When you were younger, your goal in life was to make it obvious to the world that you had the answers to all the questions. Do you?

-- B Baguhn (baguhn@itis.com), May 28, 1999

Answers

Yes. No. Perhaps. Uh, could you repeat the question?

I am happy to answer any question put to me. However, whether or not my realm of expertise extends into the subject of the question should be determined and weighted by the person asking the question before the question is asked, and also after hearing the answer.

If I were asked about fly fishing, my answer would probably have something to do with zippers, and include a witty caveat about being careful how you set the hook if you want your catch to be in good shape.

There are just bunches of things I know a little about, and bunches more that I know nothing whatsoever about.

Do marshmallows adequately serve the purpose of slowing the reaction rate in a fission reactor?

Well, they're pretty high in carbon, so they may work, however there is a concern as to the density of a marshmallow being sufficient to effectively quench the free neutrons. This is aside from the possibility of the marshmallow falling off the fork and catching fire in the pretty blue light. Maybe the kosher marshmallows work better, who am I to say?

Anyway, there you have it. A definite maybe. I have answers, you have questions. I'm not making anybody ask me questions, and I'm not guaranteeing that my answers will be better than those who write advice columns for The Onion.

-- Mr. Know-it-all (spqr@linuxstart.com), May 29, 1999.