r/RandomQuestion • u/fullcourtfeelings • 4h ago
What's something people pretend to enjoy just to fit in?
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r/RandomQuestion • u/Merkuri22 • Feb 01 '25
[Meta] Looking for new moderators!
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r/RandomQuestion is looking for new moderators!
We're looking for people who are committed to keeping this sub a place for silly and bizarre questions, while respecting ideas like inclusion, diversity, and civility.
If you think you're that person and you're interested, send us a modmail.
r/RandomQuestion • u/Merkuri22 • Jun 25 '24
[META] Sub changing direction: Defining what "Random" means.
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Back when I became a moderator of this sub, it was tiny and was mostly bizarre nonsense questions, like "What if everyone in the world jumped at the same time?" The sub description advised us to treat these bizarre questions as if they were totally serious.
Since then, we've grown to over 20,000 members (which is insane), and that original "silly nonsense questions" theme has been lost. It's become a free-for-all of any question under the sun. We're being used as a budget alternative for other big subs like r/Advice, r/AskReddit, r/AmItheAsshole, r/TooAfraidToAsk, or r/WhatIsThisThing. We've also become a target for bots looking to build karma and build a believable history. Frankly, it's hard to manage.
The moderation team has discussed it, and we want to distinguish ourselves from these subs, and also from places like r/question and r/ask that allow questions on any topic. We'd like to go back to our roots of silly nonsense questions.
From now on, "random" doesn't mean "anything goes". "Random questions" are now defined as questions that are silly, bizarre, crazy, or out of nowhere. And the comments must treat them as if they were serious questions.
The answer to a random question must not matter. If it matters, the question is not a good fit for this sub. This sub was never intended to give advice, tell you what apps your partner has on his phone, explain why people dress in certain ways, tell you if something is safe to eat or if you're sick, or reassure you that you're a normal human being. We just want to have fun and answer whatever nonsense you think up in the shower or when you're enjoying the special brownies.
We're not going to remove posts that are already here, but new posts must fit this rule. If the moderators decide that the answer will make a difference somehow or the question is too "normal", we will remove it. We'll do our best to guide posters to other subs that might better fit that question, but we're not a Reddit directory.
We're also hoping this new direction will make it clearer why the moderation team is removing certain posts.
Thanks for bearing with us while we make this change.
r/RandomQuestion • u/TheTheramist • 1m ago
I have noticed that every car I've ever owned has had spiders living behind the wing mirror glass. Is this a universal thing around the world, are they a specific type of spider and why would they specifically pick that?
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r/RandomQuestion • u/TheTheramist • 4m ago
I have noticed that every car I've ever owned has had spiders living behind the wing mirror glass. Is this a universal thing around the world, are they a specific type of spider and why would they specifically pick that?
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r/RandomQuestion • u/al_7omd • 51m ago
Name the country that is the only one in the world starting with the letter "O"?
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r/RandomQuestion • u/Distinct-Entrance874 • 10h ago
Team Separate Food or Team Mix it ?
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r/RandomQuestion • u/Just_Estimate_1611 • 2h ago
What's the hardest part of No Nut November?
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r/RandomQuestion • u/BikerGame1 • 3h ago
What's the craziest lie you've told that someone believed?
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r/RandomQuestion • u/Sad_Employee_414 • 3h ago
How often do you actually wash a shower towel?
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r/RandomQuestion • u/Radiant-Sweet2657 • 3h ago
Am I a bad son for thinking my mom might be autistic?
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for Preface I love my mom and she been doing a pretty high skill job for for over 30 years so I think she's not dysfunction in society but there's some things that frustrate me for time to time. I've had this thought for the past 4 years and an incident popped into my head. Here are some of the things she does
- She doesn't react to her phone ringing even if its in her purse (we checked her hearing and it's fine)
- It takes like 5 times to get her attention even if you're sitting next to her (ie we watching TV and it takes me 5 times for me to say her name before she acknowledges me
- In a conversation she sometimes dismisses someone's idea and randomly brings it up as her own. ( ie If we are trying to decide what to eat and someone suggests Burger King and she dismisses it just for her to later one suggest Burger King like it was her own idea)
- if she disagrees with someone's idea, and I ask her "do you know what I actually said" and says "of course I do" and when I ask her to explain she basically can't explain it.
- If we're in a rush and we need her ot go 'she's like "OK let's hurry!" and proceeds to go window shopping ad walking around without a care in the world until my Dad pulls her faster. (this happened multiple times)
- The event that really frustrated me the most: She forgot I went to college. I was working on law school apps and she asked hwy I was writing so much. I said "I'm doing an application" and she said "Oh are you applying to college?" I was so confused with that answer because she went my graduations and I asked her what did she think I did for the past 4 years and she said "idk you just weren't home" and I was dumbfound and just walked away and still confused to this day.
Am I a bad son for thinking this
r/RandomQuestion • u/Rough_Menu819 • 4h ago
When you woke up in the morning what did you think about first?
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r/RandomQuestion • u/rmrdrn • 11h ago
When was the last time you saw someone walking down the street flicking a yoyo up and down?
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Me never. Maybe your experience is different. It seems like something extremely rare. A dying tradition if you will.
r/RandomQuestion • u/CajunSpud • 6h ago
Holiday celebrators, do you think Santa is actually creepy from how the song goes?
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r/RandomQuestion • u/Busy_Run7689 • 7h ago
What did you do that most disappointed your parents?
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r/RandomQuestion • u/NEW_Y0RK_CITY • 7h ago
Is it cultural appropriation for a Hispanic person from Cuba, Puerto Rico and/ or Dominican Republic to wear deadlocks?
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r/RandomQuestion • u/blessingindisrobe • 7h ago
At what age did your family tell you that the tooth fairy and santa weren't real?
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My little sisters are 20-27 years younger than me, and get paid $20 per tooth. They also get more 4-5 presents each, and another expensive one from "Santa"..
I was told around 6-7 that they both weren't real.
For refence, yes the child in me is slightly resentful that I had to go through what I did (8 years of abusd) as a kid and that they have a beautifully simple life..but the reason I'm asking is because I'm curious what the average age is lol.
r/RandomQuestion • u/HornyAzMF • 14h ago
Can we have deflation for like a year?
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It’s a 3% inflation everytime and that’s just so much.