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[Bumber]

A necromancer has not raised the stockpiles from the dead, so they don't move.

I want magma ponds. Why can't dwarves haul magma in buckets?

It would melt their beards. Consider hauling magma-filled minecarts with wheelbarrows instead.

Why are bins so evil?

[Arcvasti]

Because they render all items inside them inaccessible while they're being carried around. And dwarves pick up the entire bin of items whenever a new item that could be stored in the bin is created. All in all, the extra storage space they give you in no way justifies how fucking annoying it is to have jobs randomly interrupted by bin shenanigans every minute or so.

What on earth are wheelbarrows USEFUL for?

[klefenz]

dwarves pick up the entire bin of items whenever a new item that could be stored in the bin is created

They dont do this anymore.

What on earth are wheelbarrows USEFUL for?

I find them useful for hauling ore to the stockpile near the smelter. If you want to add more dwarfpower to it use multiple small stockpiles with 3 wheelbarrows each.

Why cant I atomsmash creepy crawlers?

[CaptainMcClellan]

Too small - They are smaller than an atom.

Why is there no Dwarven pottery?

 

[UnicodingUnicorn]

Kilns have a lot of better things to do. Like make gypsum powder for instance.

What if dwarves had access to the internet?

[IndigoFenix]

Urist McBrowser cancels work: Interrupted by Internet.

How do monsters made of liquids or powders survive for hundreds of years and rack up hundreds of kills if they fall apart from a single punch?

[Aslandus]

Extremely good luck

How many weapons could a weaponmaster wield if a weaponmaster could wield weapons?

[CaptainMcClellan]

As many weapons as the weaponmaster could hold if the weaponmaster's body parts have [GRASP] tags.

Not DF, but I just tried to fire a rabbit out of a bow made of sulphur in Armok I and the game crashed. I'm still not over it. Please explain.

[Eric Blank]

The game can't decide whether or not to treat the rabbit as a living projectile or a dead one; after all it was just exposed to sulfur. Games dont like to make decisions.

Why do people in adventure mode more often than not ignore you when you attack somebody nearby?

[Max™]

That guy was a dick, and probably deserved the brainstabbing.

Why is the cuteness of the "Mother, is that you? Child, is that you?" *Dwarf Child embraces Dwarf Brewer* enough to make up for the annoyance of herding a clambering mess of jerkasses across the countryside, through countless pointless fights, tiresome river crossings, and--assuming you're on a vampire kick as I have been lately--not being able to drink the blood of your enemies without them flipping out?

[Badger Storm]

Because the mother-child bond is something that strikes a chord with most of us.  It's really a very primal thing.

Why can't we bring beagles with us on embark?

[Sheb]

He's too busy playing X-COM.

Why do Dwarves have legends about Cheesemaker.

[The Big D]

Because EvictedSaint

Why do crundles survive worldgen when they're so terrible?

[UnicodingUnicorn]

Because crundles are not a civilisation and as such are not suceptible to the terrible wrath that is world-gen.

Why are orcas so rare?

[CaptainMcClellan]

Mermen are aggressive whalers.