http://www.answerbag.com/profile/145720 New Answerbag questions from MrWitch Tue, 29 May 2012 13:29:22 -0700 Tue, 29 May 2012 13:29:22 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2671894 'Like a man with a fork, in a world of soup'. Does this describe anyone you can think of? Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:16:12 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2671894 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1631715 Can anyone tell me why Switzerland has a navy? Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:49:47 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1631715 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1118852 Are there any artifacts that appear in the Silmarillion that also appear in The Hobbit and/or LOTR? Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:50:07 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1118852 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1117778 Which parts of Beleriand did not sink into the sea? Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:11:55 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1117778 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1117774 What happened to the inhabitants of Belegost and Nogrod during and after Beleriand sank? Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:10:30 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1117774 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1117771 What exactly was Ungoliant and where did she come from? Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:08:11 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1117771 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/552856 Where does a catfish keep it's tastebuds? Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:33:12 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/552856 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/552853 What did Samuel Pepys bury in his garden during the Great Fire of London in 1666 in order to ensure it's safety? Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:31:59 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/552853 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/501429 Which earlier heroic love affair in Middle Earth does Aragorn and Arwen's relationship mirror? How are the two tales (and their actors) related? Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:33:57 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/501429 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/483321 25 million tax records have 'gone missing' in the UK. This includes the bank details, National Insurance numbers and personal details of every family with a child under 16. What do you think will be the outcome politcially and economically? Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:47:32 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/483321 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/482157 Did rabbits and carrots originate in the same place? Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:08:53 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/482157 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/480744 What colour were the first carrots? When and why did orange carrots appear? Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:31:29 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/480744 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/480576 For what reasons is King Edgar the Peaceful (c943 - 975) really badly named? Sun, 18 Nov 2007 06:10:19 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/480576 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/480571 'If it wasn't for ignorance, we'd never learn anything.' What do you think? Sun, 18 Nov 2007 06:00:22 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/480571 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/480564 Where is the 'last of the Bonapartes' buried? Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:41:57 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/480564 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/480562 What did Newton say he thought gravity was? Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:37:44 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/480562 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/480557 I'm familiar with Love's Labour's Lost, but is there any evidence for the existence of a play called Love's Labour's Won? Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:31:42 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/480557 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/479684 If you shaved a male lion and a male tiger, how would you be able to tell them apart? Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:00:39 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/479684 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/476722 What do Hobbits have a passion for, that resulted in Frodo getting into trouble when he was young? Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:47:05 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/476722 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/476717 How many times was Samwise Gamgee Mayor of Hobbiton? Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:44:51 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/476717 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/476716 What title did Gimli take on after the War of the Ring? Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:42:13 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/476716 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/476714 In what year of the Fourth Age did the 'Fellowship of the Ring' finally come to an end? How did this happen and what was remarkable about it? Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:40:06 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/476714 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/476711 What was the name of the Dúnedan who led the Dúnedain to meed Aragorn in Rohan? What was his 'official' position, and what happened to him? Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:37:50 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/476711 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/476238 Please help - this could save me days of work! Is is possible for info on a spreadsheet to be 'read' row by row and printed in Word? Each row spans several columns and needs to be printed in a set format, one A4 page to each row of information. Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:38:55 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/476238 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/471371 What was the name of Aragorn's sword before it was reforged, and who originally made it? Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:17:53 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/471371 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/471304 How many Dúnedain came to meet Aragorn in Rohan, what was their leader's name and what was the name of the horse they bring for Aragorn? Sat, 10 Nov 2007 04:56:12 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/471304 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/469255 What is an absolute must for a Hobbit will to be 'legal'? Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:33:09 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/469255 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/458423 Who was Denethor's rival in his youth (and one of Denethor's reasons for mistrusting Gandalf), what was his name and who was he? Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:35:51 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/458423 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/449720 Would anyone on AB like to sign the petition to bring a UK television programme, QI, to the USA? All help gratefully received - I promise you won't regret it. http://www.qi.com/tv/petition.php Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:01:48 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/449720 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/383132 What is a Crookes' Radiometer, what does it do and how does it work? Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:24:23 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/383132 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/383127 Who was 'The Mad Lord'? Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:22:23 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/383127 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/372069 Whose last words to a nun who was caring for him were, "Bless you, Sister. May all your sons be bishops."? Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:22:37 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/372069 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/371323 What was a leotard called before it became known as a leotard? Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:17:45 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/371323 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/370261 When shopping, will anyone out there admit to occasional 'trolley rage'? Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:49:45 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/370261 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/363994 Are there any rules (universal or national) that govern/influence the naming of racehorses? Sat, 04 Aug 2007 07:42:07 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/363994 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/354509 Work question unfortunately. Laptop with Vista. Can receive but not send e-mails. 'Create new message' button greyed out. Outlook asks user to subscribe and enter numerical code. No idea what's going on. Can anyone offer any helpful suggestions? Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:58:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/354509 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/348223 Can anyone explain to me what 'white brethren' are when referred to in a spiritualist context? Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:10:40 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/348223 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/345529 Can someone give me an definition of the word 'Aristical'? Sat, 14 Jul 2007 17:07:29 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/345529 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/339566 Can anyone explain the term 'Ethnomethodology' to me? Sat, 07 Jul 2007 03:31:46 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/339566 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/327454 What are your feelings on the morality of the plea-bargaining system vs the ideal of justice within society? Please give examples where possible, but your thoughts will do just as well. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:44:53 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/327454 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/326915 Me and Mrs Witch are planning to go to Menorca for our honeymoon in October, just the two of us. Can anyone suggest hotels, resorts, interesting places, restaurants, etc? Peace & quiet are what we want, not nightlife, crowds and noise. Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:38:36 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/326915 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/324829 Can you think of any benefits that the modern 'cult of celebrity' can bring to society? If you can (or can't) please say why or how. Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:26:33 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/324829 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/324749 Were 'Pulp' the last popular 'punk derivitive' band in the UK? Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:33:05 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/324749 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/324394 Where did the people who were first given the name 'Aborigine' live? Sun, 17 Jun 2007 18:26:32 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/324394 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/324380 What, by area covered, is the largest living thing on our planet? Sun, 17 Jun 2007 18:15:50 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/324380 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/324372 Who was the first person known to have postulated the theory that the Earth goes round the Sun? Sun, 17 Jun 2007 18:09:30 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/324372 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/324364 What do a Greasy Butcher and Jean Pitney have in common? It's nothing to do with music. Sun, 17 Jun 2007 18:02:35 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/324364 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/324350 Which creature has the largest brain size as a % of it's body mass and what is the %? Sun, 17 Jun 2007 17:53:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/324350 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/324321 Apart from humans, what is the only creature that is known to be capable of contracting leprosy? Sun, 17 Jun 2007 17:24:18 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/324321 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/324318 What do Sherlock Holmes and the longest creature on earth have in common? Sun, 17 Jun 2007 17:15:59 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/324318 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/324314 What is the dryest place on earth and when (roughly) did it last rain there? Sun, 17 Jun 2007 17:10:24 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/324314 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/322370 "Civilisation is the lamb's skin in which barbarism masquerades." (Thomas B. Aldrich). Would you agree? Please state why or why not. Fri, 15 Jun 2007 05:35:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/322370 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/322343 Why are so many people dissatisfied with life in the UK? Please explain why in as much detail as you can. Equally, and again with as much detail as you can, if you are not resident in the UK why would you want to live here? Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:57:27 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/322343 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/321549 Can anyone in the medical profession (from any country) confirm that motorbike riders are often known as 'donors'? Thu, 14 Jun 2007 05:29:39 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/321549 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/320997 What is the only car (that was once) made in Wales? Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:09:29 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/320997 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/318955 What in your experience is the most completely useless pet or 'working' animal you have ever known or owned? Something which is supposed to DO something but fails to see the point? Mon, 11 Jun 2007 03:19:48 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/318955 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/318945 Our ancestors from c. 500 AD and before often used but did not encroach onto already established (and sometimes very old) burial sites, for example burying their dead nearby. What do you think this tells us about the way they thought? Mon, 11 Jun 2007 02:24:39 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/318945 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/318943 What's your view on why Neanderthals no longer exist? Mon, 11 Jun 2007 02:17:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/318943 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/315876 Do plug-in sonic deterents really work against rodents? Thu, 07 Jun 2007 06:47:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/315876 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/300796 Which way do you think a moral compass points? Fri, 18 May 2007 14:52:40 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/300796 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/299747 Can anyone provide an historical background for the term 'Swashbuckling'? Thu, 17 May 2007 03:23:50 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/299747 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/296404 Can anyone estimate how alcoholic the wine of the ancient world (that the Greeks for example, watered down) would have been? Sat, 12 May 2007 15:00:28 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/296404 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/296340 What was D'Artagnan's real name? Sat, 12 May 2007 13:20:18 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/296340 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/296287 How can you tell if a wine is 'corked'? Sat, 12 May 2007 12:17:13 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/296287 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/295670 Assuming Florence Maybrick, 1862-1941 was not guilty, should her descendents in the US have a claim for compensation on a modern UK government for the slur on their good name? Fri, 11 May 2007 14:54:09 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/295670 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/295664 Which is better, the origional filmed-for-tv production of 'Salem's Lot' with David Soul or the more modern version with Rob Lowe? Please say why. Fri, 11 May 2007 14:42:59 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/295664 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/295656 Does anyone out there (probably in the UK) possess a vinyl copy of 'The Wit & Wisdom of Ronald Reagan', produced by Stiff Records in the early 80's? Why did you buy/obtain it? Fri, 11 May 2007 14:37:22 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/295656 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/294656 How does one go about getting an ex-husband to remove his name from the deeds to a UK property? Thu, 10 May 2007 11:20:12 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/294656 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/294654 Is the superb mid-90's comedy series 'Father Ted' viewed or indeed known about in the US or anywhere outside the UK? Thu, 10 May 2007 11:16:44 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/294654 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/294648 Does anyone who works in a sausage factory and sees what they are composed of actually eat them? Thu, 10 May 2007 11:04:47 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/294648 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/294646 Does humanity's (and by extention the planet's) best hope for the future lie in religion, politics or science? Please give reasons for your opinion, whatever your answer. Thu, 10 May 2007 11:01:45 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/294646 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/292596 Has anyone read the complete works of Carlos Castaneda, and has anyone tried some of the 'exercises' his books advise? If so, has anyone noticed any results? What are they? Tue, 08 May 2007 03:45:22 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/292596 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/292294 Given the amount of 'evidence' (ESP/ghost sightings, premonitions, spiritualists, mediums, etc), can it possibly be true that there is NO spiritual dimension to humanity and that when we die we simply stop? How might more info change current religions? Mon, 07 May 2007 16:14:52 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/292294 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/291764 I'm curious, does anyone out there still play Runequest? Mon, 07 May 2007 03:47:42 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/291764 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/291124 Who was the first American-born woman to stand trial in the Uk for murder? I think I know, but would be interested to find any others with a different answer. Sun, 06 May 2007 06:36:56 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/291124 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/279648 Husband goes into residential care, treatment of mental problem. Can wife move between housing association home to council house or to other housing association property to be nearer the place of his residential care? Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:40:19 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/279648 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/271105 I'm a great fan of 'The Far Side' cartoons. Anyone have same/other opinions? Please recommend others with info if possible. Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:12:10 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/271105 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/193905 I've looked and looked but nowhere can I find copies of the first few 'Q' series (Q5-Q8) by Spike Milligan. Can anyone help? Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:27:34 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/193905 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/193779 I remember reading a semi-fictional book about Sawney Beane, infamous Scottish cannibal, in the late 70's/early 80's. Now I can find nothing about the man or his life. Can anyone help with a title this book may have had, or does anyone know another? Wed, 11 Apr 2007 07:04:47 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/193779 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/193119 Anyone know of a band, c. early 80's called 'Wilmot Langenkopf', favourably reviewed by John Cooper-Clarke in 1981? Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:25:49 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/193119