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Will science finish the job they have developed without acknowledging the Great Spirit? Or have we? It's a rather huge logical leap to assume that science can't or hasn't already acknowledged a "Great Spirit." -- acknowledging things beyond the scope of human understanding is part and parcel of the job science sets out to do. What would be the point of curiosity or discovery, if it wasn't motivated by the understanding that there are still things yet to be understood and discovered? Will...

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Are most of the apologists for the Islamic Terrorists really antisemitic people who would have sympathized with Adolf Hitler? I wouldn't make that generalization, no. It's probably safe to say that SOME are, but keep in mind that being aware enough to world affairs to understand the cause of a phenomenon isn't quite the same as being an "apologist."

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Is LED ZEPPELIN the first heavy metal band? Or is it a myth that has grown over time? That depends on how you define Metal. If we're judging on a stand-alone basis, in terms of what was the most Metal-ish for its time, Blue Cheer probably takes it. If we're judging candidates against the level of influence they've had on Metal in the years since they started recording, Black Sabbath probably takes it. Led Zeppelin is all well and good, and their earliest releases were really...

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Do you think the U.S. is doing too much for Haiti victims? I'd argue that we're helping Haiti in entirely the wrong ways. It's become a pattern in American culture, that every time a humanitarian crisis comes along, the only ways we as a nation seem to find of addressing it are childish spot-fixes designed to help us feel better while also fitting snuggly into our everyday lives, rather than dettaching us from technology and consumerism the way REAL...

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How do you feel to learn that the weapons of the US military have references to Bible verses etched on them? This is slightly less okay with me than secular mass murder.

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Are Homeschooled Kids at a Disadvantage? I was homeschooled for 15 years, and not in a sheltered, well-supported way, either. More often than not "homeschooled", for me, meant looking after my own education. Yes, I was at a disadvantage in some ways -- for instance, I'm not terribly good at working within the rigid system presented by public schools -- but on the other hand, being educated the way I was gives me a lot of...

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Since women are free to abort, should men be allowed to "abort" their paternal responsibility (child support) within the same time frame? Equating an abortion to simply aborting one's parental responsibility ignores the vital and compelling reasons WHY women are free to abort. Women are naturally accountable to their potential offspring in ways that men just aren't, in medical, emotional and societal terms, which is precisely why women have the freedom to abort. Child support is justified on totally different grounds, it's...

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I need a song where the lyrics deal with paternity - "baby mama drama," infidelity, uncertainty, etc. Anyone know one? I'm Her Daddy, by Bill Withers.

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Hurricanes,political unrest,an earthquake...Why do you think Haiti experiences so many trials? Let's see... Poor, politically unstable, historically victimized by imperialism, AND on a tiny island -- take your pick, mate.

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Is God the answer? God is the answer; God lies within.

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Is abortion an act of I'm sure there are those who get abortions on a whim, but unless every woman I've ever met who's had one is an anomaly, those people are at most %5 of the women getting them. It's always bothered me, a LOT, that the debate over abortion so often ignores just how serious of a life decision it is for most women. If it's occurred to millions of "Pro-Lifers" that abortion is a horrible thing...

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What do you think about Sarah Palin joining Fox News as a commentator? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8453223.stm I have relatively little respect for Sarah Palin as an individual or a politician, but whoever manages her P.R. and Marketing campaign is a bloody genius.

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I would describe myself in a religious context as: Restricting one's self with firm categorization is so... restrictive.

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Should Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid step down for racially insensitive comments he made during the 2008 campaign season? A wise man -- I think it was Michael Franti -- once said, "I don't care who he's screwing in private, I wanna know who he's screwing in public". To be more concise, as an isolated incident, how important ARE Reid's remarks? Yes, they demonstrate no small degree of ignorance, but we have to ask ourselves how relevant it is to his job, especially when there's such a long list of politicians...

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Americans are slowly catching up with the rest of the western world and abandoning religion. Good or bad? I don't think "Abandoning religion" is necessarily the best way to go, but it certainly needs to play a smaller role in American government and to some extent American society. I'd like to add here that Western Europe's drastic lean away from religion is, in no small part, fallout from the alienating and all too immediate atrocities of WWII, and that being said, America isn't so much slow as...

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What is better socialism or capitalism? Frankly, I think the way this poll is crafted demonstrates a basic ignorance of political theory. Any functional government must rely on a mixture of influences. Sometimes a Capitalist-leaning policy is needed, but sometimes a healthy dose of Socialism is just more pragmatic. I put in my vote for Capitalism because although pure Capitalism and pure Socialism are both disasters waiting to...

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Do you think gay marriage should be legal? Why or why not? I can't speak for the Religious arguments against it, nor for most of the "Moral" or "Sociological" arguments against it (which are, for the most part, rooted in either religion or blind conservativism), but on the other hand, I don't see why any of these arguments should really be relevant to the legal status of gay marriage... And from a legal standpoint: Equal Protection Clause. I think...

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Are you worried about global warming? At this very moment 12:45am CT 1/4/10 the current warmest temperature in the continental US is 61 F. To be more precise, I'm worried about climate change. The term "Global Warming" is a misnomer which has presented no end of annoyance in the debate over climate change. And by the by, I do acknowledge that the planet has its natural cycles, I'm just not deluded enough not to acknowledge that human activity isn't having a sizable disruptive influence. The fact of the matter is, just because...

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What would be the most accurate definition of "lust"? Lust is waaay to complicated of an impulse, or emotion, or whatever you'd like to call it, to be summed up in "Arousal with/without X". If I had to take a shot in the dark at defining it, I'd say that lust can fall anywhere between a base, purely physical desire for someone (I'm going to tend towards what I believe to be the asker's original intent and shy away from the "Something" aspect),...

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Has No Child Left Behind Improved Public Education? I find it rather intersting that most of the points in favour of No Child Left Behind seem to focus on how admirable its basic goals are, rather than how well and by what means it aims to actually achieve them. For legislation based so heavily in equality of results, NCLB's support base doesn't seem to be paying much attention to how the act is actually coming out.

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When scholars from current or former communist countries write that we are following the path to socialism or fascism, why don't we believe them? Just because someone has some experience on a matter doesn't make them the infallible authority. A great example here would be Karl Marx himself, whose original theories on Communism were, in fact, based on experience with the negative fallout of Capitalism. My point here is that experience does not necessarily make one credible, nor does lack of it make one unreliable as an authority....

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Why American government is not taking any steps to ban porno websites????? America took terrorism so seriously but pornography is making more destruction than terrorists do. what do u think people? is it because they give tax?? i want a realistic answer. If you want a realistic answer, a good first step would be asking a realistic question. Terrorists cause thousands of horrific deaths at once, and actively seek to do harm; pornography does neither of those things. Freedom of expression and Constitutionality issues aside, even, fanatics trying to kill you are ALWAYS a bigger threat than recordings of people having sex.

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Do you know any handicapped person who was offended by Obama's joke about the Special Olympics? Is it just a bunch of non-handicapped people offended on behalf of the handicapped because they are afraid handicapped people will be hurt by it? From most of the input I've seen on it, the ones acting offended by it are mainly people who've spent the last few months *Looking* for something to be offended by from Obama. Speaking from common sense, I sincerely doubt that many handicapped people are going to have their psyches gravely injured by the president making an unintentional jab at their bowling skills. And if they...

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Have you ever been mad at God,i am so very angery Don't get mad, get even. If you're angry with what God has done for you so far, then don't live under the conviction that God can truly control your life - take accountability for your own actions and try to make your future better on your own merit, so that if things fall through, the only one you'll have to be angry at is yourself. Personally, I don't believe in...

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Is the concentration of the media on the CEO bonuses at AIG just a ploy to sidetrack the big issue of giving bailouts at all? The media as a whole doesn't typically use "Ploys". Individual media outlets might, but as a whole, the media tends to simply focus on whatever seems to be the most interesting and most likely to draw an audience. This isn't to say that focusing on how poorly bailout money has been used doesn't have the effect of distracting from the hypocrisy of letting bussinesses...

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Should I read Desperation before The Regulators? It doesn't especially matter. The two stories run parallel to some extent (they have many of the same characters, for instance), but The Regulators certainly doesn't contain anything that would ruin Desperation for you.

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Is Obama's use of teleprompters the same as pro Football or Baseball players use of performance enhancing drugs? Firstly, virtually all public speakers, especially politicians, use teleprompters. Secondly, I'm relatively sure that what people have been so impressed with about president Obama's speeches is what he's said, not how well he's remembered it.

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If America is suppose to be a free country then shouldn't they have Laissez Faire Capitalism? America is founded upon freedom for individuals. America is not founded on freedom for large organizations; in fact a big part of what the nation's founders believed must be done to guarantee individual freedoms, was to limit the powers of large organizations. I'm all for economic freedoms on an individual level, but there does come a point where people and organizations with...

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Has anyone of you--who has read Bigbangist's conjecture--ever wondered how anything of significance could come about without a purpose and plan, if we indeed are the result of a [mindless] "accident"? As far as I can tell, nothing known as "Bigbangist's conjecture" technically exists. That being said, no. When water is left alone, it "Accidentally" forms into a sphere; when events randomly transpire for long enough, they "Accidentally" form a discernible pattern of some sort... my point being, that the universe tends towards order in many ways. Even...

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Do you think a civil war will break out between socialist and people who want to keep their freedom? We lasted eight years without a violent conflict between the Neo-Cons and people who wanted to keep their freedom, so I don't think so. Then again, the people who are unhappy now are, as a whole, somewhat more violent... So you never know.

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Guys-would you f**k a woman who periodically has sex with mamalian animals? If she had once or twice in the past, sure. If she still made a habit of it, I don't think so - that sounds like a great way to help some exotic STD make the jump for horses to humans and eventually give millions of people a really nasty rash.

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Are most doctors just in it for the money? If not, why don't they live more modest existances? I'd say a lot of doctors probably wouldn't have opted for the job if it didn't pay as well as it does. But on the other hand, doctors have the highest recorded suicide rates of any profession, they have to work ridiculously long hours as students, interns and on-call doctors for years before even having a shot at a less stressful job, and for anyone who didn't come into...

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Whilst catching the train to university, I can't help but feel that society is being run by a bunch of suit-wearing, gelled-haired yuppies who spend all day playing with each other's money - and get paid for it. Does anyone else feel this way? Look on the bright side: if you're taking the train to university, someday you could BE one of one of those suit-wearing, gelled-haired yuppies, and spend all day playing with your friends' money - and getting paid for it.

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Do you like your coffee like you like your lovers? I like my coffee like I like my women... Covered in bees.

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What does the formula E=MC2 (2 being squared) Mean? If memory serves, it's Energy=MassXThe Speed of Light Squared. In short, it's a formula for mathematically converting mass directly to energy. Taking the total mass of an object, and multiplying it by roughly 300,000,000 (the speed of light) squared, gives you the amount of energy that would be released if, theoretically, that matter were transformed instantly into energy, without...

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What does it mean when you ask about becoming employed and they say they do not accept accept unsolicited applications? In essence, it means that if they needed to hire someone, they'd be the ones asking you.

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Why is smoking legal if it kills you In short... Because people are allowed to kill themselves if they want to. Our lives are just that, *Our* lives; they do not belong the government.

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If you use stick deodorant, what (if anything) do you do with the inaccessible product remaining in the bottom? I dig that sh*t out, put it in a ziplock and keep on using it. No need to waste perfectly good deodorant.

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Those FBI copyright warnings at the beginning of DVD movies and programs, do you ever take the time to read them or do they make you impatient and wish they'd just hurry and move on? I can't honestly say I've ever read it. I guess I've always just felt confident enough that I understood the basic concept.

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What is the first thing that comes to mind when I say the word "PINK?" Boris' classic, balls-off rock masterwork.

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Any suggestions for good metal/rock bands? Iron Maiden, Anthrax, Metallica and Black Sabbath are all good for those just crossing over from rock to full-on metal. If you're a little more experienced with the genre, though, I'd reccomend something a little more interesting, such as: Acid Bath Mayhem Paul Chain The Black Dahlia Murder Or, if you're more rock-oriented and don't mind vocals in Japanese, Boris.

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What would a mother in her 60's with two grown children and a husband seek for in a young female? In other words, why isn't her family fulfilling her? What happens to a woman when her children grow up and leave, and when the husband isn't around? To make a long answer short: People get lonely. Think about it, when you've spent your entire life as a wife and mother, you've poured so much time and effort and love into your family, and then you reach a time when all that time and effort love just... doesn't seem to have amounted to much. Can you see how that would make you want to reach out to someone?

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What is your favorite Coen Bros. film? Raising Arizona, closely followed by No Country for Old Men.

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Why all planets are of round shape? I'm not exactly an expert on astrophysics, but it seems to me that it probably has something to do with the force of gravity being constant. If gravity is pulling inwards with roughly the same force on all sides, then a mass of matter will naturally tend to form a ball, will it not?

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Do men in the real world really see women as a piece of meat? or do they actually care about who she is regarding personality and character? Speaking as a man, I don't think the two are even close to mutually exclusive. On the one hand, I like women's bodies, but it's not like that stops me from liking and respect them intellectually. If someone's not mature enough to simultaneously be attracted to a woman and also respect her and the fact that she may not be attracted to him, then that sounds more like a...

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What kind of music do you like to listen to when you are high (on marijuana)? Please include artist and possibly song. It depends a lot on when and where I'm doing it. When I'm just getting high alone for the hell of it, my musical tastes run heavily towards anything by The Smiths; Spacemen 3; The Velvet Underground; even Sigur Ros or Godspeed You! Black Emperor, when I'm simply too spaced out to move. When I smoke socially, though, it's just the opposite. It probably has to do with the...

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How do you prove that the number 0 exists? Technically speaking, one cannot prove that any number exists. One can prove that certain *Quantities* of a given thing exist, but any and all numbers themselves are little more than concepts we've cooked up to represent material, concrete things. Zero is in the same boat, only it is used to represent something that's not there, rather than something that is. Through my personal...

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Does extacy make your brain function faster? It typically makes people hyperactive, causing their *Thoughts* to go by faster. But in terms of the brain itself, and any useful cognitive processes going on inside it, "extacy" can do very little good and a great deal of harm, especially with extended use.

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After the towers fell in '01, a huge slogan was "we will never forget." Have we forgotten? No, we've just recovered from our collective pain and shock enough to think more clearly. Perhaps that just seems like an act of forgetting because mass hysteria isn't something most people are used to seeing last for seven years at a stretch.

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Men are asked "Are you man enough to do this?".Why don't anyone ask women ,"Are you woman enough to do this?"? To make a long answer short: because society doesn't typically expect women to be physically and emotionally resilient the same way it does men.

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Are liberals really to blame for all America's morality issues? That's one way to look at it, but blaming liberal ideas for America's alleged "Morality Issues" discounts one major fact: "Morality Issues", for the most part, only exist where people choose to see them. Take, for instance, the "Issue" of gay marriage. Were it not for Conservative interests trying to paint it as a moral issue, no one would be hurt, no...

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Are you looking forward to "Where the Wild Things Are" to come to theatres? Not especially, if I wanted to see a good picture book stretched and injected with extraneous plot until it was so overextended as to burst, releasing geysers of unpleasant blackish goo, I'd just rent Night at the Museum.

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I am about to start working in Libya and can be payed in dollar or euro but I am unsure which is the safest one . I live in the Uk so will be exchanging back into the pound. Economically speaking, Euros are by far the safer currency, although anything you get paid in is likely to lose some worth with the market how it is now.

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What are some country songs with Hispanic music influence? Willie Nelson's cover of Bob Dylan's Señor (Tales of Yankee Power), has always struck me with a very 'mariachi' feel. [Please disregard the visuals on the video]

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What do you think? The customers of the downed flight that hit the Hudson River were offered 5k each for their troubles. Is this greed or is it acceptable? The fact that they didn't die doesn't mean they weren't put at immense risk; after all, the chances of having a pilot that competent are really pretty low. No matter how much or how little actual injury they suffered, it's the responsibility of the airline to insure that it's passengers are safe, which they apparently did not. Therefor, I think a settlement for their...

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Do you think the 3 month suspension for Michael Phelps was appropriate? I think he'll probably be happy to get time to be a regular guy...like sending a kid to his bedroom for punishment when his tv, games and phone are in there. The question of whether a 3 month suspension is an appropriate punishment is somewhat overridden by the question of whether his particular offense *Warrants* punishment. Marijuana is certainly not a performance-enhancing drug, and personally I feel that an athlete's personal life, when not directly pretaining to their career, is their own business. I'll say this though: the...

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What is the main reason more people are becoming Atheists/Agnostic…..Is it because we live in a more secular society than generations before us or is there a reason for the scepticism more people are showing towards religion? Any major secular trends in society are, most likely, due largely to the simple fact that religions can no longer force the majority of people to conform to them. Now that more of the world's government and educational institutions are out of the hands of organized religion, Theism isn't the standard in schooling, and consequently has become less prominent in family life and society...

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Who has a better chance of becoming the first female president Michelle Obama or Hillary Clinton? If her husband is as successful and popular as Bill Clinton was, and if she gets onto the job of promoting herself with as much passion and efficiency as Hillary Clinton has, Mrs. Obama might just stand a chance.

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My bf of 14mo freaked out on me and said i'm needy & suffocating him. but he's the one who initiated all the big steps ie call me his gf, intro to his family, say i love you & asked me to move in with him! now he wants 1wk break to think about us, why? Based on this, it sounds like a fairly typical fit of fear of commitment. That being said, I can definitely understand see how something like this happens: You get into a relationship, the first months are absolutely great, so you don't feel much hesitation to move things right along. A year or so later, you're living with the person, and you realise just how fast you were moving,...

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I have spanish influenza, will i die? With modern medical advances, chances are that the strain behind the Spanish flu pandemic won't be fatal. The main reason it was such a bad disease when it first hit was the conditions it came into; war means mass-immigration, filthy conditions, and lots of dead, rotting meat around, none of which is all that common these days unless you live in a war-torn, third world nation. ...

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A man gets me naked on the first date, he's just had his shirt off. Then he suddenly calls me a slut and refuses to have anything more to do with me. Do you think a girl willing on the first date is a slut? Or does he have issues he needs to resolve? Call the woman what you will, but the same logic by which one might call her a slut could be applied just as easily to call the man a slut and/or a manipulative, passive aggressive bastard. And personally, I think passive aggressive bastard is a far worse label than "Slut"; at least "Sluts" can be sincere about just wanting to fck a lot of people.

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If snow fell in a different colour, other than white, what colour would you like to see on the ground? Morbid teenager that I am, I'd honestly love to see some blood red snow.

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Are you an underachiever? If so, why do you not demonstrate your full potential? I've been called that particular name, yes. In short, I don't "demonstrate my full potential" because most of the areas in which I've been invited to succeed also happen to be areas in which I see very little potential for self-improvement or meaningful achievement. When an area in which I'm asked to succeed happens to overlap an area that I actually feel...

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Is it kind of messed up for someone who's 18 to have feelings for someone who' 16 Only in the legal sense, and even then it's not especially "Messed Up" in a lot of places. Someone who's 18 having feelings for say... a 6 year old; *That* would qualify as "Messed Up". A two-year age difference is only "Messed Up" in the myopic, arbitrary eyes of some legal systems.

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You know what? Yes, yes I do. Now excuse me while I slowly nod my head and adopt a vaguely wise-looking facial expression.

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Who believes that choices change future, and who believe that no matter what choices one makes there is a only one destiny? I believe that the two options are basically indistinguishable. However, I place more confidence in the former, if only because the latter is completely and totally impossible to prove or disprove, and therefor probably not a solid hypothesis.

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Does the Roman Catholic Church believe that popes, in conducting the ordinary affairs of the church, can never make mistakes? As other answers here have said, no. The official Church doctrine only assumes the Pope to be infallible when he's passing along some message of [to them] divine origin. And I'm sure most Catholics with a good head on their shoulders don't even believe that, when push comes to shove.

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Why are people (mainly godgobbers) always bellyaching about other people who say they HATE something. What's so wrong with HATING something? Auzziegob HATES people who try to get on higher moral ground by denigrating people who HATE. HATING is normal. To quote loosely from George Carlin: Canide is natural; dog shit is natural. something being natural doesn't make it good or bad, it basically just means that it exists without anyone having to try hard at creating it. Similarly, hate may be perfectly natural, but that doesn't make it worth defending, and it doesn't make it any less of a self-destructive thing. I know many...

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How is anger a positive energy even though it may be a destructive force in your life? It could be considered "Positive Energy" in that healthy anger is free-flowing emotional energy that's actually expressed and can be channeled into motivation for doing things, as opposed an emotion with a "Negative Energy Value", such as depression or self-pity, which tend to sap and repress your mental and emotional energy. Also, anger could be thought of as...

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I just answered a question= that was erased by your STUPID monitors about religions, i explained that over 100 million people have been listening to their preachers lie to them. in the last years these preachers and ministers cause of gays and lesbians. Generally, our members and moderators are usually respectful of even the most controversial opinions. As long as they're delivered with intelligence and at least SOME class and respect. Typing in all-caps doesn't come across as especially classy or intelligent, nor is devoting part of one's answer to insulting people or groups of people without some sort of transition to make...

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What is your favorite concatenative curse word or phrase? For example, "knobgobbler" or "suckbucket". Points for length, alliteration, rhymes, cleverness, et cetera. "Jesuschristpigfuck" has always been a favorite of mine, along with "Bitchwhistle" and the slightly less elegant "Fuckin' Donkeyshow, man..."

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Do you believe in Simplicity? The more I've meditated on it, the more I've moved towards the view that anything BUT simplicity is little more than a product of our neurotic human minds digesting the universe into contrived, subjective classifications to make it seem more ordered and organized than it is.

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If you were to choose a stereotypical lifestyle, which one would you live? (Bohemian, power couple, desperate housewife, etc.) Pseudo-Pretentious, Intellectually Metropolitan Artiste.

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Is it possible to have a healthy debate on AB or are debates avoided as they are seen as arguments among users? I have vigorous, passionate arguments on AB every single day. I feel that as long as you have your logic straight and are relatively formal and diplomatic about it, there's no reason you should have to answer to anyone, no matter what they might see it as. Personally, I have no disdain whatsoever for users who indulge in arguments online. It's the sub-category - Users Who Argue in...

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Remember all the corney kids toys; like "skip-it". What one do you think was the wackiest? The fact that someone, somewhere, somehow managed to market specialized supplies for the extremely fast shuffling and stacking of large plastic cups, is something that still mystifies me to this day. Although I must admit that this kid has some "Mad Skillz".

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Who is the real us, the true us: who we think we are or who others think we are? There's no way of saying for sure, but there is a substantial argument to be made around the fact that... Well, we're in a bit of a better position to know.

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The bible doesn't mention Eve eating an apple nor Jonah being swallowed by a whale,where did these misconseptions come from? In modern religion, there's this marvelous little thing called common interpretation. The Bible was written a very, very long time ago, and language was different enough back then that virtually every event mentioned in the Bible has to be translated, and that translation has to be interpreted, and that interpretation changes little details. It's totally harmless, IF religious...

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Why muslims around the world keep forcing other religions to convert themself to Islam? Why Muslims think they are superior? Every religion tries to convert people, every religion thinks it's superior, and not even CLOSE to all Muslims care about converting people. So much for glittering generalizations.

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How do you explain where babies come from to a child? I don't see anything wrong with explaining the clean, cut down basics of pregnancy and childbirth. I even know, from personal experience in my own childhood, that a rudimentary touching on the subject of sex is appropriate at a MUCH earlier age than most parents think.

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What is the only rock edible by humans Salt is the closest thing to an answer here. However, I'm not sure if salt is technically a rock. The strict geological definition of "Rock" is something more along the lines of a hardened composite material, composed of multiple minerals, whereas salt as we eat it almost always occurs in smaller, finer crystals, and is only made up of one mineral. It fits the...

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Are you sick of media reporters claiming that life threatening incidents of suvival as a miracle. MIRACLES DON'T HAPPEN. The hysteria of the recent Hudson River plane crash,labelled as a "miracle",is a prime example and unbelievably pathetic. If you'd like to go through and scientifically explain every single "Miracle" alleged to in the popular media, then you'll have a totally airtight point here. But until someone's done that, you're being just as fanatical and absolutist as the "Godgobbers" you criticize by assuming that you know any more than anyone else about the possible cause/s of...

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How lucky was the USA that Martin Luther King Jr DID NOT fulfill his dreams of turning the USA into his "promised land". If King had of succeded,how much damage,mayhem and chaos do you think the religious zealots and fundamentalists would've have done Not a lot, relatively speaking. In fact, I'm rather mystified at how you're making any logical connection between racial equality and religious fanatacism. Especially considering that America's religious zealots and fundamentalists have typically been those most opposed to it. By the way, if you think Dr. King was aiming for HIS promise land, you must not have a very...

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Can I save an expert village video to a disk? If so how do I go about it? Expert Village uses player-embedded videos along the lines of Youtube, correct? If so, then it sounds like you need an FLV converter. There are scads of them online, some better than others (I don't use them myself, so I can't make an specific reccomendations), but the basic concept is that you cut & paste the video's URL into the converter, and it lets you convert the...

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What do you think humankind's basic problem is? A mixture of fear and insecurity. It's rather ironic, considering that no species could have gotten where we are today without a survival instinct, but if people weren't naturally so scared of needing food and shelter, greed most likely wouldn't exist; if people weren't so insecure and terrified of their own mortality, all the religious violence we're plagued with...

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Would you respect a female doctor or lawyer who put herself through school by stripping? what if it was a male? Absolutely. There's something to be said for using every resource at your disposal.

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Is israel doing right or wrong? At the very least, I think Israel could be managing the situation with much more compassion and tolerance towards the Palestinian people. Palestine has anti-Israeli extremists, and instead of addressing the issue of terrorism and extremism in Palestine, Israel declares war on the country itself, harming peaceful civilians and producing even MORE fanatical resentment. Add to that the fact...

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Who is our real president, Obama or Pelosi? If we're talking in terms of how much power they have in America, our "Real President" is either a Saudi Prince or a Chinese businessman.

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If you are caught stealing from a store and banned from the store, is that ban permanent or for, say, a year? Also, does that include ALL branches of the store or just the one you stole from? In the cases of the very few stores where I've actually had occasion to know, the banning of customers has typically not gone much higher than the manager of that location. I imagine some of the larger franchise companies, -McDonald's, Wal-Mart, etc. - might communicate between stores and keep a collective "Banned" list, but in most cases, the only thing meant by that...

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People are talking about how the world is going to end in 2012.& all of a sudden, it really hit me hard.i cant stop thinking about it, and worrying about my Kids age 2 & 3mnths.Now i want to start going to church.My bf tells me to stop worrying but i cant I can understand your fear, but it's also important for you to recognize that it's irrational. After all, what's rational about letting an ancient Mayan prediction, motivate you to start attending houses of worship for a European religion? Yeah, the idea that the world might end is scary, but step back for a moment and consider how you're thinking about it. Getting...

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Where did the Taco Bell chihuahua go? If you ate at Taco Bell any time in the mid-late 90's, then some questions are better left unasked.

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When you hear anything about Jesus being crucified, you hear of nails being driven through the hands and feet. (stigmata) The human body can't be supported by nailing the hands. It would have had to have been the wrists. Is this proof it didn't happen? Well, firstly, I've heard from several different sources that crucifixion was more commonly done with stakes through the wrists than the hands, so that's one thing to take into account. The bones in the wrist and forearm are much stronger than those in the hands. Secondly, it's important to realize that crucifixion kills in more ways, and faster ways, than the obvious ones...

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Do you think showing videos in school of a man being raped in jail by fellow inmates would lower the crime rate for the future? Somehow, I doubt it would help. For one thing, much of the young people most likely to commit jailable crimes aren't typically attentive (or present) in school anyway. Secondly, I think those of them smart enough to be paying attention in school are also smart enough to realise that before too much longer, the prison system will be so overcrowded that it would have just as much...

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Do you think it's appropriate for pregnant woman to pose nude? I don't see why not. The only real difference between a pregnant and non-pregnant woman posing nude is the unborn baby involved, and I don't honestly think it minds all that much.

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Rush Limbaugh last week said "I hope Obama fails". Does that mean he wants the U.S. to fail? Not necessarily, it just means that he wouldn't especially mind the U.S. taking a major blow if it meant discrediting the "Liberal" politics he seems to loathe so much. And ironically enough, this is coming from the same man who once said, "Patriotism is rallying behind the country, regardless of party affiliation". Or maybe that only applies when we're trying...

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Have you ever tried to Smoke Salmon, Fish or Shrimp? Yeah, but they wouldn't really fit into the rolling papers I had on hand at the time, and didn't burn too well anyway.

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What kind of sweaters do you like? Black turtlenecks have long been a bit of a fashion fixation for me.

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When you are looking at an old photograph of yourself, what is one thing you always notice? Goddamn I've lost a lot of weight...

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If someone told you the word,"Robert", what comes to your mind instantly? A vivid image of dozens of burly men in black t-shirts standing around a dead body, chanting "His name is Robert Paulson! His name is Robert Paulson! His name is Robert Paulson." over and over again, while Edward Norton has a minor panic attack.

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Did I just see Obama do the bump? Yes, it appears so. Just what we need to help close America's racial divide: A black man who dances like a white man.

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Can you name one famous gay/lesbian? Harvey Milk. And Michael Stipe, if we're counting bi-sexuals.

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Bullies (robbing kids at school bus stops) with GUNS. (See attached URL.) Beating up an old couple (75 and 80yo) in their own home in broad daylight for money. - See http://www.wthr.com/global/story.asp?s=9722862. What's this world coming to? You seem to be suffering from the delusion that this sort of brutality is something new and remarkable. It's not. For as long as people have been around and keeping track, there's been just as much - if not more - violence and cruelty as there is today. And although it might come as a shock to those of us who were born and raised in the relatively insulated sphere of the Western...

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Money cannot buy you true love or true friendship. Yet the 'lack' of money can be a source of great distress. Poverty usually does not win friends or love, either. What are your thoughts on this paradox? If neither money, nor poverty can win a person friends, love or happiness, then there can't really be a paradox here. Because with money having no influence on how much friendship and love one enjoys in life, neither riches nor poverty needs to be cause for distress or happiness. In other words, there's only really a paradox if someone chooses to put one there by making the faulty...

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Did you hear all the boo's George Bush got today?I didnt agree with alot that Bush did,but that was classless,and disrespectful.Would you agree? I agree with you that it shows a lack of class to boo or heckle people on what should be a joyous occasion. But on the other hand, I totally disagree with this idea that voicing one's dislike for a leader shows any lack of patriotism. If anything, it shows a great deal of pride and appreciation for one's country to be passionately, vocally aggressive towards someone whom you...

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What are some ideas for writing an essay entitled "The Big Fight"? (It could be like a school fight/match between two teams/a fight against anything in particular) Personally, I'd use it as an opportunity to write some Tolstoy-esque philosophical essay on the atrocious but avoidable perpetuity of war. Then again, I'm one of those geeky Advanced Placement kids...

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Do you think that the United States should intervene in the Gaza conflict? Western intervention started the conflict in the first place, and if there's one thing America's modern military record has shown us, it's that even the most powerful nation can't always expect to dive into some foreign nation and fix things just because it helped start them. So no. The point at which Western nations might have been able "Intervene" in the Gaza...

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Is it inhuman to tag people as terrorists and kill them with bombs raining day and night without regarding they are baby, child or woman like Israel does now? It's called war. Best to get used to it, because as atrocious and inhuman as it is, it's been around for a while now, and doesn't exactly seem to be going anywhere. It was inhuman when Hamas did it, it's inhuman now that Israel's doing it back. It was inhuman back when the powerful British Empire was doing it for land and country, it's been inhuman just about...

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If religion and reality differ, which of the two is right? If you conform to the common definition of "Reality" then it must be right. That's essentially part of the definition. The difficult part of this question, however, is that "If" at the beginning, because religion always has and always will claim to BE reality.

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Is Obama as white as he is black? Throughout most of America's history, people have been given the social status and label of "Black" for having just about any level of known or visible African heritage. Even if Barack Obama has more white blood than he has black, he still has more African lineage than millions of people who have been considered "Black", and treated as such, for as long as the term has...

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I honestly do not understand why it is OK for the US to have a fence between it and Mexico, and OK for Israel to have a fence, but the Berlin wall was bad. Can anyone explain it for me? I can't speak for Israel's fence, but in the case of the U.S./Mexico border: 1- The line was already there, the fence just enforces it. 2- Unlike East Germans, people in Mexico and other parts of South/Central America have legal avenues to leave. 3- Unlike Palestinians, Mexicans weren't driven from their homes on the other side of the wall, but rather handed it over pretty...

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If health insurance covers circumcisions shouldn't it cover breast enhancement as well? I wouldn't say so. As miniscule as the medical benefits of a circumcision are, they do exist. I might agree with you if you were talking about breast reductions, seeing as how overly large breasts can cause serious back problems, but augmentation has NO medical benefits that I know of, so while it's a nice perk [see the little pun there?] I don't really think insurance...

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Besides practice, do you have any tricks for taking your typing speed from 60 to 80 or 100wpm? e.g., allocation of attention, timing, error minimization, etc. Know what you're typing a second or two before you write it out. Besides that, practice is the most helpful technique I've found.

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If somehow the existence of afterlife was disproven, how would that impact on you and the way you live? Not in the slightest. As far as I'm concerned, anyone who actually needs the Punishment & Reward system of an afterlife hanging over them to favour "Right" over "Wrong", has some pretty monumental issues.

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If you could change anything about your body, what would it be? The way it metabolizes food. I appreciate the advantages of being skinny and all, but just once I'd like to be able to eat a full meal and NOT be starving an hour later.

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Do you think George W. Bush's farwell speech will change the fact that history will view his presidency as a complete failure? At the very least, it will serve as a final testament to the fact that no matter how epically he may have failed, he NEVER admitted it. And with the Neo-Conservative re-writers at the good ole Minitrue turning their little spins as we speak, we might just see Bush's reputation turned around the same way as Reagan's and Nixon's and Ford's and those of a few other people...

