During the American Depression,in the 1920's,and during the Stock Market Crash of 1929--exactly how many Americans committed suicide??
on April 13th, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

How many shapely blond mistresses has TIGER WOODS actually had?? Or is it somewheres between 14 and 140??
on April 8th, 2010 | 2 answers

Given the choice,would you prefer to eat a clementina,satsuma,mandarina,or a navelina type of orange??
on April 8th, 2010 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

Is the difference between a TARN and a LAKE merely a size thing??
on April 8th, 2010 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Are there any therapeutic ingredients in lipstick,and if so what are they; and,what is the most expensive brand of lipstick in the world??
on April 8th, 2010 | 2 answers

Would it be possible to keep a pair of penguins as pets?
on March 15th, 2010 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

How big exactly is Mr.Obama's package??
on March 12th, 2010 | 6 answers | 4 people like this

What colour was Johnny Depp's coat in the movie: The Chocolate Factory??
on March 8th, 2010 | no answers

What is the tyre pressure on the average family estate car's tyres?
on March 8th, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Do you know what colour are KATE WINSLET's eyes??
on March 8th, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

What is the difference if any,between French,Turkish,and Italian coffees??
on March 8th, 2010 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

What do you do when you pay a reverential visit to Jesus's grave,but you can't find it anywheres,it's nowhere to be found?
on February 27th, 2010 | 4 answers

Has anybody worked out how much the steel weighs in the average electricity pylon,given that these pylons come in various types of design?
on February 24th, 2010 | One answer | 1 person likes this

MARK CHAPMAN claimed that reading J.D.SALINGER's "The Catcher in The Rye" inspired him to kill JOHN LENNON. But wasn't he just deranged?
on February 22nd, 2010 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

Did you know that TIGER WOODS was not long ago a regular gambler at LAS VEGAS gaming tables,and used to bet $1 million dollars on occasion?
on February 22nd, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Has anyone ever been injured,or even killed,by being hit by a snowball ??
on February 21st, 2010 | One answer

Tony Blair was assured by Hans Blix there were no WMD in Iraq,period. So what part of Blix's honest assurance didn't Blair understand?
on February 20th, 2010 | 2 answers

Why does everyone seemingly have the assumed belief they are going to live for ever? Other than a human trait,isn't this goat mentality?
on February 20th, 2010 | 4 answers

Are there better ways of resolving your differences with the IRS than setting fire to your home and piloting a plane into the IRS building?
on February 20th, 2010 | 2 answers

How did the Israeli Spy Service MOSSAD get its name?
on February 19th, 2010 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Should a Mullah--being a male religious teacher or preacher--always command respect and admiration?
on February 19th, 2010 | 6 answers

In the WINTER OLYMPICS in Canada,there is an event in bobsleighing called the LUGE...how did the LUGE get its name,or what's it refer to??
on February 15th, 2010 | One answer | 1 person likes this

When the US invaded the isle of Grenada in 1983,did some Americans mis-hear,and think that America had gone and invaded Granada,in Spain??
on February 15th, 2010 | One answer

LORD Goldsmith said war with Iraq would be illegal. He visited the US and met Gonzales and came back and said it would be OK. ..Uhuh,really?
on February 15th, 2010 | One answer

In the USA,is it true the economy is now so bad that MacDonalds are reduced to selling the quarter-ouncer in place of the quarter-pounder?
on February 15th, 2010 | 3 answers

When TONY BLAIR joined Bush's Iraq invasion-force,and persuaded the UK Parliament to go along,did he have any choice at all in the matter?
on February 15th, 2010 | no answers

TONY BLAIR's pants have been on fire since March 2003,when he joined Bush's illegal Iraq enterprise. Can nobody put out the flames??
on February 15th, 2010 | One answer

Cracker jokes?? A man goes to a psychiatrist with a car steering wheel stuffed down his trousers,and the doctor says..........
on December 21st, 2009 | 2 answers

Q: Is the German National Socialist assertion that: ARBEIT MACHT FREI no longer valid?...Nicht! [...nicked?]
on December 21st, 2009 | 4 answers

