# The "Ask the..." Anthology (or, every single "Ask the..." thread) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 4, 2008, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-every-single-ask-the-thread/471001 "2008-11-04T05:15:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [November 4, 2008, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-every-single-ask-the-thread/471001/1 "2008-11-04T05:15:18Z")
This is now version IV as I have done this three previous years (all on November 2nd). It has ALMOST every “Ask The…” topic since the beginning to, well, yesterday, although a few aren’t here. Basically in order to get onto this list the topic must have **gotten at least 7 replies.** So if you don’t see your topic here, you may want to think back to if it garnered that many responses. Also, this year I was lazy with the alphabetizing, so I just tacked the newest ones onto the end (and didn’t bother inserting them into the previous year’s topics). This is because it would have taken forever…however I DID alphabetize the new ones on their own. Also, a lot of the links/topics that were broken last year SHOULD be fixed what with the topic archive put back in place. I tested a few and it seemed like they all worked but if anyone comes across any that don’t, just list them and I’ll take them off next year’s list. Have fun reading. 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**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:** [November 4, 2008, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-every-single-ask-the-thread/471001/2 "2008-11-04T05:16:28Z")
**Nationality, Race, Religion, or Location Specific** [Ask the (atheist) Hindu](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=320943) [Ask the Aid Worker in Iraq](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=247567) [Ask the Alaskian Guy…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=89389) [Ask the American ExPat™ who lives in Brazil](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=151511) [Ask Another Muslim Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=384340)\* [Ask the Arab Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=255835) [Ask the Asocial Korean Teenager Living in Guatemala…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=90927) [Ask the Baha’i Woman](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=272680) [Ask the Black Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=90649)\* [Ask the Black Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=67952)\* [Ask the BLACK WOMAN!!! nothing is too ignorant…i hope…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=90611) [Ask the Brit bloke](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=28301)\* [Ask a Catholic](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=146621)\* [Ask the Catholic Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=98862) [Ask the Canadian, eh?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=28683) [Ask the chick from/living in Missouri!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=151554) [Ask the convert to (Conservative) Judism](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=436307) [Ask the Doper who lived in the Boonies](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=390234) [Ask the Drunken Irishman.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=441190) [Ask Eritrean Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=101273) [Ask the ex-Morman](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=384571) [Ask the Ex-Pat (a Yank living in South Africa)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=329232) [Ask the fairly average British bloke](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=72792)\* [Ask the former Cuban Communist!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=410197) [Ask the Gora Sikah](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=343023) [Ask the Guy From Montana](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=151371) [Ask the guy in Bagdad](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=365124) [Ask the Guy in Mosul, Iraq](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=231186) [Ask the Guy in Saudi Arabia](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=324734) [Ask the guy in Tbilisi, Georgia](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=211586) [Ask the Guy Who Claims to be from Delaware.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=413773) [Ask the guy who went to the Episcopal General 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Japan](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=434881) [Ask the Melungeon!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=178221) [Ask a Methodist!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=149450) [Ask the Mexican Guy!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=109040) [Ask the Middle Class White Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=358389) [Ask the Mormon](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=171366)\* [Ask the Mormon Gal!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=27968) [Ask a muslim](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=149768)\* [Ask a muslim man](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=298943) [Ask the New Orleans Guy About Mardi Gras](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=360027) [Ask a non-practicing Catholic](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=299441) [Ask the Northern Irish 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Got issues? Check in here!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=122905) [ask the guy who wants to help you listen to better music](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=270677) [Ask the Guys who are in Love with Techchick](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=31528) [Ask the Horsewoman](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=272023) [Ask the Libertarian](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=151575)\* [Ask the Libertarian Objectivist Christian](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=28304) [Ask the Neo-Con!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=268701) [Ask the Neo-Pagan Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=68538) [Ask the Nihilistic Anarchist with unpopular ideas about the world](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=70605) [Ask the person openly bearing various prejudices](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=406400) [Ask the person who knows a lot about Irish traditional music.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=296685) [Ask the Practical Libertarian](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=163958) [Ask the quiet gal!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=91460) [Ask the Randi $1M challenge applicant](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=394028) [Ask the Seminary Student](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=358133) [Ask the surrealist!