# Ask the Generic Person Anything **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 15, 2024, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-generic-person-anything/1008836 "2024-10-15T16:53:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-generic-person-anything/1008836/1 "2024-10-15T16:53:18Z")
Inspired by Czarcasm, who asked “I don’t think we have ever had a generic “Ask The Generic Person” thread, have we?”. As a generic person, feel free to ask me generic questions. I may chime in with a generic answer but probably not, because honestly I think I’m already at my limit with the work I want to put into this bit. But other generic people in general are welcome to provide the heavy lifting with their own generic answers, genericly. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-generic-person-anything/1008836/2 "2024-10-15T16:56:32Z")
What do you like to eat? ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-generic-person-anything/1008836/3 "2024-10-15T17:00:02Z")
As an older adult, how much exercise should I do a day? ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-generic-person-anything/1008836/4 "2024-10-15T17:03:15Z")
Do you like stuff? ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-generic-person-anything/1008836/5 "2024-10-15T17:03:30Z")
What makes a man turn generic? Lust for gold? Power? Or were you just born with a heart full of genericness? ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-generic-person-anything/1008836/6 "2024-10-15T17:05:25Z")
Is this stuff any good?.. [![](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2Fc1%2F64%2F63%2Fc16463eba3d9926e031817ede6e1e3a9.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=388d1a112c936aa19fa76f8d1c437d5069c932987f5626ff40a28f69b7a25a28&ipo=images) ](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2Fc1%2F64%2F63%2Fc16463eba3d9926e031817ede6e1e3a9.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=388d1a112c936aa19fa76f8d1c437d5069c932987f5626ff40a28f69b7a25a28&ipo=images) ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-generic-person-anything/1008836/7 "2024-10-15T17:06:36Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > What do you like to eat? Generic groceries, obviously. Ninja’ed by [snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)… ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-generic-person-anything/1008836/8 "2024-10-15T17:16:21Z")
Would generic people have sex organs? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-generic-person-anything/1008836/9 "2024-10-15T17:28:00Z")
“You won’t do!” (That’s a generic southernism, that means “you crazy, dude” 😉) ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-generic-person-anything/1008836/10 "2024-10-15T17:43:08Z")
What’s this generic thing? ::points:: ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-generic-person-anything/1008836/11 "2024-10-15T17:45:02Z")
Is it true that you’re made in the same factory as the Name Brand Person? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-generic-person-anything/1008836/12 "2024-10-15T17:51:24Z")
How many children do you have? What color and type is your front yard fence? ---
**Author:** ![Wrenching\_Spanners](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecb155/32.png) [@Wrenching\_Spanners](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wrenching_Spanners)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-generic-person-anything/1008836/13 "2024-10-15T17:53:41Z")
What sort of pronunciation do you use for the word “generic”? Do you start it with a hard G, a soft j-sounding G, a soft z-sounding G, or something else? Is the first e hard or soft? If it’s soft, in pronunciation, is it said with a drawl? Are there further ways to elaborate on the different ways to enunciate the word “generic”? Or as an alternative, do you think about how SDMB readers voice your posts as they read them? ---
**Author:** ![lum\_s\_husband](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lum_s_husband/32/3698_2.png) [@lum\_s\_husband](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lum_s_husband)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-generic-person-anything/1008836/14 "2024-10-15T17:58:00Z")
Is Vic there? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-generic-person-anything/1008836/15 "2024-10-15T18:11:42Z")
Acme Doper, Inc. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-generic-person-anything/1008836/16 "2024-10-15T20:37:22Z")
Do you say Skedule or Shedule? j ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-generic-person-anything/1008836/17 "2024-10-15T21:11:44Z")
If you were a food, what kind of food would you be? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-generic-person-anything/1008836/18 "2024-10-15T21:17:56Z")
Why does the porridge bird lay his eggs in the air? ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-generic-person-anything/1008836/19 "2024-10-15T21:29:07Z")
What genres do you like to read? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-generic-person-anything/1008836/20 "2024-10-15T21:40:22Z")
Do you have a metabolism, and if so, what element is it based on? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-generic-person-anything/1008836.md?page=2)