the head.

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This in contrary to fart class.

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Any answer he gives would be wrong because she doesn't ask a question.

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I once convinced my art teacher that his name was Alfred Einstein. The whole class said I was trolling, but she believed me.

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Yeah, but she didn't ask about 9/11 or the shape of the earth.

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*metaophorically speak

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I think it's funny that right-wing nutjobs think every day is art-class and they just got their first Mr. Principle in 4 years.

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We had a rich bully who failed all his classes running the school for the last few years.

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its the nerds actual end story. Unfortunately, that means we need to start the story again.

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Those weren't answers tho.

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Every time I’ve heard an art teacher say this it came with the caveat ‘unless I don’t like it’

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Yep, we all had a few insufferable pedants who thought it made them geniuses.

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His last sentence would got him into jail here ;-)

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Are you German?

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It's illegal in Germany.

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I know.

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What, being German!?

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I teach earth science. If a student argues with me that the earth is flat or dinosaurs are fake, I yell them if they can present me a /1

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Convincing argument to either they can have an A and do nothing else all year. So far no takers.

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What career or profession did you have before teaching?

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Research. Worked in a lab studying geofluids (magma, water, etc)

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Cool, did you come across any interesting knowledge or experiences in your time there?

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None of those are answers, they are statements.

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Seriously, are there actually people that deny the Holocaust? I could believe some hateful shit thinking it was a good thing or that it.....

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I’ve seen a few middle eastern government/religious officials deny it during anti-Israel rants.

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Yes. And it's always something like... "It didn't happen ... but it sure would have been great if it did!" They'll show you "evidence" 1/3

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like "We tested this concrete from Auschwitz that's been out in the rain and wind for sixty years and couldn't find any trace of poison 2/3

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gas. Press them, and they'll say, "... oh sure, some Jews died, but no way was it actually six million." 3/3

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We all know those 72 million people.

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74 million.. Not to mention the people that couldn't vote. Their children.

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ouch

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“WE WON BY A LOT” “STOP THE STEAL” (while I proceed to steal) WHAT IS HYPOCRISY?!? The leopard tore my face off!

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Lawl

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I mean, he's doing it sarcastically. They actually think this

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this guys know his answer is wrong ...

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At least they're funny.

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“ I love the poorly educated”

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It's more than that. Remember, not everyone votes.

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and the US doesn't have a monopoly on stupid

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When almost half of the voting population in my country likely believes at least 1 of these 3 things... feels fuckin bad.

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Some of these people are in my family *cough* mom...?

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Yikes, I’m sorry. Hopefully she has a moment of clarity and can shake away from the misinformation

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Which country and which one?

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The United States, and any of the 3. Obviously depends on the person.

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To clarify - I’ve heard each of these comments from US citizens, I’m not just assuming. I am aware that not everyone believes these things.

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Then why did you say half of the voting population?

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The Republican party has steadfastly refused to purge Qanon views from its ranks, and all 3 are getting incorporated into Qanon these days.

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Because 72 million people voted for trump, whose base tries to suppress fact in favor of their own nonsense. Kinda self explanatory.

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9/11 being an inside job or not, politicians and corporations sit around and prey on these disasters so they can move in and take over.

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And how is that relevant to the fact that way too many nutjobs believe these baseless conspiracy theories to be true?

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I’m glad you asked this. I was very high when I read the dumb response that guy posted so I just closed the app lol

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Wait, is that a young H. John Benjamin? I have no idea what show this is.

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It's a comedy YouTube channel called Smosh

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When the teacher says "there's no such thing as stupid questions," I feel like that's fair game to put my hand up

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I'm the teacher who says, "there are no stuoid questions, just stupid people" and wait for the microwaved potatoto stop spinning

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"There are no stupid questions, as long as you are genuinely trying to learn."

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Me and my sister having been just that person, I now say: It's a stupid question if you can get the answer easier than the one you ask from.

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Up what?

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There are, however, plenty of inquisitive idiots

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tbf, these were dumb statements not questions, and I'd rather dumb questions corrected than dumb thoughts left unchecked

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But of human stupidity and time available to correct it, the latter one is not the one considered infinite.

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“Is mayonnaise an instrument?”

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Man, it oughta be. I'd kill it on the mayonnaise

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Wrong. Asking a question because you don't understand is not stupid. Creating a stupid question becuase you're an asshole is antagonistic.

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In my opinion, the only stupid question is one you knew the answer too.

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I'm a teacher- don't be a cunt

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My dad's go to for that questions is, "Do you pack your lunch or walk to school?" Usually followed by an awkward silence

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As a teacher... bring it.

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There's only stupid people asking questions.

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It's practically an invitation, if not a challenge

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As a teacher I used to say, not a single student in 9 years of my career came with a stupid question

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It’s a statement of inclusiveness and safety, not a goddam challenge.

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Sez you

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I've known a few kids who'd take everything you say as a challenge. I was one of them...

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As a teacher I love to say, there are no stupid questions only stupid people :)

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No stupid questions just stupid answers (when people are so mean to you for just asking something. A lot of people can't help but ask >_> )

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Mr. Garrison?

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"There are no stupid questions. Only inquisitive idiots."

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As someone in college, I'm paying to learn. I'm asking questions. If a teacher calls me stupid for clarifying something they're an asshole.

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You're in college and you've never heard that line?

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Chill bruh, it's an icebreaker, humor. It's followed by 10 min about the importance of asking questions and we're all in it together, etc.

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Heard in college: If you ask a question you might look stupid for a few minutes. Never ask questions, you’ll look stupid your entire life.

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"The only stupid question is the one you were too scared to ask" is my favourite variation of this sentiment.