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Do you consider yourself a militant theist? I'm more of what I like to call a "Militant Agnostic". I try not to take sides against either side of the matter, but I do take great pleasure in cutting either of them down to size with the uncertainty of their own ideas, when necessary.

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What are people's thoughts on polygamy? Right? Wrong? Indifferent? If it's entered into willingly by all parties, it's none of my business. The one big exception to this, however, is where polygamy crosses over too much with misogyny and/or abuse. It's one thing to have multiple wives and treat them with some respect, but to keep a stable of women to mistreat and use as little but slave labor and baby factories, that's just not right in...

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To all guys.. Do you find girls who are taller than you intimidating? Also, would you ever date a girl that was taller than you? At 6'2" and growing, I find women who are taller than me more of a refreshing change of pace than anything. I suppose I'd date one if I was otherwise inclined to. Height certainly wouldn't be a deal-breaker in any case - I've known and/or casually dated people ranging from 5'10" to five-foot even, without height becoming much of an issue.

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Muslims marry their cousins but they don't eat pig cause pigs hump their cousins and that is a taboo, how do you explain this? The explanation's pretty simple: It's not true. Muslims don't marry their cousins any more often than anyone else, and the reasoning behind Islam forbidding pork has nothing to do with incestuous pigs; your premise is completely and totally false. For God's sake, if you're going to try to point out hypocrisies in established religion, at least have the common...

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It's a zombie apocalypse and you only are only allowed to listen to ten songs while you fight off zombies. What would your playlist be? What weapon would you use to fight them off? Assuming of course that I could listen to other things when I was occupied with stockpiling weapons and barricading windows and such, my zombie-slaughter playlist would have to include: - It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine), by R.E.M. 1 - Search & Destroy, by The Stooges. 2 - Keep on Rockin' in the Free World, by Neil Young. 3 - Goofy's...

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How do you react when a guy grabs your butt, or flashes his junk at you? My typical response to an ass-grab from just about anyone is to turn around and kick them in the shins without even thinking about it. As for the junk-flashing... well, I can't honestly say that's ever happened to me, so I couldn't say how I react, but the words "Cut it Off, and/or "Call the Cops" spring immediately to mind.

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Which is the right way to spell it: extravert or extrovert? I've seen both. According to every published book, dictionary, and English instructor I've ever consulted, the correct spelling is with an O.

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Can you feel that? Yes, now cut it out.

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If Obama is comfortable spending more than Bush did for his inaugruation party; don't you think its time we all took political jobs so we too, can freely spend wo gulit?Esp., wo accountablitiy? Factoring in all the money Bush has spent fighting in Iraq, I think Obama has a lot of catching up to do before we can even begin to compare their financial records.

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Are those anti smoking commercials going just a little overboard? see answer for the link. It's not so much that their content itself goes overboard - I mean, you can't exactly call slander on something that's technically true. The area in which anti-smoking ads, not to mention anti-drug ads, go overboard is in terms of how incredibly *Selective* their producers are about what risky, deadly, dangerous things they choose to put in the spotlight. For instance,...

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Do you use answerbag mainly to learn, or just to voice your opinion? For the most part, I use it to learn *By* voicing my opinion and inciting others to voice theirs right back at me.

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Do you think a One-World government would be good, or bad? A true One-World government would only be good for the people in the areas where it would essentially average out to no powerful governing bodies at all. The closest thing to a One-World government that could actually help humanity at this point would be an agreement between all our preexisting governments to adhere to some minimal ground rules so that their power can be limited. Ironically...

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Will someone PLEASE tell me is "Justin" is okay after downing 40 pain killers an hour or so ago!!!??? I am crying my eyes out reading all his questions and answers helping others and getting little help back, gave up life. So sad. He is a sweet soul. I couldn't honestly answer your question, but I do have some advice to pass on from my time here on Answerbag: You can't afford to worry too much about passing suicide cases. As insensitive as it sounds, you just can't spend time in somewhere that attracts as many troubled people as Answerbag (and the internet in general), if you're going to let every misery you run into...

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Should we make porn illegal in united states? its a sin The question of "Should We?" is irrelevant here next the much bigger questions of "Could We?", and "What Would It Help?". I suppose that from your viewpoint, it would help the cause of fighting sin... but "Sin" is not a concern of the government, because like it or not, the U.S. government is a secular institution. Other than that, I can't see a...

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Do you ever make up statistics if you are losing an argument? Nope. Usually, when I feel as though I'm starting to lose an argument is when I start hunting around for legitimate facts and statistics to help settle the matter one way or the other.

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Why do so many teenagers fake bisexuality? The short answer would be: In case you haven't noticed, a lot of teenagers are simply horny enough that they'd at least entertain the idea of f*cking just about anyone. The long answer would be: Bear in mind, from puberty onwards, people are in the process of discovering their sexuality. During those first years, when most of the concepts and feelings of sexual awareness are...

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A "friend" of mine asked me to sleep with him when he knows I am seeing someone else, who is out of town right now. I said no, cause I am 100% committed to my boyfriend, but should I tell my boyfriend what happened or let it be? I'd say it depends on how well you think the sexual tension between you and your "Friend" is resolved. On the one hand, if it seems to be over and done with and unlikely to present a problem in the future, then you don't exactly have an obligation to tell your boyfriend. Granted, I can see how your boyfriend could have a problem with that if/when he eventually finds out,...

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What is the root (core) reason behind all individual human actions? "Reason"? My, what a heavy assumption to be carrying around for no good reason... There are motivations and causes behind individual human actions, but to assume that there's some all-encompassing "Reason" is just plain foolish. Then again, I guess that's philosophy for you. The closest I could honestly come to answering this question would be to say that...

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Has anyone ever noticed how many people have the exact same answer in mind to answer a question and use the exact same words you would have wanted to? Yes. I suspect they're stealing my ideas using either a time machine, or some sort of mind-probing device. Although to be honest, that hasn't been happening to me nearly as often since I started using words such as "Re-Concerting" [the opposite of "Disconcerting"], and "Befuzzled" [definition pending].

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Have you ever had anything that was OVER 9000!!!!!!!(?) After resisting the natural male urge to make some lame comment about mein genitalia... No, I don't think I have.

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If my diet is more or less adequate, is there any reason to take specific vitamin supplements, or is the vitamin business just another scam backed up by dubious research? Vitamin supplements do have some perfectly valid health benefits. However, that's mostly because the "If" at the start of your question is a pretty big "If". Many people - and probably even the majority, if we're talking about America - don't really have a "more or less adequate" diet. In fact, a nutritionally complete diet would seem like a...

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Does my username offend you? Not especially. I do find your avatar somewhat offensive, but I assure that's only in the most positive sense of the word.

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Is it appropriate for another person to call your significant other "Babe" when they know they are taken? I suppose it would depend on my significant other's standards. Most girls I'd even think of dating are the type who get just a wee bit offended by that sort of nickname, and if that's the kind of person you're with, then I wouldn't say it's appropriate. On the other hand, though, I know some women who take names like "Babe" and "Honey" from...

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How would you describe Punk? I wouldn't. I'd just toss some snide, sarcastic insult at the person who asked, possibly punch them in the face, and walk away. Best description you could ever ask for.

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Does (http://peopleintheworld.net/) actually work? Seems EXTREMELY big brother-ish, but I dont know anyone in the US to test it on. It claims to have photos of the people as well as phone numbers and everything! Well, first, notice how a site with the name People In the World, only seems to cover the United States. Second, after conducting a quick search on a few relatives, I can't help but seriously doubt the site's reliability, seeing as how: 1- It listed my father's age as 82, when he died at 42 just a few years ago. 2- It claims to have pictures of people whom I know virtually...

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All I have in the cupboard is tuna, potatoes, baked beans, tinned peas, gravey, soup, plain flower and pasta and a whole lemon, and I have the queen coming round tomorrow. What is the most fancy thing I can cook? Hmmm... well, unless of course you have a nice fresh tuna steak, or better yet a whole fish, your options aren't great. If you strain out sauce from your beans, soup and gravy, mix them in just the right quantity, add enough lemon juice, and serve over very lightly fried and breaded tuna with a nice roasted potato side dish, you might just be able to make that mess presentable.

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Is beer an acquired taste? Compared to a lot of other alchoholic drinks, not at all. Straight tequila, now that's an acquired taste...

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I have funnel chest its where there is a indent in your chest anyway im a 14yr old boy and extremely self concious i can get the girl but i get dumped every time the girl sees it. is thr anything i can do without surgury and would GIRLS gimme a chance? I have a similar problem running in my family due to Marfans Syndrome. Though not nearly as a severe as the worst cases of pectus excavatum, it's quite similar. The best tips I can give you are these: First and foremost, give it time. Trust me, 14 year old girls can be prone to rejecting people for any number of pointless, immature reasons; once you get old enough to start dating...

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When I say "All night long" what comes to your mind? An Aerosmith song, which is now stuck there. ...your best chance for survival now is probably to slip out while I'm looking for a suitably large, sharp implement with which to dispatch you for your crime before putting myself out of my Aerosmith-related misery.

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I answered a question a few months ago and want to go back to it to link it in another question, it's too far back to find easily...is there a trick to finding them that I don't know about? If you can remember a sentence or so of the question or your answer word-for-word [less if it's something very distinctive], then you should be able to find it with relative ease using the "Search for Answers" tab at the top of any page.

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Do you like techno music? I have a very selective preference for techno. Generally, I only like it at the end of the spectrum where it crosses over heavily with more punkish music. To put it simply, I'm not a "Remix" kinda guy.

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Are you a old school gamer? I'm more of a "Middle Aged School" gamer. I can't honestly sit in front of an 8-bit game for more than a few hours without getting a serious headache, but I tend to put some serious time into my old Gameboy, and I've been through more N64's than I can remember.

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What is the main purpose of marriage- for love, to have children, or to manage property and wealth. or something else? Is there a historical rationale for your answer? In the more "Marriage Minded" areas of the world, the main purpose of marriage has typically been to offer a securely traceable line of inheritance, and as an avenue through which men could treat women as property. However, I don't think that can really be applied to a question asking what *IS* the main purpose of marriage, because almost any answer backed by that historical...

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Are you an Abba fan or not? Why, why not? I consider myself a tongue-in-cheek ABBA fan, in the sense that I simply must be a fan of their music, if only so I can fully appreciate the cruel, unwarranted jokes I make at their expense.

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What's your favorite "ice breaker" question? Generally, I'll just locate the nearest person with a book and/or headphones and ask them what they're reading and/or listening to.

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Pres. Truman was instrumental in hiding Japan's war crimes in WWII, including stopping a war crimes trial that was in progress (links about this in answer) . How does, or does this at all, affect your opinion of Pres. Truman? Even before hearing this, I'd pretty much accepted that, by the end of WWII, America's government had already shifted most of its focus to the upcoming Cold War, so I don't find it all that surprising that Truman would have been trying to broker influence in the far East. Rather similar to how America's "Forgiving Spirit" towards Germany and the aid given through...

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Why is most pornography aimed at a male audience? I think at least some of that phenomenon is an illusion created by how most people define "Pornography". Most graphic, visual pornography is targeted squarely at men, because men's minds are constructed more so that they get off on that sort of thing. However, there's also a smaller (but still present) market of more subtle pornography targeted at women that tends to...

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I feel the easiest way to defeat the Taliban is to destroy opium fields in Afgan, destroy their resources and you destroy their means of fighting, what do you think? That could take out some of their cash flow. However, it wouldn't do much to solve the actual problem, because not only is the Taliban just one of many terrorist organizations out there, but destroying Afghan poppy fields would very likely compensate for any financial damage it did their operations with all the alienated Afghans who would be all the more willing to join them after losing...

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Why do you keep just one glove when the other one is lost? If I've broken up one pair of gloves, chances are that the same thing will happen to my next pair of gloves. And if I keep my extra this time around, then I'll at least come out of the whole ordeal with one mismatched pair of gloves, rather than no gloves at all.

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Do you think World War 3 will be Muslim countries v/s non-muslim countries? Probably not, per say. I think a war between Muslim and non-Muslim governments is a remote possibility, but the countries themselves, as in the people, don't want anymore war at this point; those who do, on both sides, represent for the most part a lunatic fringe. No... My prediction for the coming decades - hell, maybe even the coming century, if things don't turn around - is...

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Is it possible to be overly affectionate when you really mean it? "Overly Affectionate" is determined by the other person's standards, so yes. If you're being sincerely affectionate to someone who's prudish, shy, or just plain not interested in you, then it's all too easy to be overly affectionate and mean it at the same time.

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How can I be a millionaire when I'm homeless? Okay, here's a very simple, two-step plan for being a millionaire when you're homeless: Step One: Acquire at least $100,000. Step Two: Sell your home, and don't bother buying another one.

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Do you respect Nico and the songs she wrote? I might not go so far as to add an S to the end of that, but I've gotta give some mad props to Afraid, which I'm relatively sure she wrote.

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Are there any famous rock vocalists who have been known to fart into the microphone? Gibby Haynes and David Yow have probably both done it at least once for the artistic statement, and I'm sure Marylin Manson did it once or twice during that period of his career when he started getting terrible desperate for attention (i.e. Almost all of it).

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Is bestiality a form of animal cruelty? Unless of course the perpetrator has an animal on their hands that's just as perverted and they are... Then yes, I'd say so.

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My daughter has a boyfriend that is a atheist. She is not a atheist, she believes in God and the Bible as I do. She says she loves him and he is a nice guy and I like him but do not approve of this. I am scared of what this will mean to them later in life The only valid concern I can see you having about this is perhaps, for your potential grandchildren's religious upbringing. So first and foremost I'll try to address that. If your daughter really does hold to her Christian beliefs as strongly as you think, then I'm sure you can trust her to see to the religious education of any kids she might have with her Atheist boyfriend,...

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How do you tell the most important person in your life who has no clue, that you are depressed and that you cut yourself? Basically, it comes down to finding a time when you can sit down alone with them and have the talk. However, I will say this in terms of advice: It may be very tempting to start by showing them the scars, but in my experience, it usually makes for a much less awkward and stressful conversation if you start with the depression and ease into the self-injury part. If this person truly has...

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I want to buy a pet, but a pet that wont need a backyard because i havent got one, yet i can still cuddle it :P Any ideas? Certain breeds of rabbit and guinea pig can make good indoor pets. They do need to be taken outside sometimes, but not often enough or for long enough periods for you to need a fenced-off back yard for them.

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If I came originally from a monkey..then why the hell he still monkey and ugly and I look handsome? I know a whole lot of female monkeys who would disagree with you.

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How do Intelligent Design theories explain things like the appendix? Short answer: They don't, they just kind of ask you to accept them without asking for an explanation, because that would be too complicated.

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Is it not logical to think there must be one infinite (Creator/Origin) in order to have many finite beings? More than one infinite is impossible because of overlapping. Does Cause & Effect play a role in this? [Several very good answers here have pointed out the more superficial, scientific and logical errors in your question's thinking, so I shall focus on the more elemental flaws, and upon presenting some basis for an alternative conclusion]. One very basic and elemental problem with your proposal is that you're relying on the idea of distinct, individual "Things". The...

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Osaba Bin Laden - boxers or briefs? On a typical day, G-String. And do not ask me how I know...

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Is it inappropriate to adopt a puppy if you work a normal work week, thus will only be with the puppy on lunch breaks, late afternoon, nights, and weekends? Generally speaking, yes. A lot depends on the breed and the age of the dog, though. Some breeds handle isolation a lot better than some others, and the older a puppy is, the longer it can cope on its own. Whatever breed you get, though, you'll almost invariably come home to a lot of waste on the floor, destroyed furniture, and/or a very depressed dog, and just speaking personally, I...

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If I cheated on my husband, is that a big enough excuse for him to leave? Leave You: Yes. Kick you out: Yeah, probably. (So consider yourself lucky if he's just leaving you). If there are kids involved, though, then just the fact that you cheated doesn't necessarily give him any right to abandon *Them*. Assuming, of course, that they're even his.

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What's the first song that comes to your mind for Johnny Cash? Long Black Veil, most definitively.

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Why does this nation cast JESUS out of everything,and wonder why there are so many shootings in school,and why this country is in the shape it is. Whatever would make you assume they're even related? In fact, a fair number of America's worst mass murderers have actually BEEN Christian. In the context of school shootings alone: - Charles Whitman, perpetrator of the infamous university shootings at UT in Austin, was raised a devout Catholic. - Dylan Klebold, one of the two gunmen in the Columbine massacre, was Lutheran. ...

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What are arguments for NOT removing "In God We Trust" from US currency? It doesn't exactly matter that its on there. Even speaking as an Agnostic and firm advocate of separation of church and state, I'd rather people focus their attention away from things as trivial as religion in our currency, and onto more important issues that actually influence our lives substantially. For instance, how much of the time and effort spent discussing "In God We...

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Is it in all men to want to rape? Rape and Hurt? Why does society promote rape? That would depend on how loosely you interpret the idea of something being "In" a person. I'm sure any normal human being, if pushed to the right extreme, has it "In Them" to do the most horrible things. Why, just look at the Holocaust - do you think all the Germans who rallied behind Hitler were inherently bad people? No, they were just your typical good, gentle...

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Recognizing that both potentially devastate the economy, how would you favor paying of the National Debt? Raising taxes or slashing government spending? At this point, we're obviously going to have to do both. However, there are also other measures that can and probably must be employed to balance everything out. Firstly, we're going to have to prioritize about what we cut spending on; it's all well and good to have extra money, but not if it comes at the cost of losing programs necessary to help support our citizens through...

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Can you describe your left earlobe in one word? Lobeish.

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What will the toilets of the future look like? Gene Simmons.

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Has a Democratic president ever reduced federal spending? I couldn't say off the top of my head, but if I had to guess, I'd say Democrats have probably reduced federal spending about as many times as Republicans have increased spending on any sort of social services.

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Do you set limits? I'm on here at 1:36 in the f***ing morning answering this question when I need to get up and out the door in about five hours. Does it *Look* like I set many limits?

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Obama is anti-gun I know that he doesn't want people to own semi auto's or assult rifles. I own them all. And I am a concealed carry permit holder. Do you think he can take these rights away?? Can he take my guns I already own? Or revoke my permit? I'm not sure of specifics, and obviously it depends, but if Obama were to change gun control laws, it seems that you just wouldn't be able to renew your permits, and would have to hand them over either when renewal came due, or the first time a cop happened to see them. Out of curiosity, what in the hell do you even *Use* all those semi automatics and assault rifles for? And to...

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What does it mean when someone calls me "man muffin"? They're a dyslexic Zappa fan, perhaps?

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Science tells us that embryonic development echoes evolution? Human embryos are all female up to about 6 weeks old, when some begin to change gender and develop male genitalia. In other words: Girls were here first! Does this surprise you? I was aware of that, yes. I must say I'm interested in the implications that might have for the Genesis story, which steadfastly claims that women are derivative of men. Just to play devil's advocate though, that fact of embryonic development could just as easily be used to argue that men are more advanced because their traits take further development.

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What was Michelle Obama thinking when she put on this dress? You'r kidding, right? That dress is, in my humble opinion, quite rockin'. Certainly more stylish than a pantsuit, anyway.

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Do you have a ghost friend? Yes, back when I was six or so. We used to have this game where she'd try to push me down the stairs, and I'd run screaming into my bedroom closet.

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Why is the urge to know the details so strong when you discover your partner has had an affair? Just off the top of my head, from what I know of human psychology, I'd say it has to do with the fact that one of the biggest things you lose when your partner cheats on you is the feeling of trust and intimacy you had when you thought you were in a closed relationship. Wanting to know details might just be some odd way of trying to regain that intimacy and confidence in your partner....

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I personally am against abortion (except rape, incest, health problems) but I don't agree with a ban against abortion. If God gave humans the ability to choose, who are men to take that choice away. Same thing for homosexuality. What do u think? Good for you. I always have wondered why none of these Pro-Life advocates who go about preaching the value of God-given life, never seem to consider the relative value of God-given free will.

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Would you ever get the name of your favorite band tattooed on you? Nope. My favourite band changes much too often for that to work. Although I might consider geting "evoL" tattooed across my knuckles in tribute to Sonic Youth, if only because it's ambiguous and small.

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Will a baby grow up confused if s/he is spoken to in two different languages at home? If a child is capable of learning one language totally from scratch, I doubt coping with two will do any major harm. Keep in mind, the brains of babies are *Incredibly* adaptable; Your capacity for learning during infancy and early childhood is much, much greater than at any other time in your life. Being around two languages might result in some passing confusion as the baby learns, but no...

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What do you consider to be the most endearing characteristic and the most negative trait in a human being? If you're looking for a single answer to both: Vulnerability.

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Do you believe cutting is an emotional instability? It can often be a symptom thereof, yes.

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Do you know any of your AB Friends real first name? Off the top of my head, I can think of... five people on here who's names I know, and one whose name I know, but who's not actually here anymore.

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Can something really be "true for me"? I thought truth was truth. A little help philosophers? Yes, it can. There are certain things that everyone or virtually everyone agrees on, and are therefor seen as "Universal Truths", but that doesn't make them right, because there's bound to be someone who disagrees with them, and as long as we're all human, all our beliefs are on the same footing, even if one or another happens to be in the majority. If you consider...

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I'm about to go on a run. That last time you actually "ran", how far did you go? About a mile, give or take a bit. Not too impressive, but considering that it was my first timed mile and only took me 7:34, I finished rather proud of myself.

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I am not trying to be negitive here. I looked at a picture of Obama and thought, "O my God, he looks like a monkey!" Does anyone see the same thing? It's the ears, I think. As far as I'm concerned though, it's perfectly fine for the president to look a bit like a monkey, just as long as they don't insist on acting like one too (like, *Some* presidents I know...).

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If I have to be in an ICU in the Hospital will I have privacy or are many people together? I worry about my modesty, will I be seen by everyone in one of those intrusive "gowns"? Is it mixed gender? I've only been to one ICU before, but that one had separate rooms for each patient, separated from one another by a thin wall, and open to the hall through a sliding glass door with a curtain. So yes, it's relatively private. The only reason you'd have to worry about the gowns is if you plan on doing a lot of wandering around in the halls, which I know from experience...

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On a scale of 1 to 10, how funny do you find the comic strip "Dilbert" on the average? Having dealt with bureaucrats and bullshitters before, I find it highly amusing. 8/10.

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Is it right for a parent to take away a child's video game for a long time if he doesnt get good grades in one class? Makes sense to me. If someone's not living up to their basic responsibilities, it doesn't make much sense to give them a lot more else to occupy their free time (assuming of course that you have the authority to give and take away things from them, which is true in the case of a parent, but not all examples). Asking whether it's "Right" also kind of implies that...

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I saw a picture of the winners from the Monopoly game at McDonald's. I noticed that they were all chubby. What is you thoughts? Statistically speaking, that's the most logical outcome. The chances of winning a contest like that are astronomically low, really, so the winners would most likely be people went to McDonald's often, and I don't think it's any secret that people who go to McDonald's a lot tend to be "Chubby".

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When is suicide justifiable? When there's someone out there who has more authority over a person's life than they do, justifying suicide will be an issue. Just as it is a basic human right to carry on one's life as long as one wants to without having to justify it to others, people should not have to justify ending their lives to anyone. It's a considerate gesture if they do, especially to their...

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Has it ever occurred to you that religious people have some of the biggest egos out of all people? I've never really noticed that as a trend in personalities. Religious people are just as diverse between meek and egotistical as most anyone else. That being said though, there are aspects to the doctrines of most contemporary Judeo-Christian faiths that encourage followers to violently suppress and deny their egos rather than coming to terms with them and learn to have balance between...

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Who was the last democrat president of the US? Not counting the current President Elect, Barack Obama, (can I get a "Woot Woot!"?), the last Democrat would be Bill Clinton. The last democrat, on the other hand... well, that's open for debate, but I'd still have to give the title to Bill Clinton, or possibly Jimmy Carter.

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What is going to happen to families that to earn over $250,000 dollars per year now that Obama is going to be president? Yeah, they're going to have some of their money taken away. That's no secret. But if you'll excuse my language: Big f*ckin' whoop. The whole logic behind common-sense, proportional taxation - which is essentially what Obama's advocating - is that everyone pay their fair share, so that no one has to suffer while some others pay a much smaller percentage of their...

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I want to believe in God, but simply have no faith. I have studied several religions, but just can't believe what I cannot see. Can you help? Usually, when people go looking for religion, it's out of a desire for spirituality. And believe it or not, it's perfectly possible to be very spiritually aware, without necessarily believing in any religion or conventional God, and without sacrificing logic. In fact, some aspects of religious belief are perfectly logical. I, for example, consider myself a very strong proponent of...

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OK-We've been talking/arguing about it for months. On the East Coast it's election day. Place your bets-I'll start-significant Obama victory? My money is on either that, or some big controversy that's never fully resolved (stretch your memory back to 2000 here), and yet somehow turns out with McCain in office.

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Do you think that because Obama has admitted he has smoked weed in the past it will mean your children will be able to say 'but Obama did it and look where he's ended up'? Would you then let your kid try weed? Well, by that logic, kids have been able to justify the same thing, and worse, by citing plenty of really successful people throughout history who got exploratory in their younger days (and hell, even in their older days, for some). Furthermore: 1.) I know quite a few young people who smoke weed on a regular basis, and they don't seem to need any excuse. 2.) If Obama has smoked weed...

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Does anyone know if there is a piano solo for My Immortal, and if there is where i can download the sheet music. The best way I can think of is to use some sort of tabulature software (I myself use GuitarPro) that automatically translates tabs into standard notation, and then just downloading one of the *Many* premade tabs for the song that can be found bouncing around the internet quite easily. And once you have the tabs in that format, you should be able (with a little musical skill and effort) to...

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What is your funniest memory of lunch in your school cafeteria? One day, while I was eating my lunch, minding my own business, someone a few tables over from me began tossing unidentified pills into a garbage can near me. I found the whole thing rather annoying, so after about half a minute of putting up with the shameful waste, I jumped up from my seat and - in a gesture I suppose I must have thought, at the time, would make them stop - caught one of...

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Who is going to pay for the next hundred years of war in Iraq under President McCain? If his budget plans are anything like Bush's (and I haven't seen a great deal of convincing evidence to indicate that they won't be), no one will pay for it all in the immediate future, and everyone will pay for it after a time, either in extra taxes to pay off the debt, or in the indignity and suffering of having to live in a nation so defamed by reckless wars and massive debts...

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Would you be more willing to vote for McCain if he was half-octopus? Yeah, probably. At least then his drumming skills would be enhanced. However, my ideal choice for president is still Buddy Rich.

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If you were an Advertising Executive which Celebrity would you want to endorse you products? Depends on what product I end up making. If I pursue the business plan I've always wanted to and print/design my own clothing, I'd sincerely like to bring Andy Warhol back from the dead long enough for him to apathetically plug my designs.

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What do you think about girls with lip rings? I think they're female, and have lip rings. Beyond that, I'd probably have to meet the girl personally.

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What do you think about this? http://www.brutallyhonest.org/brutally_honest/2008/10/howard-stern-in.html - it is a guy who interviewed Obama Supporters and gave them McCain policies and they agreed with McCain policies but voting for Obama - just watch it First off, Harlem seems like the perfect place to look for people who *Are* just voting for Obama because he's black, as opposed to people who actually represent his typical supporters. I'm sure interviews in the right areas - like say, the "Real America" McCain keeps talking about - could turn out a huge number of people who were only voting for McCain because they were...

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Drastic is back!!! Would you like to join me in telling him that we missed him so much? Welcome back, Drastic!!! Excellent! Welcome back, Drastic. I'm glad to hear you're better.

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Where did the various races of people come? What explains the development of the various racial characteristics? Although different ethnicities aren't really distinct enough to be called subspecies, they probably arose through roughly the same process. When one group of individuals from a species lives in a different environment, they'll develop different characteristics over time. That's a pretty simple, basic idea within natural selection. If you need a an example of this in action,...

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If we played strip poker, what would you take off first? As dull and typical as this is, my shirt. In every game of strip poker I play, my ultimate goal is to win by a nose while standing there nude except for a jaunty top hat.

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Why can you buy diet coke in an English pub, but not diet lemonade? Probably because diet coke is a well-known, thoroughly marketed product, and the Coca Cola company sees to it that you can buy diet coke *Anywhere*.

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Why is it that so many question Sarah Palin's credentials? Is it because she is beautiful and people can't accept that a pretty woman can also be very intelligent? Why is it that so many question Barack Obama's credentials? Might it be the fact that they can't accept a black man being very intelligent, competent, and anything but strange and threatening? To actually answer your question though, I doubt the questions on Palin's credability have much to do with her looks, because frankly, she's not that good looking. She's...

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Have you ever wanted to soak Sak in motor oil? No. It would remind me too much of David Hasselhoff, which would result in a stroke, which in turn would result in a lawsuit and/or a botched cover-up operation involving shovels and steamer trunks and at least one very oily corpse in a shallow grave by the side of the highway.

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Why would a working class person vote for Obama? Considering that he is going to over tax the so called rich, who are the people who provide the jobs. Did You ever get a paying job from a poor man? Firstly, it would take a hell of a lot more than anything Obama's proposed to make the "So Called Rich" poor enough that they wouldn't be able to provide paying jobs. Secondly, this conundrum is why we're supposed to get returns on our taxes in the form of social programs and other forms of government assistance. Extra taxation on the "So Called Rich"...

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My name is not Obama having said that what would happen if you just got your pizza or meal and I walked up and took a slice or portion of your meal? What would be your reaction, feel free to be honest? Thanks in advance. If you were hungry and had the courtesy to ask, you could feel free as far as I'm concerned. I mean bloody hell, it's not like any halfway normal person could or should polish off an entire pizza on their own anyway.

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Do human beings really have a previous incarnation and a re-incarnation? If one fully considers the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed, and bearing in mind *Everything* is interconnected, some form of reincarnation makes great sense. Reincarnation of the human consciousness doesn't, but with that same holistic principle or interconnectedness in mind, it's all too plausible for people to have so-called "Extra Sensory" perceptions...

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What happens to people after death? If we're making the distinction between "You" and "Your Body", then I wouldn't die, only my body. Now, with that point out of the way, I'd also like to make the distinction between "Me" and "My Ego". What is more important about an object? The fact that it just *Is*, or the fact that it can affect other things? Ask that to any...

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Do you agree that Punk Rock is dead? No. But I definitely agree that it doesn't matter. "Punk Rock", whether it's dead or alive, modern punk has been co-opted into little more than a useless fad and marketing label. Innovation and passion in music, on the other hand, is alive and very well, one just has to know where to look (and when to settle for looking back).

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Living is better than dying. Singing is better than crying. Anyone disagree? The second bit is up for debate (although I don't see anyone arguing), and as for the first part, no one really has the experience to know.

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Do children in this day of age feel more uncertain of their parents staying together ,as apposed to the 1950's when there was much less divorces?Also what is the affect on them? As a general trend, that's probably true. Considering how much less taboo the subject of divorce has become in modern times, I'm sure everyone -kids included - tends to think about it more. As for this trend's effects... Well, it's important to remember that this issue runs deeper than the typical idyllic picture of mid-20th century America would have you believe. The...

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...Do you think it is okay to allow students to wear Halloween costumes to school, even though some of the student body don't practice Halloween? Some of the student body not practicing Halloween would only be an issue if we were forcing students to wear costumes. Allowing them to do so or not doesn't infringe on any reasonable rights, because those who don't practice can still choose not to by dressing normally. And if they find it offensive that other people can choose to, that sounds to me like a personal problem.

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Is it anorexia if you have control over it? ie, starve until you are a certain weight and then eat again. Anorexia is defined by a rather specific set of criteria, so it might not be called "Anorexia" in this case. But if you're starving yourself to achieve a certain weight, I'm certain that there's some sort of eating disorder involved, which is bad enough even if it can't be given a name that everyone knows.

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What sacrifices have you made because of the recession? My family was poor to begin with, so we've wound up sacrificing... well... Adequate nutrition, basically.

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How can atheists pretend to be good people when they have no true basis for morals? Aren't they are just copying the Judeo-Christian ones and claiming moral relativity? Judging by all the religiously motivated carnage the world has seen throughout history, the Judeo-Christian basis for morality can be even worse than none at all. And just something to think on: I'm count myself as Agnostic. I do not fear God's judgment for the wrongs I commit. And yet, when I hurt someone, I feel bad, and therefor I avoid hurting people. What would you call...

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Why is same-sex marriage 100% legal in Canada, Spain, Belgium, The Netherlands, and South Africa, but not in The USA? The fact that America is so conservative and religious relative to the rest of the world's less backwards nations might have something to do with it. Case in point, a fair number of Americans seem to consider Barack Obama radically Leftist, whereas surveys of people from most of the rest of the Western world (and even some of the Eastern world, for that matter), have shown that outisde...

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Why don't these cutting emo kids man up and use a machete or something to cut themselves? Razors are for pansies. All this question's intolerance and ignorance aside: 1.) Have you any idea how much damage a really sharp razor can do? Even the smallest blade, if it's sharp enough and used properly, can inflict some really severe, painful injuries. 2.) What makes you assume that people only hurt themselves with blades? I've known people - people with genuine issues, mind, not the...

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In a new relationship and your partner admits that they have had 14 sexual partners. Does that sound like a lot to you? Depends on their age. Someone my age who'd had 14 sexual partners would be a bit on the promiscuous side even for my tastes (which is saying something). Someone in say... their fourties or fifties, or at the end of their life, who'd had that many sexual partners would definitely still fall under promiscuous in my book, but not as shockingly so.

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If he/she accepts a break up without a fight, did they really love you? In my experience, putting up a huge fight at the prospect of a breakup is more a sign of dependency and possessiveness than it is one of love. The main thing illustrated by resistence to a breakup is that they *Want* you. Love sometimes goes hand in hand with that, but once the fight goes beyond a certain point, possessive lust has more to do with it.

