What was the origin of "...ask me anything"?

[DisgustipatedinCA]

Can someone please clue me in on the origins of all the threads in the format:

I just did/saw/said suchandsuch, ask me anything


I feel culturally deficient, not knowing this.

Thanks.

[Swede]

1. What's the weather like there?

[DisgustipatedinCA]

2. I'm afraid that I'm now even more lost than before

Pardon, but what do you mean? What does that have to do with my question? Sorry for being so thick.

[leftist_rebel1569]

3. He's asking you anything

:)

(you had "ask me anything" in your subject line, so...people are asking anything. :P)

[DisgustipatedinCA]

5. God, I really AM slow

Thanks for the clarification.

[DS1]

4. A single DUer would have an hour break for lunch at work.

She'd start "I'm on break until 1:15, ask me anything" threads, and people would.

Later it evolved into a way of people telling the world something they think is interesting, in the most dragged out form possible.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

6. OK, thanks

I thought it might've had its origins in some television show or self-help manual or somesuch.

For what it's worth, I enjoy reading the "ask me anything" threads, just didn't understand how they got started.

Thanks for helping me to become informed.

[latebloomer]

7. I believe it was rbnyc

Started out as a cool idea, but it's a wee bit overused now.