# What's your "Ask The \[blank\]"? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 21, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ask-the-blank/163098 "2003-03-21T14:56:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ask-the-blank/163098/101 "2003-03-27T04:53:56Z")
Ask the British Lesbian Single Mum (with a Chinese Girlfriend). Or just ‘Ask the Gay Parent,’ but that’s way too boring. ---
**Author:** ![Nvme77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Nvme77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nvme77)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ask-the-blank/163098/102 "2003-03-27T05:23:38Z")
Ask the mother of twins Ask the Account Receivables manager (coughcollectionscough) Ask the breast implants woman Ask the mother of an autistic child Ask the former meth addict Ask the Barbie doll fanatic ---
**Author:** ![slice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@slice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slice)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ask-the-blank/163098/103 "2003-03-27T05:28:48Z")
Ask the children’s choir director Ask the Redskins intern Ask the rottweiler owner Ask the girl that is notoriously bad at picking out paint colors ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ask-the-blank/163098/104 "2003-03-27T08:21:47Z")
This is a hijack, but I wanted to let **brainfizz** know that he _should_ do the Ask the Pro Tour Magic Player thread. I know I’d enjoy it, and I know there are plenty of other Magic players on these boards. ---
**Author:** ![gruntz\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gruntz\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gruntz_1)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ask-the-blank/163098/105 "2003-03-27T08:30:15Z")
Ask the Cable Guy Ask the Military Guy Ask the computer game nerd Ask the professional goofball Ask the Dad ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ask-the-blank/163098/106 "2003-03-27T12:36:13Z")
Hmmm… I could do: Ask the mother of an orthopedically disabled child. -or- Ask the housewife. -or- Ask the amateur etiquette maven. That’s all I got. ---
**Author:** ![brainfizz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/da6949/32.png) [@brainfizz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainfizz)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ask-the-blank/163098/107 "2003-03-27T13:10:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by iamthewalrus(:3= \* > \*\*This is a hijack, but I wanted to let **brainfizz** know that he _should_ do the Ask the Pro Tour Magic Player thread. I know I’d enjoy it, and I know there are plenty of other Magic players on these boards. \*\* Heheh! Will do then, as soon as I get my internet set up at home… not on often enough to answer questions atm! ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ask-the-blank/163098/108 "2003-03-27T18:43:24Z")
Ask the… [ul] [li]Military brat[/li][li]American who grew up in Germany[/li][li]Runner[/li][li]Dog Owner[/li][li]Childless by Choice[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Winnie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e480ec/32.png) [@Winnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnie)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ask-the-blank/163098/109 "2003-03-27T18:59:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by slice \* > \*\*Ask the Redskins intern \*\* Ask the jealous lifelong Skins fan!!! ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ask-the-blank/163098/110 "2003-03-27T19:53:07Z")
Ask the nerd who does NOT like Star Trek Ask the programmer Ask the Pink Floyd fan Ask the bad poet Ask the bad indie musician/producer/writer. Ask the Gargoyles fan. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ask-the-blank/163098/111 "2003-03-27T20:00:49Z")
Ask the 29-year-old guy who’s never had a steady GF. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ask-the-blank/163098/112 "2003-03-27T20:09:05Z")
> [@](#): > > what the hell is a Melungeon? I second this. We, the uninformed, wish to illuminated. ---
**Author:** ![Marvel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marvel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvel)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ask-the-blank/163098/113 "2003-03-27T20:09:36Z")
I’ll try posting this again… 1. Ask the 80s Music Chick 2. Ask the Kate Bush Fan 3. Ask the Purple Fanatic (got married in a purple dress) 4. Ask the Sick Chick (I’m home with the flu) 5. Ask the Aunt (I’ve got seven nephews - one more and I’ll have a basketball team [I think]) Patty ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ask-the-blank/163098/114 "2003-03-27T20:10:28Z")
Nurse Carmen is a man? Shit. There goes my image of \*her \* sitting in front of a computer with a nurses uniform on, showing lots of leg and bosom. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ask-the-blank/163098/115 "2003-03-27T21:16:30Z")
Ask the judo black belt. Ask the adoptive father. Ask the non-fundamentalist Christian. Ask the guy who wears a tie to work by choice. Ask the conservative. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![green\_dragon\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/13edae/32.png) [@green\_dragon\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_dragon_1)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ask-the-blank/163098/116 "2003-03-28T01:49:42Z")
Ask the martial artist Ask the dancing instructor Ask the new age healer Ask the lazy university student Ask the relationship-disaster guy ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ask-the-blank/163098/117 "2003-03-28T03:36:24Z")
Ask the[ul]\* guy who showed up way too late - _second_ amateur (semi-pro, actually) herpetologist - _third_ tuba player! (former) - _third_ programmer - trumpet, flugel, alto, baritone player - beginning harmonica player - ferret owner - collector of art glass, snuff bottles, trumpets, and Mata Ortiz pottery - guy who just doesn’t give rat’s rump - anti-spin [/ul] ---
**Author:** ![non-native](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc8723/32.png) [@non-native](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/non-native)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ask-the-blank/163098/118 "2003-03-28T06:20:15Z")
- Ask the Korean guy - Ask the guy with a 3rd degree black belt in taekwondo - Ask the guy living in Guatemala - Ask the nonreligious guy (people give me crap if I say agnostic so…) - Ask the guy who has never lived one country for over 3 years consecutively - Ask the burnout - Ask the guy who couldn’t get a good haircut to save his life - Ask the smoker who doesn’t feel the need to quit - Ask the lactose intolerant guy - Ask the resident asshole ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ask-the-blank/163098/119 "2003-03-28T11:17:45Z")
This wording works for me: Ask me about Yosemite National Park. (People do. I have a Yosemite web site.) Ask me about drawing and painting, especially portraits. Ask me about glazing pottery in earthenware, using commercial glazes. Ask me about film composers, like Jerry Goldsmith. ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ask-the-blank/163098/120 "2003-03-28T11:20:24Z")
That _should_ be, “Ask me about glazing earthenware pottery, (with commercial glazes).” I don’t mix my own glazes. (Yuck.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ask-the-blank/163098.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ask-the-blank/163098.md?page=7)