Yes or No?

So in my search for conversation topics to use for nonfiction (aka rambling) blogs I ended up on 275 Yes or No Questions to Break the Ice!

Which, come on, yes or no questions don't really break the ice. A yes or no answer doesn't really tell you anything. Have you ever killed anyone? Yes. Wait...hold up. I think that deserves a few follow ups. Oh sorry, the rules of the game are yes or no answers only. Next question!

Okay, maybe that wasn't one of the actual questions but Are you a sarcastic person? was and I'm sorry but No is the only acceptable answer to that question. So you've LEARNED NOTHING.

Another was Do you have a fear of squirrels? Which I mean if that answer is yes there is a story there and now you've moved on to the next question and again YOU'VE LEARNED NOTHING.

Yes or no questions aren't really helpful as ice breakers unless you make clear that there will be follow up discussion. And if there is follow up discussion then it ceases being a yes or no question right?

And this might be why I always hated those ice breaker games at corporate get togethers. I don't know any of you well enough to be honest and none of you know me well enough to get the joke in the story I'm about to spin so let's just not...

They also had the questions broken out into blocks. Ones for kids, ones for couples, embarrassing ones, ones for friends, greatest ones and deep ones. The kids ones were the sort of things you ask when trying to make awkward conversation with someone else's kid. Do you like school? was one. Another was Do you share you toys? Which I thought should be under the couples one. I say that in response to people talking about these kids today and their polycules and thruples and open non defined relationships. I do not share my toys.

One that actually was for couples was Have you ever cheated on your romantic partner? Which again, like the sarcasm one but for different reasons, the only acceptable answer is NO. I mean unless you want the yes or no questions for couples to dovetail into embarrassing questions. Like have you ever tanked your relationship playing yes or no? OH you meant you! I meant that I have in the past, but not now, and cheating is such a loaded term, we weren't exclusive so it wasn't really cheating because I'm just not the type who cheats so don't worry about that and umm...Have you ever ordered extra guac even though it cost more? I DON'T KNOW! I'm just trying to change the subject here!

The first one in the deep questions was Do you believe in god? Followed by Do you believe in an afterlife? Which, again, aren't really yes or no questions. Not really. Those are those 2AM conversations we used to have when we were younger. The ones where you first think about things like is the blue I see the blue you see or is what is blue to me really red to you? Like we've both been taught that's the color blue but does it look the SAME to both of us? Two AM conversations. Or at least that's when I had them. Now at 2AM if you want to talk to me you're just going to get "Tig, go to sleep" as the answer.

So the search for fun conversation prompts continues.

Yes or no questions need not apply.

Or...maybe they do.

Can you get a blog out of a list of silly questions?

Yes.