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Was Powell's endorsement of Obama, in spite of their opposing positions on the Surge, one of "sour grapes" or one of misplaced ethnic pride? Out of the two closed-minded and ridiculous options you offer here, "Sour Grapes" is a bit closer. Personally, I think Powell's endorsement of Obama comes from the fact that he recognizes the Bush administration as the corrupt, Neo-con fiasco it is, and recognizes that the alternative to Obama would only perpetuate things along the same line. A disagreement on military...

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Do you feel health Care is a right or a privilege? Yes. One thing a lot of people seem to ignore, is the fact that we the people don't have to let a government rule us. If a power wants to rule over people, it has an obligation to look after them and give them what they want and need to live happy, healthy lives.

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Which of the three young Harry Potter actors, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson or Rupert Grint, do you think will have more professional success in adult life? Probably Radcliffe. He's already branching out into other projects, stage, etc. A lot of the best actors started out as stage performers and went to film later on (Ian McKellen, Ron Perleman, etc. etc.) and I can definitely see Daniel Radcliffe starting out in film, going to stage, and maybe even coming back to film with a lot more to distinguish him as a serious actor than having...

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Do all-girl schools have a boys restroom? I'm sure that most all-girls schools weren't designed by someone explicitly thinking "Hey, let's build an all-girls school!". Most of them probably served some other purpose first, and would have had a men's bathroom. Also, as Andy points out... There's usually at least one man on the staff of an all-girls school, not to mention your occasional visiting...

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Our beloved Drew, or Drastic, was in a car accident last week, and has been in the hospital since. His friend only just told me, and he's not doing well. Can you please pray that he returns safely home and to the bag? I'll keep you updated. Thanks. I'm sorry to hear it. My thoughts will be with him.

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Obama said ""[We] need a president who can stand up to Big Oil and big energy companies and say enough is enough."....if these people are making money legally, does that mean Obama is saying he will regulate how private companies spend their profits? You're assuming that they're making money legally, and even in the case that a practice is technically legal, assuming that the law allowing it is sound. These corporations are granted quite a few rights, some of which may seem reasonable enough, but when actually put into practice, leave loopholes for huge abuses of power. And all too often, you can see corporations actively...

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Is there such a thing as racial/genetic superiority? That depends on your definition of "Superiority". "Superiority" is highly subjective, and most times throughout history when it has been used in a racial/genetic context, its definition as been totally arbitrary. For example, Europeans continued to consider themselves "Superior" to Africans, even while they died in droves from African diseases.

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What are your thoughts about glowsticks, ie at parties? I enjoy cracking them open and defiling the bathroom walls with their glowing internal juices. Other than that, I have no particular thoughts on glowsticks, at parties or elsewhere.

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Does Obamas relationship with bill ayers worry anyone but me and sean hannity? i mean the guy bombed the pentagon and new york police station and obama has worked with the guy. At least Obama doesn't feel the need to put the psychos he knows on his vice presidential ticket.

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-Agree or Disagree- Pro life = Anti-Woman Perhaps not inherently, but I've found through experience that they seem to overlap much too often to be pinned down to simple coincidence.

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What new movies are supposed to be in production with Johnny Depp playing a role in them? According to rumors, he's going to play the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's upcoming adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. Also, I've heard talk of a fourth Pirates of the Caribbean in the works...

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Vampires were cool (thanx to Anne Rice) then Pirates were cool (thanx to Johnny Depp). In your opinion, what will be the next Cool thing? With any luck, Alice Glass will popularize unpredictable sadists.

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Do you find that some people give what I call "Dr. Phil answers", meaning they give some deep answer that doesn't really answer the question and everybody laps it up? There are two types of answers out there: Answers that answer the question, and answers that help solve the problem. Personally, if someone seems to be asking a question because they need a solution to a problem, then "Dr. Phil Answers" are better. But if someone is asking a rhetorical question, that sort of answer often just serves to piss them off (which is still fun, actually).

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Was it a bad move in the first debate for Obama to keep saying that McCain is "absolutely right"? In terms of image, I wouldn't say so, not necessarily anyway. For those voters who have much intelligence or maturity to their name, and/or who actually watched the debate, Obama's willingness to admit where his opponent is right will almost certainly make him look better when held next to McCain's near-constant drive to "Prove Obama Wrong" and use that as a segue...

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Are we becoming much too sensitive, or much too obtuse? Some people are insulted about almost everything..others don't have a clue about anything? What do you think? A bit of each in their respective places. However, I wouldn't use the word "Obtuse" so much as ignorant, and it's important to keep in mind that over-sensitivity and ignorance are far from opposed. In fact, the very same ignorant people who behave so obtusely towards some of the more worrying issues in the world, are some of the same who become so ridiculously offended...

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How important is it to you that a US President has served his country in the US Armed Forces? That depends on how important you think war is. If you take it as a given that America is going to be at war, then experience in the armed forces would definitely be a big plus. But if you're open to the idea that the military might not be the best/only way of solving international problems, then not only is military experience not necessarily a necessity, but depending on what sort...

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If you don't have one, do you think it would be neat to have an identical twin? I'd rather not afflict the world with more than one person who looks like me.

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One night while I was really out of it I wrote on a piece of paper "smurflings" and that's all. What in the world could I have meant? Clearly, your inebriated state allowed you to think outside the brainwashing enough to catch onto the truth, and you were trying to leave yourself a warning.

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Today, in Gym, I said that I didn't like "ultimate football." The teacher overheard and yelled at me. She said that I didn't have a "positive mental attitude." Do you agree with this? No. Positive thinking is a good habit to pick up throughout life in general, but football playing mimes couldn't have much less to do with it. P.E. teachers like to pull that "Positive Thinking" crap a lot. I guess because it makes them feel more like "Real" teachers. We have strategies for dealing with the likes of them.

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Whats with it with women not liking muscular guys that are in shape? Is society so obese that being out of shape is attractive? In some cases, it probably comes down to the guy in question being *Too* muscular and in shape. Even though, in health terms, one can't really be too fit, there is a normal range when it comes to fitness and especially muscle mass... and someone too far on the high end of that balance will, to a lot of people, seem just as freakish as someone too far on the low end. Of course, I'm...

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Is Palin has experience and more qualified than Obama? Well, let's compare their resumes... Barack Obama's job experience: - Community Organizer for 3 years. - President of the Harvard Law Review. - Planner behind a highly effective voter registration drive. - 12 years as a professor of Constitutional Law. - Chairman of your state's Health and Human Services committee. - 4 years in the Senate. ...

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Is America ready to drive electric? If by "America" you mean the American people... then I don't see why not. I'm still young, so I've driven electric cars just as much as the old gasoline models, and I can say with great certainty that there is very little (if any) noticeable difference between electric and gasoline engines, unless you're xenophobic and tradition-fixed enough to be constantly,...

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Are there more pregnant, mothers-to-be who are pro-choice than who are anti-abortion? I wouldn't know, and I doubt there's a foolproof, reliable way of knowing on anything but an "Any Given Moment" basis. However, I also don't think it matters, because personal decisions aren't and shouldn't be decided by majority vote.

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Why do you dislike the police? I must have seen one too many episodes of Cops, I guess. And although I do acknowledge that shows following law enforcement have a bit of a natural negative light on them simply because they show the police busting people, but not some of the things that happen when the police aren't around... I also acknowledge that quite a few of the police officers I've seen in action (and a few...

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How old are boys when they first start developing breasts? It all depends on diet and exercise habits. If a young man is nutritionally stunted and gets too much exercise, their breasts will be slow to develop. If they fully embrace a lifestyle of plentiful food and gentle living, however, their man-boobs can grow and/or flourish as nature intended as early as five.

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Is high fructose corn syrup good or bad for you? I heard that it was bad, but new commericals are saying that its good. The evidence linking High-Fructose corn syrup to rising rates of obesity is decidedly circumstantial, but honestly, I don't think it likely for the rates of obesity and the rates of HFCS consumption to go up at such nearly parallel rates by sheer chance. However, there is also some trouble, less circumstantial evidence of just how harmful a high-sugar diet can be. For instance,...

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China has announced that 42 year old fighter pilot Zhai Zhigang will be the first Chinese man to walk in space. He will be accompanied by two other 42 year old fighter pilots. Do you think they need real astronauts up there? What do you mean by "Real Astronauts"? Technically speaking, the people sent up in America's first space program weren't "Real Astronauts"; In fact, I'm pretty sure most of them were pilots and/or military men. The coincidence of age is a little odd, and the fact that they're all fighter pilots is more perlexing still... But I'm sure they have...

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Now that we have properly memorialized Nelson, who will be sorely missed by all of AB, can we please take a moment to give his widow, FreeRadical, some words of encouragement, as he will obviously be missed most by her? Of course. Free, I couldn't ever know just what it's like for you now, but having lost a partner in the past, I have some idea. If your experience is even remotely like mine, you're probably feeling at least lost, and at worst utterly desperate and alone. I'm not sure how I could help (I probably can't), but I'm here if you need anything, as I'm sure...

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From just looking at the pictures in answer, which hotel would you want to stay at? I don't normally do upscale, so ideally, none of the above. But given the choice, the Concordia, hands down.

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Why do pro-abortion people say that a baby is not a person until it can live independently of the mother? does this also apply to other humans who are functional and productive but depend on a machine to live? and does that make it ok to "abort" them too? I've yet to hear that reasoning from a "Pro-Abortion" advocate, actually. The reasoning I have heard, is that (unlike people who are functional but dependent on machines), unborn babies are not conscious of their own death, nor apparently willful against it.

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Soulja boy is the worst thing that's happened to music since_______ Mark David Chapman.

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Should the word "marriage" be reserved for hetero couples or also be used for homo partnerships? That depends on what definition of "Marriage" you're talking about. The religious definition of "Marriage" is really up to the particular religious institutions to hand out as they see fit. The legal/secular definition of "Marriage", on the other hand, should be granted to anyone who decides to file that contract and/or use the term. Forcing religious...

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Would you be interested in a "Towel Spa" that warms your towels, gloves, socks and other items? It's only $79.99. If I lived in the far North, I imagine it could be very useful to have around. Otherwise... Nah, not really.

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WHY DOES IT SEEM THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE PRO-ABORTION ARE ANTI- DEATH PENALTY, AND THE SAME PEOPLE THE TELL YOU NOT TO SPANK YOUR KIDS(LIKE YOU CAN REASON WITH A THREE YR OLD) ALSO ARE AGAINST TRYING 16 YR OLDS AS ADULTS? Perhaps the same reason it seems that people who are anti-abortion are pro-war, pro-death penalty, and in favour of smacking and imprisoning the children they're so insistent should be protected from abortion? In all seriousness, though, you're making *Huge* generalizations. Personally, I have never met a Pro-Choice advocate (including myself) who was also against trying teenagers...

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Should people with stretch marks not wear clothes that expose them? Is it any of my business? I myself have noticeable stretch marks on my back due to a sudden growth spurt, as well as some terrible scarring on my arms. And although I don't especially enjoy exposing either of my sets of strange markings, the first person with the nerve to assume that they can decide whether I should or shouldn't hide my scars, is likely to get a few of their own.

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Does evil really exist? Who's to say that it does?

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Why do chickens lay unfertilized eggs? Human women lay unfertilized eggs as well, they're just too small to be noticeable. I'd imagine that chickens lay unfertilized eggs for roughly the same reason.

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Who is the more talented David Grohl or Kurt Cobain? As much as I hate to go with the masses, Kurt gets my vote. David Grohl has done some great stuff without Nirvan's help, but the fact that Cobain seems to have had so much more of a hand in the band's songwriting puts him a step beyond for me.

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What celebrity should play the role of Osama bin Laden in the inevitable movie? Hmm... I would reccomend Matthew McGrory (most people know him from his role as the giant in Big Fish), but he died a while back. As is... I'd have to second the vote for Michael Richards.

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Do kids post their homework questions on here, and if so, how often does it help you get it done? Yes, we get quite a few homework questions on a daily basis. And I wouldn't say so. Unless you quite literally do not know and have tried every other avenue of finding the information, posting homework here will most likely just serve to annoy people badly, possibly even drawing intentionally wrong answers, and make the whole process take longer than it would if you just buckled down...

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Author Eoin Colfer has been given permission from the widow of Douglas Adams to write another sequel to Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Does this float your boat? Colfer does his own thing well, but even if the Guide wasn't untouchably epic... I just can't see his writing style adapting to it very well.

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What do you think of Obama saying;"you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig"? I think the fact that it's an issue at all is just one of many recent signs that the Republicans are getting desperate. To begin with, all this hype over it is ridiculous... Politicians use old colloquialisms like that on a regular basis, and in fact, John McCain himself has used that particular old colloquialism in reference to Hillary Clinton's policies several times. Funny how...

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Whats the worst thing Obama could do as president? There are a lot of bad things that he *Could* do, but the question isn't whether he could, it's whether he can realistically be expected to. Sure, Obama *Could*, with the influence of presidential office, turn America into the sort of "Oppressive, Black-Ruled Communist Welfare State" so many McCain supporters seem to fear that he will. But I don't think there's...

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Would you eat a breakfast cereal named "Horkin' Fiber Crunch"? Hey, if I can stand to eat something called "Muesli"...

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How many feminists does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Just one. Any more than that and they'll form a support group, begin reassuring each other that a healthy, beautiful woman should never have to screw light bulbs to make herself feel complete and worthy, and after that none of them will do it. <Horribly mysoginist, I know, I just couldn't pass up the opportunity>

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I don't believe in abortion, unless you have very very good excuse. Do you believe in abortion and what reasons would you except for someone having a abortion? Personally, I would only get an abortion if I was in personal danger from the pregnancy, had good reason to believe that I'd be giving birth to a child whose life would be very difficult and painful for everyone involved, or if I was totally unprepared to raise the child. However, most importantly, I would only get an abortion if I were a pregnant woman who was considering having one,...

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What do people haggle on? I mean, i know you haggle on used cars, but new cars? furniture? jewelry? Is there a list somewhere, or how can you tell? You have to judge it case-by-case, really. The main factor in whether or not something should be haggled about is... Well, whether the person you're haggling with about it *Can* change the price. If something is for sale by owner, then don't hesitate to haggle over it. But if you're dealing with someone who's been given the job of selling things at a certain price (a...

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WHEN IT RAINS MY DODGE CARAVAN WILL TURN OVER AND SHUT RIGHT OFF AND NOT RUN UNTIL IT DRIES OUT. WHAT COULD IT BE? I couldn't say with much certainty, but what jumps to my mind first is that there might be some wiring exposed that's being shorted out by the moisture.

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Would anyone care to join me to congratulating god on doing such a superb job at f%cking my life up completely? He deserves a standing ovation. Universal accountability is kind of built-in to the definition of the term, so if you choose to believe in God, then go ahead and I'll gladly join you, if only for the excuse to drink (I'm assuming that there will be alcohol involved in this ritual). However, if you want to actually get something done about fixing your f%cked up life, I'd suggest that you stop looking for who...

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Do Cockroaches have the ability to feel pain when someone step on them? We have approximately the same amount of evidence indicating that cockroaches feel pain as we do with regards to other people. Technically speaking, the only beings we can be totally certain feel pain are... well, ourselves, but cockroaches react in roughly the same ways that we do when physically harmed, so the logical conclusion would be... Yes, they do. Although considering the fact that...

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There's a hole in my _____? Pelvis. A couple, actually.

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Aside from the fact that Obama isn't Bush, why do you feel that he'll be a good president, (assuming that you do, of course)? He's also not McCain, not Giuliani, and (especially) not Romney. Until the U.S. moves out of the extremely exclusionary election system it has now, I doubt we'll ever see a candidate I'd consider electable based on who they are, rather than who they aren't. For now though, since "None of The Above" isn't an option on ballots, my loyalty goes out to Obama...

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Aside from the fact that Obama isn't Bush, why do you feel that he'll be a good president, (assuming that you do, of course)? . [duplicate, please flagg]

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Who do you think is scarier, Norman Bates or Hannibal Lecter? Hannibal, no contest. Not only do some of the *Methods* he uses make getting stabbed in the shower look like a pleasant mid-morning nookie, but he's much more complicated, which makes him that much more scary. Norman Bates is just crazy. His motives are relatively clinical and easy to understand. Lecter, on the other hand, is intelligent, and his psychosis is complex, you can't...

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What are some good songs to strip to? If you're stripping as a treat for your partner (which your category placement leads me to believe you are), then it would probably be best to consult with their musical tastes and see if you can find something among their favourite songs that possesses that certain groove. Any experienced performer would tell you: Know Your Audience!

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Einstein said, "You can no more win a war, than you can win an earthquake". Do you agree or disagree? Why? That depends on your objective. If your objective is to preserve human life and quality of life, the I agree. However, there are far too many people -many of whom, sadly, are in perfect position to declare war- whose objective in waging wars is similar to that of making a horror movie: Provide an ending that satisfies the audience, and *Always* leave the opportunity for a sequel.

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Is anyone else wearing ugg boots? Unfortunately, someone, somewhere out there, probably is.

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For those of you listening to music right now, what's playing? At the moment, I'm exploring some Slint.

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Do you always back your friends and family up even when they are in the wrong? Not usually, no. When someone I love is blatantly and obviously wrong about something, I consider it more of a favour to them to correct them than to let them continue under the false belief that they're right. If it's something they're facing serious consequences for being wrong about, I may plead mercy on their behalf, but that still wouldn't change my acknowledgment...

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How far back can you remember the very first music that was introduced to you? And was it on a record album, eight track, radio, live, cd, etc. I distinctly remember that it was something by R.E.M., and it was almost definitely on cassette... I just can't remember if it was Document or Automatic for the People that I heard first.

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How can you straighten/curl your hair without straightners/curlers? I have naturally curly hair, and the trick I usually use when I need it relatively straight is to just wash it, condition it, and let it dry under a stocking cap. That tends to leave it stiff, but works great if you just want to keep curls down (combing your hair into a consistent style every time you wash it works better if you want your hair to be straight all the time). As for curling......

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Who's your favourite politician? Why? So far, Ralph Nader.

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Would you ever consider doing anything sexual at a public library? It seems many libraries had to put something about sexual behavior in their Library Code of Conduct. Well, remember, your typical librarian is an older lady, spending many hours every day indoors doing a job that's incredibly tedious, apart from the fact that it gives you free access to hundreds of cheap romance novels. With that in mind, I'd be willing to bet that the article of the Library Code of Conduct regarding sexual behaviour was something they could've come up with...

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So i touch the genitals of many different people many times a day. I am a Nurses Aide. If a person took pleasure in me touching them (not intended by me), would that be considered cheating on my BF? I wouldn't call it that, no. See, cheating is something *You* do, a patient taking pleasure in you touching them is something *They're* doing. Expecting your partner not to go around pleasuring other people intentionally is reasonable enough, but expecting no one else to derive pleasure from your partner is just ridiculous.

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If you could choose your last words, what would they be? "Rosebud...." Of course.

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When I say "take your medicine" what comes to mind immediately? A gigantic blond orderly [think along the lines of Ron Perlman] with a menacing hypodermic.

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What is a good electric guitar song to play that doesnt use distortion or soloing? somethin like 'under the bridge' by red hot chilli peppers. preferably difficult. Neil Young tends to write good, difficult songs for electric, try My My, Hey Hey, or maybe The Needle and the Damage Done, if you don't mind doing some strumming. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/n/neil_young/hey_hey_my_my_tab.htm http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/n/neil_young/needle_and_the_damage_done_tab.htm

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Does Obama have the experience needed to become president? Personally, I consider a lack of extensive experience in politics a point in his favour. The longer a person's been active in politics, the longer they've had to develop biases, attract buddies with special interests, and fall into the habit of thinking just like every other poltician. Ever since I started becoming aware of politics, I've been gradually moving towards the...

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Gross, I have a rash on my arm, it is 1 cm, it is a ring of bumps, I get this from time to time, I have not had it in a yr, I was trying to think if I had an allergy to but I have not eaten anything new in a while, what could it be? From your description of the rash, it sounds like ringworm (which is, ironically enough, caused by a fungus). It's nothing terribly serious, but you'll probably want to pick up some anti-fungal cream at the pharmacy. For more information, check here: http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/tc/ringworm-of-the-skin-topic-overview

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Is Obama's liberal fascism and his blind following so close to that of Adolf Hitler that it is scary? Are Pelosi and Reid the new Generals of fascism/state control? Just for future reference, "Liberal Fascism" is an oxymoron. Fascism is an ultra-right political system, and is about as far from any definition of "Liberal" as it's possible to get. That being said... A large, passionate following can be good or bad, but what we really need to compare is the candidates' actual views and policies. And if either them bares...

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Do who think bull fighting is wrong or right? Both. The fact that bullfighting is a sport doesn't excuse the fact that it's animal abuse, but the fact that it's animal abuse doesn't change the fact that it's a sport, either.

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Which job should pay more: Hard manual labor working outside in the elements year round, or a cushy office job behind a desk all day? In a just world, the harder job would pay more. However, there's very little room for "Should" in business. In a system where employers are centered on making profits first and foremost, how much a person is paid isn't determined by how much work they do, but rather by important the work they do is, and how easy they would be to replace.

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Gary Coleman has now been married for 1 year. Does anyone know if he has had relations with his wife yet? As with all things in life, only Gary Coleman knows the true answer to your question...

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Is it true that questions that has good spilling and good grammar and question marks get more points Ginerally, yas, they absulootley do. (Ironically enough, force of habit caused me to use my browser's built-in Spell Check on this answer, which in turn caused me to smack myself in the forehead and go "Der")

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What's the first song that comes to your mind for Willie Nelson? His cover of Bob Dylan's Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power): [please excuse the video and focus on the song]

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Why does the most merciful Lord Hussein Obama allow his brother to live in poverty and starve? Oh, so it's supposed to be up to him to look after the half-sibling he's met... what, twice, so far? Let's be reasonable here, Barack's "Neglect" of George Obama may stand out against a backdrop in which political and economic power gets passed around like a family heirloom, but that's not the way life works. I have my share of rich relatives, and I...

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Have you ever encountered an erection at a nudist beach? Sadly, no. The way you phrase it though... "Encounter an Erection"... Sounds a bit too much like Jacques Cousteau narrating a porn flick for my tastes.

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Do religion and peace go hand in hand? Religion exerts influence over people, what direction that influence leads them in depends on some other factors. One of the factors, of course, is the actual content of the religion's teachings themselves. However, that's a much smaller factor than many would think, because in absence of any real, objective "God" to instruct firsthand, any given religion can be...

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Is it just me or when you read "Ozzy Osbourne" the "O" in Ozzy is bigger than the "O" in Osbourne? It's an optical Illuuusion <waves fingers mysteriously to emphasize the word "Illuuusion">

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What's your favorite Elvis Presley song? Heartbreak Hotel. Presley's original is nice, but John Cale really gave me a new appreciation for that song.

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What's the most evil song you've heard? That kind of depends on your definition of "Evil". If by "Evil" you mean something along the lines of "Intensely Disturbing", that honour would have to go to Cassie Eats Cockroaches, by Acid Bath. Some of the things that Dax Riggs fellow comes up with make your average Metal act look like the Wiggles.

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What could Mrs. Gingrich have been thinking when she named her son Newt? Clearly, poor little Newt was unwanted and despised by his parents, which would also explain the twisted and perverse mental condition he's carried into adulthood.

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What are some 'good' sad love songs? (ie Not able to get the guy/girl etc.) In my library of melancholy love songs (which is expansive, believe me), this is pretty much the end of the story:

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Is morality relative or absolute? Morality is at best relative, and at worst an empty concept, depending on how you look at it. However, there are certain base principles on which so many different people and philosophies agree that they can be considered, for most practical intents and purposes, absolute and objective. For instance, I don't think I've ever met someone who honestly believed that hurting others...

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This is a serious question,why is it so wrong for a teenager under 18 and a adult to sleep together? It's illegal of course, but in my opinion, saying that something is wrong because it's illegal is like saying "You deserve to be punished because I'm punishing you", and is almost entirely circular. As for whether there's actually anything wrong with it other than it being illegal, I'd say it depends on just how far over the line of distinction between...

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Since the U.S. Constitution is basically meant to conform to social needs, can it be interpreted "wrongly" if the majority of citizens agree with the interpretation? Yes. There is a basis for deciding whether interpretations of the Constitution are right or wrong, even apart from public opinion, because we have relatively thorough, reliable records of what views and ideals were held by the people who wrote it. If an interpretation of the Constitution goes against the principles held by the founding fathers, it's probably out of line with their...

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If all the big cats (Lion, Cheetah, Jaguar, Tiger, etc.) were gathered in a 50x50x10 cell with limited food, which would be the ultimate winner in the race for survival? In that limited of a space, the cheetah would be virtually out of the running (so to speak), and assuming there was only one of each cat, the lion would be pretty impotent without the rest of its pride around to back it up. So I suppose that leaves the tiger and the jaguar, and considering that the biggest jaguars found in nature top out at around 160lbs, and the average Bengal Tiger weighs...

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Where do Anarchists come from? The UK. Have you not been paying attention?

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What do you think when people ask you out? Honestly, that's never become an issue for me.

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For tonight's "show" at the DNC they built this big pillared temple for Obama to give his speech from, in the middle of the Rockie's baseball stadium. Afterwards there will be a spectacular fireworks display. I think this is really overblown. Your take? Of course it is. Politics is built on being overblown and ridiculous, whether it's with fireworks or statements or whatever... If two-party politics wasn't overblown and ridiculous to appeal to people's latent desire to be part of a jubilant mob, they might actually think as individuals enough to begin to realise how pointless and self-destructive it is.

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There is a law in Auburn, WA that states, "Men who deflower virgins, regardless of age or marital status, may face up to five years in jail." What are your thoughts on this? =) Sounds like a perfect example of natural selection at work in the human race. I'm guessing that law isn't enforced anymore, because the people who followed it never reproduced... Also, it kind of makes me wonder what they did to women who deflowered virgins.

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I am emo and i cut myself but my mom is frieken out wat shud i do i cant just stop. it realy duz help me my boyfriend tells me to stop to... what shud i do? As a chronic cutter myself, first and foremost I'd have to agree with almost everyone else here in saying that you should try to quit, and probably get help of some kind. Having someone, be it a parent or a partner or friend or a counselor, around to remind you that they care whether or not you hurt yourself can be *Very* helpful. But the first step to quitting, is realising that you...

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Do I love you? Maybe. Also, you love Kimya:

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If Ayn Rand and Rene Descarte could have a debate, what do you think they would discuss? Ha! I doubt they'd ever even get around to debating. Ayn would be too convinced that her views were "Self-Evident" to even consider discussing them, and poor Rene would just sit there wondering if Ayn actually existed or not. And of course... at some point in the evening, they'd probably end up making out.

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What are your favorite cowboy songs? It's more of a "drifter song" than a "cowboy song", but my votes go to Too Long in the Wasteland, by James McMurtry

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Do Atheists fear death? Every human who has ever fully conceived of the concept of their own mortality has had some innate fear of death. The fear of death is instinctive, and to some degree, a basic fact of human nature. Why do you think people developed the concept of an "Afterlife" in the first place? Speaking as an Agnostic who doesn't believe in the common Judeo-Christian concept of the...

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Who were some actors and actresses who you feel should have been served big pieces of ham instead of Oscars? Mary Kate and/or Ashley Olsen. Not that they're bad actors, they just look like they could use the food.

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Why do we say "manhole" and not "womanhole"? Because when manholes were originally named, I'd imagine there weren't many women going into them. And even today, "Man" is just the general term most people use for a worker. For one thing, it's shorter, and I'd be willing to bet that most of the people who use manholes are still, to this day, men.

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Why does my boyfriend like girl body wash (dove scented) he says it makes his skin smooth. I even tried going to the store and show him guy kinds. he also loves chocolate like crazy! i know he gets turned on by me. should i be worried? whats this mean? It means he likes Dove scented body wash and chocolate, that's probably about it. So in short, no. I wouldn't be worried in your shoes. If anything, I'd be glad to have a man who cares about things like personal hygiene.

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My son fell down @ a store & bumped his head. I filled out a report. The store did not offer anything. I took him to the E.R, the DOCTORS. He has a slight concusion. No LAWYERS will take my case. What can I do It sounds to me like there's not much you can do, because you don't really seem to have a case. Kids fall, that's not the store's fault, and I can't really say I blame lawyers for not taking on those odds.

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Will tripping rabbis for fun send me to hell? Probably not, but it could send you to jail and/or the emergency room. Trust me, I had to find this out the hard way: Rabbis are not to be messed with (You never know what they could be hiding in those beards, and those scrolls can do some serious damage, you see).

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Are you a goody good, rebel, or in the middle? I'm a cynic. I rebel when and how I can, but acknowledge that for the most part, absolutely refusing to go along with the establishment with my every thought and breath would probably restrict me just as much as going along with it completely.

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Yesterday on AB I had an exchange with an idiot who said he wouldn't play football because he didn't want to put his hand on another man's sweaty butt, nor did he want to get sweaty with guys in any way. Isn't that homophobia? Either that or a very clever joke.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald said that "The test of a first class mind is the ability to hold two opposing views in the head at the same time and still retain the ability to function." That said, can you name one good quality about President George W. Bush? Whatever mistakes he's made, he seems to have maintained the belief that his actions were in the right. So even if he's willfully ignorant and incompetent, at least Bush is somewhat altruistic.

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Have you posted any youtube Vids? What video have you posted that has gotten the most views? So far, this little experimental film I made set to a Cat Power song seems to be the fan favourite...

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Who is your co-pilot? Holy shit! Was I supposed to be flying this thing?! <Drops complimentary peanuts and begins running around like the proverbial headless chicken>

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Would you rather have a Hostess cream filled cupcake, or a cream filled Twinkie? Is a loaded shotgun not an option? If not, I guess I'll take the Twinkie, at least then I can ferment my snack-cake into liquor...

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My son is sometimes forgetful and even forgets to button and sip up his pants even when going out in public. My wife thinks I should baby him, but I tell her that I need to ride his butt so he has disipline in his life. What should I do? If he's really just forgetful, how would discipline help? It's not as though he can help it if he's forgetful, and riding his butt about it is more likely to make him neurotic and insecure than it is to fix any problems. Which isn't to say that babying him is the answer, just that holding him totally accountable and punishing or being mean to him for things that are, to...

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What is your opinion of Barack Obama? I think that whatever his faults, he's the best option we have right now, and could (although I'm not crushingly hopeful about this) actually improve the country, instead of just keeping its head above water.

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If Bush-Cheney hadn't been wasting time and taxpayer money on the Iraq war, would the FBI have been able to prevent or reduce the level of the mortgage crisis by stopping fraud? I'm sure that could have helped, but the main cause of the mortgage crisis had more to do with the irresponsible practices of lending companies, and even if the Bush administration hadn't gone so far as to get us into a war, do you really think they'd have stepped on the toes of the bankers?

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What do you consider a victimless-crime? That depends on how you define "Victim", really. If a "Victim" must be someone who's been violated against their will, then drug use, prostitution, and suicide, to name a few, are victimless crimes. If you're of the mindset that anyone being done "Harm" (I use quotes here because "Harm" is rather subjective), whether they're willing...

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It is clearly unethical for doctor/patient to involve in romance relationship. But isn't it doctor also a normal human being? What if it is two-sided love? I wouldn't consider it basically unethical. Doctors are supposed to care for their patients, and unless their romance with a particular patient is causing them to neglect others, whether a doctor treats someone they're involved in doesn't really matter the way I see it. Obviously, there would be a somewhat different circumstance if the doctor were a psychiatrist, whose job...

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My grip is becoming weak ... I am 2oolbs and I'm hanging from the side of a 20 story building ... Do you risk your own safety and reach out with your hand? ... Or do you seek other means to get me up? Were I to reach out with my own hand, I don't think "Risk" would be an applicable term. With a 125lb weakling trying to support a hanging 200 pounder, I think "F*ck your own safety", or possibly even "Sacrifice your own arms" would be a more fitting way to phrase it. So needless to say, I think I'd be looking for some other way.

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Who else is sad that the olympics are over? :( Not in the slightest, in fact, I didn't even know they were over. I am somewhat disappointed that they passed without some fiasco serving to topple down the wall of public relations strategies the Chinese government constructed in an effort to use the Olympics as a chance to convince the world that it isn't as backwards and corrupt as it... Well, is. But as for the Olympics...

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Lauryn Hill or Amy Winehouse? No thank you. I'll take Amy Winehouse's beehive, though.

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Healthcare: Do you feel that the U.S. government should truly to be "of the people, by the people, and FOR the people," and in turn, take care of its citizens and provide some basic healthcare to all? What else is a government for, if not to provide for its people? And it's not necessarily just a matter of those people paying taxes, either. It would be one thing if the U.S. governmet was authoritarian and made no efforts to deny it, but ff a government wants to claim the authority to represent and police the people in an allegedly democratic system, then it must provide for its...

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Is God a genocidal maniac? God Creates Satan=Satan temps Adam and Eve to eat fruit, death is now possible, God knew this, created free will anyway, can see future, so did he intentially bring the deaths of over 100 billion people? You don't even have to get that conceptual about it. There are plenty of instances mentioned in the Bible in which Yahweh has cut out the middleman and killed people en mass himself. The great flood, for instance. Were I'm looking to paint Yahweh as a genocidal maniac, I wouldn't even bother mentioning Genesis, that's a whole nother story, and can, with the right...

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What comes to mind when I say Drink? "...this town is so great!"

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Why does the heart lead us make us feel so much pain, like love? Why should it not? If there was some memo passed around saying that human emotion doesn't cause its fair share of suffering, I must not have gotten it.

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Is this site slowly coming to an end or is it just me? Boring!? Virtually everything in existence is slowly coming to an end, making the entire concept relative. So the answer would be yes to both, but it only matters as much as you let it.

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If someone takes an ax and completely demolishes a piano with it and then refers to it as art (Destructivsm Art) would you say that the artist in question was "deep" and/or Imaginitive......or do you think that he can use a lifetime supply of thorizine? As long as it wasn't my piano, I wouldn't feel the need to say much of anything. In terms of making an artistic statement, I can think of better things to demolish than a piano, but then again, it's not my art.

