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What are IP addresses? Others have explained the technical part well - 4 numbers... Every time you click on a website to load a page - that web site needs to know where to send the page. How does the information for that web site get sent to your computer and not everyone elses?. Thats where the IP address comes in. When you click on a page - your IP address is used to say that you are requesting the information...

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Can one make a checkmate after he has been checked? I ask because I was playing chess in my computer and I checked my opponent, later on the next move, it moved the queen to attack my king resulting in mate w/o putting his king to safety, is this legal? If the computer is in check - then it has to move out of check. This could involve moving its king or blocking the check with a piece. Either of these two moves might cause you to be check mated. For example his king might be blocking one of his pieces from attacking your king - by moving his king out of the way - he then calls check - or maybe in this case check mate. Also by blocknig the...

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In the game of Chess, when their are only two kings left on the board is that a draw? It is a draw - it is stalemate. Neither side can possibly win. (If clocks are being used - then a player can not lose on time if his opponent does not have sufficeint pieces to win - so running out of time in such a position results in a draw.) A king and a bishop against a King is a draw A king and a Night againt a King is a draw. A King and a Rook against a King is not a draw - mate can...

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In chess if someone moves there queen and calls check but has not removed their hand from their queen when they discover that moving there will put there queen at risk can they change their mind and move to another spot even though they called check Until they take their hand off the piece the move is not "set". Therefore they can move the queen to a different square. Saying check is irrelevant. They do of course still have to move the queen - provided they can do a legal move with it.

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How good are you at CHESS? Well I thoguht I was pretty good - about 1700 - but I can see already a few considerably better than me have answered.

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Can anyone tell us what to do with the utilities in monopoly - it says if you land on it you must pay the owner 10 times the amount shown on the dice, so if you threw a 7 you would have to pay 70 but we do not have the right denominations of money Then you change money with the banker - or if the banker doesnt have enough - change witrh another player. I'd be surprised if you were to run out of 10s / 20s etc unless - soemone has deliberately hoarded them all. Look down the back of tghe sofa in case any are hiding there.. If you are out of money (unable to remortgage etc) and stil lcant pay then you go bankrupt!

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Which boxer used to enter the ring to tina turner's 'simply the best'? Chris Eubank - who was a wonderful showman. A great boxer that was probably too sensible to be a boxer - in that he avoided dangerous fights as much as possible. He was in it for the money - and I cant really blame him for that. However when he had to fight someone good - they were some of the best fights I have ever seen - especially against Nigel Benn. The music would play - fireworks would...

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Where can I get a free registration for a Risk online game? Facebook.com Then choose the "attack" application. There are other risks ones on it - but "attack" is by far the best. Its nbormal risk apart from at the start of each game you can have up to 3 additonal men. You get given 3 everyday that you play and can get more by inviting others that play. So accepting that little irritation - it is a very good impelmentation and...

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I live in Miami and I like Chess. I'm not rated and I don't have the time or $ for a teacher. Where do I go to play chess? You can play online for free on many sites. Yahoo.com, chessbase.com.... There are good games on consoles - e.g. the Nintendo ds which also has a chess tutor mode. Much better than buying a dedicated chess teaching system. If you want to play peole for real - llok for a local chess club - most clubs will be happy to teach you how to play. I know we are desperate for members lol.

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Can a king take the other king? No a King cant take another King as they are not allowed to be next to each other. If you were to move your king next to the opponents King - you would be putting yourself in check which would be an illegal move. (Ignoring blitz chess)

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If a Christian commits suicide, do they go to heaven, hell or limbo? As an apheist - I believe that phyiscally - they body will start to decay (unless cremated). The "soul" does not exists. So no heaven, no hell and no limbo. But hopefully they are still remembered in our hearts. Committing suicide is a much bigger offense in the Roman Catholic religion than most other Christian faiths. If "God" was compassionate then Im sure he would...

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How many queens can be placed on a chess board such that they do not threaten each other on the next move 18 (God I need to get a life) There have been some good answers - but I thought I would try and anwer this as if it was a game of chess rather than a board where we can just drop queens on to it. So how many queens could we manouever in a game of chess to get maximum number on board so that they dont take each other. 0000kqqq 00000qqq 00000qqq 0000nnrr RRNN0000 QQQ00000 QQQ00000 ...

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How many English words can you put togheter using only those letters? o, i, s, e, h, g, L. 92 thanks to http://homepage.ntlworld.com/adam.bozon/scrabble.htm (I got to 45 - ok I had 48 but 3 were wrong before I cheated) - mine have x after them HELIOS HOLIES ISOHEL SLEIGH HEILS HELIO HELOS HOISE HOLES x HOSEL LOGES OGLES x SHEOL SHIEL SOLEI EGIS EGOS x ELHI GELS x GHIS x GIES x GOES x GOSH x HEIL x HELO HIES HOES x HOGS x HOLE x HOLS x ...

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My boyfriend of 4 years has always seemed to be completely in love with me but he deletes his call logs and texts, sometimes just certain days or half of days, what do you think that means? I ask and he says he doesn't like his phone to be "cluttered"... He is fine... I end up with my phone clogged up with texts to and from my girlfriend. I have to clear them out every now and then - otherwise my message inbox gets full and I cant recieve any more messages. Like Athrael (good answer gave points) - I keep important texts that contain useful info - but lots of "Sweet dreams" "Love you" dont really need to be kept.

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Why is it not ok to be a slut? "slut" is normally used as a dergatory term. If you do something and you enjoy it - thna as long as it does not harm anyone else - then there is nothing wrong with it - in fact it is good. People are often quick to judge - also a bad sin in my opinion (but then I ma judging writing that lol). If you knowingly sleep with someone elses partner/husband without his parnters consent...

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Can you honestly say that you have never lied? Mmmm a newborn baby has never lied. Not until it can speak cana it say its first lie. I believe lying is a social skill that children have to learn - so even when they can first talk they dont understand the concept of lying. However for them to honestly answer the question -they owuld have ot be able ot answer the question and by the time they are clever enough to do that - Im sure they will...

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Do you think nintendo will ever come out with a donkey kong country 4 or another diddy kong racing game soon I loved playing donkey kong country and the one for nintendo 64 was good to Not sure about Donkey Kong Couintry - not seen that one - but the Diddy Kong Racing was not really suited for the DS. Its much better on a big screen with several people playing. You could hook up several Nintendo DSs to play it of course- but the screen is still too small. The DS is wonderful for a selection of games that dont rely heavily on graphics or the big screen appearance - but its...

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Do you think it would be better to attack another country based on false intelligence or try to fix the deficit at home? On the surface of it - not really a proper question. As an individual we would all say fix the deficit. Two aspects to the question really. If the question had been worded:- If it was true intelligence - would it have been right to attack rather than fix the deficit Then we would have interesting answers. Or If you are in power do you try to stay in power by attacking another...

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Do you think we'll pull out of this recession or will the U.S. be up for sale to another country to extinguish our national deficit? No other country is going to be able to buy the US. Although Saudi Arabia has a decent stake, The US will survive - but things out going to get harder - I live in the UK (England) and I think its going to be a lot worse for us. Life will go on. The UK and the US will not be put up for sale - the majority of debt will need ot be paid by our children and our childrens children. At least we...

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Is life always beautiful? No. Life is a mixture of beauty and the horrible. What we have to do is hope that we are surrounded more by the beauty and at the same time concern ourselves with the ugly. If you live in Rwanda or a country that has experienced genocide - you probably dont get to see much beauty, but even in those horrible places soemtimes something cat touch your heart. An act of bravery, sacrifice... For...

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My girlfriend said that it was her and not me why she split up "she didnt feel right" what does this mean. 3 years we went out with each other. she is coming on friday to get the rest of her stuff. ITS SO HARD! how can I get over her? What can I do? In the end - I think she is trying to say as gently as possible that she does not love you anymore. In such cases - the love never seems to come back. She may have found someone else or it could be anything but when peopel fall out of love - they will often try to get out of the relationship as gently as possible but it still hurts. You will get over it - over time. But they will not help...

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Three words after sex, what would you say? THATS MY WIFE!!! (You didnt say after I had sex) Quick your husband..... (You didnt say it was with my wife) But seriously... I love you (is what normally blurts out)

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If someones cheating on you is it wrong to do the same? Two wrongs do not make a right. However if you cheat back - then no need ot feel guilty about it. However if you are the kind of person that would feel betrayed by your partner cheating - your probably wont feel right about cheating yourself. Really there are just a few options:- 1) Break up becuase infedility is not for you. 2) Stay together and forgive your partner but let your ...

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Would you ever consider becoming an Animal Rights Activist, if not why? I dont like the cruel treatment of animals. We shoudl defend the rights of animals. However what is right and wrong is decided in a democratic country by the parliament. People should protest to parliament if they think things are wrong and it can be frustrating. However in the UK some of the animal rights activists are terrorists and have become mroe so in recent years. We are a democratic...

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Checkers or chess which would you rather play? Chess. Chequers is way simpler which for serious playing makes it much easier to remember the best moves for many many moves. With chess there are 400 combinations just for the first two moves by each player and this goes up exponentially. This means there are a lot more opennings to learn - a lot more variances... There are computers that have now figured out every move combination for...

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I'm just starting to play chess, can a player make a move by mistake that leaves their king in check? In normal chess - no - the rules of chess state that you can not move into check (if the only move you can make is to be in check then the game is a draw - stalemate). They also state you have to get yourself immediately out of check if an opponent puts you in check. If you cant get out of it - i.e. you are in check and any move you do leaves you in a checked position - then you are check...

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Theory: A government (either the UK or US) exaggerated the risk of a recession to distract from something else, and underistimated the effect that panic would have on the economy. Is this possible? I know nothing about economics so I'm just wondering Seems extremely unlikely. If you want to distract from some bad news - you dont do it with some bad news thats worse - it just compounds your unpopularity. If something awful happens then you can try to hide your bad news in it - but manufacturing it is never going to be a good idea.

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What is the Bradley effect? Basically when you have a black candidate and a white candidate. Some white voters when asked by polsters who they are going to vote for - may say the black candidate in order not to appear to be rascists - but when it comes to voting they dont. This does not mean they are rascist - they just down want the polster to think they are either way.

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Can you name a song title containing the Word HELL? Highway to Hell....

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What specific qualities make someone "tall, dark, and handsome"? In my case either a magical mirror - or I can take my glasses off and then with my poor eyesight I can look as handsome as I want to be. Only shame when I put the glasses on - I can see ..... well two out of 3 is not bad - tall and dark.

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What's your weakness in chess? I just see what looks like an interesting move - sacrifice a couple of pieces in order to get a good position and it looks so appealing - I just cant resist. Now that is a good idea when Im playing a much stronger opponent. Because if I play safe - I am more likely to make a mistake than them - so have to be adventurous. But when I am playing someone weaker - I shouldn't do it - but it...

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What is your take on Scientology? I cant understand how any intelligent person can be taken in by this group. Ron Hubbard was a good writer. Before he started his religion some of that he wrote was interesting. He turned his science fiction into a money making cult. Im an atheist but like to think I am tolerant of others beliefs. However I worry about extreme religions of which I count this as one. Religions that virtually...

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If humans evolved from monkey's/apes, why are they still here, but you never see a cave man? Well first we didnt evolve from monkeys. However monkeys and ourselves evolved from the same ancestors - depending how far back you go. Are nearest relative is probably the Neanderthal - which is your half monkey creature if you like. Neanderthal man was definately a step up from todays monkeys and a step down from todays man - so you could argue they were your "half monkeys hald...

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What is the first thing that comes to mind when u see someone 'nude'? Im wondering why I am looknig in the mirror again. Seriously - I suppose it would depend no whether they are male or female, and how old. Wouldnt think anything of a young child running around nude. Dont particularly want to see grown men walknig around nude (but Im not going to seriously object). A beautiful woman in her 20s / 30s / 40s - now where are my binoculars....

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How many ways are there of playing chess? This question can be treated in different ways. You can play passively - waiting for your opponent to commit themselves and you defend. You can play aggresively - eg. advancing your pawns towards opponents defences around his king - all out attack... Chess is a brilliant game because there is so much strategy and tactics involved. I like to sacrifice my Kings Bishops pawn to free up that...

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When you play chess our you black or white? If its a club team match, then the away team is white on evens (the home team white on odds). If its 1 v's 1 in a competition where the colour has not been determined or if its a friendly match - then as per other persons answer - white pawn in one hand black in the other and opponent chooses a hand and hence the colour. On yahoo and chessbase.com - you can choose whether you want to...

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How many possible moves or combination of moves are there in chess after each player has made four complete moves? There are over 288 billion possible positions after 4 moves. There are 400 just after the first move for both players. (Each player can move any of his 8 pawns 1 or 2 squares and the nights each have two squares they can go on - hence 20 * 20 possibilities). From someones earlier answer :- Chess is infinite: There are 400 different positions after each player makes one move apiece. There...

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Are people just pawns in Gods chess game Well I dont beleive God exists - or to be precise we are all our own Gods. Therefore I am the King in the chess game. Then again maybe I shold say I am only a Rook or Bishop as most things in my life I have great control over, but some people have literally the power of life and death - so maybe they are the Kings. Is Bill Gates more like a Queen - he uses his money to save millions of...

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Why Americans are not smart in the game of chess? Bobby Fisher was in many peoples eyes the greatest chess player that lived. He was American - even if the US Government hated him after he made it to the top. (He was a bit wacky to say the least - great chess player - very wierd man). There has also been many over great chess champions from America but it is true to say that for the last 100 years theformer Eastern block countries have pretty...

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What is the maximum ELO rating on chess? There is no theoretical maximum. However the ratings have been increasing over time. With some saying that this inflation is not a true reflection -i.e. gived modern players a higher rating than they deserve. Ratings are based on results over other players ... Differneces in rating with results being used to calculate new ratings. So you could not get a rating of 5000 for example without your...

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In chess is it compulsory to change a pawn into a queen once it fulfils it destiny and reaches the other side of board You can exchange the pawn for a knight, bishop rook or Queen. You can therefore in theory have 9 Queens during a game - which as a chess set comes with only one black queen and one white queen - can cause some problems. When playing on line e.g. chessbase.com you can set in your optinos for a pawn to automaitcally be upgraded t oa queen. 99 times out of 100 thats probably what you want, but...

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Why is there so much hate against Jews Religion is the root cause of many hatreds. Basically when you say my religion is right and yours is wrong - you are going to end up with resentment. I think Jews may be hated more than other religions because they are on the whole more willing to stand up for their faith and their beliefs. Christians are in many places less forthright (but there are somevery notable exceptions). So the...

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WILL GOD ALLOW ME IN HEVEN IF I STILL CONTUNIE TO SMOKE? Cigarettes were not around at the time of the writing of the old and new testaments. There is nothing in the Bible about them. There are bits about treating your body as a temple.... bur I think you will get away with it. As an atheist - I think you should give up smoking for your own health rather than to save your immortal soul - but either was - best to quit..

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Does the game of Chess promote deception? Interesting question. Probabluy no more than any other game - it is really promoting strategic planning and tactics. However part of that is sometimes trying to make your opponent think you are doing one thing when really you are trying to do another. A good example would be a sacrifice - which you try to make look like a mistake rather than a clever gambit... Is that deception - I...

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In the game of chess, can two kings ever meet No. A king attacks every square around it. A kling is not allowed to move onto a square where it would be immeidately taken. So for two kibngs to be next ot each other - one of them would have had to move into the square being attacked by the others king. THat would be illegal and therefore could never happen.

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Have you ever let someone win a game of chess even though you knew you could have forced a win? No. However I have seen people do it to me many times whne playing online. At a guess they didnt want their rating to go up - because Im sure they didnt feel sorry for me. I have let someone have a draw after they have done a silly mistake - where I would win - but sorry I never let anyone win. So if you beat me - its becuase you were better than me for that game.

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Why does chess have a timer? First you need the clock to ensure the game does not go on forever. If someone was losing if there wasnt a time limit - ther ewould be nothing stopping them taking 6 hours to move for example. A win by boring the opponent to death. Of course many friendly games are played without clocks - without people doing that. Using clocks you cna change the style of the game. You cna have a long...

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Is chess really hard to learn? It requires more to learn than most other board games. So relatively yes. A child of 6 will find it difficult to learn - unlesa they are really bright. Bsaically they will find so many rules to heavy going to learn. For a child of 11 or an adult - then no its not too hard to learn, but ther eare not many games that are quite so difficult to getting you started. So any older child /...

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William Shatner had played some "characters" (James Tiberias Kirk; Denny Crane) and some serious roles. Is it a positive, or is it demeaning, when an actor can make fun of himself? I think he is great. He has often been critisized by his fellow actors for his poor acting and lets face it - he is no Shakespearian Actor (unlike Patrick Stewart who is a great actor). However William Shatner brings fun into his roles. He always looks like he is enjoying himself and that in turn rubs off. I enjoyed Star Trek and love him in Boston Legal. If you cant take the piss out of...

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What are the differences between a database program and a spreadsheet program One handles databases and the other spreadsheets. A spreadsheet is more about formulaes - using data to calculate things. From wikipedia - just the top bits:- A database is a structured collection of records or data that is stored in a computer system so that a computer program or person using a query language can consult it to answer queries[1]. The records retrieved in answer to...

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What's a good name for a computer virus? the_person_who_wrote_this_virus_is_an_idiot There see - it explains it well. Why do we test products on animals when we have virus programers we could use. Virus programming is not difficult - it just a modern form of terrorism / vandalism. It costs us all not just in lost itme - but the expense of having to install anti-virus software which then takes up resources. So virus...

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How much of what we say is opinion, as opposed to thoroughly researched, proved beyond a shadow of a doubt, facts? Thats a matter of opinion lol. A lot of things are facts (in my opinion proved beyond a shadow of a doubt) - but some people still wont beleive them. E.g. the earth is over 4 billion years old (not just 7000). Dinosaurs existed 100s of millions of years ago - long before man appeared on the planet. Global warming is happening - the extent of which is opinion based on fact but I think...

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Situation: You wake up naked in the desert, with a $20 bill, a cell phone, and a paper clip lying next to you. What do you do? Id say oh not again - thats the third time this week! I'd use the cell phone to cal my partner to come and fetch me - preferably with a set of my clothes before I get sunburnt - where I dont want to get sunburnt. In the mean time I would use the $20 bill to cover said area with the hlep of my hands. I dont think the paper clip will be required.

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How do i get bigger boobs and bigger sexy buttocks? You create an account on second life and make yourself whatever you want to be. In the end unless you eat more - the only way you are likely to get bigger is through cosmetic surgery. I have never known someone have implants in their buttocks - and I doubt if it would feel nice. Breasts - ok I admit I have been impressed with soem that I have seen - but in the end - I like them all,...

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When did you last play a game of chess? 15 minutes ago - on line chessbase.com - Im cambsman on there too if anyone wants to play....

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What was (is) your highest USCF rating? We have a different rating in the UK, but at one stage I was the equivalent ot about 1850. Now I have dropped to about 1600 (goes up and down when I plahy online). Of ocurse there are different ratings for different types of chess - blitz, bullet but I assume you mena normal.

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In the game of chess, why is it that white makes the first move? So are they going to change the rules of draughts (chequers in US) so that black is not allowed to move first). Its just the rules. Someone has to go first and as already well answered by one person - who is black or white i often determined by putting one of eahc colour behind ones bakc - then putting one pawn in each hand and the opponent chooses a hand - whichever pawn he chooses he...

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Which chess piece can be checkmated? Only the king and the game is then over. Other pieces can be pinned (unable to more or you would be in check or another more significqant one of your pieces would become vunerable) or forked (two or more pieces attacked at the same time by one piece) but only a king can be checkmated (mated for short).