Musician IAN DURY said: "There are a couple of ways to avoid death,one is to be magnificent." What was the other way,and what did he mean?
on December 20th, 2009 | 2 answers

Who holds the world record for building the world's biggest snowman? How tall was he,and how long did he last before melting?
on December 20th, 2009 | no answers

Q: Are you planning a Vegetarian Christmas this year? Do you believe it a more ethical way to celebrate the birthday of the Prince of Peace?
on December 20th, 2009 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

If you returned to find burglars ransacking your house,stealing your possessions,would you use any violence necessary,or what would you do?
on December 18th, 2009 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

To be pedantically accurate,does the first decade of 21st century end this Christmas,2009,or at the end of a full 10 years,ie end of 2010?
on December 18th, 2009 | 5 answers

Evangelist ORAL ROBERTS died on December 15,at the ripe old age of 91. Had you heard of him? Was he a true prophet of God,or a charlatan?
on December 18th, 2009 | One answer

Can BARACK OBAMA's input save the climate negotiations in Copenhagen from being a dismal failure?
on December 18th, 2009 | no answers

BARRY GEORGE has just got thousands of pounds compensation for wrongful arrest and incarceration for 7 years. So who DID kill JILL DANDO??
on December 17th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Is drinking red wine dangerous? Does it destroy human brain cells,or could this be merely an old wives' tale|?
on December 17th, 2009 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

Is SILVIO BERLUSCONI possibly the very first European President to have been hit in the face by a cathedral??
on December 16th, 2009 | One answer

Can you successfully name all 12 actors who were in the classic WW2 adventure movie THE DIRTY DOZEN??
on December 16th, 2009 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Are you expecting a WHITE Christmas this year? What happens then if you are black,like Tiger Woods??
on December 16th, 2009 | 3 answers

What present is ELIN WOODS giving Tiger [aka Cheetah] this Christmas??
on December 14th, 2009 | 6 answers

Who is your favourite comedienne,and can you spell out why?
on December 10th, 2009 | 3 answers

In a referendum recently,57% of Swiss people voted to ban minarets from the pretty landscapes of Switzerland. BRAVO! Q: Does this mean...
on December 8th, 2009 | One answer

Should there be a box for "TIGER WOODS" jokes? All the media hacks,and probably the golfing pros as well seem to be laughing...
on December 5th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

How many times per week do you eat flapjacks,and do you enjoy munching on this nutritious oatsnack,but aren't they rather...
on December 5th, 2009 | One answer

An Italian jury in Perugia has now retired to consider verdicts in the case against AMANDA KNOX and her boyfriend RAFFAELE...
on December 4th, 2009 | One answer

Okay,so with a surge of deployments NATO will have 140,000 troops in Afghanistan,and plans are afoot to expand the Afghan army to 134,000...
on December 3rd, 2009 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

How come that WEST Point military training academy is actually situated on the EASTERN US seaboard,in New York State. ...?
on December 3rd, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Tuesday,the 1st December,was WORLD AIDS DAY. ..Don't you just love it when your government celebrates a disease?
on December 2nd, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

WILLIAM BLAKE is credited with penning the immortal lines: "and did those feet in ancient time,walk upon England's mountains...
on December 1st, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

During a radio interview in Sydney,Australia,popstar ROBBIE WILLIAMS lovingly asked girlfriend AYDA FIELD to marry him and she lovingly...
on December 1st, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Is it dangerous,in your opinion,to drive a vehicle and send text messages at the same time?
on December 1st, 2009 | 8 answers | 3 people like this

Can texting for some young people become such an obsession that they need psychiatric help?
on November 30th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Why did TIGER WOODS crash his car into a Florida fire hydrant at 20 mph,at 2AM?? I suspect that his wife Elin is to blame for attacking...
on November 29th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Do you have an opinion on the newly-launched world's hugest cruise ship,OASIS OF THE SEAS? Is she beautiful,or grotesque?
on November 28th, 2009 | 6 answers | 4 people like this

When you hear a street evangelist cry: "Jesus Is The Answer!" are you sometimes tempted to shout back:"Yes,but what was...
on November 28th, 2009 | 5 answers | 4 people like this