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=234079) [Ask the Woman Who Had an Abortion](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=399621) [Ask the woman who put a child up for adoption](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=436257) [Ask the guy who’s about to radically alter his appearance (long intro)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=460090) [Ask the homeschooler](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=461402) **Sexual Preference/Gender Based** [Ask the (former) Asexual](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=443208) [Ask a black gay guy!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=299717) [Ask “The Straight Eye for the Gay Guy”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=197992) [Ask Bi Guy, (or ‘Cheffie takes one more step out of the closet’)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=68566)\* [Ask the bisexual male teenager](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=196077)\* [Ask the child raised by two gay men](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=141126) [Ask the closeted bisexual guy!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=23013) [Ask the Gay Guy’s Housemates](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=88988) [Ask the Bi Guy; and, The Great Bisexual FAQ (Part 1)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=185105)\* [Ask the gay guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=383022)\* [Ask the Gay KID](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=189893) [Ask the Lesbian!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=184958) [Ask a Man](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=436548) [Ask the Not A Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=89467) [Ask the straight guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=117202)\* [Ask the “straight” guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=22767)\* [Ask the Straight Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=361944) [Ask the straight married turned lesbian](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=405548) [Ask the Transgendered Person](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=67415) [Ask the Uber Hetro-Male](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=405817) **Talents. Hobbies, and Groups** [Ask the (returned) Peace Corps Volunteer](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=174471) [Ask the (sort of) Linguist Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=171156) [Ask the Americorps member](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=258508) [Ask the Australian Gun Owner](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=365550) [Ask the bloke who’s forgotten more about cricket than you’ll ever know](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=304929) [Ask the British History Geek](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=28582) [Ask the BDSM Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=103355) [Ask the Chief Resident](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=91405) [Ask the Dairy Farmer’s Daugher.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=376186) [Ask the DDR Player](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=194346) [Ask the Disney Freak!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=156859) [Ask the E3 Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=317857)\* [Ask the E3 Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=371761)\* [Ask the ex-Furry (please don’t spit on me)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=369086) [Ask the Firearms Historian](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=399722) [Ask the Former Restroom-Sex Afficionado (in light of the Sen. 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Please. I need to talk to grown ups.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=91477) [Ask the Soft Paws User (Kitty-Related Thread)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=205339) [Ask the Straight Dope Frat Boy! ™](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=197997) [Ask the Street Fighter Master](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=386014) [Ask the Terrible Advice Fairy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=163688) [Ask the Unitarian Universalist](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=89333)\* [Ask the Unitarian Universalist (aka the liberal wacko)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=125679)\* [Ask the breastfeeding mom](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=470354) [Ask the Bulwer-Lytton contest judge](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=477654) [Ask the Cyber Dom/Sadist](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=460951) [Ask the diplobrat](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=472518) [Ask the guy who is pretty good at SF Story Identification](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=482118) [Ask the guy who just went to an Obama rally…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=489102) [Ask the Juror](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=465052) [Ask the Nude Beach Enthusiast](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=453247) [Ask the Poolhall Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=446719) [Ask the Sadist](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=460943) [Ask the Sociolinguist](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=473076) [Ask the United Church of Christ Member](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=470222) [Ask the Wannabe Nun](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471558) [Ask the Wife who also happens to be a 24/7 sex slave (TMI possible)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=460770) ---
**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:** [November 4, 2008, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-every-single-ask-the-thread/471001/3 "2008-11-04T05:17:29Z")
**The Things That Make Us Different (but not any less of a great person!)** [Ask the adoptee(s)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=436251) [Ask the Anosmic](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=379205) [Ask the Aspie](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=206153) [Ask the autistic person](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=256453) [Ask the chick with dreadlocks](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=151122) [Ask the Color Blind Dude…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=172192)\* [Ask the crappy eater](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=384471) [Ask the Deaf Person](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=317333) [Ask the depressed person…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=437721) [Ask the Diabetic (possible TMI)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=316037) [Ask the drunk 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dick](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=252551) [Ask the Highly Sensitive Person](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=339447) [Ask the hydrophobe!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=370592) [Ask the learning disabled student.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=152047) [Ask the man with one testicle](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=159781) [Ask the only child](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=404436) [Ask the Paralyzed Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=68558) [Ask the person with an anxiety disorder.