The Goofy Questions thread......

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Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0	Message 1019156 - Posted: 24 Jul 2010, 10:43:09 UTC - in response to Message 1019140. next question: What's the difference between a duck? A bicycle, because a vest has no sleeves. ID: 1019156 ·

Dune Finkleberry Send message Joined: 22 Sep 99 Posts: 1314 Credit: 1,124,651 RAC: 0	Message 1019163 - Posted: 24 Jul 2010, 11:23:15 UTC - in response to Message 1019156. next question: What's the difference between a duck? A bicycle, because a vest has no sleeves. Yay! Another goofy question answered! Have a good time at the Farmer's Market Bill! (I know, I know. I gotta get back to bed.) ID: 1019163 ·

Miep Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 23 Jul 99 Posts: 2412 Credit: 351,996 RAC: 0	Message 1019167 - Posted: 24 Jul 2010, 12:26:29 UTC - in response to Message 1019163. ha, I remembered the classic: why did the chicken cross the road? And my own (probably completely nongoofy question: why do people never seem to listen? (not reading properlt ehat you have written amounts to the same...) Carola ------- I'm multilingual - I can misunderstand people in several languages! ID: 1019167 ·

soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6497 Credit: 34,134,168 RAC: 0	Message 1019171 - Posted: 24 Jul 2010, 13:05:51 UTC - in response to Message 1019167. ha, I remembered the classic: why did the chicken cross the road? And my own (probably completely nongoofy question: why do people never seem to listen? (not reading properlt ehat you have written amounts to the same...) huh Sorry.. did you say something? Janice ID: 1019171 ·

Miep Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 23 Jul 99 Posts: 2412 Credit: 351,996 RAC: 0	Message 1019174 - Posted: 24 Jul 2010, 13:16:06 UTC - in response to Message 1019171. ha, I remembered the classic: why did the chicken cross the road? And my own (probably completely nongoofy question: why do people never seem to listen? (not reading properlt ehat you have written amounts to the same...) huh Sorry.. did you say something? No I was quietly muttering to myself :) Carola ------- I'm multilingual - I can misunderstand people in several languages! ID: 1019174 ·

Dune Finkleberry Send message Joined: 22 Sep 99 Posts: 1314 Credit: 1,124,651 RAC: 0	Message 1019194 - Posted: 24 Jul 2010, 14:18:23 UTC - in response to Message 1019167. Last modified: 24 Jul 2010, 14:21:12 UTC why do people never seem to listen? (not reading properlt ehat you have written amounts to the same...) That's weird. My wife always says the same thing! ID: 1019194 ·

Miep Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 23 Jul 99 Posts: 2412 Credit: 351,996 RAC: 0	Message 1019195 - Posted: 24 Jul 2010, 14:23:47 UTC - in response to Message 1019194. why do people never seem to listen? (not reading properlt ehat you have written amounts to the same...) That's weird. My wife always says the same thing! ok, I'll have to hide in the attic until I stopped laughing. Carola ------- I'm multilingual - I can misunderstand people in several languages! ID: 1019195 ·

Dune Finkleberry Send message Joined: 22 Sep 99 Posts: 1314 Credit: 1,124,651 RAC: 0	Message 1019198 - Posted: 24 Jul 2010, 14:30:45 UTC - in response to Message 1019196. b) Why do drive-up ATM machines have braille on the keypads? For the same reason that computer keyboards have raised marks on the F and J keys. Also all phones have the same raised marks on the 5 key. Its to help blind people dummy !! ;-) I think you missed the drive-up ATM machine part. ID: 1019198 ·

soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6497 Credit: 34,134,168 RAC: 0	Message 1019200 - Posted: 24 Jul 2010, 14:36:51 UTC - in response to Message 1019198. kind of like a Giant billboard around here. It said "Learn to read, call <phone numer>" Of course if someone needed to learn to read... Janice ID: 1019200 ·

