# The "Ask The...." Anthology (Or, a list of EVERY major "Ask the..." thread that was ever made) **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 9, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-a-list-of-every-major-ask-the-thread-that-was-ever-made/605575 "2011-12-09T01:39:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-a-list-of-every-major-ask-the-thread-that-was-ever-made/605575/61 "2013-05-21T15:08:28Z")
Just poking my head in to say these lists are awesome. šŸ™‚ Esprix (gone but not forgotten?) ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-a-list-of-every-major-ask-the-thread-that-was-ever-made/605575/62 "2013-05-21T17:57:36Z")
Never forgotten, as practically the founder of the ā€œAsk the ā€¦ā€ concept. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2013, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-a-list-of-every-major-ask-the-thread-that-was-ever-made/605575/63 "2013-05-21T22:40:02Z")
I _might_ have been the first, but I would never be able to say for sure. Esprix ---
**Author:** ![FeAudrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7feea3/32.png) [@FeAudrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FeAudrey)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-a-list-of-every-major-ask-the-thread-that-was-ever-made/605575/66 "2013-06-25T21:27:28Z")
> [@simster](#): > > Iā€™m guessing the ā€œask the girl in the wheelchairā€ wonā€™t be included šŸ™‚ We have had enough fraudsters for an entire ā€œAsk the ā€¦ā€ category. They are part of the boardā€™s history. Mods ā€“ how about a ā€œLocked/Bannedā€ list? šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Zago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecccb3/32.png) [@Zago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zago)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-a-list-of-every-major-ask-the-thread-that-was-ever-made/605575/68 "2013-07-17T22:11:32Z")
Thanks for putting this together! I see many threads I want to explore. You did leave out one I started - Ask the Woman Who Just Spent a Week in the Psych Ward. But what a great effort! ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-a-list-of-every-major-ask-the-thread-that-was-ever-made/605575/71 "2014-02-27T12:36:02Z")
[Ask the Guy who successfully enrolled in Obamacare on the healthcare.gov website](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=707015&highlight=obamacare) ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-a-list-of-every-major-ask-the-thread-that-was-ever-made/605575/74 "2014-06-20T19:31:13Z")
The ā€œAsk the Iraqi Information Ministerā€ thread should be under Parodies instead of Nationality/Race/Religion. ---
**Author:** ![karin2014](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8baadc/32.png) [@karin2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/karin2014)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2014, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-a-list-of-every-major-ask-the-thread-that-was-ever-made/605575/75 "2014-07-15T06:04:47Z")
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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-a-list-of-every-major-ask-the-thread-that-was-ever-made/605575/76 "2014-07-16T17:50:10Z")
This one looks like it could be interesting: [Ask the person who works at a primate sanctuary](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=728611) by **Spice Weasel**. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2014, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-a-list-of-every-major-ask-the-thread-that-was-ever-made/605575/77 "2014-07-18T21:33:01Z")
My humble contribution, ā€œAsk the computer forensics (and general computer security) guyā€ > **[Ask the computer forensics (and general computer security) guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=726458)** > > I know there are a lot of IT people around here and at least some security specialists, so maybe there wonā€™t be much of a demand for this thread. But Iā€™ll give it a whirl. Iā€™m an IT guy with about 14 years of overall IT experience. The last 8... ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-a-list-of-every-major-ask-the-thread-that-was-ever-made/605575/78 "2014-07-18T21:53:35Z")
I think my thread is missing: Ask the lesbian mama who knows of many half-siblings of her 14yo son by AI ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-a-list-of-every-major-ask-the-thread-that-was-ever-made/605575/79 "2014-07-19T19:59:16Z")
Iā€™m going to unpin this topic for now as itā€™s fairly outdated. I plan to update it sometime in the next month or so, so Iā€™ll sticky it again then. Thanks for all of the suggestions, comments, feedback, and links to topics Iā€™ve forgotten or that have been made since. Iā€™ll include them all in the next version. ---
**Author:** ![CannyDan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cannydan/32/548_2.png) [@CannyDan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CannyDan)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-a-list-of-every-major-ask-the-thread-that-was-ever-made/605575/80 "2014-07-21T15:42:43Z")
This one of mine made it well past the ā€˜ten postsā€™ requirement. And it contains snake stories! [Ask the ExDir of nonprofit wildlife care facility](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=682329) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-a-list-of-every-major-ask-the-thread-that-was-ever-made/605575.md?page=3)