Wasn't it splendid of the Obamas,to have a vegetarian meal served for the visiting Indian Prime minister and his wife,at their first...
on November 26th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

On the whole,do you appreciate "one-liner" type jokes and gags,and do you perhaps have a favourite one that you could tell?
on November 26th, 2009 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Excuse me,but why does musical diva MARIAH CAREY insist that all her requested items arrive in a luminous shade of pink? And,is it true...
on November 24th, 2009 | no answers

Do you honestly think a woman could do the job of "Father" Christmas [Santa] equally just as well? If so,WHOM would you...
on November 24th, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Have you looked at JIM CARREY's website [http://www.jimcarrey.com] yet? Did you find it awesome,or rather disorientating? With the...
on November 22nd, 2009 | no answers

Is it true generally that on US-TV,values are so paradoxically puritanical that no swearing is tolerated yet violence is okay,and it is...
on November 22nd, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Does PARANORMAL ACTIVITY normally disturb you,or are you usually not bothered by it?
on November 22nd, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Has Charles DARWIN's Theory of Evolution been disproved by Christian scientists,since evolutionists have failed to supply a bulk of...
on November 18th, 2009 | 15 answers | 2 people like this

'X-Factor' panellist SIMON COWELL has acquired a tag of "Mr.Nasty",yet seemingly he wants the public to believe that...
on November 18th, 2009 | no answers | 1 person likes this

Have you ever wanted to become a pathologist or a medical technician? [Please give your resons] ...or do you already work in a hospital?
on November 18th, 2009 | no answers

Named after psychoanalyst SIGMUND FREUD,what exactly is "a Freudian slip"?
on November 17th, 2009 | 9 answers | 5 people like this

In the ancient world of ROME,and at the time of Christ in the Holy Land which was then under ROMAN jurisdiction,did the Roman rulers have...
on November 16th, 2009 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

In the song by The Killers,"HUMAN",in the chorus part of the song,a question is being posed: Are we human,or are we dancers?? ...
on November 15th, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Why does AL GORE,a passionate environment crusader,often come across as a virtuous but exasperated college teacher dealing with a bunch...
on November 14th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

If the world is set to crash in 3 years' time,will the very rich people on the planet start building giant arks to save themselves...
on November 14th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

Has there ever been,or is there ever likely to be,a nation called PALESTINE? I don't think it is mentioned in the Bible.
on November 13th, 2009 | 6 answers | 7 people like this

British Prime Minister GORDON BROWN has had more flak: his points tally goes something like this:Cenotaph wreath-laying:0; jogging in...
on November 11th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Why is Obama's Healthcare Bill so voluminous? [1990 pages!]; will Americans be forced to sign up to it?; and why do they need...
on November 9th, 2009 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

We've had the Colorado shooting,Columbine shooting,now the Orlando shooting,and the shooting at Fort Hood,Texas. Is there any common...
on November 8th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Have you ever been to see a stand-up comedian at a live gig,and if so did you enjoy the experience or did it leave you feeling that some...
on November 7th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

How is "gin" spirit made,and whereabouts are the gin distilleries located? I have heard that juniper berries are a constituent...
on November 6th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

Why is a "Juke Box" so called? Are Juke Boxes exclusively manufactured in the United States of America?
on November 6th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

Has any expert really yet solved the riddle of The Bermuda Triangle,and the strange disappearances of ships and planes and people in that...
on November 5th, 2009 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

On November 5th,why do they refer to outdoor conflagrations of kindling and such as "bonfires"? And why did US author Tom Wolfe...
on November 5th, 2009 | One answer

In your estimation of male movie actors,should British actor HUGH GRANT be flagged as the worst movie actor in the world,or do you know...
on November 3rd, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

In a recent cable news interview,President Obama said: "...we are out of money now; we are operating in deep deficits...."...
on November 3rd, 2009 | no answers

Nelson Mandela served 27 years in Robben Island prison in South Africa,and was released in 1990. What exactly was his crime,and why did...
on November 1st, 2009 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Given that October has been a most deadly month for US troop casualties in Afghanistan (55 dead),and given the US/Allied commander...
on October 30th, 2009 | 8 answers | 4 people like this

