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July 30, 2002, 17:52
shufitz
Can I ask a question?
Is it always possible to answer a question with a question? Can we do this without stumbling into a statement? Will we die laughing?
July 30, 2002, 18:59
Morgan
quote:
Is it always possible to answer a question with a question? Can we do this without stumbling into a statement? Will we die laughing?


Do you think we can do this? Do I think it will be fun? Is that your bicycle by the door? big grin
July 30, 2002, 19:03
<Asa Lovejoy>
Is this a Socratic reasoning test?
Morgan, why do you have Shufitz' bicycle? Something funny going on? Are you the spokesperson for something, or the hub of neighbourhood attention? And just what are you pedaling?
July 30, 2002, 19:10
Morgan
Is it my fault that shufitz left his bike here? Asa, when did you start spelling neighbourhood with the letter "u" in it? Arnie, why are you laughing at me?
July 30, 2002, 19:33
Hic et ubique
Does it have to be multiple questions? Or will one, or two, do?
July 30, 2002, 21:43
<Asa Lovejoy>
Asa, when did you start spelling neighbourhood with the letter "u" in it?
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Can't I make this place sound a bit more classy? Now, did Shufitz leave an ordinary or a safety behind? (Not familiar with archaic bicycle terms?)
July 31, 2002, 01:11
arnie
quote:
Asa, when did you start spelling neighbourhood with the letter "u" in it?


Why not give the neighbourhood some class? Isn't it they way the entire English-speaking world spells it, with one exception? big grin

Isn't the real problem not that Shufitz left his bike here, but where he left it parked?
July 31, 2002, 06:26
Morgan
Don't you think two or three questions sounds good? Do you realize how big that velocipede is? Where's the cat now? confused
July 31, 2002, 07:00
arnie
Doesn't a velocipede sound like a fast many-legged creepy-crawly? Is shufitz' bicycle really a velocipede? Does it matter? What does it all mean? Why are we here? What's the sound of one hand clapping? If a tree falls in a forest when there's nobody to hear, does...

Grmph... Ugh... Thud.
July 31, 2002, 07:06
shufitz
When Morgan comments on the size of my velocipede, is she speaking metaphoically?
July 31, 2002, 07:08
shufitz
quote:
Now, did Shufitz leave an ordinary or a safety behind?

Is that last word an adverb, or a noun? eek
July 31, 2002, 07:14
Hic et ubique
>> "Can I ask a question?"
Shouldn't that be, "May I ask a question?" wink
July 31, 2002, 08:43
arnie
quote:
>>"Can I ask a question?"
Shouldn't that be, "May I ask a question?"


Or perhaps, "Should I ask a question?"
July 31, 2002, 11:04
Morgan
Don't you think we should all ask questions? Is metaphoically anything like metaphorically? Is that the cat in your garden wildflowerchild?
July 31, 2002, 19:04
RodW
quote:
Originally posted by Morgan:
Don't you think we should all ask questions? Is _metaphoically_ anything like metapho_r_ically? Is that the cat in your garden wildflowerchild?


If we all asked questions how would we ever get any answers? What's the point of all this, anyway?
July 31, 2002, 23:03
<Asa Lovejoy>
What's the point of all this, anyway?
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Isn't it to get you to ask just that question?
August 01, 2002, 04:38
museamuse
Are you guys laughing as hard as I am?
August 01, 2002, 04:40
museamuse
Am I going to die now?
August 01, 2002, 05:19
Morgan
Is it all Chinese to you Muse? confused Do you see the whistle pig in my yard? Or is that a woodchuck? And exactly how does a woodchuck chuck wood? big grin
August 01, 2002, 22:53
<Asa Lovejoy>
And exactly how does a woodchuck chuck wood?
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Morgan, would you give a woodchuck wood? eek
August 01, 2002, 22:55
Morgan
Asa, do you know a woodchuck? Do you really love joy?
big grin
August 02, 2002, 15:33
wildflowerchild
did you know that this is a drinking game? if one of you answers a question put to them, don't they have to answer with a question or question another person? who must answer with a question? or else chug a beer? are you saying that my garden is overrun w ith pussy? can you be sure? is that bad? is that such a bad thing? is that so wrong? razz
August 02, 2002, 19:02
Morgan
Are there pussy willows in your garden? Would this make it overrun with pussies? Or do you have woodchucks in your garden too?
August 03, 2002, 10:27
<Asa Lovejoy>
Isn't a woodchuck the part of a lathe that holds the wood? Can't you mount pussywillow on a woodchuck?
August 03, 2002, 10:51
Hic et ubique
If this is a drinking game, who's buying the beer?
August 03, 2002, 12:30
Melody
Doesn't the new guy (or gal) usually have to buy the beer? Is that domestic or imported? Can I sing "I Got Friends In Low Places" while I serve that to you?
August 03, 2002, 12:52
Morgan
Did I welcome you yet, Melody?