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How would you feel if a 14 year old beat you GOOD in a game like trivial pursuit or scrabble, ...? Fine as long as he didnt over gloat. Which would be the same if anyone beat me - but kids are more likely to gloat. Im a good loser provided they are a good winner. Most people are good winners luckily cos I lose a lot lol.

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If a player receives the Chance card that says "Advance token to nearest railroad" and the card does not state implicitly that they can collect $200, do they receive the $200 if in advancing they pass GO? Yes. You are advancing - so going around the board. If you play monopoly on a computer - you will see your token pass the g square and you will receive your $200. When you go to jail it says go straight to jail - so you neither advance or go backwards -you just jump to the jail square. The only othr time a card causes you to move but not to advance is the Go back to - in the UK Old Kent...

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Are you a chess master? I wish. My USCF rating is about 1600 so I have a fair way to go. I stopped playing for 10 years. Before I stopped I did get to about 1850 but still no where near master level. I will never be that good (or near it) sob sob

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Do you like board/card games based on luck? Or do you like strategy games better? I dont like any game that is based on pure luck. However I do enjoy games where luck can play a significant part. It means that I cna occasionally beat someone who is way better than me and vice versa - I would not enjoy playing soemone lower tyhan myself if I always was to win. I play chess reasonably well and if there is a big difference in the ratings then there is virtaully no chance...

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What is the probability of getting no sixes if you toss three dice. For each dice it is 5/6. So to get none in 3 die then it is 5/6 * 5/6 * 5/6 = 125/216 = 57.9% of the time. There are 216 combination. 1 of which is 6,6,6 15 of which are 2 sixes(661,662,663,664,665 - 3 times) 75 of which are just one 6 125 of which is no sixes So 0 6's = 125/216 1 6 = 75/216 2 6's = 15/216 3 6's = 1/216 So its much better than 50:50...

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Have you ever been scammed on Ebay? Almost. I won a computer at a very low buy it now price at the time. I emailed to say I would colklect and pay cash as I had no intention of paying before hand. If its too good to be true - it probably is. The next morning ebay emailed me to warn me not to send him any money.... 200 PCs at about $800 each - would have been a nice profit.... with only cost of sale to ebay Otherthings I...

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Will DVD+R discs play on any dvd players No. Note DVD+R is not just a tpye of disk but a way in which the data can be recorded. By default when writing to a DVD+R disk the "book type" is DVD+R. There are 3 main types of DVD players. Those that will play DVD-R Those that will play DVD+R and those that play both. (There are some that cant play either DVD+R or DVD-R - but they are rare). Some of course cna play DVD+RW,...

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What is the purpose of the monarchy in England (present day requirements)? She has always done and still does work very hard going to many official appointments. Im ont a monarchist as I view it as undemocratic. However I am a big fan of the queen and the hard work she does. I dislike the principal of a monarchy but the practice of it is very good. Apart from the huge amounts of torusim it brings in - she helps get many business delas approved by holding functions,...

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'The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.' [Winston Churchill] Which one are you most like, most of the time? I definately look for the opportunuity... Negativity is draining Normally people do the analogy of is the glass half empty or half full? What I cant stand is the ones who not only say the glass is half empty but that it is cracked and the wine in it tastes awful.....

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What board game would you rather play: Scrabble, Monopoly, Life, Risk or Candyland. Risk is my favourite game (I dont know Candyland). However Risk is not played by so many people as Scrabble for example so it does depend on who is available. It also takes a lot longer (normally). Monopoly is great cos it appeals to all ages. OK kids can play scrabble but unless they are super bright - it is not much fun playing with them. So Riskm then Scrabble then Monopoly ... but I...

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Why are so many chess masters Russian? In Russia, Chess is held in much higher esteem than in the West. The top players are like pop stars. The communists encouraged chess as a way of showing that they were superior to the west. The Spassky v's Fischer being viewed as East v's West. (Unfortunately for the US Fischer was a great chessplayer but held views that did not fit with US policy).

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Who would win in a fight, Me or You? My moneys on you. You look younger and fitter and Im not that good at fighting. But warning - I would cheat, hit below the belt or do whatever to avoid getting hurt. This also means I am most likely to run away! (a wide yellow streak). I have some big friends too. They would not take nicely to someone hurting me.

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My 4 teens want to have Saturday night free to themselves even though it's the only night me and my hubby can go out,so i need them to babysit my baby quads.They have Friday night free to themselves and the only other time they babysit is for 2 hrs a week I would be very surprised if all 4 teens want to go out together. Cant two help look afte the quads one week and the other two the next week and so on. Or at the very list each pair does one weekend in month - giving you two Saturdays a month. Leaving one teen with all 4 quads would be unfair. PS 4 teens and a set of quads - good for you for having the energy to want to go out!

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What your three absolute favorite bands? Queen, Beatles, Abba Not everything by all of them but each one has done some great songs

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How many trick-or-treaters did you have tonight? 2. Pathetic or what. We are in a quiet cul-de-sac and I wasn't in for long - but I bought a lot of sweets - and so if I have bad teeth in a few weeks.... PS anyone want some twiks maltesers snickers or maltesers?

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Are the toilet seats in the Ladies Room able to be lifted? If so, why is that? I can understand having a lid on them so that you can sit down if you need to, but why would the seats be the kind that lift? Well I can think of a few reasons why they are the same. 1) economies of scale - why have two differnt designs if not necessary. Especially when it comes to repairs etc. 2) I wonder where cross dressers go / transvestites and do they lift the seat if .... 3) If the mens toilets get broken or are being cleaned tghen sometiems they have to borrow the ladies. You would want us to be able to...

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Non-Believers: What is your opinion on the Christian community? Not the religion itself, but the people and how they conduct themselves in todays world? (And be nice with the ratings) Which Christian community are we on about? there are so many and some treat other Christian communities worse than they would us atheists. Christians today on the whole are a lot better than the ones of the past. When I look at how us British treated the Muslims in India, etc. However the fundamental problem is that most religions including the Christian ones assume that heir faith is the...

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About Dumbledore being gay, I've heard comments on why he "had to be gay" if no sexual orientation was mentioned. i believe that you shouldn't automatically assume that a person is straight, that both are fine and should hold equal status. who's with me? Both should hold equal status - but there are a lot of bigots in the world. The Christian Fundamentalists want to ban the books etc. because of it... I don't think JK Rowling will lose too much sleep as she already has a lot more money than she needs and many Christian Fundamentalists didn't like the idea of wizards anyway. Im surprised she bothered to mention it - but maybe she...

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Is rape ever justified? Why or why not? I was going to say no like everyone else. Rape is an abhorrent crime. However I thought a bit further... I think one could put up an argument that "Murder" could be justified. But would be very debatable. If someone murdered your family ... So if we used that argument, then if a man raped a woman - maybe it would be justified to rape the man. I think killing him would probably...

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If humans all left for another planet and there was an epic battle for world domination between Gorrillas armed with spoons and Badgers armed with guns, who would win? The gorrilas. I cant imagine that the badgers would figure out how to use the guns or work them with their paws but the gorillas would be able to kill the badgers just using their physical strength. Besides we know that gorillas will take over - because we have all seen planet of the apes and there were no badgers to be found.... Mmmm maybe someone will make Planet of the Badgers after...

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What steps would you follow to install software in an enterprise-computing environment? Enterprise-computing environment implies that it should be done very carefully. 1) If you are going to do it on a production server, then normally you should have tested it on a non-production server first. 2) Backup the system before you change anything. Next it depends on whether the Software you are installing will update the Operating System / System files area. Better to be safe...

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Can I run Solaris 10 through Windows XP? Quick answer - No. Longer answer - yes but unlikely to be practical. There are some ways you can run both at the same time though (just its not runinng through Windows XP). So first the yes but unlikely to be useful answer... You can appear to run Solaris 10 within a Windows environment is you have a Tarantella Server for example. This really is Solaris running on a different computer...

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Please offer me some solaris 10 certification materials (torrent addresses, cd's, Q&A tests, testking......) Thank you in advance! Its costs about $70 from memory but if you go to testking.com - then you can get a large list of Q and As for Solaris 10 certification. Not that I would recommend cheating of course. (But I would be grateful if you let me know if it was worth it). It was recommended to me by a friend. I need to do the exam too at some time.

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Why are screen savers useful? (if at all) The most important use for screen savers nowadays is privacy / security. I work on my laptop - in company offices and at home. There are files on my laptop which are confidential. I have had emails open - which I would not want over people to see. Distractions occur - someone coems and chats - we end up looking at a problem at their desk - and without a screensaver - anyone would probably...

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Does dual-booting operating systems slow down the computer? If you use something like VMWare to be able to run two Operating systems at the same time, then this has a significant overhead. However if you mean having two O/Ss installed on a computer but only booting one up at any one time (which is what I assume you mean - which is dual booting), then there is virtaully no overhead. I say virtually no overhead, because you can improve performance by...

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Is there a chance that i can get a sexually transmitted infection or disease from giving my boyrfriend oral sex, even when he is still a virgin? Quick answer is yes but less likely than penetrative sex. If he has had no sexual activity of any kind then risks are very small. STDs can be caught via blood transfusions et.c but this is rare. If he has an STD and he says he has never had any sexual activity - I would put my money on him lying rather than their being an innocent reason... There are many forms of STDs that can be passed...

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What is the best ps2 game that has been released that i should buy? Singstar (Karaoke with points) - take your pick as to which one - there are loads - but most have a range of songs to suit all tastes.. ~Its one of the few games that many adults will play (ok you may have to get them drunk) Kids love watching their parents make fools of themselves. Girls love it probably more than boys - one of the few games that will get many girls to play. We always...

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Is it true that originally there was a Chess-piece which allowed a player to take his OWN men should he so wish? No. The only major changes that have occurred are:- Castling - the king moving two towards the rook and the rook jumps over the king. Lots of caveats. The ability to move a pawn two moves forward as well as just one for its first move. En-passant - The ability to take a pwan that moved two moves forward as if it had only moved one square. Must be done on next move. Other chess variants...

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The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per side in a game of chess Brief - over 288 billion iwinit did a great asnwer to a similar question From his answer:- There are 400 different positions after each player makes one move apiece. There are 72,084 positions after two moves apiece. There are 9+ million positions after three moves apiece. There are 288+ billion different possible positions after four moves apiece. There are more 40-move games on...

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My Lexmark Z65 printer (about 4 yrs. old) goes thru black ink too fast. I get about 20 pages out of a black ink cartridge. Should I just toss this thing and get something reliable? One bit of advice I always give peiople when buying a printr is that - the cheaper the printer the more expensive it is to buy ink. The printer manufacturers have to make money someohw and many printers are sold at a loss. If you only print a little then the cost of ink is less important. When you are printing a lot especially if it is mainly black and white then maybe you should buy a printer...

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My Atheist friends, when you see God in his true form, what will your first thought be? Well I would be thinking - oh shit I got it wrong - how is he goiung to punish me. Of course which God are you choosing - becuase there are certainly lots to choose from. With the Catholics be seeing the Protestants go donw to hell or vice versa. Let alone the Muslims, the Hindus, the... But I am pretty confident that its not going to happen. If I was God and omnipotent - then I would...

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When you see someone who is overweight/obese, what is your first thought? Honest answer - which not proud of but at least honest.. It depends on the situation. I hated myself for see a very obese person at an airport - waiting for a plane - my first thought was "oh God I hope I dont have to sit on the plane next to him". It would have been very uncomfortable. Similarly so in the theatre recently. Apart from that - I also stereo type them as being...

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What woluld be your first thought if you crashed your Ferrari into your dad's Lamborghini? Not again!. Hope he doesnt stop me piloting the family plane again for a week. At least we have a few spares in the garage - jsutswap the number plates and hopefully he wont notice this time. Then I'd wake up from the dream

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If your work place is on fire,what is the first non-living thing you will save? My laptop - althouh I back it up every now and then - there are bits on it that I really wouldnt want to lose. Not just work but photos etc. I have assume my car/hosue keys and my wallet are both in my pockets.

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Where can I find a (United Kingdom) football League division 2 table that I can embed into my website? I dont know about embed (copyright is always an issue - but... I would get table from :- http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/table/default.stm Nice to see the Dons are at the top - hadnt looked for a while lol.

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What was the first computer you ever used or owned? God, you all make me feel so old. The first computer I owned was the Sinclair ZX81 in 1982. It had 1K or ram. Only did black and white. Terrible graphics. Then added a expansion pack to get it to 16K. I wrote a lot of stuff on that computer as well as played games. All had to backed up using a tape cassette player - (horrible) - took ages and the backup often failed. To laod a game could take...

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What is the greatest toy/game you ever owned? Has to be my computer. The ZX Spectrum being the first and probably most used. I get hours nad hours of fun out of it - playing all sorts of different games and in those days writing them to. If I had to choose one ocmputer game out of the lot - Risk - its even better on the computer than against people (which is not true for most board games). Best other board game. Now Im older Chess but...

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In Hearts (computer), when you get the Queen of Spades and you know you can't shoot for the moon, do you continue playing or do you leave that game and start anew? Sorry tried to add comment that you probably meant purely no humans playing. I would still never quit. (I never seem to be able to post comments -takes ages) I play on the computer but against humans - hence my confusion - sorry.

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In Hearts (computer), when you get the Queen of Spades and you know you can't shoot for the moon, do you continue playing or do you leave that game and start anew? You carry on playing. Why should you stop. So you are going ot have a bd round but the games not over until someon gets to 100. If everyone gave up if they got the Queen of spades and wasnt able to shoot the moon, then all games would end up never finishing unless all hands result in successful shooting of the moon. Would be a pretty boring game and no one owuld play. I have had some sore...

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How do you score a hand with 4 4's and a 7? Im guessing this is cribbage (crib) With all four fours you have 6 pairs and 6 sets of 15 so a total of 24 points:- 4C 4D for 2 (a pair) 4C 4H for 2 (a pair) 4C 4S for 2 (a pair) 4D 4H for 2 (a pair) 4D 4S for 2 (a pair) 4H 4S for 2 (a pair) Then we can the 7 to each pair to make 6 lots of 15:- 4C + 4D + 7 = 15 for 2 4C + 4H + 7 = 15 for 2 4C + 4S + 7 = 15 for 2 4D + 4H +...

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Does anyone know the moves to the Knights Tour?One Knight-no other pieces,and the knight must land on every square once and once only.Starting from any position? There are lots of answers buts heres 1. H4, G6, H8, F7, E5, G4, H6, G8, E7, F5, G7, E8, F6, H7, F8, E6, F4, H5, G3, H1, F2, E4, G5, H3, G1, E2, D4, C6, D8, B7, A5, B3, A1, C2, A3, B1, D2, C4, D6, C8, A7, B5, C7, A8, B6, D7, B8, A6, C5, A4, B2, D1, C3, D5, B4, A2, C1, D3, E1, F3, H2, F1, E3, G2, I pracitsed at web site http://www.borderschess.org/KnightTour.htm Other nice puzzles...

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In monopoly what street do you always make sure you buy? Bascally I want which ever set I can get hold of. So I buy everything possible at first (does depepnd on the number of players). The one I least like is the Greens. (Im from England - so we have different names for them - but the colours are the same I hope). If there are lots of players then whoever gets the first set has a big advantage - hence I dont really mind, I love the light...

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I am alone with a Oujji board however you spell it. And im alone with it, How do i make it work!! its annoying me cause i want it to work so much! Please dont tell me the dangers i already know. And im now being stubbern but please help me! I dont believe in the dangers as I dont believe in the "afterlife". If you are on your own and manage to getsome messages out then I beleive that will be your sub-conscious speaking. I think that would only do more good than harm - so good luck!. I just hope in time you will feel less desperate to need to use it, but at a guess you re i pain right now and if it helps on your...

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In monopoly, the community chest card say to pay assessment for street repairs. Where or who does that money go to? In the standard game - the bank. I have playedvariations where it goes on to the Free Parking square and who ever lands on the square gets the money. However according to the standard rules - the bank...

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What's your favourite board game? Chess - but with a clock - so I can have fast games and slow games etc. By hyaving differnt times - the style of the gameis quite different... Then as a kid - Risk - This is the one board game where the computer versions are way better.

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When playing chess do you tend to avoid exchanging queens so as to keep the game more complex? That depends on how good my opponent is realtive to myself. I assume a player with a higher rating than myself will benefit from a complicated postion / more peices on the board. They are probably able to calcualte better than me, so in league matches - if I am playing soemone who is rated much higher than myself then I want to simplify the game as quickly as possible (I will be happy with a...

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What is the ideal computer specification for a chess player? Am planning to buy a laptop that will help me analyze my games. Just how much muscle do I actually need. Thanks. 20 years ago - this wuld ahve been an important consideration. Today the most basic of computers will do the analysis very quickly for you. Any modern laptop (i.e. not older than 5 years and probably even older) will be fine. Just make sure that the program will run it e.g. if the programs needs Windows XP or does it need Vista... The most basic of laptops is lieky tohave good enough...

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If you have a Mac and play chess on it, what is the best way to beat the computer? Most chess programs enable you to change the level. Set it to a really easy level. 20 years ago - I never lost against my Sinclair Spectrum even on a hard level when it would take an hour to do a move. Today most chess programs beat me easily on even the middle levels. On the highest levels - unless you are a grand master (and I am no where near as good as that) - you are unlikely to be...

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In chess, which do you prefer, two rooks or one queen? The only other pieces left on the board are the kings. Two rooks. If they are protecting each other - you are going to be able to get a draw at the least (unless you are in a very bad position). If the rooks are not protecting each other and the player with the queen has the next move, then in many cases they may be able to check a few times cause a fork and capture one of the rooks. However, it would still be difficult to mate against just...

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Is a persons ability at chess a good measure of their intelligence? Yes in that everyone that I know that is good at chess has a high IQ (I do myself). The ability to work things out.... is very useful in IQ tests. Just becuase someone is poor at chess does not mean they have a low IQ - Someone with a high IQ still needs to learn how to play chess to be good at it. Note I may have a high IQ - but what does that meam. Is it important - no. I am not...

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If you could destroy one religion, what religion would it be? The problem with this type of question is it can ful religious prejudices. (Im sure that was not the intent). I dont beleive in any religion and its easier to name the ones that I find least oppresive (Buddhism, etc) rathern than the ones that have done a lot o evil in their name. Christiananity, Islamic and Jewish religions do not escape this, but of course the majority of beleivers in...

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If you were the actually the rebirth of someone, who would you want it to be and why? Casonova - Do I need to explain why?

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If I lost a really good game of chess to you, and I was winning but made I really stupid move, how would you celebrate when I made that stupid move? I wish it happeend a lot for me but it doesnt. I would probably smile in a friendly way and just say - unlucky - you blew that one. Trying hard to not look smug about it - but inside feelnig realy good. If its a proper match rather than a friendly - its even more important not to "rub it in"

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What chess word do you usually use to describe the corner piece in the back row: Rook or Castle? Its a rook. When you move the king two squares towards the rook and the rook jumps over it - thst is called castling or to castle. So Castle is a verb rather than a noun. However a lot of peopel call it a castle an I have never heard someone correct someone else for doing so. Calling a Knight (or Night) a Horse is probably worse.

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You are on a motorbike and a car pulls out in front of you. You will hit the car at considerable speed. What should you do and why? "Considerable speed" - well being aqnd apheist - I suppose I cant really say pray. I will probably be glad I have a crash helemt on and proper leathers. So from your question - it looks like we have no chance to avoid the collision, so its how best to limit its affects. So 1) Apply the brakes like mad - the slower the impact the better. 2) Just as we are about to collide - I...

