The 'ask a question get an answer' thread

GreatAuk · 18 Nov 2009 at 19:12

jp_bl_68 said:
A: As much as he wanted, it's a free country.

Q: What does 'the exception that proves the rule' mean?

yermum said:
'Proves' in this case is related to the 'proving' of bread. This is where the bread is allowed to rise to 'prove' that the yeast is alive, therefore it takes the form of a test or trial. The saying then means that the exception to the rule, tests the validity of that rule.

A: It's also an easy way for teachers to make awkward questions go away...
.........."Q: why does being have i after e, even though it's not after c?"
.......... "A: that's just the exception that proves the rule"

Q: Who had the best idea, Prim or Kruskal.

RimBlock · 19 Nov 2009 at 01:19

GreatAuk said:
A: It's also an easy way for teachers to make awkward questions go away...
.........."Q: why does being have i after e, even though it's not after c?"
.......... "A: that's just the exception that proves the rule"

Q: Who had the best idea, Prim or Kruskal.

A: Their both as equally crazy as each other.

Q: Jack and Jill. Who won the race up the hill ?

ken1307 · 19 Nov 2009 at 02:02

RimBlock said:
A: Their both as equally crazy as each other.

Q: Jack and Jill. Who won the race up the hill ?

A: probably Jack

Q: who are Jack and Jill again?

toon_mad · 19 Nov 2009 at 03:52

A) nursery rhymes

Q) how old am i?

Pestilence · 19 Nov 2009 at 03:58

A) Old enough to know better.

Q) Would it be a good idea to kill my dog, batter the remains, and eat him...then claim on the insurance saying he was stolen?

toon_mad · 19 Nov 2009 at 04:01

Pestilence said:
A) Old enough to know better.

Q) Would it be a good idea to kill my dog, batter the remains, and eat him...then claim on the insurance saying he was stolen?

A) i would have done this already by now, what you waiting for???

Q) what should i search in google :confused:

Bevysters · 19 Nov 2009 at 05:37

toon_mad said:
A) i would have done this already by now, what you waiting for???

Q) what should i search in google

A)In the search bar type why and the predicted results are fun even if youve seen them before.

Q) Can a slow loris or a sloth be kept as a pet in scotland?)

theNude · 19 Nov 2009 at 05:52

a: you no longer need a licence to keep a pet sloth in the UK. Marie Whatmough, a senior keeper at London Zoo, says that sloths can be very grumpy and their matted hair is dry and coarse and is hard to cuddle. It might cost £2,500-4,000 to import a sloth plus a £2,000 cost for six months in quarantine, as sloths are not on sale in the UK.

q: what should i study at uni, radiology or marketing and physcology?

Tefal · 19 Nov 2009 at 06:27

A: French.

Q: Is my lack of sleep related to Mars being in the forth house of Neptune during the rise of Endor?

photoshop · 19 Nov 2009 at 07:39

A: No.

Q: What purpose do the other planets serve?

Aod · 19 Nov 2009 at 07:53

photoshop said:
A: No.

Q: What purpose do the other planets serve?

A: they maintain the delicate gravitational balance of the solar system that keeps earth spinning and orbiting the sun in a predictable fashion, ensuring that we don't all... you know, die.

Q: why is it that i've put more effort into a personal electronics project in the last 2 weeks than i have this ENTIRE term of uni so far?