What it is, my doge?
Time for week six in the dopey Ask Dan series. I know there’s but one week ’till Christmas, but I have nothing to do at work these last few days, so bring on the questions!
Post ‘em in the comments section, and as usual, I’ll pick one by Wednesday, answering on [...]
Category Archives: Ask Dan
Ask Dan #6
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Ask Dan #5: ASKED AND ANSWERED
Friday, December 15, 2006
Q: What’s the history behind Kwanzaa, and who decided to make it start the day after Christmas?
A: This question came from my sis-in-law. Way to go, Elizabeth, you finally commented on one of my posts. Took you long enough
Anyway, before I proceed with my answer, I want to preface, because YES, [...]
Ask Dan #5
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Hey there hi there shut up.
Wait, don’t. Ask away. It’s Ask Dan #5, and being the season of Advent, I figured I’d add an extra layer of cheesiness to my weekly feature be suggesting a topical round of questions.
So here it is, as I’m sure you’ve guessed: make your questions Christmas or Advent [...]
Ask Dan #4: ASKED AND ANSWERED
Friday, December 8, 2006
Q: How does a Thermos work?
A: You know, everybody asked relatively mundane questions this week - even Jake, though asked in a goofy tone. Unless I were to make up patently ridiculous answers, it’s pretty difficult to make any response humorous. So I chose the question that I recklessly assumed my half-dozen readers [...]
Ask Dan #4
Sunday, December 3, 2006
Hey there, hi there, ho there!
Time for Ask Dan #4. Post them thar questions in the comments section, and I’ll pick on by Wednesday evening, answering by the end of the day on Friday.
Howdy howdy!
Ask Dan #3: ASKED AND ANSWERED
Friday, December 1, 2006
Q: Pleasure potential aside, why the JFK do men have nipples?
A: To get to the other side.
Wait…no. Seriously, this is a question pondered by sundry and wiser men than I, yet still unanswered with any certainty. From Aristotle to Darwin, thinkers and scientists have proffered such theories as left-over vestiges from a “father [...]
Ask Dan #3
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Hey hey hey, it’s time for Ask Dan #3.
Chris got a head start this week with a comment on my answer to Ask Dan #2. Here ’tis:
Question - is it better to rake the leaves in your yard often (weekly) or just wait until all the leaves are off the trees and have a [...]
Ask Dan #2: ASKED AND ANSWERED
Friday, November 24, 2006
Q: How can refried beans still be so tasty even though EVERY SINGLE time I open a can, I violently recoil due to the preciseness with which they resemble canned dog or cat food?
A: I believe this is a simple answer, really, as there are many other foods that tempt ye olde buds-de-taste while sharing [...]
Ask Dan #2
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Alright loyal half-dozen! Time for Ask Dan #2!
You’ll have to come up with some excellent questions, as Alexis got a strong start right out of the gate:
Here’s a question for Ask Dan:
Is there anyone hotter than Sufjan Stevens? If there isn’t, is such a thing theoretically possible (or plausible)?
And another:
How can refried beans still [...]
Ask Dan #1: ASKED AND ANSWERED
Friday, November 17, 2006
Q: Who is pretentious?
A: To answer such a question, we have to start with the definition of the word. As usual, I turn to Webster:
Main Entry: pre•ten•tious
Pronunciation: pri-’ten(t)-sh&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: French prétentieux, from prétention pretension, from Medieval Latin pretention-, pretentio, from Latin praetendere
1 : characterized by pretension : as a : making usually unjustified or [...]
