# The "Ask the..." Anthology Version 2.0 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 3, 2006, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-version-2-0/378924 "2006-11-03T02:49:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **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 3, 2006, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-version-2-0/378924/1 "2006-11-03T02:49:36Z")
Well, since it’s just about a year ago since I first made this, I figured it needed some updating. So what I did was use the handy-dandy feature that only brings up topics new/made in the last year and added all the new ones since the first list, which were probably around 30 or 40 or so. This time I widened my horizons a bit and included any/every topic as long as it had more than TEN replies (as opposed to 19 in the first making). And again, this list is composed of “Ask the…” threads from all over. MPSIMS, IMHO, CS, GD, and even some from the Pit. Happy reading. May you find your “Ask the” topic here if you made one…and may you enjoy reading all the info and input these experts have told us about if you’re just a curious browser. **Age/Time Specific** [Ask the _Other_ Teenager](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=196225)\* [Ask the 50’s Dad](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=335904) [Ask the 50’s Mom](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=336542) [Ask the American Teen](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=71759)\* [Ask the Australian Teenage Guy…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=91939) [Ask the Canadian Teenager…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=307123)\* [Ask the five year old child](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=239597) [Ask the male teenager](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=170127)\* [Ask the nomadic Mormon teenager](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=151489) [Ask the other teenage guy!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=175969)\* [Ask the pimply teenage fast food worker](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=362522) [Ask the Teenager!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=133457)\* **Jokes, Parodies and “Teh funny”** [Ask Hulk](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=160373) [Ask a Moron!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=308073) [Ask that Hindenburg Annoucer Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=28738) [Ask the ‘time traveler from the future’](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=222477)\* [Ask the Apathetic Guy.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=32238) [Ask the Average Guy!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=221960) [Ask the Cat](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=300768)\* [Ask the Cat](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=362833)\* [Ask the Chronic 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Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=92168)\* [Ask the Hindu](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=204626)\* [Ask the Iraqi Information Minister](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=178110) [Ask the Irish Bloke](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=28480)\* [Ask the Irish Guy?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=169172)\* [Ask the Islamic Guys](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=32920) [Ask the Isreali Guy.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=318337) [Ask the Jewish settler](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=189548) [Ask the Kiwi bloke](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=28756) [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 Person](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=309194) [Ask the Orthodox Christian](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=174984) [Ask the person from a small town in Southeast Kansas!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=152023) [Ask the Pseudo-Norwegian Chick](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=41843) [Ask the Shi`a Nizari Ismaili Muslim Woman](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=299927) [Ask the Singaporean guy!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=253253) [Ask the Swedish-born Egyptian guy living in California](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=91659) [Ask the Swedish Chick!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=30818) [Ask the Turk](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=91168) [Ask the WI guy!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=25899) [Askin’ the Alaskan](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=212407)\* **Opinions and Thoughts** [Ask the Anarcho Capitalist](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=269547) [Ask the atheist, 15 year old, male Hoosier.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=307900)\* [Ask the Atheist](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=285902)\* [Ask the Atheist 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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 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) ---
**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 3, 2006, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-version-2-0/378924/2 "2006-11-03T02:54:48Z")
**Sexual Preference/Gender Based** [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 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 Transgendered Person](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=67415) **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 Freemason](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=391621) [Ask the Geography Maven](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=30184) [Ask the guy who’s just read Lord of the Rings](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=334492) [Ask the guy who knows way too much about Futurama](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=267797) [Ask the guy who knows way too much about the tsunami](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=348623) [Ask the guy who lives in a pro-dominatrix dungeon](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=378227) [Ask the guy who plays too much Guild Wars…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=373861) [Ask the Harry Potter Nut](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=346171) [Ask the hockey guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=321907) [Ask the irritated E3 guy.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=371752) [Ask the NASCAR fan](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=384380) [Ask the nudist](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=28744) [Ask the paintball player](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=92726) [Ask the pro poker player.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=362377) [Ask the Recumbent Bike Rider](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=173934) [Ask the SAHM. 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)\* **The Things That Make Us Different (but not any less of a great person!)** [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 Diabetic (possible TMI)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=316037) [Ask the drunk guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=22898) [Ask the girl with bipolar disorder](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=204780) [Ask the girl with glasses](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=377874) [Ask the fat guy!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=90015) [Ask the guy in Eyeliner!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=378808) [Ask the guy on dialysis](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=323399) [Ask the guy who doesn’t make blood!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=233953) [Ask the guy who’s severely color-blind](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=300083)\* [Ask the guy with a really small 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 Paralyzed Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=68558) [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 Twin](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=136233) **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) **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 Survivor](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=379201) [Ask the Celebrity Bartender](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=300532) [Ask The Columbia Shuttle Recovery Guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=171811) [Ask the convicted felon](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=150066) [Ask the dopers who have gone through fertility treatments.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=182002) [Ask the Drug Addict](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=90705) [Ask the Former Lurker!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=226436) [Ask the former state Class A chess champion](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=164643) [Ask the gal who just had Bariatric Lap Band installation](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=337669) [Ask the Gastric Bypass Patient Who Tried Everyting Else Before Resorting to Surgery](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=307848) [Ask the girl who just spent 2.5 weeks in China](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=345505) [Ask the girl whose house burnt down](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=358664) [Ask the Graveyard Shift Worker!