ask the oracle

Category: Game Parlor

Post 1 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Saturday, 02-Sep-2017 8:57:53

I love the name for this game.

the idea is, that the first poster posts a question (a question that they have always wondered about)

so it could be.. why is saturday called saturday? (well it could be anything!)

then the poster underneath replies with an answer- it could be a sensible answer, or it could be just a made up answer, then they ask a brand new question

(so everyone gets a turn at being, " the oracle")

so my question is..

why are french fries called french fries, if they didn't actually originate in france?

Post 2 by HellTabby666 (Shh... quiet, you might piss somebody off.) on Saturday, 02-Sep-2017 23:17:25

Because I had naming rights and I said so.
Why do people get depression?

Post 3 by Pasco (my ISP would be out of business if it wasn't for this haven I live at) on Sunday, 03-Sep-2017 3:14:49

It is primarily a chemical inbalance in the brain that screws up perception. It often runs in families, but can affect most anyone given a combination of hi stress combined with poor sleep over an extended period of time.
Why is human nature so unnatural?

Post 4 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Sunday, 03-Sep-2017 10:01:18

because life is unfair.

why is ice so cold

Post 5 by Pasco (my ISP would be out of business if it wasn't for this haven I live at) on Monday, 04-Sep-2017 3:04:55

Because you are so hot.
How do you provthe existance of clouds to a blind person?

Post 6 by HellTabby666 (Shh... quiet, you might piss somebody off.) on Monday, 04-Sep-2017 3:53:49

By sunlight and shading.
Why was there bacon in the soap?

Post 7 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Monday, 04-Sep-2017 5:21:53

because the company made a fatal error and had to recall a whole batch of it

why are their 12 months in a year. surely it is easier to just round it down to 10

Post 8 by Pasco (my ISP would be out of business if it wasn't for this haven I live at) on Tuesday, 05-Sep-2017 3:42:20

Well, there used to be 13, but over time as the cosmos evolved the earth got a bit closer to the sun, and edged out the 13th. There used to be 13 zodiac signs too.
Why is the number 13 unlucky.

Post 9 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Tuesday, 05-Sep-2017 5:11:49

lol is that really true?

about the 13 months of the year, interesting..

the number 13 is unlucky, because it's associated with the movie, "friday the 13th", which is a horror movie anyway so people just asume that on the 13th day something bad will happen to them (I personally don't believe in it myself). day 13 is just like any other

why do we have day light savings time

Post 10 by Pasco (my ISP would be out of business if it wasn't for this haven I live at) on Wednesday, 06-Sep-2017 3:11:37

Nobody really seems to know for sure though there are a number of theories. Daylight is not actually even saved, it is just moved a bit. LOL We do not honor it in Arizona, and I do not miss it.
If you just pull answers out of your ass, does that make you a analical? LOL

Post 11 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Wednesday, 06-Sep-2017 4:46:54

lol.

no.. you never know how true they are

why does tomato sauce not taste of tomato?

Post 12 by Leafs Fan (I'll have the last word, thank you!) on Wednesday, 06-Sep-2017 10:28:35

It's hard to say. I guess the tomato sauce folks wanted to be enigmatic. Why is "humour" spelled "humor" in the US?

Post 13 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Wednesday, 06-Sep-2017 12:53:23

because, even though americans have the same language as the brittish (sort of), they have a diffrent accent, so say words diffrently.

why does the UK not have a disneyland

Post 14 by Pasco (my ISP would be out of business if it wasn't for this haven I live at) on Thursday, 07-Sep-2017 4:45:11

Because you one has to be silly to enjoy Disneyland. Americans like being silly, not so sure about Brits.
Why is loyalty blue, but jealousy green?

Post 15 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Thursday, 07-Sep-2017 13:11:00

because, someone sat down 1 day and said right, well, it would be easier if we associated colors with diffrent stuff, so that they have some meaning

from then on they came up with green for envy thing
why do they name hurricanes names of people?. why not something original

Post 16 by lalady (This site is so "educational") on Thursday, 07-Sep-2017 18:42:02

Because if they were named after our pets, for example dogs, no one would take hurricanes seriously and evacuate if needed. Can you imagine the reaction from the public if the weatherman reported that Fido or Snoopy or whatever was going to devastate cities along the Gulf coast? Lol.
Why are there only three branches of government in the US?

