Welcome back to a second week of Ask a Stupid Question! We are so thrilled with the response that we've received. Keep those questions coming by either sending them to whim@radford.edu with "ASQ" in the subject line or by leaving them in the feedback forum at the bottom of this article. That said, on with this week's questions.

THE OBLIGATORY DISCLAIMER - The views expressed here are not necessarily representative of the views of Radford University, Whim or any of its staffers, including the ones writing this. Whim is not responsible for any negative consequences incurred by persons actually following any advice given here. It is meant mostly for entertainment value and should not be taken too seriously. Especially Kate's part. She's loony.

Yes,
I have a stupid question for you:
Why is it now popular for girls to wear short shorts with words on their ass like "angel" or "1882"?  Does it mean they are Ass Angels?
Please reply with all haste, for the mentally defective really want to know.
~Shaggy

Amanda: Thanks for the question Shaggy! The truth of the matter is that some females feel the need to draw attention to certain parts of their bodies. It the same principle as a tummy-baring shirt or a low cut top. As for the wording, it's a simple matter of fashion or vanity. Either way it's not really of any importance.

Katie: With overcrowding in high schools, people my age and younger have developed something of a herding instinct when migrating through the packed hallways, and said instinct does not fade easily for some. Add to that the vapid, cud-chewing mentality many of these girls possess, and the answer becomes clear--it's the trendy, fashion-whore equivalent to being branded. Freshmen are cattle.

I have a question. How old is too old to date?  Like if I am dating this guy who is 26, and I am 18, is that too old?
Aaron Talbott

Amanda: Well Aaron, I could give you the traditional view that seven years is the limit either way. But traditionalist values more and more are finding less relevance in our society. The truth of the matter is in any long lasting relationship you must be at the same or similar points in your life. If you're stuggling to decide what to do for lunch while your partner is trying to decide what to do with the next ten years of your life, then you're obviously not thinking in the same time frame. And as you grow older these difference are only going to become greater.

Katie: You're in luck. I didn't slac--er, study for four years at the Chesterfield County Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill for nothing. There's actually a little-known equation to determine the optimum age compatability.

First, you take your age, x, and the age of the potential significant other, y. You then fator in d, the other person's age in dog years, and q, their average high score in Pac-Man. Add it all together, divide it by the combined amount of years you've been in school, and convert the result to binary.

Treating the binary as a base-ten number, multiply it by the number of days between your birthday and theirs. Convert that number to hexadecimal* and then enter the code into the color-value selector of a graphics program.

Does that color make you happy? Are you okay with that color? Then go for it. If the color produced stirs up feelings of doubt, then re-evaluate the situation.

I hope that this proves useful in your dilemma. As we at the MSHS at CHHS used to say, "if you can't get it done during lunch, then it's not worth doing."

..wait. That's not it. Or maybe it was...it might have been in Latin.

* - does anyone remember Reboot? That character ruled.

That's all for this week kids. And remember, keep those questions coming!