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Question #958 Speaking Voice

phil — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:58:43 +0000

Let’s say you’re in a car accident that leaves you mute, but otherwise uninjured. Doctors offer to make you a synthetic larynx that will imitate exactly the voice of another person (alive or dead). Whose voice do you choose?

Question #957 Adaptation

phil — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:21:50 +0000

I recently found out that a movie based on the board game Battleship is currently in preproduction. Is there any concept that can’t be adapted into a movie?

Question #956 Words

Joe — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:56:03 +0000

What word(s), in common usage, do you think is(/are) the wrong word?

An example of what I mean is from the last question “Homophobia” is used as a catch-all for people who don’t like gay people, are filled with gay terror, and are secretly gay and acting out about it. I think it should only be used for the middle one. The other two would be better served by “sexualityist*” and “religious” respectively.

*To be on par with “sexist” and “racist” if that isn’t obv.

Question #955 – Homophobia

jake — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:00:27 +0000

On a scale of 1 to 10* how homophobic are you?

*1 = absolutely no homophobia at all; 10 = as homophobic as a person can be

Question #954 No Surprise

phil — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:39:48 +0000

What shouldn’t have surprised anyone?

Question #953 Overpaid

phil — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:27:12 +0000

Who is overpaid?

Question #952 Surprise

phil — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:03:36 +0000

What’s going to surprise everyone?

Question #951 Stepped Up

phil — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:35:20 +0000

Who stepped up?

Question #950 – Cordoba House

jake — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:06:06 +0000

How do you feel about the Islamic cultural center (+ mosque) being built nearby Ground Zero, and the controversy surrounding it?

Question #949 Test

phil — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:08:57 +0000

What have you tested recently?