Silly questions

ssorllih · Post by **ssorllih** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 16:06

Chuckwagon has said that there are no silly questions and before yesterday I always agreed with him on the score.

BUT yesterday on a different forum a member asked concerning the use of cherry wood for smoking meat, "How long will a load of cherry wood last"?

He didn't specify the size of the load or even suggest the rate at which he would use it.
I think that his question was very poorly phrased at best. And I answered that if he kept it out of the weather and no one burned it, it would last for more than a hundred years.

el Ducko · Post by **el Ducko** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 16:22

Maybe it's one of those Zen unansweraable questions, like

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

or

If a tree falls in the forest and there is no one there to hear it, does it make a sound?

or the ever-popular feminist version, inserting

...and a woman is not around, is the man still wrong?

...great Zen response, Ross. (...sound of one hand clapping.)

Chuckwagon · Post by **Chuckwagon** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 11:31

Hey Ross! Give the guy a break.

I know the answer! I know the answer!

The guy asked:

"How long will a load of cherry wood last"?

Hmmmmm... Twice as long as half!