# The "Ask the..." Anthology **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 20, 2005, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology/331873 "2005-11-20T02:41:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology/331873/41 "2005-11-22T19:30:42Z")
curse you, curse you, Mr. Idle Thoughts… I’m hooked!! But I just gotta ask one thing–why didja decide **18** replies was the magic number ? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology/331873/42 "2005-11-22T20:22:32Z")
So what was the oldest "Ask the … " thread? Who started it all? ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology/331873/43 "2005-11-22T22:10:56Z")
Pretty sure it was **Esprix** ’s “Ask the Gay Guy,” found at the bottom of the “Threads in a Series/Has Sequels” category in post 2 above. ---
**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 23, 2005, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology/331873/44 "2005-11-23T03:48:50Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > curse you, curse you, Mr. Idle Thoughts… I’m hooked!! > > But I just gotta ask one thing–why didja decide **18** replies was the magic number ? I dunno. Some seemed to have 16 or 17 posts but weren’t all that exciting…I browsed some of them and most seemed to get hijacked or just talk idly in there without asking questions…so I decided to make the cut off rate about there. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology/331873/45 "2005-11-23T14:52:19Z")
Recently, **CKDexterHaven** put up [this sticky](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=320298) in the About This Messageboard forum, called \*“Beginner’s Guide to Glossary of Terms on Straight Dope Message Boards”. \* That thread is closed now, but maybe we could ask **Dex** to add just one more post, linking to this thread. ---
**Author:** ![ArrMatey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrmatey/32/3522_2.png) [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology/331873/46 "2005-11-23T17:09:13Z")
_chants_ Sti-CKY! Sti-CKY! Sti-CKY! _puts down the donut_ Oh, and this thread should be thumbtacked, or something! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology/331873/47 "2005-11-27T07:10:02Z")
Should we be adding new ones as they appear? > **[Ask the girl with the makeshift Ouija board](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=346373)** > > Well, Ouija sheet, really. It’s all-paper and all-knowing! Ask! Recieve knowledge! Impress your friends! ---
**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 27, 2005, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology/331873/48 "2005-11-27T23:27:10Z")
Well I was going to update it in about half a year or so… ---
**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 27, 2006, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology/331873/49 "2006-02-27T15:08:58Z")
The mods might close this, but hopefully not. This thread was just requested and posted to a new thread. It is strictly a reference thread so hopefully the 2 month rules won’t be enforced. [What would your “Ask the…” thread be?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=359846&page=1&pp=50) Jim ---
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology/331873/50 "2006-02-27T22:47:23Z")
Oh wow. Good job. /applause ---
**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:** [February 28, 2006, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology/331873/51 "2006-02-28T01:55:33Z")
Yeah, I’ll update it sometime with all of the Ask The Threads that were made after I posted this sometime. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology/331873/52 "2006-02-28T08:45:37Z")
> [@Idle Thoughts](#): > > Yeah, I’ll update it sometime with all of the Ask The Threads that were made after I posted this sometime. A tip: if you wanted to update your list in one single new OP, so readers don’t have to wade througth the various posts, it might come in handy to know all you’d have to do is click on the “reply with quote” button and copy & paste whatever you find in the box that pops up. Maybe you already knew that, but if you didn’t it might make it easier for you to make more of these neat lists. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology/331873/53 "2006-02-28T17:32:55Z")
Dayum! **Idle Thoughts** , that was a true labor of love, even if my thread didn’t make it. Hey mods - how about an honorary title change for IT? Researcher Extraordinaire, or something like that? ---
**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:** [January 19, 2007, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology/331873/54 "2007-01-19T02:29:19Z")
[QUOTE=Idle Thoughts] Yeah, I’ll update it sometime with all of the Ask The Threads that were made after I posted this sometime. [/QUOTE] **Bump** : Any thoughts, (Idle or otherwise) of doing the update? ---
**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:** [February 22, 2007, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology/331873/55 "2007-02-22T23:46:20Z")
Actually… [I already did it.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=394701) Heh. Musta been absent that day. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology/331873/56 "2007-02-23T02:26:19Z")
And subscribe… now! ---
**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, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology/331873/57 "2007-02-23T03:21:36Z")
[QUOTE=Idle Thoughts] Actually… [I already did it.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=394701) Heh. Musta been absent that day. 😛 [/QUOTE] Hey, thanks. I am glad you put in the link. That one must have fallen off pretty quickly. Jim [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology/331873.md?page=2)