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DOES PORN LEAD TO OUTSIDE AFFAIRS CHEATING AND DECEPTION..OR IS IT JUST A VISUAL THING? Porn is a visual thing. The choice to lie and cheat leads to cheating and deception. No matter how much porn can encourage problems, that choice is still the ultimate determining factor in whether problems arise, and the person who makes still the accountable party.

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Will they be watching Simpsons reruns 100 years from now? Considering the quality of new television we're seeing today, Simpson's reruns will probably be the only thing on that's worth watching.

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Are candles romantic or a fire hazard? I've always considered fire hazards to have a certain romantic magnetism. Take Jim Morrison, for example.

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What are the cause of poverty? If you want to get maddeningly technical about it, the root cause of poverty would be money. Were money not used to determine people's quality of life, then "Poverty" (and "Wealth" for that matter) would not even be part of the human vocabulary. There would most likely still be people with bad lives, but they technically wouldn't be poor, and without all the...

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Is there a different way of spelling your name? (For eg: My name is Aimee otherwise spelt Amy) Indeed. My name, when used by non-hippies, is often spelled with two Rs, so as to read "Forrest".

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Are your friends your age, older or younger? Do you feel that age matters in friendship? I recently met a couple that are 15 years older than my husband and I. They have children the same age, and similiar interests. Can the friendship work? Personally, I have a friend several years younger than me, and a friend several decades my senior. So I think I'll check the "No" box on the question of whether age matters in friendship. Couple or family friendships may have different dynamics, but I'd imagine that they'd work roughly the same way.

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Should home owners who are being foreclosed on be allowed to stay in their houses for 1-2 years, as is being proposed to state and federal government by some organizations? At first glance, that seems to me like a good tactic for preventing mass homelessness when the housing bubble collapses totally. However, upon deeper examination, it seems as though it would be a fairly impotent measure, unless the economy improves enough for the people being foreclosed on to afford somewhere else to move to during that grace period. In any case, I'm sure it would be...

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Is the name Humphry too old-fashioned to give a baby today? Humphry's long overdue for a comeback. And hey, it's better than say... Boris.

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What's the loudest noise you regularly hear near your home? The whistle from the train tracks that run about half a mile from my house. Some nights, I'd swear they were part of a systematic campaign organized by the big hearing aid conglomerates to deafen the populous.

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Does cannabis cause aggression? That depends on how far one is willing to stretch the definition of "Cause" to suit one's views. While it's true that someone who's used to having the relaxing effect of cannabis can become aggressive when deprived of it, that can be equally attributed to their own demeanor and irresponsible choices. If a person uses cannabis, and acts aggressive without it,...

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Would you like to hold my hand as we skip through the plains of flowers and joy? Only if I can pop out for a minute to grab my pepper spray. You don't even want to *Know* how many times I've been mugged while walking through the plains of flowers and joy on my way home from work.

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Want to play a variation on the game? You say one sentence from a song and we'll see who can guess it the quickest! Okay? It can either be the name of the song, or the artist. Okay, it's a really hard one, so I'll give you two lines: "By the dried up stream, we slit our throats and dream. When the buildings burn, was it some concern?"

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Should school exams be abolished? No, just improved and given less priority when designing the curriculum.

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Should AB penalize point misers? Absolutely not. Points have already lost much of their meaning due to the fact that people: 1) Hand them out for no reason. 2) Hand them out to boost their own ratings-given percentage. 3) Can get loads of them based on moderation rather than the quality of their questions or answers. The last thing we need is to add a climate of fear and intimidation to that list. If anything,...

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For teenage boys: Do you prefer girly girls, tomboys, or in betweeners? I suppose my tastes would fall into the realm of "In Betweeners". I like girls who act like real people, with realistic multi-faceted personalities, rather than flat sexual stereotypes on either end of the spectrum.

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What Do You Think About Musicals? They can be good, assuming they have enough self-awareness not to take themselves too seriously.

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Which might you hesitate least about defending with your own life: (a) your religion? (b) a loved one? (c) your country? (d) your home? (e) your possessions? I can't see myself protecting any of those, except my loved one. Religion is a nothing but a concept, as is country, so there's very little way that anyone could take those away from me, and possessions and homes can be replaced. People are not concepts, and they are not easily replaceable.

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Would you like to hear a song I love, and can't get out of my head? Gotta love that Bright Eyes. This song alone nearly makes up for their general Indie-whore status...

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Is it possible to mix breed vegitables? If so! How? Only certain vegetables, there are certain unwritten rules about which ones will cross-pollinate. Most varieties of squash, for example, will cross-pollinate so easily that they tend to do it uncontrollably whenever they're kept too close to eachother. I doubt you could create, say... tomato-cucumber hybrids, by natural means, though.

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Do paedophiles deserve a second chance or should they be locked up and the key thrown away? Well, there's no doubt that the worst of them *Deserve* punishments much worse than mere humans could possibly inflict. So the question becomes, "Is it safe to give paedophiles another chance?" And in most cases, that answer is no, and they should simply be kept out of circulation in whatever way is most convenient. Of course, I don't believe that paedophiles should...

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Have you listened to sabaton? what did you think? From the couple of theirs I've heard... I think I'll just stick to my Anthrax.

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Have you been to concerts in different states? How did the crowds differ? So far, I've only been to concerts in Oregon and Washington state, and although the crowd in Washington *Was* much bigger, louder, younger and more intoxicated, that was probably just because all the shows in Oregon were small club shows, as opposed to the huge outdoor event in Washington. I doubt crowds in different places are really that different, what really matters is the type of...

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Hey everybody.. I want to become a Hollister or abercrombie kids model, but i have no idea how to become one... anyone out there know how? any help is appreciated The best first step would be to get in touch with a modeling agency, perhaps hire a photographer and/or an agent to help you get some shots together so you can present them with a portfolio. Realistically though, your chances of getting hired on as a fashion model are probably very low, so I wouldn't get my hopes up if I were you. Trust me though, it's not that great of a job...

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If someone raped your sister, and you knew that they wouldn't get in trouble for it, what would you do about it? If it was at all within my power, hunt them down myself and give them a new definition "Trouble".

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How deep is the diving pool at the olympic games The regulations place minimum depth at 16.5 feet, I believe.

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If something is "meant to be" are you stuck with it? I don't feel like I am a plaything of the Fates and I am not a puppet to the Great Puppet-Master, Destiny. I believe that we still have FREE WILL...what do you think? The way I see it, free will and fate do not have to be conflicting concepts, unless human beings had a surefire way to know their destiny ahead of time. If destiny is preordained, but not known of ahead of time, then destiny only has any real definition when viewed in retrospec, meaning that it can't be changed, but also can't affect our futures in any perceptible way.

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What Do You Think Of Malls? In short, I agree with Mr. Nixon (Wow, I never thought I'd use *That* sentence)...

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Would you rather have a baby or adopt one? Adoption, probably. Not only do I just not like the idea of adding yet another person to the world when we already seem to have more than enough, but according to the geneological research I've done, there are some very bad recessive traits (Marfans; Schizophrenia; Drinking Problems, etc.) in my bloodline that I'd rather not risk passing on to my child.

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Some argue that Homosexuality is a choice. Others say one is born that way...My question is, what the hell does it matter!? Whose business is it anyway? My thoughts exactly. Homosexuality inflicts no direct harm on anyone but those who practise it, and therefor, is no one else's business. That's also the basic logic behind my objection to all the people who seem deadset on putting a stop to all abortion, suicide, and prostitution.

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When is it a bad time to get an erection? At work, in your job playing Santa at the mall.

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How we conquer evil with good? Just make an effort to be good yourself. The moment you begin "Conquering", you've just started adding to the total amount of "Evil" in the world.

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Someone called me "insanely pretty" but not hot? Can you guys think of what the difference is? And can you think of a celebrity that would considered that? Essentially, the difference between "Insanely Pretty" and "Hot" probably comes down to something like the difference between "I like to look at you" and "I have an irrational urge to f*** you". Keep in mind here, "Insanely Pretty" is probably based on some elements of your personality and how you carry yourself that the person finds...

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I just shaved my a**hole for the first time & now it feels like a cactus is pricking me everytime I walk, is this normal? If you can call anything involving a shorn a**hole "Normal", then yes.

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If a married man cheats on his wife, how much accountability should rest with the wife. That would kind of depend on the individual marriage. However, in any case, the amount of blame that could be laid on the betrayed spouse is irrelevant, because the cheater will always be *More* accountible for their decisions.

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Do you ever think of people as animals? Yes, in fact I think of people as animals roughly %100 of the time, because that's what they are. My definition of "Animal" just doesn't include all the negative assumptions a lot of people seem to attach to the word.

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Can a human completely jump out of the water under their own power? Like a shark or something. Has it been done? Video? Probably not by pushing off of the water itself, but they certainly can and commonly do propel themselves out of the water by thrusting their legs to push off of the bottom. So technically speaking, yes they can, just not by the same method as a naturally aquatic creature.

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Is "there is no God" a statement regarding religion or religious beliefs? please only answer if you are an atheist. Yes. However, there is one simple fact that should be added as a disclaimer here: Theism is based on positive statements, while Atheism is based around a simple, but nonetheless negative statement. That doesn't necessarily mean that Theism is correct, just that it's more certain of itself, and that Atheism will almost always have to make its statements by refuting the positive...

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Where did you meet your significant other? Funny you should ask... My last partner, I actually met on here.

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Yesterday, my best friend's older sister died. She was only 19. How can I possibly ease the pain even slightly? (I know I cannot make her feel better about her sister) Grief is a complex process, and it's unique for everyone, so there's no real cookie-cutter answer to this. You really just have to gauge for yourself how they're feeling and what they might need to help her make it through (keep in mind though, that all too often, what they need may just be space). I'm sorry.

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Do you make a concious effort to wash your hands after touching (handling,working with) money? I handle money so rarely, it's never become an issue, so no.

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If you had a loaded gun while watching TV, what would make you shoot out the screen like Elvis did? I doubt I'd need much of a reason, watching the shiny, tinkling shards shatter from their frame in a prismatic cloud from the impact of the shotgun blast, and then rain gently down to the floor, is probably much more interesting than anything on television anyway.

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Do you enjoy the band rudimentary peni? Their sound was definitely... Ahead of their time, but being a fan more of the sharp, sneering, proto-noise style of early Punk (think Sex Pistols and/or the Banshees' first album), I can't say I've enjoyed what I've heard from Rudimentari Peni all that much.

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Can you think of a song that's about getting married? The only one that comes to mind immediately is White Wedding, by Billy Idol. That being said, please, please just shoot me now...

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Do you like electronica, techno or any related music? Are you "straight edge"? Somewhat, and no, not if I can help it.

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Do you believe Michael Moore is in it for himself/money or is he really trying to do the right thing? He's definitely in it mostly for selfish reasons, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have a point.

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Should Jerry Springer run for President? He can if he wants to, but I think it would make something of a mockery of the efforts of people who have actually been crusading for a long time to reform the election process, so personally, I'd rather he just contribute to the Nader campaign or something.

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Did anyone else think the way christian bale talks as batman (not bruce wayne) is enough to ruin the movie? I mean, come on. There are other ways(some involving expensive technology) to mask a persons voice. Do you prefer think Adam West's delivery would have been more fitting?

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Is suicide ever ok? Does it need to be? Ultimately, it's their life to end, and while their choice to end it does have impact on others, others do not have a right to stop them, because however much stake they may have in the person's life due to the impact their death would have, they could *Never* have more right to decide for the person the person does themselves. There's a reason it's...

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Fast forward a few hundred years...scientists are able to map your entire mind in its exact current state, and reproduce a body EXACTLY the same as the one you are in, so they build a copy of you. Is either one, the "real" you, and why or why not? That depends on your definition of "Real".

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Are you "good enough"? Yes, I'm also smart enough, and doggone it, people like me!

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What motivates you to continue on each & every day...through the up's & down's of life? Among other things, the fact that whatever alternative there is, it'll always be there. I won't lose my chance to die if I choose to keep upright, but I will (as far as I know) lose my chance to stay alive if I choose to die.

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Would you date a vile demon lord from the eternal abyss, who decorates his durance with the flesh of the innocent and blood of the insane? I couldn't really say without meeting the vile demon lord in question... I suppose it would depend on their musical tastes.

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This is a difficult question: If a baby survives a late-term abortion, meaning it is alive outside of the womb, should the doctor be allowed to finish the abortion? Or should the baby be allowed to live? I seriously would like to hear thoughts on this... Once the baby is removed, it no longer has to be the mother's problem, so there's no real reason to make any extra effort to kill it. If the baby survives, and the doctors don't know with any certainty that it's going to develop with serious physical or mental disabilities from the failed abortion, then it may as well be kept alive and eventually put up for adoption. ...

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Does anyone else on here share my thoughts: Points are like respect; it is given when earned, they aren't automatic? Does no one else reserve points if answers or questions don't deserve them, especially if they are asked for? If everyone thought of them that same way, that would be true. However, due to the fact that so many people give them out for essentially no reason, points have come to be worth very little. My way of showing respect for a person's input is to give them an intelligent answer/comment. Points I don't even bother with much.

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How to discipline a one year old? For most infants, a strong "No!" and possibly a very light bat on the hand (not meant to hurt so much as startle them) should be about right to start instating a healthy level of discipline. Anything more complex or harsh than that is wasted on a child that young, because they can't understand the meaning behind punishment except on a very simply, direct level. If you make an...

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I still think this is weird. Some guy has something serious to say and all the comments are about Spam. Anyone else think this?http://www.answerbag.com/blog/comments/179 People have always used the Answerblog to report spam and other issues, that's one of the things it's for.

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Why were steam engines designed with the boiler at the front and cab at the back? Wouldn't this have been harder for the driver to look ahead? When driving a steam engine, do you really *Need* to be able to see? It's on tracks, after all, so there's no steering involved, and I doubt that a train going at any considerable speed would be able to stop in time for visibility from the front to matter with regards to hitting animals or people that wander onto the tracks.

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Who would win in a fight? Hannibal Lecter or The Joker? Dr. Lecter, hands down. They're both formidable psychos, but Hannibal has a degree in it.

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Do you still buy music in a hard copy format? Why? I'm on a tight budget, and inherited a huge collection of CDs, tapes and LPs from my parents, so for the most part, no. I do, however, still buy hard copies for two types of release: 1) Music so awesome and legendary that I feel the need to have an archival copy for my collection. 2) Music so rare/obscure that I'd never be able to find it (and often, even any references to it)...

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I am american and this question is for my fellow americans.How many of you are tired of america being bad mouthed by other countrys.I think the USA IS THE BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.We have always tried to help the world and we always get bad mouthed. I haven't heard many people (save for in the context of political critiques of capitalism and the like) badmouth America itself. Most of the considerable complaints I've heard were targeted towards America's government and its actions. For example, look at some of the "Anti-American" sentiments voiced by the Iraqis in this video. Notice how, although many of them...

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If you have expertise in a certain area of something, should you be obligated to educate others if opportunity presents itself? I think that depends largely on how useful the information you have actually is to them. For instance, if you're an expert at motorcycle repair, and one of your friends gets a new bike, then I'd consider that a good opportunity to educate them, because they could actually use the information. But if you're an expert in say... the genus classifications of insects, and one of...

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Why are there no good, famous girl rock bands? There are plenty of good, moderately famous rock bands with girls featured prominently in them. Garbage, My Bloody Valentine, The Cranberries, The Gits... I could go on like this for a while. And if you're talking about all-female rock bands, then you do have a good point. Personally, I think the lack of famous all-girl bands probably stems from the fact that ever since its conception...

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70s flashback time! What is your favorite tune by DEVO? (videos welcome!) Beautiful World, hands down. The song itself isn't anything spectacular, but coupled with the ironic context of the video... It becomes something else altogether.

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It's by no means self-evident that our sense of "right" and "wrong", and the codes of behavior we're expected to follow, come from a supernatural source. If the existence of God cannot be proven how can one argue that morality is grounded in His commands? The way I look at it, humanity's sense of "Right" and "Wrong" is rooted in basic, ingrained human nature, and "God" is a totem created by mankind to represent that. Unfortunately, that totem has been corrupted to an extreme degree in modern times, being transformed from a representation of the most basic, inherent elements of human morality (i.e. Don't...

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In your opinion, does the moral law come from within us? Or is it learned from society?( basically, do we have an inbread sense of right and wrong or do we instinctivly learn it from our enviroment) Morals have their origins in the basic human inclination towards not wanting to hurt others. For whatever reasons, -which I won't pretend to know for sure, but would suppose to be rooted in the simple fact that a species with tendencies to be excessively cruel, hurtful and vindictive towards its own kind would almost inevitably be unsuccessful due to constant self-sabotage- human beings...

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Realistically, how much money do you have to save up to get a little apartment of your own? As other people have said here, the best way of working out a firm estimate is to just save up enough for first and last month's rent, the deposit, and a little cushion. Really though, I wouldn't reccomend trying to rent an appartment on savings alone. Ideally, one should have enough to cover the aforementioned costs, and a reliable enough source of income to (theoretically) keep...

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What ever became of the tidy bowl man, that used to ride in his boat in the toilet tank? America as a whole probably just got dirty-minded enough to begin being too weirded out by a tiny man floating in their toilets.

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What do you think of Tokio Hotel (The German Band)? Their music is outright offensive to my tastes, and whatever stylistic appeal they might have is easily matched, embraced and outdone by The Horrors, whose music is vastly superior (though vastly different) anyway. If you don't trust my judgment, feel free to compare:

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The scalpel used for autopsies are sterilized. Why is that? Probably just in the name of following standard surgical procedure. However, I suppose there is a reason for performing autopsies sterile. I mean, when someone is wheeled into the morgue, there's almost always a chance that some sort of biological evidence could be left in their body, which could be destroyed by contaminating the corpse during autopsy.

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Who would win in a fight a peanut butter and jelly or grilled cheese sandwich? Grilled Cheese. It's hot, you see, making it a "Real Food", whereas Peanut Butter and Jelly is served at room temperature, classifying it as a mere "Snack".

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I am about to throw a party, what song do I definately have to have on my playlist for you to show up? Having some actual slippery people there too couldn't hurt my chances of showing up, either.

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Any songs for a broken heart? Well, this one (the song and the movie it was recorded for, actually) got me through a very rough breakup...

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If the guy I'm with has a girlfriend, and says he loves her, but still wants to be with me, what does that mean? Is this a "Girlfriend", or a friend who's a girl? If it's just a female friend, then I can tell you this much from my own experience as a man and as a person: There are different kinds of love. I have female friends whom I care about and love dearly, but I don't feel for them romantically, I don't want to "Be With Them" in that sense. It's...

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What do you think. Are jobs created by government or by business? Jobs are, quite simply, created by the need for things to be done, and the absence of people to do them. Both government and business have an impact on the necessity and availability of workers, therefor, they both play a role in creating jobs.

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Why isn't prostitution legal? Much the same reason that certain inherently harmless drugs aren't legal. Over all the years of prostitution being condemned as either ethically wrong and/or illegal, the illegitimacy of the trade has led to it being corrupted into something much, much more harmful than it is in and of itself by being forced to associate with the portions of that which is considered unethical/illegal...

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Is the movie "Silent Hill" scary or not? Not terribly, no. It was certainly disturbing at points, but disgust is not to be confused with terror. I will say this for it though: It was a veritable masterwork of glossy design and graceful atmospherics. But considering how much of the concept work had been done for them long before the movie ever even started filming, I'm not sure how much credit the makers of the film can...

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What rock song brings back a memory when you hear it? Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometimes, by Beck. I listened to that song literally hundreds of times during the deep depression I fell into towards the end of my first "Real" relationship, and hearing it can still bring back vivid memories of that time.

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What are some of your favorite tunes and groups from the 60's? Bob Dylan The 13th Floor Elevators The Stooges The Velvet Underground Leonard Cohen Nick Drake The Beatles King Krimson I'm honestly into more late-60s/early-70s music than stuff from the bulk of the 60s I could go on for a while, but here's my song highlights:

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Should the U.S. allow more offshore drilling to find new sources of oil? Why or why not? No. Trying to drill for more oil to "Fix the Energy Crisis" at this point is akin to giving a heroin addict a steady supply of smack to keep them alive: Technically, it could work, but it'll also do nothing to solve their problem, and bring them that much closer to death in the process. What we need now is some form of methadone, and eventually to kick the shit altogether. ...

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Which genre of music is comparable to drugs? That would depend on the particular drug... Marijuana: Reggae, Folk, or the aptly named genre of Stoner Rock. Cocaine: Catchy, throbbing dance music. Opiates: Screw Music. Valium: "Pleasant", sickly-sweet Pop (think of the Carpenters, only gratuitously so). LSD: Psychadelica, obviously. I could go on like this for a while, but I think you get the idea.

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Do men actually prefer natural hair color or the colored hair Just speaking as one man (I can't really speak for "Men" as a whole), I like a woman with coloured hair, if they own it. People who say, dye or highlight their hair blond, or otherwise try to achieve a natural looking colour with dye... More often than not that just looks tacky. If they're going to do that, I'd rather they just keep their hair natural. A woman who...

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If you were a character in the tv show"Everybody Loves Raymond" who would you be? It's a toss up between Frank and Robert...

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Burger King wants their franchise owners to keep their restaurants open until 2:00 a.m. Is it really healthy to eat so late at night? This is Burger King we're talking about, "Healthy" isn't even in their vocabulary. Also, whether it's healthy for their customers or not, staying open well into the hours when most people's judgment is heavily impaired by lack of sleep is bound to be healthy for the business of an establishment serving food that people often have to reason themselves out of eating.

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Is it rude to talk on the phone while urinating into the toilet? Yes, but in the spirit of relativity, at least it's not as weird as talking to them in person while urinating into the toilet.

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Is God gay because the concept of homosexuality came from Satan who was created by God. If I am wrong then who really created homosexuality? God creates Satan=Satan creates homosexuality=God is the origin of all energy. So could God be a homosexual? If you hold strictly true to the definition of the term, God must ultimately be the originator of everything, suggesting that any and every creation on Earth originated as an aspect of God's being or thought (which, for an immaterial, omnipotent, omnipresent being, are essentially the same thing). Also, considering that God allegedly mad mankind in his own image, complete with the...

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Is lightning considered a living thing? No, lightning is considered a release of static electricity. Lightning does not eat, excrete, breath, reproduce, or display any discernible intelligence, and therefor doens't fit into most conventional scientific definitions of "Alive".

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You have to go to the gym in one hour but your body feels tired physically (but not sleepy). How would you combat this tiredness? Well, first off, I wouldn't go to the gym feeling that exhausted. If you're feeling tired enough that you think you might not be able to do a full workout, chances are that you wouldn't get much benefit from one even if you could. Personally, I'd reccomend just eating something nutritious to see if that boosts your energy any, and if it hasn't by the time...

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Are guns necessary? Not strictly, but they can be very helpful.

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Are political parties mentioned in the US constitution? No. And personally, I strongly believe that this is because the United States were not founded upon the idea of career politicians (as we know them today, anyway) jockeying for influence within the fixed structure of two such exclusive parties as we have now, but rather on the ideal of people who are actually qualified coming from other professions to become political representatives. In...

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When a toenail grows or falls off the toe, what is the skin underneath like (hard, soft etc)? It tends to be relatively soft, very sensitive, and somewhat pinkish, from being covered by the nail. After a while though, the sensitivity and rawness should lessen from it being exposed to wear and air. At least, that's what I remember from losing my middle fingernail to a folding chair when I was seven... I don't see why toenails would be much different.

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"That's the way the cookie crumbles" is a favourite among my elders. Do you know other phrases that convey a similar meaning? "No Bounce, No Play"

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From a males perspective...do you like booty shorts when it says bootylicious? Not especially. I prefer it when a woman has enough respect for her own looks not to think that she needs to take ridiculous measures like that to draw attention to them, and/or enough respect for my intelligence not to assume that I need her assets pointed out to me. And all intellectual quibbling aside, any woman who seems *That* conscious of how she looks, without having an air of...

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Is Russia returning to its Cold War behaviour through its actions against Georgia? Whether the conflict in Ossetia will turn into a full-out invasion of Georgia is yet to be seen. But whether or not you consider the alleged Russian attacks on Georgia a gesture back to Cold War-era imperialism, one thing is relatively certain: Whether this new wave of Russian aggression escalates to the point of an actual war depends very largely on the response from the Western world.

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I just found out that my drunk sister-in-law allowed my niece to get her belly button pierced 4 her 13th b-day. I am furious because this is my dead brother's kids. Should i confront the mom? She is a worthless whore. If your sister-in-law is *That* much of a "Worthless Whore", maybe you should consider more drastic longterm measures like appealing in court to have CPS get your niece out her custody. But as for this particular incident... Well, unless you're willing to openly challenge her suitability as a guardian, and follow through on that challenge, you still do have to have some...

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Was the British empire evil? No, nothing and no one is "Evil". The British empire of olde was simply ruthless, ethnocentric, somewhat religiously fanatical, and totally lacking in respect for the sovereignty, cultures and even lives of indigenous peoples. It wasn't consciously "Evil", it's not as though Queen Elizabeth and the rest of the British government spent their days lounging...

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Is homophobia just an irrational fear or simply another form of prejudice against gays? Most if not all prejudices are rooted in xenophobia, so it could easily be argued that the there's very little difference between the two here.

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What is the least amount of clothing you would wear in public? Shirtless with swim trunks is about as skimpy as I normally get (except of course for the one time I went streaking).

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Most people die from doing this more than anything else Being born. Birth is the foremost cause of death in the history of life as we know it. Of all the previously documented cases of birth, and the closely connected syndrome known as "Life", %100 have ended in death.

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Did anyone just catch the women's handball match between Brazil and Hungary? I thought it was surprisingly entertaining... No such luck, but women's handball certainly does sound entertaining... <cackles pervertedly>

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Do you believe the American medical establishment has more of an interest in keeping people healthy than making money? No. That being said, I don't think the American medical establishment's drive towards making money rather than keeping people healthy has as much to do with "Interest" as it does with the simple inclinations of how the system is set up. When you get right down to it, whether or not anyone in the majority of medical professionals are interested in keeping people healthy...

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Do you know that if everything was taken away, technology, laws, etc. that society would be just like it was before civilization? Doesn't that show that deep down inside we are all violent murderous creatures? What makes you assume that society before civilization (which is something of an oxymoron, by the way), involves widespread violence and murder? Look at the behaviour of wild, uncivilized, social primates like chimpanzees: They're sometimes violent, but more often than not, their interactions with other members of their own species are gentle and peaceful. Add to that the fact that...

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I see documentaries about people who get so fat they have been unable to get out of bed for years, a wall sometimes has to be knocked down in order to get them to the hospital. How do they afford to eat so much, especially as they are unable to work? Fattening food is cheap, and cheap food is fattening. In most of the cases of morbid obesity I've seen or heard of, the person had worked out *Some* way of making money for food and such. I'd imagine that most morbidly obese people are either able to work somehow, unable to work and living on disability, or supported by their families.

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Who do you think has the best voice for narrorating documentories? Deep Roy, the narrator/Oompa Loompa in the more recent adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, has a nice, unique sort of voice. Also, I've always thought Tom Waits should get *Much* more narration work.

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Why do girls give guys hickeys? A lot of people like having their necks kissed, and I suppose kissing a neck must get boring at times, leading people to start sucking on them instead.

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Do you have a barcode tattooed on your neck like me? I woke up yesterday morning and found it. Yes, we all do. Now get back in line with the rest, #23791047.

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Why are rest-stops on US freeways so much nicer,cleaner, friendlier and etc. then the ones in Canada? Maybe the rest-stops in the U.S. just get more business. Much of Canada is a lot more unincorporated and empty than America, so I'd imagine that most of the highway rest-stops in the massive expanse that is Canada don't see much traffic apart from the occassional drifter or long-haul trucker, and therefor less is done to keep them nice.

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Do you think the 'healthy food' items at fast food restaurants are really healthy? "Healthy" is relative. Relative to the menu items that you don't see viciously plugged as "Healthy Choices", yeah, the "Healthy Food" at fast food restaurants is somewhat healthy. Relative to say... a homecooked meal, or even a bag of granola or a piece of fruit, calling the pathetic salads and such served at fast food joints "Healthy" is like...

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What would be the most horrifying non-human animal to become a zombie? Also, was that grammatical? Speaking from years of living in the deep south: Fuckin' mosquitoes, man. It's one thing to have to fend off a vicious, infected animal that you can *See*, but something that bites people hundreds of times a day even when it's not zombified... You'd be undead before you hit the ground.

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Do you Believe a Full Moon has Effects on Human Behavior? Please Elaborate!! In a psychosomatic way, definitely. In a physical or biochemical way... Possibly. Given the fact that the moon's gravity is strong enough to generate oceanic tides, coupled with the fact that the human body and brain are mostly liquid, I wouldn't be at all surprised if the position of the moon had some behaviour-altering effect on human biochemistry.

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Do you think Cannabis is a bigger cancer risk than cigarettes? Absolutely not. Obviously there are some carcinogens in the smoke produced when anything is burnt, but considering that: 1) Marijuana smoke isn't laced with even half of the additional carcinogenic chemicals found in commercially produced cigarettes. 2) The actual frequency of inhalation (and consequently the volume of smoke), involved in smoking pot is far less than that involved...

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What do you think of the name Alice? It makes me vaguely melancholy due to Tom Waits' song/album Alice, but if you ask me, that only adds to the beauty of it. A very underused name, Alice...

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Whats the strongest necklace chain type? what would be best to wear everyday with a very special pendant that i dont want to loose! A good braided chain would probably have the most tensile strength relative to its size and tackiness.

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Do you really think you can win this argument by cursing and raising your voice? You can't ever win an argument by screaming, but you can certainly stop it before you're revealed as being full of s*it. And if you're the type of person who stops arguments by screaming, then you should then be able to delude yourself into believing that you won.

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Do you view addiction as a personal weakness? Addiction can exert a certain power, both physical and mental, over a person, meaning that it can't be reduced down solely to a matter of personal weakness. But on the other hand, there is a certain degree of personal strength involved in overcoming an addiction, making the inverse also somewhat true, that there is a certain degree of personal weakness involved in failing to overcome an...

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After raising to my employer that they haven't been paying me penalties for all my weekend work the past 6 yrs, they reduced my base hourly rate to make it appear that they are now paying me the penalties for all future weekend work. Is this legal? Although I don't know with any certainty (for a certain answer, you should talk to a labour union and/or an attorney), I highly, highly doubt that reducing an employee's wages to deny them overtime payment is legal.

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Which would you rather have a HUGE collection of: books or cds? Books. Music can be kept in digital form without much noticeable difference (from CD recordings, that is) if it comes to that, making the space spent storing CDs something of a waste. Books, on the other hand... Well, let me put it this way: I can't enjoy reading a screen the same way as reading a page.

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Do you ever purr when you urinate? No. You must be thinking of the... er... Other, penile function.

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What percentage of your e-mail do you delete without reading? Maybe ten to fiften percent, at most. And keeping in mind that I recieve very little email of any kind, so far that amount to... about ten or fifteen emails.

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Does anyone like the movie "My Neighbor Totoro"? by Hayao Miyazaki? It was one of my favourite films as a child, and still is, for that matter. These days, My Neighbour Totoro ranks among the elite group of films and series (the only other members so being Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira, a few other Miyazaki works, and perhaps the first season of Pokemon), that seem to me to harken back to the days before anime got as commercialized and glossy as it has today.

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What do you think of bisexual people? To quote Michael Stipe, probably the most famous Bisexual person I know next to say... Tila Tequila (who doesn't count :P): -"I've always felt that sexuality is a really slippery thing. In this day and age, it tends to get categorized and labeled, and I think labels are for food. Canned food." I think that although there are a lot of people who are very strictly Homo...

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Why do people want to be gay? Why do people want to be straight? In the case of gay and straight people, the only way I can see you getting any sort of "Reason" would be if you went around asking them individually. And even then, I'm sure a lot of people on both sides of the fence (and even a few fence-sitters) couldn't give you a very solid explanation. In the end though, why should they have to?

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Do you find ralph nader sexy? Only when he's giving a speech about campaign finance reform and/or using a solid gold ladle to drizzle himself with high-fructose corn syrup.

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I think im gay but im not sure but when im around my friend i feel really good around him what do i do? Ultimately, your sexuality is something you'll just have to explore for yourself. However, there are a few pieces of advice I'd like to give you that I think you should keep in mind throughout that process: 1) You could really like, or even love your friend, without it having to be sexual or romantic. Romance, straight or gay, is complicated, and mistaking a strong platonic love...

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Do you think Eddie Izzard is beautiful? Well... He's got a beautiful personality, anyway.

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Why are human beings attracted to and value gold and jewels, despite the fact they have little practical use? At some point a long time ago, people starting building on a primitive attraction that most primates have to unusual and/or shiny objects, and decided to start trading in such objects, boosting their value to unrealistic levels in the process. In other words, who's to say that something is "Useless" when people will give you other things you want in exchange for it?

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Why do humans often attempt to discredit everything someone says in an attempt to invalidate the one thing they don't agree with. The same reason so many humans seem to think that proving someone with an oppose viewpoint wrong proves their viewpoint right, I suppose.

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Satan is a product of Christian thinking. So how can those who reject Christianity maintain their belief in him? Wouldn't such belief entail a residue of the very Christianity the believer means to deny? "Christianity" entails the worship of Christ and Yahweh, not just a belief in them. Therefor, it's reasonable enough to worship Satan, and yet also believe in Christ and/or Yahweh, there's simply a choice involved to worship one deity you believe in over another. Yes, there is a "Residue" of Christian beliefs in literal Satan-worship, because...

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Is there an easy and non-painful way to break a bone? Barring an extremely high dose of opiates, probably not. Well, I mean... Breaking bones is easy enough, but it's pretty much guaranteed to be incredibly painful.

