If you had to gauge a random stranger's intelligence + creativity with a single question, what would it be?
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Yes, it's a good setup for a joke: "This year, the mint started issuing negative one dollar notes. Thieves started breaking into people's houses and leaving big piles of cash." (Adapted from a friend who is one of the most creative and intelligent people I will ever meet.)
A very common pattern in responses to playful questions like this is boring, uninsightful reasons why something won't work. This often doesn't reveal quite what the critic hopes about themself.
