F.A.Q.

Number of queries: 89

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1. How did this website come to be?

There was the big bang, and then things got a little out of hand.

2. Do I need the Window computer and the AOL with mouse and typewriter?

I told you to go back to bed, grandma.

3. If there was a fight between Darth Vader and Superman, who would pay $45 to watch it on Pay-Per-View when you could just re-edit their movies together to make some kick-ass funny dialogue?

My sentiments exactly.

4. When is the internet gonna be done?

Well, it achieved its full usefulness on April 3rd, 1996, and everything since has been extraneous. So, to address your question, never.

5. Is it okay to hit people?

There's the old adage that the limits of freedom are reached when swinging your arms far and wide becomes bitch-slapping those around you. But if you are at war, famous, armless, or crazy, all bets are off.

6. I hear people say, "Heaven forbid..." this and that--what does Heaven really forbid?

I think it would be arrogant for any human to purport a response to that question as definitive, but I'm going to have to go with making number two in a fountain.

7. Are you really Ryan Parmenter, or are you "Ryan Parmenter" like Jerry Seinfeld was "Jerry Seinfeld" on his sitcom?

I like using a lot of quotation marks, too.

8. What's the difference between a funeral and a wake?

A funeral is sad. A wake has chips and salsa. Incidentally, a vigil has chips and salsa and a Ouija board. Or maybe that's a fake-o seance.

9. Is it true that every time a bell rings an angel gets its wings?

There are no such things as "bells." Angels grow wing sprouts as early as 4 eons, but that the full-feathered wings do not blossom until well into their awkward angel teens, and that's only if they've eaten plenty of fiber-rich angelfeed.

10. How much wood could a woodchuck chuck...

I'm gonna have to stop you right there, asshead.

11. In the event of a fire drill, should I report to my supervisor in the designated meeting place outside and help organize a headcount?

Yes, unless you have one of those "I can only become aroused with the possibility that I might burn up in a fire" fetishes. In that event, locate the nearest like-minded acquaintance and chance it.

12. I am afraid of clowns.

That wasn't a question. (honk honk)

13. Where can I find information about random topics using the internet?

Fark if I know, google-eyed, like a hotbot, searching like a webcrawler, nothing excites me enough to say yahoo, just ask jeeves. Lycos said, it's wikipedia tough. I'm All Out of Luck.

14. Duz yor webbsyt ottomatikly spelchek?

Yus.

15. How do I know it's time to upgrade my computer?

Your watch reads a different time than the last time you looked at it. If you are using an operating system named after common house openings that are not doors, you have gotten at least one virus.

16. How long do you think I can hold my breath?

[Ed. note: The young man who submitted this question sadly died before I had a chance to address it. Thaddeus Basquiat Nordstrom, you will be missed.]

17. How do you make peanut butter?

Just grind your nuts until they liquefy. Then go buy some peanut butter--trust me; you don't want to make it.

18. Is there a cure for cancer?

Well, if your mother had waited, you might have been a leo. Hope that helps.

19. Do bugs have feelings? Is it okay to squash them?

I don't recall ever stating that I allow two-part questions.

20. What dreams may come?

Not sure, but wet dreams make come.

21. Do you think that spouting off "clever" one-liners makes you somehow better than someone who takes the time to earnestly answer people's questions?

Not better; bitter. However, using a semicolon properly makes me better than those who do not; they have some catching up to do.

22. I kissed a boy who wasn't my boyfriend, and it didn't mean anything, but now I don't know if I can admit it to my boyfriend, because I don't think he would understand.

I already know, and I do understand...THAT YOU ARE A BACKSTABBING HARLOT! No, seriously, what's your question?

23. What is the square root of 4,761?

That would be 69, and there's nothing square about that.

24. If I build it, will he come?

Shoeless Joe? Into your plowed-cornfield baseball diamond on your farm? Highly doubtful, Kevin. Not your dad, either. The movie's over.

25. If life give you lemons, do you make lemonade?

Let's put it this way: if life gives me lemonade, I'll drink some of it, and pour the rest into an enemy's wound.

26. At a median turnaround where there's a stop light, but traffic is clear, am I allowed to turn left on red since it's only unidirectional traffic?

I was wondering about that myself.

27. I forget: which is faster, the speed of light, or the speed of sound?

Well, I can see your lips moving, but your idiot words haven't gotten here yet.