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In Maths - whats the difference between "to 3 decimal places" and to "3 significant figures"? Both are to do with rounding but one is more to do with after the decimal point and the other before. Decimal places refers to the number of numbers after the decimal point. So rounding is done to that level. E.g. 12345.6789 to 3 Decimal places would be 12345.679 Significant numbers is rounding but before the decimal place. So 12345.6789 to 3 significant numbers is 12300

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Is it true that in a game of chess you can simultaneously open with the a2 and h2 pawns? No. THe only time you can move two of your pieces during one move is when you castle. (King moving two squares towards the rook and the rookjumping over it). Strictly speaking I suppose when your pawn gets promoted - it changes into another piece - so you ar moving a pawn and changing it into a queen for example on the same move, but I would not conmsider that moving two pieves...

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Can anyone post me advantages and disadvantages of ms word? MS Word is the defacto standard. Each version of Microsoft Office seems to have a better and better version of Word.... It can be used on a wide range of hardware that runs microfot offce products (so basically PC running a variant of Windows and mobile phones / pdas running a cut down version of windows. Disadvantages - Office costs. The files that word creates are large and security is a...

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Whats your favourite chess opening and do you vary it a lot? Deleted - was meant to be a comment not an answer

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Why is it that when a woman gets called a "slut" or a whore, it's usually by another woman? Men don't seem to judge women as much as other women do about who they've slept with or how many. Well us men are the beneficiaries if a woman enjoys sleeping with lots of men. So we are a lot less likely to disapprove than other women are going to. She may be taking some other womans boyfriend or husband... The boyfreind or husband is unlikely to be complaining and some other men will be hoping it might be their turn next. PS my phone number is ..... lol Why a man is called a stud.......

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Do you play Chess in the comics & crossword section of the daily paper? I do the chess puzzle - white to move and ... I never read about the games or follow them. Only the test. I much prefer sudoko, killer etc

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Do professional games of chess ever actually end in Checkmate anymore? Or is it always resignation or a draw? Yes but rarely in normal games. Grand masters are not normally going to miss a check mate. The only time this is likely to occur is during fast play games (bullet or blitz) where moves can end up beiong played at a very fast rate and end up moving more on instinct than on calculation. It can also occur at the end of normal games when the players get into time trouble... and end up making an...

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I find fair skinned people more attractive, am I being racist? No you are no more a rascist than I am a homophobe because I ony fancy women and not men. Instant attraction is uncontrollable. Most not all of people like traits that they are used to. The old sayig that women look for someone like their father. We learn to distinguish characteristics at an early age. It sounds rascist when a white man implioes he cant tell the difference between black men...

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Has Pat Robertson ever retracted or apologized for his characterization of Hinduism as "demonic"? I dont think so. Such comments dont help bring harmony to the world. However, almost every religion has the line or commandment - "I am the one true God and all others are false". Most imply all others are fake gods started by the devil. So to be fair to Pat its part of his religion. If that one tenet / belief / commandment did not exist - then there would be a lot less wars,...

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I know that Israel has been wronged, but is there anything Israel has done to provoke any of it? Almost any nation or relgion has done wrong in the past (with maybe just a few exceptions). Israel was created as an aftermath of the holocaust - one of the greatest wrongs ever done to a people. The problem is the state was created in the middle of other peoples lands. This is more a fault of Britain (my country) for dividing up Palestine using natural borders rather than political borders....

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Global Warming...What do you think? Human caused or just another earth cycle? Its both. There have always been cycles. What matters is what will the effects be especailly on man kind and the rest of the planet. The evidence that we are contributing to it is enormous. When Glen says we only cntriubte 1 or 2% of the CO2 - that is big evdence that we are changing the planet. Especailly as each smaller increase causes another increase. The planet is not able to keep itself...

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My small dog will not eat commercial dog food and so I am attempting to make her food myself. The problem is that she will absolutely not eat vegetables. Is there a recipe out there for homemade dog food that doesn't use vegetables? Pets are a bit like children. They cna be fussy with what they eat - especially if they are pampered. My cats refused to eat normal cat food at first. We started buying them the expensive stuff but in the end I decided enough was enough. We kept putting the normal cat food down and throing it away if the cat would not eat it and then putting fresh back down again. In the end the cats got...

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If you could chose your life from the beggining would you be a boy or a girl I wonder would a lady-boy give me the best of both worlds. I doubt it. Us men I think do get the better deal. We do not get periods or PMS/PMT (even if we have to put up with it). We dont go through the menopause. We on the whole do less housework. We do die younger though. I still think Id prefer to be a boy.

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What is the fastest way to get rid of gum ulsers I do use Bonjella immediately on mine. If I have none - then wash with salted water. (It will smart - sting). My ulcers always seem to get bigger before they get better, but if I dont use treatment they seem to get a lot lot worse. So just becuase the ulcer still gets bigger does not mean the treatment has not helped. PS You may want to check with your dentist / Dr what is causing the...

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Are American blacks superior because of the tragedies of slavery? The only way they can be "superior" is because they have had a better educatino etc. in America than they would get in most African countries. The people are the same, its just the opportunities on the whole in America are much better. You could therefore say are American whites superior because of the slave trade - well it helped generate wealth for them ehich meant they got a...

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I am an "alcoholic" so they tell me. I hate saying th@ word, I want to stop drinking because of the reprocussions, but I also want to "ba able" to drink. I can t get over that wanting to. No matter what people have said I hate to say it - but from what I have read - once an alcoholic - then any time you have a drink you are very like to not be able to drink in moderation. Having said that it depends what you class as an alcoholic. A true alcoholic wakes up and needs a drink. Can not get through the day without a drink. A lot of people drink way too much and risk harming themselves in the long term but are...

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My husband of 33 yrs. cheated on me repeatedly in the first 4 years of our marriage. Now he uses porn but says he has no libido and is impotent at least with me. Now what do I do? I am disillusioned and hurt. Do I just make the best of it? Viagra .... will improve his libido. Married 33 years - so I am guessing over 50. Unfortunately mens sexual drive peak is at 18, womens in between 36 and 40, so his drive will be much less as he gets older. Its difficult for some men to come to terms with - hence they run after a "bit of skirt" to get their drive back or turn to porn. Obviously you should check with a Dr before he...

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My husband was at a cricket wind up and they had strippers there one of the strippers told my husband that she has breast implants and asked my husband to feel them and he did is this considered cheating? I would not get to upset with him on this. Normally a man touching another womans breasts I think I would count as cheating but given the context - I think you should give him some slack. The peer pressure would have been very great - and it would have been more "jocular" than sexual. Can you imagine how his friends would ahve treated him if he had not touched them. Where one drawa...

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Do you ever put off going to bed/going home from work/whatever until you level up or hit a certain number of points? I used to. First it was to get to the next level or a round 100s or 100 in a day ..... Or to get the number of points I thoguht would get me into the top 250, 100... Answerbag can be addictive. But now I need so many points to get to the next level and the novlety has worn off so I dont really concern myself with the points much now. (Note I said much - I still do a little). So please dont...

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Does anyone have any hard facts on the cost of wear & tear of shutting down PC's every night vs. leaving them on & using electricity? I would recommend shutting down your computer if you are not using it. This not only saves electricity but is green - saves carbon... and saves you money. Also for security - re hacking - see later. I have owned a large number of PCs and by the time components start to fail, they are normally ready to be replaced. I have only needed to repair one so far. Do avoid power spikes, so do not...

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Does anyone have any hard facts on the cost of wear & tear of shutting down PC's every night vs. leaving them on & using electricity? I would recommend shutting down your computer if you are not using it. This not only saves electricity but is green - saves carbon... and saves you money. Also for security - re hacking - see later. I have owned a large number of PCs and by the time components start to fail, they are normally ready to be replaced. I have only needed to repair one so far. Do avoid power spikes, so do not...

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Does anyone else think its a little outrageous that actors are paid so much when there are people out there risking their life working to save other peoples lives. Its the difference between a job and a vocation. Actors sports stars get paid according to how much money they can make for the film makers / clubs. Certain stars can almost guarantee box office success. So companies will pay them an amount that still enables them to make a profit. For many of us in normal jobs - it is still the same - just a lot less pay. The company pays you a rate at...

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Should Australia/US/your country take immediate action on greenhouse emissions? YES Australia I think will start to act fast. THey are in a terrible drought and all the politicians seem to be getting the message. The US - will probably take longer. Bush wont listen, but others will. However a lot of Americans still seem to need to be convinced. Even if the evidence seems over whelming to me. SO THEY MUST ACT AND THEY MUST ACT NOW. Otherwise China wont act and India...

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What is the worst movie ever made? I would go for the original Lord of The Rings cartoon. It covered one and a hal f books so finished at a silly stage. The graphics were terrible. They took a brilliant story and ruined it. Luckily special efects have come on a long way since then and the Lord of the Ring films made in the last 10 years were brilliant. I love Woody Allen by the way. (a few voted any of his films). Just...

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Casual players dislike when their opponents force a draw near the end of a one-sided chess game. How do advanced or expert players feel about it? Its part of the game and one of the easiest bits to learn to improve your game. E.g. A rook and pawn against a queen will be a draw provided the king is next to the pawn and the pawn protects the rook, preventing the opponents king getting near your own king. There are many more. The skill when you are down is trying to maneouver your opponents to let you get the draw. I lvoe it when I slavage...

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Would rather be a cat or a dog? Why? A cat. Both cats and dogs can be ill treated but overall cats are not treated badly as often. They are also held in great diety in some cultures. (Ancient Egypt - it was a capital offence to kill a cat...). People dont expect much form cats (OK maybe catch the odd mouse) but dogs often have to work. Guard, help the blind / deaf, sniff out drugs, fight (terrible),... Cats live like Queens.

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Where did Jesus get his Y chromosome from? As an atheist that beleives Jesus existed, then from his father - a normal human being. I beleive Jesus was a great man - note MAN not a god or a son of god. Great question. However thats my opinion - I dont mean to offend - and hope others can take comfort in the fact that I will go to hell if I am wrong! Im not going to worry.

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Yesterday I encountered a chess position in which I did not know if a move was allowed. As you know, a king is not supposed to move into check. But what happens when the piece giving check is pinned itself, and therefore unable to really do anything? It does not matter whether the piece is pinned or not. A king is not allowed to move into check, (or through a position where it would be checked if castling). The easiest way to think of it is that the game is over once a king is killed. The fact that the other king could then be killed is irrelevant. So you cant move a piece that is pinned out of a pin, but it can still be used to check or...

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What is the impact on the economy when cash gets lost or destroyed? Small amounts of course have very little impact but if we aggregate them all up - its a bit like the reverse of govenrments printing extra money. When governments print extra money - they devalue the currency. With more money oging around, then each unit becoems worth less. If you doubles the amount of dollars in circulatino tomorrow - then the price of everything would probably double. ...

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How do you play the card game 'pontoon', and how can I improve my playing ability? Pontoon is the British version of Blackjack (Vingt et un...). Main difference is that in pontoon you also get a payout for a five card trick. There are books tyou can but to teach you but it is basically a simple game. I would suggest you play on the web on one of the free sites. Dont gamble... unless you want to learn the hard way. One site is :- http://spwebgames.com/pontoon/

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Is billiards to pool what chess is to checkers? Yes, but I think more billiards is to snooker as chess is to checkers. Checkers (or daughts as we call it in England) is a much simpler game than to learn than chess and is played on the same board as chess. Billiards is a much simpler game than snooker (or pool) but uses the same table as snooker or at least a similar table to pool and the same type of equipment, cues, chalk, ... The lack...

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What is a flank? Basically the flank files flank the center files. A file is a vertical column of eight squares. The d and e files (where the king and queen sit at the beginning of the match) are the CENTER FILES. All the other files are the FLANKS - a,b,c on the queen side and f, g and h on the kings side.

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Is it possible to play chess with yourself without, subconsciously, giving one side an advantage or disadvantage? When I was younger (a long time ago), I often played against myself looking at opennings. So I think the brief answer is yes. But its not much fun. You cantg exaclty set traps hoping your opponent wont fall for them. What you can do is try different lines of an opening. Once one side has a clear advantage - then there is not much point in continuing. - The middle game can not be learnt...

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Why is it that some of my legitimate/serious questions go overlooked, but my other "cause I just wanna know" questions get 18 answers? I just wanna know questions are often about peoples thoguhts or opinions. Serious questions are often more specialised. So the majority of us may not be able to answer. I dont mind answering silly quesstions with a silly answer - its not so important if my answer is not 100% right. I do not like to answer a serious question - one where there is a right or wrong answer unless I am...

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If you could change your name to anything you wanted, what would it be? Clint Rockford I could be nicknamed Rocky. It sounds strong. (Clint Eastwood _ Jim Rockford). Much better than my real name. In England you can change your name ot whatever you like provided its not offensive or that you are not trying ot give yourself a title. It costs less than aobut $70. Yesterday they listed 10 of the best ones. I cant remember any of them - but their were very...

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If you could bring back 1 TV show that had ben canceled what would it be? Well as they finally already brought back Dr Who - I suppose it owuld have to be Survivors. Not sure if you got ti in the US. Its about the world after a virus wipes out over 99% of the population... There were several seasons of it. Main issues - trying ot form communities, peopel stealing... how to dispense justice, running out of fuel. Trying to re-populate the earth. Re-inventing...

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If you could make one sin ok what ould the sin be? This reminds me of the old joke. Moses came down from the Mountain after having spoken to God and addressed his people. "Well there is good news and there is bad news. The good news is I got him down to 10. The bad news is adultery is still in" But if I could get rid of one sin - then it would be the one that prevents people form worshipping other gods (false Gods). For most...

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Would finding life on Mars be a good thing? Yes. I think the chances of finding intelligent or even sophisticated life there is very unlikey ( we would have seen it by now). However, just the basic life forms would really cause a lot of religions a big problem. It would be as big a blow ot religion as when we first discovered that the earth went round the sun. For future generations - it owuld give much greater hope of being able...

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Religion vs. morals: who is the "better person"? the man who does something good simply because it seems like the right thing to do, or the man who does it because he is religious and doesn't want to go to hell? (or suffer other consequences) THat would depend on whos eyes you are looking thorugh. I am not religions so I would say the man that does it for it simply being good. For a religious person - it is Gods opinion that really matters. So in Gods eyes the only right person is the one who follows his laws. You can do all the good in the world but if you dont beleive in the "one true God" - according to most religions...

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My generation had The Village People, Queen and Elton John and made no big deal about it. Do you think homosexuality has become more controversial now than then? Why? Homosexuality was still very unpopular in England in the 70s 80s. I think it is accepted by the majority of the population now in England. Im straight but I have nothing against homosexuals. Im sure Freddie Mercury and elton John probably helped their cause. Then of course aids cam along, which some bigotted people tried to explain as a punishment for gay people, but things have thankfully...

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What is your favorite all time movie and why is it your favorite? Shawshanks Redemption. Not a film I cna watch over and over again, but whenever I watch it - its brilliant. Close contenders:- Godfather, The Rock, Its a Wonderful Life...

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What is the manliest way to kill yourself? Be creative! Just watch Groundhog day to get some good tips. I did like the driving over the edge of the cliff with the groundhog having hold of the sterring wheel best, or maybe the playing chicken with the train. Please dont do either in real life - not very nice for those who have to clear up the mess afterwards...

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Can you taste the difference between regular and diet pop? Yes. I like the regular. I can only drink the diet ones if I am very very thirsty and there is nothing else available. The latest ones "zero" taste even worse.... I much prefer water to diet - and it is more slimming. But I do love Coke - but limit myself to about 2 or 3 cans a week.

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What's the craziest thing you've done in the name of 'love'? Not particulalry crazt but boy did it hurt. I went to leap frog a pillar. Unfortuantely my hands slipped and I landed on top of it. Crushing grazing and bruising the crown jewels. Which if htat was not enough to make my eyes water, (I remember them being shut) I then rolled forward and landed on my back winding myself. It took me a few minutes of just laying their to get my wind back and I...

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Do you talk to yourself sometimes Of course - its the only way I can guarantee an intelligent conversation. Then those men in the white coats always come and lock me away...

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Is war the answer to a problem or the response to a situation? That depends on who is looking at it. People in power often use wars as an excuse to stay in power. If they cant solve their problesm at home - then they turn to their borders and try to get the country behind them by attacking a neighbour. Or using the war to impsoe martial law. In such cases - you can say it is an answer to a problem - the problem being how do I stay in power when I am...

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Some people say that "love dont cost a thing". what do you think about this? Love may not cost. But the break up of love does. Both emotionally and in my case financially. When the breakdown of a marriage occurs - you go from needing one house to share to one house each, which normally will cost a lot more. ON the finances - both sides normally feel unhappy - that its not fair. So Love can save money by pooling resources. THe downside is those resources then have to...

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I would like to know how you can tell if your DVd player is comptatable with DVD+R discs as I have purchased some and when trying to load them it tells me there is a disc error and to eject disc Most DVD players will have the make and model number on them. If you ype both these into a search engine - e.g. www.google.com you should be able to find a page on your DVED player. From that you sohuld be able to find out. Some take +R, some -R and some both. Note the other possibility is speed. I purchased some x16 writable DVDs and thoguht they would work fine in my x8 DVD recorder....

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Where have you invested your money most - Real estate? Bank ? shares? or anywhere else? Real Estate - THe house over my wifes head. Hopefully I will soon get a bit of that (but ont much) and shares. Wont get much of that either lol. I now where I went wrong. I remember seeing this on a mug. - Most of my money I spent on winde women and song. The rest I just wasted. If only I had known that then and not now!. Oh of course Pensions too.

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Do you have any body parts that you can move in ways that are not normal? I can twist my arms so that the elbow faces downwards whilst the hands point upwards. Difficult to explain, but looks wierd. I did it at the beginning of a Physical Educatino class once. Everyone was laughing and the teacher was obviously in a fowl mood - becuase it caused us to have to stay in and do nothing!. So it has never been useful yet.

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Does anyone know whether a young boys intelligence comes from his fathers DNA or his mothers DNA? It comes from both parents - plus other factors. A beautiful actress once said to Albert Einstein - why dont we get together and make a child. With my beauty and your intellgience it will be perfect. Of course Albert Einstein, pointed out the flaw in her logic. What if it ends up with your brains and my looks!. Now that would be cruel. The words are not exact but the overall sentiment is...

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In the last few hundred years a few new moves have been introduced in to chess. Casting, then being able to move pawn forward two squares, then en-passant. What new move if any might make the game better? It took me along time to come up with my own one. The funny caslting or knighting / bishoping would leave the rooks stuck in the corner so I went off of those. How about being able to move a pawn backwards. Of course that might affect en-passant...

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Is there a way to see who downrated you? No easy way. One thing you could possible do is look at people profiles and see if you can figure out wheher the time you got the negative rating was when they are normally on. E.g. they answered the same question as you at roughly the same time that you got the negative rating. But basically - no you cant. Annoying but they are limiting the amonut people can downgrade you. So in future...

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Is money important to be happy? Or do only we in the West think so? You need the basics in life to be happy. A roof over your head. Food to fill your mouth and love. Medicines to cure you when you are sick (Doctors etc). With a little amount of money we can achieve most of these things. Those starving in Africa - dont. Most people in the Western world have enough money in theory but we get envious.... Mind you - I would always prefer to be rich and...

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Would you rather be the driver or the passenger? Driver, I get travel sick if I have been drinking. Of course it does mean I dont drink much as I dont drink and drive. So if I do intend to drink then I like to share the driving. I drive there and my partner can drive back. (Most of the time I do let her drink and I drive honest)

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Do you sometimes wish VHS tapes were back, and DVD's were a thing of the past? NO WAY. Note DVDs will probably be a thing of the past in a few years, with Blu-Ray / HD-DVD replacing them - but still able to read the old DVDs... Lets compare the two:- 1) Media costs. VHS tapes are way more expensive than blank DVDs. 2) Quality - VHS tapes record in muich lower quality so the picture is immedialtey poorer. DVD is digital... Then we have the long term quality. DVDs...

