# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Great\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/21 "2007-09-11T21:10:20Z")
Ask the member of congress Ask Solomon Ask Albert Einstein Ask Jesus ---
**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, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/22 "2007-09-11T21:27:08Z")
I always figured we have so many librarians here that a thread is hardly necessary, but I could be in on that one. šŸ™‚ And Iā€™ll take you up on that, **Antinor**. ---
**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, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/23 "2007-09-11T21:30:54Z")
[QUOTE=Zebra] Whouldnā€™t all the responses in "Ask the Librarian be ā€œShuuussā€? [/QUOTE] You havenā€™t been in a library recently have you? No one shushes anymore. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/24 "2007-09-11T22:58:20Z")
[ul] [li]Ask the nudist[/li][li]Ask the porn worker (publisher, videographer, editor, actor/actress, etc.)[/li][li]Ask the former prisoner[/li][li]Ask the prison guard[/li][li]Ask the former prostitute[/li][li]Ask the commercial airline pilot[/li][li]Ask the steward(ess)[/li][li]Ask the 9/11 survivor[/li][li]Ask the straight-A student (either college or someone who was one in high school)[/li][li]Ask the TV news reporter (someone actually honored this request once but the thread didnā€™t seem to get very far)[/li][li]Ask the former Scientologist[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![qubed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f07891/32.png) [@qubed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qubed)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/25 "2007-09-11T23:01:09Z")
I used to be an young(ish) Indian living in India in 2005/2006, but I was born in the USA, so thatā€™s probably not what youā€™re looking for. ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/26 "2007-09-11T23:03:41Z")
Ask the agoraphobic or any other illness Just about any one on religion Iā€™d also like to see an ask the foster child thread ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/27 "2007-09-11T23:04:01Z")
Iā€™d like to see an ā€œAsk the person who served on a submarine.ā€ Have we had an, ā€œAsk the person who lived in the USSR?ā€ 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, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/28 "2007-09-11T23:06:16Z")
[QUOTE=dwc1970] [ul] [li]Ask the nudist[/li][li]Ask the porn worker (publisher, videographer, editor, actor/actress, etc.)[/li][li]Ask the former prisoner[/li][li]Ask the prison guard[/li][li]Ask the former prostitute[/li][li]Ask the commercial airline pilot[/li][li]Ask the steward(ess)[/li][li]Ask the 9/11 survivor[/li][li]Ask the straight-A student (either college or someone who was one in high school)[/li][li]Ask the TV news reporter (someone actually honored this request once but the thread didnā€™t seem to get very far)[/li][li]Ask the former Scientologist[/li][/ul] [/QUOTE] We have actually had a bunch of these over the years even if they didnā€™t start out as true ā€œAsk Theā€ threads. They still functioned like them. Off the top of my head: Ask the porn worker (publisher, videographer, editor, actor/actress, etc.) Ask the prison guard Ask the commercial airline pilot Ask the 9/11 survivor Ask the straight-A student (either college or someone who was one in high school) Ask the former Scientologist These have all been covered. I could do a few myself like Ask the Straight ā€˜Aā€™ Student and Ask The Functional Alcoholic. These both occurred in the past but oddly started at the same time during very demanding times through undergraduate and Ivy League grad school. ---
**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, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/29 "2007-09-11T23:11:01Z")
[QUOTE=alanak] I used to be an young(ish) Indian living in India in 2005/2006, but I was born in the USA, so thatā€™s probably not what youā€™re looking for. [/QUOTE] Well, can you speak on life there at all? If so, start one! Questions will be forthcoming! ---
**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, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/30 "2007-09-11T23:13:19Z")
[QUOTE=dalej42] Iā€™d like to see an ā€œAsk the person who served on a submarine.ā€ [/QUOTE] We have done that one as well at least once and probably multiple times during my more than 7 years here. I am starting to believe we are serving most curiosity needs. Not all of these are labeled as ā€œAsk Theā€ however so it may take some work to find them and some wonā€™t show up on searches because they are too old. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/31 "2007-09-11T23:29:29Z")
I donā€™t think any of mine are going to happen: Ask the Supreme Court judge Ask the World War One Veteran Ask the shape shifter Ask the pacifist ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/32 "2007-09-11T23:58:00Z")
Ask the Greek Thief of Legend, because Iā€™m an attention whore ^^ ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/33 "2007-09-12T00:09:06Z")
[QUOTE=koeeoaddi] Ask the pacifist [/QUOTE] I think I am a pacifist, but Iā€™d be afraid to try that one on these boards! And I am not anti-violence in every circumstance, so I probably donā€™t truly fitā€¦however I feel being anti-violence or war in every situation bar none is being woefully naive. ---
**Author:** ![Plan\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/34 "2007-09-12T00:17:39Z")
**Ask the cop** ---
**Author:** ![Plan\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/35 "2007-09-12T00:19:02Z")
[QUOTE=Anaamika] I think I am a pacifist, but Iā€™d be afraid to try that one on these boards! And I am not anti-violence in every circumstance, so I probably donā€™t truly fitā€¦however I feel being anti-violence or war in every situation bar none is being woefully naive. [/QUOTE] Not to go off the thread, but isnā€™t everyone a pacifist? OK, except maybe for jihadists or other religious fanatics. Maybe I should start a thread on this in GD? ---
**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:** [September 12, 2007, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/36 "2007-09-12T00:22:35Z")
I want to do the ā€œAsk Jesusā€ thread. ---
**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 12, 2007, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/37 "2007-09-12T00:23:10Z")
I was actually serious about **Ask the menā€™s tailor**. Tailoring is traditionally a secretive trade, and one where English is typically your second language (unless you actually _are_ English). Iā€™d also like to have the chance to **Ask the homeopath**. Theyā€™ve always seemed a slightly woowoo crowd to me, with their super-dilute concentrations of this and that. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/38 "2007-09-12T00:25:38Z")
[QUOTE=Plan B] Not to go off the thread, but isnā€™t everyone a pacifist? OK, except maybe for jihadists or other religious fanatics. Maybe I should start a thread on this in GD? [/QUOTE] Hm.. donā€™t know. What do you define as a pacifist? Most people that I have asked vehemently do \*not \*define themselves as pacifists, and indeed express disdain and disgust for people that term themselves as such. \*I \*think they have entirely the wrong idea of what ā€œpacifistā€ is supposed to mean, but thatā€™s just me. Although I must warn you I may or may not participate in the GD thread. Never really saw the point of debating on the Intranets. Pacifist no longer looks like itā€™s spelled right. Pacifist pacifist pacifist. Smashifist. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/39 "2007-09-12T00:31:59Z")
[QUOTE=Justin\_Bailey] You havenā€™t been in a library recently have you? No one shushes anymore. [/QUOTE] And, yet, thereā€™s my sig, just sitting around waiting for an opportunity like this. ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813/40 "2007-09-12T00:34:04Z")
I would like to see an ā€œAsk the Celebrityā€ thread, but thereā€™s obivous problems with that one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ask-the-threads-are-you-hoping-for/418813.md?page=3)