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Yeah. I know this makes me seem wildly stupid, but... I was trying to post a question on AskMe. I wanted to post it anonomously. (It was a medical question.) But I couldn't figure it out. I either had to post under my pseudonym, or I had to get a new account.
That can't be right?
Log in, then go to this link.
There's a link to it on the "New Post" page on AskMe.
posted by kbanas at 7:22 PM on August 4, 2008
There's a link to it on the "New Post" page on AskMe.
posted by kbanas at 7:22 PM on August 4, 2008
This is near the bottom: "If you'd like to ask a question anonymously, use this form here. It will have to be approved, so it won't be posted immediately. When it is posted it will have no connection whatsoever to your account. Not all anon questions will be posted, but most will."
posted by Airhen at 7:22 PM on August 4, 2008
posted by Airhen at 7:22 PM on August 4, 2008
Scroll down on the AskMe posting page and look for this paragraph:
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 7:24 PM on August 4, 2008
If you'd like to ask a question anonymously, use this form here. It will have to be approved, so it won't be posted immediately. When it is posted it will have no connection whatsoever to your account. Not all anon questions will be posted, but most will.The part I've bolded is a link, which takes you to the anon posting form.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 7:24 PM on August 4, 2008
from the new question form:
"If you'd like to ask a question anonymously, use this form here. It will have to be approved, so it won't be posted immediately. When it is posted it will have no connection whatsoever to your account. Not all anon questions will be posted, but most will."
posted by quonsar at 7:24 PM on August 4, 2008
"If you'd like to ask a question anonymously, use this form here. It will have to be approved, so it won't be posted immediately. When it is posted it will have no connection whatsoever to your account. Not all anon questions will be posted, but most will."
posted by quonsar at 7:24 PM on August 4, 2008
Look, look, I HAD IT COVERED.
posted by kbanas at 7:25 PM on August 4, 2008 [3 favorites]
posted by kbanas at 7:25 PM on August 4, 2008 [3 favorites]
There's so much crap and random instructions on the Ask posting page, that have grown over time like the mildew on my shower curtain, that it's not surprising you missed it.
posted by smackfu at 7:26 PM on August 4, 2008
posted by smackfu at 7:26 PM on August 4, 2008
Thanks! Quansar, your knowledge of Norwegian is truly mindboggling!
posted by Dumsnill at 7:28 PM on August 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by Dumsnill at 7:28 PM on August 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
There's so much crap and random instructions on the Ask posting page, that have grown over time like the mildew on my shower curtain, that it's not surprising you missed it.
I wouldn't even lick that page.
posted by ddaavviidd at 7:36 PM on August 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
I wouldn't even lick that page.
posted by ddaavviidd at 7:36 PM on August 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
oh dumsnill, you flatter me.
posted by quansar at 7:57 PM on August 4, 2008 [4 favorites]
posted by quansar at 7:57 PM on August 4, 2008 [4 favorites]
This should have been posted to AskMe.
posted by Astro Zombie at 8:12 PM on August 4, 2008 [3 favorites]
posted by Astro Zombie at 8:12 PM on August 4, 2008 [3 favorites]
Yeah. Kwanstar is pretty cool.
posted by eyeballkid at 8:23 PM on August 4, 2008
posted by eyeballkid at 8:23 PM on August 4, 2008
eponysterical?
posted by quonsar
Careful, next you'll be making jokes about plates of beans.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 9:06 PM on August 4, 2008
posted by quonsar
Careful, next you'll be making jokes about plates of beans.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 9:06 PM on August 4, 2008
oh boy I can't wait to see what the next anonymous askme is! I hope it's embarrassing!
posted by tylermoody at 9:07 PM on August 4, 2008 [2 favorites]
posted by tylermoody at 9:07 PM on August 4, 2008 [2 favorites]
[so you've got to ask yourself, "do I post it anyway, now that everyone knows it's me, or do I wait a few days and hope that the next guy's question is less embarrassing than my own?]
posted by tylermoody at 9:08 PM on August 4, 2008
posted by tylermoody at 9:08 PM on August 4, 2008
Go see a doctor.
posted by Big_B at 9:13 PM on August 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by Big_B at 9:13 PM on August 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
"do I post it anyway"
I want to. Anyone care to volunteer a name?
posted by Dumsnill at 9:27 PM on August 4, 2008
I want to. Anyone care to volunteer a name?
posted by Dumsnill at 9:27 PM on August 4, 2008
Just give it a day and post anon, Dumsill.
Unless there's something growing out of your stomach, in which case anonymity is the least of your worries, anyway.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 9:37 PM on August 4, 2008
Unless there's something growing out of your stomach, in which case anonymity is the least of your worries, anyway.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 9:37 PM on August 4, 2008
Just a guess, but I think you need to consult an ophthalmologist.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 9:42 PM on August 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 9:42 PM on August 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
Seeing better would be good for all of us, I guess. Learning difficult words isn't gonna improve our vision, though.
"Just a guess, but I think you need to consult an ophthalmologist."
That seems like a simple sentence to parce. Sure, "ophtalmologist" is a pretty impressive looking word, so what?
Here's a better one: "deipnophobia."