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If you were elected President, what would be your first priority for the betterment of common people? (Excluding Iraq war) Good question. Thats easy. Unfortunately it would probably get me thrown out of office pretty quickly becuase people think of themselves in the short run and do not think of the long run. Sign up to Kyoto and promote the saving of the planet. Put up taxes on gas, or put up taxes on gas guzzling cars. (People will always need cars but we need to encourage them to think about the harm they...

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Do you think it's right to rate down opinions ? why or why not? No unless the opinion is deeply offensive. I dont count being of a separate relgion as offensive. I think when people say that that is the workd of their God and therefore it is fact and everyone else is wrong .... comes close to being down rateable, but they have a right to their opinion - I just dont like the way they say it is fact. So any comments that are offensive about others - yes...

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What is your favorite "Eddie Murphy" movie? Trading Places. The other stars were great in it too - Dan Ackroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis.... Nice clip in Coming to America - Shows Mortimsar and ? as down and outs.... - a play on Trading Places

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Given the health risks, why do women get breast implants? Basically because the stereotypical beautiful woman has large breasts or not small ones. Thus larger breasts are good at attracting a larger proportion of the male population (some still prefer small), and also just to raise their own self esteem. I like large breasts, but not enough to want any partner of mine to have surgery. There is a difference between ones fantasy ideal looknig woman...

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Suppose a computer sends a packet at the network layer to another computer somewhere in the Internet. The logical destination address of the packet is corrupted. What happens to the packet? How can the source computer be informed of the situation? Im not a network expert but know a little so here goes... Assuming you are using TCP/IP and not UDP, when a packet gets sent out it has both the destination address and the source address. Once the destination successfully receives the packet it send a response back to the source address to say it was successful. (With UDP - you just send it and dont wait for an acknowledgement that it got...

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Do you know how to make tea? Yes Im English and make many cups of tea everyday. Im not a tea snob, I dont mind making it in the mug, always putting the tea bag in first followed by the water. Milk last (add sugar last if required). Don't leave the spoon in the cup whilst pouring water as it lowers the temparature and makes the tea take no longer to enfuse. How long do I brew. Im pretty quick only about 60 seconds,...

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How serious offence is it to not abide by the rules of carrying a provisionary licence? If you are talking about the UK. I dont normally bother to carry my license around with me. I dont think there is any difference between the rules for carrying a provisional or a full license with you. Unfortunately I have been stopped by the police on numerous occasions (normally for speeding) and sometimes let off and sometimes punished for it. Each time - if I did not have my license - I...

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What is a concept that you find very confusing? Women. But that makes them fascinating too!!!

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Why ... do you think it is that most ABers including yourself don't use a picture of themselves in the avatars? Thats easy. Most are no where near as handsome as me. Believe that and you will believe anything. Probably they dont want to be recognised by the trolls when they are walknig down the street. I would like to be able to say that the picture for me is a hnadosme film star - but no it's just plain old me. However. in the ptich black I am the spitting image of George Clooney/ Brad Pitt/...

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What is the approximate average cost to rent/buy a medium sized house or apartment in your town? ... where? In England, our houses are I think on the whole a lot lot smaller than you have in America or Australia for example. The average price of a house is now about £200,000 ($400,000) with a rent of about £600 to £700 a month ($1200 to $1400). That would be a 3 bedroom house. Probably semi-detatched where I live in Cambridgeshire. (Not Cambridge - that is very expensive).

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Should female tennis players play five set matches in majors? Yes. This would make the games a lot more interesting. In the mens tennis, some men do much better over 5 sets than the best of 3. Why should women earn the same money for playing much less. I believe they should earn the same money as the men, but they should have to play all 5 sets. Of course there are issues with both sides of this argument. Womens games can take longer than mens (they...

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If you were to nominate ONE answerbagger to enter a beauty contest who would it be? jbarbie23. Is that really her pic or Ally McBeal - anyway Im smitten lol.

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What is the lamest excuse you have ever used or had used on you for breaking up? We are going back a very very long time ago, but one girl friend packed me in because she missed her baby sitting money.... Not exactly a boost to my self confidence lol. Anyone had worse than that?

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Does anyone know what has upset Drublic enough to make him leave AB? He is the top answerbagger by a long way. So would be a big loss ot lose him. Maybe he has gone on holiday? Even if he doesnt answer any questions for a fortnight, he will still accumulate more points. I doubt if he would get knocked to second spot in that time. It would probably take over a month for him to slip to third. Although someone did mentino he is removing all his answers, so it...

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Do you think that you get judged a lot about what nationality you are? No, but then I am white caucasian living in England. Although I travel a lot, nearly all the countries I go to are white caucasian on the whole (I have nothing against other places) as these are normally English speaking or (French / German which I can speak badly). I have gone on trips with colleagues that are from Arabic descent and they have been treated differently. Especially boarding...

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When you answer the question "How are you", how do you reply? Normally positively, even if I am not feeling perfect. In most cases people are saying it as a greeting and dont really want to know. (I dont mean that nastily). They are being friendly by asking. So "Im great thanks, busy as always. And how are you?".

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What is your opinion on male pregnancy? Well it may have worked for Arnie in one of his films, but no not a good idea. First you have to implant the baby - relatively minor. But then recievie all those hormones in order to make sure the baby survives. Womens hormones change comnsiderably when they are pregnant, but this would be a much bigger change for a man. Overall men and women sohuold be treated as equal, but e have to accept...

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Do you think that there should be a toilet emoticon on msn to save you from telling everyone you need to pee. I think brb is enough. Sometimes you can give too much information. Then would you want a different one for something that takes a little longer than just a pee... Like I said too much information...

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Is it just me, or have us Answerbaggers accumulated a lot more points this past week than previous weeks? I think this is natural. As people answer (and ask) more questions, then they will get more and more points relatively each week, as not only will get they get points for their new answers but also for their historical answers. If the Sages etc. didnt answer any questions for a month, they would probably still earn more points than most of us, because of the answers they gave to questions a...

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If you only had three hours to bury a body in your yard, would you bury it near the bushes where a soil disturbance is not as obvious, or out away from all those troublesome roots that are so hard to dig through? Well for the first few I buried them under the bushes. The soil was softger but the roots were a pain. Trouble is Im running out of bushes. My bushes are onl about 100 feet long, which comfortably took 18 people, but now Im out of space so now away from the bushes.

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What's the longest you've gone without showering? [honest!] About 25 years. But I did have lots of baths!!!

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If you had 1 day that you could do anything you wanted with no consquences (no death, no criminal charges, no spouses being mad etc)what kind of things would you do? Kylie Minogue - Here I come!!!! (Very popular Australian singer in the UK), just after I have robbed a few banks. Well at least Im honest (or dishonest depending on how you look at it).

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What are your thoughts on pornography? Pornography has its uses. It sohuld also have its restrictions. One mans drink is another mans poison, so just becuase osmeone doesnt like soemthing that I like does not make it bad. But if it involves animals or children or death - I think thats very perverted. Otherwise - if it makes people happy.... It can be a useful way of spicing up peoples sex lives. The big question that I do ont...

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What is your single most memorable movie scene? Why? In From Dusk Till Dawn, halfway through, in the Roadside Restaurant when the whole film suddenly changes. I dont want to ruin it for anyone, but I cant think of any other film where after watching it for an hour it, the direction in which it is going completely changes - unexpectantly. My ghast was a flabbered and my flabber was aghasted. So I choose it for the sheer unexpectedness of it.

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Who enjoys getting older? Me. Because if you think of the only current alternative - getting older always seems better. Get older or die..... errrm I thing grow older

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What is your favorite Disney movie? The Jungle Book. I love the songs....

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Do you allow your kids to rent/buy violent video games? or do you restrict what they can and cannot play? I restrict them but not as much as I probably should. I do let them rent things above their age sometimes. I make my own decision but the ratings are very useful as a guideline. It also depends on which child. Some children are more sensitive than others of the same age and less sensitive for that matter. Even amongst my own children. I let my 13 year old son see Die Hard 2 - I cant see why...

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How is it that one whom believes in heaven is considered normal,yet one whom believes in other dimensions,ghosts,spirits,etc are considered not normal? I dont beleive in any of the them (including heaven). However, I know a lot of people do and it brings them comfort. So I dont consider such beliefs as abnormal. Just different to mine.

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Who influenced The Beatles if they're regarded as one of the most widely influential bands in rock? They enjoyed Rock and Roll as did most teenagers of that item. They were big fans of Elvis, (as they told him when they met him), Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Little Richard... When I think of the Beatles I really thing of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. John Lennon loved Elvis work until Elvis went into the army "He died when he went into the army" . Lennon released an album of his...

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What's your favorite movie that you think I've never seen? Well I bet you have seen Shawshanks Redemption and the Rock. So we need to go for an oldie. So I recommend High Noon - black and white western, run in real time

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What is your favorite old time black and white movie? High Noon. I like films that have something different about them. It is run in real time. By that I mean each minute in the film is one minute passing on your watch. It looks at the human psyche. Peoples fears... John Wayne of course hated it becuase of its hiddne message. Basically it was a statement against the way actors were treated under the "Reds Under The Bed" and how...

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What is the point in WWF wrestling? ENTERTAINMENT. So it shouldnt really be in the sports section although it requires fit athletes, so maybe it can be here. Its WWE now. They got in trouble with the World Wildlife Fund. The big fights are fixed, but that is not the point. People go to shout at the baddies and cheer on the goodies. No real sport would allow the referee to be hit. For players to pick up chairs and to use...

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Who do you think was / is the greatest football (soccer) manager of all time and why? I agree with smart9426. Brian Clough was an incredible manager. He managed many "small" clubs and made them great clubs. With Derby he acheioved great things but it was with Nottingham Forest that he wins the greatest admiration. He took a team, that people like me from the south coast had ont heard of, up the divisions and on to win the European Cup - not just once but twice and...

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Will it ever possible for man to discover and conquer death I doubt if we will ever be able to fully conquer it, if you got completely blown up into a 1000 pieces... However with stem cell research etc we may be able to regrow limbs, fix lungs heart, keep the brain functioning so that death from natural causes becomes a thing of the past. But unnnatural causes I think will be beyond us. Im not sure if being able to live for example for 500 years...

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Why can't we sit around a table and ask questions and have them answered. why here? Some questions people would not be able to ask face to face. Questions of a sexual nature for example. Some questions would cause such heated debate that there would likely be violence. We can argue on here, but no one can take a swing. Some people around a table would tend to dominate the conversation, not letting others speak. Here it is how fast you cant type and lots of others can...

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What is your favorite summer activity? Same as in the winter. It does not involve going outside my bedroom although it can do and it requires my partner... :)

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Is there any way to retrieve e-mail that's just disappeared from your computer for no apparant reason? Yes but not easy to answer. If you had opened it then it may still be in your cache on your hard drive. So look at your temporary internet files and see if you can see it in one of those. With many email tpye programs if you delete the email it goes in to the email trash can. So try looking in there. (Most will delete it after you log out of the email client - but it depends on your...

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What is a beautiful woman like? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I dont think its a bad question and certainly not worth all those negative points (+3 from me to help) We can answer this on many levels. True beauty is what is on the inside not what is on the outside. So lets start with that. Such a woman is loving - not just to her partner or family but to everyone. I am not talking in a sexual sense. She helps...

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What is the most expensive thing in your closet? A safe. The safe is not worth a fortune but its worth more than anything I have in it.

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Why do people sing or hum "dumb, dumb^ de^ dumb^" when they anticipate the marriage of a friend or family member? (snarky question) :) That is Mendelssohns wedding march which is played at nearly all weddings. Queen Victoria made it popular when she married Prince Albert in 1858 (it was originally composed for Shakespeares A Midsummenr Nights Dream in 1842). I dont know if its just me but it can sound very downbeat almost like a funeral march especially if you lower the tone. Maybe thats just my negativity lol :)

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Is a dolphin a vertebrate or an invertebrate? Vertebrate. They are mammals just like us and have skeletons and therefore bones....

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Is full employment achievable without inflation? Yes it is. If we go back 30 years ago the Phillips curve would have implied no. Basically he looked at inflation and unemployment over a period of over 100 years and mapped them on to a graph and found that as inflation increased, unemployment decreased. It was quite a stunning find and so economic policies changes in order to take into account this affect. However with everything in...

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Do you flirt? All the time. Just not very successfully lol! PS Your place or mine. With lines like that no wonder I am unsuccessful!

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What impression do you have of New Zealand? I think of New Zealand being similar to Scotland. lots of beautiful scenery, wet, Sparsely populated and with a population where the young seem to leave. Im in England, so would love to visit but so far away.... The other joke answer is New Zealand is like Australia but with none of the bad bits. No big spiders, no big insects and no Australians. (I like Australians really - especially Kylie).

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I've been on the pill for over 2 years and take them religiously. I've been waiting for sex because I fear pregnancy. My BF of over a yr and I had sex, but he didn't come inside me. Could I get pregnant? If you have been on the pill for two years then the probability of you getting pregnanat is very very small. (Well under 1%), even if he did come unside you. However, if you have been sick (as in vomitting) in the last month whilst taking it- that would increase the risk. Basically you could have sicked it up before it was absorbed. Combine that with the fact that he withdrew - probably...

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What is the proper way to pronounce "Draught" when it's referring to beer? Is it 'draft' or 'drawt'? Draft is how we pronounce it in England. augh has an af sound in most words - eg laughter...

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MY partner only has his left testicle;but i dont get pregnant and we dont use protection. (for 6 mo.now).wats hapening? One testicle should do. Six months is not long to wait. I know that doesnt help. In England fertility clinics will normally make you wait until you have been trying for at least a year before they look in detail. Sometimes it just takes time. Simple advise they normally give:- Make sure he doesnt have too hot baths. Make sure his pants are not too tight.

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What is your favorite PC game? Risk. Its the only board game I have come across that is better on the computer than playing it as a board game. I have Risk 1 and Risk II. They both have some really good bits. Getting harder as you progress, lots of options...

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Have you ever bought any thing from the internet? if so what? I have bougfht loads of things off of the internet. From TVs over £800 (about $1600) to washing machines - top of the range off of ebay. Xbox360, loads of games. "Toys" for my wife. Telephones, computers, with about 95% of purchases being very good. Lots of DVDs, CDs, books, in fact most of my non food and bathroom purchases are now probably off of the internet. I could buy...

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President Bush referred to the 911 terrorists as "cowards", do you agree with his use of this word or would you have used a different word? Why? I dont think "cowards" is the right word. What they did was a horrendous crime. However, to commit suicide for something you believe in is not the act of a coward. I have no problem with him using the words "Evil", "Mad" "insane" .... But I dont think cowards fit.

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What is your favorite line in a movie? "You are a legend in your own mind". One of the Dirty Harry Movies. Probably the third but not sure. There are lots of good lines in those films.

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In general what misspelled word bothers you the most? It does not bother me really. Good grammar is a sign of good education but I dont think bad grammar and bad spelling is really that much of a sin. My typing is very dylsexic - I often have to fix it because some people on AB mark down for typing errors. One word I do struggle with that irriates me is misspelled itself. I would have misspelled it if you had not done it correctly! (I admit I...

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Whats the best moment you have felt in the movie Shashwank Redemption Well it is my favourite film as listed in other AB questions. The best bit is whne the warden realises the game is up and he is in trouble!

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A man that enjoys anal intercourse with his female companion make him in a way gay? No it doesnt. I enjoy kissing a woman on the lips. That doesnt mean I want to kiss a man on the lips. The same sort of principal can be used re anal sex. Some women really enjoy anal sex - I dont think you would say that makes them gay. Men may do it at their partners request and then find they enjoy it - or enjoy the fact that she is enjoying it. It does not mean they want to go and do...

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If you can bring any Singer or rapper back to life who would it be. Elvis. I looked through 19 answers and was amazed only one person mentinoed him and he was their last name of 4. He was and still is the King. A fantastic entertainer. But then again his music still lives on - so he doesnt have to come back becuase in many ways he has never gone. I also miss Freddy Mercury...

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How do you control your emotions? Positive emotions shouldnt be controlled. I do try to control my negative emotions. I try to remember that in most cases negative emotions only do more harm than good. So the old trick of counting to 10, or getting away from the person that is upsetting me is what I normally try to do. Luckily I dont get upset easily

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Do children raised with harsh discipline grow into adults with an anti-authority complex? Whenever children are subject ot extremes then they often end up exactly like their parents or the opposite. It really comes down to whether they decide their parents were wrong. Our personalities are meant to be decided by the age of 7, so those first 7 years are very important. Children with more mainstream parents are unlikely to become authoritarian or to become rebels. Of course there...

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Where were you on Sept. 11 when the 2001 terrorist attacks were commited? I was in the office. A friend called me to tell me to watch the news. We all stood around a computer monitor not bleeiving what we were seeing. This was just after the first plane hit but before the second...

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Do atheists believe that Jesus Christ lived on earth approximately 2000 years ago? I am an atheist. I think there is a lot of evidence that "Jesus" lived about 2000 years ago. I dont beleive he was the son of God or that he rose from the dead. But I do believe he had good intentions.... Many of the stories about him, are stories that have been said about other religious leaders from the past, roman, greek... He mnay have died on the cross - but Im sure he didnt...

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Should a SAGE that consistently TROLLS be reprimanded and exposed publically, for the devious coward that they are . making the rest of us look bad giving -5 scores with no comment I am really struggling to think who you might be on about lol!!! I think it would be a really good idea for Answerbag to show on peoples profiles how many +points and how many -points people have given. However the particular sage I am thinking of probably would feel proud he is probably about 10x more negative than anyone else.

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What do atheists believe about creation? As an atheist - I dont believe anything about creation. I think that the theory of the big bang is probably right and it gets improved as we move froward in time. I think that the theory that life was created by chemical reactions - that lead to biology. There is no doctirne tellnig me what I have to beleive. There is no blind faith. I am not owrried that we as man have not got all the...

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Do you have any points of national interest in your hometown? (i.e.: Liberty Bell, Statue of Liberty, Gateway Arch) No so if you are ever in England, I would not recommend coming to St Neots. Its not a bad place but there are much nicer places to visit. Cambridge 20 miles away being one.

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What was your worst illogical childhood fear? That my father would go to hell becuase he did not believe in God. The evils of religion..... I out grew that fear.

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WHAT IS FREE TO AIR Nothing wrong with this question so +3 from me to counter act -2. Free to air are channels that you can pick up on digital televison free of charge. In the UK these include BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, BBC4, ITV 1 ITV2 ITV3 ITV4 Channel 4, More 4, Film 4, and many more including many radio channels. You need a TV capable of taking digital signals or a freeview box. In the UK - you still have to buy a...

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What CD do you own that would surprise people? Barry Manilow Greatest Hits (and I like to play it). Please dont tell anyone. Especially those people that know I like Queen, AC/DC, Meatloaf etc....

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Why do they play checkers with marbles, why don't they just play checkers with checkers? I think you are getting checkers mixed up with solitaire. Checkers or draughts as its called in England uses "checkers" ("draughts") pieces. They are normally round - like big coins, with 12 white and 12 black ones. Quite often they have circular rings in them - inside each other... Solitaire has little marbles (or pegs) and you jump over the marbles (pegs) similar to...

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Do fuel saver devices, such as the Tornado Fuel Saver, really save fuel like they claim? Well speed limiters - but you can do that yourself by not pressing so heavily on the gas pedal. I think the best thing would be a foldaway bicycle in the back. Especially if you can park out of town and then cycle in.... Of course you need to take into account the extra consumption due to the extra weight of the bicycle, but cycling will probably reduce some of your own weight!. The rest...

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What should an atheist do when being verbally assaulted by a fundamentalist Christian? Well first remember that if you are like me you dont really care what they think. If we convince them that they are wrong we dont gain much - we dont save their souls. Thats why fundamentalists are normally more extreme - they think that they are saving souls. Doing gods work and everyone else is under the control of the devil. OK simplifying. I would tell them to take comfort that they...

