What is the question game? i'm sore glad you asked. by poplar request or not so popular request the question games a games that were have brought to the Arena of Clockwork Mansion. how does it work? simpler you answer a question with a question they ask another question.
Original question: Do you want and example?
original reply:
is the sky on earth blue to humans?
did you like tea?
Now lets start the game.
Will you play this game?
edit:
it seems that this isn't quite the game i was thinking of so i'm asking which set of rules seem more fun
this one
http://www.digiartistsdomain.org/phpboard/showthread.php?tid=3404&highlight=ask+a+question
or this one?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Questions_%28game%29
Didn't we have one like this before?
How many babies were hurt in the making of this game?
how many black holes do you have in your pocket?
did we forget a step?
Don't you think posting two questions is a bit absurd?
Is this further provocation of randomness necessary?
I'm not sure, do people hate two questions?
Is it nearly the same as three?
Should I dare to make a three-question question?
Is this the traditional Questions Only game or is it a variant? Is it just me or are the rules not completely clear? Can someone please clarify? Or should we just keep having a conversation in question form? Am I doing this right? Am I asking too many questions?
should we vote on the rules?
isn't the game answer a question wit ha question then ask your own?
You mean we're supposed to make two questions per post? Like this?
will the one question model be better if we use these rules (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Questions_%28game%29)?
Why not?
Could you describe the meaning of why in a metaphorical sense?
Is it not the nature of the cat to be curious of the workings of its surroundings?
Can i plead the fifth on that?
Do you really want to?
Is there a case where it would be strictly more disadvantageous to stay silent than to testify against oneself?
(Also: Did you know that the Canadian equivalent of "pleading the fifth" would be theoretically be "taking the eleventh"?)
Would anyone tell the story in that case?
I don't know, did your mom tell you yours?
Why did you have to bring up his mom?
Should he have brought up someone's daughter instead?
Woah, are we seeping into innuendos now?
Perhaps you mean "sleeping into" innuendos?
What's the longest it can take for a thread on this forum to acquire sexual connotations?
Anyone else want to conduct a study?
How would it be organized?
Would it even pass the ethics review comittee?
Why wouldn't it?
who wants pie?
What kind of pie is it?
Did you make said pie yourself?
Does the pie have a hole in the top, now?
Would that be a piehole?
why do you ask?
Would you want to eat a used pie?
Used like in American Pie?
do i even want to know what you mean?
Would you want it with whipped cream?
Is it me or is the current conversation not making any sense?
But what is more important for a pie?
Tasting good or making sense?
But can a conversation of nothing but questions truly make sense?
Surely you spotted the references?
Maybe some Wikipedia would be in order?
Is it ever not?
Surely there are better sources of reference when the topic of matter is popular culture?
Was that a question?
Hasn't joshofspam ever had a conversation in question form that made sense? Should I pity him?
And doesn't Wikipedia have a lot of information on popular culture, even if its accuracy is usually questionable?
Isn't Wikipedia's information always questionable?
can't you say the same thing about DC?
Pardon me, but what does DC stand for?
Does it stand for Detective Comics? Or maybe District of Columbia? Or is it Direct Current?
Would Batman approve of the use of Wikipedia?
Isn't self-sufficiency a part of the vigilante appeal of Batman?
Why am I still awake?
What have you ever accomplished while sleeping?
Does "survival" count as an achievement?
Why should it?
is this game popular?
How do you define 'popular'?
How do you define, "Define"?
If the meaning of the word "define" is called into question, isn't the usage of that very word in the query ambiguous since nobody is certain what the question asks without knowing the meaning of the word "define"?
Have you considered all the possibilities that 'down' has to offer?
Aren't the number of possibilities endless?
have we gone a little off topic?
What makes you think that?
Was there a topic?
and if there was a topic, did it even matter?
Will more APF's join this game?
Will they be able to solve every question at once while still in question form if they do?
Do you have any doubts?
Who questions the ubiquity of the APFs?
Is this set of people who question APFs the same as the set of people who are wrong?
Isn't it a subset of the set of people who are wrong?
Is it even possible to show the logical relationships of such illogical collections of objects?
Why would you want to?
Perhaps a case of OCPD would explain why?
Why does everything need an explanation?
Do I need to give an explanation as to why or why not everything needs an explanation?