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=438014) [Ask the Poor Girl](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=163527) [Ask the right handed guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=151559) [Ask the Self-Injurer](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=379360) [Ask the Synesthetes](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=387422) [Ask the Synesthetes (reprise)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=415432) [Ask the Twin](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=136233) [Ask the Dwarf (or little person, or any other term you want to use)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=449350) [Ask the High Functioning Autistic](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=472090) [Ask the recovered from an anxiety disorder person](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=442749) **Threads in a Series/Has Sequels** [Ask the comic book guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=155200) [Ask the comic book guy 2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=195813) [Ask an Elf on Summer Vacation](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=68056) [Ask an Elf Just Back on the Job](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=96550) [Ask the Muslim Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=87474)\* [Ask the Muslim Guy, Part Deux](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=92968) [Ask Michael Ellis (Parte Dos)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=151514) [Ask Michael Ellis](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=203393) [Ask the teenager!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=28214)\* [Ask the Teenager II !](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=66824) [Ask the Gay Guy!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=23047) [Ask the Gay Guy II!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=24008) [Ask the Gay Guy III!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=39308) [Ask the Gay Guy IV!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=68530) [Ask the guy who works in a chain restaurant](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=405157) [Ask the chain restaurant worker, part: the two!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=443408) **True Stories, Stunning Feats, and Impressive Achievements** [Ask the 8+ month pregnant lady…or just entertain her with your horror stories.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=363744) [Ask a transplant recipient](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=244309) [Ask the (soon-to-be) Bone Marrow Doner](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=289271)\* [Ask the about-to-be-married chick or ACK only a few hours left of my singlehood](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=91400) [Ask the almost journalist who wants to ask the journalist](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=242900) [Ask the Bariatric (weight loss) surgery Guy.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=107363) [Ask the Bone Marrow Courier](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=183809)\* [Ask the Cancer 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who’s getting married in 146.5 hours](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=410902) [Ask the guy…with a hundred boomerangs](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=266986) [Ask the guy with the contact lenses surgically implanted in his eyes](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=405615) [Ask the guy in the Jeopardy! UToC](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=304601) [Ask the guy on steriods](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=245961) [Ask the Guy Who Got an Early View of “Deep Sea 3D” [w/ spoiler boxes]](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=361049) [Ask The Guy who just had an Emergency Appendectomy!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=258442) [Ask the guy who just had an MRI](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=422191) [Ask the guy who just had LASIK surgery](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=237771)\* [Ask the Guy who just read all seven HP books back to back. (Probable Spoilers)](http://http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=434063) [Ask the Guy who just saw Goblet of Fire](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=345235) [Ask the guy who used to frequent hookers!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=161233) [Ask the Guy Who Was Banned for an Hour!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=228504) [Ask the guy who’s rereading all of Heinlein](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=381565) [Ask the guy whose seen almost all of the James Bond movies.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=351691) [Ask the hetrosexual virgin!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=22667) [Ask the high school graduate.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=425533) [Ask the Jew Who’s reading the “Left Behind” Series](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=436610) [Ask the lucid dreamer](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=165574) [Ask the man who can play a whole damn Baroque guitar suite! Oh yeah.](http://http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=405802) [Ask the Man Who Had a Colonoscopy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=416276) [Ask the Medi Marijuana Patient](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=383757) [Ask the Mom of a Preemie](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=439491) [Ask the New Father (with pictures!)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=429494) [Ask the Ohio provisional voter!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=284536) [Ask the psychotropic drug guy?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=19971) [Ask the rape survivor](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=76180) [Ask the Recreational Drug User!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=39356) [Ask the single-sex high school girl!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=155089) [Ask somebody who actually stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night anything!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=456894) [Ask the straight-A student](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=436481) [Ask the Study Abroad Student](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=412969) [Ask the Undertaker’s Daughter!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=45949) [Ask the Unemployment guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=146949) [Ask the young guy who just had open heart surgery.