I was pricked by the end of a shrub-like plant four days ago and now it's incredibly itchy and turning purple. I can only find...
on July 29th, 2007 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Are drinks like V8 suitable substitutes for your veggies ... for those days where you can manage to eat them?
on June 25th, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

In England, where I went to uni, the professors asked that we use their first names, as opposed to titles and their surnames. In the...
on May 11th, 2007 | 11 answers | 2 people like this

Help! My favorite flats are tearing up my feet, but I can't wear socks with them. What are my options (other than 'duh,...
on May 10th, 2007 | 2 answers

Married people: Do you feel like you have a better understanding of human relationships, flaws, and love now that you're married?
on May 8th, 2007 | 7 answers | 3 people like this

Would you believe an attempt at being friends by someone who royally screwed you over to be genuine? Or just looking to do the same thing...
on May 8th, 2007 | 11 answers | 5 people like this

How often do you say 'in ... oppositeland' as a means of hilarity?
on May 8th, 2007 | 2 answers

Can you hear Johnny Marr's (of the Smiths) influence as the newest Modest Mouse member in the new album?
on May 7th, 2007 | One answer | 3 people like this

What do you think about Catholic/Protestant dating?
on May 7th, 2007 | 11 answers | 2 people like this

What do you think is the best self-help book that ISN'T (marketed as) a self-help book?
on May 4th, 2007 | 3 answers | 4 people like this

Do you get ranked higher on your questions or your answers?
on May 4th, 2007 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

What's the difference between an Anglican rosary and a Catholic rosary?
on May 4th, 2007 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

What should I make for Cinco de Mayo?
on May 4th, 2007 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

Does AB censor the main page questions? If so, what criteria do they use for censorship?
on May 4th, 2007 | One answer

Since all these racist Americans keep complaining about illegal Mexican immigrants, should they be sent to work in maquilladoras and see...
on May 4th, 2007 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

'Yoko, oh no oh no. Yoko, oh no oh yes'. Does anyone on here actually blame Yoko for the Beatles break-up?
on May 3rd, 2007 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

I've been watching too much Scrubs and have started to say 'coolio'. What t.v. lingo do you pick up?
on May 3rd, 2007 | 18 answers | 10 people like this

Have you ever gotten advice from an advice columnist?
on May 3rd, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

I got the ex-boyfriend called me at 4:30 in the morning to say I'm back in America and I'm sorry sorry sorry can I see you...
on May 3rd, 2007 | One answer

Can you keep your faith that someone you loved was a good person, even though they did something really, really bad: selfish, stupid,...
on May 3rd, 2007 | 7 answers | 3 people like this

Who wants to go throw eggs at this guy http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070503/ap_on_fe_st/65_million_dollar_pants?
on May 3rd, 2007 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Are there any ways to become tan (or less pale *add a little color*) without tanning other than lotions? Someone said carrot juice or...
on May 2nd, 2007 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Do you do voices in your head for the AB questions you read based on the tone/language? What do they sound like?
on May 2nd, 2007 | 2 answers

How can I permanently change the default font style/size on MS Word and Excel so that I don't have to reset it every time I open a...
on May 2nd, 2007 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Why when your boss is about to ask you to perform a de-humanizing, inane task, does s/he say, 'we're going to have to ...'...
on May 1st, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Why do questions sometimes not appear on the main page when you post them? Are they prescreened for keywords or something?
on May 1st, 2007 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

Which is worse: Thinking that all men are evil sex-fiends who will lie, cheat, and kill for sex and are only out to manipulate you, OR...
on May 1st, 2007 | One answer | 2 people like this

Do you think it's strange that people name their kids Jesus? What about Christopher or Christian?
on April 30th, 2007 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

A 2004 report by the conservative Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) found that “ the average illegal household pays more than...
on April 30th, 2007 | One answer

Anyone else in the mood to come up with absurd meeings for acronyms? Try GAF or SDR or how about LBC ... or DHK or .......
on April 26th, 2007 | 3 answers

