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Siberia
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Posted - 08/07/2005 :  18:20:42   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Siberia's Homepage  Send Siberia an AOL message  Send Siberia a Yahoo! Message Send Siberia a Private Message
Because God is a boy. If He were a She, it'd be pink.
"Why are you afraid of something you're not even sure exists?"
- The Kovenant, Via Negativa

"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs."
-- unknown
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Dry_vby
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Australia
249 Posts
Posted - 08/07/2005 :  18:23:14   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Dry_vby a Private Message
This is my fave so far, but still not quite the answer.
"I'll go along with the charade
Until I can think my way out.
I know it was all a big joke
Whatever it was about."

Bob Dylan
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Dave W.
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USA
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Posted - 08/07/2005 :  19:04:18   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Dave W.'s Homepage Send Dave W. a Private Message
Strictly speaking, no answer is necessary, since the OP has no question mark.
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Dry_vby
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Australia
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Posted - 08/07/2005 :  19:11:56   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Dry_vby a Private Message
OK, the change has been made.

It now hopefully qualifies as a question that can support an answer.
"I'll go along with the charade
Until I can think my way out.
I know it was all a big joke
Whatever it was about."

Bob Dylan
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Dave W.
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USA
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Posted - 08/07/2005 :  19:54:05   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Dave W.'s Homepage Send Dave W. a Private Message
Damn that "edit" button!
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Eagles
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Posted - 08/11/2005 :  22:15:10   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Eagles a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Dry_vby


Why is the sky BLUE?


Because it reflects the sea.

Why is the sea blue?
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Dry_vby
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Australia
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Posted - 08/13/2005 :  05:29:40   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Dry_vby a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Eagles

quote:
Originally posted by Dry_vby


Why is the sky BLUE?


Because it reflects the sea.

Why is the sea blue?


Because it reflects the sky.

What is the difference between a duck?
"I'll go along with the charade
Until I can think my way out.
I know it was all a big joke
Whatever it was about."

Bob Dylan
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Kil
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USA
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Posted - 08/13/2005 :  08:41:36   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Kil's Homepage  Send Kil an AOL message  Send Kil a Yahoo! Message Send Kil a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Eagles

quote:
Originally posted by Dry_vby


Why is the sky BLUE?


Because it reflects the sea.

Why is the sea blue?


http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/sky_blue.html
Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.

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Ricky
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USA
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Posted - 08/13/2005 :  10:08:00   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Ricky an AOL message Send Ricky a Private Message
quote:
What is the difference between a duck?


One's a sick mallard, and I don't remember the rest, but your mother's a whore.

Sorry, SNL flashback.
Why continue? Because we must. Because we have the call. Because it is nobler to fight for rationality without winning than to give up in the face of continued defeats. Because whatever true progress humanity makes is through the rationality of the occasional individual and because any one individual we may win for the cause may do more for humanity than a hundred thousand who hug their superstitions to their breast.
- Isaac Asimov
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Dry_vby
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Australia
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Posted - 08/13/2005 :  18:21:51   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Dry_vby a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Ricky

quote:
What is the difference between a duck?


One's a sick mallard, and I don't remember the rest, but your mother's a whore.

Sorry, SNL flashback.



I'm unsure about something.

Was this an attempt at an answer or a personal opinion?

What's SNL?
"I'll go along with the charade
Until I can think my way out.
I know it was all a big joke
Whatever it was about."

Bob Dylan
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard

USA
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Posted - 08/13/2005 :  19:11:24   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Ricky an AOL message Send Ricky a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Dry_vby

quote:
Originally posted by Ricky

quote:
What is the difference between a duck?


One's a sick mallard, and I don't remember the rest, but your mother's a whore.

Sorry, SNL flashback.



I'm unsure about something.

Was this an attempt at an answer or a personal opinion?

What's SNL?


On Saturday Night Live, they used to do a parody of celebrity Jeopardy. The recurring character was always Sean Connery. One of my favorite lines of his was:

Alec, I have a conundrum for you. A riddle, if you will. What is the difference between a duck with a cold and a _______. One's a sick mallard, and I don't remember the rest, but your mother's a whore.

I can't quite remember what he compared it to, but as you can see it doesn't really matter.
Why continue? Because we must. Because we have the call. Because it is nobler to fight for rationality without winning than to give up in the face of continued defeats. Because whatever true progress humanity makes is through the rationality of the occasional individual and because any one individual we may win for the cause may do more for humanity than a hundred thousand who hug their superstitions to their breast.
- Isaac Asimov
Edited by - Ricky on 08/13/2005 21:23:06
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Dave W.
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USA
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Posted - 08/13/2005 :  19:41:03   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Dave W.'s Homepage Send Dave W. a Private Message
Googling seems to indicate that the question is, "what is the difference between a duck with a cold and your mother?"
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Hawks
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Canada
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Posted - 08/13/2005 :  19:49:04   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Hawks's Homepage Send Hawks a Private Message
quote:
What is the difference between a duck?

There's a swedish version of this:

Vad är det för skillnad mellan en älg?
Den är brunare på ryggen än på sommaren!
METHINKS IT IS LIKE A WEASEL
It's a small, off-duty czechoslovakian traffic warden!
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard

USA
4907 Posts
Posted - 08/13/2005 :  21:19:26   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Ricky an AOL message Send Ricky a Private Message
Maybe I'm alone on this one, but I don't quite understand the answer to the first riddle:

Why is the sky BLUE?
Because it reflects the sky.
Why continue? Because we must. Because we have the call. Because it is nobler to fight for rationality without winning than to give up in the face of continued defeats. Because whatever true progress humanity makes is through the rationality of the occasional individual and because any one individual we may win for the cause may do more for humanity than a hundred thousand who hug their superstitions to their breast.
- Isaac Asimov
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dv82matt
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760 Posts
Posted - 08/13/2005 :  21:37:29   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send dv82matt a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Ricky

Maybe I'm alone on this one, but I don't quite understand the answer to the first riddle:

Why is the sky BLUE?
Because it reflects the sky.
I think it's supposed to be a tautology. Why is the sky blue? Because it reflects the sea. Why is the sea blue? Because it reflects the sky. It seems kind of random though, so maybe I'm not getting it either.
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