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=187625) [Ask the Guy Who Stared at Bill Walton’s Back for Three Hours](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=363502) [Ask the guy…with a hundred boomerangs](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=266986) [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 LASIK surgery](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=237771)\* [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 lucid dreamer](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=165574) [Ask the Medi Marijuana Patient](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=383757) [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 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) **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 Children’s Book Editor](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=156147) [Ask the Environmental Psychologist…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=185674) [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 Service Dog Handler/Trainer…!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=360198) _Customer Relations, Service, and Dealing with People_ [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 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 Direct Marketing (Call Center, Telemarketing, Junk Mail) Professional!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=191223) [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 Phone Psychic](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=306061) [Ask the LensCrafters eyeglasses consultant](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=365649) [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 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 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 a waiter!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=260095) [Ask the waitress!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=151408) _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 former news reporter!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=169337) [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 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 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) ---
**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 3, 2006, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-version-2-0/378924/3 "2006-11-03T02:56:14Z")
_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 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 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 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 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)\* _Medical_ [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 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) _Music based_ [Ask a Drummer. aka Ask a semi-successful musician.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=262567) [Ask a singer](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=382642) _Product/Office/Software/Construction_ [Ask the Copy Editor!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=132694) [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 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) _Relationships/Dealing with people_ [Ask Dr aha, sex therapist](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=50867) _School based/Scientific_ [Ask the (student) Vet](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=177170) [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 the Middle School Teacher](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=386089) [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 guy who works on an oil rig](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=171254) [Ask the high-performance driving instructor](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=369540) [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 \_\_\_\_\_\_ Threads You’d Like to See](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=68270) \*Denotes two or more topics/variations were made by different members ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2006, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-version-2-0/378924/4 "2006-11-03T12:00:50Z")
Thank you thank you thank you **Idle Thoughts**. I love these threads, and it’s great that you take your time to organize them for all of us who may not always get to see them when they first appear. This very issue came up for me [just a month ago](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=391237) and some nice Dopers linked your (then) newest collection. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2006, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-version-2-0/378924/5 "2006-11-03T14:59:59Z")
Wow, very nice. Unbelievable that I actually have a couple of ask the threads, including the nfp one which I’d forgotten about. Thanks, Idle Thoughts! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-version-2-0/378924/6 "2007-02-23T03:23:13Z")
Thanks for the update **Idle Thoughts**. Another great job. Jim ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-version-2-0/378924/7 "2007-02-23T04:16:16Z")
[oh man I feel really small](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=406168) ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-version-2-0/378924/8 "2007-02-23T04:30:03Z")
> [@](#): > > Transportation > > Ask the guy who works on an oil rig I’m transportation??? I’d get mad, but I have three flights to catch tomorrow 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-version-2-0/378924/9 "2007-02-23T14:17:49Z")
Woo. I’m gonna be busy. Goodbye, productivity! ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-version-2-0/378924/10 "2007-02-23T15:03:55Z")
**Idle Thoughts** : ask the guy with too much time on his hands. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![dasgupta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@dasgupta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasgupta)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-version-2-0/378924/11 "2007-02-23T18:45:48Z")
[QUOTE=Anaamika] Wow, very nice. Unbelievable that I actually have a couple of ask the threads, including the nfp one which I’d forgotten about. Thanks, Idle Thoughts! [/QUOTE] Funny, I was thinking something similar. “Aww.. I should have done an IT thread. _click_ Oh, that’s my thread?” Thanks for the list! ---
**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:** [October 8, 2007, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-version-2-0/378924/12 "2007-10-08T07:20:41Z")
There will be a new version of this coming out November 1st or 2nd or 3rd, just like this one was exactly a year later from the first one. This is because when searching the all the forums for the topics to add to this list, I’m able to set the “Show thread” default at “All from the last year” and I won’t get any “Ask the…” threads that I’ve already included, yet I won’t miss any that were started the day after this version was made. 🙂 So yeah, look for that in about three weeks. In the meantime, here’s this one to enjoy again for anyone who hasn’t seen it. I hope the mods and powers that be don’t mind me bumping it up. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2007, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-version-2-0/378924/13 "2007-10-08T11:02:28Z")
Thank you, your efforts are appreciated. Really, this is a pretty cool thing you do. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Septima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2007, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-version-2-0/378924/14 "2007-10-08T12:13:31Z")
Wow, lots of fun reading in there…linky to the pseudo norwegian girls is broken, though. And my Ask the…isn’t there ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-version-2-0/378924/15 "2007-10-08T19:34:24Z")
How did you search these? I thought the engine wouldn’t take words with three or fewer letters. Anyhow, you left one off: [Ask the Internet Oracle Priest](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=284858) ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2007, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-version-2-0/378924/16 "2007-10-08T19:39:34Z")
Wow, awesome job! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2007, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-version-2-0/378924/17 "2007-10-08T19:49:49Z")
[QUOTE=Maus Magill] How did you search these? I thought the engine wouldn’t take words with three or fewer letters. Anyhow, you left one off: [Ask the Internet Oracle Priest](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=284858) [/QUOTE] They are mainly in MPSIMS and you can sort the forum by title which clumps all the Ask the titles to the top. This trick slightly simplifies the wonderful job that Idle has taken to doing annually for the rest of us. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2007, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-version-2-0/378924/18 "2007-10-08T19:54:18Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] They are mainly in MPSIMS and you can sort the forum by title which clumps all the Ask the titles to the top. This trick slightly simplifies the wonderful job that Idle has taken to doing annually for the rest of us. Jim [/QUOTE] Sort by thread title, of course. The simple solutions are often the best. Nice job, at any rate. ---
**Author:** ![nocturnal\_tick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@nocturnal\_tick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_tick)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2007, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-version-2-0/378924/19 "2007-10-08T20:22:36Z")
I just reread one of my old threads. My little brother was a philosophical genius! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-version-2-0/378924/20 "2007-10-15T17:16:35Z")
Wow - a great job, and an invaluable reference help. Many thanks, **Idle Thoughts**! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology-version-2-0/378924.md?page=2)