Questions Only

[Haunted]

Was I wrong about you?

[BienvenuJDC]

Did you come to my defense?

[Heathcliff]

Was I suppose to save you?

[Madhuri]

Who is in danger?

[Heathcliff]

Did you see who sent up the red flares?

[Pryderi Agni]

Did you?

[Heathcliff]

Would you trust me with a firearm?

[Pryderi Agni]

Would you trust me with yours?

[Heathcliff]

Do you want the red flare or the green flare?

[Pryderi Agni]

Should I care about which one I get?

[Heathcliff]

Do you have a favourite colour?

[aliengirl]

Are you colorblind?

[Heathcliff]

Could you just use your imagination instead?

[aliengirl]

What is imagination?

[BienvenuJDC]

Can't you imagine a world without imagination?

[Maryd.]

Can you imagine a world without you?

[BienvenuJDC]

If there was a world without me, would I be able to imagine anything?

[DanielBenoit]

Am I allowed to say that that's a very interesting question?

[Maryd.]

Do you have to say it?

[BienvenuJDC]

Mr. Brown Can Moo...Can You?

[Haunted]

Can you say that 12 times in one breath?

[BienvenuJDC]

(that...that...that...that...that...that...that... that...that...that...that...that...)
Is that good enough?

[Haunted]

If I say no, are you going to do it again?

[BienvenuJDC]

What did you find wrong with it?

[Haunted]

Are you asking for proof?

[BienvenuJDC]

Wasn't it clear I merely wanted explanation?

[Madhuri]

Do you want a detailed explanation?

[BienvenuJDC]

Wasn't I clear about that?

[Haunted]

where is your written instructions?

[BienvenuJDC]

Did I receive them?

[Haunted]

duh, did you send them?

[BienvenuJDC]

Could you please explain what you are talking about?

[Haunted]

I don't remember, do you?

[AimusSage]

Does it mean yes if a cow responds?

[BienvenuJDC]

Are you calling me a cow?

[Haunted]

Wouldn't you be a cattle though....?

[BienvenuJDC]

Mooo?

[AimusSage]

What about the Master of Orion?

[Maryd.]

What did you call me?

[Haunted]

What is it, Her Highness?

[BienvenuJDC]

Her what?

[Maryd.]

Why is everyone always talking about me?

[BienvenuJDC]

Why are you so interesting to talk about?

[Haunted]

does it have anything to do with the bank job of the century?

[BienvenuJDC]

What bank job?

[Madhuri]

Are you talking about the job in the same bank where you deposited $100000?

[BienvenuJDC]

Or are you talking about the bank (robbery) job?

[Madhuri]

Is your account number Bien007? ;)

[BienvenuJDC]

Didn't they tell me that I had to have money first, in order to open an account?

[Haunted]

mmm...what is your PIN?

[BienvenuJDC]

Are you looking for a straight or safety PIN?

[Haunted]

What is a straight pin?

[BienvenuJDC]

Have you not ever sewed?

[Haunted]

What needs mending?

[BienvenuJDC]

Is mending the only time someone needs to sew?

[Haunted]

Do you want a costume made?

[Maryd.]

What do you need a costume for?

[AimusSage]

Isn't the Carnival over already

[Maryd.]

Did I say was going to a carnival?

[Haunted]

Why then are you dressed in a carrot outfit?

[Maryd.]

What do you have against carrots?

[Haunted]

Are you a bunny?

[Maryd.]

How did you know?

[AimusSage]

What is a bunny?

[Maryd.]

Don't you know what a rabbit is?

[AimusSage]

A kind of hare but not quite?

[Maryd.]

What did you call me?

[AimusSage]

Didn't you say earlier you were a bunny?

[Maryd.]

Were you here when I said it?

[AimusSage]

Isn't the Internet timeless so everyone can read everything?

[Maryd.]

Is this the internet?

[AimusSage]

What else could it be?

[Maryd.]

Could it be my imagination?

[AimusSage]

What does it tell you?

[BienvenuJDC]

Are we all in Maryd's imagination?

[Haunted]

Do you know that I'm not real?

[BienvenuJDC]

Are any of us?

[Haunted]

will you stop philosophizing?

[BienvenuJDC]

Am I?

[Haunted]

what are you?

[BienvenuJDC]

Who me?

[Maryd.]

Then who else could it be?

[Haunted]

would that be everybody in the southern hemisphere?

[Maryd.]

Why do you need to know who it is?

[Haunted]

what happened to intellectual curiosity?

[Maryd.]

Is it intellectual curiosity?

[Haunted]

Maybe it's just idle curiosity?

[BienvenuJDC]

Shouldn't you leave the curiosity alone?

[Haunted]

where should I leave it?

[BienvenuJDC]

What time is it there?

[Haunted]

isn't it too little too late?

[BienvenuJDC]

Do you think it is?

[Haunted]

do you think there's still hope?

