Ask Arahant: Advice from a Kindly Curmudgeon, Volume III

 

@cliffordbrown went and made the theme for the month Advice, and what better time than now to revive Ask Arahant. Your kindly curmudgeon is ready once again to answer your questions, as was done here and here.

You all know about advice columns. This is how it works. You ask for advice. I’ll dispense advice. You ask a silly question, I’ll give a silly answer. You ask a serious question, I’ll give a serious answer. I’ll do the best I can, but you get what you pay for, and you aren’t paying for my opinion in anything but time and attention.

So, what questions do you have for the Oracle of the Internet today?

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  1. Judge Mental Member
    Judge Mental
    @JudgeMental

    How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Roll Pop?

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  2. Arahant Member
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    @Arahant

    Judge Mental (View Comment):

    How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Roll Pop?

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  3. Arahant Member
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    @Arahant

    That was, of course, the definitive answer.

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  4. Hoyacon Member
    Hoyacon
    @Hoyacon

    I have this itch . . . no, wait a minute, I’ll think of a better one and save that for the PIT.

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  5. Arahant Member
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    @Arahant

    Hoyacon (View Comment):

    I have this itch . . . no, wait a minute, I’ll think of a better one and save that for the PIT.

    I am not a medical doctor, although we have plenty of them onsite. My advice is to see one before that thing falls off.

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  6. KentForrester Coolidge
    KentForrester
    @KentForrester

    I think my wife is losing interest in me.  What can I do?

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  7. Arahant Member
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    KentForrester (View Comment):

    I think my wife is losing interest in me. What can I do?

    Read new books to make you have something new to say. You’ll never be boring if you’re learning every day.

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  8. Gumby Mark (R-Meth Lab of Demo… Coolidge
    Gumby Mark (R-Meth Lab of Demo…
    @GumbyMark

    Why?

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  9. Arahant Member
    Arahant
    @Arahant

    Gumby Mark (R-Meth Lab of Demo… (View Comment):

    Why?

    Because it was foreordained in the beginning that all things created in Heaven would manifest in Earth.

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  10. Hoyacon Member
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    Arahant (View Comment):

    Gumby Mark (R-Meth Lab of Demo… (View Comment):

    Why?

    Because it was foreordained in the beginning that all things created in Heaven would manifest in Earth.

    You have a talent for the inarguable.

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  11. Gumby Mark (R-Meth Lab of Demo… Coolidge
    Gumby Mark (R-Meth Lab of Demo…
    @GumbyMark

    Arahant (View Comment):

    Gumby Mark (R-Meth Lab of Demo… (View Comment):

    Why?

    Because it was foreordained in the beginning that all things created in Heaven would manifest in Earth.

    I feel better already.

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  12. Arahant Member
    Arahant
    @Arahant

    Hoyacon (View Comment):

    Arahant (View Comment):

    Gumby Mark (R-Meth Lab of Demo… (View Comment):

    Why?

    Because it was foreordained in the beginning that all things created in Heaven would manifest in Earth.

    You have a talent for the inarguable.

    Thank you.

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  13. Percival Thatcher
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    @Percival

    “Kindly.”

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  14. Arahant Member
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    Percival (View Comment):
    “Kindly.”

    You really need to loosen up your coif.

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  15. Judge Mental Member
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    Arahant (View Comment):

    Percival (View Comment):
    “Kindly.”

    You really need to loosen up your coif.

    They’re bringing him back for the next Spider-Man movie, but without the hair.  It’s just wrong.

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  16. Arahant Member
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    @Arahant

    Judge Mental (View Comment):
    They’re bringing him back for the next Spider-Man movie, but without the hair. It’s just wrong.

    It’s Hollywood. We’ll blame @clavius.

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  17. Arahant Member
    Arahant
    @Arahant

    I only got two hours of sleep last night. I asked my own advice about that, and the answer was to go take a nap. I’ll be back in a few hours. Feel free to keep the questions coming.

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  18. Miffed White Male Member
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  19. Arahant Member
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    Miffed White Male (View Comment):

    I resemble that.

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  20. Clifford A. Brown Member
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  21. Randy Weivoda Moderator
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    How many cats can you have in a house before most people think you’ve gone insane?

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  22. Miffed White Male Member
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    Arahant (View Comment):

    Miffed White Male (View Comment):

    I resemble that.

    But I ‘ll bet you’re saving that picture to your media library.

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  23. Arahant Member
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    Randy Weivoda (View Comment):

    How many cats can you have in a house before most people think you’ve gone insane?

    It does depend on the size of the house and number of human occupants, but generally three. One can use the excuse that one has gotten a second cat to keep the first company. Then, one might have an excuse for a third, “Well, we already had two, and so-and-so died, so we took in her cat.” In a large house with plenty of people, such as kids, you might even be able to have a fourth, “Oh, well, that one is Kristin’s and that one is Jenny’s…” Normally for a couple, I would not recommend more than two. For a single person, I would definitely not recommend more than two. If you’re a single (or divorced) lady with four or more cats, you are definitely a crazy cat lady.

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  24. Arahant Member
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    @Arahant

    Randy Weivoda (View Comment):

    How many cats can you have in a house before most people think you’ve gone insane?

    Miss O’Malley wanted to add this:

    One was all they needed. They never should have brought the little monster home. She certainly isn’t my friend. Don’t blame that thing on me!

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  25. Arahant Member
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    @Arahant

    Miffed White Male (View Comment):
    But I ‘ll bet you’re saving that picture to your media library.

    I wasn’t planning to…

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  26. Percival Thatcher
    Percival
    @Percival

    This is a pretty good depiction of a feed and grain store.

    It can’t be considered canonical unless there is a bench in front with old men installed.

    Those old men are the ones you need to consult for advice. They know everything, true or not.

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  27. Arahant Member
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    @Arahant

    Percival (View Comment):
    It can’t be considered canonical unless there is a bench in front with old men installed.

    Depends on where it is and the time of year. Sometimes the bench is inside.

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  28. Percival Thatcher
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    @Percival

    Arahant (View Comment):

    Percival (View Comment):
    It can’t be considered canonical unless there is a bench in front with old men installed.

    Depends on where it is and the time of year. Sometimes the bench is inside.

    It can be, but usually the bench stays outside and there are chairs by the stove.

    And there will be a stove.

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  29. Percival Thatcher
    Percival
    @Percival

    Part of the problem with Washington D.C. is that they don’t have a decent feed and grain store anywhere nearby.

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  30. Arahant Member
    Arahant
    @Arahant

    Percival (View Comment):

    Part of the problem with Washington D.C. is that they don’t have a decent feed and grain store anywhere nearby.

    I have no doubt of this. They need one.

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