Other than expedia and all of those sites, are there any other ways to get super cheap domestic (U.S.) flights?
on April 26th, 2007 | 2 answers

Do you have any strange food habits? You must have exactly 7 pickles, or the cheese goes on the same side of the mayo on your sandwich,...
on April 26th, 2007 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

Are you quicker to get angry/be in a bad mood when you're not in love/in a loving relationship?
on April 26th, 2007 | 2 answers

Are you a commodity fetishist?
on April 26th, 2007 | no answers

What do you think about the disappearing bees? Is disaster to come?
on April 25th, 2007 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Is it more appropriate to write a letter of resignation or to talk to your boss in person? Should I talk to Human Resources first, last...
on April 25th, 2007 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Can you describe your lack of creativity in one word?
on April 25th, 2007 | 23 answers | 10 people like this

Why do some people grow out one pinky nail really long? I thought it was for snorting cocaine but my friend said it was for picking noses...
on April 24th, 2007 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

What's the best way to quit a job you only started 6 mos ago because you want to move to another city in hopes of a better job ...?...
on April 24th, 2007 | 3 answers

Do you ever feel like you are 'positive' racist? As in, do you pay more attention to clients/customers from different...
on April 24th, 2007 | 7 answers | 7 people like this

What's the most inspirational story you've read/heard?
on April 23rd, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What's your favorite cobbler?
on April 23rd, 2007 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

How does science explain emotion?
on April 23rd, 2007 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

How did emotion evolve? Is emotion supposed to be a part of 'survival of the fittest'? How?
on April 23rd, 2007 | 2 answers

"Energy is neither created nor destroyed" but can be transformed. What do you think our energy becomes after life?
on April 23rd, 2007 | 9 answers | 5 people like this

What do you do when you have trouble finding meaning to your life? ... When all of your thoughts come back to 'does it matter what I...
on April 23rd, 2007 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

At what point did Christianity change from a Jewish sect into its own body?
on April 20th, 2007 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

Whose advice do you trust more than anyone else?
on April 20th, 2007 | 18 answers | 6 people like this

Should I stay or should I go?
on April 20th, 2007 | 33 answers | 7 people like this

Can you believe in free will and fate (or predetermination) at the same time?
on April 20th, 2007 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

What's your favorite Oscar Wilde quote?
on April 20th, 2007 | 18 answers | 8 people like this

If there weren't many opportunities for you in the city that you lived, would you move to another city with the prospect, but not...
on April 20th, 2007 | 10 answers | 6 people like this

"Several studies show that men experience more depression, distress, and anxiety after break-ups than women do". Do you think...
on April 20th, 2007 | 7 answers | 2 people like this

What's your favorite David Bowie song?
on April 19th, 2007 | 82 answers | 15 people like this

Older ABers (yes, all you 30 somethings are older ABers), do you feel like life becomes more managable and less emotional once...
on April 19th, 2007 | 7 answers | 7 people like this

Do you think the world is more likely to become a utopia or dystopia ... or neither? What do you think either of these would be like?
on April 19th, 2007 | One answer

After falling on your face time and time again, how do you make yourself stand up and face getting knocked down again?
on April 19th, 2007 | 5 answers | 4 people like this

Does your job involve helping people? Do you feel your job is rewarding/ gives your life meaning?
on April 19th, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Has anyone on here accidentally made any AB enemies?
on April 19th, 2007 | 12 answers | 3 people like this

Atheists: I'm not being snide or pushing buttons, but do you have an anthem? Because spiritual people connect through song, so if...
on April 18th, 2007 | 21 answers | 8 people like this

The ABist formally known as yohoho05, do you have a personal vendetta against me? http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/754086 and...
on April 18th, 2007 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Tomorrow my friends and I are going to go out for drinks and anxiously wait for my news of whether I was accepted or rejected into a...
on April 18th, 2007 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