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Are you inclined to confine your attention to sources that only tend to support the position you already take? In other words, do you admit the possibility that those who disagree with you might be right? I'm inclined to focus my attention on sources that have proven themselves to be right in the past. And of course, everyone's interpretation of which sources and facts are "Right" is based largely on their personal opinion. So yes to the first part, not necessarily to the second part, and in any case, I'm no more guilty of human subjectivity than anyone else.

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Guys: What can a girl do to hook you, to grab your attention?? (without flashing you) Being friendly and talking to me usually does it.

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If 666 is such a dreaded number then why have I not heard anything about Saturn? it is the sixth planet and it has the first three letters of the Satans name. Can anyone explain this? Ironically enough, because most Christians consider astrology little more than superstition.

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Is there a reason why lobsters are boiled alive? Because that way they can be served all nice and intact, instead of in the form of hacked up bits of meat that had to be beaten to death with a mallet.

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If you had to identify yourself by ONE of your material possessions, which would you choose and why? My camera. I carry it everywhere, use it on a daily basis, and feel somewhat defenseless and exposed leaving the house without it.

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Is world peace possible? Probably not, but total, all-out, constant war is just as impossible, and in between those two impossible extremes lies a vast expanse of relative levels of peace and violence. In other words, even if a world completely free of violence and conflict is unachievable, that doesn't mean that the world can't be made to have a hell of a lot *Less* violence and conflict than it currently...

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Would it work if Israel and Palestine exist as a single state? As long as Israel considers itself a "Jewish State", and Palestinian Arabs refuse to accept the fact that they got screwed out of their land and live with it like just about every other conquered nation in the history of the world, no.

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Did you know that you have NEVER touched anything?You see there are electrons on every part of your body,and also on everything you believe that you touch.But you can't touch anything because (see answers for rest explanation) Yeah, I was pretty tripped out when I first read that fact too. However, I don't think it really has much impact on whether or not I've touched anything, because if everything anyone has ever touched and felt was just the repulsive force of the electrons in it and in their body, then what does "Touch" even mean? Does it mean "Coming into direct contact with an...

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What do you think about gays. They're homosexual, and... er, they're people. To know much more than that, I suppose I'd have to get to know the person a bit.

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What is a better/cooler way of saying "I'm the man for the job"? Just say that, only with a macho Austrian accent ala Arnold Schwarzenegger. Such an accent makes anything and everything one could say exponentially better.

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Did you have a cruel streak when you were a kid? Not really, no. In fact, I was so mellow and gentle as a child, it actually got to be a little creepy.

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Do you believe Obama would lead the US towards communism if elected? No, if anything, Obama would move the nation more towards Socialism. Also, you say that like it's supposed to be a bad thing. As I've said in one answer already (http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3635627), Communism or Socialism is not a bad thing in and of itself, the problems arise when its ideals are exploited by corrupt dictators. And given how far Right the Bush...

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When christians die do their soul goes straight to heaven or is it at a waiting place until the rapture , then Jesus will escort us to heaven to see and be with GOD? Even if you believe that the afterlife *Must* be one of those two options (which I don't), is there really that much of a difference? If you die, and stay that way until the day of the rapture, then you would be unconscious in the meantime, right? Therefor, the entire process would feel instantaneous to the deceased person anyway, making the difference between those two beliefs rather...

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Best jesus joke ever? One day, Jesus was out in the town square preaching, when he saw an angry mob of people dragging an adulteress out into the square to be stoned, so he walked up into the crowd, put himself in front of the woman, and said "Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone" Just then, a stone came whizzing out of the crowd and hit the woman right in the head, and Jesus said "Mom!...

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Are you offended by Jesus jokes? When they're intelligent, not at all. I'm generally offended by the sort of jokes that require little or no thought to come up with, no matter the subject matter.

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Do you like smoked meats? Not at all. I don't even eat meats, why would I want to smoke them?

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If you were really in love with your s/o and they turned into a brain eating zombie, would you just remove their teeth and stay with them or what? Keep them chained up in the shed with the Playstation and all my Queen albums, of course.

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Relationship wise, who is off boundaries for you? Anyone who's already happily with someone else, and anyone who's 3-4 years or more off my age (I kind of shy away from dating a twelve year old, or a twenty year old, for that matter).

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What's the most intense reggae song you've heard? I'm not sure if his work qualifies as Reggae as much as it does African Roots music or Bahamian Folk, but Exuma recorded some pretty intense shit.

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What is you favorite Warren Zevon song? Splendid Isolation.

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Most depressing lyrics you know? Dress Rehearsal Rag, by Leonard Cohen, comes to mind: "Four o'clock in the afternoon and I didn't feel like very much. I said to myself, "Where are you golden boy, where is your famous golden touch?" I thought you knew where all of the elephants lie down, I thought you were the crown prince of all the wheels in Ivory Town. Just take a look at your body now, ...

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Women these days are independent, so is chivalry still appropriate these days or does it just offend? It comes down to respect and common courtesy. For instance, if you see a woman about to go through a door, and you think she actually needs or wants someone to open it for her, do so, the same way you would for a man. I don't know if that technically qualifies as "Chivalry", but it's the approach that makes sense to me.

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Do you like the artist, Bob Marley? I enjoy his work, but I also consider him rather overrated. But then again, I always was more into Ska...

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Have you ever had the kind of relationship where you can't live with them but perversely cant seem to live without them? Yes. The dynamic I had going with my first girlfriend was pretty much that in a nutshell.

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Why most of the philosophers are guys? Another thing most famous philosophers have in common: They lived a rather long time ago. In the times of Plato, Descartes or even Niezsthe, 'High Society' jobs such as philosophy and writing weren't seen as jobs that women were supposed to do. In modern times, I think the lack of prominent female philosophers comes mainly from the fact that most writers today aren't...

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How will the US be different once China's economy surpasses America's? You're assuming that hasn't already happened.

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What's the most violated human right in the world? As in most widely violated? The umbrella term of "Sexual Freedoms" probably covers that. There are still places in the world where marital rape is common practice; where (as dolly already mentioned) female circumcision is a fairly standard procedure; where women and children are forced or even sold into "Marriages" that essentially add up to domestic and sexual slavery....

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I was just watching a religeous programme (Destiny's church) and it made me angry that these cults are allowed on T.V Do you think we should allow these cults in public broadcasting? It's public broadcasting, meaning that it's supposed to be affordable airwaves for anyone to use. I for one think that it's better for evangelists to spend their time screaming out their sermons to people who willingly tune in than to have to put up with the same crowd out preaching to the innocent bystanders of the general public.

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Do you prefer being around men or women, and why? If they're close to my own age, then I definitely prefer companions of the female persuasion. I just find a lot of teenage males to be a tad too immature (I know, isn't that a shocking revelation?!). When it comes to older people... Well, most of the adults I know are mature enough that their sex doesn't matter too much.

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If you used to be anorexic, how did you get over it? Although I can't claim to be entirely "Over It", probably the best help I had in the progress I've made with my eating disorder came from my family and close friends. After I "Came Out" to my mother, she kept a close eye on me to make sure that I kept eating enough and didn't fall back into the habit of self-starvation, and once I'd managed to do that...

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I'm going up to my G/F's house this weekend, but she might be going through her period when I come. What's the best way that I can help her through it all? I am ignorant of how it all works, so I don't really know what to do. Well, you've just illustrated a pretty good way *Not* to "Help Her Through it All". As a woman, she has to go through a period every single month, so you diving in and making a fuss over it would probably only make it that much more stressful for her. The most you can (or rather, the most you *Should*) really do is be understanding if she gets a little emotional or erratic.

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How can I take a screen capture of an entire webpage, even though when I'm viewing the page I have to scroll to see the bottom? That's a good question... I'm not sure if there are programs out there that will let you do that automatically, but if push comes to shove, you could always take use the same technique as panormic photographers: Take several separate pictures, cutting off in the right places on the page, and piece them together.

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Is this illegal immigration-people showing the governement that they are currently present in the country (america/canada), but actually they are back in their home country for a period of time (1-3 years) so they can obtainpassprt w/olivingfor 4-6 yrs I'm pretty sure that would constitute fraud.

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Are you high maintenance, low maintenance, or somewhere in between? In most quantifiable ways, I tend to be maddeningly low maintenance. In fact, I've been known to refuse maintenance even when offered. Emotionally though... I won't lie, do require a certain degree of attention.

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Is it easier for a British actor/actress to imitate an American accent than it is for an American actor/actress to imitate a British accent or is it the other way around? I can't really speak for how easy they'd find trying to do a good imitation, but I think it would probably be easier to fool American audiences with a badly imitated American accent than the inverse. America is so big, with such a diversity of accents and dialects, I doubt many Americans can keep track of them all well enough to notice anything but the very worst imitations. ...

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I am reporting the man who molested me for over 10 years, any advice? As sloppywet already said, take some time, if you haven't yet, to make sure there are no inconsistencies in your facts. Also, and I want to really emphasize this to you: Be Prepared to Follow Through. These sorts of investigations are almost never short and easy, in fact they've been known to end uneventfully with the victim simply giving up their efforts, so you should be ready...

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What's the first song that comes to your mind for Bruce Springsteen? American Skin (41 Shots)

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What is your opinion of the new search engine,t Cuil? I haven't been able to find it, but I'll let you know when I do. Why am I answering this if I couldn't find it, you ask? I just felt the need to share one of the results I got while ironically googling "t Cuil": "Naked lumberjacks aren't Cuil"

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What is the best way to hide or remove self harm scars There's the usual tactic of wearing long sleeves, but that's very temporary at best. The best tactic, in my experience, is to: 1) Stop immediately. 2) Start putting a good scar cream on the scars, which can be found at any pharmacy. Fair warning though, it's very important that you stop making fresh ones first, not only because it's just a terrible habit, but also, and...

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People CLAIM to (for a variety of hidden reasons), but did anybody actually like Scarface? I'm sure some people really liked Scarface, but the majority of its "Fans", I'd say, are just in it so they can hang the posters in their dorm rooms and quote the line "Say hello to my little friend!" every time they pick someone up at the bar.

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If a big, blue, 2-dimensional person, looking like they came from a bathroom door sat down beside you, started talking to YOU about your bladder control problem, and suggesting you ask your doctor about Detrol, what would YOU think or do? Something along the lines of "I wonder if this a symptom of the Uromysitisis poisoning finally backing up into my grey matter... I wonder if this means I'm going to die?..."

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Name one thing that you do each day that you feel improves your appearance? As of very recently, give my hair a good comb & shake.

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Is dating pointless in high school? If they are, then dating is almost as pointless all throughout life. There's no guaruntee that *Any* relationship will last, and even if you don't stay with your highschool sweetheart for you entire life (which some people do), both of you will come out of the relationship with more life experience than you had going in, and hopefully some good memories too. And honestly, what...

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When you gain weight do you feel ashamed? As a (recovering) anorexic... Well, what do you think?

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Does anyone else think that anti-marijuana ads are growing more ridiculous? I mean seriously, smoking weed is like getting kicked in the shin by a horse? Aye, they do get pretty slanderous, which actually works *Against* their cause. If people are told the unbiased truth about drugs and their effects, they tend to stay away from the worst ones on their own. Whereas if they're lied to, they tend to lose respect for any anti-drug message, and often wind up doing drugs that are infinitely more dangerous than marijuana as a consequences. I...

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Every man has a right to his opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts. Do you agree? No. Everyone has a right to their opinion, and everyone has a right to get their facts, but if they abuse that right, other people have a right to correct them and/or not take their opinions seriously.

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Why do some consider Archie Bunker a bigot? Doesn't a man have a right to express his own opinion in his home? Yes, he does have the right to express his own opinions in his own home. That doesn't make his opinions any less bigoted, though.

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If your life was a movie what 4 songs would definitely be on the soundtrack? Texarkana, by R.E.M. London Calling, by The Clash One Too Many Mornings, by Bob Dylan The Passenger, as covered by Siouxsie & The Banshees

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Do you think animals really should have rights? Of course. Humans are animals too, you know. It would be rather hypocritical to give one species of animal rights, and none of the others. Obviously, there are some rights that just aren't applicable to animals; a cow shouldn't be allowed to bear arms, for example. But there are certain rights that *Every* living thing should have, such as the right to adequate food and water,...

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What is the difference between Obama and a communist or a socialist? And in and of itself, what's so bad about a Communist or Socialist? The problem with the Communist and "Socialist" leaders the world has seen so far is that mostly, they've also been ruthless dictators who were more focused on preserving their system and their power than on preserving their people's rights. Also, in almost every case of such a Communist or...

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Is Obama all style and no substance? Hype rather than "Hope"? The way I look at it, Obama may not be the best candidate my country could possibly have, but he's still the best option out of what we've got. Even if a lot of what Barack Obama says turns out to be unrealistic, I'd say it's better to have a president who at least has a vague intention to properly enact good policies than a president (i.e. McCain) with a specific...

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How would you finish this? Lost in _________? ...The Supermarket

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If Obama wins will it be because of liberals with "white guilt"? Partially. But on the other hand, if McCain wins, it'll be equally because of Conservatives with "White Fear" and "White Stubbornness".

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Who is your favorite Christian music artist? Johnny Cash.

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If you say God exists because you believe it, and I say he doesn't because I don't, does 'Occam's razor' swing the balance in my favor? Yes. However, there's also the fact that the simpler explanation, in this case, is a negative, and therefor effectively impossible to prove completely. Occam's razor only works in the Atheist's favour to a *Very* limited degree, because in order for an existence without a God to be proveable, it has to be presented as a positive, which would, at humanity's current level...

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If your boyfriend or girlfriend had a "new" license to carry a gun and take it everywhere they went, even to dinner, or at the beach, how would you feel about that? Yes, it's legal & loaded! If they handled it responsibly, I suppose I'd be happy for them that they'd found a new toy. If they actually started pulling it out and waving it around, then they'd just better hope it's good company, because it's all they'll have.

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What are the two most complicated movies you have ever watched? My vote is the 13 Monkeys with Bruce Willis and Dejavu with Denzel Washington. I had to watch them at least five times to really figure out the [past-future], and I still have questions!!! Memento, of course. And to add one that hasn't already been mentioned, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

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Do you think social networks like AB provide a healthy or harmful outlet to express one's ignorance? I'd call it relatively healthy. Remember, for every ignorant, intolerant arse on here spouting about how wrong abortion and homosexuality are, there's one less ignorant arse out in the world picketing gay weddings or bombing clinics.

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Does it mae you sick,that most of America looks at divorce as something thats no big deal?alot of people have the "it happens all the time,its no big deal" attitude and personally i think its SICKENING! I'm sure a lot of the people whose marriages end in divorce think it's a big deal. And as for the people who aren't divorced and think it's no big deal, I find their attitude much less "SICKENING" than one that characterized divorce as something shameful, because at least characterizing it as "No Big Deal" doesn't result in them harshly judging...

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For those who dont believe in GOD...what if your wrong??? think about it And what if all the people who don't believe in "GOD" are right? Think about all the people who would have been killed, tortured, and oppressed throughout history for absolutely nothing. And furthermore, consider this: If you choose to not believe in "GOD", and you happen to be wrong, the only one you're damning is yourself. The consequences of believing in...

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Why do some straight people insist on acting like they know something about being a homosexual, or homosexuality in general? Only gay people know what it's like to actually be gay, but why do some straight people act like they know what it's all about? There's not too much to know. In fact, implying that there is kind of works *Against* the movement towards equality for homosexuals by implying that there's some huge, fundamental difference between straight and gay perspectives. And whatever differences there may be, they're virtually overridden by the similarities: Whether you're gay or straight (or bisexual, for that...

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What is there to burn? Time

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I came across a job posting on craigs list and they said only people who live within five minutes will be considered, wouldn't that be illegal or at least discrimination? Sounds like a reasonable enough job requirement to me. Unless of course the job is in an area that's already segregated, I can't see how distance from a given location has anything to do with a person's race, sex, sexual orientation, or religion; It strikes me as a simple matter of how efficiently an applicant can do the job.

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What one word would you use to describe the size of your chest? Ribs.

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Can someone please explain to me how evolution makes sense? To put it *Very* simply, unfit organisms tend to die, and dead organisms tend not to reproduce and pass on their traits. When this process plays out over a long time, it results in organisms with superior traits to suit the environment they evolved in.

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Homosexuality, Feminism, Humanism, are the illnesses of society which are not considered wrong, by Liberal Democracy, Racism is not considered wron by facism, and betrayl of freinds by reproting is not wron under Communism? Would you agree? What is your a There's a pretty essential difference here that you seem to be ignoring. However subjective the idea of "Right" and "Wrong" is, a clear distinction can be drawn between Racism or Betrayal and the other "Illnesses Of Society" you name here: Racism and Betrayal are things aggressively directed at others against their wills, and encourage negative attitudes...

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When ordering a Chinese noodle dish, do you prefer chow fun (wide, flat noodles) or mei fun (thin noodles)? It depends on the sauce. For thinner, more oily sauces, mei fun is the way to go because it makes those tangles of thin noodles easier to handle. For thicker sauces in dishes like say... Phad Thai (which isn't technically Chinese, but what the hell), I prefer the thicker, flat noodles, because it's easier for the sauce to coat them evenly, whereas a thinner type of sauce would...

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Homosexuality is a Choice, and there are no genetic proofs to support it otherwise. If we do not make rational conclusions then we are delaying an advancement in society. This is one example. What is your comment? Why can't uphold ethcis? Well, my first comment would be: Does it matter? I do agree with you that trying to justify homosexuality by claiming it to be more genetic than chosen helps to delay the advancement of society. Specifically, it delays the advancement of society to a level at which personal lifestyle choices do not need to be justified to an intolerant, hateful "Moral Majority". As for...

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Do Lawyers have a lot of opportunities to travel? That depends on what they specialize in. People need lawyers all over the world, for all number of things. If a lawyer chooses to say... Work on-staff for some international organization like the Peace Corps, then travelling would be virtual necessity to doing their job. But if you just go through law school and get hired on with a firm, your chances of moving around are about average.

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My guy and I were making out, and he was sucking and nibbling on my lips, top and bottom... and now there are purplish bruise-like places in both spots. What can I do to get rid of them? Is there any method that works fast? They don't hurt or anything. A good coat of lipstick or gloss to cover them until they fade naturally, perhaps?

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Are there NATIONS of PEACE? There exists no land or nation of peace and salvation. All that exist are lands and nations of men who seek power over others or the natural world. What are your views? In my opinion, "Nation of Peace" is virtually an oxymoron. Under a "Nation", people band together into one unified front. That sounds peaceable enough, and would be, were there only one nation. When you have nations, they are inevitably going to have conflicts, and without the division into "Sides" created by things like nationality, race, and religion, war...

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If you could vote for God's Kingdom to rule over all mankind, would you? No, because such a vote should never occur. In fact, I'd say that such a vote would go against one of the most essential rights bestowed upon mankind by "God's Kingdom": Free Will. If a ruler with absolute power can be elected based on a majority vote, then the minority no longer has the free will to choose "God" for themselves, which goes against one of the...

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Why do we only tend to glamorize future technology and not so much when it arrives? (Ex. Doc Brown in 1955 examines a 1985 JVC camcorder and utters, “A Portable Television Studio!”) Because we can. People tend to glamorize the future, and the distant past, because they haven't experienced it, which makes it much easier to turn into fantasy than the present, which you have to live and see for what it is. And of course, with future technology in particular, I think a lot of the glamorization comes from the fact that someone is or soon will be trying to sell it to...

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I've bumped heads with some long time vetrans on answerbag, i find that the long time members look out for each other like an AB gang, is that true? Some do, some don't. I'll admit, there are some people here who tend to blindly defend the users they've known longest, but there are some others who don't, and I count myself among them. I'm a pretty old member myself, and I've probably bumped heads with just as many veterans as you, if not more. In general, I stick up for older members when I think...

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Why are we asking those questions on the internet instead of asking a real person? And what, people aren't "Real" just because they communicate via the Internet? Moving on to actually answering your question instead of just pointing out its faults... I'd say that "We" are asking these questions here on the Internet because here, it's safe to assume that the people we're asking want to answer them. Honestly, how many people do...

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Do you ever feel like the world is falling apart around you and that you are losing everything that is important to you? Yes, I've felt that way off & on for going on two years now, and I've gotten used to it.

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Have you ever been told to piss off by a cat? I've been told to piss off many times, but very few people have had the presence of mind to tell me what sort of animal to do it by.

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What are uses for the apple stickers that come with new Mac computers? Isn't it clear? They want you to brand everything you own with the Apple logo, so that eventually, all of their customers' possessions will become free advertising space. If Steve Jobs got his way, all new Macs would come with a free Apple-logo forehead tattoo.

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What would life be like if breasts were developed like photographs? The developing process would be considered arcane and nearly obsolete by now, with everyone having switched over to digital breasts.

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There is a device, worn like a female condom, to deter rape. when a man inserts it grabs onto HIM with metal hooks inflicting crippling pain and not letting go until surgicaly removed. no permanent damage. what do you think? are you a guy or girl? Sounds like it would be incredibly dangerous for the woman. Just picture, if you will, a man is trying to rape you, he's already on top of you, when suddenly he finds himself stuck and crippling pain. Do you think he might get a tiny bit more violent and dangerous? Maybe go from threatening you with a knife or a gun to actually stabbing or shooting you? For my money, I think a...

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If Muslims have to wait until sundown to eat on Ramadan, how do they cope with their fasting regimen in Iceland, Northern Scandinavia, or any region known as “The Land of the Midnight Sun?” I doubt there are enough Nordic Muslims for that to become an issue very often. Then again, there may just be so few Nordic Muslims because they all starved to death... Anyway, to actually answer the question, I don't know for sure. But the most logical option, if you ask me, would be to either take an extended vacation during Ramadan, or not live that far North in the first place.

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Old New York was once New Amsterdam, why'd they change it? I can't say. People just liked it better that way.

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What is wrong with letting pregnant women onto cruise ships? If I had to guess, I'd say it was a liability issue. Pregnant women are at risk for miscarriage, or even more dangerous complications that could pose a danger to the mother and her unborn child. I can see how a cruise company wouldn't want to be held liable if a pregnant woman goes into labour or has complications on one of their ships and can't get proper attention.

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It's rumored that the FCC is requiring Sirius and XM to give a percentage of their channels to minorities as part of the merger agreement. If true, is it fair for a government agency to force a private business to give part of their co. to non-investors? I wouldn't call it fair to strictly mandate something like that, not for a government organization, anyway. Were it a stricly corporate merger, such terms and conditions would be pretty standard, but in the case of a government branch being involved, it's definitely a tad iffy in my book. But considering that the FCC also sold off the publicly owned radio bandwidth to private...

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How long could you live if you never slept? I doubt it's possible to stay awake so long as to make your body physically die. Your body would shut down and force you to pass out before you could come close to death. However, even if you might not die, studies have shown that not sleeping for extending periods of time poses a serious threat to a person's sanity. In studies conducted with volunteers who were denied sleep...

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Is it possible to tune a guitar in reverse/upside down, since I'm left handed and my guitar is right-hand orientated? Will it be awkward to play it this way? Most left-handed guitarists I've heard of just string their guitars upside down, which still can be awkward on a guitar with volume knobs, a wammy bar, etc. but I suppose it would still be playable with a little practice.

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What does freedom taste like? Unless "Freedom Fries" are falsely advertised and do in fact contain no freedom, then I guess freedom must taste something like a potato fried in peanut oil.

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Is there a sure fire way to get rid of negative energy? Tried everything I have ever read and heard about! I need something more advanced. As stated before, there's no such thing as "Negative Energy", only a lack of positive energy. The only way to dispel negativity is to... well, be positive. Try to see the good around you and in the world. There's not much technique to it.

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Are silencers absolutely required when shooting MIMES? No, they're only required if the mime is shooting *You*. The average mime has taken a vow of silence. You (I'm assuming) haven't.

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What exactly is Barack Obama going to "change"? Probably very little. But still more than we'd be likely to see under McCain or even Clinton.

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My son has a 16 yr. old friend who comes over a lot and I noticed he had cuts all over his forearms. He admitted he does it. Anyone know why, or where it could lead or how I can help him? As someone with firsthand experience in the matter, I can tell you right here and now that he may not respond all that well to any attempts you could make to help him. In almost all self-injury cases, the person has much more serious problems, with self-injury just being their coping mechanism, so you can't really expect a simple explanation. Which isn't to say don't try,...

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I need some advice, im going into my last year ar high school and I have no friends, i mean i have people I talk to but i don't see them as friends, should i just leave school or should i stay on and hope things improve with my "friendships"? Let me clue you in on something: A lot of people can't even hope to form strong, lasting friendships in highschool, because on the whole, highschool tends to be a hellish ordeal of immaturity and social exclusion. Going into your last year of highschool, your biggest concern should be simply graduating and getting the hell out. You'll have time to make friends for most of your...

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Does America need more or less laws? Generally, America (or rather its people) would probably be better off with fewer/more basic laws.

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What is your favorite brand of perfume? For myself Giovanni[sp?] Musk. On the opposite sex, 'love' bt Aveda. Both of those are, as far as I know, either out of production or the victims of formula changes. It's so hard to find subtle scents that don't reek of chemicals these days...

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Do you think if innocent people were locked up that they might start acting like criminals? Yes, and the same holds true for a lot of guilty people.

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Who would win in a fistfight between Viagra and Cialis? Neither, they'd both get a debilitating priapism and wind up twitching on the ground.

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Have you thought about how often you generalize about a group of people in your answers when in reality it is a small portion of that group who actually act that way? I think about that most of the time, which is why, when I make generalizations, I usually make an effort to frame them as such rather than presenting them as fact. Which, in turn, is why so many of my answers tend to be wordy and bloated.

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Is Bin-Laden still alive or is it all speculation? I wouldn't be at all surprised if he was dead, or at least so close to it as to be effectively so. But whether he is or not, no one I've heard comment on the matter has much solid evidence, nor any way of knowing firsthand, so I'd say yes, all that's really been said or can be said is speculation.

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Let's say and assume that the AB-Staff needed another Community Leader to help contribute to Answerbag. This time, the users get to nominate the CL. Who would you nominate for the job and why? Inspector Javert, Lady Fuchsia, Deemikay and Antigone Rising all strike me (to varying degrees) as people who could be good for the job. However, there is a slight issue in the facts that: 1- Three of those four aren't here often enough. 2- I doubt an invitation to be CL would garner a huge flood of enthusiasm from all those people. Which I suppose just goes to show that...

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How do we know that what we believe is truth? I'd imagine that people's reasons for believing what they do range pretty widely from person to person. But my short answer would be: What makes you assume that "We" do?

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Would you like to go to John McCain's sausage party? No thank you. John McCain acts enough like a "Sausage" in public, why should I need to see him do so in private?

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If I have to write a girl a letter in order to heal a rift (that is, restore a positive rapport) will more pages increase the chance of succeeding? Length isn't really a factor in and of itself. I've been in almost the exact same situation before, and the letter I wound up sending was only about three pages long (which might not sound short to you, but then again you don't know how big my handwriting is). What matters is that you say everything you feel you need to, whether it comes out to two pages or to twenty. I...

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What else could you do with an English degree besides teaching? You could always be a critic. I'm not sure if most publications require their book critics to have an English degree, but I'm sure that one would come in handy for the job.

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The Archbishop of Wales has attacked "atheistic fundamentalism" - what are your views? (News story in my first answer) I think there's a fundamental difference between religious fundamentalism and Atheistic fundamentalism. In the case of religious fundamentalism, extreme measures are usually justified through the claim that they are simply following God's word to the letter. Atheists, on the other hand, have no "God's Word" to support unreasonable actions. Generally, Atheistic...

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Who would win : Atheist or God? All the power of God comes from your belief in God. Therefor, God is effectively powerless against those who don't believe in It. A person, on the other hand, has a much more objective kind of existence. If you have a scenario in which the only two players are God and an Atheist, God is effectively neutralized before things even start.

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If you met a really attractive 5'2" woman except she had size 16 shoe. Would that bother you? It might nag at me a little, but considering that I wear a size 13 1/2 myself... I think I could get over it.

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I'm pregnant. Should I tell my OB I smoke pot? I'd recommend telling them so that they can be aware of it, but then forming your own opinion on whether you should change your habits by doing independent research and/or getting additional opinions. A lot of doctors have a great unfounded bias against marijuana, so there's a chance that your OB may advise you to quit "Just to be Safe". And that isn't a bad idea,...

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Will Barack hussein Obama pardon Osama B Laden when he becomes president of the former usa? I sincerely doubt it, because, you see, I don't take puns as evidence.

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What are your thoughts on "if you are born poor then it's not your mistake, but if you die poor then it's your mistake"? Technically true, but realistically, often not. Even in a system wherein it's technically possible to pursue wealth and prosperity, not only do poor people start out at a disadvantage, but because of the simple fact that having money is one of the most effective ways to make money, there's very little to stop those who're better off to begin with from using that advantage to...

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What do you hate the most about people? Their tendency to group everyone but themselves into a homogeneous group known as "Other People", and then complain about that whole group based on the actions of an extremely small portion of its members is pretty high up on my list of dislikes.

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Aren't you jealous of Abigail Breslin? Before she was 11, she'd already made millions. When I was her age, I was still having trouble with addition. Somewhat, but it's also important to keep in mind that she doesn't get all that money just for being Abigail Breslin. When you were her age, I bet you didn't have to spend months filming movies, or have all the responsibility and pressure on you to perform. It doesn't seem like anything big to someone who's never done it, but all that time taken out of a...

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If you kill somebody while driving drunk, it is negligent homicide. In other words you're a murder. Therefore, why isn't drunk driving considered attempted murder? The legal definition of "Murder" involves malice and premeditation, which are not factors in most cases of drunk driving. When a person drives drunk and hits someone, they usually have no particular malice against the person they hit, and they certainly aren't planning on hitting them. The very nature of Negligent Homicide disqualifies it from being classified as Attempted...

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Is it ok for my boyfriend to think his ex-girlfriend is prettier than me? Or does that mean he really isn't that into me? "Pretty" is just one factor. If he thinks his ex is prettier than you, and yet he's still with you, it could just as easily mean that he finds your personality much more attractive than her looks. But then again, it could mean something else, so you'd really ought to ask him. At any rate though, it was a pretty inconsiderate comment for him to make.

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How did/would you feel when your father died? Hysterically sad, surreally numb, and incredibly lonely, depressed and guilty (in that order).

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Do you find “Pessimistic People", very draining? That depends on how they interpret their pessimism. I've encountered some "Pessimistic People" who were actually very pleasant and entertaining to be around, because even though they believed most things to be negative, they simply accepted that and chose to see it as a reason to be apathetically carefree and flippant, rather than depressing and negative.

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Do you ever miss being a new member to AB? Before anyone really knew you that well, and it was all just so fresh and exciting and new? Not particularly. Honestly, I *Still* feel like hardly anyone knows me that well, and when things fail to be exciting and new, I either act so as to make them that way, or find something else to do until they catch up on their own. I do, however, really miss the time when I was new here, largely because one of my dearest friends has departed from the site and my life in the time since......

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Has anyone seen the New Batman Movie yet?? If so, how did you like it? Heath Ledger's part in it is slightly overrated. But frankly, I think he deserves much of the praise he's gotten for his role as the Joker (even if a lot of it is just hype surrounding his death). As for the film itself... Well, Christopher Nolan is a bloody briliant director whose style is ideal for Batman, and manages to make The Dark Knight menacing and dark, rather than just...

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Do you find sucking toes to be erotic or just plain gross? Not necessarily gross, some people do have truly attractive feet. On the other hand though, paraphilia doesn't really do anything for me sexually, either.

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Do you relate more to songs sung by men, or women? Well... There are a lot of songs I can relate very deeply to sung by both sexes (although I think there may be slightly more male-sung songs on the list). Vocals aren't nearly as big a point of focus for me as how well the song is written, and how well the sound and emotion of the singer's voice meshes with the lyrics.

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Would anybody like to post a good Salsa song, for Sillyvilles Salsa Dance Party Tonight? Dirty Old Town, by David Byrne

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Will Guitar Hero make you a better guitar player? Not alone, but if you already know how to play, I suppose it could be decent training for following rhythms, which some musicians do have trouble with when transitioning from practicing solo to playing as part of a group.

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Are you aware there are 20 year olds and younger giving advice and comments to some pretty serious subjects on here acting as though they are life experienced. Would you take advice from someone this young with no real life experience? Are you aware that whether these young people are "Life Experienced" or not, they are capable of providing worthwhile wisdom, insight and advice? Some of Answerbag's best (and by "Best" I don't just mean successful in points, but also wisest and most helpful) users have been under twenty. Notice how you can't often tell without checking much of the time...

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If porn is so "Harmless", then why can't people under 18 years of age, watch it? That's pretty circular logic. In order for the restrictions on pornography to be any evidence of it being harmful or not, you'd first have to use some other, separate evidence to prove that those restrictions are justified. And even if you choose to blindly assume that laws restricting minors from buying porn are justified, the most that would serve to indicate is that porn is...

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Do you agree with former Senator Phil Gramm's statement that America is in a 'mental recession' and it has become a 'Nation of whiners'? No. Keeping in mind here that when he refers to "America" he's talking mostly lower and middle-class America. Rich people like, say... Phil Gramm, aren't doing much whining, because an economic recession simply doesn't effect their personal quality of life the same way it does the other %95 of the nation. It's easy to say that people's complaints about...

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Who is the funniest - Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler, Robin Williams or Leslie Nelson? Back in the days when he was still heavily into blow, Robin Williams. In the present... Probably still Robin Williams, but Jim Carrey has caught up in a big way.

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How many purses do you think you have owned in your entire life? One. Unless of course you count camera bags and other specialized cases that just *Look* like purses, which would put the number up to five or six.

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Can you bcome Bulimic without trying to? Obviously, one's finger doesn't just slip down one's throat on its own, there has to be some decision involved. But from personal experience, I can tell you that once the habit gets going, it's possible for an isolated incident or two to escalate to full-scale bulimia without much, if any, conscious effort. Becoming bulimic accidentally is much more rare than...