[BienvenuJDC]

What do you do with a little girl who refuses to go to sleep?

[Haunted]

would do you do with a cat that won't stop whining?

[Maryd.]

Who's cat is whining?

[BienvenuJDC]

What do you do with a cat that won't leave your feet alone?

[Maryd.]

What's it doing near you feet anyway?

[BienvenuJDC]

Do you know what a cat head butt is like?

[Haunted]

Why would I want to know that?

[BienvenuJDC]

Should I go to bed now?

[Haunted]

what about staying up all night?

[BienvenuJDC]

Do you think that I'd survive?

[Haunted]

do you really need 18 hours of sleep like a cat?

[BienvenuJDC]

Do you think that even get more than 5?

[Haunted]

why do you think you need more than 4.999?

[BienvenuJDC]

What are you pushing for here?

[Haunted]

how will you pay for it?

[BienvenuJDC]

Do you realize it's midnight?
And pay for what?

[Haunted]

why are you asking 2 questions?

[BienvenuJDC]

Isn't the name of the game called...Question(s)?

[Heathcliff]

Did you know I can read? :lol:

[littlelit]

What makes you think I would know that?

[BienvenuJDC]

Isn't she on a 'Literature' Forum?

[Haunted]

Who is she?

[BienvenuJDC]

Don't you see above?

[Haunted]

no, what is it?

[BienvenuJDC]

Did you see the new thread?

[Haunted]

what new thread?

[BienvenuJDC]

You didn't see it?

[AimusSage]

Did we become blind?

[Haunted]

Can you rewrite that in braille?

[BienvenuJDC]

Can you read braille?

[AimusSage]

Is braille a proper language?

[Haunted]

Is there anything that's proper anymore?

[BienvenuJDC]

Nouns?

[littlelit]

what makes proper nouns proper?

[Heathcliff]

Are they wearing a suit and tie?

[Maryd.]

Why, what's the occasion?

[Heathcliff]

Did you forget my birthday?

[BienvenuJDC]

When did you get a birthday?

[Heathcliff]

Did you make the cake?

[BienvenuJDC]

What kind would you want?

[Heathcliff]

Can you make a cake with a picture of a French Horn on the front?

[BienvenuJDC]

Is there anything that I can't do?

[Heathcliff]

Are you invincible?

[BienvenuJDC]

Isn't that a good question?

[AimusSage]

IS it true?

[BienvenuJDC]

Can you deny it?

[aliengirl]

Can anyone accept it?

[BienvenuJDC]

Is it time for me to go now?

[Haunted]

You need permission?

[Madhuri]

Who is authorised to give permissions?

[Haunted]

Do you know not to question authority?

[snowdrop17]

What do you mean by authority?

[Haunted]

Do you know you can be arrested right now?

[snowdrop17]

Who will arrest me?

[Haunted]

Don't you recognize the Litnet police?

[snowdrop17]

Where is the police station?

[Haunted]

Do you have GPS?

[snowdrop17]

What is that?

[Heathcliff]

What use is a global positioning system on Mars?

[aliengirl]

Who will place it on Mars?

[BienvenuJDC]

Are we talking about candy bars?

[aliengirl]

Are those candy bars sweet?

[BienvenuJDC]

Don't they have chocolate, caramel, and almonds?

[Haunted]

How about truffles?

[BienvenuJDC]

Are there truffles on Mars too?

[Haunted]

Are you going to Mars?

[Maryd.]

Who told you?

[Haunted]

what do you call that flying saucer on your front lawn?

[BienvenuJDC]

Is my ride there?

[Haunted]

do you have a boarding pass?

[BienvenuJDC]

Can I get around that?

[Heathcliff]

Can you pick the lock on the back door?

[aliengirl]

Can you help me in this?

[Maryd.]

Is my daughter breaking and entering?

[Haunted]

your daughter is a cat burglar?

[BienvenuJDC]

It does look that way...doesn't it?

[Maryd.]

What is everyone calling my daughter?

[BienvenuJDC]

Weren't we calling her, Sweetheart?

[Maryd.]

Did someone call my daughter a sweetheart?

[BienvenuJDC]

Isn't she a sweetheart?

[Maryd.]

Would I say anything less?

[BienvenuJDC]

What other names do you have for her?

[Maryd.]

Do you think it's nice to be calling her names?

[Haunted]

Shall we just call her m'am?

[Maryd.]

Why don't we just call her an angel

[BienvenuJDC]

Since ma'am is indicative of a married woman, wouldn't mademoiselle be more age appropriate?

[Maryd.]

Can't we just call her by her name?

[BienvenuJDC]

Is that not still a name?

[Maryd.]

I'm confused, what were we talking about?

[BienvenuJDC]

Should we call her Frances sweetheart angel Mary Cat burglar?

[Maryd.]

Do you think that enough names?

[BienvenuJDC]

If she would be a redneck, would it be near enough?

[Maryd.]