How do you turn the crazy off?
on April 18th, 2007 | 5 answers

Jewish friends: Do you find Christians who say that if you don't follow the way of Christ, then you do not live a life with God,...
on April 18th, 2007 | 12 answers | 10 people like this

Who are the greatest harmonizers of all time?
on April 18th, 2007 | 12 answers | 4 people like this

'And this also, has been one of the dark places of the earth'. -Conrad HOD. We study imperialism in a negative light, but was...
on April 18th, 2007 | One answer

I like Episcopalism. Any Episcopalians want to tell me what you like about your religion? (I would appreciate if others, who aren't...
on April 18th, 2007 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Do you have Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia?
on April 17th, 2007 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

How do you make tasty pinto beans (like you get at Mex restaraunts)? Someone told me you just add lard and salt, but mine still...
on April 17th, 2007 | 7 answers | 2 people like this

Do you interpret events in your life as 'signs'; things that you come across that also happen to be something on your mind...
on April 17th, 2007 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

Henry VIII was a lecherous, murderous, evil pig. But, what would the world be like now had he not broken with the Catholic church?
on April 17th, 2007 | 14 answers | 9 people like this

Do you think that longer waiting periods for guns and psychological evaluations (like a personality test) would save lives? Do you think...
on April 17th, 2007 | 20 answers | 11 people like this

When someone older than me starts to use the informal 'tu' in place of 'Usted' in Spanish, should I change to...
on April 17th, 2007 | 8 answers | 5 people like this

"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" - Ben...
on April 16th, 2007 | 23 answers | 15 people like this

What was your bragging rights when you attended your 10 year H.S. reunion? Married, kids, awesome job, ten degrees ... ? Did you tell the...
on April 16th, 2007 | 5 answers | 7 people like this

I want to become an ESL or English teacher, either through Teach for America (I find out Thursday!) or alternative certification. Any...
on April 16th, 2007 | 7 answers | 6 people like this

I've heard that using flourescent lightbulbs in your house is good for the environment, but I hate flourescent light (in shopping...
on April 16th, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What are some songs NOT to play while making love?
on April 16th, 2007 | 67 answers | 27 people like this

Do you wear your cell phone on your hip? If so, why?
on April 16th, 2007 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

Do you think Star Trek: TNG portrays an ideal vision of the future (at least for the human race)?
on April 13th, 2007 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

What book (under 500 pages) will give me the answers that I'm looking for?
on April 13th, 2007 | 7 answers

What's the best type of nut to exist inside of chocolate?
on April 13th, 2007 | 28 answers | 9 people like this

I'm going to NY, NY this weekend to meet up with my sis. We're only going to have one full day (tomor) in the city? Neither of...
on April 13th, 2007 | 4 answers

Have you ever taken off to a new city, state, without the guarantee of a job or friends/family nearby? How did it turn out for you?
on April 13th, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

How can I cook good beans?
on April 13th, 2007 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Do you fear more for yourself or for others?
on April 13th, 2007 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

What do you think about 'time'? Is it a concept that you live by 'having to be on time' or is it relative?
on April 13th, 2007 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

When was the last time you heard a sound that you had never heard before?
on April 13th, 2007 | 8 answers | 2 people like this

If we are to use 'ethnicity' instead of 'race' then what is the new term for 'racism'?
on April 13th, 2007 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

What do you think about 'mail order' brides?
on April 13th, 2007 | 27 answers | 2 people like this

Can you describe your best orgasm in one word?
on April 13th, 2007 | 26 answers | 4 people like this

If there was an affordable, easy, anonymous way to get background checks on the new person you were starting to date, would you do it?...
on April 13th, 2007 | 7 answers | 5 people like this

What brought you to AB? Was it a personal tragedy?
on April 12th, 2007 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

Virginia Woolf says that the pursuit of truth without consideration for other's feelings is an 'outrage of human decency'....
on April 12th, 2007 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Anyone here live in San Antonio, TX? Does it have a good music/social scene for 20 somethings who like cute boys with tattoos?
on April 12th, 2007 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

