Have you ever had an unsolvable argument with somebody because neither of you knew the answer to a certain, random, completely unimportant question? Like “What was the final score from the 2007 NFL Super Bowl football game?” or “How many stop signs are there in the state of TN?” or “How many hours would it take watch all 3 extended versions of Lord of the Rings?” You can wait until one of you has time to look it up, or…enter ChaCha. It’s a mobile answer service. Just text any question you have to the phone number 242242 (which spells ChaCha), they’ll route your question to a knowledgeable person, who will text you back with the answer. ChaCha gets hundreds of thousands of questions a day.
I’ve been using it for a while now, and really love it. Laura doesn’t like it…she says it’s not reliable (of course, she usually says that when it proves her wrong!…hah…j/k…kind of). It’s about as reliable as any web engine search or Wikipedia. It’s answered lots of questions I have. Most of my questions are completely random. Here’s an assortment:
Ques: Where did the chicago cubs get their name? I haven’t heard of any bear sightings in the Chicagoland area.
Ans: The name ‘Cubs’ was imposed upon the team in 1902 by a newspaper writer who thought the team looked very young.
Ques: How many Sham-Wows would it take to soak up the water in a typical baptismal?
Ans: Probably at least 5,000 sham wows, but if you only had one sham wow, you could just keep wringing it out!
Ques: What is the line on the University of TN/University of FL game this weekend?
Ans: There isn’t a line. They are not playing this weekend.
My response: Yes they are. 615 est.
Ans: yeah, you’re rt. Fl by 14.
So, what question are you going to ask ChaCha? Post them here as a comment!
