The dumbest question you heard at HAC

bgwilkinson said:
Well he did pull down thousands of dollars a week in speaking fees, not to mention his not for profit Hyles Publications where he collected all the money and the church paid all the expenses. Sweet deal.
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I think the words "speaking fees" is a bit deceiving.  The church at which he spoke would have to pay to get him there and put him in a hotel.  The offering were free will offerings.  Should he not have kept these offerings?



 
cast.sheep said:
"Where did Cain get his wife?"

Bro. Hyles tore him apart verbally for asking that question.  As an 18 year old college freshman I was actually hoping he would answer it.  I was curious about that myself!

Later I would sit there during Q & A and wonder:  "Who in their right mind would actually stand up and ask a question????" 

Haha!  Good times.....
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He was a master at evading the answer when his lack of knowledge would make him look bad.

He always turned it back on the questioner when he hadn't a clue himself.

We did see through that tactic, but we loved him in spite of it.
 
A stinkin' Hacker asked him what were the duties of a best man in a wedding.  Dr. Hyles asked him a couple of follow up questions and the Hacker melted down.  Dr. Hyles told him to sit down and he moved on.  The following week the moron stood up and asked the same question.  The rest is history.  :)
 
I believe when the Q & A first started it was designed to be a bit like a fireside chat - talk about sports, politics, etc. - basically light conversation.  As the Hacker population grew it became a time to ask questions, most of which were stupid.   
 
RAIDER said:
bgwilkinson said:
Well he did pull down thousands of dollars a week in speaking fees, not to mention his not for profit Hyles Publications where he collected all the money and the church paid all the expenses. Sweet deal.
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I think the words "speaking fees" is a bit deceiving.  The church at which he spoke would have to pay to get him there and put him in a hotel.  The offering were free will offerings.  Should he not have kept these offerings?
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Yes of course, that was part of the understood agreement for him to appear.

The organization for whom he was speaking would pay all his expenses, transportation, meals, lodging, etc,  just as FBCH paid all expenses for Hyles Pub.
 
Tennessean said:
Stinkin Hacker, "Bro. Hyles, Where are the ashes of the Red Heifer."

Bro. Hyles, "Gary."
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I remember that... Classic.  :D
 
Bravo said:
Rick Sausy (sp?)

"Bro Hyles what is a liberal (neck)tie?"
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No joke, when I saw this thread title that is the one that came to mind...  :D
 
RAIDER said:
I'm not kidding.  A poor looking lady that I believe came to church on a bus asked him that question.  It was the last question of the Q & A time.  In vintage Dr. Hyles' form he said, "He was a mighty good swimmer" and he turned and walked out the platform door.  We couldn't stop laughing.
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I remember that one too... Oh man, this thread is great.
 
RAIDER said:
I believe when the Q & A first started it was designed to be a bit like a fireside chat - talk about sports, politics, etc. - basically light conversation.  As the Hacker population grew it became a time to ask questions, most of which were stupid. 
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I asked him one time how it started. He said it grew out of his series on Revelation. He offered to answer questions for people and it grew from there.
 
I asked him a question every Sunday night for years. My sister, who was at HAC, would slide to the other end of the row when I raised my hand...

Best question: 'Bro. Hyles, what is the greatest sin of the people in this room?' He got quiet for a moment, looked at me, and said just a word - 'prayerlessness.'

Worst question: 'Bro. Hyles, if the Bible is preserved in English why do we study Greek at HAC.' As you would suspect, he tore me to bits. In retrospect, I see now what he was trying to protect HAC from but back then I didn't even have a clue about the double inspiration question.

When I left I went by his office to tell him goodbye. One of things he said he would miss most about me was my questions...  Good times!
 
Tom Brennan said:
I asked him a question every Sunday night for years. My sister, who was at HAC, would slide to the other end of the row when I raised my hand...

Best question: 'Bro. Hyles, what is the greatest sin of the people in this room?' He got quiet for a moment, looked at me, and said just a word - 'prayerlessness.'

Worst question: 'Bro. Hyles, if the Bible is preserved in English why do we study Greek at HAC.' As you would suspect, he tore me to bits. In retrospect, I see now what he was trying to protect HAC from but back then I didn't even have a clue about the double inspiration question.

