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my carpenter is a bossy jew asked in Society & CultureReligion & Spirituality · 5 years ago

Is there a religious or spiritual reason why a person would type "1" as the answer to a question?

And only later come back and give an actual answer?

Update:

Awesome, Ginger/Fireball. Maybe, if you think about it, you can go ahead and delete the "1" so it doesn't appear at the end of your answer? I've also seen "1" with a thumbs-up, which I suspect you gave yourself...maybe wait until you answer a Q before deciding your answer deserves a thumbs-up? Thanks.

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  • five toed sloth
    Lv 7
    5 years ago
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    Who knows what goes through her "mind"... TIRH

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    2

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    1 is short for first.

  • as_stupid_as_you
    Lv 5
    5 years ago

    Tried it and I there were no religious epiphanies. I don't see any reason other than maybe to keep track of the question like Kaysibabes said.

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  • Kaysibabes
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    they wanted to mark the question as one they wanted to answer and come back at a later time and answer it.

    If they answer 1 then it will show up in their answered questions and be easy to find again

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    when answers used to be arranged by first answered, first listed people used to do that to get their answer in first

    Now yahoo sorts them by relevance word relevance

  • Jeannie
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    They just want to be at the top of the replies, is my only guess.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    I don't know how to count, because i huff so much paint thinner.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    I don't know. It sounds like you should ask whomever did this.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    There is no reason. They have a free will.

    Source(s): Bible
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