# What kind of "Ask the" threads are you hoping for? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 11, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813 "2007-09-11T18:50:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/1 "2007-09-11T18:50:48Z")
I really like “Ask the” threads. I find them useful because more than one person often answers, and many people _ask_ - which really helps in a situation where you know zilch about the topic and thus don’t even know what to ask. I don’t think it’s any secret I’ve been hoping like crazy someone would start an " **Ask the Indian living in India**" thread. I’m dying to know what day-to-day life for young people is like in my mother country. I want an "\*\* Ask the percussionist/drummer\*\* " thread. I tried to start one with questions, but it failed because I don’t know the right questions to ask. Due to a recent thread I’d like someone to start an "\*\* Ask the person living in Delaware\*\* " thread, as it occured to me I know almost nothing about Delaware. How about others? And if someone wants to start one on any topics listed in this thread, feel free! ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/2 "2007-09-11T18:56:39Z")
I’d like to see an “Ask the person who wonders what type of ‘Ask The’ threads we should have” thread…wait. ---
**Author:** ![Velma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/85e7bf/32.png) [@Velma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velma)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/3 "2007-09-11T19:18:40Z")
I sometimes think about starting an “ask the Christian private school graduate” thread, but I wonder if it would become a trainwreck. I attended private Christian schools my whole life, including college, and now that I am older I look back and have more perspective about how it affected me and the good and bad parts of it. I know there are some common perceptions about what going to a private school is like but I have no idea if anyone is interested in this topic at all, so I usually just drop it. Sometimes I don’t know how I feel about it myself, so I don’t think I would come across as especially pro or con. I like the ask the “profession” threads myself, especially things that are medicine related or law related. ---
**Author:** ![Shryn\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Shryn\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shryn_King)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/4 "2007-09-11T19:24:13Z")
I would love to see an **Ask the kid who grew up in Foster Care** thread. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/5 "2007-09-11T19:28:53Z")
[QUOTE=Anaamika] Due to a recent thread I’d like someone to start an "\*\* Ask the person living in Delaware\*\* " thread, as it occured to me I know almost nothing about Delaware. [/QUOTE] There was one of those believe it or not. It wasn’t very long ago either and I will see if I can find it. A new poster claimed to be from Delaware which we all found very hard to believe so we pressured him to start an Ask The… thread on it. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/6 "2007-09-11T19:34:29Z")
[Ask The Guy That Claims to Be From Delaware](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=413773&highlight=delaware) ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/7 "2007-09-11T19:40:02Z")
Oh, thanks, Shag! March is one of the busier times in my organization so I guess I missed it in the hubbub. I’ll read it now! ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/8 "2007-09-11T19:47:20Z")
[QUOTE=Shagnasty] There was one of those believe it or not. It wasn’t very long ago either and I will see if I can find it. A new poster claimed to be from Delaware which we all found very hard to believe so we pressured him to start an Ask The… thread on it. [/QUOTE] I’d be willing to do an “ask the guy who has never lived in Delaware” thread. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/9 "2007-09-11T20:02:13Z")
Oh **Velma** , I’d be very interested to read about your experiences! Count me as a vote for that one. And I’d be interested in a foster care one, too. About all I have to offer is being a Mormon and homeschooling. The Mormon thing has been done to death, though I’ll do it again if it comes up. And I don’t consider myself a very experienced homeschooler yet. Maybe I’ll do that one later, if anyone is interested, which quite possibly they aren’t. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/10 "2007-09-11T20:08:10Z")
I want to start a thread titled “Ask the multimillion dollar lottery winner.” ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/11 "2007-09-11T20:08:59Z")
[QUOTE=dangermom] About all I have to offer is being a Mormon and homeschooling. The Mormon thing has been done to death, though I’ll do it again if it comes up. And I don’t consider myself a very experienced homeschooler yet. Maybe I’ll do that one later, if anyone is interested, which quite possibly they aren’t. [/QUOTE] I’d be willing to help out with the homeschooling one from the student side. My family has homeschooled since 1981 so I have a decent background to draw on. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/12 "2007-09-11T20:16:07Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] I want to start a thread titled “Ask the multimillion dollar lottery winner.” [/QUOTE] Subject to certain financial criteria being satisfied, this will be followed by “Ask the guy who’s just married **Annie-Xmas** ”. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/13 "2007-09-11T20:18:44Z")
[QUOTE=Chez Guevara] Subject to certain financial criteria being satisfied, this will be followed by “Ask the guy who’s just married **Annie-Xmas** ”. [/QUOTE] Chez Guevara is a _card_ game? ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/14 "2007-09-11T20:22:35Z")
\*\*Ask the Sadist Ask the Slacker Ask the Men’s Tailor Ask the Functioning Alcoholic Ask the Corrosive Cynic\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/15 "2007-09-11T20:45:51Z")
Ask the hot Indian chick from Albany NY who wants to be Zebra’s personal love slave ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/16 "2007-09-11T20:48:51Z")
hah, like you even know where Albany is. You think I live in Canada. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/17 "2007-09-11T20:50:34Z")
Hey, my love slave would come to me, so why do I care that you live in a suburb of Montreal. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/18 "2007-09-11T20:59:00Z")
I’d be willing to throw down an “Ask the Librarian” thread if anyone cared. There’s plenty of other librarians around here who could probably answer any questions as well. Oh, and since we’re talking Upstate NY: “Ask the guy who wants to ask other people where they think ‘Upstate NY’ really is” ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/19 "2007-09-11T21:02:14Z")
Whouldn’t all the responses in "Ask the Librarian be “Shuuuss”? ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/20 "2007-09-11T21:04:37Z")
I’d really enjoy an “Ask the Ape” thread. Mainly because of the alliteration. Or is it assonance? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813.md?page=2)