Tex-Mex or Mexican? Hungry lunchtime question ...
on April 12th, 2007 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Do you think machismo is a personality trait or a fluxuating attitude (depending on person and circumstance)?
on April 12th, 2007 | One answer | 2 people like this

Do you think that the prospect of being a minority should limit you in where you decide to move? Do you think (even with willingness to...
on April 12th, 2007 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

My ex was at a show that I was at last night. I thought everything was cool with us, we blog/e-mail, but he totally blew me off, turning...
on April 12th, 2007 | One answer

Do you learn about life by watching sitcoms?
on April 11th, 2007 | 7 answers | 2 people like this

What's the most outdated phrase/saying that you use?
on April 11th, 2007 | 48 answers | 7 people like this

Can you back up a 'google maps' map on your hardrive?
on April 11th, 2007 | One answer

What was your quote in your High School yearbook
on April 11th, 2007 | One answer

Can you describe your penis in one word?
on April 11th, 2007 | 53 answers | 11 people like this

Do you feel like you can really describe anything in one word? What can something that can be described in one word really worth?
on April 10th, 2007 | 8 answers | 4 people like this

How do you add a hyperlink into the 'more info' section of a balloon marker on quickmaps?
on April 10th, 2007 | no answers

What do you think about authors' posthumously (and sometimes unfinished)published works? Do you think it was fair that they were...
on April 9th, 2007 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

I know this is a really basic question, but something that I've never understood: How do you say "I do/n't like you"...
on April 9th, 2007 | 11 answers | 5 people like this

Are there any free U.S. map programs that I can download that would allow me to add little targets denoting site locations? e.g.I would...
on April 9th, 2007 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Is it true that noone tells the truth about who they are in the first six months of a relationship?
on April 9th, 2007 | One answer

Do you think that most of the issues concerning Hispanic illegal immigration are the result of classism? Noone who debates immigration...
on April 9th, 2007 | 11 answers | 5 people like this

What do you think about comedy news shows like The Daily Show with John Stewart and the Colbert Report?
on April 8th, 2007 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

"Every post you can hitch your faith on, is a pie in the sky, chock full of lies ... And still to come, the worst part and you know...
on April 8th, 2007 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Have you ever seen a band 'past its prime' and just felt sad for them? Who needs to give up on reunion touring?
on April 8th, 2007 | 8 answers | 1 person likes this

Do you think that positive stereotypes are just as damaging as negative stereotypes (e.g. all Asians are good at Math)?
on April 8th, 2007 | 14 answers | 9 people like this

Who's the angrier ABer (as in leaves the angrier, more one-sided comments): Ultra-right Christians or Ultra-left Atheists? Feel free...
on April 6th, 2007 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

I am incredibly pale and have bright blue eyes, and dark brown hair (a very noticeable contrast). I only wear lip gloss and clear...
on April 6th, 2007 | 7 answers | 3 people like this

Do all of your ex-es live in Texas?
on April 6th, 2007 | 4 answers

Two part question: Who do you prefer, Simone de Beauvoir or Jean-Paul Sartre? Do you really believe that they 'vous-ed' each...
on April 6th, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Do you think that societies whose languages use a formal 'you' are more respectful?
on April 6th, 2007 | 3 answers

Christians: How do you reconcile direct contradictions in the Bible with your faith that the Bible is the exact, true word of God...
on April 6th, 2007 | 14 answers | 5 people like this

What is the best English band of all time? (If you say Oasis, I will automatically discredit anything you ever say on AB ever).
on April 6th, 2007 | 18 answers | 5 people like this

What do you think would be the best choice for buying an enviornmentally friendly car: hybrid or flexfuel (e-85 ethanol)?
on April 6th, 2007 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

What's your favorite example of alliteration (in either verse, lyrics or prose)?
on April 5th, 2007 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

What book has made the most significant impression on you or taught you the most? Is there one that completely changed your viewpoint on...
on April 5th, 2007 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