28. Was there really a King Arthur who ruled England, or is that just a legend like the U.S. Civil War?

I have never before been inspired to teach history. Thank you for that.

29. Do Lifesavers really make a spark when you bite them in the dark?

They also make a spark when you bite them in the light, you just can't see it as well. Read all about it in my new pamphlet, Candy Is Electric And Can Fucking Kill You.

30. I was wondering about the moral permissibility of abortion and euthanasia?

Neat. Let me know how that goes.

31. My friend is really insecure because she has larger-than-average breasts. I try to tell her it's okay, that everybody is different, but she still mopes around. What should I do?

Well, it's probably best in delicate situations like this that I deal with her one-on-one. Go ahead and send me her email address, and I'll get in touch with her and see if I can't feel out the problem.

32. Can I ask you a question?

Apparently so.

33. How does one go about having it both ways?

Flip over partway through.

34. Do you have the time?

35. Is Bounty really the quicker-picker-upper?

If Bounty is a guy with roofies, then yeah.

36. Are you going to finish that sandwich?

Are you sure this is the entry to "FAQ" that truly represents your deepest thirst for knowledge? Well then, yes, I am going to finish my sandwhich, Socrates.

37. What is your biggest regret?

That I didn't stop taking questions after 36.

38. Who is in charge of the Olymics?

The International Olympic Committee, which is still headed by Zeus.

39. What's the deal with Jell-O Jigglers?

They are small portions of flavored gelatin, fashioned into various shapes using cookie-cutter-type devices, and so-named because of the "jiggly" properties demonstrated when wagged to and fro. According to my probation officer, in no way is that erotic.

40. Sprechen sie Deutsch?

Nur ein bißchen.

41. In a world...where corruption is everywhere...underlords rule the day...and innocence is trodden upon...how can one man change everything for good?

I'm not sure I feel comfortable seriously addressing rhetorical interrogative from some action movie trailer voiceover.

42. What's that smell?

I'm sorry, Shaun.

43. Who's your favorite Beatle?

Living: Paul

Dead: John

Ringo: Ringo (only by default)

44. If you had a million dollars, what is the first thing you would buy?

Canada.

Just kidding, Canada. I'm sure you're worth at least a million five in parkas alone.

45. How can one truly feel at ease when people display such apathy and inhumanity in such forms of isolationism, exclusion, war, on so on?

That's Commie mumbo-jumbo. You might just be beggin' a good ole Amercun-style ass whuppin'. I'd sooner see ya bleed than learn yer name.

Ahem. Can I take back that ripping on Canada?

46. Considering a fight between a robot and a dinosaur and a Transformer™ that's a robot dinosaur, what do you think my odds are of ever getting laid if I keep publicly posing these kinds of hypotheticals?

I think they should invent non-negative numbers that are somehow less than zero for occassions such as these.

47. What is something that you would consider unforgivable?

Intentionally sticking one's head under the salad bar sneezeguard and sneezing.

...and the holocaust.

48. Where's Waldo?

Not exactly sure, but definitely in a crowd somewhere.

49. If you could remove one entity from the world, what would it be?

Gravity.

50. Would you take a bullet for someone?

Where to?

51. How does dry ice work?

A process called sublimation, a term that can also refer to the process of suppressing depression, guilt, or dread, in order to present a socially-acceptable facade!

52. Is there actually a reason behind everything, or does choas reign?

Chaos reigns, although there is a reason for that. I am not at liberty to say more.

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Do you understand?

53. If a man can drink cowmilk, why can't a cow drink manmilk?

Primarily because of beastiality laws.

54. Who put the bop in the bop shoo bop shoo bop?

The Man.

55. Hey brother, can you spare a buck?

I am unaware how that verb affects that noun. Is that some kind of idiom? Please forgive, but I am not well-versed in the local dialect! Here, just take this dollar as compensation for my failure to comprehend you.

56. What's the distinction between "youthful" and "juvenile"?

In terms of semantics, I would say that "juvenile" is more of a pejorative. In terms of statutory sex laws, "youthful" is the adjective that doesn't necessarily land your potentially predatory ass in jail.

57. If you found two fauns in the woods, and one of them always told the truth and the other one always lied, what single question could you ask of both to figure out who was who?

Fauns? Grow up, chowderhead.

58. Who killed JFK?

Well, if you mean the film, I'm going to have to say Oliver Stone.

