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Bigging the question

In a press conference, when a reporter is called on to ask a question, and instead of asking one question, asks three to five more questions so quickly that the politician on camera can't stop her while remaining polite.
President: Ellen, your question?
Ellen: Yes, Mister President, what do you plan to do about North Korea and do you foresee good news on the economic forefront and what is the status in Afghanistan and are you really considering getting two more dogs and do you think the White Sox will win the pennant this year?
President (still smiling politely): Well, Ellen, I suppose that could be considered bigging the question.
by bethie horton mcjenniejane January 17, 2009
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Attendance Question

Question you ask your professor during class to show him or her that you show up to class regularly. Useful for grade bumps at the end of the semester.
Person A: Why'd you ask Professor Land that question if you already knew the answer?

Person B: It was an Attendance question, duh!
by Amarinthe April 7, 2010
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clown question

A inappropriate question, typically dripping with either intentional or moronic douchebaggery, and usually posed by an actual douchebag.

A clown question is best met with the following retort, coined by Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals on June 13, 2012, in response to a clown question posed by a Toronto TV reporter: "That's a clown question, bro."
Toronto TV Reporter to Bryce Harper (a 19-year-old Major League Baseball rooking phenom whose Mormon religion forbids the drinking of alcohol and, moreover, whose age makes it illegal to drink in the United States): "You got a favorite beer?"

Bryce Harper: "I'm not answering that. That's a clown question, bro."
by speakonit December 17, 2012
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the question game

The 'offical' name for the game in which two people play normally while flirting to "get to know each other better." The rules depend on the players and are usually made up as the game goes along, but the basic jist is that the players take turns asking questions and you can't lie. The questions are usually sexual in nature and the game is a tool used to measure the person's skanky-ness.
Mark: Want to play the question game?
Jess: Sure.
Mark: So...how far have you gone?
ect ect ect
by raydar April 16, 2006
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dumb question

a statement made before asking a questions of which one is supposed to be really familiar with the answer
Fred: Mike, 'Dumb question', how do you display a full screen of a power point presentation
Mike: Dude, press F5.
by mulele January 15, 2011
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Reggie Question

A question so foolish that the person asking it already knows the answer.
Any of the following are Reggie Questions:Are you still wearing that hat, Are you buying that apartment?, Are you going to Bhangra Fusion?
by Jake Plummers Stache August 17, 2006
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ask a stupid question day

a holiday which falls on the last skool day in September, usually September 30th
self-explanatory; a day that is celebrated by asking a lot of stupid questions, mainly to your teachers/professors
only funny if you get many people to participate, in which case it can be the most fun and looked-forward-to day of the year
it is perfectly placed, in that it is soon enough after summer that everyone is still sad that summer's over and could use some laughs, yet it is late enough that you have already gotten to know your teachers fairly well, and know the limits to how many stupid questions you can ask them and not get into trouble
Examples of questions that could be asked on ask a stupid question day:
Ms. Milio, if the moon exploded, what would happen to us?

Why is Hamlet so sad his father died, Ms. Farrell?

What's the square root of 4, Ms. Sirakos?

Ms. Intrieri, what would've happened if the Reformation had never happened, or if it had happened in Asia?

Mme. Bertacchi, how do you say "I'll stab you with a knife" in French?
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