Post 17 by Pasco (my ISP would be out of business if it wasn't for this haven I live at) on Friday, 08-Sep-2017 2:36:12

Because we Americans can't count any higher. LOL
Why is it that lawyers must pass the bar and know the law while a judge does not have to be a lawyer. A judge can be anyone legally.

Post 18 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Friday, 08-Sep-2017 11:06:20

hurrican Fido.

sounds pretty believable to me

Post 19 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Friday, 08-Sep-2017 11:08:50

lawyers have to handle more legal stuff than a judge does

while a judge only works in a court, a lawyer has a bigger role in society.

is their life on any other planet than earth?

Post 20 by sia fan bp (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Tuesday, 26-Sep-2017 21:44:52

Yeah, according to science, there's possibly life on mars.
why is Trump a fucking moron Instead of helping people, he's fucking making fun? like what in the flying fuck? rofl?

Post 21 by Pasco (my ISP would be out of business if it wasn't for this haven I live at) on Wednesday, 27-Sep-2017 2:51:25

You answered your own question. He is a moron. No offense to morons.
Where have all the flowers gone?

Post 22 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Wednesday, 27-Sep-2017 12:56:28

they are all dying because it's autumn now (or fall)

why is harry potter so popular?. it's just a series of stories about a wizard

Post 23 by sia fan bp (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Wednesday, 27-Sep-2017 21:45:00

He's popular because there might not be any more chosen ones or you-know-who. rofl
Why does parmasion cheese smell like feet?

Post 24 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Thursday, 28-Sep-2017 14:17:04

maybe they are just trying to get people not to buy it.

or maybe it has something to do with the part of the animal cheese comes from (iwww!), or maybe, it's just that all cheese smells like that- or maybe, it smells okay, and you're sensitive
oh mighty oracle, why do we need to brush our teeth?

surely with all the wonders of the human body, you would have thought self-cleaning teeth would be a thing, right?

Post 25 by sia fan bp (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Thursday, 28-Sep-2017 22:09:25

hahahaha, yeah. but is it suitable to go to a job interview with your breath smelling like shit? I guess not. haha

Why does chocolate taste so good? it's like I live in my own world eating that chocolate! haha

Post 26 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Saturday, 30-Sep-2017 4:56:24

chocolate is just a gift from the gods.

it couldn't taste bad even if you wanted it too!

oracle why is it advised to eat 3 meals a day?

Post 27 by HellTabby666 (Shh... quiet, you might piss somebody off.) on Tuesday, 03-Oct-2017 4:43:47

Because if you ate too many meals, you would turn into a Santa Claus, and we can't deal with 7 billion of those. If you ate too few meals, you would just die, and apparently death is hazardous for your health.
Why are capital letters a thing?

Post 28 by Pasco (my ISP would be out of business if it wasn't for this haven I live at) on Tuesday, 03-Oct-2017 5:03:50

Without capital letters, how would we know when a word is important. Words are very sensitive you know. They get into a funk when someone doesn't notice how important they are. Then pure chaos breaks out.
If most people want sex to last, why is it such a short word?

Post 29 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Tuesday, 03-Oct-2017 10:40:09

because, it is a word used by many, many people, several times a day.

if it was long, people wouldn't be able to pronounce it.

oracle, why do ducks like it when you feed them bread, even though bread isn't good for ducks?

Post 30 by Pasco (my ISP would be out of business if it wasn't for this haven I live at) on Wednesday, 04-Oct-2017 3:35:42

For the same reason people like candy which is not good for them either.
Who do you remind me of?

Post 31 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Wednesday, 04-Oct-2017 13:47:20

oracle,

how come america has so many states?

why can't it be like africa and just contain diffrent countries

Post 32 by Pasco (my ISP would be out of business if it wasn't for this haven I live at) on Thursday, 05-Oct-2017 3:25:31

Because then just like Africa, there would be continuous war, and many refugees fleeing the really screwed up states. This way, the states can work together for the common good, at least most of the time. Canada is similar.
Who do I remind you of?

Post 33 by sia fan bp (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Thursday, 05-Oct-2017 21:32:54

I don't know really. haha
Why does math have to exist? I get that it's important but... it makes our brain hurt!

Post 34 by Pasco (my ISP would be out of business if it wasn't for this haven I live at) on Friday, 06-Oct-2017 3:58:38

It exists to make your brain hurt. That way, when it is done, you feel so much better.
Why are good things always fattening?