What if I want to hear it?
Will it cause delicious sorrow if you don't?
dear gods what have i started here??
Dost thou fearest thy creation?
Is fear truly the mind killer?
Are you threatening me? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uwOL4rB-go)
Are you cornholio? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7MMTwIlWlU)
Why all the Youtube links?
Isn't this Question Game; The Musical? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dHkbdMYpSA)
Pray tell, where's the music?
Do you have any requests?
Would novelty songs be among the selections?
Why not?
Fiasco.
(Edit: Apologies. Wrong thread.)
isn't that a fault?
does making the call make it my point?
Why should you get to ask two questions?
Why not?
What is the rationale for a rule against asking two questions?
Who defines what is rational and how can it apply to everyone or is it all perception begging the age old question can you prove to me you are real?
How stubborn are you and what do you consider a proof?
And doesn't rational mean something which is obtained through the use of reason?
The problem is who determines what is rational, right?
If there was only one true rational that everyone followed would there be any strife in the world?
Why not? Or do you think all strife derives from people not agreeing on the meaning of the word 'rational'?
Even if we all agreed on the definition of "rational", wouldn't the biological imperfections which constrain cause us to act in irrational ways?
What if we used a probabilistic model of "rational" to determine the "rational" act? Is it always preferable to act "rational"?
Are you guys aware you're sucking all the fun out of the game?
Where does the fun of the game lie, in your opinion?
What is "fun?"
Who decides that and is one persons view of fun equatable to the entire species?
Does fun need rhyme or reason?
Surely fun lies in the eyes of the beholder?
Would conditions here improve if anything with an inkling of serious talk be moved to another thread?
Who is being serious?
WHY SO SERIOUS!?
Where were they being serious?
Can you tell the difference between fantasy and reality?
Isn't reality just a very persistent fantasy?
Isn't fantasy just what we should be viewing?
Is this the real Life?
Is it just Fantasy? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbNymZ7vqY)
(edit: Oh come on! You can't say you didn't see this coming!)
Why did you break the question chain with your edit? Couldn't you say the same thing in question form?
Should I edit my edit to correct that?
Why go backwards when you can go forward with another question?
Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the fandango?
Will you let me go?
is that mega man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYddxH1lnuY) talking?
Why would Mega Man confess to just killing one Man?
Doesn't he have one of the largest Man kill rate of any single Man in the world?
Can i just... ask... Why?
Doesn't he kill several Men per game?
Wouldn't all that killing of Men and innocent robot minions trying to take over the world all start to build up after a while?
are those men really men? is rock man(mega man) truly a man himself?
What does that make Roll then?
So.. you guys are into robots or something?
have you seen my avatar?
Isn't it the picture next to your post?
Isn't it obvious?
I'm sorry, what was that again?
Are you high??
Would you like to be?
Are you a Narc?
What are you accusing the box to be?
To be, or not to be, or DOO-BEE DOO-BEE DOO-BAH?
isn't this getting a tad ridiculous ?
wasn't it a tad ridiculous five pages ago?
A tad ridiculous or a dash of ludicrous?
Ludicrous? Is this suppose to be a thread about Rap music?
Would you like me to wrap your music in paper wrap or bubble wrap, sir?
Can you do plastic wrap?
What music are you wrapping again?
Does this cd contain music, sir, or just the wailing of rabid goats?
what is the difference these days?
So you want to do a time warp? that would stop the plastic wrap??
Where would you acquire a Riffraff in this day and age?
... and would it be in our size at this time of night?
Does riffraff come in a size larger than "Slightly below average?"
Does anyone find it a statistical anomaly to have the largest size to be "slightly below average"?
can you clarify the situation in which this occurs?
Can scientific principal truly explain why toast is awesome?
Can they clarify how Cinnamon makes toast even better?
Doesn't that depend on whether you like toast with cinnamon or not?
Doesn't everyone?
Does anyone else like putting butter, sugar, and cinnamon on bread and then "toasting" it under a broiler?
I don't believe I have access to a broiler, but darned if that doesn't sound tasty...
... now where would I find some toast?
Did you know I have found that a toaster oven works as well? And that a piece of cheese with a slice of tomato and onion (in that order on top of the bread) toasted in the same manner is down right tasty as well?
How long should this toast be cooked?
