http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/stockquestions Questions tagged with 'stockquestions' at Ask MetaFilter. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:13:15 -0800 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:13:15 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/95707/What%2Dto%2Dask%2Dother%2Dthan%2DWhat%2Ddo%2Dyou%2Ddo What other questions can I use than "what do you do" at the SF mefi meetup tonight? I'm looking for alternative stock questions to have at hand when meeting people I don't know and have no obvious things in common with. Maybe I can use them at the <a href="http://metatalk.metafilter.com/16368/Bier-in-Sint-Fransiscus">SF mefi meetup tonight</a>!<br> <br> "what do you do" doesn't always work. F.i. when people are bored or frustrated with their jobs or the job is very obscure.<br> I'd like to have other stock questions at hand when momentarily stumped that have a good chance of bringing out interesting sides of people or that germinate interesting interactions.<br> <br> <small>I'm not really looking for general advice on socialising or observations on the insufficiency of stock questions etc. Thanks.</small> tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.95707 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:13:15 -0800 socialising stockquestions jouke