Post 35 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Friday, 06-Oct-2017 10:02:02

because most of those "good things" contain sugar, which is fattening and easy to get addicted too

oracle, what is it in our bodies that cause the gag reflex?

Post 36 by Pasco (my ISP would be out of business if it wasn't for this haven I live at) on Saturday, 07-Oct-2017 5:10:00

It is the body's way of defending itself from things harmful. Food or water going down to fast, something poisonous. It is the first step towards vomiting.
Why do most men prefer long hair on women?

Post 37 by lalady (This site is so "educational") on Saturday, 07-Oct-2017 6:19:33

Because they think that it is sexy or at least more so than bald women. Hahaha.
Why are little girls depicted as sugar and spice and everything nice, whereas little boys are labelled as snails and puppydogs tails?

Post 38 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Saturday, 07-Oct-2017 10:05:19

probably because us girls are so cuteand inosent!
and boys tend to like violent stuff, playing with swords, throwing mud, and finding strange things (which I suppose, could include a puppy's tail or a snail)
oracle, why do so many people's moods get affected when it is raining?

Post 39 by Pasco (my ISP would be out of business if it wasn't for this haven I live at) on Sunday, 08-Oct-2017 5:09:04

Because it is gloomy, cloudy, and often wet and cold. We humans like light and warmth. But, with that in mind, why do people like to walk in the rain with a romantic partner?

Post 40 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Sunday, 08-Oct-2017 14:28:29

because their is a song by love unlimited that goes, " walking in the rain with the one I love feels just fine", and everyone listened to that song and is copying it.

oracle, how many time zones are in the world?

Post 41 by HellTabby666 (Shh... quiet, you might piss somebody off.) on Thursday, 12-Oct-2017 10:14:11

"Google it."
Oracle, (of Ages? Seasons? No?) How many fingers am I holding up?

Post 42 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Thursday, 12-Oct-2017 13:34:34

oh wow

what an original response. and I thought the oracle knew it all..

anyway, 11?. lol.

oracle, why is snow white and not a diffrent color

Post 43 by Pasco (my ISP would be out of business if it wasn't for this haven I live at) on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 0:49:32

Because it is made up of crystals. It is not always white though, have you never heard of yellow snow?
What happed to the Oracle?

Post 44 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 11:17:58

she went all dark with a halloween name and will probably rename herself the oracle after haloween is over.
oracle asks, do you think vampires do actually exist?

Post 45 by HellTabby666 (Shh... quiet, you might piss somebody off.) on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 21:43:54

If you want them to.
Yo, Oracle? Should I be Zelda for Halloween?

Post 46 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Saturday, 14-Oct-2017 2:59:14

oracle says, she's not really that scary, so probably not

oracle asks why is math so hard?

Post 47 by HellTabby666 (Shh... quiet, you might piss somebody off.) on Saturday, 14-Oct-2017 3:16:32

Not sure, but try fabric softener.
What SHOULD I be for Halloween?

Post 48 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Saturday, 14-Oct-2017 4:10:01

oracle says, try to think of a scary character from a book and go as them

oh oracle, are you ever too old to trick or treat?

Post 49 by HellTabby666 (Shh... quiet, you might piss somebody off.) on Saturday, 14-Oct-2017 4:13:28

Nope.
Why do I have an appendix and tonsils?

Post 50 by Pasco (my ISP would be out of business if it wasn't for this haven I live at) on Saturday, 14-Oct-2017 4:28:07

Tonsils help fight bacteria in the mouth. The apendix is a blood filter attach to your intestine but when ancient people ate a lot of raw meat. It is now obsolete and weventually disappear.

Post 51 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Saturday, 14-Oct-2017 15:52:48

oracle why do so many people enjoy playing these types of games on message boards

Post 52 by sia fan bp (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Thursday, 26-Oct-2017 22:40:34

because we have nothing interesting to do so we sit here, playing these games.

Oracle, why do I love sia's voice so much?

Post 53 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Friday, 27-Oct-2017 12:27:21

because she has great vocals, and she never overdoes it with her voice.

oracle,

why are crows so loud!

Post 54 by HellTabby666 (Shh... quiet, you might piss somebody off.) on Friday, 27-Oct-2017 21:37:23

Because they are singing to loud music only they can hear.
Why can't I stop listening to Beauty of Annihilation?

