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Why am I asking this question?

...and why is that Yahoo bubble telling me: Wait! We may already have the answer to that question.

The secondary question was after the fact.

My original question is rhetorical, but I was hoping someone here might put a more interesting spin on their answer.

Update:

On behalf of Marvin, Ill begotten product of The Sirius Cybernetics Corporation:

I could just give you the answer.

But you wouldn't like it.

(Props to Douglas Noel Adams, RIP)

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The "original question" in this context was:

"Why am I asking this question."

One Quatloo (worth 10 Kewpie points) shall be awarded to anyone who actually divines the correct answer. I know this is the philosophy section, but there is a correct answer.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    12 Quatloos that the newcomers will have to be destroyed.

    Why doubt the yahoo bubble? It knows when you are confused, and is programmed to look for weakness. If you were not asking this question, something else would be happening. There is no correct answer to a rhetorical question, but it is just as wrong to question rhetoric.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    because its a snowy february day and nothing much is doing and you feel like playing ? You are a pisces and undecided about what you want to do with your day so filling in time before inspiration kicks in.

    Or you have early onset of alzheimers - do not worry your memory will come back soon. If you are female and over forty just open the window it will pass.

    yahoo answers is technically trained to do that thing of helpfully checking that you arent asking one of the questions that has been asked a squillion times before in the last three minutes like those chicken and egg ones that do everybodys heads in

  • 1 decade ago

    Why does anyone ask questions:

    To learn, to grow, to explore and to develop a better understanding of their place in the universe.

    Also to interact socially and intellectually with like minded people.

    People enter into the metaphysical world as they can and many people cant. Therefore leaving reality and the humdrum naure of existence behind. Its like playing World of Warcraft without the game, if you get my drift..

    So why ask a question?

    Why not ask a question?

  • 1 decade ago

    Because you want me to answer it.

    Hello, 10 points~

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  • 1 decade ago

    Because you thought it would be a clever question to ask.

  • 1 decade ago

    You acted upon desire.

    You desire randomness

  • 1 decade ago

    Because you want to know.

  • 1 decade ago

    I often ask this myself.

    What was your original question?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Why question what you are asking?

  • 1 decade ago

    i believe that u feel bored and annoyed ... i do to

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