59. What is the meaning of life?

That exhilaration derived from trying not to get caught.

60. Is voodoo potion subject to FDA regulation?

Only prescription-strength voodoo potions, such as big brands like Maximum Bat Head or The Essence of Crimson. Be cautious with less potent, unregulated varieties like Stub Butter.

61. You know Gordy?!

Sorry, did I slip through a timespace vortex into a frat party?

62. If I hear voices besides my own, does that mean I'm crazy?

No, it just means you left your mom's basement for once. Keep up baby steps like this, and maybe someday you'll make a friend.

63. If I have difficulty maintaining sexual arousal, even though I find my partner completely desirable, should I open a regular IRA or a Roth IRA?

Well, of course the benefit of a Roth is that you contribute post-tax income so you don't have to pay taxes when you take money out down the line. Although many find that just doing a 401K helps to keep it up.

If so, be sure to pick up some 401KY.

64. In the event of a total breakdown of society as I know it, what should I do?

It's always best to do a simplified version of your normal dance routine during the breakdown.

65. If there really is an omniscient, omnipotent, and wholly-good deity, how can evil exist?

You take the good, you take the bad, you take 'em both and there you have the facts of life, the facts of life.

66. Who you gonna call?

Well, 20 years ago, it would have been Ghostbusters. Now I'm just thinking a therapist.

67. Do extra-terrestrials exist, and if so, could they make my bike fly?

Mr. Bush, this is an international summit. Do you have any questions relevant to the issues at hand?

68. How many Americans does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

14, if you count the 13 who will try to capitalize on the event by selling "ribbon" bumper stickers with "Support Our Light Bulbs" printed on them.

69. When hell freezes over, will the NHL just play down there?

I can't imagine them starting up again under any other circumstances.

70. In the face of adversity, is it best to stand tall for what you believe in?

Adversity--is that an online college?

71. Jimmy cracked corn, but I do care. Is that wrong?

Methinks someone is looking a little too deeply into their folk songs.

72. How did people communicate before the advent of cell phones and email?

Less needlessly.

73. Do you feel like you are really making a difference in the world?

Good point. I'm gonna go drown myself in snacks and self-pity now.

74. I have heard a lot of really great things about religion. How do I get involved?

First, have something happen to you that is so horrible you cannot explain it. Then, invent an explanation and try to make others adhere to it.

75. When serving Chicken Marsala, is it best to use wild mushrooms, or something more recognizable like portabella?

If you also add poison, you can use whatever kind of mushrooms you want.

76. Where can I find a good place to just sit around and smoke opium?

I would suggest Opie's Smoke Barn, just outside of Pooterville. They disinfect seasonally.

77. How magic round light in sky?

Moon.

78. Do you dare me to ask out Becky Thatcher?

I am pretty sure that Tom Sawyer's girlfriend is dead by now.

79. What can I do to help the victims of hurricane Katrina?

You could start by travelling to the parallel universe where John Kerry was elected.

80. What's so great about a bridge over troubled water?

You could pee into the water, and who would know?

81. How can I tell when you're joking if I can't see your face?

Listen to the nuances of my typing.

82. What does it mean if it find myself hanging out behind gay bars?

You're in an ornate prison.

83. Where have all the cowboys gone?

Indian Heaven/Cowboy Hell.

84. Is it OK to cheat on a test?

Yeah, but Math, not AIDS.

85. If there were really a plague that killed 99% of humans and you survived, do you think you'd go to Boulder or Vegas?

Probably Bangkok, because if I'm immune to the plague, I'm not gonna be scared of dead hookers.

86. Sometimes at night I hear howling coming from the woods outside my house. Could this possibly be from werewolves?

It depends on the phase of the moon. If it's a half moon, it's probably an orgy you weren't invited to. If it's a full moon, then yes, it's probably werewolves. Or possibly a werewolf orgy.

87. A man walks one mile south, one mile east, shoots a bear, and drags it one mile north back to the point from which he started. What color was the bear?

I'm gonna say somewhat blood red.

88. What is hate?

Hate is a feeling of utter passion. Hate does not stem from apathy, but from a concern that supercedes emotion. Hate is an unconscious, uninterrupted longing for vengeance. Hate is a four letter word containing an equal ratio of vowels to consonants.

89. What is the correct question?

This is the wrong answer.


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