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Q: Can we make commenting the reason compulsory for down voting

AeJeyI think there are many people around here who downvote questions and answers based on there mental state, to relieve their frustrations or because of personal hatred or something. For example, I have received 4 consecutive downvotes to my popular questions and answers a few minutes ago and all ...

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16:08
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Geobits
Geobits
16:54
Out of curiosity, does anyone know if "Name that Sandwich" actually means anything except "Oblongamous wrote me"? It seems like an odd tagline to me, since the riddles bearing it don't seem to be connected in any way (and aren't sandwich themed).
Victor
Victor
17:14
@Geobits I guesss that it is because it is a multiple part riddle, and you will need to join them together to make sense, like layers in a sandwich.
Or maybe, I am completely wrong.
Geobits
Geobits
Well I thought of that, but I just couldn't find anything common to them, so I asked here. I figured I might be missing something.
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No idea.
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17:33
Joke: What do you call a deer with no eyes?
Geobits
Geobits
No-eye deer? (No idea)
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@Geobits correct!
What do you call a deer with no eyes and no legs?
Geobits
Geobits
I have a feeling this one will stump me.
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:)
Still no idea.
What do you call a donkey with 3 legs?
Geobits
Geobits
I'd call him Triassic, but...
A E
A E
17:39
A wonky donkey! :)
What do you call a donkey with 3 legs and 1 eye?
(I like "triassic" though :)
Tough crowd!
Geobits
Geobits
winky?
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Very close!
Geobits
Geobits
or, winky wonkey
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A winky wonky donkey!
Yes!
Geobits
Geobits
How about a dinosaur with one eye?
A E
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17:44
I don't know, what?
Geobits
Geobits
doyouthinkhesawus
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hooray! <groan> :)
What do you call a donkey with one eye and three legs playing the piano?
Geobits
Geobits
honky tonky winky wonky donkey?
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yes!
that's right!
well actually, a Plinky plonky winky wonky donkey.
Geobits
Geobits
Ah, I don't know plinky plonky for piano.
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17:46
Then the next one is, what do you call a donkey with one eye and three legs playing the piano with Jools Holland's rhythm and blues orchestra?
Plinky plonky is onomatopoeia for the sound made by a poor piano player.
And the answer of course is a honky-tonky plinky-plonky winky wonky donkey.
Geobits
Geobits
Hmm. Is that a British thing (plinky plonky)? I don't hear it where I am.
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I don't know. Where are you?
Yes, I'm in the UK.
Geobits
Geobits
Currently Florida, US, but was in the military, so I've lived in a bunch of places.
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ah. it may not be a US idiom. ELU would know.
OED has 2004 New Woman May 59/2 All posh cutlery, plinky-plonky piano music and glitzy chandeliers.
oed.com/view/Entry/143286
Geobits
Geobits
TIL: I play plinky plonky piano :)
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17:54
:)

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