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Is okey to have sex with my first cousin? Ignoring taboo, legality religion etc. It is a very risky thing to do becuase of genetics. Both of you have one set of the same grandparents. Any recessive genes from them will therefore greatly increase the risk of abnormality. Basicly if the recesive gene is found twice in parents, grand parents or great grand parents then some abnormalities ok. (Simplifying here). I am not relgious, but...

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Someone guessed my secret question for my email account, accessed my emails, and forwarded private emails of mine to another person. They didn't change my password so I had no idea it happened. What can I do to find them and how can they be punished? First of all change your password if you havent already done so. In many countries reading someone elses email is a criminal offence. Pass as to whether it is in the USA. If it is form a work email account by a work colleague that would probably be treated as a serious matter by the company. In trying to figure out who did it. Well first find out what time the emails were sent. This may...

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Do animals commit suicide? To commit suicide requries a fairly high level of intelligence which maybe only humans have. I know contrary to popular beleif lemmings do not commit suicide. The original filming of this did not show that basically the ones that leap ran out of room on the cliff edges.

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How do you remove picture in picture if you don't have the tv manual or original remote control? In most cases just turning the TV on and off would solve this, but Im sure you must have tried that. You can also buy either the exact remote contgrol for your TV (try second hand first - ebay...) or a remote that works for many TVs. The latter may not fix the PIP though as not all buttons on the original remote may be reproduced. Most TVs have buttons at the front hidden behind a panel....

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How much do you think a vhs player will go for in 100 years? $20 maximum. Without the right TV and tape it cant be used - that devaules it. There are so many about and it will be completely obsolete. A record player from one hundred years ago still works. You can find a record and play it. Records age well even with poor care. For a VCR to work you need a tape (they wear out rapidly over time - especially one hundred years) and a TV that can...

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Do you have bad handwriting? Yes and no. If I concentrate and just put a littel bit mor eeffort in - its easy to read and good. However most of the time - its terrible - just lazyness really.

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I have a Provisional drivers license in Maryland today I received a reckless driving offense. I did not receive a ticket I have to go to court for going 95 in a 55 mile zone. With my Provisional license what advice would you give me?I don't want points You are lucky - if you had got caught in the UK that much over the limit you would probably have been banned. I dont know the law where you are, but at a guess all you can do is beg for mercy and appologise like mad. You could try and book yourself on a safety class - to show you take it seriously and hope the judge might therefore be lenient.

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What would you sell your soul for? YES - you can have it for $100,000. As I dont beleive in God or the Devil, - if someone wants to buy my sould for a million dollars they can have it. They will have to wait till I die in order to try and collect it and they are not allowed ot try and speed up that process. They cnat buy much else of me though. I just dont value my sould. I value my integrity. I value my health, peoples...

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Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar? It wasnt me - I was looking for money and I hoped you were hiding some in there. Seriously - the cookies dont last long enough in my house to get to the cookie jar. I have no self control once the packet is opened. I can put off opening it though.

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In which room do you usually watch the television set (that goes for prerecorded films too)? It used ot be living room. I have a nice big widescreen lcd tele.... Then my son moved in with me with his Xbox360. I have been relegated to the bedroom. If I want to wathc something in the living room then obviously I can, but .......

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Whats more important to you love or making love? Love - without it life would be very miserable, but making love is a lot more fun. Just condensed.

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In chess, what is perpetual check? Perpetual check involves continuosly checking your opponent until a draw occurs. The draw will occur when either 50 moves have occurred with no pawn move or no piece capture or due to threefold repetition. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetual_check It is only perpetual check if it results in a draw. If you keep checking for up to 49 moves and then win or stop calling check then by...

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In chess, what is the 'en passant' capture? Astaroth expains it well in full detail. However to put it much simpler:- If a player moves his pawn forward two squares, then his opponent can take it on his next move with one of his pawns provided that that pawn could have taken it if it had only moved one square. In other words, for that one move, your pawns can act as if his pawn only moved one square. Once you move, then that...

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Do you have a character based chess set? If so, what theme is it? In England this week D'Agostini have launched a new comic based on the chess game in Harry Potter. Each week you get a piece. The first week you get a piece and a new wand. Looks like the pieces are magnetic so you can move the with the wand without touching them. It works out a very expensive way to buy a chess set but it does look great so I am tempted. I will buy the first one - just...

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What should be done to free our planet from terrorism? We will never free out planet from terrorism. The onlhy way we could get the peopel of this planet ot unite is if we were under threat from something outside of our planet such as aliens. I doubt if that wil lever happen and that in itsefl would be "terroism" just external. There have bene terrorist throughout mankinds history. People have always been oppressed or felt oppressed....

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Does infidelity inevitably ruin a relationship? No not inevitably. It often does. Sometimes the relationship can be stronger afterwards. If both sides look at why the infidelity occurred and whether the person being decieved can accept any of the blame. E.g. the person being betratyed, not being interested in sex... Sometimes people are very compatible everywhere except in the bedroom. In which case it may prevent someone from elaving...

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Can I get 1000's of HELPFUL points on this site just by asking for them? Whenever someone requests points for not doing anything - they invariably get marked down. So the answer is no. I gave you +3 becuase you havent asked for the points for doing nothing - you have asked a question as to whether that would work. You didnt deserve -10!

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Do you eat chocolate? Why? Yes becuase it tastes yummy. I try to limit how much I eat because it is not good for you (althoguh it is not all bad). Im not good at that type of self control...

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Do you think gas prices will ever drop below $2.00 again? I will risk being unpopular. Your GAS IS WAY TOO CHEAP and should go up steadily. (Not a huge amount overnight - that would be too much of a jolt - maybe 10 to 15% per year above the inflation rate). People would not like it. The effects of global warming they will not like even more and that will affect everyone not just Americans Its about 90p a litre in the UK. Thats about £3.40...

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Hey stop all these nonsense.HELP Some one has downrated many of my question.what can i do now +3 from me. You have been trolled. Someone is upset with you. I wish AB had a method of stopping that. I see its lots of -1 so it is someone with a low rating. Someone doing 9 negative ratings in the space of a few minutes on one person.... It may be that they have been limited.

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What's your favorite siouxsie and the banshees song? I was never a big fan, but I did like Dear Prudence. Thats the only song of theirs I can remember. A lot of my friends liked them. I was never really into Punk or Goth, so my opinions are probably not too important on this one. She was kinda sexy thoguh.

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Lets say you had to write an book, what topic would you choose and what would the first sentence say? I would want to write a great work of fiction that would make people feel good and give them some hope. Think it would start with something like... In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth....

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Why do people procastnate?(spelling sucks) I procrastinate mainly due to lazyness. I always get the wrok done just in time and sometimes that involves donig even more work. A good example of this is the washing up. If you wash up immediately, the plates are easy to clean. Leave them on the side over night, and you have baked in dirt as the adverts like to describe. Basically I dont want to do the task, I kepe putting it off...

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Whats your favourite song of all time? Shawshanks Redemption - Brilliant film. The Rock was brilliant too. But I can only watch them once every few years. Other films like Rocky, Die Hard, Rambo, and many commedies I can watch over and over again. Different types of films.

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What's the average amount of money you spend on a pair of shoes? Depends on whether they are for me or my kids. For me - only about $40 - $50 (£20 to £25). For my kids - I dont seem to get anychamge from $60 (£30).

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From when you were a kid (12 or under). What things do you miss from back then that aren't around anymore? Chopper Bikes. They got banned here in England many years ago. I think the handle bars were deemed unsafe. (Wouldnt argue with that). I loved mine. In England we have a great program - Life on Mars. Its about a policemna from todays time that wakes up in 1973 (when I was 10). Its great seeing all the things from my youth and has the best line in any program I have heard .... "White dog...

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If you could be invisible for one day, which conspiracy theory secret files would you want to read? I think stuff on Aliens / Area 51 but I would probably be disappointed as I doubt if there is anything... I would also love to snoop around the Vatican for the day. Quite a few secrets there Im sure.

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Which place do you think has the craziest drivers? I believe Portugal is meant ot have the wrost drivers but I havent driven there. I have driven in Italy - some of them there are - well lets just say I can understand why the Italiens are caled hot blooded... The French are interesting. They beleive bumpers are there to tell you when you to stop going forward or backwars when parking- after you bump. Itaalians, Spanish and French do park all...

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Where can I find donations to help me finish developing a device to help with global warming. This is not a scam, I will keep track of all who contribute. I have put in thousands of hours of my time and cannot continue without help. thank you. In England we have a TV program called the Dragons Den, where you can request multi-millionaires to invest in your business. Im sure the US probably has a similar program as it is very popular here. So try going on that. Even if they dont invest - you will get lots of publicity. S obig business might do afterwards... Good luck Im afraid requeting it on AB - does make it look like a scam. Im...

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Why do you think after so many years people still remain intolerant to homosexuals? Good question. Part of it is religion. There are parts in the Bible that are against it. You can interpret the Bible in so many ways to make it say what you want to believe. Other parts - let he who is without sin.... should make people more tolerant. Difficult to think of a logical reason, but there is no escaping the fact that some people are still anti gay, anti black, anti women, anti...

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If God showed up at your door..what would you do? Beg forgiveness for not having believed in him. Somehow I dont think I need to worry too much...

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Is it true that a bolt of lighting is hotter than the sun? Crashed in middle of edit - retry... No where near as hot. People have been hit by lightning - one guy 7 times and survived. You can not get within a million miles of the sun without frying. It is a little bit confusing though. Asd the temperature on the outside of the sun is only about 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit. (5,600 degresses Celsius). At the centre it is about 27 million degrees...

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How loud are you while having sex? That depends on where I am and who is around. If my kids are in the house, then even if they are fast asleep - I dont like to rock the house too much. If we are all alone - then we can make a little more noise. I used to live in a detached house with our bedroom a long way away from the kids - so not too bad. Now Im separated, in a terraced house, so I have to think of the neighbours... ...

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Do you know what a "knid" is? As a Roald Dahl fan yes. Wikipedia describes it best:- Vermicious knids are a species of amorphous, shape-shifting monsters which invade the Space Hotel USA in Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, the sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. They are also mentioned in the 1971 feature film adaptation, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. In their natural form,...

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If someone does something purposely to make you mad or try to hurt you, do you seek revenge or just let it go? Most of the time I let it go. I am going through a messy divorce and my friends and girl friend cant understand why I dont retaliate against my wife when she misbehaves. But it would only make things worse most of the time. So I have a very long fuse. I remember doing a sales course which looked at personalities. I was marked by my customers. I came out as "Amiable Amiable",...

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Do you like Cows? Unlike Drublic- I would invite one over for dinner. However - only to eat it. I love the taste of beef, steaks, shepherds pie, lasagne.... As an animal, they seem pretty harmless. Friendly, a little bit slow. Of course a bull is a different matter. I would not like a bull chasing me! Then of course there is milk, cheese. Where would I be without my milk in the tea every morning. Cheese...

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Why don't beggars work? For all osrts fo reasons, so by choice and some by circumstance. To get a job requires the right paperwork. Some beggars are illegal aliens and cant get a proper job. Some cant not get a job becuase they are of no fixed abode. Until they have an income, they cant get a proper address. Until they have a proper address they cant get a job and therefore an income. Others are just...

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Just curious... My points have been goin up since I started answerbag, and my level has been going up, but my rank has been going down. Is a lower answerbag ranking better? Your rank will be going down because relative to other people on a similar rank to yourself you have been scoring less points. So if we both were ranked 250 and I scored more points than you this week, then both our points would go up, but I woul go up higher in the ranks. I do wonder if you get trolled more the higher your level goes up.

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As the Moon has no atmosphere, were the astronauts who landed on it in far greater danger of being struck by meteorites? I would guess yes. Many meteorites falling onto the earth burn up / break up in our atmosphere, so our atmosphere does protect us quite a bit. However, the Earth would ahve a much stronger gravitational pull than the moon - attracting the meteorite so that might make the moon safer. If I had to bet on it - I would assume the gravitatinoal pull affect would be negligible. So probably safer...

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Are black cats evil? Definately not. Neither are white cats or any other colour of cats. I have never come across any animal that is evil apart from there was a wekk of programs on chimpanzees shown in England- where some of those might be considered evil, a bit too similar to mankind unfortuantely. Was very interesting to watch - but was distrubing.

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Do you like garlic in food? I love garlic. It is very good for you. Not only does it keep the vampires away :) but it also helps with the blood etc. Of course - I have ot eat it with my partner - luckily she likes it too - otherwise its not nice for the other person.

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What username comes to mind when you see my avatar? Ghost

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Purple is worth 70 points, green is worth 60 points, and red is worth 35 points. Using the same scoring system, what is the value or Orange? 75 How calculated shown much lower - trying to give people a chance to figure it out still without seeing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purple = 70 prpl ue Green = 60 grn ee Red = 35 rd e Vowels = 15 Consonants = 10 So Orange = rng oae 3*10 + 3*15 = 75

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Do you think that religion does more harm than good? I think it does do more harm than good. That doesnt mean it is all bad. Anything that teaches, I am right and if you do not agree with me then you are evil - is itself evil in my opinion. Basically, most religious people believe that they follow the one true God and everyone elses relgion is false. This means no matter which one we choose as right - the majority of people are following a...

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How do you play chess? I would like to think I play it very well. But there are always people better than me. I play for my Town and we are in the top league. But I am assuming that is not what you meant. If you are asking how do you learn chess, then my recommendation would be to start from the end then go to the beginning and let the middle figure itself out. Why start at the end? Well you need to learn how...

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Is their anything more emotional than the birth of your first child? The most wonderful feeling is probably the birth of your first child. I think that probably does top everything in most cases. However, ther eare many things that are negative that an be more emotional. Death being one of them and as already mentioned by someone - the death of a child being a good example. Some people will never be able to get over that....

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What do you think are the best ever films that appeal to geeks? Being a Geek myself - Waynes World, Austin Powers, cos all the main characters appear to be Geeks too. I also loved True lies as I am in Computer Sales - but I can tell my kids Im really a secret agent like Arnie.... God Im a sad individual :)

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Who is sad of Steve Irwin`s death? I think anyione who has wathced his program will be saddened by his death. He did get a lot of criticism for some for being the star of the show rather than the animals themselves, but for epople like me it made the program so much more entertaining. He was a larger than life figure and will be very much missed not just by his family but his friends worldwide.

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Whats the last thing you say to your kids before they go to bed at night? Well when I walk out of their rooms its. Sweet dreams, love you. 1 hour later - I shout from downstairs - GET TO SLEEP!!!

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Would the world be a better or worse place if the internet was never created The internet has many problems. Perverts praying on young children. Cybercrime etc. However, these disadvantages are nothing compared to being able to talk online to your family 1000s of miles away with video. Or for being able to play games against people all over the world. Or finding answers to questions in answerbag. Or sending information really quickly, rather than having ot wait for...

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Which extinct animal would you like to bring back? The Brontosaurus. Just imagine how much meat you would get from one of those. I almost put how much milk until I remembered that they were not mammals. They also look so friendly compared to most of the other dinosaurs. They dont fit the "terrifying lizard" title which is what dinosaur means I think.

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What Bibical characters argued with God? Argue is a strong work. Kristin answer is good but I would say discussed rather than argued. Thats picking hairs - hence gave him 3 points. So in my opinion - only the devil really argued with God and hence was banished...

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I thougt id be good at sports i was in a basket ball team but i stink at basket ball so i wanted to be in a soccer team and my parints wont let me they say it too danourgis i love A.C. Milan and they are trying to make me hate it why? plz help me (im 13) There are very few injuries in football or soccer as you Americans call it. Not like American Football or Rugby (which are great sports but have a lot more contact)... Both my sons played football and neither had any serious injuries. None of their team mates or any player they have played against during a game. I remember we had one kid at school break his leg badly - but that wsa a school...

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If you were offered the job of president of the USA would you take it? If so, why? If not, why not? I would love to say I would take it and I would make the world a better place. At least I would sign up to Kyoto or its replacement re global warming. I am not a big fan of George Bush, but I am sure there are a lot of candidates out there who are far more intelligent and better suited to the role than me. It has to be one of the most difficult jobs in the world. And a little like "Mr...

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Who is the most overrated writer ever? Probably Shakespear. The complete works of Shakespeare is probably the greatest book ever written (if we exclude religious books to avoid arguments). So why Shakespeare? Not because the stories attributed to him are not fantastic. Just becuase, there is a lot of doubt as to whether they are all originally written by him.

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Well...I got an answer for my previous riddle but try this! tu ip yi ad ip k; cb wr sf uo ry ~@ {Hint (This is a give away !) : bm=n} Without ruining it for others. Yes I did solve it. I wonder if I would have got it without the give away though. There is enough in my answer for people to realise that I got it.

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If there is a God, why did He create the Earth? I dont beleive in God. People create a "God" to explain questions they cant answer. There will always be questions we cant answer, but we answer more and more each day. I dont think there is a relgion out there, where the answers we have found in modern times dont contradict what people originally beleived. Galileo and Copenricus were almost killed for their theories on the Earth...

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How come when I award points they're not consistant. Most of the time its 2 points. The biggest amount was 7. As others have already said, in the time it takes for you to give the ponits after loading the page, others may have given it points. In addition to that - if you have donwgraded a question and then change your mind - that will give a different number of points I believe.

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I once heard that "Pro Life" people should be called "Pro Birth", because all the care about is the delivery of the baby. Once they are born, they don't give a s**t about the newborn baby. I agree with that...Any Opinions? Im actually pro-choice. However, I dont agree with your presumption. Most pro-lifers Im sure are worried about the child after the birth. Some groups spend a lot of time, money and effort tryign to find new homes for women who do not want their child but are persuaded not to have an abortion. So although I believe in choice - I think you are being very hard on pro-lifers.

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Has anyone seen the 1963 movie: "the great escape?"- it starred steve Mcqueen and charles bronson..based on a true story of how they devised a masterful plan to escape thier captors. quite a stupendous film..ive already seen it #187 times -based on a book It is a great film. However it is shown so often here in the UK - that we can tell when its a holiday becuase we know the BBC will be showing it. I bought it on DVD because they sold it with England flags during Euro 2006. For some reason they linked the two. Englands football team and the great escape....

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If you could bring back 1 TV show that had ben canceled what would it be? Enterprise. For the UK viewers - Survivors. (World destroyed by a virus - only a few people left - for those who have not seen it).

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Can you describe your father in one word? Dead. I think I really need more than one word to be able to do my father justice. But as he died 10 years ago - dead has to be the one word.

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What your favorite thing to put on your toast? My lips. Of course, cheese with a little pepper gives it a nice topping before my lips reach it.

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Are men and women equalls? No. Should they be treated as equals - Yes. Im a man but I beleive woemn get overall the worse deal. Women still do the majority of the housework in most homes even when both work. Even when the woman has the better job. This is improving all the time - but its still not fair. Men die younger on average . - So that's not equal. That once again I believe is improving. The life...

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What is so unusual about the sentence below? (Other than it doesn't make any sense?) "Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz." It has every letter of the alphabet. With only 5 repeats! Bet there is not a shorter one.

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Do you want children? and How many? Is that an offer? - Im on my way now. Seriously - I have 3 and thats my contribution to the future world population over with (barring accidents).

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At what point will technology advance beyond the capabilities of the human anatomy to detect it or utilize it (super duper High Definition TV, beyond Blue Ray etc)? Technology advances in jumps. If you look at your computer screen, we went from monochrome (orange, green or black and white) to 8 then 16 colours. Each step has normally been a doubling or a multiple to the power of 2. I dont know how many colours the human eye can recognise but lets say it is 50,000 (I'm sure its way higher). Then if the maximum number of colours a screen could display...

