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japple

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7. Most of those folks who wanted to ask a quick question just

Reply to japple (Original post)

Fri Nov 1, 2013, 08:21 PM

Nov 2013

wanted a quick answer to a long, involved question, IMHO. It's kind of like those folks in the cartoons/comics who trek up the mountains in Tibet to ask the holy men "what is the meaning of life?" You know they all want it summed up in a nice tidy package.

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When did every question become a "quick question?" I noticed this several [View all] japple Nov 2013 OP

I guess we're all busy and when we want to bother a busy person it's a way to express that it won't NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #1

I think it is because everyone became busier in their jobs Skittles Nov 2013 #2

Sure, everyone's schedule is so full these days Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #3

there's so many just needing remedial ass kickings Skittles Nov 2013 #6

Maybe it was TV Sound bites that changed this... yuiyoshida Nov 2013 #4

Thursday NightWatcher Nov 2013 #5

Most of those folks who wanted to ask a quick question just japple Nov 2013 #7

I believe that started about the time when microwave ovens became popular. Uncle Joe Nov 2013 #8

If they just wanted the time of day, that might be an easy answer, but japple Nov 2013 #9

This post requires a theme song. Uncle Joe Nov 2013 #10