When I left I went by his office to tell him goodbye. One of things he said he would miss most about me was my questions...  Good times!
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So was that before he went full KJVO?
 
Okay, I heard this question from a sailor. He asked Bro. Hyles at the 6:00 hour in front of hundreds of people: "At what point does a woman cease to be a virgin?" I was embarrassed for him but I think he was put up to it. We will draw a curtain of charity around what happened next.
 
BALAAM said:
Okay, I heard this question from a sailor. He asked Bro. Hyles at the 6:00 hour in front of hundreds of people: "At what point does a woman cease to be a virgin?" I was embarrassed for him but I think he was put up to it. We will draw a curtain of charity around what happened next.
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Where was that guy when we were trying to pay people to ask stupid questions!! :)
 
bgwilkinson said:
Tom Brennan said:
I asked him a question every Sunday night for years. My sister, who was at HAC, would slide to the other end of the row when I raised my hand...

Best question: 'Bro. Hyles, what is the greatest sin of the people in this room?' He got quiet for a moment, looked at me, and said just a word - 'prayerlessness.'

Worst question: 'Bro. Hyles, if the Bible is preserved in English why do we study Greek at HAC.' As you would suspect, he tore me to bits. In retrospect, I see now what he was trying to protect HAC from but back then I didn't even have a clue about the double inspiration question.

When I left I went by his office to tell him goodbye. One of things he said he would miss most about me was my questions...  Good times!
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So was that before he went full KJVO?
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during/after
 
This thread answers those who ask us former HACkers how we came to be so sarcastic & smartaleck in our posts.  ;)
 
I remember this moment from one of the Saturday night classes. Bro Hyles would take a question from each section and go around the room until there weren't anymore questions. Those cold winter days of visiting after working all night in the cold were tough on the male HACkers as they fought to stay awake. They (we) were also fighting our raging hormones when we knew we had a girl waiting back at the college. Cold, worn out, irritable, lovesick HACkers can be an impatient lot. This particular night a man from the church (an usher) must've had a lot of questions. As he was starting his third question of the night, half standing/half sitting in a sideways posture that only those of us that have ever attended a Q&A session there would know, he starts the wind up for his third question, "Broooooother Hyyyyyyyyyles,...."

Only to be interrupted by an angry shout from the back of the room, "C'mon man!!!"

We all started laughing as the questioner turned around with a shocked look on his face.
 
Bravo said:
I remember this moment from one of the Saturday night classes. Bro Hyles would take a question from each section and go around the room until there weren't anymore questions. Those cold winter days of visiting after working all night in the cold were tough on the male HACkers as they fought to stay awake. They (we) were also fighting our raging hormones when we knew we had a girl waiting back at the college. Cold, worn out, irritable, lovesick HACkers can be an impatient lot. This particular night a man from the church (an usher) must've had a lot of questions. As he was starting his third question of the night, half standing/half sitting in a sideways posture that only those of us that have ever attended a Q&A session there would know, he starts the wind up for his third question, "Broooooother Hyyyyyyyyyles,...."

Only to be interrupted by an angry shout from the back of the room, "C'mon man!!!"

We all started laughing as the questioner turned around with a shocked look on his face.
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HEEEEEEEYAAAAAAAHHHHH!
 
RAIDER said:
bgwilkinson said:
Well he did pull down thousands of dollars a week in speaking fees, not to mention his not for profit Hyles Publications where he collected all the money and the church paid all the expenses. Sweet deal.
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I think the words "speaking fees" is a bit deceiving.  The church at which he spoke would have to pay to get him there and put him in a hotel.  The offering were free will offerings.  Should he not have kept these offerings?
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No. He shouldn't have.
 
rsc2a said:
I think the words "speaking fees" is a bit deceiving.  The church at which he spoke would have to pay to get him there and put him in a hotel.  The offering were free will offerings.  Should he not have kept these offerings?
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No. He shouldn't have.
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Nonsense.

1 Corinthians 9:13–14 (KJV 1900)
13 Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?
14 Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
 
He didn't get a paycheck from his own church?
 
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