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Did you ever steal someone else's question?

Asked by rojo (24179points) May 1st, 2013

Either from here or some other website?

Burntbonez once said that Hawaii_jake said he once wanted to write a question about an 800 pound fruit loop gorilla and that the idea is so intriguing that he and a few others seem to want it to exist. But that he can’t steal it because it wasn’t his but Hawaii_jakes’. But, he really did dearly want it to exist.

What about you? Have you ever stolen someone else’s question? Come on. Fess up!

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18 Answers

marinelife's avatar

Not really.

rojo's avatar

I have

Tropical_Willie's avatar

How about stealing an answer?

rojo's avatar

Not really

rojo's avatar

No, wait…......

Guess so.

poisonedantidote's avatar

Yea, I don’t have a problem with that.

A question is a doubt, and doubt can be shared. I have never stolen a comedy routine, or stolen a poem, or something creative, because that is an expression. If I use a stolen poem to romance my girlfriend, it does not really count because it is not my own feelings expressed.

However, I have no problems stealing a question, because just because someone else asked it, does not mean I can’t wonder the same thing and want answers.

E.g. I think probably every atheist has “borrowed” the “can god make a stone so heavy that he cant lift it?” question, because they all share the doubt created by said paradox question.

gailcalled's avatar

Never willingly.

Dutchess_III's avatar

How about stealing an answer?

Tropical_Willie's avatar

That sounds like deja vu all over again. ;>)

Dutchess_III's avatar

:)~ glad you got it Free Willy! I literally copied and pasted it from yours…if that counts for anything that’s only 5 easy words long!

WillWorkForChocolate's avatar

Yes… I’m such a bad girl.

Dutchess_III's avatar

I’m not as bad as @WillWorkForChocolate! It’s funny to see the exact same question popping up in two different places in my “Activity for you” list! I think that is frowned upon in THIS establishment!

rojo's avatar

Damn, all the other questions like this are gone. I knew it was too good to last and I got some of my best answers there.

WillWorkForChocolate's avatar

Dammit, mine got pulled! <cries like a little bitch>

augustlan's avatar

All your question are belong to us.

Dutchess_III's avatar

Nooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

downtide's avatar

Questions on other Q&A sites are usually not worth stealing.

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