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What's the worst part of human nature? Our susceptibility to fear and insecurity. Humans are not naturally inclined to knowingly hurt others, and nearly every instance in which they do can be traced back to some form of fear or insecurity.

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Is Maitreya the first of the false prophets? If he is how close are we to the end? No, the first of the false prophets was... Well, whoever first claimed to be a prophet.

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Is there a song that makes you horny? I've always found Karen O. and her band's music roughly as sexy as her name implies. However, she can't hold a candle to Patti.

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Do you think that if you are lonely you are more likely to be open to same-sex relationships? If you're lonely, you're more likely to be open to relationships in general. So yes, a lonely person would probably be more open to a same-sex relationship, but I'd think that it would balance out by an increased openness to opposite-sex relationships, meaning that the main determining factor would still be their own preference.

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Is it acceptable that a woman excercize her right to abortion if the doctor lets her know that the baby will be mentally retarded, such as the trisomy disorders (mongoloidism) or other major handicap? There's a reason it's called "Her Right" to abortion, it's not up to me, you, or anyone else besides her to decide if it's acceptable for her to exercise it. And whatever handicaps the child may or may not be born with are irrelevant, because that right is inalienable. I think the knowledge that her child would be seriously disabled would be a very good reaason...

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What does McDonald's do with 5 lb bags of sugar? Don't tell me it's for the coffee because I am pretty sure they use packets for that. That is a real riddle. Milk Shakes and other "Frozen Treats" can probably be scratched from the list of options, because I'm pretty sure that most of those are pre-mixed and use High-Fructose Corn Syrup as opposed to sugar. The answer of sweet tea might be a good one, but considering that roughly %100 of the food and drink served at McDonalds is prepackaged, I wouldn't...

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What do you think about dead baby jokes? They're mindlessly offensive and only funny about %50 of the time. That being said, mindless offensiveness, tempered with a healthy dose of irony and self-awareness, has its place.

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This sounds weird but i need to consume blood. i have had a reliable donor for some time now but i cant get it from her anymore. i can drink cows blood because human blood is too risky to get now a days. were can i buy fresh cow blood? You may be able to set something up with your local butcher. I'm not sure if most bother saving any blood leftover from the cutting and processing of their meat, but you never know. Unless there's a meat-packing plant, a slaughterhouse, or a very generous rancher in your area... You may just be out of luck.

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Are religious views on gay marriage, abortion, human rights, the environment, or ANY other controversial topic driving you AWAY from 'God' at all? They're driving me away from religion. My personal spirituality, however, is relatively unaffected, because I firmly believe that, if there is a "God" of any sort, the sort of hateful fanatic who preaches against homosexuality, abortion, a healthy environment, or any basic human right for that matter, does not speak for Him/Her/It.

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Do home remedies really work to maintain healthy hair...?? My granny scolds me saying that i have hair loss problem all because i dont apply coconut oil....according to her it is natural and so benefits your hair making it longer and stronger,is it so? Under your hair, there's skin (Hopefully), so I'm sure that there are some oils and moisturizers out there that could help a lot with the growth and strength of one's hair by helping to keep the scalp healthy. Whether coconut oil is one of said oils and moisturizers I couldn't say for sure, but it definitely seems to have the right sort of properties.

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How many people know a guy that is a real life version of " Quagmire" from family guy. ......http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Quagmire Actually, I know two. Ironically enough, neither of them seems to be capable of getting a date.

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Why is Halo so popular? I have played it and I didn't think it was anything special. Why do people like it so much? First off, Halo and its sequels are very well-designed, thoroughly detailed games. The glossy graphics, high level of detail, intelligent A.I. programs... etc. etc. attracts those in the hardcore game-geek camp. And on the other hand... You get to use various pretty flashy things that go bang and kill people, except you don't have to actually move to do it. Excluding sex, that pretty...

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Could you go a whole week without seeing the love of your life..? Having been in a long-term, long-distance relationship, I've gone nearly a year and a half without seeing my lover. So yeah, I think I could manage a week.

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What do you think about hairy men? Keep up the good work, little follicles. <pats little follicles on their little heads; gives little follicles a quarter and sends them on their way>

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Who are more sincere---Boys or Girls? Sincere people. They can be either sex.

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Do you think that the institution of marriage is being swept into the dust bins of history? No. People are getting married just as much as ever. In fact people are probably getting married *Too* much, considering the divorce rate. But the important thing to remember is that the "Institution" of marriage has very little to do with the actual substance of what marriage is. It's fully possible for a couple to live together, have kids, a loving, trusting, committed...

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Do boobs go well on toast? Boobs go well with anything.

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Do you notice in AB that when a question is asked concerning something between the sexes--e.g., differences between men and women.,--there is always an overwhelming, enthusiastic response in comparison to other social questions, in general? Why is that? There are two big reasons I can see: 1- Everyone (Well, almost everyone) is either male or female, so everyone has an opinion. 2- A lot of the questions asked in the category of "Differences Between Men and Women" tend operate on shaky premises based off of personal experience with particular men or women. And some are just outright tyrades from the pens of scorned lovers. ...

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Who started answerbag? Many of the users on here whose accounts are labeled "Staff" are staff members who were involved in the making and continued maintenance of Answerbag (They tend to have the distinctive "AB-" prefix at the beginning of their screen names). The official founder of Answerbag, though, is Joel (whose last name escapes my mind at the moment, if I ever knew it at all). ...

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Do you remember Rod Stewart? What was your favorite song by him? I loath Maggie May with a deep and firey passion due to the fact that I have to sit through it almost invariably every single time I get into a car with my mother. But yes, I do remember Rod Stewart for all the pain he has unknowingly inflicted upon me. I've always been a fan of Downtown Train, because I have Tom Waits' superior original rendition to illustrate what a great song...

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A giant Belgian beer company will become the world's largest brewer with a takeover of Anheuser-Busch, Is America for sale thanks to George Bush jr? America has been for sale for decades, Bush has just made that condition slightly worse and drastically more obvious. I might add though, that relative to some of the people who actually *Are* taking advantage of the corrupt U.S. government, the American people would probably be ridiculously lucky to get bought up by the Belgians.

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What if aliens are, in every respects, like you and me ? How will we find out that they are aliens? If aliens are, in every respect, like you or me, will it really matter?

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Are there some criminals so bad that they should never be released from prison? If by "Bad" you mean "Threatening", then yes.

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I've heard it said everything goes well on toast. Is ice cream good on toast? Judging by your last question in this vein (http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/858789), I think you've gotten yourself a little mixed up. The actual saying is that everything goes well with boobs. And needless to say, that includes ice cream.

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Atheists: When I discuss my beliefs with you, I truly believe that thanks to the sacrifices of others, I have found this truly wonderful gift that I can't wait to share with you. When you share your beliefs with me, what do you think you are offering me? A chance to see another point of view, and hopefully use that insight to refine your beliefs. Unless I'm defending myself in an actual argument, my basic purpose in talking about spirituality or theology is to provoke thought, and start up a bouncing around of ideas in which everyone benefits. If you decide to change you beliefs entirely based on what I've said, then that's...

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What song makes you sigh? At this precise moment, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' cover of Diamond Sea, by Sonic Youth.

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How high is your probability of getting pregnant if you enclose your pills inside a condom before taking them? If you choke to death on a condom and wind up asphyxiated and blue on the floor, your probability of getting pregnant should be pretty low.

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Is there a liberal bias in the media? In general, the media tends to go for whatever's the most sensational, but there are certain standards. And in most Western media, those standards lean towards conservativism, meaning that when any particular outlet or story differs from that pre-existing bias, it stands out and gets interpretted as "Liberal Bias". If mainstream media had a true Liberal bias, it would be...

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Do guys really like to hear "i love you"? From someone I care about, very much so.

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Scenario: A christian couple adopts a baby. When the child becomes older and realizes his situation is different because his friends families have different religions, he wants to change belief. What are the childs rights? Anyone has the right to change their belief at any time, for any reason.

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Henry the 8th, founder of the church of england: was he good or evil None of the above, he was human.

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Do you have an old classic country music song that you especially like? Sam Stone, by John Prine. Admittedly, it was published in 1971, so I don't know if it qualifies as "Old" or "Classic" by your standards, but it certainly meets all of mine. Special Bonus: Johnny Cash's slightly inferior cover version!

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Do you have a evil laugh? I can affect one, but normally my laugh just sounds very effeminate and slightly creepy.

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Do you carry around a weapon where ever you go. ( gun, knife, taser, ect.) If I'm not going to school, where it could easily get me suspended and/or thrown into a "Juvenile Detention Center", my 3-inch antique pocket knife can usually be found in my pocket. Its edge is pretty dull because I got it at an estate sale and still haven't bothered sharpening it, but it's got a pretty threatening point on it, and if push came to shove, I probably...

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On wiki, I'm reading about The Pineapple Express and they say that they only could secure a $25 million budget because "due to the drug-heavy subject matter." Why would the heavy drug matter have anything to do with budget? Due to the long and impassioned vendetta that the U.S. government has against marijuana, I'm sure a lot of the people/organisations who normally fund big-budget movies are a little antsy about helping to pay for a film that casts drug dealers or users in a positive light, while simultaneously casting law enforcement in a negative one. After all, you want to be on the government's...

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I have recently been diagnosed with Bipolar, Knowing this fact about me will it prevent you from wanting to know more about me? Of course not. One of my ex girlfriends, several of my closest friends, and quite probably even I, am/are Bipolar. They're all wonderful people (Well, I don't know about that "I" guy, but all the others are).

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How can you prove that China is real? The only way I could irrefutably prove to you that China is, without a doubt, real would be to take you there personally. However, even without totally airtight proof that China is real, I believe in China's existence (so far) because there is more evidence in favour of it than there is against it. Saying that China can't be proven to be real is more semantics than it is logic....

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Are you a Democrat, a Republican, or neither? If you arent either,...what are you? I'm neither, because in essence, there is very little difference between the Democrats and the Republicans. Both of the U.S.'s major political parties operate within, and do in fact embody, a system that's corrupt, classist, and closed-mindedly adverse to any real change. And the only way that America is ever going to get its leadership out of that dead-end system is for...

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What do you think of the French President? other than he looks like a cartoon. I disagree with a lot of his polices, namely, his legislation against the inheritance tax, his employment of various tax breaks for the rich without reducing state spending, and his giving up on the tradition of pardoning prisoners on Bastille Day. All of those are bound to come back to bite the French people at some point. Also, there's the fact that he doesn't seem to adverse to...

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Do you like gold or silver? Silver. I was alienated from gold by the hellish cases of "Overgold" I witnessed whilst living in da hood.

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Men: name a movie that truly made you cry. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

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Does rock have the most subgenres of any musical genre? If you want to get technical, African tribal music probably has the most sub-genres. Considering the fact that Rock & Roll is largely descended from African rhythms which were relatively unheard of in Western music up to the time that various American colonies started developing a big population of black slaves, it could be argued that Rock and all of its sub-genres are in fact simply...

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What are your favorite things associated with Canada? Leonard Cohen, and an overall tendency not to get into big, violent international conflicts (unlike some <cough, cough> *Other* countries I know...)

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Who is more sexy? Jessica Alba or Angelina Jolie. I find them both highly distasteful, but of the two, I'd have to say Angelina Jolie.

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Would you seriously date someone who you knew you didn't want to marry? Sure, just because I don't plan on marrying them, that doesn't mean I couldn't still have every intention of staying with them. Marriage, to me, is largely a trivial afterthought. If I ever were to get married, it would either be because my partner wanted it, or as a form of "Insurance" so that one of our deaths wouldn't leave the survivor/s any worse off than...

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Who here has native American in them... if so what tribe? I'm roughly 1/8 Blackfoot on my dad's side. It doesn't show though, my feet can barely even hold a tan.

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Do you think parents or the school system has more responsibility for the way an out of control teen turned out? Of those two, the parents. Parents have influence over their children from the time they're born, on throughout their entire lives. Schools may bare more responsibility if a person turns out misinformed and ignorant, but parents have more responsibility for their child's behaviour, because schools aren't in place to teach behaviour, and that's the way it should be. But...

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Am I the only person in the WORLD that hates Guitar Hero? No. I myself think it's a waste of time, and that people tend to favour it over actually learning to play guitar because it gives them a screen to stare at, and (like most video games) provides instant gratification.

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What is the difference between race propaganda that states that one race is better than other races (Hitler, KKK, etc.) and religious propaganda that states one religion is better than the others that leads to blood shed? Not much, save for the fact that religions are sets of views and beliefs rather than inborn factors of heritage. Not only can the religious beliefs of others (in theory) be changed, but religious beliefs certainly do have more of an impact on a person's ethics and actions than their race. Not that any of that is especially important, because with all religions being on roughly the same...

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If you snagged some jewelry (which you had originally purchased) from your ex during the divorce process, is it ok to give it to a new g/f? Legally... If the jewelry was originally yours, then at worst it could make your divorce preceedings a little more complicated. Otherwise, whether it's "Okay" or not is really up to the new girlfriend.

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Who is your favorite songwriter? Either Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, or Beck... Yes, definitely one of those three.

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Do you have more than 200 songs in your ipod? I have no ipod, but according to my computer's count, I have precisely 2866 songs that *Could* go on my ipod, if I had one.

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Have you ever wondered if you have a personality defect? I found a test and I'm curious how you'll score on it. Click the link in my answer to get to the test. I'm a Hippy, man... "You are 43% Rational, 57% Extroverted, 29% Brutal, and 0% Arrogant. You are the Hippie! Characterized by a strong sense of extroversion, irrationality, gentleness, humility, and a faint scent of marijuana, you no doubt frolic through fields preaching peace and free love! Immediately following that, you then frolic to the hospital with herpes! You are...

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How would you get to places without a car ?or public transport By foot or bicycle, I suppose.

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Which is your favorite movie quote that is also a threat? "Well there's this passage I got memorized. Ezekiel 25:17. 'The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike...

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Why are a lot of lovesongs so depressing? im happy in love, can you name some happy ones that celebrate being in love? To answer your question, I think a lot of love songs are depressing because love is a often depressing thing to be in. And most people don't bother writing about it when everything goes smooth and painlessly. That being said, though... - You Love Me, by Kimya Dawson - Maybe I'm Amazed, by Paul McCartney (heard here covered by Joe Cocker) And my personal favourite... -...

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Have women ever been oppressed? http://www.angryharry.com/eswerewomenoppressedinthewest.htm Yes, yes they were, and still are in a lot of ways. Throughout most of history, women have... ...Been allowed no say in who the marry. ...Been allowed no say in who they have sex with. ...Been allowed no say in government. ...Beem quite literally treated as property. ...Had large, important parts of their genitals chopped off under the rational that it would decrease their...

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What would you do if your neighbor came over and banged on your door,and you opened it and they smile and pointed at their teeth,and said "see all of these teeth they are permanent." One-up them the only way I know how, and bite them. Keep in mind, I don't normally want to bite my neighbours... Okay, so that's a lie, but in this case, I'd be doing it more for the irony.

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Is there a Pokemon you would french kiss? Maybe Lickitung, just so I could boast of my tongue-related skills later to others.

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Do you believe each person has a match somewhere for him/her, or are some people destined to be alone? I don't believe that anyone is "Destined" to be alone, or with someone, for that matter. Any given person probably has hundreds, if not thousands of potential good matches for them out there. Whether they end up with a mate or not isn't predestined. Some people just end up alone. For some of those people, there are obvious reasons, for others... There aren't. ...

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Is anyone else bothered by the livestrong.com banner ad at the top of the webpage? It loads non stop and I am unable to plus the questioner or plus anyone's answer. It is so very much annoying. Grrrrrrr. Even now that the banner's gone, I've just got to ask you: Does it matter? I mean, seriously, AB runs an ad for a charitable organisation, and you're worrying that it stops you from giving out essentially worthless points? Sounds to me like someone needs to get a little sense of proportion here... That being said, I suppose I can see how not being able to use Answerbag to...

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What are or were the names of your grandmas? Grace and Georgia.

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Why do feminists demand that women be equally represented in high paying and powerful jobs but don’t complain when low-paying, dirty, and dangerous jobs remain mostly done by men? Since when are most of the low-paying, dirty, dangerous jobs done by men? Being a fulltime parent and housekeeper is pretty dirty, and about as low-paying as it gets. Add to that the fact that up until relatively recently, and still to this day in a lot of instances, things like beatings and rape from your husband have been taken as standard and acceptable aspects of married life, I'd...

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Do you think we need a prophet like Moses today? I'm sure that would probably help. But seeing as how there's about a %99 certainty that no particular "Prophet" is coming any time soon, what we need more is for all the people who seem to be waiting for some divine ntervention to stand up and simply be the change they want to see in the world.

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How do you chase a pavement? Get yourself a cheap CD of Slanted and Enchanted, strap it to a dog's back, launch some bacon with a high-powered slingshot, and start chasing some Pavement.

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I am losing wieght and inches, everywhere except my boobs. Why is that? Generally, a woman's breasts have a certain minimum size that they won't go below under normal, healthy circumstances. I have a cousin who was ridiculously well endowed (until her back started giving out on her and she had herself surgically reduced), and even when she was as thin as a rail, those boobs hung in there at about the same size. And yes, pun %100 intended.

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Why are white mice used commonly in laboratory testing? Why not other coloured mice? Perhaps white mice are just the most common. And anyways, I've seen plenty of other colours of mice used in labs. I think "White Mice" is just the generic term people use for the sort of rodents used in laboratory testing.

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Do you believe the AB point system has integrity? Thank you for making me laugh.

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If I have multiple personalities and my husband/wife has multiple personalities would we be considered swingers? That would depend on whether each of your corresponding sets of personalities is also married to each other. If that's the case, it could be considered "Swinging". Otherwise, it would be closer to "You and your wife having sex with random people".

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Not all atheists fear or hate religion. If we talk about relgion it's usually in defence (well for me it is anyway).........agree or disagree? (Atheists opinions please) I agree with you about halfway. I'm an Agnostic who so far believes there to be no God, and I don't fear or hate religion. I do, however, admit to getting into spiritual, and even theological discussions for reasons other than self-defence. For one thing, I don't think being an Atheist should disqualify someone from talking about spirituality, religion, or God for that...

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Is abuse a form of spiritual murder? (Any form of abuse: bullying, physical, emotional, sexual, etc.) Abuse is a form of spiritual and emotional assault, but I would never consider it equivalent to murder in that same metaphor, because no matter how badly someone has been abused, they usually *Can* recover without "Dying" completely in any sense of the word.

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ATHEIST?and no offense to you do you teach your children to be the same and if they did accept jesus as their person savior would you support them in their beleifs or try to change their beleifs I like to think that when and if I have kids, I'll raise them to believe whatever they honestly thought was real. Needless to say, as an Atheist I wouldn't be taking them to any sort of religious service on a regular basis, and I'd prefer to keep the impressionable young minds of my own children away from those preachy types who always seem to be trying to convert little kids....

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What is the perfect breast size nowadays Personally, I feel that while big boobs can be nice to look at, if you're actually talking about being with the woman... Anything more than a handful is a waste.

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Which is better overall, Mac or PC? PC, I've found that what you sacrifice in good looks and user-friendliness, gets made up for in being able to really get into the guts of your computer and fix/change things yourself.

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Do all men like to watch porn? I don't particularly mind it, in and of itself. And really, the only reason it would really be "Wrong" to watch porn while in relationship would be if your significant other was bothered by it.

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Why do so many people have hatred towards GOD? I'm not sure why you'd post a question about God in the "Atheism" category. Atheists don't have a hatred for God, they just don't believe that God exists. I haven't known many people who would honestly say that they hated God, but every one of the few that I have known had one thing in common: They all believed in God. You have to believe in something...

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Why do people from the "ghetto" like to boast about it so much? They think it makes them somehow "Tough" and/or "Gangsta" by default.

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When you were a child what was your favorite song to listen and dance around to and sing into your hair brush? Whistling in the Dark, by They Might Be Giants. And, when I was a little bit older, Flagpole Sitta, by Harvey Danger.

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If you use Windows, what did you choose as your user account Icon? (The electric guitar for me) I use one of my own photos, right now it's the same as my desktop.

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What do you think about fines based on a person's income? I think proportional taxation (which is, in essence, the same thing), is a great idea. If someone makes a six figure salary, then a standard fine will be a lot less to them, relative to someone who's working class and makes less. Having fines and taxes be more proportional is one of the first steps towards helping combat classism. And therefor, of course, I doubt it'll get done...

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Better Boston Band: Dropkick Murphy's or Aerosmith? Just about anything's better than Aerosmith, if you ask me. So of those two, Dropkick Murphys. If I were going to pick a band from Boston though, I'd probably go with the Dresden Dolls. Because, as I said before, I hate Aerosmith with a passion, and as for Dropkick Murphys... I'm just not too big on most modern punk.

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Do you enjoy showing off your scars? (Of course, if you have any.) I don't especially enjoy it, it's just that I can't really help it. So much of my skin is scarred, it's "Show off my scars" or never wear short sleeves again. Once in a blue moon though, I'll admit, I do get the morbid little urge to freak someone out with my scars their, er... Freakiness. Mostly though, no.

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Should there be a death penalty for child rapists? Ideally, no. I don't really care what happens to child rapists, as long as they're kept out of general society where they can pose a continued threat. But in the name of maintaining our own standards of humanity, I'm against killing them. They belong to a select group of people who, in the words of my mother, should be locked up "Under the Jail", and simply kept...

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What worries you more terrorism or global warming and why? I'm most worried about what people might be willing to do, and what problems they might be willing to ignore, due to fear. Of these two options, though, I'm more worried about terrorism, because it's being manipulated and blown out of proportion more in the name of fear-tactics. And because terrorism is so overblown that way, reacting in fear to it will probably just serve to...

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Would it be beneficial for all drugs to be decriminalized and made available to those who were deemed psychologically capable of handling the use of the drugs by a trained medical professional? I disagree with the part about making people meet standards for being "Psychologically Capable", because who's standards are we going to use? With so long of drugs being demonized, there would be plenty of people out there who would to do all they could to misuse that system. With all the real negative effects of certain drugs, and all the fictional negative effects which...

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If you can get Jetlag, can you get Boatlag too? I doubt there are many boats fast enough to give you timelag. Jetlag results from going from one time to another faster than you can adjust, so whether or not you get it depends on whether or not you were travelling fast enough for your internal clock not to have had time enough to adjust.

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Not to be a dork but where the hell do flys go when it's cold? They die. The new flies you start to see when it gets warm again are those flies' offspring, from eggs they laid (presumably) while they were still alive.

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Freedom of religion is great, but Jediism as a serious religion? What do you think? http://www.templeofthejediorder.org/ They seem pretty serious to me. And besides, the point of freedom of religion is (or at least should be) not having to have your beliefs questioned, but simply being granted the same basic rights to practice them as everyone else. Why should a belief in "The Force" be considered any less serious than a belief in "God" or "Allah"? When you get right down to...

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Why do people shun Paedophiles? I hear that if you go to jail because of that “crime” you are sure dead meat to hardened criminals. I’M NO PAEDOPHILE, but want to know what is so disgusting about it that even other criminals hate it? First off, there's no need for quotation marks on the word crime. Whatever your opinion of it, child molestation is illegal, and therefor it is, without question, a crime, not a "Crime". Now, to try to answer your question... I believe that virtually all people, even the most hardened criminals, have a basic set of morals. The reason that even the lowest of the low tend to...

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What do you think of Jesse Jackson's open-mike gaffe that he "wants to cut Barack Obama's nuts off"? This is Jesse Jackson we're talking about, I'm used to hearing offensive bullshit from him.

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Could you love someone you never met? I try to love everyone unconditionallity, including those I've never met. I can't say for sure that I'd *Like* someone I never met, or that I could love them in a romantic sense, but I'd certainly feel a measure of love and compassion for them simply because they're a person, and I can empathise with that.

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Which would you rather do: try to steal a bear cub or jump off a bridge? Jump off a bridge, assuming of course that I get to pick my own bridge.

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How did you first learn about Answerbag? Ironically enough, I was looking for bodybuilding strategies.

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If you could steal one aspect from Arnold Schwarzenegger, What would it be? His voice. I'm an extremely... insubstantial, guy, and I reckon that hearing the voice of a 6'2", 260lb Austrian bodybuilder come out of the mouth of a 6'2", 135lb American teenage boy would freak some people out in an amusing way and all zat.

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Atheists believe GOD isn't real because He is not tangible nor measurable YET believe in other things like dreams. Since dreams cannot be proven, why disbelief in the reality of GOD (and the evidence)? Why not have an atheist view on dreams being fake? Just to open, whoever said Atheists believe in dreams? For all you know, there could be tons of Atheists out there who believe in dreams, and loads of other "Illogical" things too, for that matter. The only thing you can safely presume by knowing that they're an Atheist is that they don't believe in God. Now, to begin addressing the other bit of your question... ...

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I might get DR'd for this but do the majority of people on here think that the atheists on here are very respectful to us? I really think they are& I figured it might be nice to give credit where it's credit is due. Thoughts? Well thank you, Lisa. As an Agnostic with anti-religious leanings (effectively an Atheist), I can say with all honesty that I try to be respectful of people with different beliefs (in as much as I try to refrain from just saying "You're wrong, you idiot" and the like). Quite frankly though, I often find myself thinking that people take offense or consider me some sort of...

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Does God get angry? Isn't anger one of the Seven Deadly Sins? According to Christian teachings... I think the sin you're thinking of is technically known as "Wrath". And yes, tales of "God's Wrath" abound in the Bible. For just a few examples, see: Romans 1:17-19 Job 20:27-29 (Virtually the whole book of Job, in fact) Isaiah 10:4-6 There are literally oodles more Biblical verses expressly stating that God is...

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How was I supposed to know it was flammable? As a parent, it's your job to assume that anything and everything your child goes near can and will burst explosively into flames, leaving everyone in the immediate vicinity an unrecognizable mass of charred flesh. 'Cause, y'know, that's just what good parents do.

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Homosexuality VS Infidelity: Which is the most destructive to families in the world? Neither of them is truly relevant on a mass, societal level, as you seem to imply with the phrase "Families in the World". But of the two, infidelity, hands-down, is more destructive on an individual level. I have yet to see a family broken up by homosexuality. I've seen some families destroyed by intolerance of homosexuality, but I've never seen homosexuality itself...

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FHM just voted Megan Fox as the hottest girl on the planet. Do you agree? If not, who is it? She's got typical good looks, but she really isn's really unique-looking enough to be at all alluring to me. She might be "Hot" but she's certainly not beautiful or attractive to me. I don't know who exactly I would nominate as an alternative... But definitely someone with more personality in their appearance than that blank-template Barbie.

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Isn't all this energy saving/recycling not just delaying the enivatable? By the same token, isn't all this breathing/eating just delaying the inevitable?

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Do stereotypes usually represent real knowledge or prejudice? A tiny bit of knowledge, weighed against a huge amount of prejudice. Most stereotypes present the knowledge that of all the people belonging to the group the stereotype is about, at least one of them may have had some level of the trait that the stereotype says they all have. In other words, stereotypes are often based on reality, but not enough reality to make judging people based on it...

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Is execution murder? That depends on whether you're going by the legal or ethical definition of murder. Under the legal definition of murder, no. Because the legal definition of murder is, of course, engineered specifically to exclude state-sanctioned executions. Under my own ethical definition of the term though, "Murder" is any killing in which the owner of the life being taken does not want...

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Who is your favourite photographer? I could never pick one. Just to name a few of my favourites though... I love the things that Mario Giacomelli did with contrast and light in black and white. Somewhat surreal, but not generically so. http://tinyurl.com/57ocjv And I just can't express how much I like Gregory Crewdson's staging and ideas. http://tinyurl.com/eswku Clarence John Laughlin has also done some...

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Who is your favourite photographer? I could never pick one. I love the things that Mario Giacomelli did with contrast and light in black and white. Somewhat surreal, but not generically so [Image #1]

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Do you hate the people that are supposed to be your best friends? do they stress you out more than make you feel happy when you hang out? I have very few close friends, and they can stress me out like no one else just by having problems in their lives. Because that's just the kind of annoyingly overprotective person I am. My casual friends, on the other hand, don't stress me out as much, because as bad as this sounds, I don't worry about them as much. When you aren't close enough to someone to know all...

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Who or Doors? Image-wise, the Doors. Even as a relatively straight man, I won't deny that Jim Morrison is dead sexy. Musically, none of the above. For my psychadelic music, I prefer the 13th Floor Elevators.

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(I'm watching an Animal Planet Commercial) As many times as we've seen the " 'Dead' shark bites off fisherman's fingers" videos, isn't it amazing that they keep coming up with new ones? Why are people so dense? If you look closely in the background of many of those videos, you'll notice a cooler... Your answer lies inside.

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What is your favorite quote from Scrubs? "Well, I figure with her being ridiculously booksmart to the point where she has almost no interpersonal skills and you being warm and cuddly as an unpotty-trained labradoodle and about as useful in high-stress medical situations as... an unpotty-trained labradoodle, together the two of you would make one barely passable doctor... slash labradoodle..." -Dr. Cox

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Why do so many atheists wrongly use Albert Einstein to support that belief when Einstein was clearly not an atheist and dislike their ways of professionally crusading their beliefs (see quote)? First off, I don't think I've ever heard an Atheist use Albert Einstein to support their beliefs. Secondly, Einstein's beliefs and Einstein's scientific theories are two different things. The research that Einstein did brought him to conclusions like the Theory of Relativity, but once those theories are published and accepted, they can be interpretted however you like. ...

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Should an appropriate international body try Bush and Co. for war crimes? Yes. There's certainly a reasonable doubt as to whether or not their actions could be construed as "War Crimes", and therefor they should be fairly tried.

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Favorite Tori Amos song?....I have loved her music 4 ever!! She does a decent cover of Famous Blue Raincoat, by Leonard Cohen.

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Do you believe Jesus was a white man? Assumig that Jesus existed, he was almost definitely not white. Jesus has been depicted as white by the Church, in no small part (probably) because the Crusades and the circumstances surrounding them led centuries of Christians being none to fond of Middle Easterners, which is most likely what Jesus was. And wherever you go, really, people want to see someone like them up on the cross. ...

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If you are married, do you think watching porn is bad? If it interferes with your relationship with your spouse, either by upsetting them or by taking up too much of your time and attention, then it's a problem. If not, drop your pants and watch away.

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Why are there planes with 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 engines, but (as far as I know) none with 5 or 7? Probably just because technology made small, coincidental leaps forward at the proper times for five and seven to get skipped. But it might also have something to do with the fact that five and seven are both uneven prime numbers higher than the number of basic frame components on a typical aircraft (3: body, and two wings), and as far as I can tell, that makes them rather awkward numbers of...

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Do you believe in the Trinity? What about this: http://www.network54.com/Realm/Present_Truth/Against_Trinity.html No, and your link doesn't seem to work.

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What sound does your morning alarm make? Mine's 'Ace of Spades' by Motorhead That depends on what CD I have in there at the time. Currently, I'm waking up to London Calling, by The Clash.

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Gay marriage is now legal in Canada, How many of you are ok with the Idea of the concept of gay marriage to be considered the same as the union of a man and a woman? Will this affect you in any way? How does this make you feel? I'm perfectly okay with it, precisely because it doesn't effect me in any way. Which is, granted, something of a hypocrisy on my part, because in the case of gay marriage being illegal, which doesn't effect me either, I'm perfectly un-okay with it.

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Is Roger Ebert a virgin? All us film-geeks are virgins, you should know that by now.

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Y DOES EVERYONE HAVE SUCH A PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE USIN CAPS & SHORT WRITIN? Because, when someone makes the small effort to use proper capitalization, it shows that they care enough to put some effort and actual thought into what they write. When one writes in all caps, I tend to think that they're "Talking" as opposed to writing. In other words, if you want to use non-standard grammar like all-caps in casual conversation, go ahead, but I tend to...

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What do you think of the satanic arts of voodoo Voodoo is not a "Satanic Art". Voodoo began as a West African spiritual custom, and has absolutely nothing to do with "Satan" or "Satanism". The original Vodun faith in West Africa worshipped the creator-spirit known as either Mawa or Nana Buluku, not Satan. The Vodun faith revolves around deities associated with natural items and phenomena, they have no...

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Is your avatar oozing with sex appeal? For a clinically depressed sadomasochist, maybe.

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In fairness to George Bush...don't you think his presidency was made extremely difficult because of '911'? His presidency was certainly made more interesting by 9/11, I don't think "Harder" is an apt word though. On the one hand, 9/11 and the events surrounding it have made Bush's job more intricate and challenging because he did have to respond to one of the most devestating events in modern U.S. history. But on the other hand, it's provided him with ample opportunity...

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What do you think hell is like I fully endorse this quote in matters of hell: "If there is in fact, a heaven and a hell, all we know for sure is that hell will be a visciously overcrowded version of Phoenix a clean well lighted place full of sunshine and bromides and fast cars where almost everybody seems vaguely happy, except those who know in their hearts what is missing... And being driven slowly and quietly into...

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Which name do you prefer; Molly, Chloe, Heidi, Claire, or Olivia? Molly, with Olivia a distant second.

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Who's locked in that box over there? My lovely assistant, now would you please hand me that saw?

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Will you take my dare and Google the world ' geriophile ' (no quotes) What's so adventurous about googling "Geriophile"? That's hardly even worthy of a dare... Now, if you want something dare-worthy, try googling "Geriophile Porn".

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What does one say when an athiest sneezes? "Wipe that thing off your lip, man, it's revolting!"

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You've only got 4 minutes to save the world. What do you do? Knowing me, panic, crawl under my covers, jam my fingers in ears, and start humming, swaying gently back and forth and going "La-La-La-La... I can't hear you!!!" at the top of my lungs.

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How does pornography differ from prostitution? It is contradictory that one should be legal while the other is not? In the arena of moral implications, prostitution and pornography are similar. There are, however, a few differences simply because of the nature of film, photography and print as opposed to actual sex: 1- Pornography can be produced and distributed without the knowledge of the subject, whereas it's virtually impossible to prostitute someone without their knowledge. 2- Pornography...

