Either they say no or they have a juicy first/second hand story to share. Iāve had the best results when asking older people because I guess the longer youāve been alive, the more opportunities there have been to experience the paranormal
OR (and sometimes better): have you ever seen a ghost/ have you or anyone you know ever had an experience with ghosts? - always bring this one out when introducing friends of mine who have not yet met- forms fast friendships and is weird enough that there is no room to brag. and ghosts don't give a hoot about differences in socioeconomic backgrounds; they will haunt mansion and street alike. also fascinating to find out.
keep it light and whimsical. I was on a date a few years back and the person I was with asked me if I believed in luck, she said it was a question she asked everyone and it sparked an interesting discussion- ādo you have good/bad luckā ādo you know anyone with particularly bad luckā etc.
other questions that might be fun:
-are you a cat or a dog (in essence, not preference)
-whatās the furthest from home youāve been?
-ever seen a ghost?
I love doing this, itās wonderfully disorienting. Theres still so much day left afterwards itās basically a whole new day, like an optical illusion, but of time.
Iāve done this every time Iāve found myself between full time jobs and it really makes the whole time better. You have a little money coming in and you can collect material for your future memoir. Some odd jobs from my past: Axe throwing coach
Closet designer
Lunch catering delivery
Balloon bouquet maker
Background extra i found them on big job boards like indeed and also Craigslist (Searching āpart timeā gets you less garbage results). If you hate it after you start you can just quit! Also if you like pets, signing up for dog walking or petsitting will keep you active and you get to hang out with pets.
Shopping cart with a bad wheel.
Sock slipping down your shoe.
The day after you burn your tongue when itās still all sensitive.
An eye twitch.
bad toilet paper (thin, scratchy).
clothing tag that itches.
Really strong static shock that makes you jump.
getting perfume in your mouth.
