Style Conversational Week 1048: Give a silly answer, you get a silly question (we hope) By Pat Myers November 21, 2013 at 3:36 p.m. EST ...

Ask a silly question and you won’t get a silly answer. “When someone asks a silly question, I’ll repeat it back to them to make sure that’s what they really asked,” she said.

In particular, we can't always answer purpose-seeking "why" questions. Sure, science can explain why birds have wings in evolutionary terms, or how mountains form by appeal to geological processes.

The 'Avengers: Endgame' Cast Answer Burning — and Silly — Questions about Their Characters Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Don Cheadle, Brie Larson, and more answered questioned from ...