People believe that rhetorical questions have no answers; we here at Rule of Three simply believe that everyone gives up too easily. Here’s your opportunity to solve some of life’s most vexing issues. . .
If I spill my club soda, what cleaning product should I use to clean up the mess?
Is “isthmus” the most difficult word in the English language to pronounce?
Is “riding a bike” just like riding a bike?
I know “poinsettia” has a second “i” in it, but doesn’t the pronunciation, “poin-sett-a” make more sense than “poin-sett-ee-a?”
When someone actually scrapes their nails on a chalkboard, what does that sound like?
If someone pronounces the word, “scenario” sen-ahr-ee-o, rather than sen-air-ee-o, should they be slapped?
If your last name is “Scaggs,” why on earth would you name your son, “Boz”?
Why are the buttons on women’s shirts on the other side?
If “RINO” stands for “Republicans in name only,” then it’s fair to assume that “Democrats in name only” should be represented by “DINO;” what then, would a member (in name only) of the long-dormant Whig party have been known by?
What does a rodeo clown say, when attempting to point out that he has had years and years of experience?
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Is the legal advice dispensed by an attorney character, Solomon Rabinowitz, in an early All in the Family episode, “In a court of law, you can’t beat a station wagon filled with nuns,” the most useful ever provided?
Is driving on the highway for miles with your turn signal on the vehicular equivalent of walking with toilet paper stuck to your shoe?
Do you think actual judges ever use the phrase, “I don’t judge?”
Ginger or Mary Ann?
Boxers or briefs?
Can we all agree that Frankenstein, by The Edgar Winter Group, is the most iconic rock and roll song ever?
You know the saying, “This isn’t your grandfather’s [fill in the blank]. . “? How do they know what my grandfather owned, or did?
Do you think Wile E. Coyote might have valid legal claims against Acme Corporation for the many malfunctioning items he purchased from them over the years?
Is it helpful when a waiter or waitress attempts to excuse food order problems by indicating that kitchen staff is “new?”
Can Carly Simon once and for all reveal to us the identity of who she was writing about in “You’re So Vain?” And, while she’s at it, perhaps she can help solve the mystery of D. B. Cooper and where Hoffa’s body is buried.
Do you think that race-car drivers warn others whom they feel are overstepping their bounds on a particular issue in a discussion to “stay in their lane?”
Can anyone recommend an “Elvis Presley Impersonator Impersonator”? To be clear, I’m not looking for an Elvis impersonator, but someone who impersonates an Elvis impersonator.
Why are fat guys the only guys you see riding motorcycles?
Has a mischievous prosecuting attorney ever attempted to actually indict a ham sandwich?
Admit it - how many times have you looked over at the people at the next table in a restaurant, and believed they were praying before the meal, only to realize that each was huddled over their smart phone?
Is it fair that I develop an instant dislike of someone whom I have never met before, simply because they pronounce the word, “niche,” as “neesh,” rather than what I consider to be the appropriate pronunciation: “nitch?”
Do you exfoliate?
Remember the Coca-Cola TV commercials featuring polar bears? Are they the sweetest TV commercials ever made?
Where’s Waldo?
Given that American cheese is not really cheese, isn’t using the word, “cheese” in the product name at best misleading, and potentially illegal?
Is Diehard the best Christmas movie ever made?
Do you know anyone who refers to the product used to blow one’s nose as a facial tissue? If yes, is that person a patent attorney?
If you had the choice of an elevator and an escalator which would you choose? Why? Show your work.
Why are there only eight hot dog buns in a package, while a package of hot dogs includes 10 hot dogs?
What distinguishes a melee from a fracas, or a skirmish, or an altercation?
Is the plural of mortar and pestle, “mortars and pestles,” or “mortar and pestles,” or “mortars and pestle” (you know, like “Attorneys General)?
Does someone wearing a backwards baseball cap automatically land in the “douchebag” category (Rule No. 2), or can there be extenuating circumstances?
Are you creeped out, as I am, by those pencil-thin, inflatable tube men, used to promote retailers?
I’ve struggled to find a way to shoehorn the word, “zeitgeist” into everyday conversations - have you faced a similar conundrum with other words?
Where do you draw the line on pumpkin spice-flavored or themed products?
Do you think that the bedsheets used by the Ku Klux Klan are 100% cotton, or a percale blend?
Are you having a good hair day? (or, for those of you who are bald, or balding: Are you having a good “head” day?)
Where do those missing socks, which disappear during their journey through the washer/dryer cycle, go?
Are roundabouts the worst thing England has ever inflicted upon the United States?
Exactly how smart is the average bear?
Can you tell by looking at it which is the short end of the stick?
How can I verify whether or not snopes.com is real?
Is it ironic that when deploying the word, “impending,” typically the next word is either “marriage,” or “doom?”
What is the “over/under” date for when radio stations will begin playing Christmas songs? December 1st? November 1st? September 30th? Did they begin playing them in July?
Does anyone need help getting out of their timeshare agreement?
As you can see, we all have our work cut out for us. So, get to work. No, I mean it - get to work now!
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"If you had the choice of an elevator and an escalator which would you choose? Why? Show your work."
If you ever got a shoelace caught in an escalator, you wouldn't ask such silly questions.
"Are roundabouts the worst thing England has ever inflicted upon the United States?"
If you took a long car ride with my wife, you'd know the answer: The Beatles.
No, it's actually the obsession with the royal family.