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Can I ask a question?
July 30, 2002, 17:52
shufitzCan 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
Morganquote:
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?
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
MorganIs 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 ubiqueDoes 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
arniequote:
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?
Isn't the real problem not that Shufitz left his bike here, but
where he left it parked?
July 31, 2002, 06:26
MorganDon't you think two or three questions sounds good? Do you realize how big that
velocipede is? Where's the cat now?
July 31, 2002, 07:00
arnieDoesn'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
shufitzWhen Morgan comments on the size of my velocipede, is she speaking metaphoically?
July 31, 2002, 07:08
shufitzquote:
Now, did Shufitz leave an ordinary or a safety behind?
Is that last word an adverb, or a noun?
July 31, 2002, 07:14
Hic et ubique>>
"Can I ask a question?" Shouldn't that be, "
May I ask a question?"
July 31, 2002, 08:43
arniequote:
>>"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
MorganDon't you think we should all ask questions? Is
metaphoically anything like metapho
rically? Is that the cat in your garden wildflowerchild?
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
museamuseAre you guys laughing as hard as I am?
August 01, 2002, 04:40
museamuseAm I going to die now?
August 01, 2002, 05:19
MorganIs it all Chinese to you Muse?
Do you see the whistle pig in my yard? Or is that a woodchuck? And exactly how does a woodchuck chuck wood?
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?
August 01, 2002, 22:55
MorganAsa, do you know a woodchuck? Do you really love joy?
August 02, 2002, 15:33
wildflowerchilddid 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?
August 02, 2002, 19:02
MorganAre 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 ubiqueIf this is a drinking game, who's buying the beer?
August 03, 2002, 12:30
MelodyDoesn'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
MorganDid 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?
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!
I figure that if you know that song, having friends in low places is a res ipsa loquitur.
August 04, 2002, 11:04
MorganAsa? Care to buy the beer?
August 04, 2002, 11:41
museamuseDid you know that I prefer you to buy me some Belgian beer, Asa?
August 05, 2002, 05:36
arnieI don't mind Belgian beer, but wouldn't a pint of Bass go down well at the moment?
August 05, 2002, 11:19
MorganIs Guinness (sp?) as good as I hear? Do the bubbles really sink in the glass?
August 05, 2002, 14:05
wildflowerchilddon't you think guinness is really a corned beef sandwich someone put in a blender?
August 08, 2002, 17:52
MorganAnybody 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
wordnerdquote:
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
MorganDoes Savannah have a baseball team? If we went to Savannah, would we even go to a game?
August 08, 2002, 21:05
wildflowerchildisn'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
MelodyIsn't New York a state of mind? Can you sing for your supper?
August 09, 2002, 13:26
MorganAre we inviting arnie to Savannah? Will he bring strawberries?
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 But would Marcel Marceau belong on a board devoted to words?
[as opposed to
devoided or
devoiced?
Shall I post a poll for
de vote?August 10, 2002, 18:56
MorganWould 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 ubiqueWas 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
MorganDidn'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?
August 11, 2002, 18:27
wildflowerchildfile:///Macintosh%20HD/Desktop%20Folder/squirrel
was this necessary?
August 11, 2002, 18:28
wildflowerchildhow do i make my squirrel picture visible?
August 12, 2002, 01:33
arniequote:
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
wildflowerchildbut 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.