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=424078) [Ask the (former) crackhead](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=475312) [Ask the Adult Child of a Hoarder/Clutterer](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=449241) [Ask the cancer patient(s)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=475811) [Ask the Chick who just got an EEE PC](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=460437) [Ask the Doper who remarried her husband](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=470548) [Ask the EXCEL guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=398567) [Ask the former prisoner](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=484608) [Ask the gaijin that just spent $600 on kimono](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=470340) [Ask the Gal who just saw the Pope at Yankee Stadium!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=464751) [Ask the girl who just had an ablation](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=456945) [Ask the girl who’s read…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=449842) [Ask the guy that had LASIK 24 hours ago](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=450917) [Ask the guy who just did the stupidest, or maybe smartest, thing he’s ever done](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=467128) [Ask the guy who just had a colonsocopy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=466228) [Ask the guy watched a full season of 24 in one day](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=460807) [Ask the guy who lost his virginity](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=445777) [Ask the guy who’s hiking the Appalachian Trail](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=456720) [Ask the guy who has seen every episode of the Dukes of Hazzard](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=482163) [Ask the guy who just saw “Memento” again (OPEN SPOILERS)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=486388) [Ask the guy who uses Paragon CRT Instead of Lasik surgery](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=452218) [Ask the Hearing Daughter of Deaf Parents](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=460810) [Ask the resident alien](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=462588) [Ask the surrogate](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=470854) [Ask the girl who just had lipo, breast lift, and breast implants](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=445986) [Ask the woman who nursed a 4 year old](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=446912) . ---
**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:** [November 4, 2008, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-every-single-ask-the-thread/471001/4 "2008-11-04T05:18:30Z")
**Work Specific** [Ask the not-for-profit employee](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=383162) _Animal, Cultural, Enviormental and Literature_ [Ask the Artist!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=290731) [Ask the Certified Floodplain Manager](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=432277) [Ask the chicken person](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=436727) [Ask the Children’s Book Editor](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=156147) [Ask the Conservator](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=479362) [Ask the Dutch botanic/field biologist (and psychologist on the side)](http://http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=436649) [Ask the Environmental Psychologist…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=185674) [Ask the Guide Dog Puppy Raiser.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=409303) [Ask the guy with a book deal.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=437529) [Ask the guy who just finished writing a book.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=163879) [Ask the guy who works with marine mammals](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=389897) [Ask the Museum Girl](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=395830) [Ask the Service Dog Handler/Trainer…!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=360198) _Athletics and Sports_ [Ask the (ex) wrestler](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=438668) _Customer Relations, Service, and Dealing with People_ [Ask the 911 Calltaker](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=484927) [Ask the apartment maintenance technician](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=400856) [Ask the Auto Finance Manager/Car Sales (wo)man](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=412750) [Ask the (big chain) Video Store Clerk](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=136512) [Ask The Barista… (Coffee girl, to you)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=29026) [Ask the Bartender!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=171458) [Ask the Bicycle Mechanic.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=407231) [Ask the Bookseller](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=133667) [Ask a Bra Professional…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=189444) [Ask the Cab Driver](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=161014) [Ask a car salesman](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=385098) [Ask the College Dining Hall Employee](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=441209) [Ask the corporate bank manager](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=415004) [Ask the Direct Marketing (Call Center, Telemarketing, Junk Mail) Professional!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=191223) [Ask the Enology Student](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=436136) [Ask the ex phone sex operator](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=286032) [Ask the fast food manager!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=173150) [Ask the (former) Interpreter](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=430098) [Ask the Former Phone Psychic](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=306061) [Ask the Insurance Operations Guy!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=428051) [Ask the LensCrafters eyeglasses consultant](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=365649) [Ask the Liquor Store Clerk!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=433544) [Ask the person who works in the adult industry thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=182478) [Ask the Pest Control Guy!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=171371)\* [Ask the (former) Professional “Psychic”.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=372952) [Ask the Remodeler](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=385078) [Ask the Server](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=226998) [Ask a Starbucks bartista anything!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=447313) [Ask the Sunglass Consultant!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=244028) [Ask the Termite and Pest Control Guy, Part II](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=247620)\* [Ask the Theme Park Character](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=194834) [Ask the Ticket Broker](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=402741) [Ask the Underwear Sales Girl!