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Advice , anyone.... im in love with this guy and im trying to find a great way to tell him that i love him with out blurting it out Really, I think the best way to confess your affections to someone usually is to just "Blurt it Out". Just telling them seems so much more genuine than looking like you have to put on some big show for their benefit. Cute little confessions of love are nice, but they don't tend be nearly as idyllic, nor as effective, outside of romantic comedies. If he loves you like you...

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Is anyone here thee one who always has to iniate to hang out with your friends? Does'nt it make you feel sad? With most of my friends, yes, I do have to be the one to call them up to spend any time together. And yes, it is a bit of a bummer. But I'm over it, at least they do spend time with me, and I don't blame people for not contacting me first... I mean, I try to keep in mind that most people have many more low-commitment friends, whereas I tend to center my social life around fewer...

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If you were to consider everyone in the world...Who would you pick as President of the United States? If I had all the knowledge necessary to make that decision, I'd probably choose someone whom no one, including me, has ever heard of. It is my firm belief that if there were an "Ideal Leader" out there, they would most likely not be a politician, political figure, or celebrity of any kind. That is, in fact, one of the biggest problems with the American electoral system: Only...

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Can providing aid and education to 3rd world countries also be considered as imposing cultural values? In and of itself, I don't consider aid and education an imposition of cultural values. When you're dealing with the sort of organisations who go out and build churches in impoverished parts of the world, and/or insist on providing the curriculum taught in the schoolhouses they help build, then obviously there's at least some element of intentional indoctrination. But I...

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Avril Lavigne's 'Girlfriend' - is it a parody/allegory of teens in this day and age? No. Frankly, I think Avril Lavigne has probably just sold out and started writing crappy, meaningless songs devoid of any and all wit and social awareness.

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Is a scientific theory ever "just a theory"? There's no "Just" to a theory. The term "Theory" simply means that there is still some uncertainty as to its factuality, and unless you are, for want of a better word, a numbskull, who operates on faith rather than thought, then there should *Always* be some uncertainty, about *Everything*. Usually, when someone uses the term "Theory" out of a scientific...

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Why are lobsters boiled alive before being eaten? Probably because it's the easiest way to kill them, and it insures that they'll be as fresh as possible when eaten.

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Why do people like me if i hate myself? Because generally, no one is worthy of hate. If you hate yourself, then chances are that you're not seeing yourself accurately. It's often hard to see your own positive traits because you're so close to yourself, and it gets even harder when you're feeling depressed.

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Do you feel that celebrities have anything important to say to you? Can they affect your buying decisions or voting choices? People are sometimes worth listening to. Whether they happen to be famous or not couldn't be much less relevant. And no, a famous endorsement alone doesn't generally change my opinion of something or someone. If the celebrity in question is someone whose character I've heard to be good, then I might take their opinions into consideration, but their fame doesn't even...

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Wedding cake always looks so yummy, but every one that I've had has not tasted yummy. Why is that? Congratulations, you're not among the teeming, sugar-drugged masses who equate "Sweet" with "Good".

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Do you think this woman should have been allowed lethal injection? See answer... Of course, people should be allowed lethal injection whether they have horribly painful and disfiguring tumors or not. If a person has made the reasonably sober and informed decision to die, that right should not be infringed upon. Some people, such as Mrs. Sebire here, have glaringly obvious reasons for wanting to die, but I for one don't think a person's right to control their...

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Do you think this woman should have been allowed lethal injection? See answer... .

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What do you believe/think to be the reasons behind religious intolerance? Different religions wanting to obliterate others etc; and religious people being nasty towards non-religious people! Why? All religion is founded on the concept that it is singularly and solely right in everything it preaches. When you believe that you're absolutely right and everyone else is wrong, and that there will be serious consequences like "Damnation" or even "The Wrath of God" for those who disagree with you, how tolerant are you going to be of those "Wrong" people? ...

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Has "My Name is Earl" caused or reinforced your belief in karma? No. My name is Earl has reinforced my belief that modern TV can in fact be something other than complete and total shit. My belief in karma, on the otherh and, is mostly founded in my own experiences.

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Who's your favorite King of the hill character? Dale Gribble, hands down. How can you not like a person who says things like this: "That is the feces that is created when shame eats too much stupid!" "Earth first. Make Mars our bitch." "Computers don't make errors. What they do, they do on purpose." "If all you're goin' on is my confession, forget it, I'm simply not...

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Are you prejudice against anyone? Why? Not that I can think of off the top of my head. Generally, when if I pass judgment on someone, it's based on their behaviour towards me.

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Has anyone ever taken or been with someone who has taken Cialis or Viagra and had an erection lasting more than four hours? They always warn about that in the commercials. If so, were you or your s/o happy? Although I've never had the need for drugs in the bedroom myself... I do know this much about priapism (aka: long-lasting erections). - It gets to be *Very* painful. - If an erection lasts too long, the blood in the penis can actually clot, resulting in lifelong erectile dysfunction or even complete impotence. - In the worst cases, priapism can even lead to gangrene, which can in...

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I have been off site thirteen weeks, I will try to rate and reply to all my feedback as soon as I can .Will you please forgive me for the wait? I could care less about when you rate and reply to all your feedback. Reply at your own pace, and as far as I'm concerned, you can forgo going back to rate your old input indefinitely. I'm just glad to have you back. I wasn't exactly keeping count of the days, but I did wonder where the hell you'd gotten off to.

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Does Bon Jovi have soul? Funny you should bring that up... I have a running theory that Jon Bon Jovi is a demon sent from the innermost circle of hell, and therefor is lacking not only in soul, but also a soul.

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Pro violent video games or anti? I am neutral on violent video games. What I'm against is people choosing to commit violent crimes and trying to use violent entertainment as a scapegoat for the consequences of their decision. Video games do not have free will, and they certainly don't have the influence to override a person's free will. The bottom line is, no matter how much Grand Theft Auto you've...

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We have Born to run, Born to be wild, etc. What short Born to... phrase would describe you best? Born to die. Realisticially speaking, it describes everyone who's ever been born at all.

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I think I may have finally lost it. I am officially insane. Anyone want to be insane with me? Please, I'm so lonely in here... I would offer to keep you company, except that I'm really just one of your own schizophrenic delusions. Sorry 'bout that.

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Why do some people get more mosquito bites than others? Just to posit a guess based on what I know about mosquitoes, I think it might have something to do with the level of CO2 the person's body puts out. Mosquitoes use the carbon dioxide emitted in the breaths of mammals as means of tracking their prey, and mosquito repellents work mainly by overpowering the scent receptors of the bugs to mask the odor and make us hard to track. It seems...

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I am confused why do we have to refer to African people in this country as African American when they don't refer to us as Caucasians or European? The simplest explanation I could give you is this: White people aren't given titles based on their ethnic backgrounds largely because Western European ancestries are not generally accepted as legitimately "Ethnic". Due largely to the backlash against America's racist past, so much innate racism is levied against Western-European Americans that their heritages are not even...

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I believe gossip is POISON. I call it VERBAL VOMIT. It harms everyone in it's path. Do you agree or disagree with me? In essence, yes. But even the most vile of poisons can only hurt you if you choose to swallow it. Gossip can be troublesome, but free speech, even when misused, is precious. The key is to counterbalance gossip, and even slander up to a point, by keeping a good head on your shoulders, being well informed enough not to believe B.S. (and of course realizing that even when it's not your...

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What do you think of my name and Avatar? why? The name lacks subtlety. The avatar I have no issue with (as far as avatars go, I'm just filled with immense relief not to see another one of those goddamned cute kitties).

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Why does Judge Judy Sheindlin hate men so much? Judge Judy is not sexist. From what I've seen, she hates everyone equally, regardless of their gender.

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Does the Second Amendment need to be adjusted since Americans no longer own muskets or flintlock pistols? A gun is a gun. A person can be killed with an assault rifle just the same as with a musket or a flintlock pistol. And while I do get your point, in that some of the weapons people choose to keep in exercising their second-amendment rights these days are much probably much more firepower than they'll ever need, that doesn't raise the question of whether the people's rights...

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Who is your most favorite singer of yesteryear? I agree with what Mr. mrshinyshoes said, and am today coming out officially as a Karen Carpenter fan. Also in that vein, Janis Ian is nice. In the male category, my vote's gotta go to either Leonard Cohen (back in his early, folkier years), and/or Nick Drake.

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Do you have clothing you are emotionally attached to? Yes. I have dozens of old clothes that I inherited from my father, both t-shirts he printed himself, and just old jeans and jackets and such that he's had since he was my age. My dad was a real packrat, especially when it comes to clothes, so I have pretty much a full wardrobe of very old, often ripped up and stained, clothing (including old, ripped up and stained socks and underwear)...

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Are you going to get you daughthers innoculated with that cervical cancer stuff called Gardisil? Why Or WHy Not? [Editorial note: I don't have kids, so I'm going to be substituting my young sister into this answer] Absolutely not. First off, Gardasil has been known to cause seizures, and given how relatively short the time is that it's been in wide use, there's no telling what sort of damage those seizures could be signs of, or what other side-effects could emerge as time goes...

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Would you date a Philistine? Only if it was sterilized, so as to avoid passing on its flawed genes to my offspring.

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In the 80s, did you wear tight jeans, jelly shoes, neon colors, or a mullet? Not having been alive in the 80s, I'm forced to do that in the present.

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What would you do all day if you went blind? (And could no longer AB...) Probably just sit down with my guitar and hope that my blindness turns me into some sort of musical savant.

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What would be the cheapest musical instrument to buy in general (i.e which has the lowest average price)? Harmonicas are pretty cheap for the quality you can get.

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What do think about Amy Lee from Evanescence? *I adore her* I don't think she deserves quite as much praise as is heaped on her by her fans. She's a good songwriter, she's got a good voice, and yeah, I'll admit she's pretty damned... pretty. But there are many better songwriters out there, a few better female vocalists out there who match and even surpass her emotion and power (ever heard Dolores O'Riordan of the...

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If a girl had an affair with their grandfather and got pregnant, had the baby would the baby be the girls mothers or fathers sibling/grandchild, and wouldn't the baby's father (the girls grandfather) also be the baby's great grandfather? See, this is exactly why incest should be avoided, it gets confusing. For further study, see also the song 'I'm My Own Grandpa', by Dwight Latham.

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Why are females turning into lesbians and males turning gay? You act like this is some radical new phenomenon. There's been homosexuality for much, if not all, of recorded human history. If homosexuality was something new, then how would ancient texts like the Bible even know about it to forbid it? People aren't "Turning Into" homosexuals, society is simply becoming more accepting, allowing more gay people to come out and be...

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What Necessary Funds are required to Run for Presidency? In theory, the only money required to run for president is the relatively small fee to actually register and file your paperwork. But in practice, a great deal of money is required to run for office and have any chance of success. The precise cost depends on factors like the particular campaign, how much is being contributed by donors and special interests, but to give you a little...

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If you can't go to sleep at 3:00 am, what do you do? Put on a record, open up a book, and hope my exhaustion catches up with me.

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If artificial intelligences somehow evolved and could form a society on their own without any human influence, what sort of society do you think it would be? And do you think machines might ever develop a religion or creation myth about us? A.I. programs capable of higher thought are generally based on human behaviour, if only because that's the type of logic understood most readily by the humans programming them. So I imagine that a society formed by human-built A.I.s would ultimately turn out roughly like a human one. The nature of the society would hinge largely on what sort of conditions they were left to form it...

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Don't you think we need more men like him to speak their minds? http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=195135&in_page_id=34 The world could definitely use more people with the balls to speak their minds like that, but I don't really know any female professional tennis players well enough to agree with him, and I tend to disagree by default. That being said, I do absolutely love the caption "Anna Kournikova is a bitch, apparently"

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What's your favorite Nirvana song? About a Girl, followed by Negative Creep and/or most of the rest of Bleach.

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Jesus resurrected - zombie or vampire? Clearly he was a zombie, otherwise, how would he have tolerated being so close to a giant cross for so long? And even if he survived that, his followers probably spent days blessing his tomb, so that wouldn't finished the bugger off.

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Ummm.....why is the floor so sticky? It'll be better for your peace of mind if we both just roll with it and pretend you never asked....

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What's the first song that comes to your mind for the Beach Boys? Wouldn't it be Nice, but that's probably just because by some wild coincidence, I saw this question all of ten minutes after watching 50 First Dates.

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What are some good photography magazines in the US? preferably ones with contests and things like that and not so much about cameras as actual pictures. Aperture is a personal favourite of mine, their typical issue features some adds for equipment, but is dominated by series' from widely varied photographers on widely varied themes. It doesn't focus too much on journalistic photography, but also it's not so 'artsy' that many of the pictures published don't have a powerful statement.

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I AM GOD. Do you not believe me? Can you PROVE me wrong? As God, you of all people should know that it's philosophically impossible to prove a negative. So I present you with a challenge, which an omnipotent being should be up to: Can you PROVE yourself right? Until you can do that, the only "Evidence" we have of your Godly status is your own statement, and well... YOU ARE NOT GOD. See? I can do it, too. Neat, huh? Just because...

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What is a good intelligent film for a 14 year old to watch? Memento has always been one of my favourite "Intelligent" films, which I don't think is especially inappropriate for 14 year olds. And if this is for an English class, you could possibly even pair it up with the original Jonathan Nolan story for a little exploration of alternative writing modes.

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What do you look like? Here's a recent (rather disturbing and uncharacteristic, but recent) headshot. Also, my current avatar is a picture of me, just of my arms rather than my face.

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Regarding comments: what is your definition of baiting? I have no definition, because I don't consider it a legitimate issue. When someone says something legitimately offensive, whether it's personal or general, another user has the right to react, but if they choose to up the ante and respond in kind, then they've assumed just as much guilt. "They started it!" is not a legitimate excuse, neither is "But I'm...

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During a long term antibiotic treatment for a separate case, is the patient immune to Syphilis, Gonorrhea , or other antibiotic treated disease? I suppose it would depend on whether the antibiotics you're on are designed to combat the specific disease. Obviously, if you're taking antibiotics for a cold sore or an ear infection, they may not be strong enough, given in the right dosage, or even the right type of antibiotics to combat something like syphilis. Which is probably why they put a person on different antibiotic...

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Why are people shotting off firework when i thought it is not legal is it legal? Unless you're out in the middle of nowhere, it's probably not legal. Not that it being illegal stops a lot of people from doing it.

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What's your favourite conflict of interest? Testifying against one's significant other in an assault case filed by the secret S&M slave who they *Said* they'd gotten rid of.

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Sillyville's mascot just ran away, have you seen Funky Monkey? I'm sorry to tell you this, but I think I've eaten your monkey. ...Oh, that's an F... Nevermind...

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Is it true you only love once in your life? i mean like really be in love with someone. If that's true, then how do you explain people having more than one fulfilling romance in their lifetime? The fact of the matter is, not only is there someone for everyone, there's probably dozens of potential someones for everyone. Which isn't to say that any particular love isn't "True", just that "Truth", in love as in all things, is relative. ...

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This guy is stubborn, we were talking about Rolex watches and he thinks that the mean purpose of watches are to tell time, it doesn't need to be so expensive, so how should I make him understand the luxurious side of it? If you ask me, he's right. The main purpose of watches *Is* telling time, after all. On the other hand though, a Rolex is not a watch, it's an extravagant piece of jewelry that happens to tell time. Really, I guess it depends on your point of view. If you want a watch, spend ten dollars and get yourself a plain watch that keeps time well; if you want a piece of jewelry, spend...

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What's your favourite Andy Warhol? I like his pictures of "Unidentified Children", because they capture a sense of emotion and reality that tends to be absent from his work. His portrait of Berkeley Reinhold is also a favourite of mine, for much the same reason. Warhol's typical work makes its own statements, and they're all well and good. But personally, I think he was at his best when he dropped all...

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Please name any barbaric yet popular cult. Christianity.

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What's your favorite industrial band? Swans.

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Is it ok for parents to fight or argue in front of their children? If you know how to express their emotions healthily, then you shouldn't worry about expressing them in front of your kids. In other words, if the parents can fight without flying into a rage, getting destructive, taking out their anger and frustration inappropriately, etc. then fighting in front of the kids isn't going to hurt them. Not that it's not okay to get angry or...

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What are you going to play on the jukebox for the AB TGIF happy hour? Hell Yes, by Beck. Because no matter how loathe they may be to admit it, everyone loves to do the robot.

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Do you believe the "devil" exists? I believe that Satan is a myth, but not so much a myth created for fear tactics as one created because people couldn't or wouldn't cope with the truth of human nature and of the world. It's much easier to embody the bad qualities in human nature, and even the bad things that happen in the world, in a singular entity than it is to accept much more complex concepts like...

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If you eat poop, will you die? You'll get sick at the very least. Feces isn't just the same food that went into the body, by the time it gets to the other end of the digestive cycle, a lot of enzymes and bacteria have been added. Those enzymes and bacteria are all well and good, in the intestines. But they could result in a bit of a digestive upset. Chances are you won't die from it, but it definitely...

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Why is palindrome not spelled the same backwards? The same reason "Lisp" has an S in it and "Phonics" isn't spelled with an F, I suppose...

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Is slapping a 14 month old baby's hand an effective way teach them not to touch things that shouldn't be touched? It's an effective way to teach them: 1- That they'll get slapped if they touch certain things (Not precisely what those things are, or why they shouldn't touch them, just that the consequence is getting slapped). 2- If they're intelligent, they may also learn that they can get what they want by hitting people. In the end, I think a good strong "No!" should...

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How far do you live from your ex? Assuming she hasn't moved in the year or so since we were last in touch... A little over 3,000 miles.

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Who do you think the real mean girl is, the pretty girl or the ugly girl? Why? The real mean girl is the girl who acts like a bitch, end of story. What she looks like couldn't be much less relevant.

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If you could have any music group or musician alive today to play at your birthday party, which group would you hire? The Birthday Party, just for the wonderfully illustrated irony.

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Which term of endearment do you prefer: my little laxative, or my little flesh pudding? That depends on whether it's used in or out of the bedroom.

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Have you ever thought about cutting when your life seemed to get worse by the hour? Yes, and having followed through *Extensively* on those thoughts, I can tell you right here and now that it solves absolutely nothing. That being said, I'd like to take a moment and address all the people on here who don't seem to understand why anyone would hurt themselves. In simple scientific speech (obviously there's more to it than this) cutting can serve as a means of...

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Is fluoride dangerous? Yes. Fluoride may not have any noticeable adverse effects in low very doses over short periods of time, but if you look at communities with high concentrations of fluoride in their water supply- either from natural stores of the mineral or from proximity to aluminum production facilities. because guess what? Fluoride is industrial waste! -you see in those communities a much higher rate of...

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Did Jesus brush his teeth? I don't think the whole dential hygien trend was very well developed in the first century A.D., so probably not.

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Did Jesus poop? Yes, but he usually proceeded to turn it into wine, which, through many centuries of Holy Wars, trade agreements, and mistakes made by the US Postal Service, wound up delivered to many of the wineries scattered throughout Napa Valley, California.

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Do you realize that each of us is a sacred, unique snowflake of special unique specialness? Yes, and soon the weather will heat up, turning us all into sacred, unique brownish slush on the sidewalks.

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In the state of Ohio: If an 18 year old guy is dating another guy who is 17 years of age, is it illegal for them to engage in sexual activity? What are the consequences if illegal? As another answer here states, you should be in the clear as far as the age of sexual consent goes, so the only thing you might have to worry about is sodomy laws. And while I don't know about Ohio specifically, what with even Texas having stricken down its ban on sodomy... I'd be willing to bet that you're legally in the clear.

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Is maiming potatoes morally commendable? If circumcision is okay, I fail to see the wrong in peeling a tuber or two.

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Is eating lettuce wrong? As long as you wash it in Holy Water, I'm sure God will forgive you your egregious sin.

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Do you think every thing in the bible is true? I think the Bible is, at an estimate, maybe 2-3% literal fact, 10-25% somewhat sound metaphor/parable, and around 75-90% pure bullshit.

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If you were to compile everything you've written on AB into a book, would it be a good read? Probably, but it would be a very confusing read. The opening chapters would read almost like some sort of mediocre romance novel, which would quickly progress into a mediocre tragedy (you know, the sort targetted at depressive teenagers), and then into more of a passable philosophy book.

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According to the Bible (1 John 2:22), the 2/3 of the world's population who deny that Jesus is the Christ are all Antichrists. Would those of you included in this like an official card? (See my answer for downloadable image.) Absolutely, although I actually already have my card, and carry it in my wallet. Ah well, it's probably expired by now, so I may as well get a new one... Do I need to take an eye exam?

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How does the Bible address homosexuality when the word didn't even exist until 1869? The Bible never expressly condemns Homosexuality as a whole lifestyle, all it really condemns is Homosexual sex. Although Homosexuality hasn't been a widely accepted word for long, "Sodomy" is a much older term. The fact of the matter is, a lot of things "Condemned" by the Bible are actually just condemned by the Biblical interpretations of various modern...

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How do you feel now that Roger Ebert has started reviewing movies by describing them as "supa gay" and the like? I'd applaud him for finally getting in line with the legions of film-reviewing bloggers who far outnumber him. Because as everyone knows, the majority is always, always right.

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Should abortion be a question of the government? No. Democracy is a great system for a lot of things, but the majority should not have the right to take away the personal liberties of the whole.

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Name one Iggy Pop song, punker? Gimme Danger, and I can name you 25 more with some time and my record collection on hand.

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Could there be various [planes of Being] beyond our knowing? If they're beyond our knowing, then there's always a possibility.

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Do you want to run the Italian government? No thanks. I'd probably just start a war by threatening to kick the asses of various international diplomats with my nation's boot-shaped glory at every U.N. conference anyway.

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Is it a good idea to put freshly cut grass in my vegetable garden? I am thinking no but not sure. What if it dries out in the sun? I noticed that the pile of grass from last week is moldy on the underside. That is probably bad news for using it? I'd suggest composting your grass clippings before trying to use them as fertilizer. A little mold on the grass probably isn't the end of the world, but you'd get a lot more out of those clippings if you threw them into a pile or even a barrel with the other organic trash from your household and let them decompose a little before using them for your garden.

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I am offically "The Princess of Sexytown" anybody want to congradulate me? :) As happy as I am for you, I am a littled miffed because now I'll have to completely rethink my plan to launch a bloody Coup d'état and gain absolute power over Sexytown.

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Why are some people look way younger than their actual age is? Is it because they eat, sleep, live well? A healthy lifestyle and a healthy environment can be a part of it, but so can simple genetics. How much of it is "Natural" and inborn, and how much is due to lifestyle choices and environmental factors really depends on the particular case of unusually youthful looks.

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I don't believe that there has ever been a matriarchy - a society is which women ruled and men were ruled over - ever throughout history. Do you agree? I don't think Matriarchy tends to exist, because in most of the relatively few societies where women are given equal or greater standing to men, they generally either don't or can't use that power to construct a society which behaves like a patriarchy, only with them in charge. There have been and still are societies in which women are granted power and acknowledged as having...

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Why do atheists buried their dead? And isn't it hypocritical to do so since burial is the earliest detectable form of religious practice? Burial was also the earliest detectable form of disposing of the dead rotting hunks of meat that people tend to turn into soon after they die. Burial is not a uniquely religious practice. Religion has it's own explanations for why the dead should be buried, but religions tend to have their own explanations for nearly everything; that's how religion tries to incorporate itself into...

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Is it just me or does anyone else find the questions that end in "if so why?" have become really annoying? Honestly, I don't think that little suffix makes a question annoying in and of itself. If a question is annoying, three words won't make the difference. And really, I find questions that make allowances like "if so why" preferential to those questions that stay more rhetorical and ask for no explanation.

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When you look on your AB profile under "my points" and it lists questions:, answers:, comments: and moderation:. What is this "Moderation" points catagory describing as the others are more self-explanatory....? When a user flags a question or answer and that flag is accepted, they recieve points (I believe the standard amount is five). The points listed under "Moderation" in your profile are those points.

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Who wants to join in in pouring one on the curb for George Carlin? Great comedian, great man, great loss. Earlier today, I recieved the tragic news of the death of a man who is probably my favourite comedian, and just a great fucking guy by any standards. When I heard, I immediately wanted to honour the life of such a great man, so I got to thinking: How would he want it done? And I've come to this conclusion... Swearing. For the next twenty-four hours, in memory of the great George...

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Would not adding emoticons be a good idea towards improving answer bag?Being able to use animated ones in your answer rather than just colons and brackets? I don't think so. Not only are there drawbacks in speed like iwnit mentioned, but honestly, does a question *Need* a goddamn emoticon?

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George Carlin, famous or infamous, has passed away from heart failure at age 71 this past Sunday. What are your thoughts on this outspoken comic? So fucking sad... [Just an editorial footnote, in honour of George, I shall by cussing like a sailor throughout this post and others] I love George Carlin's comedy with a passion, and frankly he always struck me as a father figure, imparting cynical wisdom upon his millions of young bastard-children. And while it's a total clusterfuck for him to die, at least, now that he's...

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Why are Democrats so against ANWR oil drilling, if the state of our economy (soaring gas prices) quite obviously warrants it? Probably because drilling for more oil will *Not* solve the world's energy problems, nor fix the economy. Firstly, it won't solve the problem because even if we drill and find more oil, we can't drill and find infinite oil. Petroleum is and always will be a limited resource, and even if we desecrate our environment now to get more, fresh oil reserves could still run out in a...

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Which anime do You think is the worst anime ever made, Dragon Ball or Naruto? - it may seem a trick question as both are terrible but one has to be worse than the other. Is there a term like Narutard for people who like Dragon Ball? There are some elemental differences between Dragon Ball and Naruton that should be kept in mind when comparing them: 1- Dragon Ball's original run was from the mid-80's to the mid-90's, it didn't have nearly as much serious, "Good" manga to set precedent for its quality. 2- Dragon Ball drew much of its plot from old Chinese folk tales. Between the fact...

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If i said, to point somone out, "the girl to the left of the black girl", is that considered racist? To me, all it really points out is that you can distinguish skin colour. It's not like you said "The girl to the left of that filthy little n***** gal."

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Is this guy not amazing?! (see video) Definitely. I'm surprised that someone of that skill would associate so closely with Yanni...

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Do you know any good country songs? I See a Darkness, by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

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How do you feel about dying on Friday the 13th? On any given day, I think my preference would be not to die at all, but in the case of Friday the 13th in particular... At least I get the chance to notice how neat of a coincidence it is, for those couple of seconds that I'm still able to think before my head is completely severed from my body.

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Is 3rd Rock From the Sun one of the most underrated American sitcoms? Absolutely.

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Don't you think that justice is more important than forgiveness? I do but for some reason religion always makes justice seem like revenge. I think revenge and justice are about the same thing. Don't you agree? I think "Justice" is a largely worthless illusion. Often, in trying to execute "Justice" we only inflict more suffering upon ourselves by letting those who wronged us in the first place take up even more space in our minds and lives. When one has been wronged, recovering from the damages one has been dealt should be the highest priority, "Justice" should not be...

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Question for American conservatives...Does it make you sad that your fellow Americans keep electing people like Kucinich, Pelosi, Reid and Murtha; allowing them to continue to undermine your country, and everything it was founded upon? Personally (and yes, despite some of my more "Liberal" views, I do consider myself a Conservative in the ways that matter), I think the elements of democratic election upon which my country was founded are much more important than any of the ones being altered by people like Pelosi and Kucinich. The bottom line is, if the people elect these people and approve of their actions, then...

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Im 8weeks pregnant and my boyfriend wants a abortion i said no i wont abort, he has been very ugly even said he swears he will take the baby once it is born! he said im having this baby alone and once its born he will get visitations, im so confused? First off, he can't legally take the baby, so don't worry about that. Since you two aren't legally married, he has no parental rights unless he signs a form registering him as the father. Now, you have a choice to make: You can either have him sign the form, which means that he could get visitation rights, and maybe (but probably not) get full or partial custody. Or, you...

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Disgraced British pop singer Gary Glitter has suffered a heart attack in the Vietnam jail where he is serving a three-year sentence for sexually abusing two young girls. Do you think he should be returned to Britain for treatment or left there? In the name of simple human rights, he should be receive adequate treatment. As wrong as what he did was, he did not receive a death sentence for his crimes (although he probably should have), and the British justice system should either amend his sentence, or stand by the sentence he got and see to it that he gets adequate care to keep him alive and serving his time. Although in truth, I...

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When hurricane Katrina hit, did Bush really avoid giving the people help because the majority of them were african american? I don't think he actively avoided aid to the people of Louisiana because of their race, I think the Bush administration was guilty of neglect not so much because they don't care about black people as because they: 1- Don't care about poor people. and 2- Don't care about Americans (at least not as much as they care about their international shenanigans).

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What is your favorite Joe Cocker song? His cover of Maybe I'm Amazed is pretty damned terrific.

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I am against gays getting married and adopting children and I want to know how many people here are okay with that?(Let's see your so called tolerance now).Anita Bryan = Heroic martyr. Okay, that's your opinion, and I tolerate you having it. There's my "So Called Tolerance". Here's the thing, even though I strongly disagree with you, I don't expect you to be "Okay" with homosexuals having marriages and families, I just expect you to treat it exactly as I do your ridiculous views, and acknowledge that you have no right to stop it.

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I am amazed at the radar detector devices still be sold. most are illegal. no radar detection device can detect lasar radar fast enough to make a difference, so why are people still buying them? The same reason so many people buy guns when they live in the most crime-free little suburb you could imagine, and are actually more likely to get hurt in a robbery for having one. Having that little black box on their dashboard gives them a feeling of security and power, even if it worthless in effect.

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I just found out my 4 year old son has shingles all up his right arm and hand. The doctor prescribed Zovirax. I'm puzzled as to how he can have a shingles outbreak when he has NEVER had chicken pox and is so young. Please offer advice as I'm very worried. Based on what I know of the varicella-zoster virus (the virus behind chicken pox and shingles), one of two things are probably behind your son's shingles: 1- He may have been exposed and had a subclnical case of chicken pox that you took for a mild cold or didn't even notice. 2- Has he been vaccinated for chicken pox? The chicken pox vaccine is a live-virus vaccine, meaning...

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Why are Atheists unwilling to admit that they worship science like how Christians worship god? First of all, they don't. I've known plenty of Atheists who could care less about science. Secondly, even in the case of Atheists who do thoroughly appreciate science, there's an elemental difference between worshipping god and "Worshipping" science. That difference being that god is a static thing, whereas science is an active, evolving process. Christians, in...

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Why are humans social animals? Because there's safety in numbers. And trying to look at things from a predator's point of view... A person is probably delicious, and relatively defenseless at that.

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Some parents don't discipline their kids because they think this will inhibit their emotional development. Don't you think kids need some inhibitions? If they are allowed to run wild and do whatever they want, they are eventually going to run into trouble People definitely do need some inhibition to function in life, but that still begs the question, what level/type of discipline is necessary to the development of healthy inhibitions? Personally, I believe that parents should try to maintain a healthy level of discipline for their kids, but also keep in mind what they're teaching their children with their tactics. For example, a...

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Should AC/DC release its album exclusively through WalMart in the US? Absolutely not. Even as little affinity as I have for AC/DC, I'm not in favour of giving any one company, especially one as huge as Wal-Mart, a monopoly on any media release.

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Do Athiests celebrate any holidays? Yes, because believe it or not, holidays do have significance and meaning outside of the Theistic mould. In fact, most of the religious holidays currently celebrated in the western/Christian parts of the world have their origins in natural, universal elements of human existence and mankind's relationship to the world around it, not necessarily with whatever God/s they worship. For...

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I have been cutting, and my friend doesnt wanna hang out w/ me and shes scared of me what should i do? Chances are she's a bit intimidated because she doesn't understand, and let's face it, it's a shocking concept. When I've had friends who seemed to avoid me because they found my self-injury shocking or scary, I've just tried to explain to them that it's just as scary for me as it is for them. Usually, when someone is freaked out by cutters, it's...

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I am cutting myself and I want other peoples opinions on it :) P.S I am not emo so dont even go there With regards to the actual cutting in and of itself, I don't consider it any of my personal business. If you want to stop, go ahead and try to, but if you do it by choice and don't want to stop, then I have nothing more to say to you on the subject. As you kind of bring to light with your comment regarding "Emo" status, it's very hard as is for people who want to...

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Do you live in the moment or wish to the future? Neither, I prefer to live in the future.

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Quick! what were you previously thinking befor looking at this question? Photocopiers, romance, hypnosis, and my similarities to Data/Osama bin Laden/The Pope.

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Define: 'political manboobs' Winston Churchill's chest.

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A woman is pulled over by the cops and they decide to frisk her for drugs and call for a female officer. The woman states she is actually a man (though you can't tell by looking at "her")..who frisks him/her? That's when the people back at the station start wishing they hadn't turned down that transexual for last year's session at the police academy...

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Do you like my photography? http://it.tinypic.com/view.php?pic=r02nnk&s=3 http://it.tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2nvuo7l&s=3 http://it.tinypic.com/view.php?pic=j6u1dj&s=3 http://it.tinypic.com/view.php?pic=10n59u1&s=3 http://it.tinypic.com/view.php?pic=s12qkg These pictures definitely illustrate that you probably have an expensive camera and/or editing software and know how to use them both moderately well, but (and I say this as a photographer myself) that's not *Even* enough to make great photos. Don't get me wrong, you've definitely got an eye and a lot of potential, but I think you're trying too much to take so-so pictures...

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Does too much luck anywhere create not enough everywhere else? No, because luck is not some limited resource to be distributed. When something occurs accidentally that happens to work in our favour, we call it luck, but seeing as how just about every single person on the planet has at least slightly different interests, what qualifies as luck depends entirely upon who's looking at it. In fact, one event can be lucky for one person, and terribly...