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For those who got an Nintendo Wii, what do you like most about it? That it appeals to a wider audience. Its not as good as a PS3 or Xbox360 for a serious gamer, but the unique way of controlling it makes the games more fun for young children and the old alike. So although my childrn will always play their Xbox360 more, the rest of the family join in when they get the Wii out.

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What is democide? From Wikipedia:- Democide is a term created by political scientist R. J. Rummel in order to create a broader concept than the legal definition of genocide. Democide is defined as "The murder of any person or people by a government, including genocide, politicide, and mass murder" :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democide Rummel defines democide as "The murder of any person...

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After time will all the questions on AB be repeats? There will be more and more repeats as time goes on. However there will always be new questions, although very similar in nature. E.g. Is Elvis better than the Beatles, will be updated to compare the two top current stars for example. In some catefories I can imagine them running out of new unique type questions easily. I love chess, but there are only so many questions you cna ask about...

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What's your favorite method of death? Very old age by natural causes peacefully in my sleep. Failling that to be shot by a 30 year old womans jealous husband when Im in my 90s.

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Would prejudice exist if we had no senses? No, but without sense we are nothing. It would be like a computer with only a CPU, but no keyboard, mouse or disk drive etc. (I.e. no input/output). No way to get data into it, just a CPU (or in our case a brain) waiting to do something and never getting the opportunity. So no prejudice, no knowledge, no experiences....

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The USA's Federal Reserve will release this Thurs. the new $1 Coin featuring a new president every 3 months. Do you think another $1 coin is a good idea or not? Would you prefer it to the dollar bill? In England (where I am from) the smallest note we have £5 - which is about $10. We are looking at having a £5 coin as notes wear out quickly and therefore work out more expensive to produce. Machines here for sweets etc normally only take coins. Making them read notes is a lot more tricky and expensive. So I find it strange that you still have such a small denomination note. I...

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I recently saw an 8 year old wearing a Ramones tee-shirt and have seen many other young kids wearing (retro) rock band tees. Do kids that age listen to that music or is this a fashion trend? My kids love songs from the past. As I did as a young kid. However, once they reach teenage years - its not "cool" to en joy oldiie bands - so they grow out of it. I do think its a bit of a trend. As parents we love it when our kids like something we did as children. So maybe its just wishful thinking by us.....

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Do you consider people who wear jeans and t-shirts to work low class? No. I work in computing sales - to the finance sector (banks and insirance). I have customers where I have to wear a jacket and tie (the majority) and others where I would get linched if I did not go in in jeans and a T-shirt. The strange thing is that in many cases - they both have the same services and poach each others staff. The "T-shirt" ones think of themselves as being...

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If you could have any superhero/supervillan power who's would you choose? Supermans Super Strength. That menas I could turn coal in to diamonds. Run at incredible speeds (originally Superman jumped rather than flew....). And that scene in Superman two where Clark Kent beats up the bully (end of the film) is one of my favourites.

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I wake up at 9 am everyday, at what time should I go to bed? Depends on what time you want . need ot wake up. Your body clock is set to 9am. If you want to wake up at 8am thne you need to got to bed about 1 hour earlier. It takes a while to adjust your body clock, but if you alarm clock goes off waking you up earlier and you get up at that time - then it wil ladjust much more quickly. If you need to get up at 7am - then go to bed 2 hours earlier and...

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Are you a giving or receving person? Im a giving. I find those that give often recieve in return. I like to give praise - when fellow workers have done a good job. Im sure I get more praise back because of it. Gifts - Im at the age where we give more than we recieve and I like it that way. Points on Answerbag - I definately give more than I recieve. Originally typed defiantely instead of definately - type or Freudian slip lol?

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Who got more skills? Forumla 1 or NASCAR car drivers? I would say Formula 1. A lot of the Nascar circuits are basically ovals. This does not test a driver as much as the bending circuits of Brands Hatch or Monaco for example. The Formula 1 cars go faster. When Fromual 1 drivers hae switched to Nascar (normally nearer the end of their careeres - e.g. Nigel Mansell). they have often done extremely well in Nascar immediately. There have been...

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Whats worse...being a serious rascist....or someone who just jokes with rascism? I enjoy rascist jokes but I hate rascists. I can understand why people dont like rascist jokes, but as long as they are not at an individual but are a generalisation - I can find them funny. I find rascism itself offensive. I remember being in an Indian restaurant and one of our party was very rascist and rude to the waiter. The waiter was very polite and ignored it, but I found it horrible...

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If you saw a suitcase with a $1,000,000 in it; and no one was around, would you take it? I would certainly take it. I wouldn't want someone else to take it would I??!! What I would do with it is more difficult. I like to think I am an honest person but $1m is a lot of money. If I thought it was stolen money - I might keep it. If I thought it was someones hard earned money - I would hand it in and hope to get a small reward. If I thought it was the mobs money - I...

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What is the T.V. show Lost about? is it any good? I think its very good. However its one of those shows that takes a while to answer any question and when it does answer a question it creates an even bigger question. I dont want to ruin the plot for anyone who has not seen it - so trying to write bits without saying too much:- Basically a plane crashes onto a desert island and lots of the passengers survive - in different groups. The plane...

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Everyone thinks about cremation and burying, but why doesn't anyone consider the third option.....taxidermy? I think that would be the stuff of nightmares.Especially for kids. Especially as most of us die at an old age. I think a full wax model of me at my peak would be a much better idea to be rembered by rather than myself stuffed. And people could come from far and wide just to set fire to it.

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Is it normal that my boyfriend doesnt want sex as much as i do? i just find it weird that most guys i know want sex all the time but my bf never seems to want it, im usually the one asking for it. I dont like the word normal - but lets generalise. This depends a great deal on your ages. Men reach their sexual peak at about 18. When a large number of us havent even started! Women reach their sexual peak at around 36-40. By peak I mean their highest sexual drive. So if you are both 18, in most relationships, I think you will find the man wants it more than the woman. As you both...

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Do you think that the Jewish people, myself included, are evil? I dont think that the Jewish people are evil and I defiantely dont think you are evil. (I agree with most of your comments and I have learnt from a lot of them). The Jewish people have done some many bad things in the past. So have the Christians, the Muslims and Athiests (like me). All of the above groups have also done a lot of good. So I would not attack any of them just for their...

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Who was better, Elvis Presley or the Beatles? What a difficult question. I loved them both. When it comes to writing lyrics and music - the Beatles win there. I loved their songs and John and Paul knew how to write a song. But for me ELVIS IS THE KING He was a singer and a performer. His movies were way better than the Beatles ones.(I know he wasnt a great actor - but they werent either). He did a great deal more material with a...

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Who feels that world war3 is around the corner and is it inevitable or can it be stopped At the moment, I dont see any likelihood of WW III given the current balances of power. America and its NATO allies have vastly superior weapons than any other groups and although not perfect - I dont think they are really on imperialist expansion plan - (Bush's Christian fundamentalism is a bit worrying - but ...). The former Soviet block, is no longer a threat and if anything is...

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How serious a problem do you think global warming is? I was getting worried about it a few years ago. However, more and more we can see its affects NOW. We have had year on year record breaking temperatures / extremes in England. This year more so than previous years. As there is a lag between CO2 levels and the temperature, then it is gonig to get a lot lot worse. By the time many of todays sceptics change their minds (as they will porbably...

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Does Revelations Chapter 14 1-6 mean that less than 1 in 5000 people will go to heaven? i.e. only 144,000. Jehovah witnesses beleive this. What do other relgions using the Bible say. (Im an atheist). I see the thought police have already given me a negative rating on the question. I tried hard to write it in a non-offensive way.... Revelations Chapter 14 - 1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. It goes on to say that these are the virgins, the ones who beleive...

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How can you Christians say that Jesus is the only way to heaven? Are you saying that if a person does not believe in Jesus Christ, they are going to hell? EDIT sorry this was meant to be a comment to 144,000 comment.. Not an answer to the question. I placed it in the wrong place. The 144,000 is normally the Jehovah Witness point of view. Revelations does imply that. Just to put it into perspective. There are about 7 billion people around today. (Over 6.5 billion June 2006 June 2006 with +3 every 0.04 seconds) Lets assume that no one else...

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Why doesn't the American public demand from the government free, universal internet service? And veterinary care? And college educations? Would this not elevate the standard of living for everyone? It might do in the long run - I will leave that for others to consider. In the short run (e.g. 10 years..), all this would have to be paid for. People are not happy at much higher taxes. If you have free veterinary care for example, then those that dont have pets would not benefit and many would be unhappy. Those that do have pets, would use it a lot mor ethan if they had to pay. If in...

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Is your foot the same length as your fore arm? I thoguht dont be silly - my forearm is way longer and I couldn't beleive the other answers. But I checked... Looking at my forearm and foot I still thought forearm way bigger. But I couldnt get my foot up to my forearm. Measured it properly. THEY ARE THE SAME!!! I was surprised.

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How do you feel the US military is doing in Iraq and Afganistan? Well in Afghanistan, but lots still to do. Badly in Iraq, but until the Iraqi people are able to look after themselves (dont hold you breathe), or other countries step up to the mark (Im British at least we are doing our bit), then you have to stay the course. USA and UK are paying the price for not getting full UN backing when we went in. I hate Bush, but he is willing to stay the distance...

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Are you hot? No - I wish. Never have been, but at least I dont think Im cold if that the opposite. I also think I am better now relatively for my age than before, but he hair is thinning (skin highlights as I call them), so its rapidly down hill from here....

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Have you ever seen someone so physically attractive that it literally made your jaw drop? Yes was very embarrasing. I met a work colleague and his family at his house. The daughter looked nice but my jaw did not drop, glasses... Way too young for me... I was walkin along the hallway and saw a photo of a very beautiful young woman and my jaw did drop. I must have been staring at it.... To cut a long story short it was the daughter made up... The fact I didnt recgnise it was rhe...

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Don't all religions teach the same thing? Most religions are very similar (not all). The ten commmandments for example are an important part of many religions. Most have the one God, the one Satan, Heaven and Hell. With only the righteous going to heaven. The biggest problem is that nearly all relgions have one thing in common. They beleive that they are the one true relgion. That their God is the one and only God. And therefore...

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How often are you paranoid? This question is directed at me - isnt it. What did I do to hurt you. Why do you keep doing this to me? I bet everyone will mark me down now... Seriously - Im not paranoid. I have never felt that someone or the world is agianst me in an irritational way. My estranged wife is acting terribly - but I can just live with that becuase worrying about it doesnt make it any better. So I will...

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Do you have or will you be buying a Play Station 3, xbox 360, Nintendo Wii? If so what do you like about them? I bought a Xbox360 for my kids last year. I purchased the Wii for them recently. The PS3 is still not out here in the UK but I doubt if I will buy it. In my opinion the PS3 is by far the best machine spec wise. In the long run it will be even better still. It has better graphics, better hardware (larger disk etc). However the games right now dont seem to be able to utilise the hardware very...

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Should President Bush end the war in Iraq? Im English. I cant stand Bush - a) over global warming and b) for the lies over the war in Iraq. However now that we have created the mess (and I am very glad that Saddam has gone), I will give Bush credit, he does realise that we cant just run away. We have to stay the course (America and Britain) until the Iraqis can govern themselves or others can take other without us. The USA (and...

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I have had a crock pot (slow cooker)for a while and never used it .. I decided to try a chicken recipe from online .. it was nasty .. any good crock pot ideas (simple not complicated til I have more practice)that you can share? You wanted simple - so jacket potatoes cook lovely in a slow cooker. But for me - curry or chilli is still the best food to cook in one.

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What is the fastest you have ever traveled in a car. I was in a friends car in the front passenger seat. It was a Honda sports card of some kind. He was driving at 144mph. If that was not scary enough, another friend behind leant forward and put his hands over the drivers eyes and said "Use the force luke". I did not like going in the car with them much after that. I have driven at 130mph on a long straight road - no turn offs......

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Hi I hold a weekly tournament in my house and the other night we had a query I had king of clubs jack of diamonds dealt to me my mate had seven and nine of hearts the flop was ace of clubs jack of spades ten of hearts turn card was king of spades and rive Your cards KC JD His Cards 7H 9H Turned over Cards AC JS 10H KS + 1 more So we need to calculate who would win depending on that last card - the river. The best hands in order are:- River = any King Full house 3 Kings and 2 Jacks - You win River = any Jack Full house 3 Jacks and 2 Kings - You win River = any Queen Straight A K Q J 10 - BOTH win - changed thanks to...

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Does anyone else think that maybe the universe is really just one tiny microscopic cell on a giant flea on a giant dog? Is that why I'm so itchy? Watch Men in Black. It is either the beginning or the end, where our whole universe is just like a marble to some creature. Its nothing really to do with the film - but a nice touch. Starting with out Earth and zooming out to our solar system, out galaxy, the universe... Also a whole universe is around the dogs collar.

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What is the best classic board game? I play chess all the time - against people face to face and on-line, but that is only my second favourite, even thoguh I play it the most. In my opinion the BEST board game IS RISK. Beocmes it combines skill and luck. You can be almost out and completely turn the game around. There are several computer versions and they are even better than the board game. Risk II, has many different...

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Statistically, it is said that planes are safer than cars. Any thoughts? Big planes - i.e. commerical eairlines are incredibly safe. The planes are very carefully maintained, the pilots are highly trained. That training involves all sorts of engine sfailures etc. Its a pity we dont tgrain so hard to drive cars. Small planes are not as safe as big ones. However, there arfe fewer things to hit up in the sky than down on the ground. The main dangers in flying are...

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Is the right to bear arms still a necessary part of American life? Or is it an anachronism that actually makes modern America a more dangerous place in the 21st century? Should it be removed from the constitution? As a non American (Im English) I find this right to bear arms very strange. In England hand guns are illegal. We have a lot less murders etc. because they are difficult to get hold of. A lot less accidents too. However they are becoming more common amongst criminals. The problem with banning them now in America is that most criminals already have one. So it would take a long time before the...

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For those kids who have always been the smart one, what do you think of your "average" minded friends? I was the smart one in most subjects. I had friends that were not acadmeically smart but were good at Football or music or.... I always did my best in everythnig - but I doubt if they looked down on me because of my poor skill at football (soccer) any more than I would look down on them for not being good at mats for example. Outsdie of school - being great at maths did not matter. Neither...

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For UK residents - is it snowing yet? Not here in St Neots, Cambridgeshire at almost midnight, but its going to be bad in the morning....

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How do you feel right now? Miserable. I have got a cold. I just lost a club chess match - cos I played bad. I missed dinner and its too late to eat now. But tomorrow will be another day! So lets look forward to that.

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Which remade movie is better than the original? I knew I would think of some more:- Casino Royale - 2006 is way better than the David Niven spoof. Not really a fair comparison. The 1998 Godzilla was a big improvment over the previous versions. (Helps that it was in English). The Fly - Special effects in 1986 are way better than the original Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 1988 with Steve Martin and Michael Caine was so funny. It is a...

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Which remade movie is better than the original? Best example : - Silence of the Lambs - was way better than Manhunter (although Manhunter was still good). Lord of the Rings. The orginal was a cartoon. It did the book absolutely no justice. The films made in the last few years were very good. Titanic and King Kong have been mentioned by others. Their comments are so right. The next ones - are a just better in my opinion but they...

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Why do people believe in God or a god? People beleive in God / gods for many reasons. We are a curious species that does not like not knowing. Religion can be used ot explain everything. - Its Gods will or God created it. People are afraid fo what is going to happen to them when they die. Religino gives them a spiritual well being. A belief that they will be able to continue to live in some way. When people are desperate - they...

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How many times does your heart beat a year? None - Im dead. Well I feel like it with this cold. But when I was alive - then the average number of heart beats is 72 So 365 * 24 * 60 * 72 = 39,420,000 So 40 million is a simple round number. Very fit people have lower heart rates. It also slows down as we get older. So babies hearts beat faster than old people... Temperature also affects heart beat...

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What is blitz chess? And bullet chess? I play on playchess.com and their definitions are the same as wikipedia. From :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_chess Bullet (aka 'lightning chess'): less than 3 minutes per side Blitz (aka 'speed chess'): 3 to 15 minutes per side (5minutes is common) Rapid (aka 'action chess'): ~30 minutes per side When using increments e.g. 2 minutes + 1 second...

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29mph in a 20mph school zone it was downhill and i pulled off a sideroad onto the incline and gained more speed than i thought with new more inflated and larger radius tires than usual. i didnt want to slam on the brakes so i coasted. its in WA any help? I often speed. However if I get caught - I accept it. I only speed on motorways (not that that is any good excuse). 29mph in a 20 zone sounds dangerous to me. Of course it does depend on the time of day. But your attempted excuses are not going to make any difference. Over inflated tyres - no way is that going to cause 1 mph increase and that might get you in trouble for driving unsafely...

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Will a person still lose weight, if they excercise at night instead of in the morning? Exercising burns up calories no matter what time of the day it is. So you can lose weight at any time of the day by exercising. Of course you have to burn off more calories than you consume...

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How long would it take to count to one million if you counted one number every second? 1,000,000 seconds Which is 16,666 minutes and 20 seconds Which is 277 hours and forty six minutes and forty seconds Which is Just over 11 1/2 days 11 days, 13 hours,46 minutes and forty seconds. A child in England was told by her teacher that it was impossible to count to one million. They ended up arguning and the childs mother did it to prove the teacher wrong. (I think it just...

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What is your favorite scene from Everybody Loves Raymond? who is your favorite character? why? Favourite scene - pass. I lvoe the series but not one of my all time favourites.Frank is my favourite character. He does and says some of the things I would like to do or say sometimes. At the same time I am horrified at him. His relationship with Marie is the best part of the program. I still prefer Home Improvement or Married With Children for family comedy. But its a good third

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Why don't more people take advantage of the "five minutes" of grace and correct their crazy questions so they at least make some sense? I bet most people do. I am horrified when I look at what I have typed and normally fix it straight away but always after I have posted - I never preview. Thats because I hate even more spending ages writing an answer - only to find by the time I have posted it - someone else has posted the same thing. It looks then like one of us have copied the other. So I like to post quick and fix afterwards.

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When you get a new pen do you get the urge to write continuously like me? or am i just weird? No I dont get the urge to write. But no you are not weird - you are just different from me. (Well you are not weird because of the pen thing. I dont know enough about you to know if you are weird or not as a whole lol).

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How would I write this formula to get the total price with tax? A1=5.00 (price) A2=3 (quantity) A3=total with 6% tax Depends on whether the price includes the tax or not. So first - includes - so we need to calculate price without tax. (A1 * A2) / ( 1 + T ) = A3 Where A1 = 5 A2 = 3 T= 0.06 tax So 15 / (1 + 0.06) =A3 15 / 1.06 = A3 So the price excluding tax is 14.151 to 3 decimal places. NOW assume Price EXCLUDES TAX Then (A1 * A2) * (1 + T) = A3 So 15 * 1.06 = A3 So A3 = 15.9 ...

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I just lost the FILE EDIT TOOL ETC. drop downs on my internet page. I have no idea how I did that. Can anyone help me get them back. Thanks You have lost what is called the menu bar. If you right click in the area above the actual web page data (you may have to try different areas - its normally below the web page address) you should get a menu of options. Mine shows Menu Bar as the first one. I have a tick next to it. This means I get to see the File option. If you dont have a tick next to it - click on it and your problem...

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I'm going to England w/ my fam. in April. I wanna go from London, to Hertfordshire, to Oxfordshire, to Cambridge, to Derby and Nottingham, up to Manchester and possibly Liverpool and spend an hour in each place. Is this possible to do in one day by train? No its not possible at all in the order that you put. If you re-order you might make it easier on yourelf but still not practical. If you go to http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ you can put your journeys in and get timetables. Oxford -> London -> Hertfordshire -> Cambridge -> Nottingham -> Derby -> Liverpool -> Manchester would be my best guess at a route. Oxford and...

