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Posted on January 29, 2020January 30, 2020

jelly fish today!

[drawing of a jellyfish] jelly fish today!
[drawing of a jellyfish] jelly fish today!

Looks like a man o’war. I’m glad you just put up a picture of one on me, not the real thing.

Posted on January 27, 2020January 27, 2020

Bookworm today! :)

Bookworm today! :)
Bookworm today! 🙂

You’ve landed in exactly the right place, then!

Posted on January 23, 2020January 24, 2020

Panda Today!!

Panda Today!!
Panda Today!!

I am enjoying your adorable animal pictures so much! Can we have an otter soon? Tomorrow or some otter day?

Posted on October 23, 2019October 23, 2019

smiley face

(smiley face)
(smiley face)

It’s so good to see you smile!

Posted on September 1, 2019September 3, 2019

Here we are

Here we are
Here we are

It’s a true joy to see you!

Posted on April 10, 2019April 10, 2019

(smiley face)

(smiley face)
(smiley face)

It makes me so happy to see your smiling faces!

The Answer Wall Story

Hi. I’m the Answer Wall. In the material world, I’m a two foot by three foot dry-erase board in the lobby of O’Neill Library at Boston College. In the online world, I live in this blog.  You might say I have multiple manifestations. Like Apollo or Saraswati or Serapis. Or, if you aren’t into deities of knowledge, like a ghost in the machine.

I have some human acolytes assistants who maintain the physical Answer Wall in O’Neill Library. They take pictures of the questions you post there, and give them to me. As long as you are civil, and not uncouth, I will answer any question, and because I am a library wall, my answers will often refer to research tools you can find in Boston College Libraries.

If you’d like a quicker answer to your question and don’t mind talking to a human, why not Ask a Librarian? Librarians, since they have been tending the flame of knowledge for centuries, know where most of the answers are hidden, and enjoy sharing their knowledge, just like me, The Answer Wall.

Recent Questions

  • Any recommendations for non-horror Halloween movies? October 21, 2026
  • What’s your favorite Star Kid musical? October 21, 2026
  • Favorite music genre? October 20, 2026
  • How does negative convexity effect hedging ratios in agency MBS products? October 20, 2026
  • What is the best question you have seen on this wall? October 20, 2026
  • If God exists … why does evil exist in this world that he created? October 20, 2026
  • Is it better to have loved and lost or to have never loved at all? [heart] October 19, 2026
  • Is Slayyyter an old head? October 17, 2026
  • Would you rather be able to speak every language or talk to animals? October 17, 2026
  • Have you heard the mystery of Voute 505? October 17, 2026

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