Category Archives: Questions by Maya

If a snowman came to life, what would he do?

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

If he had any sense, he’d heard north, sharpish. Although historically, they tend to steal young guys in old guys dressing gowns and take them flying while younger boys sing. They even pop down our way, and fly about the … Continue reading →

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Does it matter whether the chicken or the egg came first?

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

We’ve been here before. To recap, it’s just semantics. It’s most likely that something that was not yet a chicken laid an egg that became a chicken (mutation/evolution). So the egg came first. And there were other eggs before that. … Continue reading →

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Why do some people prefer spoons, and others forks?

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

Stabbing and scooping each have their own merits. I guess some people have an increased affinity for one or the other, but I prefer to make the assessment on a case by case basis. The wateryer the foodstuff the likelihood … Continue reading →

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Warum warum warum ist die Banane krumm?

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

Watching foreign language nursery rhymes (I’m guessing a little) immediately after waking up in an ill advised pursuit. I now feel a little bit in doubt as to who I am and what I’m supposed to be doing. And I … Continue reading →

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Why are there so many ‘knock knock’ jokes?

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

Jokes are funny things. Fnarr. A lot of it is about expectation, and particularly things not matching expectations. It’s the same in music. On some level you know what’s coming next, so when it doesn’t, it’s exciting. This can result … Continue reading →

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