Ouch... Why would one call her that?

[BienvenuJDC]

Is there anything wrong with being called that?

[Maryd.]

Why are we into name calling anyway?

[BienvenuJDC]

Are the games over?

[Heathcliff]

Am I that fun a game?

[snowdrop17]

What do you want to hear?

[BienvenuJDC]

What should we talk about next?

[Haunted]

why don't we talk about you?

[BienvenuJDC]

Isn't there much more interesting topics?

[Heathcliff]

Doesn't Bien fascinate us all?

[aliengirl]

Who can deny this?

[BienvenuJDC]

Can I deny it?

[AmericanEagle]

Are you boring?

[BienvenuJDC]

Is that really a question that one could answer for their self?

[AmericanEagle]

Why can't you answer that?

[aliengirl]

Is it a matter of national importance?

[BienvenuJDC]

Which Nation?

[AmericanEagle]

Would you like a technocratic nation?

[BienvenuJDC]

What is a technocratic nation?

[AmericanEagle]

Would you prefer a different kind of nation?

[BienvenuJDC]

What's wrong with a simple republic?

[AmericanEagle]

Isn't that too commonplace?

[Nietzsche]

A technocracy is not so much a government as an economic system similar to the guild system where an appointed leader (or guild master) has providence over a specific area of the economy. In the 1930s, there was a strong technocracy movement because the nation thought that Government interfering with the economy destroyed it and that instead appointed leader should rule over sectors of the economy based on their area of expertise, IE, an appointed doctor over the medical field. The term technocracy derives from the Greek words tekhne meaning skill and kratos meaning power. Your skill power will determine what position you are in the economy in regards to ruling over a sector. Henri de Saint-Simon is an originator of this theory. Edward Bellamy and Thorstein Veblen originated the idea in the USA and William H. Smyth advocated Technocracy starting in 1919. At the end of 1919, Howard Scott founded the Technical Alliance in the USA.

Technocracy would prevent the government from meddling in the economy, and allow a free market, but the inherent bureaucracy in a technocratic economy also presents problems. However, it is a very interesting concept.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technocracy

[BienvenuJDC]

Hasn't it worked for centuries...millennium even?

[Nietzsche]

Any government system would work if idiots didn't run it. Technocracy is compatible with a Democratic Republic.

[BienvenuJDC]

Any government system would work if idiots didn't run it. Technocracy is compatible with a Democratic Republic.

Isn't this a 'Questions Only' thread?

[AmericanEagle]

Isn't this a 'Questions Only' thread?

Nietzsche is a professor, haha.

[Nietzsche]

Isn't this a 'Questions Only' thread?


was I merely dropping into lecture on what a technocracy is? I do believe the answer is yes, what do you think?

[BienvenuJDC]

Do you think that you are above the rules of the thread?

[Nietzsche]

Do you think that you are above the rules of the thread?


Do you think I couldn't come up with a long retort to that if I wanted to?

[BienvenuJDC]

Do I look like I'm looking for a retort?

[AmericanEagle]

Why are you guys arguing?

[BienvenuJDC]

Was I arguing?
Would all forgive me?

[AmericanEagle]

Do you need to be forgiven?

[BienvenuJDC]

Was anybody offended?

[AmericanEagle]

Was Nietzsche offended?

[Nietzsche]

No , I wasn't. Am I supposed to be?

[BienvenuJDC]

Is it Howdy Dowdy time yet?

[AmericanEagle]

What is that?

[BienvenuJDC]

Don't you know who Howdy Doody is?

[AmericanEagle]

Am I supposed to know?

[BienvenuJDC]

Might you be too young?
http://secure.serve.com/ufzc3mj9/Commerce/images/1997%20Howdy%20Doody.JPG

[AmericanEagle]

In what year did that air?

[BienvenuJDC]

Wasn't it like 1954?

[Heathcliff]

Does it feel like a zillion years ago?

[Jazz_]

Do you agree it sounds like a zillion years ago?

[Madhuri]

How many zeros are there in a zillion?

[Heathcliff]

Is google a number?

[Niamh]

i dont know... should it be?

[aliengirl]

Why don't you google it?

[BienvenuJDC]

What's wrong with using Yahoo?

[Mariner]

Why do these sites have so many O's in them?

[Haunted]

oooh, you're right...is that goooood or bad?

[BienvenuJDC]

How could it be bad?

[Haunted]

How would you know?

[BienvenuJDC]

Doesn't good have oos also?

[Haunted]

will it get even better?

[BienvenuJDC]

Are we never satisfied with what we have?

[Haunted]

why shall we settle for second best?

[BienvenuJDC]

Why should we desire something better, just to realize that it isn't really better at all?

[Haunted]

why are you such an pessimist?

[BienvenuJDC]

Am I being a pessimist?

[Haunted]

why don't you tell me?

[BienvenuJDC]

Aren't I an optimist?

[Haunted]

Is your glass always half full?