r/RandomQuestion • • 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 • • 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 • • 4h ago

Why do my fancy underwear keep showing up in my dirty laundry?

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I (42F) have only been wearing what I’ll call “utility underwear”- the cotton, businesslike kind- for the last couple months. But the no -businesslike kind (lacy,silky) that have mostly been gathering dust in the underwear drawer have suddenly been showing up in my dirty laundry. My husband (47M) swears it’s not him touching them (he had a good laugh when I asked if he was wearing my silky panties to work secretly. He would tell me if he were). It has now been 4 times— including the last 3 consecutive weeks- that I have found a pair of black lace panties that I know I have not worn in my laundry hamper (which I keep in my closet.) I will say that they appear clean/unworn/un…soiled.
Other people in the house: my mom (70F), and my kids (13M & 11F).
I realize the 13M seems a likely suspect (eww). But he’s almost never home without me. And he’s about as sneaky as a newborn giraffe. My mom is home all day while I’m at work but … ???? Ewww. All scenarios I can imagine with other people give me the ick. Best case I can imagine is that I am sleepwalking, but given that I am tethered to a CPAP machine, I feel that’s unlikely.
What do I do? Set up a nanny cam to catch the perv?
Am I missing an obvious theory?
My husband isn’t totally convinced I’m not pranking him- or that there’s not some weird static electricity thing happening where they’re hitchhiking with other clothes- I think he’s just trying to avoid the family ick too.


r/RandomQuestion • • 4h ago

People who wear glasses, near sighted or far sighted & how much?

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r/RandomQuestion • • 1h ago

What would you do?

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If you met a celebrity, what would you ask them?


r/RandomQuestion • • 11h ago

Do you think Melania will divorce Donald Trump when he leaves office?

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r/RandomQuestion • • 2h ago

What is being accomplished by making Reddit bots that just interact with ask reddit?

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r/RandomQuestion • • 2h ago

If you could be totally open about how you’re thinking or feeling what would you say?

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r/RandomQuestion • • 2h ago

What are some ways to trade time for property that is not an actual job?

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r/RandomQuestion • • 3h ago

Out of your offspring, who is your favorite? And why?

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r/RandomQuestion • • 3h ago

What’s an accomplishment you’re most proud of?

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r/RandomQuestion • • 3h ago

Trying to pack light. Which will get more use: Black or Brown dress shoes?

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r/RandomQuestion • • 4h ago

Winter is coming?

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Why do I always think of Game of Thrones when I hear this?


r/RandomQuestion • • 21h ago

What is going on with AI slop EVERYWHERE?

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IM OVER IT, I’m 30 this year💿
YouTube feels boring lately, I open Facebook stories and I scroll once twice everything is predicable or so slop so I stop and close the app.

Reddit feels like it’s turning into this boring feed and the answers lately feel so generic there’s no common human feel on half of them.

YouTube shorts are slightly good but damn they’re getting over saturated with the auto made videos with magical subtitles

My local restaurants and businesses are using AI slop to make their ads I can barely understand the advertisements because it’s a lot of crap on one poster.

Like your a kebab store using AI photos of food, it’s not even food it’s AI generated crap. Wtf are you thinking

Facebook community all use the same generic AI made advertising for lash companies etc

I know there’s a lot more to it but fk I’m getting so bored of the AI and predictability of stories I turn my phone off and play with my dogs, it feels amazing to invest time off the phone and bringing attention back to reality.

Help me figure out wtf is going on or am I just getting over it?


r/RandomQuestion • • 11h ago

If you had the theoretical one last meal what would it be?

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What would it be and why?


r/RandomQuestion • • 9h ago

I had a weird thought today - if you start dating someone and let's say one of you is 17 and the other is 16, then one year later does your relationship become illegal?

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Cuz technically, the next year one of you will be 18 and the other 17. Which is illegal no? One is a minor and one is an adult. I mean not that I think it's problematic or anything, it's just weird to me.

Also, does that mean that, if the 17-year-old wants to ruin the 18-year-old's life, they can just say that the 18-yo has been sleeping with a minor, which is illegal? I mean that would be totally ridiculous but it seems to me like that could be a problem for the 18-yo if their partner wants to hurt them.

I know nothing about what laws regulate this stuff.


r/RandomQuestion • • 10h ago

What's something that's considered normal in society but is actually really weird when you think about it?

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r/RandomQuestion • • 6h ago

Product under $20 that was completely worth it?

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r/RandomQuestion • • 6h ago

What is something that triggers your anxiety?

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r/RandomQuestion • • 6h ago

What is the wildest/funniest work story you have?

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r/RandomQuestion • • 6h ago

People who got "talks too much" on your report card, what do you do for a living?

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r/RandomQuestion • • 12h ago

What is the best method for cleaning rusty bolts or screws? for hobby purposes

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i want them to look nice and clean for the Shelf


r/RandomQuestion • • 10h ago

What's something that's completely normal but feels illegal when you do it?

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r/RandomQuestion • • 20h ago

If you eat hotdogs, even just occasionally, do you put mustard on them?

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r/RandomQuestion • • 20h ago

What makes you optimistic about the future?

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