(Yes, you read that post too.)
(I love red wine.)
posted by Dumsnill at 10:01 PM on August 4, 2008
"Just a guess, but I think you need to consult an ophthalmologist."
That seems like a simple sentence to parce. Sure, "ophtalmologist" is a pretty impressive looking word, so what?
Here's a better one: "deipnophobia."
(Yes, you read that post too.)
(I love red wine.)
posted by Dumsnill at 10:01 PM on August 4, 2008
That would be hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
posted by tellurian at 10:12 PM on August 4, 2008
posted by tellurian at 10:12 PM on August 4, 2008
IANAL/D/Food Scientist, but eat the sandwich and dump him, just make sure you've read the contract fully first.
posted by pupdog at 11:25 PM on August 4, 2008
posted by pupdog at 11:25 PM on August 4, 2008
When you're writing a new post on AskMe, there's a paragraph at the bottom. I forget what it says exactly, but it includes a link to the post-anon page.
posted by theiconoclast31 at 1:09 AM on August 5, 2008
posted by theiconoclast31 at 1:09 AM on August 5, 2008
So what does Dumsnill mean in Norwegian?
It's the traditional Norwegian way of saying: "Punch you in the dick"
posted by Dumsnill at 2:26 AM on August 5, 2008 [6 favorites]
It's the traditional Norwegian way of saying: "Punch you in the dick"
posted by Dumsnill at 2:26 AM on August 5, 2008 [6 favorites]
Stupid/nice. It's a pretty good word, actually. I think I'll try using it in a sentence today.
posted by sveskemus at 3:54 AM on August 5, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by sveskemus at 3:54 AM on August 5, 2008 [1 favorite]
IANAD but I have two words for you: olive oil.
posted by turgid dahlia at 4:25 AM on August 5, 2008
posted by turgid dahlia at 4:25 AM on August 5, 2008
Stupid/nice. It's a pretty good word, actually. I think I'll try using it in a sentence today.
posted by sveskemus
Ah, I was confusing my Norwegian and German, I thought it meant stupid FAST! You know, like me on my BMX.
posted by Grither at 4:27 AM on August 5, 2008
posted by sveskemus
Ah, I was confusing my Norwegian and German, I thought it meant stupid FAST! You know, like me on my BMX.
posted by Grither at 4:27 AM on August 5, 2008
Don't declaw your cats. Don't circumsize them either.
posted by desjardins at 7:30 AM on August 5, 2008
posted by desjardins at 7:30 AM on August 5, 2008
Oh for pete's sake. It's totally fine to circumsize your cats. Just make sure you don't cut the quick.
posted by Deathalicious at 7:39 AM on August 5, 2008
posted by Deathalicious at 7:39 AM on August 5, 2008
If the medical question is about throwing up or dehydration, just go to the ER.
yes I know I learned something this weekend
posted by Unicorn on the cob at 8:19 AM on August 5, 2008
yes I know I learned something this weekend
posted by Unicorn on the cob at 8:19 AM on August 5, 2008
I cut off my cat's claws, and then circumcised him with his own claw. Then I fed him the circumcised bits, which was kind of a dick move, I guess, 'cause he's a vegetarian. So here's my question: What should I name my dog?
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 8:19 AM on August 5, 2008
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 8:19 AM on August 5, 2008
"Then I fed him the circumcised bits, which was kind of a dick move, I guess"
*rimshot*
posted by fogster at 8:47 AM on August 5, 2008
*rimshot*
posted by fogster at 8:47 AM on August 5, 2008
Stupidkind is the best kind.
posted by danOstuporStar at 9:44 AM on August 5, 2008
posted by danOstuporStar at 9:44 AM on August 5, 2008
If you've asked a question in the last week (you have), then it won't let you ask a new question (even if it's anonymous) until your week is up. Try again on the 11th.
posted by philomathoholic at 1:52 PM on August 5, 2008
posted by philomathoholic at 1:52 PM on August 5, 2008
So...did this get answered? I'm kind of lost at this point, but I'm pretty sure Flo shoud name his dog "At" or possibly "To" or "In" or some other preposition, because that'd make conversations really confusing.
posted by cortex (staff) at 2:12 PM on August 5, 2008
posted by cortex (staff) at 2:12 PM on August 5, 2008
I'm pretty adamant about reserving prepositions for cats. "Up!" I shout, and nothing much happens. "Do you not understand simple English prepositions?" I yell. Again, no reaction. I'm not sure what I was hoping for, though.
The question? I was the OP and I've long ago forgotten the question.
posted by Dumsnill at 3:06 PM on August 5, 2008
The question? I was the OP and I've long ago forgotten the question.
posted by Dumsnill at 3:06 PM on August 5, 2008
I had a cat named "Of", once. She was awesome.
posted by exceptinsects at 9:13 AM on August 6, 2008
posted by exceptinsects at 9:13 AM on August 6, 2008
He got it. Embarrassement wrote he. Wrongly. Or rightly.
posted by Dumsnill at 2:11 PM on August 15, 2008
posted by Dumsnill at 2:11 PM on August 15, 2008
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posted by quonsar at 7:22 PM on August 4, 2008 [1 favorite]