The Stupid Questions Thread

[tnitnetny]

Mike is obsessed with curling. He watches it every chance he can. But then again, he is canadian. I don't understand how people can watch it personally.

[Arc Orion]

Watching it impersonally would be awkward.

[sneaky ninja]

I love watching curling. Its strategy and cunning amaze me. Also, listening to the women's Chinese team yelling is hilarious.

[Springy]

We always yell things like "Hurry Hard!" at my bosses husband when he's sweeping the store.

[FireAza]

Curling strikes me as the kinda thing made up late one night by a bunch of drunk Canadians who had access to a Frisbee, brooms and a frozen lake. I can't believe it's a real "sport".

[The Cid]

I can't believe it's a real "sport".

I can recall Ping Pong, Arm Wrestling and Chess all being Olympic sports. So Hell yes there's room for Curling.

Not knocking curling but it isn't exactly riveting.

You'd be surprised. Curling gets surprisingly good ratings as Winter Olympic events go.

[adciv]

So does Figure Skating, but for a more understandable reason.

[SevTiZ]

... a bunch of drunk Canadians who had access to ... a frozen lake.

Do you work for the Department of Redundancy Department?

[Sir Spankspeople]

Don't link TVTropes! I've got stuff that needs doing and do NOT need to get stuck for hours following link after link after link... Augh!

[FireAza]

I can't believe it's a real "sport".

I can recall Ping Pong, Arm Wrestling and Chess all being Olympic sports. So Hell yes there's room for Curling.

Arm wrestling? Seriously? I can see ping-pong and chess, but arm wrestling?

... a bunch of drunk Canadians who had access to ... a frozen lake.

Do you work for the Department of Redundancy Department?

I used to, but I was made redundant.
*ba!* *dum!* *tish!*

[The Cid]

I could have sworn it happened in the eighties and early nineties, but on looking it up apparently arm wrestling never was an Olympic sport.

...Tug of war, however, was. At one point there was a Bowling event.

[collegestudent22]

Stupid question: Why does no one ever question obvious questionable things in TV? For example, on Chuck, Sarah is constantly beat up at the end of the episode, and no one ever questions it - despite the fact that she supposedly works at the yogurt shop, which is not a very hazardous place. I mean, I get why Captain Awesome doesn't question it (at least during this season), but what about Ellie and the Buy More crew? Shouldn't they be questioning the bruises and cuts Sarah seems to always have? Without knowing about the spy thing, it would appear that (a) she is REALLY clumsy, or (b) Chuck seems to have some.... ahem..... ANGER issues.

[The Cid]

Why does no one ever question obvious questionable things in TV?

Because otherwise...
-Nobody in CTU on 24 would have a job except for Jack Bauer. Because they're incompetent.
-Nobody on Lost would ever listen to Jack or allow Kate to participate in any plan. Because, again, incompetence. (Seriously, isn't Kate just an unfunny, female Gilligan?)
-Dr. House would have been sued for malpractice for just about killing his patient twice per episode on average.
-None of the private eyes on USA Network (Monk, Psych, I'll even throw in Burn Notice) would be taken seriously by anybody in a position of the slightest authority.
-Someone besides one guy who is no longer on the show would notice there's something strange about Dexter.
-The entire cast of Weeds would be dead or in prison by the end of season three.
-And the same is true of Vic Mackey's entire strike force on The Shield.

[ampersand]

And the Feds would have nabbed Tony Soprano after season 2.

[adciv]

In general, is there a caliber handgun that has more recoil than a .22 but less than a 9mm?