"The saxophones would eat the same thing as Gene [Vincent]." - Now how do I mark this as best answer?

February 18, 2006 6:07 AM

There is a new question asking website. It is powered by humans via the Mechanical Turk program. Said the Gramophone has a bit of fun with it.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane (15 comments total)

AskForCents.com is a revolutionary system that puts you in contact with a network of worldwide users, waiting to answer your questions.

Someone has never been to ask.mefi, have they?
posted by slater at 6:10 AM on February 18, 2006

The AskForCents answers certainly have a poetic bent that AskMe lacks.

(Said The Gramaphone is the work of a MeFite, by the way)
posted by jack_mo at 6:16 AM on February 18, 2006

That picture creeps me out.
posted by MarshallPoe at 8:36 AM on February 18, 2006

Yeah, me too! It's like he's the only person answering the questions or something. Under blue lights.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 9:03 AM on February 18, 2006

MarshallPoe: Really? I think he's kind of hot looking.
posted by onegreeneye at 9:16 AM on February 18, 2006

Wow. When I emailed to ask about Mr. Blue Lights, the answer was lightning fast!

Answer 2:
a model
Source: askforcents.com
posted by onegreeneye at 9:26 AM on February 18, 2006

"Hip-Hop is music that makes you want to drink 40s drive an escalade and commit felonies"

The brilliant thing is that you can do all three of those things at once, so hip-hop music is an incredible time-saver.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 9:29 AM on February 18, 2006

I asked 'Where did the term 'Breaking News' originate?'

Answer1 :
FNN

Answer 2:
telegram lines ended with a break
breaking news is news that has just come in off the wires.

No clue what FNN means and Answer 2 seems like a guess. What do you think?
posted by kenaman at 9:44 AM on February 18, 2006

Your Answer to: What do you think the man in the picture on www.askforcents.com is thinking about?

Answer 1:
Straight cash, homie.
Source: www.askforcents.com

Answer 2:
He appears to be pondering how to best calculate the length of a hypotenuse.
Source: This Morning's Hangover.
posted by creeky at 10:00 AM on February 18, 2006

Dear AskForCents,
What does "." mean?
posted by Robot Johnny at 10:06 AM on February 18, 2006

"No clue what FNN means and Answer 2 seems like a guess. What do you think?"

FNN: Financial News Network

I think I'll have another 40 and go for a ride in my Escalade.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 10:12 AM on February 18, 2006

So some smartassery, and some missing of the point... not sure how this will ever work as a business model...

What is the meaning of "pepsi blue" references at the website Metafilter.com?

Answer 1:
Pepsi Blue is the source of all holiness in today's universe. You mustn't try to understand the references; you must instead give thanks that the references are being made.
Source: Heaven

Answer 2:
Pepsi Blue is a berry flavored version of Pepsi. It came out in August of 2002 and was designed to compete with the new Vanilla Coke.
Source: http://www.spudart.org/pepsiblue/
posted by VulcanMike at 10:25 AM on February 18, 2006

So it's kind of like the Usenet Oracle (or its predecessors), but with more cheesy clip-art and less wit?

Amazon's Mechanical Turk thingy is kind of neat though.
posted by hattifattener at 10:56 AM on February 18, 2006

Q: Svarar ni på frågor ställda på svenska?

A1: I do not answer questions in Swedish. England is going to beat you in the World Cup.

A2: Do I speak Swedish? No, I'm Welsh.
posted by soundofsuburbia at 3:15 PM on February 18, 2006

This is both cool AND a really great way to harvest e-mail addresses.
posted by smackfu at 6:50 PM on February 18, 2006