# Are self-questioners annoying? Yes. Will they stop? Probably not. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 1, 2003, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-self-questioners-annoying-yes-will-they-stop-probably-not/204957 "2003-10-01T17:51:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-self-questioners-annoying-yes-will-they-stop-probably-not/204957/21 "2003-10-02T17:07:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by refusal \* > \*\*What about people who give answers and then ask the questions? Ksasing. Is that what it’s called? \*\* Is it called Shakespeare? Yes. _To be, or not to be. That is the question._ > [@](#): > > Or people who say everything as if it was a question? I call that Band Camp Girl talk? > [@](#): > > What’s the best way to punctuate “Did he say ‘Do I make sense?’?”? Would I punctuate it … _“Did he say, ‘Do I make sense?’”_ Yes I would. Will others disagree? Inevitably. ---
**Author:** ![Debaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-self-questioners-annoying-yes-will-they-stop-probably-not/204957/22 "2003-10-02T17:08:47Z")
Is this getting old now? Yes. Then why am I adding another post to the thread? I don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-self-questioners-annoying-yes-will-they-stop-probably-not/204957/23 "2003-10-02T17:12:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Floater \* > \*\*Do we end questions with a question mark? Yes, we do. 😉 \*\* Is preview my friend? Yes, but you’d think we’re estranged. Should I do a smacky? :smack: Do I hate grammar Nazis? Soooooooo much. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-self-questioners-annoying-yes-will-they-stop-probably-not/204957/24 "2003-10-02T17:14:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dropzone \* > \*\*Do I think he’s REALLY talking about me and is using the other examples to put me off the scent? Yes. \*\* Have I noticed you sasking before, **dropzone?** No. Will I be watching for it now? You betcha. ---
**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-self-questioners-annoying-yes-will-they-stop-probably-not/204957/25 "2003-10-02T17:16:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ElvisL1ves \* > \*\*Is it being popularized by more people than Rumsfeld? Apparently so. \*\* Was I thinking of Rumsfeld when I wrote the original post on sasking? Yes I was. Could I find a recent example from him to use? Unfortunately not. ---
**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-self-questioners-annoying-yes-will-they-stop-probably-not/204957/26 "2003-10-02T17:17:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Smeghead \* > \*\*Is it a coincidence that the relevant Seinfeld epsiode was on last night? > > (The rest of this post left intentionally blank) \*\* Did I know that Seinfeld did an episode on this? No. Am I embarrassed? Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-self-questioners-annoying-yes-will-they-stop-probably-not/204957/27 "2003-10-02T17:26:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Shade \* > \*\*No. I think there is a use - if you suspect you know where someone will disagree, you can make it plain what you’ve assumed, so they know where to cut in. Or, if you have an answer, but want them to think first, ie. rhetorical questions. > > Of course, I agree that it seems massively overused where it’s completely innapropriate. Why? IMHO because it gives you a chance to think of the answer. \*\* Putting the sasking on hold, I can see where it would come in handy. I see it from people who are used to answering questions – people in the news who are frequently interviewed and face tough questions (coaches and players, etc.), or people in politics where there is a good deal of back-and-forth. But does it get old when average people start sasking? You bet. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-self-questioners-annoying-yes-will-they-stop-probably-not/204957/28 "2003-10-02T17:27:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Satisfying Andy Licious \* > Would I punctuate it … _“Did he say, ‘Do I make sense?’”_ Yes I would. Will others disagree? Inevitably. \*\* Were you right? Yes. Do teenagers go “go” and not “say”? You know it. ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-self-questioners-annoying-yes-will-they-stop-probably-not/204957/29 "2003-10-02T17:31:18Z")
Is the complaint set forth by the OP a pet peeve of mine? you bet. And thus did I find it somewhat cathartic to read said OP? of course. But am I amused by the whole “polyhomosasking” hijack? absolutely! ---
**Author:** ![Dizzy\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dizzy\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dizzy_Fingers)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-self-questioners-annoying-yes-will-they-stop-probably-not/204957/30 "2003-10-02T19:38:26Z")
And who puts all other saskers to shame? [Mr X](http://thesimpsons.com/mrx/), that’s who! ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-self-questioners-annoying-yes-will-they-stop-probably-not/204957/31 "2003-10-02T20:16:31Z")
Is this something new? No it’s not. Has it been done before? Yes it has. Where am I going with this? I don’t know When will I get there? I ain’t certain Will you help me paint my wagon? ::ouch:: I thought so. ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-self-questioners-annoying-yes-will-they-stop-probably-not/204957/32 "2003-10-02T20:18:04Z")
