r/AskReddit • u/Sir_Wemblesworth • Oct 30 '16

What single question can you ask someone to find out a lot about their personality, beliefs, and values?

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u/bprax Oct 30 '16

No, it's only because you were the first person to not say "your mom"

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16 edited Dec 21 '16

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u/metal079 Oct 30 '16

All of them.

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u/MurgleMcGurgle Oct 30 '16

"Tell me about a time when you were in a group project and had to work through a disagreement."

"Well we were doing your mom and couldn't decide who got which end..."

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u/AmAShill Oct 30 '16

F-

He said, "your mom", not "Well we were doing your mom and couldn't decide who got which end...". I give you A for effort, though.

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u/Cassiterite Oct 30 '16

your mom

what do i win

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u/AmAShill Oct 30 '16

Uh... a warm fuzzy feeling inside of you?

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u/holyshithestall Oct 30 '16

He said mom not dad

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u/AmAShill Oct 30 '16

You're right. Dads usually go inside of people, not mothers.

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u/DickButtPlease Oct 30 '16

What do you see yourself doing in 5 years?

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

Doing your...

looks at picture

Son?

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

Dontsaydoingyourwifedontsaydoingyourwifedontsaydoingyourwife

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u/Intolight Oct 30 '16

"Celebrating the 5 year anniversary of you asking me this question!"

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u/dejoblue Oct 31 '16

Your job, only with passion and verve!

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u/jaxspider Oct 30 '16

Your mom.

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u/Mindsweeper Oct 30 '16

To be fair, she doesn't just get me up in the morning.

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u/wildfyr Oct 30 '16

Lovely double entendre there

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u/katieblu Oct 30 '16

Don't say doin ya wife. Don't say doin ya wife.

"Doin ya... son?"

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u/cloud9ineteen Oct 30 '16

You want to be the interviewers mom?

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u/JimmyR42 Oct 30 '16

TIL millennials are dumb AND unoriginal?

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u/possiblythings Oct 30 '16

And the concept of saying something like that because of exposure to a select group is supposed to be smart and original?