What's the weirdest question you've ever been asked?

and the ugly side of manscaping

Has a friend or colleague ever asked you something remarkably weird?

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve been asked?

Though I like to be helpful, this is the story of one request that seemed to go a bit too far.

Yes. That sounds like judgement. It is.

And?

There are some cases where using judgement is an essential survival skill.

Him: Will you be my porn buddy?

I froze. My head started spinning. Oh shit. He’s a pedophile. Or some other kind of fucked up pervert. What the white hot flying hell does he mean by ‘will you be my porn buddy?’ Oh shit, this conversation is all in my head. He can’t ready minds. Ask him

Me: Um… What do you mean by ‘porn buddy’?

A bead of sweat started forming up under his eyes. Great. Now we’re both super uncomfortable. You should have just said ‘no’. Dumbass. You know better than to follow a stupid question with an even more stupid one. And yet, this is what you do. Every time.

Him: …though I do have a particular fondness for elaborate mechanical -

Holy shit, this dude t…