Want to ask "stupid questions" for fun?

[ShiffDrgnhrt]

- Why does Kindo's secondary computer run NWN slower than my laptop, if it has similarly performing hardware with more RAM and a very fancy graphics card?

Because Your cooler

[darkstorme]

To pull out some of the classics:

Why is "abbreviate" such a long word?
Why is there no word that means the same thing as either thesaurus or synonym?
Why are they called English muffins?


That being covered, here are two that are a test of trivial knowledge:

Why is the oboe-like instrument with the bulbous bell called an "English horn"?
What is the one naturally occuring sound that does not echo?

[LightlyFrosted]

Well, for the trivial questions:

1.  The cor anglais, while literally meaning the 'English horn' is neither english OR a horn.  Alledgedly, the instrument's current name derives from a  time when it more closely resembled an oboe da caccia, an instrument from the baroque period in the alto voice.  As the oboe da caccia was curved or bent, the original term was cor anglé or BENT horn, which years of abuse at the hands of the English corrupted into 'cor anglais' or 'English horn'.

2.  The quack of a duck does not echo.

[lunchboxkilla]

Why must i be leave it?

[havoc]

why are apartments so close together?

[oneqtbebe]

Why are smurfs blue?

How is it possible for an entire smurf community to evolve when there is only one 'ovulated' female?

These questions are smurftastic! *wink*

[Niles09]

why am I writing this post?.. I would really like to know!

[oneqtbebe]

Why does spam musubi tastes so good late at night?

[Link092]

-Why do people resurrect threads soooo old that the smell of decay lingers on it?

-Why do they call the English word "Why", "Why"? Why not some other combination of letters?

[lonnarin]

*stares long and hard at the store hours at a half hour before opening, squinting and scratching his head, checking it against his watch.  And then rolling to disbelieve the illusion in front of him, knocks on the window HARD and flags down some poor thrall who's trying to count down his drawer and enjoy his morning coffee*

"Excuse me!  When do you guys open?"

[gilshem ironstone]

Why are smurfs blue?

How is it possible for an entire smurf community to evolve when there is only one 'ovulated' female?

These questions are smurftastic! *wink*

Someone never saw the episode where baby smurf was born.  A smurf is born every blue moon.  Obviously.

[gilshem ironstone]

From my Real Life waiting tables:

Customer: Can I have the striploin?
Me: How would you like it cooked?
Customer: Medium Well

*Upon having a medium well steak placed in front of him*

Customer: Is that Beef?
Me: Of course.
Customer: Ooh!  I'm a vegetarian.
Me(In my head): I hate you.