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Given the general blasé attitude and general inaction about the tragedy in the Sudan, have we really learned our lesson from the Holocaust? Why or why not? The problem is not what lessons we learn or don't learn from the past, but rather how they are applied and referenced in the present. Nearly everyone has learnt some form of lesson from the Holocaust in that they recognize it as a tragic atrocity and believe that repetition of such a terrible event must be prevented at all costs. However, a potent combination of ignorance and blatant...

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Are all religions good? If a person thinks that they are doing good deeds is this good enough? It's not good enough for a person to believe that they are doing good if they are actually hurting others. Religion is not all good by any means, because it encourages people to replace their basic morals with pre-written systems of ethics, systems which usually place devotion to other (often imaginary) ideals above committment to not hurting others.

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If America's economy got any worse would you immigrate? If so where to? Unless I was literally going to starve and/or have to live on the streets if I stayed in America, no, I wouldn't. I would much rather stick around and do everything in my power to remedy the situation, up to and including starting/joining a full-on sociopolitical revolution. If I literally couldn't survive anymore in the U.S., I'd try my best to make it to either Canada,...

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Is the connection between paedophilia and incest a coincidence, an availability or is something else at-play? I consider it a matter of opportunity. If someone is wont to molest children, then the chances are good that they will molest whichever child they can most easily get their hands on, and if you're an adult in a child's family, then you'll probably be granted some power over them. In other words, the reason so much pedophelia is also incestuous is because it's so much...

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I need counseling, but my parents have no money. Is there anything I can do? If you're still in high school (which I would assume you are, if you're still relying on your parents for this sort of thing), then your school probably has a resident counselor whom you can start meeting with, get referrals from for free or cheap counseling elsewhere, or both.

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If God was real why doesn't he feed the poor? You're assuming that God gives a shit. Personally, I don't believe that the religious conception of "God" exists at all, but even if I were to operate under the assumption that God was real, that still wouldn't offer any firm proof that God would do a thing to help the good, punish the bad, or help the less fortunate. Most depictions of God claim that God is kind,...

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Is it that the cigarette smokers that are not the problem ,but the criminal corporations that sell cigarettes the true problem, themselves knowing that cigarettes kill? Ultimately, cigarette smokers create their own problem. If they choose to smoke, it's their fault and their right. That being said, let's closely examine the defintion of "Criminal": Obviously, the basic definition of the word is something that breaks laws. But law-enforcement functions through a system of rewards and punishments, and in the case of corporate greed,...

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I'm 17 and I'm certain I'll never smoke/do drugs/drink alcohol/coffee ever when I grow up. Not even wine at special occasions or anything. I just don't think I need it. Am I in for social issues when I am older? Do people find that boring? You might be in for some awkwardness, but if people want to make it awkward for you, well screw them, don't even waste your time on that B.S. That being said, although I commend you for renouncing drugs and alchohol so casually, but I think it immensely unwise to get too committed to the idea of abstaining from them, esepecially if your standards include anything as light as coffee. ...

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Do you think people are going to stop using airlines due to their prices going up, long wait time, loss of luggage, and overall inconvenience? Not any time soon, because airlines, for all their faults, still have a virtual monopoly. After all, can you think of a better way to get from one side of the world to the other without spending even more money than you would on an airline and enduring a longer, more arduous trip?

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Is sexual orientation inbuilt or culturally acquired? In part at least, it's both. I don't believe that people are born with their particular sexual orientation, but I don't see it as entirely a matter of choice either. Obviously there's most likely some genetic predisposition to homosexuality, but a predisposition doesn't define a person, and there are probably loads of things that influence a person's sexual...

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What movie actor does the best 'drag?' Cillian Murphy played a bloody brilliant drag queen in Breakfast on Pluto, and I have all the more respect for his talents considering that it was a genuine dramatic role, rather than the sort of farcical mockery you can usually expect from movies with men in drag.

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It's the end of the world as we know it, how do you feel? Fine, thanks for asking. Now then, would you please get out the way so I can DJ this thang?

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What is the weirdest music you can think of . Im kinda in the mood for really weird music . any suggestions? Presenting the single strangest song in the known (by me) history of humankind...

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"Thinspo" - short for "Thinsporation". Type this into google images. How does this make you feel? I can see why France's government is trying to outlaw that sort of thing. (Even as a recovering anorexic, I don't agree with them, but I can definitely see where they're coming from...)

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The philosophy behind "The Matrix", fact or fiction? Are we in a dreamworld? No philosophy is fact or fiction. The entire point of philosophy is to ponder upon the things that we can never know for sure are factual or fictitious. There have been philosophers out there who believe that we may be living an illusion, (René Descartes being probably the best known: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Descartes ) But if we could know whether a philosophy was...

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Can you think of anything you bought for a nickel? Last weekend I bought an entire shoebox full of tapes at a garage sale for a nickel.

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What is your opinion of Barack Obama? At this point, I think he's probably our best option (Not that that's saying much).

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Have you ever wished the guy you are with would just find someone new and leave you THE HELL ALONE !!! ??? I wouldnt consider him a cheater and she would be my savior !!! Why cant he just cheat like everyone else and leave me? There's always the option of leaving him first, you know. If you're not happy with him, then you should never feel like you have to stay for his sake (or anyone else's for that matter).

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Manuel, will you answer that bloody phone before one of us dies? No! Absolutely not! It's for you and you bloody well know it! <Beats into submission with telephone handset>

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Why is the grass green? The pigment chlorophyll, which plants like grass use to photosynthesize energy from the sunlight that hits them, reflects green light, making the grass's massive stores of chlorophyll in its blades appear green to the human eye.

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If left up to the popular vote would gays ever marry, minorities ever be more than second class citizens and women ever gain the right to vote? If left up to the popular vote, most of those things probably would have happened a lot faster and with less suffering and hassle in the process. I think many people grossly overestimate the size of the vocal minorities who lobby against changes like that. Under the system we've had and still have in the U.S., it's all too easy for a group/opinion that is in fact in the minority...

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Do you believe the saying "ignorance is bliss"? If you know enough to distinguish and choose between ignorance and knowledge, then it's already too late to be truly ignorant. And if I know that there's something I don't know, I'm not the type to stand by and ignore it.

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Stephen King readers: name your 3 favorites? 1- Firestarter 2- Dreamcatcher 3- The Stand I've always prefered King's short stories to the majority of his novels though, so I'd like to also give nominations in a separate category to his shorts: 1- I Know What You Need 2- The Mist 3- Gray Matter (As you might be able to tell by now, I'm something of a Stephen King fanatic)

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Do you think that cloning of humans is unethical? It definitely raises ethical questions, but whether it's unethical or not depends completely on what system of ethics you follow. As someone with ethics based on the tenets of what I believe to be the most basic elements of human morality (i.e. not directly, knowingly hurting others), I do not consider the cloning of anything essentially wrong. Cloning complete humans and considering...

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Considering that Tibet was essentially a theocratic serfdom, where the majority of the populace lived in abject poverty, had no running water, electricity or opportunities or education outside the monastery, is Chinese rule all that bad comparatively? Firstly is there that much difference between theocratic oppression and atheistic-communist oppression? I do and pretty much always have acknowledged that religious idols like the Pope, Mother Theresa, or even the Dalai Lama, are often only a few stops of separation apart from would-be dictators. But that is not even remotely the issue for me when it comes to the debate of Chinese rule in...

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Will American people ever forgive George W. Bush? Well, a lot of people have forgiven (Or forgotten, at least) the "Mistakes" made by the likes of Ronald Reagan or even Richard M. Nixon. I'm sure many people in that same camp will be up on podiums in another couple decades or even just a few years, blindly hailing George W. Bush as a "Great American President" (Hell, some are even trying to do it *Now*).

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Is there a religion in which stupidity and blind conformity are sins/immoral? If so, which one(s)? I don't think it's technically considered immoral or sinful, but I'm pretty sure that Satanism frowns on conformity, and preaches that those who choose to be stupid will make their own undoing and shouldn't be pitied.

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Which movie characters stayed with you long after the movie was over? Enid Coleslaw, from Ghost World; Joel Barish and Clementine Kruczynski, from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, just to name a few off the top of my head...

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Is it weird to eat fish with ketchup? Only if they're still alive.

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ShoppingSheryl is in the hospital with at least two serious infections. Would anyone like to leave some well wishes for me to print out and take to her? Absolutely. Sheryl, this place needs people like you, so you'd better get well soon. Or else... :p Seriously, I'd come visit you if I could, probably bring you some flowers, too. But ah well... Darkling, say hi to Sheryl for me, and make sure to leave my imaginary bouquet by her bed.

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What do you think the role of a government should be? In my view, the foremost role of a government should be safeguarding against organisations (including the government itself) from gaining excessive power and/or using it to harm or restrict the rights of individuals. In their natural state, without any sort of organisation governing them, people are free and tend to work out their problems well enough on their own, so ideally, I think...

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What the hell is a luft balloon? That's Luftballon. One word, one O, just for future reference. And literally translated, "Luftballon" just means "Balloon". On an interesting side note, after carefully analyzing the lyrics of both the German and English versions of the song, I've decided that 99 Luftballons is, in fact, a Doom Metal song.

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Will this election just prove what is weakest in America: Racism, Sexism or Ageism? Minus the "Just", yeah. Ultimately though, I think it will serve as a test of whether or not the American people are mature enough to rise above insignificant things like that and vote for the policies instead of just the person they see in the debates and campaign ads.

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Would you assist your best friend with suicide if was to end physical pain and suffering? That depends.... For starters, I'd have to consider how long their suffering was likely to persist if they lived. Chronic pain is one thing, but if I knew their pain would pass, I'd help them get through it, but not end it with death. And lastly, it would depend on how much of my help they'd need. If they needed someone to help them arrange for a professional assisted...

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What do you think of this quote that i have read? the kid who goes to college is honered but the kid who joins the military is not. see below for my opinion The fact of the matter is, there's a difference between granting due respect to someone, and giving them unjustified preference. People who've chosen to serve in the military should have their sacrifice acknowledged and recieve all due honor for it, but if another person is more prepared/qualified for something because they chose to spend their time in college... Honour does not...

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Which could you live with out: taste or smell? I could live without either or both, I just wouldn't enjoy it much. Although, taste and smell are so intertwined that losing your sense of touch would render food almost entirely tasteless. So if I had to pick one, I suppose losing taste alone would be less of a blow.

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Will Britney ever be hot again? Was she ever? She went almost directly from a halfgrown piece of Hanah Montana-esque pedophile-bait to a complete wreck of a woman, and I don't find either of those incarnations very hot at all.

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Males: What is the most feminine thing you do? Where to begin... I'm about as "Fruity" as one can get without turning into either a homosexual or a kiwi.

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Is beauty on the inside, or is it a concept, and we are all beautiful? "Beauty" is nothing but a concept, and is subjective almost to the point of lacking definition. Everything is beautiful, and/or nothing is beautiful. Beauty being, as the saying goes, in the eye of the beholder, everything is exactly as beautiful (objectively speaking) as everything else. Personally, the closest I really think there is to a firm definition of "Beauty"...

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Is it permitted to wear womens panties as a man? Permitted by who exactly? It won't get you jail time or anything, unless of course you're talking about wearing *Only* womens' panties as a man in public. If it's a matter of wearing the underwear of some specific woman... Well, that's between you and her.

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Who is the woman in the red dress? What makes you so sure it's a woman?

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Are there any belief systems you will not tolerate? I'll tolerate (although please note to difference between "Tolerate" and "Accept") any system of belief. You can believe whatever you want: Believe that you're beliefs are unquestionably right and everyone else is an infidel; Believe people are subhuman because of their genetics; Believe that me and everyone else like me is going to burn in eternal hellfire,...

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Is it ok for a guy to use and like a womans deodorant? If she's okay with it, I don't see why not. Pits are pits, after all...

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What would you put in your heart shaped box? Kurt Cobain.

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Do you think being gay is a sexual addiction to someone of the same sex? No, because being gay is not a purely sexual thing. In a textbook case of sex addiction, the addict usually pursues sexual encounters with people On the contrary, many homosexuals pursue genuine monogamous relationships with their partners. If homosexuals were nothing more than sex addicts, why would there be such a drive to legitimize Gay Marriage? Are there gay sex addicts? Yes, just...

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What is the difference between a Religion and a way of life? Where exactly is the line drawn? A "Religion" is a philosophy reliant upon belief in and devotion to some God, deity, supernatural force, 'Higher Power' etc. A religion can be a way of life, but a way of life is not synonymous with a religion in any way shape or form.

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Do you keep accidentally setting the time on microwaves you are unfamiliar with? I stay the hell away from microwaves, especially ones I'm unfamiliar with. Those things scare the living daylights out of me, with all their turning and beeping and radiation-emitting and whatnot.

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Which former bagger who has left for one reason or another do you miss most and why? (only one) boredasmustard, hands down, no question about it. She was like a sister to me.

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Do you consider yourself a normal ipod or an ipod shuffle?? why? I consider myself a tape deck. I'd never be anything as newfangled as an ipod.

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Do you clean your bellybutton? No, never, for I am affluent enough to have it cleaned for me by a squad of trained capuchin monkeys. They are, after all, the experts in this sort of thing.

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Will you all please pray for my father. You all know him as asweetguy4u2know. He suffered a near fatal heart attack earlier this afternoon and is not doing very well right now. Please remember him in your prayers. Of course. He'll be in my thoughts, and I really do hope he pulls through okay.

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Can you get addicted to it? Marijuana is not physically addictive, so you don't have to worry about addiction on anywhere near the same level as with drugs like heroin and cocaine and the like. That isn't to say that it's impossible to develop a bad pot habit, just that if you did, that addiction would be psychological, similar to an addiction to shopping or gambling.

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What do you think of McDonald's changing to trans-fat-free oil? I think it's a meaningless token gesture intended to make the huge, faceless poison-factory that is the McDonald's Corporation appear considerate of its customers' health and wellbeing. Taking out trans-fats is better than what McDonald's was doing before, but the probable end result is that more people will eat larger portions there under the false belief that without...

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Did the Smiths sound 'eighties' in your opinion? The Smiths sound... Well, 'Smiths'. That sound definitely falls into a sub-genre of 'eighties', but they're not interchangeable. Next to most other bands of their time though, no, the Smith's don't sound very 'eighties'. They used a lot of the same instruments and techniques in making their music as most other bands of the time, they just used...

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It seems like every girl i like, ends up being crazy in some way. why? I have the same sort of problem. Honestly, I think some people just have a propensity for picking out unstable partners because they happen to find certain traits attractive, which also happen to be the traits of "Crazy" people. For example, most of the women I find myself drawn to turn out to be extremely messed up, and over time I've figured out that that's because I...

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Am I the only one who thinks Dr.Maxwell is the most amazing person ever? That depends: are you counting him in this poll? :P

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Why does Obama not salute the flag, swears on the Koran and not the bible, and want to change the name of " the White House " to not say "white"? Who said he does? Whoever it was, they're lying through their teeth on all fronts.

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There is this guy i relly like but he doesn't even know i exist how can i get him to notice me? Walk up, say hello, introduce yourself. It doesn't get much simpler than that, but that's probably the best place to start.

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How can you stop unindunced vomiting after years of being bulimic? Although I was only bulimic for a few months, not really long enough for it to be a chronic thing, I can tell you this much from my own experience: 1- Bulimia is an addictively self-destructive behaviour, so stopping after so long is probably going to have to involve some kind of therapy/help. 2- It is *Very* important to resolve the issues behind it, rather than just the habit. Most...

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If you had an exotic pet (a peacock) in your front yard, would you get mad at people for slowing down in front of your house to see it? Ideally, if I had a peacock, I wouldn't keep it in my front yard. But if I did and had to, it's not as if I could reasonably expect people not to stare.

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Do we really need the penny? Talk amongst yourselves, discuss. With how widely available and accept credit is in this day and age, we barely "Need" tangible currency at all. But just speaking from personal opinion, I don't think money should be made any less "Real" than it is as is, not even by rounding out the single cents. Those pennies may seem insignificant, but they add up, and without the cent, there's a danger of...

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Does religion alienate one from ones own mind? It depends on the religion, most major religions do incorporate some way of making their followers discontent with their natural state of being, although different ones do it to different degrees. For evidence of how dominant the view of "Your mind is bad and not to be trusted" is in religion, look at how much inordinate scorn and dismissal is heaped upon belief systems like say......

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Have you ever exposed yourself to a grizzly bear? I'm not sure, are we counting recieving fellatio from a stuffed grizzly?

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Whats a good way of not having to pay LOADs for a wedding photographer? It really depends on how much absolute certainty you want as to the quality of your photos. If you just want pictures to commemorate the day as it was, as opposed to anything really glamorous or glossy, you might try hiring an amature. Try looking around through a local community college's photography course, ask the instructors and/or students if they know of anyone in the class...

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Could it be that the reason non-Americans are so appauled at the fact that American"s have the right to keep fire arms, is because we as Americans have never been Classified as Subjects but Citizens because of that right? I think it has more to do with the number of firearms-related deaths and injuries in the U.S. I don't agree with them myself, seeing as how outlawing guns would, in the words of the famous quote (from whom I can't remember) "When we outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns" I don't really think that we necessarily need guns to defend ourselves, just that a ban on...

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Why do skydivers wear helmets? If your parachute doesn't open, I don't think anyone is counting on the helmet to help very much. But firstly, you never know, there have been cases where a helmet has helped save someone's ass in a skydiving accident, and secondly, it's not as though the fall can't be a little rough even if your chute *Does* open.

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How do you kick it up a notch? Put it up to eleven.

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Who scares you more the far left or the far right? Extremism in general scares me, it doesn't matter if it's left, right, up down or diagonal. Between the contemporary far left and right though, I find the far right more threatening, for several reasons: 1- The far left is generally not religious. When religion is intertwined with politics, politicians tend to gain a scary amount of power. And on top of that, religiously motivated...

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Why am I breaking out in small eraser sized red welts? Any ideas on how to make them stop itching? People can break out in small eraser sized red welts for any number of reasons, sometimes for no reason at all, in fact. The only way to tell for sure would be to consult with a doctor about it, and even they may not be able to tell you sure. That being said, the probable diagnosis I'd give is some sort of allergic reaction. Could be serious, could be nothing, that's the bit...

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Situation: A nurse refuses to give medication (in this case, pain relief) to a patient because it might "interfere with God's will." Do you agree or disagree with the nurse? Were she the patient refusing medication, I'd have no issue with her whatsoever. But if she wants to force her beliefs on others, then she shouldn't be a nurse.

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Do you think that John McCain is too old to be president, or does age not matter? I don't think he's too old to be an effective president. Too old to have much hope of getting elected, perhaps, but within a reasonable extent, age is just a number. However good or bad of a leader John McCain would turn out to be, his age would not be even one tenth the deciding factor that his policies and competence would be.

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Do you believe in a drug dealer with morals? Every human being has morals. Even murderers have morals, they're just out of touch with them. That being said, selling drugs doesn't necessarily mean that someone is even as out of touch with their basic morals as the sort of criminal who directly hurts and kills people. I've known plenty of drug dealers in my time; Some of them were violent and didn't care how much...

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Who would like to join me in welcoming Amelie Evangeline and Gracie Angelica Sundancer to the family of Pretty Pirate on May 12 at 1:32 and 1:34 am..mother and children are doing just fine, as is big sis Evie! Will you join me now? Abso-fuckin'-lutely! <quickly covers mouth, remember there are now children present>

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How do you feel about the Butthole Surfers? Honestly, I don't give a fuck.

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Is there a similarity between the Holocaust and abortion, for both involve the loss of MANY lives, and both have been ignored or even denied, and could abortions be considered political holocausts, and is america as bad now as nazi germany was then? There is a similarity in that both are, essentially, the ending of lives, but that's about where the similarities end. For one thing, abortions are not performed with malice. In the vast majority of cases, a woman doesn't choose to get an abortion out of some hatred for the foetus inside her. In fact, it's not uncommon women to fall into a period of serious mourning and...

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Does Obama have Sickle cell Anemia? Does that explain his purple lips? Sickle Cell Anemia? Don't be ridiculous! Anyone with half a brain should realise that Obama's puple lips are because he's actually an alien sent to topple our government in preparation for the invasion by Islamic extremists from Neptune! Seriously though, some people are just funny looking, more than most people, even.

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Would you date someone who's been in a psychiatric hospital? What matters is not so much whether or not they're in the asylum, but why they are and whether I think they truly do need to be in there. If someone had checked themselves into a psychiatric hospital voluntarily, I would understand and have very few qualms about dating them. After all, we all have our troubled times in life. But if they had been in a psychiatric hospital multiple...

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What is the nicest thing a guy can do for a girl that cuts herself? If you care about her, just keep that up and do your best to make it as unconditional as possible. In the end, self-injury is a personal issue, so there's not much you can really do from the outside to make her stop. The most you can do to help her truly address her deeper issues is just care about her, try to make her happy, and help her feel cared about when you think she could use a...

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Is it really that uncommon for a child to be abused? In my experience, not at all. It may just be because of the sort of people I gravitate towards naturally, but a troublingly large proportion of the people I've known throughout my life have been victims of child abuse at some point or another. And that's not even accounting for all the cases of spousal/relationship abuse, nor for all the people I just never got to know well enough...

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Is this Sparta? No! <Kicks asker down bottomless pit to add irony>

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How are your movies/cds organized? Alphabetical? By genre? Random? They're organized in a very complex "System" based mostly on what I find albums I find complimentary to one another. It looks like complete chaos to anyone who can't read my mind, but there *Is* a system of some sort in there, I'm just not entirely sure what it is yet...

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Have you ever ax-murdered someone? I don't think so, but I have hit someone very hard with an electric guitar and knocked them unconscious for several minutes, does that count?

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Since moving to the seattle area I have noticed coffee kiosks on the highway advertising "sexy lingere baristas". Meaning, you get your coffee made by gals in their undies. Today I passed one and the women inside were completley NAKED. thoughts? Well, sounds like they've certainly found a niche in the local food-service market... If they can turn a profit and don't mind all the painful, awkwardly placed burns they probably get, who am I to criticize?

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Do you think answerbag should have a commercial on tv? if so what should it be like? No, I don't think it should. Like many good things in life, Answerbag's limited accessibility serves as a filter, helping to preserve the qualities everyone liked about it in the first place. Speaking as a dedicated ABer, the last thing I want is for Answerbag to go even more commercial than it already has and become even more flooded with the masses in the process. Part of what...

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Do members of the Church of Satan actually worship the devil? Not only does the Church of Satan not worship the devil, they don't even believe in him. Technically speaking, LeVayan Satanism (which is the philosophy upon which the Church of Satan is based) is Atheistic; it's followers do not believe in any deities, Satan included. Satanists who do believe in and worship Satan in the literal sense should never be confused with LeVayan...

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Do you have any self destructive habits? I'm a (slowly) recovering anorexic and addictive self-injurer, so I suppose I'll have to check the "Yes" box on this one.

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Does memory require language? The things we remember most clearly are smells, and to a lesser extent, relatively vague ques from our other senses. But more importantly, we remember the emotions attached to them. For example, if there was a certain meal on the stove a lot when you were a kid, remembering your childhood will probably summon up the smell of that food, and vice verse. As you might know firsthand, it's...

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When was the last time you thought, "I wish I had my camera"? Pretty much all day today. Normally, I take at least one camera out of the house with me every single day, but today my digital point & shoot was on a dead battery, and I was already packed to heavily for school to bother with my SLR. And wouldn't you know it, I missed dozens of good shots...

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After all this sin we had could we turn back? We can "Turn Back" the moment we realise that to err is human, that "Sin" is largely a myth, and accept our own imperfections instead of wallowing in the self-inflicted martyrdom we so often use to avoid accountability for our own actions and personal/spiritual development.

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What your favorite advertising ploy? I'm rather amused by the classic "Cute Baby in Peril" technique. It can and has been used to sell anything from Lysol and A/C filters to exorbitantly expensive autmobiles. If some way can be found to subtly imply that failing to buy what you're selling will result in the grisly death of something cute, you'll probably turn a profit off it.

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What would Jane get if she divorced Tarzan? Eaten by tigers, probably. Hell, most of the message to the story of Tarzan and Jane as it's widely interpretted is that Jane needs Tarzan to protect her in the jungle, and Tarzan needs Jane to "Civilize" him. So the story is sexist *And* ethnocentric, how very charming. But anyway that kind of beside the point...

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What do you do when your s/o takes out all his frustration on you? How do you help? What does this person have to do to cure themselves? First off, I wouldn't carry the analogy of a "Cure" here too far. Sometimes that sort of behaviour does stem from some inbedded issue they can't always control that would need to be "Cured", but just as often it's just a matter of the person being an abusive jackass, in which case part of the solution is for them to realise that their partner is not their...

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Don't you think there should be a way to see if fellow baggers are in the penalty box and for how long? Yes, preferably coupled with a little sub-feature offering a short explanation as to why they were put there.

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Why is evolution theroy compulsorary in schools and creation theroy not? Because public schools in the U.S. (which, is I'm assuming, what you're mainly referring to here, and is about all I have firsthand knowledge of anyway) are supposed to be secular. And evolution is the closest to a generally accepted scientific theory there is. And (in my experience, anyway) it's not as though Creationism is a completely unavailable viewpoint to public school...

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Can I touch your ovaries? Sure, just let me go fetch some from the cupboard.

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If a bunch of white racists got together and tried to come up with a way to make young black men look really stupid, like demented caricatures of what real black men are, would they invent gangsta rap? Replace white racists with black racists, and actual intent with simple ignorance and desire to feel accepted by being as imposing and conspicuous in society as humanly possible, and you'd have it pretty damned close to the reality.

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Is it just the lighting, or does Hitler's hair actually look blonde in this photo? (picture in first answer) That looks more like his scalp showing through a very short buzz-cut to me. The mustache does appear more sandy-blonde, but that could just be natural graying. Come to think of it though, it does seem rather ironic for Hitler to have been a brunette, considering that (correct me if I'm wrong here) one of the characteristics ascribed to his "Master Race" was Northern-European...

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Barbara Walters had an affair. Do you really care that she had one? And have you ever had one yourself? I never really had enough faith vested in Barbara Walters' credibility for this to come as a surprise. Frankly, I'm mostly just glad to see that self-satisfied, passive-aggressive bitch finally dragged out into the light and seen to be just as human as the people she's built so much of her career on criticizing and exploiting.

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What causes girls to go wild? Drugs and/or alcohol, having time off from school... But the match to this whole powder keg: the presence of cameras, and knowledge that they'll be "Famous" if they take their clothes off for them.

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What do you find erotic? Anyone with the ability to confuse me at will.

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Can you give me a good reason why I shouldn't desire money, cars, and nice things? You can be happy quite easily without them, so the question becomes one of finding a good reason to waste your time and mental priority on money, cars, and nice things.

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If you could learn one instrument, what would it be? I have very little idea why, but the electric violin carries a great deal of appeal for me.

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If he is really God's messenger, why does the Catholic Pope travel protected by bullet-proof glass? Well, just consider what the Catholics believe was done to their God's "Only Son"; do you really think they trust their God to protect one in a long line of figureheads? But then again, there's also the Catholic belief that Christ's death was part of "God's Plan", so I suppose the Pope has such heavy protection because he wants God's will to be...

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Can you kill a MEMORY or Can a memory kill you? And which is plausible… both or neither? Speaking figuratively, both are plausible. Speaking literally, neither are. It's possible to suppress a memory very deeply, but never really kill it, because it's never technically alive. By the same token, it's also possible for a very painful memory to drive someone to death (suicide or otherwise), but a memory, having no self-will or ego, doesn't really have the...

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Would you kill your worst enemy's dog? No. The poor thing's already having to live with an arse, why add insult to injury? Now, *Stealing* their dog, on the other hand...

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Do you think that abortion is murder? I do agree with you that abortion is, in effect, ending a potential life, and I think it would be ideal for every unwanted child out there to wind up with parents who loved and could care for it. But, I also acknowledge the fact that it's the woman's personal decision, and when she's not ready/able to care for her potential child, it comes down to either adoption or abortion....

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How would you react to your s/o telling you that they self harm? I've had that happen to me before, and frankly, it was devestating. The most difficult part, really, is knowing that something must be very painful for them, but not being able to understand exactly how it's effecting them or what they're feeling that's leading them to hurt themselves. I can understand it better now, but it really was emotionally agonizing when I first...

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Would you suggest that someone who (secretly and passionately) wants to be the AB Expert for the Bruce Springsteen category seek immediate psychiatric treatment? No, but I would gladly help to steer them towards the more "Proper" end of the Springsteem spectrum: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/730874

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If you saw an Operations Manager at your job eat a Milk Bone dog biscuit, what would you think of them? I'd understand. Have you ever tried working an 8 hour day with a 15 minute lunch break without occassionally being tempted to eat that which is not widley considered "People Food"?

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When does being financially responsible become stingy and labels one a cheapskate? What/Where would you say the line is? There isn't really a line, they're just two different ways of looking at it.

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What was the funniest or strangest lie someone ever told you either as an adult or when you were a kid? A fellow I sometimes hang around with after school once tried, in all seriousness, to convince me that he was living in a cave up in the foothills with a storehouse of automatic weapons, in preparation for the inevitable zombie invasion. I'm relatively sure/hopefull that he assumed I knew he was joking, but only about that last part.

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Imagine that, for some reason, you could be with someone you truly love for only a few days and then never see them again. Would you do it? Or would you rather never see them at all, knowing what a painful tease it would be to let them go? If there was a possibility of being with, or even just near them without taking the bargin, I'd rather hedge my bets and decline. And anyway, it would be very selfish of me to place my desire to be closer to them above whatever desire they might have just to have me in their life, even if it's not in the role I might like. I might go for this option if there was absolutely no...

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Besides "wait"... Good things come to those who? Choose to focus on the good in whatever comes to them.

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Which of the following adjectives fit your personality. Be honest. Frenzied, possessive, maniacal, melancholic, anxious, delusional, passionate lover, passionate hater, sexual, visionary, hallucinatory, fearful, phobic, addictive, self-starving, depressed I often manage all of them in the course of a day.

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Do you really think you're fooling anybody? Do you really think I'm trying to?

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Two numbers have the same sum, product, and quotient. What are the numbers? 0 and 0 seem to fit the bill well enough.

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Antigone Rising is a GURU. Would you like to congratulate her for her useful contributions? Damned straight I'd like to! Antiogne has made some of the best contributions to the site I've ever seen. And in all honesty, I consider her classic "Wagon Wheel" theory a true masterpiece of sardoni-sophical thinking.

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If you HAD to clap your face, how would you go about doing so? Violently shake my head in a fashion reminiscent of Richard Nixon on a major cocaine binge, and let my jowls clap together as they see fit.

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Is Bob Dylan a stud muffin? Yes, yes, infinity-times-two times yes! Not only is the eternal being that is Bob Dylan a stud, careful observation reveals that the silhouette of His head, back in its heyday, closely resembled that of a giant muffin.

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There is a new law in Utah requiring kids to be in car seats or boosters until the age of 8. What do you think of this law? I think basing the law on age is impractical. On the one hand, I've seen some kids under 8 who were way too big to fit in a standard car seat or booster, and on the other hand I've seen a few kids over eight who were too small to make do with a normal seat belt safely (although admittedly they were far fewer than that kids on the large side).

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Would you draw me wearing this? Wearing ONLY this? Nope. Sorry, but drawing is just not my medium. If you have a well lit room I can set up in, I'll gladly take some flattering photographs of you wearing ONLY that.

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Do you think alcoholic products should be banned? No. I don't believe that anything should be banned, people should just be educated as to the options, the consequences, and given the choice.

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Do you think it's rude of people to sit in their car and honk over and over until the person they are picking up finally comes out of the house? Unless the person they're picking up lives in the middle of the Martian desert, at least 2,000,000 kilometers away from all other sentient life, then yes.

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In pulp fiction, marcelluss's wife mentions elvis ppl and beatles ppl. which one aree u? None of the above, I'm a Velvet Underground person.

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Who was the best James Bond villain? Max Zorin, because he was played by Christopher Walken, and apparently wore a turban at least once.

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Don't you think movies are a lot sexier in black & white? Everything is sexier in black and white.

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Can you say for me, just one time, "I love you , satine, baby"? I love you, satine, baby... There, now will you please give me my pants back?

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How would you feel if someone viscously hit you with a flower? I would feel very scorned, and retaliate by stepping on their hands and mangling their feet, then throwing a guitar pick at them and running away.

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How do you speak nü metal? No, but I'm fluent in Grunge.

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Are fruits getting larger or is it just me? Considering that produce companies have probably been selectively breeding for size for decades, I would not be at all surprised if certain fruits were bigger than they were in the past.

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What manner of creature was Jabba the Hutt? Apparently, he was a Hutt, how much clearer could it be? I mean, it was in his name!

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Who has offended you the most here on Answerbag? You honestly thought I'd bother to remember their name?

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Nobody will ever make a time machine because if they did, they would travel back in time, and fix the worlds problems. Problems like this chronic lack of question marks, you mean?

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I know I'm a loser for watching the Disney Channel but am I the only one who thinks that it sucks now? It used to be good with Boy Meets World, Smart Guy, Brotherly Love. Now it has stupid stuff like Hannah Montana and Phil of the Future. Disney Channel was incredibly immature and trashy to begin with, and it's only gotten worse.

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I've been listening to the badger song (http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/badgers/) for about 25 minutes now. Is it about time to turn it off? I'm beginning to feel a bit dizzy, and I keep hearing weird noices not coming from the animation.. I find it delightful, and would have no objection to you watching it for the next 25 hours. I am, however, thoroughly convinced that there must have originally been *Two* mushrooms, with one of them having been eaten by whoever thought of that video.

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Is REVENGE the BEST way to teach people a LESSON? (We call them PUNISHMENTS, but they often imply REVENGE(don’t get mad, get even... they say) even the bible said "an EYE for an EYE)… In my opinion, one of the best ways to teach people a lesson is to let them face the natural consequences of their actions. When someone has done something bad to someone else, the immediate natural consequence is most likely going to be them losing people's trust and some of their compassion. And even in the longer term, I for one believe that something similar to karma plays a big...