Was the smiley unintended? yes it was. Does it work? yes it does. ---
**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-self-questioners-annoying-yes-will-they-stop-probably-not/204957/33 "2003-10-03T04:54:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by sailor \* > \*\*Is this something new? No it’s not. > \*\* Has this topic been discussed before? Of course. Have I posted about it before? Um, I don’t know … ---
**Author:** ![Weird\_With\_Words](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/weird_with_words/32/385_2.png) [@Weird\_With\_Words](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_With_Words)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-self-questioners-annoying-yes-will-they-stop-probably-not/204957/34 "2003-10-03T06:38:33Z")
Will “sasking” gain a place in lingo? Maybe, but it’ll probably end up being a word for some kind of weird sex act involving a penis. ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-self-questioners-annoying-yes-will-they-stop-probably-not/204957/35 "2003-10-03T07:40:20Z")
“OK, folks complaining 'bout my sasking,” well…sure, sasking in and of itself can seem quite trite. But are there other techniques that can be used in concert with sasking to perhaps better allow one to express more complex points? I think so. [Ted Koppel] Can, for instance, a sasker, that is to say one who is asking himself outloud the very question he has every intention of answering, choose to articulate that question in such a way so as to illustrate a deeper and likely more obscure meaning aaaand perspective regarding the issues inherent in that question, thus creating a greater weight in terms of importance regarding the inevitable answer, by perhaps reciting the question in question using an impression of a celebrity or famous newsperson, like myself, in order to better define the general group, or the individuals, or individual, from who said question is likely to come? [/Ted Koppel] Of course. It would be silly to think otherwise. Is not the source or a question, as well as its context just as important as the question itself in terms of understanding it? Sure it is! And thus can not the way a question is presented have a great influence on the answer’s effect. for example, is it likely an interrog ative skyblue **JET** could eat t h r o u g h THE restraints ofa \* beachFRONT\* poliTticaL forum? Potato. This post has no point. I took my sleeping meds, but decided to stay up a bit. weeee!!! ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-self-questioners-annoying-yes-will-they-stop-probably-not/204957/36 "2003-10-03T08:12:34Z")
What should we call especially annoyting people who do this? Polyhomosaskerbastards. ---
**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-self-questioners-annoying-yes-will-they-stop-probably-not/204957/37 "2003-10-04T05:50:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Smeghead \* > \*\*What should we call especially annoyting people who do this? > > Polyhomosaskerbastards. \*\* What should we call multiple saskings that drip with irony? Polysarcasticsasking. ---
**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-self-questioners-annoying-yes-will-they-stop-probably-not/204957/38 "2003-10-04T05:52:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Moe \* > \*\*“OK, folks complaining 'bout my sasking,” well…sure, sasking in and of itself can seem quite trite. But are there other techniques that can be used in concert with sasking to perhaps better allow one to express more complex points? I think so. > > [Ted Koppel] Can, for instance, a sasker, that is to say one who is asking himself outloud the very question he has every intention of answering, choose to articulate that question in such a way so as to illustrate a deeper and likely more obscure meaning aaaand perspective regarding the issues inherent in that question, thus creating a greater weight in terms of importance regarding the inevitable answer, by perhaps reciting the question in question using an impression of a celebrity or famous newsperson, like myself, in order to better define the general group, or the individuals, or individual, from who said question is likely to come? [/Ted Koppel] > > \*\* That’s perfect. All’s it needs is a poly-ester toupee. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-self-questioners-annoying-yes-will-they-stop-probably-not/204957/39 "2003-10-05T01:06:41Z")
Annoyed Husband: Edith, why do you always answer my questions with questions? Edith: Do I, dear? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-self-questioners-annoying-yes-will-they-stop-probably-not/204957/40 "2003-10-05T01:19:05Z")
How about those that make every statement a question? So, I was driving the car? Down fourth street? And I saw this guy who was, like, really drunk? And he had his thing out? And I was all like ewww and stuff? Stop it…the suspense is killing me… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-self-questioners-annoying-yes-will-they-stop-probably-not/204957.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-self-questioners-annoying-yes-will-they-stop-probably-not/204957.md?page=3)