Anyone got really stupid questions that someone else on here might be able to answer?

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I only ask because I have a really stupid question but haven't asked in case you talk about me ...

So if someone else could ask something ridiculous first that would be great!

I bought a wee pre lit Christmas tree for beside the front door (don't judge me, I love a bit of tat at Christmas) but I bought the wrong one - it says it cannot be used outside and mustn't get wet. The lights are battery operated so I don't really understand what the 'DANGER' is?

Is the danger not just that the tree will stop working if it gets wet? I assume it won't burst into flames or anything, it just won't work and if they don't put a warning on, people will be taking it back and saying it's faulty?

glittergracie when I was going in for a long 6 hour operation, I was concerned that my surgeon would not eat the whole time so I made him promise he would stop and have a sandwich half-way through (we were on quite familiar terms at that time) There is usually a lead surgeon, but a couple of other doctors and anaesthetists also. It didn't occur to me to think about going to the toilet, I was more worried that he would feel faint in the middle of my OPand makea botch of it!

I think the balls in tree branches someone referred to are squirrel nests.....

Why does everyone hate the Lynx/Dove type sets as Christmas presents when they are practical? Not those awful Baylis and Harding though. I'll enjoy giving one of them to SIL.

Gosh I have lots of stupid questions come to think of (great thread!)...

At what point does a murder become an assassination?

Can the internet go on for infinity or is there a limit on the number of pages/ sites?

If the Crown has no political power, what is the point of the Queen as Head of State? Would she intervene if our PM became a dictator?

Do children across the world learn to write before they can read? Or the other way around?

Why are pregnant women told to avoid eg cured meats when the chances of catching listeria are absolutely minuscule? Why are women told different things in different countries?

Is US English spelling (eg minimize) more common globally than proper(!) English spelling?

Are AI devices like Alexa really recording and storing our private conversations? How could all this data possibly be analysed?

Can I withdraw my consent to have my home on google earth satellite?

Bike gears. The lower the gear, the larger the cog. Means that tension is low, and it’s easy to pedal uphill with very little effort but you’ll spin the wheels lots to generate any speed.

Low gears are for building speed because you get more tension/traction per turn of your legs.

Something like that anyway.

Aliasname did you specify the filling??

What are the tiny green bits on broccoli called? I refer to them as fronds but may have made that up.

Brocolli - florets (I think!)

@HowManyWondersCanOneTavernHold thank you! I’ve always assumed they are flowers but confused as to why they look the same as the leaves but red!!

How do you put on liquid eyeliner and keep it in a straight, even line - is there a trick to this? I always look like I've applied it when I'm pissed....

Also, is it really true that having your mobile on in a petrol station is dangerous - is it an old wife's tale?

Can I withdraw my consent to have my home on google earth satellite?

Not sure, but even if you could it might backfire, as it did for Barbra Streisand. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

Mornington Crescent, are you supposed to know what's going on or is that the joke? If so it's the same one for years and it's not funny.

I love the rest of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue but this bit is frustrating because I just don't get it. It seems to rely on a knowledge of London Transport which I don't have but I'm not sure how much they just make up.

Can anyone explain it please?

Is the danger not just that the tree will stop working if it gets wet? I assume it won't burst into flames or anything, it just won't work and if they don't put a warning on, people will be taking it back and saying it's faulty?

That's what I thought! There's a big sign on the box saying DANGER! Do not use this product outside and DO NOT get wet! Seemed a bit over the top!

The tiny bits on broccoli are buds. Broccoli is a flowering plant and we eat the unflowered buds and florets

when driving along the motor way, sometimes on bridges/flyovers etc there’s graffiti. How do they put it up there? I guess they could just stand on the bridge and overhang, but surely you could tell if someone was drawing upside down. But then sometimes the graffiti is too far down for them to be able to just stick their head over.

Do people when the motor way is closed get a ladder out? But surely they’d be caught by work men?

@tectonicplates that’s brilliant- I’ll remember the Streisand effect now (she has a beautiful estate btw!)

glittergracie when I was going in for a long 6 hour operation, I was concerned that my surgeon would not eat the whole time so I made him promise he would stop and have a sandwich half-way through (we were on quite familiar terms at that time) There is usually a lead surgeon, but a couple of other doctors and anaesthetists also. It didn't occur to me to think about going to the toilet, I was more worried that he would feel faint in the middle of my OPand makea botch of it!

I can see where you're coming from @aliasname!!

I suppose they get good at eating things that will keep them going for long periods? Maybe I've been watching too much tv drama where they seem to do the whole thing single handedly.

Oh except for Holly city where their whole family come in to discuss their life

@backdoormadness that’s a great question and one I’ve always pondered too (but don’t know any graffiti artists to ask)

Mornington Crescent - it’s all made up, yes. Players takes it in turns to mention a place which is usually in London then everyone playing discusses the move and how it may or may not be valid and change the rules depending on the consensus but it is basically a game in constant evolution eg a load of nonsense. But amusing enough in its own way.

@thefamousfiveplusone. I had exactly the same situation.

I just took my birth certificate and passport that were both still in my maiden name. No-one asked any questions or did any checks and the registrar barely even looked at my birth certificate. Never mind inspected my passport!

@ChanklyBore, thank you!

If I'm honest, I hate it because it makes me feel stupid. It's like an in-joke that everyone is in on except me.

Might just have to skip that bit, I adore the rest of the program though, even without Humphrey.

Why is there not a word for things that belong to are from New Zealand?
Like from England is English, France is French etc.

I’d love to know the answer to the graffiti one.

Graffiti (like give peas a chance) is probably done from the top of the bridge, with a roller on a pole like when you paint the ceiling.

There’s no such thing as stupid question.
In fact we could learn a lot from them.
Here’s mine.

Why can we sometimes see the moon in day time when at the same time it is nighttime in Australia. Shouldn’t the moon be there. . Hope I’ve explained that properly. I’m not a very good writer. I always know what I want to say but can’t
always put it into words.

Good thread, btw