What does the Koran have to tell us about the origins of life on Earth? Presumably it does not feature the couple commonly known as Adam...
on October 28th, 2009 | 3 answers | 5 people like this

Does anyone on AB believe the strictly "Creationist" viewpoint that life on earth is only a mere 6,000 years old--when...
on October 28th, 2009 | 6 answers | 1 person likes this

Why do some chefs appear to set fire to the steaks and desserts they are preparing in the kitchens? Has any chef ever lost their eyebrows...
on October 27th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

In your view,do people really need to have "roots" in a certain village,town,city or country--for their emotional,psychological...
on October 26th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

In the UK,the NHS Addenbrooke's University Hospital in Cambridge has opened a Burger King franchise in its lobby concourse,and this...
on October 24th, 2009 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Does anyone know the origin(s) of the sailor's expression "to splice the mainbrace",which sounds rather antiquated today...
on October 24th, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Do you sometimes find that vigourous exercise makes you want to eat more? Is this because you are actually hungrier,or because you...
on October 20th, 2009 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

HOW do you prefer to get your daily exercise? Do you think you get an adequate amount of daily exercise,or not?
on October 20th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Have you ever felt so strongly about an abiding personal cause or injustice that you committed yourself to go on a hunger strike? If...
on October 17th, 2009 | 2 answers | 4 people like this

In the Gap Band's track OOPS UPSIDE YOUR HEAD,what does the title mean in plain english,and is this some kind of ghetto language...
on October 17th, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Have you ever been mis-identified/mistaken for someone else,and then accused of doing something naughty which you hadn't done?
on October 11th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Black_________. What goes in the blank? [With due acknowledgements to answerbag contributor Mars Jenkar and to US actor Samuel L.Jackson].
on October 5th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

CHELSEA F.C. owner Roman Abramovich's latest signing is a £724 million-pound luxury yacht for himself and his family. Named...
on October 4th, 2009 | no answers | 1 person likes this

CHELSEA F.C. owner Roman Abramovich's latest signing is a £724 million-pound luxury yacht for himself and his family. Named...
on October 4th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Many serious newspapers publish Obituary reports re prominent people who have recently deceased. Do you consider that reading these...
on October 1st, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Do you think President Obama has a far-too-cheesy grin? And how come he seems to be smiling all the time from ear to ear without barely...
on October 1st, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

WHAT is it with middle-age-challenged Hollywood macho actors such as BRUCE WILLIS,KEANU REEVES,or STEVEN SEAGAL,who feel a need to play...
on September 23rd, 2009 | One answer

Have you ever travelled to the October Munich Beer Festival [also known as Munchen Oktoberfest]; did you enjoy the experience,or did you...
on September 22nd, 2009 | no answers

In the MONKEES song "Last train to Clarksville"--whereabouts in the USA is Clarksville,and what time does the last train pull...
on September 22nd, 2009 | One answer

Could you run a full marathon in The Arctic Circle,wearing only a woolly hat,shorts and snow track-shoes,or is that something only...
on September 21st, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Which is your favourite month of the year,and what do you love about that month the best?
on September 21st, 2009 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

It is puzzling me why an astonishing 50 Answerbag members have opted for the User-Name "Anonymous"; how do you tell which is...
on September 20th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What is your opinion regarding hospital nurses who smoke cigarettes on their breaks?
on September 20th, 2009 | 8 answers | 4 people like this

If kanye west were to interrupt a speech by SARAH PALIN,what do you think he might say?
on September 19th, 2009 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Does anyone know the true definition of "corruption",and can you say which is possibly the most corrupt nation on earth?
on September 18th, 2009 | no answers

In the expressions lotus-eater and lotus-land,the lotus flower is mentioned. Is this a real flower,or mythical,and if real,in which...
on September 17th, 2009 | One answer

I have an acquaintance who has multiple sclerosis. I find conversation somewhat problematic. Do you think it's best to steer away...
on September 16th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What is it with novelist DAN BROWN concerning those secretive brotherhoods,and arcane symbols and rituals,and why are his millions of...
on September 16th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Should we try not to get too obsessed about the various conspiracy theories because they may be started by someone with a grudge or a...
on September 13th, 2009 | no answers