Will you encourage your children to date outside of their race?
on April 5th, 2007 | 29 answers | 9 people like this

Annoying redhead who's married to the fat guy or annoying redhead who's married to the skinny guy?
on April 5th, 2007 | One answer

Xena or Hercules?
on April 5th, 2007 | 26 answers | 5 people like this

All generations have war, disease, social unrest, injustice, etc. Do you think that the times we live in are more or less dangerous or...
on April 5th, 2007 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

What's your favorite ancient civilization? What about their civilization impresses you the most?
on April 4th, 2007 | 11 answers | 9 people like this

Does anyone else feel like your answers/questions/comments are being policed by certain supercilious ABers who seemingly can't wait...
on April 4th, 2007 | 5 answers | 8 people like this

I just remembered a weird dream I had! Puppies kept appearing and were under my care: there were like 16, all in groups of 4: all...
on April 4th, 2007 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Who likes Wes Anderson movies? Which is your favorite one?
on April 4th, 2007 | 7 answers | 3 people like this

Ladies and Gentleman: Was there any point in your life where you felt like it was going to happen for you: finding the right one? What...
on April 4th, 2007 | One answer | 3 people like this

A crazy hit me head on the other day (I was stopped in the turning lane) & kept ramming me over & over again & then took off....
on April 4th, 2007 | One answer

Do you have a list of things to do by the time you're 30? What are your top 3?
on April 4th, 2007 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

What do you do to stop yourself from obsessing about things that you cannot control? Or about obsessing about every possible likelihood...
on April 3rd, 2007 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Do you feel like the older you get the more you can appreciate the differences between sexes?
on April 2nd, 2007 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Is there any cheap surveillence equiment that I can buy to catch my neighbor letting my dogs off their chains? Where can I go to buy it?
on April 2nd, 2007 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

Who on here has the worst boss? What makes him/her a total jerk? Mine is xenophobic and every other word that comes out of his mouth is a...
on April 2nd, 2007 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

Why do I have recurring tornado dreams? I had two last night! Does anyone know what they mean?
on April 2nd, 2007 | 5 answers | 4 people like this

What's the funniest thing that ever happened to you while you were on a boat?
on April 2nd, 2007 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

If you break up with a guy can you keep your fake baby names ? Like the names that you make up with him (it was mostly just to freak him...
on March 30th, 2007 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Do you use emoticons? ;) Do you only use them with certain people (or on sites like AB) because you're too sophisticated to use them...
on March 30th, 2007 | 7 answers | 5 people like this

I have two awesome pups, but the younger one (a year old) still has accidents and doesn't really respond to triaining. Is it...
on March 30th, 2007 | 6 answers | 4 people like this

Do you think spanking or not spanking children affects whether they have a punishment fetish when they're adults? (I watched this...
on March 29th, 2007 | 24 answers | 7 people like this

Does the divorce rate go down for those who wait till they're older (late 20s to 30s) to marry?
on March 29th, 2007 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

What do you see parents in public that you think 'i will/would never do that with/to my child?' Are there things that your...
on March 29th, 2007 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

Do you ever feel like you're looking for meaning where there isn't any? Or are you ever afraid there is meaning but you're...
on March 28th, 2007 | 8 answers | 4 people like this

I'm applying for a company that has several placement regions that I have to choose from. I'm particularly interested in...
on March 19th, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

I'm thinking about moving to Phoenix. Can someone tell me the ups and downs from an insider's perspective? I've read a lot...
on March 15th, 2007 | 14 answers | 9 people like this

I don't know what to do. 2 weeks after marrying, my bf's wife cheated on him and he left mexico to come here. He went back to...
on March 14th, 2007 | 10 answers | 1 person likes this

I have this intense muscle pain in my shoulder; when I turn my head, even slightly there is a shooting pain. Help!
on March 8th, 2007 | 4 answers

My bf is wonderful&I love him!But he was here illegally & went back 2 divorce his wife who he never lived with&cheated on him...
on March 8th, 2007 | One answer