The No Stupid Questions Thread

[Gigem]

Did they have sidetracks in the 1880s? I remember taking Amtrak when I was 16, circa 1973, Dubuque to Chicago, with my 19-year old cousin, to watch the White Sox. I just wanted to take the train because I knew the train service to Chicago would come to an end, but it took longer to end than I had thought ... I think train service ended in the early 1980s. On this ride I learned about side-tracks. We pulled over on a side-track and waited several times for freight trains to pass. Now Amtrak passenger trains get priority over freight trains, but that wasn't the case in the early days of Amtrak.
You triggered a childhood memory. I also recall dad boarding a train in East Dubuque, Illinois in the mid to late 1960s for some type of business trip to Milwaukee a time or two, before Amtrak. It was on the Milwaukee Line. I was about 10. I recall the train station luggage cart trolleys with sacks of U.S. Mail that landed at the East Dubuque train station. Bringing back a memory tonight, I wish I could ask him why he was boarding a train for Milwaukee, but he left us in 2023. Maybe mom can fill in some of that information. She just turned 90.

I'm sure they had side tracks....in places.  But you'd have to be at the right side track at the right time to make any kind of sense.  But I'm DEFINITELY not some kind of 1800's train expert.  

[MarqHusker]

and Miami


the state of Florida owned college football and there was nothing anyone could do about it

It's human nature to have this perception of permanence.    Tons of examples of this,  this is good one w state of Florida football.  I always love pointing to top 10 largest companies (market cap). I think we have one in the top 10 that was there 20 years ago.   Microsoft.   

[OrangeAfroMan]

and Miami


the state of Florida owned college football and there was nothing anyone could do about it

From '83 to '96, 6 NCs in 14 years.
From '99 to '13, 5 NCs in 15 years.
One state.
Vastly homegrown rosters.

[Gigem]

Ok, this one is really stupid, but I’m just going to throw it out there. 

What is a fox?  Is it a type of canine?  Is it simply a dog that has evolved differently, or is it a completely different type of animal?  I don’t think I’ve ever seen one in real life, mostly on movies and cartoons.  They seem to get a lot of attention via logos and stuff. I have no idea why. 

[847badgerfan]

Used to see them all the time up North. Beautiful animal (think, wow, she's a fox, which is now more like wow, she's hot).

Fox - Wikipedia

[FearlessF]

I still see them occasionally 

[utee94]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jofNR_WkoCE

[FearlessF]

I've never seen that one

and not clicking on it now

[MrNubbz]

If God dropped acid, would he see people?

[Gigem]

Well, I looked it up, and Foxes are in the canidae family, of which dogs are also a part of.  

[betarhoalphadelta]

Between The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, there have been a combined 49 seasons.

Of those, only 8 couples are still together. Of THOSE, only 4 couples are currently married.

Why does anyone continue to watch this shit given that it doesn't actually work?

[MaximumSam]

Between The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, there have been a combined 49 seasons.

Of those, only 8 couples are still together. Of THOSE, only 4 couples are currently married.

Why does anyone continue to watch this shit given that it doesn't actually work?

People watched Survivor, but I think everyone always survived

[FearlessF]

I don't watch any of that shit

[MrNubbz]

How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?