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=338466) [Ask/Talk To the Hotel Night Clerk](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=126190) [Ask the village shop owner](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=427890) [Ask a waiter!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=260095) [Ask the waitress!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=151408) [Ask the (wedding) Photographer.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=436611) [Ask the Patent Examiner (in training)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=481778) [Ask the psychiatrists’ receptionist](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=462463) [Ask the Certified Floodplain Manager](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=432277) [Ask the Mod](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=468862) _Entertainment/Media_ [Ask the (not quite) starving Opera Singer!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=20124) [Ask the (word) puzzle editor!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=213460) [Ask the aging rock star](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=28413) [Ask the ballerina!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=291310) [Ask the Blackjack Dealer!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=381635) [Ask the Broadcast Professionals (or what would you like to know about advertising)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=388725) [Ask the casino dealer…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=444697) [Ask the former news reporter!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=169337) [Ask the Improv Theatre House Manager?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=401745) [Ask the nightclub guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=444505) [Ask the Opera Singer(s)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471848) [Ask a Poker Dealer…the floor is open.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=354243) [Ask the pornographer](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=105888)\* [Ask the pornographer (solo and GG stuff, no hetro, sorry)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=417727)\* [Ask the Pro-Wrestler](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=154361) [Ask the Professional Belly Dancer](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=153966) [Ask the Radio Host](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=246233) [Ask the Stripper!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=423735) [Ask the technical theatre guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=266822) [Ask the TV News Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=194847) [Ask the Vaudevillian](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=437877) [Ask the Freelancer](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=467162) [Ask the guy who used to work at a major daily newspaper](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=484288) _Law enforcement/Military/Government_ [Ask a former prison guard.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=161530) [Ask the 911 Dispatcher](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=243174) [Ask the Air Force Guy, again](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=146072) [Ask the cop](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=147494) [Ask the Debt Collector (Ouch, stop hitting me!)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=188409)\* [Ask the Diplomat!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=424637) [Ask the Draft Board member](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=311516) [Ask the firefighter!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=189267) [Ask the (hopefully) future Peace Corps volunteer](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=359470) [Ask the girl who deals with tax protesters everyday!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=425925) [Ask the Internet Abuse/Fraud Investigator](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=250627) [Ask the lawyer about tort reform laws](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=296776) [Ask the maximum security prison physician](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=150626) [Ask the Military Recruiter](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=436563) [Ask the Militia Guy!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=151573) [Ask the murder trial juror!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=80053) [Ask the Newbie Politician](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=381108) [Ask the Peace Corps Volunteer/TEFL teacher in Bulgaria](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=389938) [Ask the Prison Guard](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=436213) [Ask the Private Investigator](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=183025) [Ask the reformed debt collector](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=300694)\* [Ask the tax lawyer!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=151472) [Ask the U. S. Air Force guy!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=95289)\* [Ask the former TSA screener](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=461680) [Ask the guy who’s entering EOD (Bomb Squad) School](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=479220) [Ask the occasional German lay assessor judge (Schöffe)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=449110) _Medical_ [Ask the Audiologist](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=433367) [Ask the Dermatological Medical Assistant](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=435783) [Ask the doctor with first-hand SARS experience](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=180729) [Ask the emergency vet tech](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=169003) [Ask the first year medical student](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=441070) [Ask the forensic pathologist - or, Last chance to pontificate](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=365327) [Ask the Guy who makes Adult Spaces FUN!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=245610) [Ask the Medical Billing Specialist](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=300140) [Ask the Medical Student!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=28552) [Ask the Optician…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=244369) [Ask the Planned Parenthood Nurse](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=437744) [Ask the Dermatological Medical Assistant](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=435783) [Ask the medical technologist](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=461649) [Ask the Paramedic](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=472326) _Music based_ [Ask a Drummer. aka Ask a semi-successful musician.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=262567)\* [Ask the Drummer!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=436177)\* [Ask the guy who’s touring with a Broadway show.