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HOW DID I GET ON THIS LIST, ANYWAY? THESE QUESTIONS JUST STARTED ARRIVING IN MY MAIL BOX EVERY DAY
. Well, you may have subscribed during a hallucination while PERL coding one late evening, but more likely a friend of yours signed you up for the list as a surprise gift. If you like the humor (it is humor), welcome to the cult. If you don't see the point, follow the directions for unsubscribing above.

HOW CAN I SEND A QUESTION TO DR. SCIENCE?
Easy, just visit his web site at http://www.drscience.com/ask.htm and leave your question there.
Remember, he can't answer all questions (see below).

WHY HASN'T DR. SCIENCE ANSWERED MY QUESTION?
Be patient, he might. However, Dr. Science receives more than 50 messages each day. He tries to answer the most interesting ones, which he often lists on the Questionable Hall of Fame page at his web site . If yours is a good question it will appear in the Hall of Fame and probably be answered by Dr. Science.

I JUST DON'T SEE WHAT'S FUNNY ABOUT THIS STUFF - YOU'RE MAKING FUN OF SCIENCE
Well, kinda yes and kinda no. The subject matter is science but the questions are really about how creative and funny the questioner can be. And the answers, well, the answers are really a continuing expose of the deep psychological traumas and frustrations of Dr. Science. Actually the Dr. likes science and usually knows the real answer to the question but coming up with the wrong answer in the right way is tougher and a whole lot more fun. If you read a couple of dozen questions and you don't find any amusing ones, you probably have a more serious view of the world than we do. We suggest avoiding Monty Python and Firesign Theatre sketches whenever possible.

WHY DON'T THE EMAIL QUESTIONS MATCH THE QUESTIONS I HEAR ON THE RADIO EACH DAY?
In a perfect world, that would be the case. Unfortunately, the Dr. Science bureaucracy that sends the tapes out to the radio stations isn't speaking to the bureaucracy that prepares the cyberspace stuff and probably won't be for a long time. Consider it one of those little quirks of nature that few people can explain and appreciate your good fortune in having two sources of Dr. Science wisdom each day.

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HOW CAN I HELP YOU GUYS?
How nice of you to ask. The Dr., Rodney, and myself would be able to answer more questions, conduct more experiments, and finish more errands around the Fortress of Arrogance if you:
* Unsubscribe from the Dr. Science email list (see above) if your email account is going to go inactive. In other words, drop us a line before that free month of AOL service runs out. This will save us having to deal with the bounced messages that come back from your expired address.
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* If there is a quota on the maximum size of your mailbox, keep it under limit. It'll help in minimizing those dalgarn bounced messages we deal with every day.

IF YOU'RE ALL SUCH SMARTY-PANTS, WHY AREN'T YOU RICH?
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HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ON THE DAILY MAIL LIST?
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CAN I ADD A LINK TO THE DR. SCIENCE SITE FROM MY WEB PAGE?
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