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If you're the one who asks a dumb question while everyone waits for the lecture to end, you'll sure look stupid to them the rest of the year

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But thanks to most lectures being remote nowadays, nobody can see your face if you keep your camera off. Problem solved!

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Teacher here. I tell my students the only stupid questions are 1) what are we supposed to be doing? When I’ve gone over it, instructions 1/?

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Bravo! Wish I had a teacher like you spell that out for the attention grabbers.

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Are on the board AND on the sheet in front of them & 2) questions specifically designed to derail our learning. These questions get THE LOOK

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We were very good with the 2nd question in my physics class, we would constantly derail the lesson with questions about blackholes.

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Maybe. But a lot of the time those questions actually add to learning and I welcome them :)

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Learning to calculate centrifugal forces of a black hole accretion disc was far more interesting than vector calculus.

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I'm that teacher, what would you ask?

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Why do we not know how bicycles work?

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We kind of do. Has to do with center of mass and momentum, but I'm not a professional there. Maybe ask your physics teacher?

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If Sonic and Tails had sex which one would get pragnent?

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I believe both are boys, so neither

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This one: Are there stupid questions??

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Why dose matter attract matter?

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Gravitational fields

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Right but what about matter makes it project a gravitational field? What properties dose it posess ?

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If I pooped in a bowl of Rice Krispies, would it go "snap, crackle, poop?"

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This is a statement.

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Correct

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Is this question rhetorical?

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"Can peanut butter turn into cherry twizzlers?"

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Not without equal exchange.

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"if you had to single one question that you've ever been asked at gunpoint as stupid, which question would it be?"

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I have minor attention problems, so I get rather anxious that I might make you repeat yourself. BUT... thanks for putting up with us :)

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<3

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What happens if i paint my teeth white with nail polish?

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Please don't, you might get hurt.

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how is babby formed

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Cells

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if you had a time machine, and you went back in time and killed your grandfather...

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My dad was a bastard so probably wouldn't affect too much

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What does the blue side of up taste like?

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Can you tell me what 'up' is? Maybe we can go from that.

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Definitions vary: What Rick Astley will never give you. The direction opposite the center of gravity of the planet, A Pixar movie that tells

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A better love story in 10 minutes than the entire Twilight series. I'll ignore the last one for now, it has blue on it but no blue side.

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"why do black people steal?", "why are men better than women?" there are more than enough stupid questions honestly

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Well some people steal, and better is subjective. Be careful not to deal in absolutes and opinions as facts.

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i love how this is downvoted when the point was to make STUPID questions. Some of you are really dense

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Why is purple?

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I tell my students there are no stupid *honest* questions.

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Exactly, there are stupid troll questions, and if you don't specify honest and relevant, you will get the troll question spam

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Thanks, I'm gonna add the relevant part. Seems obvious in hindsight, herpderp.

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There are also questions that are just asked before thinking at all.

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My favorite is "the only stupid questions are the ones you can answer yourself."

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That is only true if you are looking for direction. People wrongly assume things all the time. That's why Lock Out Tag Out exists.

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It treats a wide-open statement to a narrow interpretation, so it's flawed from the start, but it's still my favorite.

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"Why do I have to listen to you?" no offense, I'm sure your lessons are worthwhile but that is a honest question some student may have.

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BrokenAnimal answered this perfectly, but thankfully I haven't had to deal with this kind of edgelord student. It likely helps that I...

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...teach an elective though.

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I'm an elementary school teacher, and I'll happily tackle this one. Short answer; you don't. It's not really my problem if you don't. 1/2

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Of course, for your sake, I do hope you listen, and possibly even learn something, but at the end of the day I can't force you to learn. 2/2

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What would you choose, knob for a nose or nose for a knob?

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Nose for a knob...and then make it a push door

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If a porpoises average speed is 20km/h and trump sneezes during sping break, how much time is needed for a red elephant?

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Asian or african?

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Twice as long as it takes a pepperoni fairy to dress the sea in june.

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Ask a stupid fucking question, get a stupid fucking answer.

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Her point was that "there are no stupid questions" so thank you for confirming that mine was sufficiently stupid to prove that wrong

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"are you sure?"

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That's actually a wise question.

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I was gonna go with this one.

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Most of the time

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1 If you want my honest opinion, just having some answer doesn't make the question less stupid in the same way that pushing dirt under the

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2 carpet doesn't make the floor less dirty, it just covers it up.

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If your lover and father switched bodies, and you had to bang one to switch them back, which one would you bang?

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I have SEVERE daddy issues. Maybe it would be therapeutic to fuck him... Question: do I get to be the top in this scenario?

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Saw that in a theater...people walked out. Prelude to a Kiss (film)

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There are no "stupid" questions, but there are inappropriate ones.

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That's a philosophical question. Where the answer isn't really important but the thought process is

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I have no lover and am asexual, so I guess now I just have a dad in some random stranger’s body.

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Now that’s a classic slow day in the kitchen question. I always say bang your lover in the parents body, you and your partner will be able

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So what you're saying is... you want your dad's dick inside you

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To talk through why you had to do it and how hard a decision it was and how gross it was blah blah blah. You fuck your mom or dad and that

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Relationship is done for good like time to move on and find a new family.

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That presumes either of those people are important to me. Would probably leave it with "not my problem." Next question!

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If you had to pick one would you rather only be able to speak in rhymes or only be able to phrase things in the form of a question?

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Would you agree that speaking in rhymes would be the better option to take?

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Rhymes, I do it as is sometimes!

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Is this a portent, or unimportant?

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We're teachers man... Everything is already a question. Rhyming would be cool though. Like some fairy creature

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Oh no, how long has it been?

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pretty sure there are cultural subgroups that always end sentences with rising inflection, so question one wouldn't change anything for them

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you know what they say, "it's double daddy time."

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My thoughts exactly.

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