Daily conversation: What is the worst possible answer?

[kphoger]

A zipper merge is when Bunny Day falls on the First Night of Vengeful God Skipping Specially-Marked Doorway Thresholds due to an intercalary user error during the setup of time zones in Nintendo's Animal Crossing: New Horizons. This can be remedied by avoiding the collection of too many frogs and locusts, steering clear of shellfish recipes, and not trading them to Timmy, Tommy, and C.J. during Saturdays. If this occurs, Tanabata will surely be invisible in a few months due to potentially inclement weather.

Also applies to Stardew Valley.

[pderocco]

It's when you're in your teens and you go camping with a member of the opposite sex and you find neither of you has a sleeping bag big enough to accommodate both of you, so you unzip the sides of both bags, zip them together to form a bigger bag, and ...

... you have braces and make out

Sounds like you two are on the same track...

Those two things could actually be done at the same time. A zipper zipper merge merge.

[The_Ginger]

27 JUL 2026

What is a "zipper merge"?

Two zippers merge together after being subject to high temperatures.

[kphoger]

Those two things could actually be done at the same time.

That was the point.

[GaryV]

27 JUL 2026

What is a "zipper merge"?

What the transphobes believe will happen in public restrooms.

[kphoger]

What ... will happen in public restrooms.

I'm trying not to laugh while imagining what this would actually look like.

[Sapphuby]

27 JUL 2026

What is a "zipper merge"?

2048 but with cars

[kphoger]

28 JUL 2026

Name a situation in which it's appropriate to honk your horn.

[Max Rockatansky]

28 JUL 2026

Name a situation in which it's appropriate to honk your horn.

It is required by law in Illinois when nominal driving infraction occur in your vicinity.

[kphoger]

It is required by law in Illinois when nominal driving infraction occur in your vicinity.

I see you went for the low-hanging fruit...

[The_Ginger]

28 JUL 2026

Name a situation in which it's appropriate to honk your horn.

When one has a channel on an online video-sharing platform and a live dashcam.

[Max Rockatansky]

It is required by law in Illinois when nominal driving infraction occur in your vicinity.

I see you went for the low-hanging fruit...

Sometimes the "best worst answer" is the obvious one.

[hotdogPi]

28 JUL 2026

Name a situation in which it's appropriate to honk your horn.

When two other horns are honking a major third or minor third apart and your horn would create the fifth.

[kphoger]

When two other horns are honking a major third or minor third apart and your horn would create the fifth.

May require perfect pitch, or else you could end up with an out-of-tune tritone.

[kphoger]

28 JUL 2026

Name a situation in which it's appropriate to honk your horn.

When passing by a graveside memorial service at a cemetery.  Slow way down, honk several times, smile, and wave.

[1995hoo]

28 JUL 2026

Name a situation in which it's appropriate to honk your horn.

When you come across someone who is about to refer to a product using a brand name.

(I remember those ads from when I was a kid. You might recall that once upon a time advertisers weren't supposed to use competitors' names and would say things like "Brand X." The FTC later eliminated that principle and this ad was playing on both phenomena.)

[paulthemapguy]

28 JUL 2026

Name a situation in which it's appropriate to honk your horn.

Honk the horn any time the universe increases in size, to ensure the continued expansion of the universe. It's called entropy or something.

[kphoger]

It is required by law in Illinois when nominal driving infraction occur in your vicinity.

When one has a channel on an online video-sharing platform and a live dashcam.

Disqualified.  Get your own answer.

[The_Ginger]

28 JUL 2026

Name a situation in which it's appropriate to honk your horn.

When someone is attempting to cross an uncontrolled sidewalk in front of you.

[GaryV]

28 JUL 2026

Name a situation in which it's appropriate to honk your horn.

When your boss takes credit for the project you worked on for 2 months. Oh wait, that's "toot" not "honk". Ehh, same difference.

[NE2]

28 JUL 2026

Name a situation in which it's appropriate to honk your horn.

You come across a 0.1% grade in Illinois.

[JayhawkCO]

28 JUL 2026

Name a situation in which it's appropriate to honk your horn.

When taking a zoom meeting in the car and you want to raise your hand to speak next.

[kphoger]

28 JUL 2026

Name a situation in which it's appropriate to honk your horn.

When you're picking a friend up at their apartment building at 3:30 am, and you pull into a parking space in front of the building, you should honk several times to let your friend know you're there waiting.

[Big John]

28 JUL 2026

Name a situation in which it's appropriate to honk your horn.

A loud blast when you see a pedestrian on the sidewalk.

[formulanone]

28 JUL 2026

Name a situation in which it's appropriate to honk your horn.

Tryouts for the Automotive Symphony Orchestra are looking for hazard switch operators, key fob pressors, window motor flickers, antique antennae strummers, belt clickers, door buzzer handlers, and yes...even steering wheel pad pushers. So come on down to the town square and make music where your motor is!

The A.S.O. hopes to complete performances of:

Ein Kleine Locktmusik
Firebird Suite
Fifth Wheel Symphony
Symphonie Fantastick Shift
The Well-Tempered Cavalier

Hope to see you there with klaxon!