Long List of Ask-Fors ===================== Can I have a relationship between two people? What is a room in the house? What did you want to be when you grew up? What am I holding in my hands (hold up hands)? What is the opposite of the colour (blue)? May I get an occupation that involves no risk of physical injury? May I get a backyard activity? What are you planning to do on your next day off? Can I get a non-geographical location? What is your uncle's favourite hobby? Please fill in the blank. The -blank- family. What is a lame excuse for not beng given a speeding ticket? What is your favourite fruit (vegetable, meat etc.)? What is an annoying personal habit? Fill in the blank. The -blank- holiday. What is the worst excuse you have heard for missing work (school, church)? Can I get a polysyllabic noun that starts with the letter D (F, G, etc)? What is your favourite cereal topping? Where is a bad place to take a date? Fill in the blanks. For every -blank- there are seven -blanks-. A poor choice of collateral. Can I get a crucial moment in history? If you could defy any natural law, what would it be? What does it take to wake you up in the morning? What is the eleventh commandment? If you could invent a new human organ what would it be? If god were an atheist what would god have called religion? If you could work at a Federal Penitentary what job would you choose? What animal does your spouse remind you of? Why are you limping this morning? What is the integral of 3Xcubed? What job did YOU think you wanted when you were in school? An occupation one of YOUR relatives had? What's a family tradition that YOUR family has Advice for Ask-fors: ==================== Personalize it. "An occupation one of YOUR relatives had?" What you really want to avoid is a time delay between the question and response, that lull, that void of silence as the audience member thinks about it. Being as specific as possible can help avoid this. You should also consider avoiding questions that ask for "favourites/worsts/mosts/leasts/etc" as people will judge their responses in their head before stating them aloud. You can get personal and don't be afraid to ask more then one question to get a good response, it also helps build a rapport with your audience members. Example: "Sir, are you married?" Yes. "Did you propose or did your wife?" She did. "Do you remember where you were when she proposed to you?" At the racetrack. "Horses or dogs?" Dogs. "OK, this next scene will take place at the dog track. Thank you, sir." ++++++++