Maybe until the cheese starts to bubble? Or the sugar?
has this become a cooking thread?
Can you cook a thread?
Do the words "flame war" mean anything to you?
may i suggest a change of subject? APF foxes perhaps?
What about APF Foxes? You know we use ATM Machines?
Wouldn't you rather talk about a nice BLT?
Did you know that the BLT is only one element in a MEU?
Is that the new version of an MRE?
When Brady says BLT, does he mean Bradly Light Tank? When he says MEU does he mean Marine Expeditionary Unit? Would anyone believe me when I say that I didn't use google for those acronyms?
Would you believe me if I said BLT is the ground element of a Marine Expeditionary Unit and stands for Battalion Landing Team?
would anyone believe that i followed that before realizing that i knew what was being said?
Is there any reason for us to believe otherwise?
What am I believing again?
Why do you need others to tell you what to believe?
Someone confused me, who was it again?
Would it help if I took the blame?
isn't it time we stopped playing this game?
i don't know, what do the other players think?
Why would we want to stop?
Isn't the point of this game to keep the questions flowing as long as possible?
Is there a limit to questions?
well what did Eureka Seven say about that?
Are we there yet?
Why do robots ride surfboards and transform into cars?
How come I'm feeling sick :<
Were is the question mark?
was that a point for Zen?
Who is keeping score?
Is there a way to score this game?
Moreover, do we want to keep score?
shall we call for a vote?
Can I abstain from voting?
isn't this a free forum?
What, I wasn't supposed to send that 5 bucks to some prince named Larry in Nigeria that swore this would not only get me a lifetime forum membership, but also the key to african royalty, while somehow using magic to make me a better person physically?
Does one achieve physical greatness from just five bucks these days?
Can i get back to you on that?
When would you return?
And will you really, or is this just a diversionary tactic?
Do you even have to ask?
Ask is not the point of the game?
Does a question not lead to the road of enlightenment?
Is that an Ice Cream Koan?
Who can discern the true Zen Koan from the Ice Cream Koan?
What's a Koan? Does it have any connection to the Kohans?
what were we talking about again? and were is my five $ ?
Can't you scroll up and follow the thread? Why do you demand five dollars?
Gabi, have you consulted Wikipedia regarding koans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koan)?
if i could would i?
Shouldn't you already know?
you haven't had much experience with rhetorical questions have you?
What makes you think that?
Is it true that I think, therefore I am?
What is this "I" you speak of?
Isn't he the bully who use to steal your lunch money?
Quote from: Zen on April 14, 2011, 10:19:54 PM
Isn't he the bully who use to steal your lunch money?
are you sure that wasn't boxy?
Are the lunch money stealing bullies an extinct breed?
Why have I never met this horrific breed?
Is it because they can smell who has money and who doesn't?
Why am I still here?
Is it because the price of ammunition is going up?
Was that a non sequitur or am I just missing something obvious?
do you need proof of existence to believe the truth of existence?
Is this still a conversation or are everyone's minds wandering aimlessly?
Is the latter that bad a choice?
Isn't the game a lot more fun when there's an actual conversation going on? Or don't you feel the same way?
can you provide and alternative to sensible conversation?
Eh? Aren't the first 4 posts on this page an alternative to sensible conversation? Or did you want me/us to provide a subject for sensible conversation?
Can any conversation on this forum remain sensible? Or even attain sensibility?
Why is my post about shooting llearch generating so much interest?
Who said it was your post that generated so much interest? Wasn't it llearch who asked a question which had nothing to do with the previous one? And was e's existential question related to the others in any way?
Have you never met someone that derailed the conversation with a seemingly unimportant or unrelated question or statement before?
is there a teacher in the house? can some one explain they mathematical relation ship between what i have said and what the others have said?
Have we found the ultimate power source in the world: non sequiturs?
aren't non-sequiturs all about resetting the world at the end of the day?
What made you think that? Do we live in a television show?
Have you ever proven that we don't live in a TV show?
Would it really matter if we did?
How can we tell if the world is reset?
Don't things get really messy when the world resets itself?
Can we go back to that shooting me thing - wouldn't it be good to clear the air about why?
wait when was this again?
Can't you scroll up to the 2nd post on this page?
Does he want to?
Isn't that better than the alternative?
*tap* *tap* Is this thing on?
hey wasn't that my joke?