If I am giving a woodchuck wood, and wildflowerchild has pussy willows in her garden, can the woodchuck be left alone in her garden? eek
August 03, 2002, 18:14
shufitz
>> "Doesn't the new guy (or gal) usually have to buy the beer?"
Hic?

>> "Can I sing "I Got Friends In Low Places" while I serve that to you?"
You have low[en]-brow friends?
August 03, 2002, 20:56
<Asa Lovejoy>
"Can I sing "I Got Friends In Low Places" while I serve that to you?"
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I don't know if you can, but you may! big grin

I figure that if you know that song, having friends in low places is a res ipsa loquitur.
August 04, 2002, 11:04
Morgan
Asa? Care to buy the beer? big grin
August 04, 2002, 11:41
museamuse
Did you know that I prefer you to buy me some Belgian beer, Asa?
August 05, 2002, 05:36
arnie
I don't mind Belgian beer, but wouldn't a pint of Bass go down well at the moment?
August 05, 2002, 11:19
Morgan
Is Guinness (sp?) as good as I hear? Do the bubbles really sink in the glass? cool
August 05, 2002, 14:05
wildflowerchild
don't you think guinness is really a corned beef sandwich someone put in a blender?
August 08, 2002, 17:52
Morgan
Anybody for a hot fudge sundae? Shufitz, would you please come here and move that bike? What baseball game you all wanna get together for?
August 08, 2002, 18:22
wordnerd
quote:
Shufitz, would you please come here? Anybody for a hot fudge sundae?


Are you giving him a come-hither look? Do they have sundaes in Savannah?
August 08, 2002, 19:29
Morgan
Does Savannah have a baseball team? If we went to Savannah, would we even go to a game?
August 08, 2002, 21:05
wildflowerchild
isn't savannah a state of mind? does a cat have an a**? wasn't that my dad's favorite answer? does a bear spritz in the woods? if savannah is itself a game, why would you want to play ball there? are you looking at me? are you? because, is there anyone else here? so, you must be looking at me? so now, are you grinning like a fox eating yellowjackets?
August 09, 2002, 13:24
Melody
Isn't New York a state of mind? Can you sing for your supper?
August 09, 2002, 13:26
Morgan
Are we inviting arnie to Savannah? Will he bring strawberries? wink
August 09, 2002, 16:53
shufitz
>> "Isn't New York a state of mind?"
Would California then be a state of mindless?
August 10, 2002, 02:50
<Asa Lovejoy>
Is Marcel Marceau's country a state of mime?
August 10, 2002, 09:39
shufitz
wink But would Marcel Marceau belong on a board devoted to words?
[as opposed to devoided or devoiced? smile

Shall I post a poll for de vote?
August 10, 2002, 18:56
Morgan
Would you mime getting off my foot? Do we have another frenchman here now? Do you think we ladies can handle them?
August 10, 2002, 22:16
Hic et ubique
Was it the best of mimes? Was it the worst of mimes?

Should we drop the subject? Or ought we to continue it, remembering that as arnie told us, a mime is a terrible thing to waste?
August 11, 2002, 15:22
Morgan
Didn't Arnie tell us A waist is a terrible thing to mind? If we all had a mind like a mime, would anyone hear us? Would a catastrophe be more like an award for a nice furry butt, if english made more sense? eek
August 11, 2002, 18:27
wildflowerchild
file:///Macintosh%20HD/Desktop%20Folder/squirrel

was this necessary?
August 11, 2002, 18:28
wildflowerchild
how do i make my squirrel picture visible?
August 12, 2002, 01:33
arnie
quote:
file:///Macintosh%20HD/Desktop%20Folder/squirrel


Does this mean that the picture's on your hard disk? In that case you can't post it on the board; only pictures that are already on the Internet can be shown, am I right?

Do you have a Web site? If you do you can upload it there then link to it, is that not so?
August 12, 2002, 08:54
wildflowerchild
but my web page is private. you posted the leo frank hanging photo and it was just there on this message board. that's what i want to do. copy you.