Gundolf Jahn Send message Joined: 19 Sep 00 Posts: 3184 Credit: 446,358 RAC: 0	Message 1019239 - Posted: 24 Jul 2010, 16:21:05 UTC - in response to Message 1019198. Last modified: 24 Jul 2010, 16:35:25 UTC b) Why do drive-up ATM machines have braille on the keypads? For the same reason that computer keyboards have raised marks on the F and J keys. Also all phones have the same raised marks on the 5 key. It's to help blind people dummy !! ;-) I think you missed the drive-up ATM machine part. But there've been whole films about blind people driving... ;-) GruÃŸ, Gundolf [edit]Sorry, some German slipped through; I think it should have been "movies". But I'm just halfway through a bottle of wine I opened because my daughter is not amongst the casualties at Love Parade in Duisburg (Germany)[/edit] ID: 1019239 ·

Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0	Message 1019240 - Posted: 24 Jul 2010, 16:22:48 UTC - in response to Message 1019239. b) Why do drive-up ATM machines have braille on the keypads? For the same reason that computer keyboards have raised marks on the F and J keys. Also all phones have the same raised marks on the 5 key. It's to help blind people dummy !! ;-) I think you missed the drive-up ATM machine part. But there've been whole films about blind people driving... ;-) GruÃŸ, Gundolf I encounter them regularly on the freeway in Toronto. At least, that is the only reason I can think why anybody would drive like that. ID: 1019240 ·

hiamps Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 4292 Credit: 72,971,319 RAC: 0	Message 1019242 - Posted: 24 Jul 2010, 16:32:46 UTC Why do they call it "Medical Practice"? Opps thats a given... Official Abuser of Boinc Buttons... And no good credit hound! ID: 1019242 ·

Scarecrow Send message Joined: 15 Jul 00 Posts: 4520 Credit: 486,601 RAC: 0	Message 1019384 - Posted: 25 Jul 2010, 4:44:22 UTC Again, Googling is a no-no, but what were the names of the 2 little space aliens that made several appearances on the Rocky & Bullwinkle Show? ID: 1019384 ·

Uli Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1	Message 1019386 - Posted: 25 Jul 2010, 4:51:19 UTC - in response to Message 1019384. Again, Googling is a no-no, but what were the names of the 2 little space aliens that made several appearances on the Rocky & Bullwinkle Show? No Idea, my pre American time. Care to post a link? Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt ID: 1019386 ·

Scarecrow Send message Joined: 15 Jul 00 Posts: 4520 Credit: 486,601 RAC: 0	Message 1019387 - Posted: 25 Jul 2010, 4:52:28 UTC ID: 1019387 ·

Uli Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1	Message 1019388 - Posted: 25 Jul 2010, 4:54:32 UTC Sniff, that was a pic not a link. Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt ID: 1019388 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65857 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 1019475 - Posted: 25 Jul 2010, 14:58:49 UTC To all You aspiring Boy Blunders out there: Riddle Me this: What does a Cat, a Person and a PC all want in the Summer, But not in the Winter? The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 1019475 ·

Scarecrow Send message Joined: 15 Jul 00 Posts: 4520 Credit: 486,601 RAC: 0	Message 1019476 - Posted: 25 Jul 2010, 15:00:34 UTC - in response to Message 1019475. To all You aspiring Boy Blunders out there: Riddle Me this: What does a Cat, a Person and a PC all want in the Summer, But not in the Winter? Swedish meatballs? ID: 1019476 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65857 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 1019477 - Posted: 25 Jul 2010, 15:05:53 UTC - in response to Message 1019476. To all You aspiring Boy Blunders out there: Riddle Me this: What does a Cat, a Person and a PC all want in the Summer, But not in the Winter? Swedish meatballs? Nope, Guess again. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 1019477 ·

Dune Finkleberry Send message Joined: 22 Sep 99 Posts: 1314 Credit: 1,124,651 RAC: 0	Message 1019483 - Posted: 25 Jul 2010, 15:25:59 UTC - in response to Message 1019477. To all You aspiring Boy Blunders out there: Riddle Me this: What does a Cat, a Person and a PC all want in the Summer, But not in the Winter? Swedish meatballs? Nope, Guess again. Coolness! ID: 1019483 ·

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