Should we try not to get too obsessed about the various conspiracy theories because they may be started by someone with a grudge or a...
on September 13th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Does anyone know how much our planet earth weighs [..in tonnes] ? Has any scientist,physicist or mathematician managed to calculate it?
on September 12th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

You often hear people say: "If it ain't broke,don't fix it!" Do you have a particular favourite catchy phrase or...
on September 12th, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Have you ever heard of the TRIQUI community of Southern Mexico? Apparently they have their own triqui language and customs.
on September 8th, 2009 | no answers

What's the difference between a song lyric and a poem? If Ian Dury's song was a poem,could you supply the next 2 lines: Hit me...
on September 8th, 2009 | One answer

We are fast approaching the 8th anniversary of 9/11, in a few days time. Does anyone here have any relative or friend who lost someone in...
on September 7th, 2009 | One answer

How many people are there on the planet who actually live on a desert island? Are they happier or more satisfied with their lives than...
on September 6th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

In your honest opinion,is GRAFFITI a novel kind of art form in society,or just crass environmental vandalism? Likewise,are crop circles...
on September 5th, 2009 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

In your honest opinion,is GRAFFITI a novel kind of art form in society,or just crass environmental vandalism? Likewise,are crop circles...
on September 5th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Have you ever met a Witch?
on September 5th, 2009 | One answer

The great and prolific US songwriter ELLIE GREENWICH died last week. Can you remember the titles of any of her hit compositions,either on...
on September 3rd, 2009 | no answers

The 1st September 2009 is being marked as the 70th anniversary of the German invasion of Poland,which commenced World War 2. Do you...
on September 2nd, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

When arsonists wilfully decide to start wildfires in the hot summer months,don't they ever stop to envision that as well as homes...
on August 28th, 2009 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

President J.F.Kennedy and his brother Robert Kennedy both were assassinated by shooting. Did their brother Edward Kennedy ever get shot?
on August 28th, 2009 | 7 answers | 2 people like this

Why is the Scottish nationalist flag called the Saltire? And is there any reason for it being royal blue with a diagonal white cross?
on August 28th, 2009 | no answers

Does anyone know the origin of the expression "to wear your heart on your sleeve" and does anyone feel it might apply to them?
on August 27th, 2009 | no answers

Do you like wasps? Why then are some folk [usually eating or drinking al-fresco] so terrified of these attractively-coloured little insects?
on August 24th, 2009 | One answer

Is alcoholism a disease or an addiction---or both?
on August 23rd, 2009 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

Does anyone think Libyan Leader Gaddafi is an enigma? He claims to be Colonel but has never seen battle service. He has had several...
on August 23rd, 2009 | no answers | 2 people like this

What song would you consider appropriate to sing to a relative or friend who had just had a heart-op?
on August 23rd, 2009 | One answer

What do people see in U2's "music"? It doesn't sound very Irish to me and I've always considered it to be dreary...
on August 20th, 2009 | 4 answers

Does anyone believe the Libyan man sentenced in 2001 for the LOCKERBIE DISASTER planned and executed the crime acting alone? Mr...
on August 20th, 2009 | no answers | 1 person likes this

How many different pay grades are there for women sailors in the British Royal Navy?
on August 17th, 2009 | no answers | 1 person likes this

Is the latest film by Danish arthouse director Lars Von Trier,titled ANTICHRIST,a work of sadistic and demonic inspiration,and hence very...
on August 14th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

How much is Leonardo Da Vinci's painting MONA LISA worth,and is it insured?
on August 12th, 2009 | 2 answers

When a prize is called a 'booby' prize,where did this unusual name originate from?
on August 8th, 2009 | 3 answers | 4 people like this

What's the betting that the luxury private jet Bill Clinton loaned from billionaire Steve Bing to bring the 2 chicks back,had a...
on August 8th, 2009 | no answers | 1 person likes this

Where does Bono live?
on August 3rd, 2009 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Where does Bruce Willis live?
on July 30th, 2009 | One answer