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Do you [honestly] mostly: rate answers and questions, ask questions or answer questions? I dont ask many questions.I mostly rate answers and questions. I very rarely rate down - in most cases its just a diffetent opinion to mine if I disagree. I have rated down when I have found the answer or question to be offensive. I think most of the time the person wants that anyway - so its still best for me to ignore. I also rate up if I think someone has been harshly rated down. i..e...

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Could you ever see 1 goverment, 1 religion and 1 currancy in the future? Currency possibly. Of course if you have only one goventment - then having one currency becomes much easier. Most countries in Europe now use the Euro (mine doesnt - UK). I think more countries will join in the next decade. Then we would just need the US$ to combine and we would soon have a defacto standard. Other countries may start to use the US $ as their main currency at the same...

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Is dish washing liquid a good soap to wash your car with? Apart from removing the wax as mentioned by others, you should not use it on windscreens. It will make the glare much worse as it leaves a sheen. If you wash it off thoroughly then I dount if it is gonig to do any major harm if you occasionally use it. But much better to buy stuff designed for washing the car.

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Wats ur opinion on the next world war? (cause's,stuff like that) If we dont act now and fast on global warming then we are going to set up a time bomb which will have knock on effects - mabe even WWIII. Lets assume the USA - the worlds biggest CO2 emitter by far (per capita) does not sign up to the next Kyoto agreement. This will probably mean China and India will not either. Then we start getting more floods. More disasters. Even if countries have signed...

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Why are some words spelled with an extra U. Like favorite --> favourite??? Why? You can say Americans are lazy or more sensible than the English. Take your pick. I am English by the way. The original spellings used the U. Americans prefer to make things easier or shorted so they dropped the Us. Colour v's color. They also use "F" instead of "PH" a lot of the time. We say Phone - Americans say Fone.. Photo, Foto... Personally I prefer the...

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Are you an evolutionist or a creationist? Im an evolutionist. I am also an atheist. However I do not think that evolution proves God does not exist. Evolution and God can co-exist. You can say that it was all part of Gods plan.... I dont belvie for other reasons. But to be fair to the Bible - if you drop the idea of the world being created in 6 days - then the order of the creation is correct....

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Do you believe that Jesus is God? If Yes or No, Tell me Why!!! Im an atheist - so no I dont believe he is God. Nor do I beleive he is the son of God... I do believe he existed and I do believe that he was a good man but as I find it hard ot believe in any religion especially ones based on the Bible. I cant believe In Jesus being God. Main objections - The Jewish and Christian religions both believed the Earth was the centre of the Universe. Copernicus...

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What is it with all the antisemitism in the world? What have they done to us, exactly? Several ways to answer this one. Please note I am not anti-semitic. I could write why people hate the Christians, Muslims, atheist just as easily. I beleive the Jews have had a bad press but it is a good question and so I wil ltry ot answer. Some are generalisations so appologies to people who hate that... Only numbers 4 and 7 do I think has any real merit in it today. 1) The Death of...

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Have you ever seen a dead body in real life besides at a funeral? Yes several times. But the worse was being woken by mum screaming on Boxing day. My grandad was dead in his chair. It was the fourth death in 4 years - one each on the 23rd 24th 25th and 26th of December. I didnt see the others...

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If you have one of the newer wide screen tv''s do you need a camera that records in wide screen format in order for the picture to take up the whole screen? What if you have some tv's and computer that are not widescreen? would W.screenpictures look funny Most wide screen TVs can expand the picture (making you look fatter) when sent a 4:3 picture. Or they can zoom in so you lose the top and bottom on the screen but the screen is full. Sometimes you cna choose a little imbetween the two. So you can be a little more careful whne visoing - taking into account a little will disappear off the top and bottom if you are really worried about it.

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If you can't stand someone because they can't tolerate others, does that make you hypocritical? If so, should you tolerate their intolerance? I am about to divorce my wife. The worst thing about her is she critices everybody else and I hate having to point out I cant stand that. That is hypocritical of me but I thinks its a case of two wrongs make a right. Good question

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How long can one survive on only coffee and cigarettes? Coffee - if thats all you drank, well lets hope its very weak as the caffeine is not good for you. If it has a little sugar in it - I suppose that will help mildly for energy levels, but basically it owuld be like living on just water. You would slowly drain away. As for the cigarettes. Will assuming you aim to smoke them they would help you reach your maker much quicker. We know they cause...

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Is there any way you could make peace with Hitler? Interesting question. Quick answer - No Long answer - no but more discussion:- No to whether you mean forgive him and no to if you mean could he have been appeased. Will we view Hitler differently after centuries have passed. We look back at Napolean as a great general. At Alexander the Great, the Romans,..... and we normally look at both sides fairly evenly. Hitler was a great...

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My dvd recorder will only playon certain disks. I have bought the recommended disks - DVD+RW+R but still keep getting the message 'insuffficient space on disk@ help! I had a similar problem and it was becuase I purchased 16x speed blank DVDs and my player could only use up to 8x. I thought it would just use them in 8x mode - but no it didnt work until I bought some 8x ones. So check what the max speed of your DVD player and what speed your blank DVDs are. (Never had that problem with blank CDs in the past - always just downgraded OK)

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FOR ALL WHO ARE INTRESTED IN THE ANSWER TO X^3+Y^=Z^ ITS -5^3+5^3=0 Sorry but the answer does not even match the question. But you are new to the site so not going to mark you down I assume you meant the question to say X^3+Y^3=Z^3 There are several answers X=Y=Z=0 would also give a correct answer. X=-Y with Z=0 would work for all values. e.g. not just -5 and 5 as you have done but -4 and 4, -3.14 and +3.14...

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You're at the gates of heaven. What do you think St. Peter will say to you? Ha ha bet you wish you werent an atheist now!!! But Im not going to worry too much about it.

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Increase Penis size A magnifying glass!. I doubt if pumps etc really work unless you use them for hours everyday. But you could have a fairy godmother like mine. When I was 9 she said she could either grant me a perfect memory or an enormous penis. I cant remember which one I chose! (Beleive that you will beleive anything).

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Do you enjoy your job? What makes it enjoyable or non enjoyable for you? I love my job and I am lucky enough to have enjoyed all jobs I have done. There are bits of it I dont enjoy but in the end I get paid well and have fun. Im an Engagement Architect / Technical Account Manager / Systems Engineer - basically I answer technical questions around the sales of computers to big banks. God Im lucky. Of course my kids think Im boring (but I just make them watch True...

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Is there anyone on here who would use answerbag if there was no rating system and who would prefer it that way? I would stil use it but I must admit the ratings mean I get hooked - when I only need a few more points to get to the next level - I end up being on here longer so as to make it. Its completely stupid of me of course.

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Are you at work on this website or are you at home or are you somewhere else? - im always at school Im working from home. I always end up working in the evening to make up for the time I have sat here answering questions and procrastinating my real work. But I always get my work done....

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You're leaving primary school and you want to be a biologist(or anything else you want to be), but your crush/girlfriend/boyfriend was going to a school that couldn't help your career path. Whitch school would you go to? With hindsight most people would choose the school to help their career. But love rules most youngsters heads, and you will prbably follow your heart. Telling you you will meet new boyfirends/girlfriends at the new school probabl doesnt help. Your career will most likely last a lot longer than your relationship with anyone right now. But whats the point of living if its not to love...

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Which is more lethal? Silent farts? or the Noisy ones? lol Nosiy ones never seem to be smelly. Silent ones - ooooh that can if you are luck be not noriced but more often than not - they are deadly. I had a boss who was a swing for getting in the lift with me. Letting one rip betweens floor 1 and 2, knowing I had to stay in the lift till floor 6, with him getting off at floor 2. People would get in at floor 3 and look at me. He would always fart...

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Do you think global warming is real? ITS REAL and its happening much faster than most people originally thought. In England we are getting record breaking temperatures almost every year (therefore increasing almost every year to beat the previous record breaking...). Our seasons are messed up. This year we were able to pick fruits 3 months later than normal. 1 month would be very different - but 3. We had warmer nights in...

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If you need to get up at 6 oclock, what time should you go to bed? Your body clock will not change overnight. so if its just a one off - go to bed at your normal time / a bit earlier than normal but there is not much point in gonig to bed 3 hours early for example becuase you are unliekly to be able to get to sleep. Most peopel need about 8 hours sleep. As we get older less (so babies need more). Some people (Mrs Thatcher used to only need 4 hours but thats...

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What do you do with a chronic procrastinator in your life? What are the chief causes of procrastination? Speak up procrastinators! Im a procrastinator. Basically its lazyness. I always get my work done on time but I leave it to the last minute. Now I have kids - I am having to try to get them to do their coursework etc befire the last minute so I know how frustrating it can be. Sometiems by procarastianting - the problem goes away but thats rare and thne soemthing happens at the last minute that prevents you from doing...

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Would you rate me down - just because you know I am better then you? I might rate you down for being arrogant. But I wont becuase I will take the question literally. So if I knew you were better than me, then I am likely to rate you up becuase I will be more impressed with your answers than my own. There are people on here better than me at answering some types of questions. If I think it is a good answer - I give it points - irrespective of how they are...

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Which books have you reread? Whenever a new Harry Potter book is about to come out - I re-read all the old ones. Just for my kids benefit of course! And if there mother has already read that chapter the night before - then they will jsut have to hear it again, just in case she missed out a page. Not that I want to read it of course. Its only for their benefit - honest!

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What are some valid arguements for and against the death penalty, logically speaking? This is very much a moral question. Very difficult to decide. I go FOR because of F2 below, but I waver all the time. Especially against F2. Depends on what I have read in the papers at the time probably. (Truthful but not a good way of deciding - its just not black and white) The main answers have already been said but I havent seen the financial argument put:- Against :- A1) Financial...

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How do you cope with someone who is totally negative and whinges all the time? Just tell them they are like an onion. As you peel of each layer another moan comes out causing more crying.... Then threaten them with a slicer!!!

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Should there be a Terminator 4? if so with who? Well after watching Rocky V many years ago which I thought was awful (I enjoyed 1 - IV), I thought they should never make another Rocky and I was wrong. I really enjoyed Bilboa. So maybe another installment in the Terminator series would be welcome. Probably the Rock as the Terminator. I could be the bad terminator as being relatively puny doesnt matter.

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Do you shout "Eureka" and run naked when you found an answer? No I dont, but if any of you ladies do please give me your address and I will write some questions for you to answer. So I dont run naked, but I may clench my fist, grit my teeth and shout yes!

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Should the White House have more say in matters than the scientific community and civil servants? The scientific commmunity should advise. The civil service should implement the orders of the White house that should take into account the thoguhts of the people adn the advise of the scientists. Unfortunatley too often the white house listens to the needs of business rather than the best advice the big example being global warming. Scientists are often ahead of the public, but the White...

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Is it crazy to have conversations with yourself? Its the only way I get intelligent conversation. We all need to think things through sometimes. Talknig to yourslef is just doing that out loud. Normally as we grow up, we learn to read without reading out loud, - I think its a bit like that. If you read out loud, you are more likely to remember, if you think out loud talkngi to oneself - the mind probably concentrates more. Of course Im...

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What ringtone do you have on your cell phone right now? Nice question. The pink panther theme tune. It makes lots of people smile when I am called...

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Do you like commercial breaks? Commercial breaks are sueful when I need a quick cup of tea or to get rid of it. Otherwise I mainly dislike them. The most annoying thing about them here in England is they are often way louder than the program I am watching - so I have to turn the tele donw so as not to wake the kids when they come on and then turn it back up again when they finish. I love Amercia, but found your TV...

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What are you known for? Like a signature thing that you and only you do. Im known for having my shirt hanging out (my back is a littel twisted), my hair all over the place ( which in my job you are meant to be smart) - I prefer t ocall it the Nutty Professor look. Im also know for mentioning solaris 10 in any meeting at least 10 times. (It is part of my job to evangelise about it). God I sound like a geek!

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If you were stranded in a desert and could only have a lion, sheep, monkey, cow, or horse, which animal would you keep? The lion - if there is no hope of being saved. That will be a much quicker death. But lets assume we have hope fo being rescued or that we can survive. Originally I thoguht the cow - becuase that could give me milk then meat when I have to kill it. But then I thoguht the sheep becuase that would be able to give me a little bit of milk, food and I could make a coat from it. (It gets very...

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Religous or not how many of you have sinned or are sinning in the eyes of the bible? Well first of all - I am not relgious so that means I break the most improtnat of the ten commandments every day - not beleiveing in the one true God. I dont break the ten commandments so much as the seven deadly sins - but yes I sin every day - but only little sins. (apart from the one true God one). Reminds me of the old joke, when Moses came down from the Mount after seeing God....

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Does anyone remember the rubiks cube and how long it took you to complete it It took me about 6 months to do it, but it sitll took another 4 months befofre I was able to do it again - and I used to try it a lot. Then I got a book explaining how to do it and that made it much easier. I wonder how long it would take me now - without the book. I wont be able to beat Will Smith in the Pursuit of Happyness thats for sure.

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Do Jehovah's Witnesses believe it is wrong to lie? Jehovah Witnesses are a Christian religion. They beleive in the ten commandments. Which includes that it is a sin to lie. This is possibly another one of those Jehovah Witness bashing questions. I find it really offensive the anti-Jehovah Witness brigade on AnswerBag and Im an atheist. I cant understand why they are singled out. This question is not offensive compared to the other ones I...

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If you had a choice to jump out of a plane w/a parachute or jump out of a rolling car with protective gear on which one would you do and why Depends. If the plane is on the ground - then I will choose that. If the car is going slowly then the car. But Im guessing you mean a fast car and a high flying plane. In which case I will choose the car as that has the greatest chance of survival.

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What does Islam teach about the coming of the messianic era? Like the Jewish and Christians religions the Islamic religion has a Messianic era. Basically a time of peace etc brough about by the arrival of the Messiah. In Islam, this is mentioned in the Hadith describing how the "messiah" will bring peace and happiness.

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What is the last movie you went to see in the theatre? Last Saturday to watch Bilbao. i love the Rocky films (except for number 5) and its so much better on the big screen.

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What do you know that I don't? Probably not as much as Id like to. The more questions you ask and the more questions I answer then the difference will be even less and of course you will know a lot that I dont.

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I brought my American PS2 to France. The PS2 broke and I want to buy a French PS2, but I don't know if the American games will work on a French PS2. Will American games work on a French PS2? They will not work. not only is the PS2 region locked but the television formats are completely different. Having said that a lot of modern TVs can play multiple formats nowadays. There are modifications (chips) that enable you to play any game but these are illegal. You may still end up wioth the games playing slightly slower or faster. E,g, in the UK we run at 50hz rather than the US...

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What would you buy if you have the money? A Playstation 3 or a Nintendo Wii? Thats easy a Playstation 3. It has way better graphics can play Blu-Ray disks as well as DVDs. It is High Definition... The Wii is different and is still fun. It can appeal to a wider age range. The very young and the old. However for most gamers - the Playstation 3 will entertain them a lot more. My kids have an Xbox360 and a Wii. I am unlikely to buy the PS3 now that I have an Xbox360....

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Would Europe have the same kind of unity as the US has today, if Hitler had won the war? Probably. Maybe even more so. Dictatorships that are intolerant - will surpress any disloyalty etc. Hitler would have sent any opposition to the concentration camps... Recently it was revealed that the French seriously considered becoming part of the Britain during the Second World War ... so if they could possibly accept that - then Im sure Hitler could have controlled the countries. ...

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Until a few days ago a friend thought the words to "Little Red Corvette" were "Pay The Rent Collect". What's the funniest song lyrics you have misunderstood and how long? When Police released "So Lonely", amny people thoguht they were saying "Sue Lawley", a popular News presenter at the time. I got it wrong too. Also "When the going gets tough" sounds like "Go and get stuffed" to me.

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How can I adjust the number of points I give or is the number fixed based on my level? (Ex. I have the ability to give 3, but I may only want to award 2) Good question - unfortunately you cant. The nubmer of points you can give or deduct depends on your level but you cant control it i..e if you normally give 3 - you cant decide to only give 1. I wish AB would give us this capability.

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What do you think of women that smoke? I am a smoker. Honest answer.... Would I not fancy someone just becuase they smoke - No. But - it does make your breath stink. It does make your clothes stink (and mine). It does decrease your life expectancy (and mine). But if a woman is sexy - I can over look all that but I would definately prefer it if she could quit.

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The Queen of England...What the heck has she done for us lately? Drop a hockey puck? Ok - Im against the prinicpal of royalty as it is unfair. Having said that lotsof things in life are unfair. If we drop the argument of the principle and now look at it in economic terms and the personalities involved... One economics. The queen / royal family bring in a huge amount of revenue into the UK through tourism. The net value is said to be many times the amount it costs to run...

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What would be a good song that tells a story? The Ugly Duckling - I still have a tear in my eye when I hear it but its for kids really.

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Is there hope for humanity? Yes. If we go back 30 years ago - many of us were worried about the West and East going into a global war - nucleur weapons .... I worry maybe a fundamentalist group might let off a few nucleur bombs, but overall that situation is much better now. I do not fear an all out nucleur war so much. Then we had the hole in the ozone layer. Countries of the world united to fix that problem and its...

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Is being gay a mental disorder? No its not. Is being anti-gay a mental disorder? (Well if I had to choose one of the two I would say the latter is - but really its a sign of intolerance). Im straight - I fancy women. That makes me no better or worse than a man who fancies men. And Im sure if I was a woman - I'd be a lesbian. In previous cultures - in particular the greeks, homosexuality was a lot more common and...

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What books would you consider to be must reads for young people-ranging from second grade right up to high school and college? Harry Potter books by JK Rowling are great for any ages. 8+ As you get older - Tolkien - Lord of the Rings (about 13+) Over 15 - Thomas Covenant the Unbeleiver - by Stephen Donaldson (my favourite books). I also loved books by HG Wells, John Wyndham...

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What causes someone to be a child molester? Why would someone do that to a child? Probalby only a paedophile or a psychologist can answer this one properly. Many have probably been abused themselves. Those that rape children are probably into a power thing. Those that groom them... not sure if they do it for power. Whatever the reasons - its very sick. Some are pure evil, some I think do need some pity (they still need to be punished). Not a nice question to think on...

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If someone wrote a book about you, what would it be called? "Always looking on the bright side"

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Why do people ask questions that they could easily answer themselves using Google? Some questions are not easily answered on the internet, e.g. the one you are asking. However, I know where you afre coming from becuase many are easy to type straight in t ogoogle for example and get an answer. THe internet is great for finding facts (not so good for opinions). A lot of the time I think people are trying to find what people think rather than the true answer. Othertimes I...

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What makes a good game? (your opinion) The best games combine luck and skill. You want your chances to improve as you get better at playing the game, but also need enough luck to make the result not easily predictable. Each game should be different (the luck implies a certain amount of randomness). Chess is a game of skill - but even that has some luck involved in it. Does your opponent know this particular openning? Do you...

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What are your favorite card games? how often do you play? I have always liked card games. As a young child I used to play a large range of solitaire games. I loved cribbage, blackjack... Nowadays I like to play online on yahoo - I mainly play Pinochle (I learnt to play that online) and Spades. Before that Hearts - but people get a lot more upset playing that. Recently my java has stopped working - I tried reinstalling to no success -which has...

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What are your favorite card games? how often do you play? IGNORE THIS ANSWER - I HAVE ANSWERED ELSEWHERE - SORRY (Thought it hadnt gone thorugh) I like Pinochle, also Spades. I used to play these almost everyday on yahoo - but cant seem to get my javs to work. (I have uninstalled and re-installed). Hence I have answered more questions on Answerbag in te last fortnight.

