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."
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A reporter to First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln (immediately after her husband -- President Abraham Lincoln -- was murdered by an assassin's bullet during the performance of a play at which Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln were in attendance): "Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?"
Mrs. Lincoln: "That's a clown question, bro. Get outta here with that shit."
Bryce Harper: "I'm not answering that. That's a clown question, bro."
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A reporter to First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln (immediately after her husband -- President Abraham Lincoln -- was murdered by an assassin's bullet during the performance of a play at which Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln were in attendance): "Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?"
Mrs. Lincoln: "That's a clown question, bro. Get outta here with that shit."
by speakonit December 17, 2012
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"Erin, it's your birthday. Time for the birthday question. What's the biggest lessoned you learned since the last one?"
"Uh... I need time to think about that."
"Uh... I need time to think about that."
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In Spainish class the other day I asked the teacher about this upside down question mark on my paper before the teacher could respond to me a kid in my class blurted it out “ It’s a Mexican question mark”
by BigRed606 August 31, 2018
Get the mexican question mark mug.A walking question mark usually refers to the people in life that don’t make sense. The things they do, the things they say, and the things they may implement in speech, just don’t add up. Just like a question mark meaning confusion, similarly, a WQM brings confusion into your life.
The transmission of the Walking Question Mark (WQM) condition primarily occurs through close friendship with another individual who has WQM. The most effective treatment to achieve a complete recovery is to establish a significant physical and emotional distance from the person with WQM.Individuals affected by the Walking Question Mark condition may exhibit dual personalities within a span of less than an hour.
The transmission of the Walking Question Mark (WQM) condition primarily occurs through close friendship with another individual who has WQM. The most effective treatment to achieve a complete recovery is to establish a significant physical and emotional distance from the person with WQM.Individuals affected by the Walking Question Mark condition may exhibit dual personalities within a span of less than an hour.
I find it difficult to maintain a friendship with Alivia because she's a WQM-Walking Question Mark - one moment she's outgoing and fun to be around, and the next moment she becomes moody and distant.
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Get the Questino mug.It's a praise that you receive from a teacher after you ask a question which he doesn't know how to answer, but he's too embarrassed to admit it.
Student: Teacher, how do you say 'lock, stock and barrel' in Spanish?
Teacher: Excellent question! It's a very interesting expression! For your homework, you'll have to look it up.
Teacher: Excellent question! It's a very interesting expression! For your homework, you'll have to look it up.
by Meager Beaver January 19, 2009
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Usually encourages the person or people being asked the question to reflect upon their own thoughts and beliefs rather than answer specifically out loud.
Usually encourages the person or people being asked the question to reflect upon their own thoughts and beliefs rather than answer specifically out loud.
Examples of rhetorical questions-
Speaker: "What defense to the homeless have if the government will not protect them?"
Guy: "Did you get some from her last night?"
Other Guy: "Is the sky blue?"
Office Worker: "How stupid is this new filing system we have?"
Speaker: "What defense to the homeless have if the government will not protect them?"
Guy: "Did you get some from her last night?"
Other Guy: "Is the sky blue?"
Office Worker: "How stupid is this new filing system we have?"
by ACG2x July 23, 2005
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