Patrick Elliott <sel### [at] npgcablecom> wrote:
> Sorry. Lets just say that its a reflex action. :( And one that, I am
> embarrassed to admit, I have called others on, more than once, when I
> wasn't so certain the person in question wasn't asking an honest, but
> poorly worded, question, instead of asserting complete gibberish. We
> don't get the former often enough sadly.

In the Yahoo! Answers Religion & Spirituality room, certain questions are asked
so often (as in several times per day) that they are considered "drinking
questions."  When one of these questions was posted, the regulars answered with
"drink!"  The questions often try the maxim that there are no stupid questions.

Some questions earned the pinnacle status of double-drink question.  Examples:
"Why do atheists come to the Religion section?"  "Why do Catholics worship
Mary?"  "If we evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?"  That last
question really belongs in the Biology room, but young-Earth creationists aren't
known for keeping their domains straight.  Bottoms up twice!

I don't hang out there much any more, so I don't know if they still do the
drinking game.  I have no doubt, though, that the same questions are still being
asked, over and over again, with not a thought given to the Search button.

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