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Weird Questions
I don't know if it's just me, but ever since I was in high school people always felt that I must know everything. I would get asked weird shit everyday from, "Do you know where the janitor's closet is?" to "Why are chuches built with such big ceilings?"
It's true that I am a font of useless information, but I swear, I must get five questions a day on both this blog and on Picture Fish of the most random variety. I post a picture of seahorses, I get asked,
"Where can you buy seahorses because I want to raise them?" I ask if anyone has heard of a certain type of jewelry and I get several people asking me to supply them with more information on the jewelry.
It's obvious that these people aren't your typical blog readers and probably aren't that Internet savvy, but sometimes I just get annoyed at all the random cries for help.
For pity's sake, read the post, realize I don't raise seahorses, am not a jewelry manufacturer, and ask the RIGHT people these questions. Damn!
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Comments
I know what you mean! I am addicted to my bread machine. I broke down and bought one because I cannot get dough to rise properly in this *drafty old barn* we live in.
I sometimes post favorite bread machine recipes on my blog (in fact, I just did), and even if I go out of my way to say *don't ask me how to make this without a machine, I don't know*...I STILL get e-mails asking me this question!
I also get a lot of cat-care questions that I can't answer. Just because I have so many kitties, that does not mean that I know about all kitty ailments! I am NOT a veterinarian!
Do you have the number to 411? bwaa ha ha ha ha! :)
.: susan said on January 18, 2003 11:17 PM :: link it :.Uhhhmmmm, so if I needed these questions answered, who could do it for me then? *ducks*
.: robyn said on January 19, 2003 04:02 AM :: link it :.It could be worse... you could be the one asking the questions! At least this way, you know that other people think you have it all figured out. Next time send them over to stupidquestions.org - where there aren't stupid questions!
.: Kristal said on January 19, 2003 06:08 PM :: link it :.How fast does a swallow fly? *grin* And dammit, where can I get seahorses from!?!?
.: Ren said on January 19, 2003 06:34 PM :: link it :.I think you look too nice and all-knowing. That must be it. *sagenod* On the other hand, I am nice and all-knowing, but I never get any stupid questions, or questions at all. Could also have to do with my exceptionally cruel spam filter.
Oh, and by the by, your comment windows have no scrollbars in Netscape 7.0 for Mac (and possibly other browsers)... Not that it matters, can always select with the mouse and mark content until you hit the form, but not all might know how to do that. ;)
.: Torgny said on January 19, 2003 06:57 PM :: link it :.But, but, but ... you TOLD me that you knew everything and I believed you! Damn! Now who will be my bevy of useless information if it isn't you?
Can I still call you if I ever make it on to "Who Wants to be a Millionaire"?
(Now feeling guilty for asking the other Christine what bread machine she has...)
.: Christine said on January 20, 2003 02:45 AM :: link it :.OMG! I get the same type of insane questions asked in the comments section of my on-line photo albums at Fotki. For example, I have a photo of the courthouse Downtown. I have now had 3 questions asking me about various court-related issues!! Two of them *after* I added a comment that the picture was just a picture of the building and thet I could offer no other advice!
.: cybertoad said on January 21, 2003 01:14 AM :: link it :.How long could a person live on vaginal juices?
You must be uber classy. I was trying to find the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow.
.: Tea said on October 8, 2003 03:30 PM :: link it :.Who in the world lives on vaginal juices and why would they want to?
EWWWWWW! 
where do i post a new question??? i want to know if the question "do you have the number?" is like asking someone if they are gay? like "are you friends with dorothy?" or "do you ride the bus?" can anyone help me????
.: iloverba said on November 3, 2003 11:00 AM :: link it :.People always say life is hard...... but compared to what???
.: clark said on November 30, 2004 07:55 PM :: link it :.we're wondering if the anatomy of male midgets or samll people are the same size as regular guys or are theysizable to the individual??????
.: ash and Meg said on December 2, 2004 12:48 PM :: link it :.You're too early! Come back at January 18, 2003 09:25 PM to see this post.
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