You have jokes? ;-]
Where hath the humor gone?
can i second that question ?
Is anyone going to stop you?
Can it be stopped?
have you ever had the urge to quote Jack Nicholson?
Who is that?
Who do you think it should be?
Is he some sort of playwright or something of the ilk?
I don't know, are you?
how about you say it first?
Have you ever danced with the Devil in the pail moonlight?
Did you mean "pale moonlight" or did you actually mean "pail moonlight"?
Would it be fair to say that what I said might not be exactly what I meant in the previous question?
Quote from: joshofspam on May 09, 2011, 12:13:33 PM
Have you ever danced with the Devil in the pail moonlight?
how did you know what i was thinking? also wasn't it pale like the other guy side?
Are you guys sorry you clicked on the pendulum link in the other thread?
Who clicked on what now?
what is boxy talking about?
Haven't you ever heard of Slam by Pendulum?
why would i have ?
Isn't there always a possibility that you've heard of something?
Can I say "no" with a question mark?
Can you spell "Christmas carol" with a "K"?
Would it be correct if you did?
why do some people spell Christmas as X-mas?
Perhaps it is due to the similarity of the letter x and the letter χ?
How did you get your X to be below the standard writing line?
That was not an X, it was a χ. They look similar, but they're different letters. X is a capital x, while χ is a lowercase Χ. And to make things more confusing, Χ and X look the same in this font.
Anyway, χ is not pronounced "christ", but sometimes X is. I've heard 3 different pronounciations for the name of the letter 'χ'. I wonder what the Greek called it.
I think it's safe to say you've blitzed my brain. Where did you learn all this?
Isn't Wikipedia the place to go to find out that that letter is pronounced "Chi"?
I was under the impression that it was understood that the χρ monogram (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_Rho) was used to represent Christ, because Chi and Rho are the first two letters of the Greek alphabet; wouldn't it be a natural extension to use just the first letter to represent the Christ?
and how many people did you really think knew that?
Very few - everyone else would know that Chi and Rho are the first two letters of "christ" spelt in Greek, and that the first two letters of the alphabet are alpha and beta, surely?
why so serious? aren't we here to have a little fun?
Did I really make the preposterous claim that chi and rho are the first two letters of the Greek alphabet?
*smacks self in a moment in stupidity*
where did this game go?
Did it leave us or did we leave it?
Does it matter which?
I dont' know, but do you think this whole situation is a little odd?
doesn't odd define life in this place? on this forum?
How would you define "odd"?
Trivially, would "not even" do?
In that case, without resorting to recursion, how would you define "even" so that it can be generalized to situations and not just numbers?
Isn't "even" a multiple of two, or a leveled surface, or something that's equal for all participants, or an emphasized version of "including"?
did i stumble and fall into a philosophy club meeting some how?
Don't you realize this is vocabulary, not philosophy?
do they have to be mutually exclusive?
Can't you apply some branch of philosophy to anything?
isn't it wonderful?
Are you referring to applying ones art too their own words or the moral outlooks of ones own deeds in vocal or typed context?
Pardon?
Would it help if he added the missing apostrophes?
but where would they go?
(i've forgotten most of what i learned about grammar in grad school)
Shouldn't you consider reviewing such information?
but wouldn't that be very redundant?
Does the English language have much redundancy?
Surely you've noticed that a great majority of the letters used in English orthography could be dropped without the general meaning lost?
would it affect the PAY thread?
Is the PAY thread really that big a deal for you?
don't you have fond memories of it ?
Doesn't everyone?
Wait, am I suppose to avoid, evade, hedge, sidestep, skirt, parry, fudge, circumvent, dodge, elude, duck, and put off redundancy each and every time always?
Are you working for the redundant department of redundant redundancy?
Wasn't I assigned to the American Association Against Acronym Abuse Auxiliary (AAAAAA)?
Do you think Triple A would like three of their A's back?
Isn't that affiliated with the American Alcoholic's Anonymous Automobile Association?
Uh, duh?
Didn't they rename that NASCAR?
did i misunderstand a joke right there?
Should I have somehow indicated that I was referencing llearch's last question rather than Inumo's?
Doesn't your question make sense either way?
Would it be rendered invalid if it didn't?
Should we consider validity of questions?
since when does that matter?