Post 55 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Saturday, 28-Oct-2017 2:28:54

because you're going through what everyone goes through from time to time.. you have to listen to something over and over again.

(yes, it happens to all of us!)
oracle, which is better. lord of the rings or harry potter

Post 56 by HellTabby666 (Shh... quiet, you might piss somebody off.) on Sunday, 29-Oct-2017 4:05:34

It is a matter of opinion; there is no definite answer.
Will I get married to somebody I know right now? Lol.

Post 57 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Sunday, 29-Oct-2017 6:09:04

no. doesn't work that way sorry.
oracle why do so many people hate being corrected by others?

Post 58 by sia fan bp (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Sunday, 29-Oct-2017 18:36:28

I don't know, because people don't really like that. personally, I don't mind.
Oracle,
why do people add me to groups with people who have serious issues?

Post 59 by CrystalSapphire (Uzuri uongo ndani) on Wednesday, 22-Nov-2017 11:52:23

Because they think you can help?

Why do people feel the need to touch me.

Post 60 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Wednesday, 22-Nov-2017 13:27:08

because some people just want that extra bit of comunication

oracle.. which came first?. the chicken or the egg

Post 61 by CrystalSapphire (Uzuri uongo ndani) on Wednesday, 22-Nov-2017 14:02:26

the egg

Which is better american biscuits or british ones.

Post 62 by HellTabby666 (Shh... quiet, you might piss somebody off.) on Wednesday, 22-Nov-2017 22:16:00

Neither is truly better, it is merely a matter of opinion.
Will I ever get married? lol

Post 63 by Pasco (my ISP would be out of business if it wasn't for this haven I live at) on Thursday, 23-Nov-2017 2:24:11

Probably.
Do souls move in schools, or only in pairs?

Post 64 by CrystalSapphire (Uzuri uongo ndani) on Thursday, 23-Nov-2017 9:09:48

pairs

Why would you want to get married, when nothing lasts forever?

Post 65 by Pasco (my ISP would be out of business if it wasn't for this haven I live at) on Thursday, 23-Nov-2017 11:46:23

One can not expect forever. You eat food, yet you will get hungry again. Love is worth it. Marriage, committed that is, not the paper, is worth it while it lasts.
Why do people opt to be lonely?

Post 66 by HellTabby666 (Shh... quiet, you might piss somebody off.) on Thursday, 23-Nov-2017 19:08:24

Because then they will never feel the pain of being heart-broken?
Why is Christmas such a big deal to some people?

Post 67 by Pasco (my ISP would be out of business if it wasn't for this haven I live at) on Friday, 24-Nov-2017 4:14:25

Because it gives people an excuse to be more kind to each other than they might otherwise be.
Oracle, why are so many people intentionally cruel?

Post 68 by HellTabby666 (Shh... quiet, you might piss somebody off.) on Friday, 24-Nov-2017 4:27:41

Because they feel that others must understand their suffering.
Where was the first hamburger made?

Post 69 by Pasco (my ISP would be out of business if it wasn't for this haven I live at) on Saturday, 25-Nov-2017 1:58:36

On a barbecue grill.
Can you see truth in a blind person's eyes?

Post 70 by HellTabby666 (Shh... quiet, you might piss somebody off.) on Saturday, 25-Nov-2017 3:05:46

Yes.
How old are cars?

Post 71 by Pasco (my ISP would be out of business if it wasn't for this haven I live at) on Sunday, 26-Nov-2017 5:19:29

Well, the Oracle needs more specificity. If you are asking about automobiles, the first ones were around 1890. If you are talking about trains, box cars go back to the beginning of trains, I believe in the 1830s.

Post 72 by HellTabby666 (Shh... quiet, you might piss somebody off.) on Sunday, 26-Nov-2017 18:43:35

Lol, it's a reference to this video I saw.

Post 73 by Pasco (my ISP would be out of business if it wasn't for this haven I live at) on Monday, 27-Nov-2017 0:42:30

The Oracle then states that video is not relevant.
When was middle school invented.

Post 74 by HellTabby666 (Shh... quiet, you might piss somebody off.) on Monday, 27-Nov-2017 2:03:17

Yesterday.
What time is it in Nigeria?

Post 75 by the oracle (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Wednesday, 29-Nov-2017 4:03:56

10:01

and yes I looked it up.

oracle,

how many sherlock holmes novels are their