Does anyone have an original way of phrasing "The Question" when they ask it?

[Mitchell]

Does anyone have an original way of phrasing "The Question" when they ask it?

Okay, here's an interesting debate. Have any of you ever asked someone "The question" and phrased in it a roundabout way to get an answer, instead of just asking:" Are you ticklish?" Before I joined this site, as I've posted, I used to ask letter female pen pals "The Question" and I got dozens of answers. However, due to the mail rules and the rampant sexual harrassment, I devised a way of asking and getting answers where it didnt look like I had a sex fetish and was more just curious. What I would do is get a new letter pen pal, wait a couple of letters to get to know her a bit, and then ask her "The Question" by mentioning how I had been tickled by family members, and asking if that had ever happened to her. Although a few took offense and didnt write back, for the most part, I was successful, and got many answers. In the TMF chat, I will ask the question in a more direct manner, but in letters, I feel it better to be a little roundabout. I havent asked as many letter pen pals if they are ticklish since I joined TMF. Although, ironically, Iam currently waiting to hear from two letter pen pals I recently asked. I would be interested to hear feedback and whether anyone has ever asked "The Question" in a place other than here, and how you went about it.

Mitch

 

[Ovda]

"On a scale of 1-10(10 being the highest) how ticklish are you and where?"

I normally asked a few other simply questions before asking the tickle question.

 

[TickledToDeath]

Since being subtle is not one of my traits.......I am always direct so I don't even consider original ways of asking "the question".

TTD

 

[gekoman]

Usually I play a game of Question Question. I ask a few stupid questions than I pop the big one. And I haven't been tsked...tsked... at yet. In fact I even talked to a girl that loved to be tied up and tickled!

 

[Mitchell]

I like that, gekoman, it sounds like a good strategy. Anything that works is good in my book. Hopefully it will keep working for you. Thanks for the reply.

Mitch

 

[Sadistictickler]

I usually just talk and after a couple of questions like "do you play sports" and stuff like that I ask them the question; thing is it's kinda easy in dutch, seeing the fact that "waar kan je niet tegen" can mean "what freaks you out" as well, so if they answer something like "cheating and arrogance" or shit like that I just ask them innocently "kan je tegen kietelen" --> "are you ticklish"

ah, I love being dutch

 

[chrisheaven]

..just been listening to the Flying Dutchman on the radio! lol

 

[Knox The Hatter]

I'm a lot more direct nowadays then back in the past. If I'm talking to someone one on one, I just might come right out and ask. See the little convo down in my signature? That one actually happened with a friend at work...one who I'm gonna get one day. Ever meet someone who you just KNEW would be a gem? Well, she's certainly it.
However, there was one that someone around here talked about last year. I thought it was great, and I couldn't believe it, but the opportunity to use that one came up the very next day at work! It was on my break, and this very attractive girl started talking about manicures and pedicures. I told her that my wife would never get a pedicure, that she was way too ticklish (she's never had one, never even thought of getting one, I just decided to use this as a prop). The girl then replied that she was ticklish, too, but she learned to live with getting pedicures.
That one was a gem. I plan to use it again in the future. Better than the ones I used back in my adolescence, which weren't bad, anyway.
Mitchell, I know you now, we've spoken. I have a feeling that you'd come up with one yourself that none of us could've ever dreamed of...

 

[Mitchell]

Thank you, Knox, and I like the one you used at work about your wife to get that coworker to answer. My problem is, I dont have a wife or even a girlfriend currently, so the only way I can ask would be describing myself being tickled, and then asking if its ever happened to them. As I said, on here, I'll just ask directly, because this is a tickle chat. In letters, to be a bit more roundabout, I thought what I did was a good way.

Thanks for the feedback, my friend Knox. Hope to see you in the chat one night so we can talk. I miss you my friend, oh, and our season starts in one week. Should be interesting.

Mitch

 

[Neutron]

Best Advice

Just flat out ask. It's what I do, works like a charm.

Tron

 

[GEORGIATKLER]

"CHARM" AND "TRON" IN THE SAME POST????????????? *PAGING MR. RIPLEY....*LOL!

 

[fettik2]

I usually just talk and after a couple of questions like "do you play sports" and stuff like that I ask them the question; thing is it's kinda easy in dutch, seeing the fact that "waar kan je niet tegen" can mean "what freaks you out" as well, so if they answer something like "cheating and arrogance" or shit like that I just ask them innocently "kan je tegen kietelen" --> "are you ticklish"

ah, I love being dutch

Yessss, some words that sound great in flemish too 😀
Bedankt voor de tip 😉

I Just try to build a light conversation too, to get the person in the mood for "silly" questions... and then somewhere, hidden between a couple of questions, I get to the point 😛 and after that I continue as if it was the most normal question in the world...
(and in fact it isn't THAT strange to ask someone, a lot of people don't even know about a ticklingfetish or things like that... )

 

[Neutron]

I Have Never Met A Woman..

Face to face who didn't believe I was one of the most charming men they ever met. I'm an utter gentleman to women.
Open doors, hold chairs, put their coats on them, and give up my seat even if it's not the only available. I also don't view them as objects and unlike most men here my first reaction isn't gee I'd love to tickle her. I'm unfailingly polite.

Other en on the other hand.... well I make damn sure that compared to me they're an inferior species.

Tron

 

[TicklishSinner]

no special way..

if i wanna know, then i will mention something to the degree of my brothers tickling me when i was younger or something and see if it leads into it..or i will just ask them if i am comfortable with them. Wow who knew Neutron was actually decent....kinda except for that last statement....about being inferior

 

[toyou444]

I will usually ask directly, but only if there is some kind of sign that the question is ok...I've poked a girl's side and then aksed the question even if we're only casual friends. If there is a need to go another route the best way I;ve found is just to keep an open mind about the conversation and propose it where it fits and doesn't seem out of place.

I also use physical cues. I posted a story a month of so back about the cute little waitress with the piercings. It seemed natural to ask if she had her belly button pierced and she was quite proud to show me and never even question when I reached out to touch her belly...only to make her double over and giggle from a quick tickle. In fact I've used the belly button piercing on more than one occasion.

~ toyou

 

[the_Baron]

i like this:

...hi there! so tell me, just how ticklish are you?

this of course accounts for my limited successes.

 

[steph]

hmm..

maybe your luck's about to change...

XOXO

i like this:

...hi there! so tell me, just how ticklish are you?

this of course accounts for my limited successes.

 

[the_Baron]

woo hoo

😉

luck be a lady tonight!

 

[steph]

<gg>

you're always so cute Brad...

XOXO

 

[f/f]

i dont really find a certain way to ask it. most people around my area know me and like me enough to not think ima freak cuz im into tickling. if i like somebody or think it would be fun to play with them i just straight out say "i kinda like tickling it turns me on" thats all.