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=407342) [Ask the Music Director](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=437084) [Ask the percussionist/drummer](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=436280) [Ask a singer](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=382642) _Product/Office/Software/Construction_ [Ask the Architect](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=451977) [Ask the Copy Editor!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=132694) [Ask the EXCEL Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=398567) [Ask the guy who works on an oil rig](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=171254) [Ask the Graphic Designer](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=158636) [Ask the IT Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=383625) [Ask the Microsoft Employee](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=428709) [Ask The Product Standards and ISO Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=155532) [Ask a Software Engineer/Developer](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=150395) [Ask the Structional Engineer!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=185157) [Ask the Web Designer/Web Host](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=406168) _Relationships/Dealing with people_ [Ask Dr aha, sex therapist](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=50867) [Ask the substance abuse counselor](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=423855) _School based/Scientific_ [Ask the (student) Vet](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=177170) [Ask the Academic](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=402134) [Ask the Anime Student](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=317485) [Ask the Biologist!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=222713) [Ask the Bored Virologist!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=159636) [Ask the Culinary School Student!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=28711) [Ask the English teacher living in a foreign country.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=382583) [Ask the exhausted grad student](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=91712) [Ask a Mathematician](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=416205) [Ask the Middle School Teacher](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=386089) [Ask a nuclear submariner](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=441363) [Ask the Peace Corps Volunteer/TEFL teacher in Bulgaria.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=389938) _Transportation_ [Ask the Airline Pilot who just switched from Passengers to Cargo](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=325490) [Ask (or vent to) your Fed-Ex guy!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=383369) [Ask the freight train conductor](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=349991) [Ask the high-performance driving instructor](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=369540) [Ask the railroader](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=443535) [Ask the small airplane pilot](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=252846) [Ask the trainee traindriver.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=386372) [Ask the -blank-](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=436343) \*Denotes threads that are the same but were made by different users. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2008, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-every-single-ask-the-thread/471001/5 "2008-11-04T05:19:30Z")
Wheew! ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-every-single-ask-the-thread/471001/6 "2008-11-04T05:31:00Z")
Thank-you, once again, for taking the time to compile these. SSG Schwartz ---
**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:** [November 4, 2008, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-every-single-ask-the-thread/471001/7 "2008-11-04T05:40:17Z")
Sure thing. I don’t have anything else better to do. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-every-single-ask-the-thread/471001/8 "2008-11-04T05:42:52Z")
No, really. You are bookmark material. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2008, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-every-single-ask-the-thread/471001/9 "2008-11-04T06:25:58Z")
At least until the next version comes out. ; ) ---
**Author:** ![beanpod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9adbd/32.png) [@beanpod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beanpod)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-every-single-ask-the-thread/471001/10 "2008-11-04T06:28:48Z")
This is awesome! Thank you. I never EVER would have guessed how many of these threads there are. And I’m sad I missed the Ask the Five Year Old Child thread in the first go-round. **nocturnal-tick** should do an updated thread: Ask the Nine Year Old Child. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2008, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-every-single-ask-the-thread/471001/11 "2008-11-04T06:34:25Z")
Then he could be added to the “Threads in a series/with sequels” category, huh? ---
**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:** [November 4, 2008, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-every-single-ask-the-thread/471001/12 "2008-11-04T07:14:12Z")
I’m with **beanpod** , I had no idea there had been so many of these. Thanks for compiling them. Would it be bad manners to start my own “ask the” thread in the near future, what with outdating the list and all? ---
**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:** [November 4, 2008, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-every-single-ask-the-thread/471001/13 "2008-11-04T07:43:31Z")
I don’t think so. I do a search of the last year’s threads with them…exactly a year from now. So I’ll be bound to catch it next year. 🙂 ---
**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 21, 2009, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-every-single-ask-the-thread/471001/14 "2009-07-21T06:06:21Z")
I figured I’d give this a shameless bump since it’s about the halfway point between “versions”. ---
**Author:** ![AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-every-single-ask-the-thread/471001/15 "2009-07-21T07:40:40Z")
Where’s the " Ask the Slave in a 24/7 Master/ Slave relationship" thread? ---
**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 21, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-every-single-ask-the-thread/471001/16 "2009-07-21T16:41:47Z")
> [@AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](#): > > Where’s the " Ask the Slave in a 24/7 Master/ Slave relationship" thread? It either: 1. Wasn’t made yet at the time of this topic making 2. Had less than 7 posts 3. Possibly had another title (and didn’t start with “Ask”) 4. Was unavailable for other reasons at the time ---
**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 21, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-or-every-single-ask-the-thread/471001/17 "2009-07-21T16:45:20Z")
OH…or 5. It IS on the list and you just didn’t see it. 😛 > [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > [Ask the Wife who also happens to be a 24/7 sex slave (TMI possible)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=460770)