http://www.answerbag.com/profile/101844 New Answerbag questions from eternal0void Mon, 28 May 2012 14:47:58 -0700 Mon, 28 May 2012 14:47:58 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2012879 How can I combine a bag of regular Splenda ("measures cup for cup like sugar") with regular sugar to make my own "Splenda Sugar Blend"? Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:08:43 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2012879 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1993758 What is the minimum amount of sugar required for wine yeast to produce carbonation? This is to naturally carbonate low-sugar ginger ale. Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:16:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1993758 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1978085 If a human being was proportionately shrunk to 6 inches high, would the Moon's atmosphere support such a reduced size human being? Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:49:47 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1978085 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1891631 Will a person with OCD lose his OCD if he develops bad memory, or can OCD continue to manifest after developing a bad memory? Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:38:58 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1891631 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1891629 Is it possible for a person with a bad memory to still develop OCD? Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:36:54 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1891629 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1846687 Can the new SDHC/microSDHC memory cards be reformatted to the earlier FAT16/32 filesystem, for older devices that don't recognize the new format, or do the the new cards use a completely different hardware standard? Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:40:07 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1846687 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1765135 Is it possible to get a degree in technical theater without taking any acting classes? Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:29:16 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1765135 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1695510 If the 9/12 protesters really believe Obama is a jackbooted thug, a "neo-Hitler", and a Stalin-style Communist who wanted to kill and enslave white people, why did they wander around in D.C., so casually, unarmed, showing their real faces? Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:37:32 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1695510 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1695399 Why do people think health care needs no reform when in 9 states plus D.C. (AR, ID, MS, NC, ND, OK, SC, SD, WY), being a victim of "domestic violence" is a pre-existing condition which medical insurers use to deny coverage? Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:28:52 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1695399 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1695189 Why are so many Congresspeople saying that a "trigger" for a public option means it could still happen, when even Senator Olympia Snowe, the strongest proponent of this idea, thinks that "triggers" prevent options from happening? Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:02:47 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1695189 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1694458 Ever wonder why FOX News, the ultimate defenders of Conservative Thought, choose to base their headquarters not in a Red State, but in a Blue State? (New York) Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:32:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1694458 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1694456 Since Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Glen Beck, Michael Medved, and Michael Savage all claim conservatives make the best governments, and claim liberals screw up people's lives with bad laws, why do all of them live in Blue States? Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:28:37 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1694456 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1681202 What is a creative, witty anagram of "Information Superhighway"? Any number of words, must be meaningful without requiring a long explanation. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:46:10 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1681202 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1656461 How can you record a small choral group (who are donating their singing) for a non-profit theater production (free tickets plus "pass the hat")? Studios charge a lot and even the local public libraries want rent for their "recording" music rooms. Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:24:07 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1656461 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1639183 Why is everyone so against "end of life counselling" when the first President Bush signed the exact same language (Patient Self-Determination Act) back in 1990? The so-called "death panels" are current U.S. law, put there by a Bush! Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:10:30 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1639183 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1637941 Why do people believe that a salaried government bureaucrat (who "enjoys wasting taxpayer dollars") would be more likely to "pull the plug on Grandma", than a private-sector bureaucrat who gets huge incentive bonuses for keeping costs down? Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:04:28 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1637941 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1637921 Why are people saying "we shouldn't reform health care by rationing care" when the U.S. system already rations care by wealth (no money, no care)? Why is being forced to wait six months for an operation worse than never getting the operation at all? Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:53:44 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1637921 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1637914 Don't private for-profit insurance companies already make decisions that some people are "too worthless to live" and/or "too expensive to save" (i.e., "death panels"), and then deny them lifesaving care despite their regular insurance premium payments? Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:46:11 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1637914 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1637908 Isn't it a little strange that retirees are railing against "government-run" health care and "socialized medicine"...with Medicare cards tucked in their wallets? Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:41:50 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1637908 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1618510 Are there plays which are, like Shakespeare, in the public domain, but which use modern (or pretty close to modern) English? Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:17:14 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1618510 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1538322 How do homeless people get real, regular-paycheck jobs (not odd jobs or cash-only labor) when they've been homeless for years and have no job experience or education? Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:56:32 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1538322 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1508471 If you were ever kidnapped and held for ransom in a small room with no windows and nothing but your daily meals for entertainment, what would you miss the most? Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:59:58 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1508471 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1431489 DOD Directive 1348.20 (36 U.S.C. 179-182), authorizes a "service flag" saying that you have a relative serving in the U.S. Army. Can such a flag be made for a character in a play to indicate the same for that character, without incurring the $1,000 fine? Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:48:42 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1431489 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1272424 Since Christian Universalism declares that everyone will get to go to Heaven, regardless of their actions (good or evil) in this life, how exactly is Christian Universalism any different from Anarchy? Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:00:04 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1272424 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1252972 If Armageddon marks the place where God defeats Satan, and Satan is no longer in charge of Hell after that point, who continues the eternal torturing of people after Armageddon? Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:18:22 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1252972 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1199370 I've got an idea for a novel in which the characters' astrological charts play a role. Is there a software application or website which allows an astrological "reverse-lookup" in which a person's birth date can be determined by their natal chart? Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:01:21 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1199370 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1065450 Have you ever worried, while wearing white after Labor Day, that the "Serial Mom" (as played by Kathleen Turner in the movie of the same name) will suddenly show up and beat you to death with a phone? Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:36:50 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1065450 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1031276 Is there a way in Linux (standard or with a third-party app) to lock out all other applications' access to the Internet upon starting a single Internet application (a multiplayer game), and to resume normal Internet when that single app exits? Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:54:05 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1031276 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1031274 Is there a way in Windows XP (standard or with a third-party app) to lock out all other applications' access to the Internet upon starting a single Internet application (a multiplayer game), and to resume normal Internet when that single app exits? Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:53:09 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1031274 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1015917 Is it legal to refer to your "not intended to make a profit" organization as a "nonprofit" in order to encourage people to donate to it, when your organization has no official I.R.S. tax-exempt status?rs Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:53:27 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1015917 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1015915 Is it legal to refer to your organization as a "nonprofit" in order to encourage people to donate to it, when your organization is simply "not intended to make a profit" and has no official I.R.S. tax-exempt status? Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:45:51 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1015915 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/956362 Will horses become the primary mode of transport in the U.S.A.? Horse "fuel" requires no processing (and feeds the driver too), horses easily make more horses, horse "pollution" is worth money (manure), and in a pinch the driver can eat the "vehicle". Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:42:34 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/956362 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/955026 Does Palin's 17 year old unwed and pregnant daughter show that "abstinence-only" sex education is ineffective in preventing teenage pregnancy? Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:00:59 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/955026 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/943517 A friend of mine claims Weird Al Yankovic's only claims to fame are a weird voice and that he writes songs about food. I disagree, he sings about more than food, but I was unable to answer the question: How many Weird Al Yankovic songs are about food? Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:13:25 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/943517 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/864096 Which uses less gas (assume a mid-1990s Honda Accord if you need a model): idling a stationary car for 5 minutes, or shutting off the car for 5 minutes and then restarting the car? Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:18:27 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/864096 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/794982 U.S. black men got the vote 80 years before all U.S. women did. Now that a black man is getting a chance at the Presidency before a woman does, do you ever think that women will have to wait 80 years after a black President to see a woman President? Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:23:07 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/794982 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/751660 Somehow a large population of ants have established a home in my laptop. I've seen them carrying eggs in and out, and a queen has been spotted. Does anyone know of a way to remove ants from a laptop without disassembling and/or damaging the laptop? Fri, 16 May 2008 03:20:48 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/751660 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/746611 I remember seeing, several years ago, a brand of vegetarian "pork n' beans" which contained no pork, just beans in tomato sauce. I haven't seen it lately, does anyone know if this exists anymore? Tue, 13 May 2008 03:47:42 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/746611 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/746610 How do you bake a Tofurky (the "Turtle Island" brand of Tofurky) in a campfire? Tue, 13 May 2008 03:45:16 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/746610 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/671387 Ever wonder why Christians insist that the only way to get eternal life is to believe (Romans 6:23), and that sinners don't get eternal life, when their own Bible insists that people who don't believe get to live forever too? (Revelations 14:9-11) Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:31:24 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/671387 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/664206 Where I am in the U.S.A., all the local free and reduced-cost clinics do not provide dental care. What options for dental care exist for the uninsured in the U.S.A.? Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:12:11 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/664206 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/664205 Where I am in the U.S.A., all the local free and reduced-cost clinics do not provide vision care. What options for vision care exist for the uninsured in the U.S.A.? Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:11:22 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/664205 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/627374 Are there any rules considered basic to Islam (or really naughty Islamic sins for that matter), which are defined by Hadiths but not covered by the Quran? I'm thinking in terms of "Muslims" who say they believe ONLY in the Quran and not in the Hadiths. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:54:22 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/627374 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/610803 Why is Islam considered good even though the Prophet Muhammad's experiences with spirits sent by Allah drove him to attempt suicide on multiple occasions? (Sahih Bukhari 9.111, Tabari 6.76) Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:28:55 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/610803 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/610784 Since Islam states that whatever method you use to commit suicide is how you will be punished in the Afterlife (Sahih Bukhari 2.446, 2.445), how come there aren't thousands of Muslims who commit suicide by having way too much sex? Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:17:38 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/610784 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/609181 Has Michael Jackson ever done a concert or a music video with bare skin below his neck (especially bare shoulders) but above the waist (large areas of bare skin, not just a slightly dipped V-collar or a few buttons unbuttoned on his jacket)? Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:40:59 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/609181 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/570505 Since religious conservatives consistently say that government is evil, why are they so keen that this same government be allowed to pick what religion is taught to their kids? (school prayer) Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:51:50 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/570505 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/558543 Do gay/bi men sometimes have the same "jerks are cool" attitude some women sometimes get? As in you want to date the guy because he's handsome and sexy (and often because he's good in bed) in spite of the fact he's a complete jerk? Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:40:38 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/558543 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/543182 As chief of the thought police would you bibble nip whipboing all new prospective members? Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:13:36 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/543182 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/537212 I work from home on a headset phone. My current headset phone is not very good. I can't use a cordless phone, it must be a corded headset phone. Do you know of a reasonably good, inexpensive (US$40 to US$60), corded headset phone? Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:20:00 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/537212 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/535201 In the Orson Welles 1948 "Macbeth", the 1971 Polanski "Macbeth", and even the recent 2006 "Macbeth", the character of "Hecate" (Queen of the Witches) has been cut from the production. Is there a film version of "Macbeth" which includes the "Hecate" role? Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:16:04 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/535201 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/486261 What sort of techniques and exercises do professional licensed massage therapists use to keep their hands from getting tired and painful during and after a massage? Fri, 23 Nov 2007 04:12:48 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/486261 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/473068 What is it with all these questions suggesting Johnny Depp is attracted to children by talking about Keira Knightley's age? Being a pasty-faced eccentric rich guy using candy to lure children into his home in "Willy Wonka" was a role, not a lifestyle! Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:28:31 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/473068 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/473064 What is with all these questions suggesting Johnny Depp is attracted to children? Being a pasty-faced eccentric rich guy using candy to lure children into his home in "Willy Wonka" was an acting role, not a lifestyle! Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:27:05 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/473064 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/340133 What is the slowest modem you have ever owned or used? Sat, 07 Jul 2007 22:50:30 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/340133 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/340092 I forgot to pre-order "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and now my wife has to wait until July 21st to get a copy. Can our marriage be saved? Sat, 07 Jul 2007 21:46:09 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/340092 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/321805 In the U.S. Muslim women wear headscarves. In the Middle East Muslim women wear a cloak-like cloth over the whole body, such as Afghan burqas. What level of body covering is required in the Quran for Muslim women, and how much is cultural differences? Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:14:59 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/321805 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/319401 Bush says the U.S is "spreading freedom", but he condemned the democratic election of Hugo Chavez, and now is opposing democratic rule in Pakistan and supporting General Pervez Musharraf, the military dictator. What is Bush really spreading? Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:08:17 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/319401 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/319395 Since 2001, which U.S. freedoms (the ones for which the terrorists apparently hate us) haven't been weakened and/or repealed by the Bush Administration and the pre-2007 Republican-controlled Congress? Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:59:41 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/319395 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/301073 Is AnswerBag the ultimate peak of human achievement, such that everything before it pales by comparison? Sat, 19 May 2007 01:13:53 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/301073 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/300419 Since centuries of attempts to ban prostitution in the U.S. have failed to eradicate prostitution, and since prostitution is itself a victimless crime, what benefit is there to a ban on prostitution? Why is a ban better for prostitutes themselves? Fri, 18 May 2007 01:26:21 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/300419 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/140591 What do you think about Pascal's Wager? Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:25:02 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/140591