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Is it wrong to take the life of a very sick or old pet? The other side of the coin - is it is wrong to let an animal suffer. When an animal is in great pain, with no possiblity of improvement leading to no quality of life, then it is cruel to let its suffering continue. Of course the extention to that is - Is it wrong to let humans suffer?.... That is a much more difficult question as so many other factors come in to play, but I will leave my...

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My kids are always mis-quoting common phrases like saying "A Fragment of my Imagination" instead of a figment of my imagination. What is the funniest mis-quote you have heard? Not really a misquote - more a badly thoguht out set of words. We had a boss whose name was Stepford, but a colleague kept spelling it Stefford. One day they were arguing and the boss said "Oh and by the way there is only one f in Stepford". (one f'in) My colleagues response "Believe me we know - there could never be two of you"

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In the James Bond movies... Bond's boss has teh title of "M". WHat does M stand for? Good question - difficult to get a good answer Im afraid. Depends on which books you read. The head is Barbara Mawdley in some books. Sir Miles Meservy in others. In the latest Bond film Casino Royal - Bond alludes to it being a strange name. Ian Fleming did base his characters on real life people. Hence the Mansfield Smith-Cumming reference in other answers. I think you will find its...

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Whatever happened to Bobby Fischer (sp)? Lots. His match against the Russian Spassky in 1972 was seen as the Match of the Century - East V's West. With lots of gamesmanship and claims of cheating - mind control etc. Fisher won. However, he never liked being seen as pro the West. He resigned from the chess world in 1974 after a row with the governing body. Although born Jewish himself - he made lots af anti-semitc statements...

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Are any of you Jehovah's Witnesses? No Im an atheist, but I have found myself recently defending them a lot on AB. For some reason there has been some very nasty questions aimed at the expense of Jehovah witnesses. Some of these questions have been very evil in their nature. (Suggesting Jehovah witness practise things they deifnately dont). I havent noticed the same level of attack on other religions. So no Im not a Jehovah...

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Did Hitler speak German with an Austrian accent? Althoguh he was born in Austria - it was right on the border with Germany and he spent most of his life in Germany (albeit adult life). I think the two accetns are very similar anyway to my English ear. Would be interesting to see what Germans / Austrians think? I have always found it interesting that a man with brown hair and brown eyes from Austria could tell Germans that people with...

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Which is funnier: British humour or American humor? Im British. I think the overall quality of British humour is better. I think American TV has too many restrictions on it to get away with what we enjoy in the UK. Take Absolutely Fabulous. The main characters are drug taking alcoholics. This could not be made like that in America. When I think of TV programs, - Dads Army, Porridge, The Vicar of Dibly, Only Fools and Horses, Monty Python,...

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What online game has the most players in the world? World of Warcraft has a huge number of people. However, I think that games like chess might have more players but in a different way. Chess can be played online in the conventional sense like World of Warcfraft - but instead of just a few websites to choose form there are hundreds of different ones. Thwn you have the much slower online - e.g. via email. In the past people played postal chess...

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Do more people wash their car in summer or winter? Well I wash mine in summer and winter. I never knew we had to choose one or the other - lol. However, it gets a lot more dirty in winter, so it has to be washed more often. It still doesnt get washed much though - Im just lazy

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I've never done this so I honestly don't know the depth of this mistake - what's going on when your boyfriend calls you by another girl's name? Is it no big deal - minor slip - or does it spell big time trouble? How should one react to this blunder? I am always getting peoples names mixed up. I was going out with my then to be wife for jsut two weeks - all starry eyed and it suddenly became obvious in the pub that I had forgotten her name. Last week I could not remember my aunty and uncles names. So we can all slip up. Parents as they get older will often call one child by the name of the other. If the girls name that your...

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How to record a voice mail message on my phone? For most networks in the UK, if you dial your voicemail number, it will start to play your voicemails. If you have none or if you do then wait until you get to the end, it will then give you a menu. One of those options will be to change your voicemail settings / change you voicemail message. It varies a little from one mobile network to another, but they are all very similar. The menus are...

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What *can't* Chuck Norris do? Unlike Arnold Schwarzenegger - he cant carry a baby inside his body. OK Arnie didnt do it for real -it was just a film - Junior. Maybe Chuck could make Junior 2.

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Could a black hole be better described as a "black sphere"? No, not better. It may be more like a sphere on the inside but the colour is unknown. The reason why we call it a black hole is because gravity is so strong than light can not escape from it. So I think hole describes it better than sphere.

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Digital billboards, are they an unnecessary distraction to motorists? If they contain a lot of writing that motorists are likely to read then maybe. If they keep changing so the observer has to wait a few seconds to see the advert they had started to read and were interested in reading then they could be bad. You darw not look away in case you miss it again... However, in most cases billboards are not a distraction and digital ones are ok if they are sensible....

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What is the strangest thing that you have ever observed a motorist doing? I have seen motorists shaving, plucking their eyebrows, on laptop... But the worst has to be looking at an adult magazine and lets just say he was excited. I was in a high up van and could see easily. We were going slow in traffic so I cant have been the only one who could see.

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If you could control anything with a Remote Control, what would it be? WOMEN! Sorry but I am a man after all. Thats my excuse and I am sticking with it.

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What age do you think is a good age for a female to have children healthily? As a woman gets older the risks increase with child birth. Both for the woman and the child. So the best age is probably about 18. However that is young to start a life of commitment and having a baby is not just for Xmas!. At 18, we are not normally financially self sufficient enough to start a family etc. In then end when suits the woman is the best answer.

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Why do people believe in God or a god? People beleive in God because they have faith. An inherent beleif that God exits From wikipedia :- Faith is a belief, trust, or confidence, not based on logic, reason, or empirical data, but based fundamentally on volition often associated with a transpersonal relationship with God, a higher power, a person, elements of nature, and/or a perception of the human race as a whole. Faith can be...

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Is having a three-some, with your spouse's approval and involvement, considered cheating? It is not cheating. Cheating is only cheating when your partner does not know about it and would not approve. If you are both involved then you are swinging. If your partner was not involved but still approved then I would still consider that as not cheating. If you both want to do it - then do it. If either of you are not really happy about it - then be very careful. Sometimes men are all...

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My back hurts like he*l! What should I do? 1) See a doctor if it is really bad. 2) Before taking anyone elses advice - see a doctor. 3) Now genenrally speaking. In most cases when peoples backs hurt the last thing they wont to do is exercise. In most cases that is exactly what you need to do to ger your back better again - but you must not over stress it. (Did I say see a Doctor..) I suffer from reduced lordosis, scoliosis and...

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Im in college and Im starting my second semester as a freshman. My old (gay) roommate moved to another dorm room and I have a new roommate who is a "brand new" freshman. Should I tell him that im gay or leave the topic alone. If there is any chance he might find out if you did not tell him then you should tell him. You probably should tell him anyway. If you were just friends at college - nonoe of his business - but when you are sharing a room thats a lot more personal. If it was a female is expecting to be sharing with a female - and then turns up and finds she is sharing with a male..... Its not exactly...

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Do what you look like on the outside and what you are like on the inside have anything to do with each other? Yes but not always. People that are very beautiful tend to be treated by other people differently which has a knock on affect to their behaviour. They are more used to getting their own way. People will be naturally drawn to them... so they can be a little more selfish... People who are not so beautiful on the outside have to work harder to make friends. They are often much warmer on the...

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Does anyone get pleasure from reading erotica books Yes I dont read them a lot, but yes.

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If you we're stranded on an island could you eat a dead person? (no other food on the island) If it was the only way of surviving yes. If there was just me on the island dead and my loved ones. I would prefer they eat me and live than die. You have to do what you can to survive. Would I kill someone to eat them - no. so there are some limits I would not cross.

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My father is dying and i dont think i could handle the loss Im only 14 and it kills me to look at him brcause He is always in pain. are there ways I can kinda forget the fact that hes dying and have fun with him while hes still alive? My thoughts are with you both. If he is constantly in pain and unable to hide it then you will struggle to have fun with him. This will be incredibly stressful for both him and you. If there are times when pain killers etc. make him able to stand the pain, then you need to treasure those moments. Try to think of the good times you had together the little things you enjoyed and try to...

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Should I migrate to US or UK coz my country is a filthy, sick, poor garbage bag where women get raped in broad daylight and there are more cows, dogs and rats than humans on the street? Well the USA and the UK have bad areas, but I doubt if even their worse spots would be anywhere as near as bad as where you describe where you live. Both are overall very nice countries to live in. However as a migrant from a poor country - you have a higher risk of probaly ending up in one of the worst areas. The fact that you can speak Enlish, - your question was well typed both spelling...

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Do you think if there was no points people would answer less, with there useless answer? (not all answer are useless ) Good question Yes you are probably right but also there would probably be a lot less good answers too. We can always mark down or ignore bad answers. A lot of people are not interested in points - so they would answer either way. But yes I think your idea would probably decrease the number of bad answers more than the number of good answers

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If you had to eat one, which would you eat? Baked cat or wood? (The same quantity of each) Cat If I was a vegetarian then Im sure I would choose wood. I can understand vegetarians being upset at people eating animals. I find it harder to understand how people find eating a cow acceptable but not eating a horse. Or eating a goat but not a dog. (You can try to take this to an extreme - but no I am not gonig to eat human). Note I said I find it harder - not that I cant understand at...

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Reduce accidents by reducing the average speed on our highways. Comments plz .. A complicated answer to a very good question. The higher the speed - the higher the rate of accidents and deaths etc. on the roads. I dont think anyone sensibly can argue against that. However, that does not mean we sohuld lower the speed limits. If you were to take the above statement to its logical conclusion then to ensure no one gets hurt on the roads, the speed limit would have to be...

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What's the longest book you've ever read, and how long did it take you to finish it? Sorry cheating a little - because not a book but all 6 books that make up Thomas Covernant the Unbeleiver by Stephen Donaldson - over 3000 pages - amd I read them in just over a week. Once I started - I just could not stop. (I much preferred it over Lord of the Rings which had been my favourite books until then). I couldnt get into the next set of books he wrote,... If the Harry Potter...

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SHould convicts be sent for psychatric treatment and not to prisons? In the majority of cases I doubt if it would make any difference to the convicts future behaviour if they went to see a psychiatrist instead of prison. what might be useful is to have psychiatrists available to inmates in jail for those who would want to use them / might gain from their use. Of course its only worth it if it is likely to decrease the crime rate i..e saving money and...

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What do you think about a market that didn't have aisles but one path that took you through the entire store? I have been in smaller shops that try to do that. The trouble is - if you change your mind and go bakc for something - you end up gonig against the flow of traffic and can be difficult. Also if you only want one item, you have a much long walk to go along. A lot of people when entering a uspermarket start one end and go up and down the aisles - but how many end up going back to earlier...

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What is the easiest way of testing if a number is prime or not? Apart from looking it up on a website. The simplest way to check is to see if it is divisible by any of the prime numbers up to its square root. So for 401 for example, you need to test it with 2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19 So it is therefore a prime. Obviously it helps if you know the prime numbers up to its sqaure root.

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Does anyone here know or has met a famous person? If yes, who? I met Michel Platini who Captained France when they won the World Cup in the 80s. He was their manager when I met him. He shook my hand (I was doing some work on computers in the world cup building). And unfortuantely even though I am a bigger soccer fan, when a collague asked me did I know who that was - I said Alain Prost?. The World Cup building should ahve given me a clue - I felt such an...

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Where’s Waldo? Santa heard he was always getting lost so he gave him a personal Satallite Navigation system for Xmas, so hopefully he will never get lost again. So he should be safely tucked up in bed at home!

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If it was absolutely necessary to give up a body part which would you have the most trouble getting rid of? My brain - its by far the most important bit. Then of course come the other bit us men are meant to think with!!!

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What celeb do you think you look most like? In the pitch black Im the spitting image of George Clooney, Bar Pitt and David Beckham. Only dont turn on the lights cos I then look like an older Harry Potter

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Should we have to put "no religious stuff here" in our questions, so that religious people don't put answers that have nothing to do with the questions, just going off on you because you don't live by their rules? In the end just becuase they are not tolerant does not mean we have to be intolerant. If you dont like what they write - you can mark them down just like they can mark us down. Im an atheist but that doesnt mean I dont have rules, maybe I will go off on you depending on what you write of course.. Hopefully I wont need to..

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Who would you say is beautiful that others maybe wouldn't? Great question. Wish I had a better answer than the man in the mirror.

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How do you avoid getting caught speeding? A lot of the sensible advice has already been written, so Im just adding some bits. In England, I have been stopped by the police a few times and been let off on most occasions. If you are polite and appologetic with some sincerity they are more likely to let you off with a warning. If you take a negative attitude and start moaning at them "to go out and catch real criminals" (Im...

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If I had dandruff would I know it? Would it be completely obvious or would others have to tell me? It would be obvious if its bad. Just brush your head and see if lots of skin flakes come out. Or look on your clothes - on the bits that cover the shoulders.

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What do you think...Do single moms have the same chance in the dating world as women with no kids? It is a lot lot harder for single mums. But that doesnt mean it is hard. First some men wont date women that have kids. The older the men and women get, the more likely this will not be a problem. As men are less likely to expect a woman inher 30s to not have children and adjust their expectations accordingly. (Obviously not all men are like that but the ones that are adjust the...

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I was taught that once the ozone layer has a hole or holes or whatever, those holes cannot be regenerated. www.ozonelayer.noaa.gov/science/basics.htm ssys that the ozone should be able to recover over the next 50 yrs. So...which is true? Al Gore did a great film on Global warming. Part of the film at the end explains how the world reacted to the holes in the ozone layer and the holes are now repairing.... Unfortuantely it will not be so easy to fix global warming but it was given as an example of what we can do if we all work together. So they can be fixed.

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Lawmakers: Do you think blacks should get over slavery? (Read before downrating) I think it is ridiculous to not get over something that was so long in the past. Once it is before everyones living memory, then the time has passed, Should us Brits still seek forgiveness from the Viking nations for the rape and pillages of our lands. Slavery died out long ago. That does not mean we should forget what happened and we should learn from the past. (The holocaust comes to...

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If God made human beings with the natural ability to orgasm, then why is it so inappropriate to enjoy doing so according to some religions? Good question - when you think of some cultures that perform female castration as part of their religion - abosulutely horrendous...., but there are many other cases not so extreme. Im an atheist but often try to put the religious point of view across as I try to be open minded..... Most religions seem to accept that sex within marriage is OK. For some reason, some religions seem to...

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How much does a pack of cigarrettes cost where you live? About 20 * 5 minutes of your life.. In England a pack of 20 cigarretes costs about £5.40 - so thats about $10 We tax them very heavily here.

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I am getting only hot water from my shower what could be the problem and how to solve this please Some showers take hot and cold water feeds. Others only take a cold water feed and heat the water up .... If you only have a cold water feed then it has to be the thermostat. If you have a hot and cold water feed, then its worth checking that the cold water part has not been blocked or turned off somewhere. (I can turn my cold water off so that it still comes out of the taps but does not...

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What is your favorite drink? A nice hot cup of tea - milk no sugar. (I am from England) Or a cup of coffee with a wee drop of whiskey and cream - with one of those mint choccyu biscuits too please.

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Is anyone else sick of the users on here commenting on things they have no idea about? It really irritates me, what about you? Its much better to keep quiet and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and prove it. When people write down silly comments - they just prove they are stupid - so I wouldnt get too upset if what they say is wrong. What I do dislike is when they deliberately try to mislead or lie. Im an atheist - but there have been some recent Jehovah Witness bashing questions that really got my...

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What is the best time of day to shave? Just before you are going out - so you look your best. In my case - do it too early and by the time I go out, it looks like I need a shave again... Why shave at night - unless you are going to go out. By the morning you will need a shave again.

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Best is currently unavailable. Which would you choose, good or better? Good question, not the best, I have seen better... I will go for good. If something is good - its good. If something is better - it depends on what it is being compared to. E.g. To be hung drawn and quartered at 30 is bad To die in ones sleep at 40 is better To live to 100 is good. To live to 100 and be as fit as you were when you were 30 is best. So I would much prefer good to...

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Can a zero amount of anything exist in reality? It doens't exist if there is zero of it, right? A zero amount of plutonium exists in my pocket. Or I hope thats the case for my sake. But it still exists outside of my pocket. A zero amount of my hair exists on the surface of the furthermost sun from out planet, but even though Im going bald, my hair does still exist.

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How would you expect the world to be in the year 2020. As technology scaling new heights every sec. I think we will be running along with robots. More floods, more droughts, more severe weather of all types, but nothing compared to what it will be like in 2040.... I hate to be so pessimistic but its an honest answer due to global warming accelerating. The good side, almost everything connected to the net. The replacment for the iphone, will hold all the songs you love, the videos, books, 1000s of games, it will contorl electircal...

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Would you upgrade to Windows Vista if it were offered to you for free? Yes if it was for free. Windows XP is so full of security flaws. vista is meant to be better. But its still windows..... But I think Windows XP was way betterthan its predecessors so hopefully Vista will continue that trend. I run Windows and Solaris. Solaris is way more stable, secure, faster, but I cant play my games in it. So I still have to use Windows....

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What three superhero "powers" would you most like to have for a day? It has to be Supermans ability to fly, his super strength and xray vision Flying around the world at super speed. That strength would come in handy and as for that Xray vision mmmmmm

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Would you rather look like Pam Anderson, Angelina Jolie or Jessica Simpon? As Im a man none of the above. But I think I would like my mate to look like Pamela at her peak. But Im free and easy - if any of you ladies look like any of them - feel free to give me a call!!!!! Hey a man can dream.... Angelina is very sexy and has lovely lips but the other two have prettier faces. (Lets face it they are all drop dead gorogeus). All have fantastic figures. But...

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Who is greatest soccer player of all times? Two men stand out way above all others Pele and Maradonna. The Brazilian couch once said you could put Pele in any position on the pitch and he would still be the best player (that included being in goal). He has scored some fatnastic goals. Getting the ball to swerve so much more than anyone else at the time. He is also a great ambassador for the sport. He never cheated.... ...

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Why do they call the World Cup the World Cup? No other sport in the world has so many countries playing in it. Now what mgiht be a better question is why you have the World Series in America when so few countries play.... Having said that with the wealth of sports talent and the quality of training that the USA has no other country probably could win. (Thats a good thing about America - not an attack. One of the advantages of...

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Have you've goten mad at someone and "trolled" on them? Good question by the way. No but I certainly have felt like it. Trouble is it just lowers us down to their level. I prefer to uprate those that they have trolled and hope others do the same to me. I havent answered that many questions until the last week - so Im still not sure who the trolls are, but Im getting a good idea.... Looking at other peoples comments here - who most I...

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What is the record time taken to reach the top of the leaderboard, and by whom? My guess would be one day, because whenever the list was first compiled someone made it straight to the top. In those days it would have been much easier for someone else to catch up and overtake them. The longer answerbag is around, the liklihood the higher the bar will be raised and therefore the longer it will take others to reach the top.

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What do you think of Apple's new iPhone? I want one. I want to combine my mobile phone with my pda and my camera and have wireless connectino to the interent. Of course there were devices that did much of that before the iphone - but the iphone has such a much better user interface and very few of those devices did all of those things.

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Do you believe in evolution? Yes Most questions I try to be careful with what I write so as not to upset people. I do ont like to offend - especially peoples faiths. However, this is one of those questions where I feel strongly on and accept the consequences... I cant understand with all the evidence that some people still cant accept that evolution exists. (I will forgive them if they dont beleive we evolved from...

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If AIDS was cured tommorrow do you think more people would choose to be gay? I dont think people choose to be gay. They are gay or they arent. (OK they can swing both ways). (Nothing good or bad about being gay by the way). So I doubt if it would make hardly any difference at all. What it might do is make them more free loving - by that I mean have more partners. Practise less safe sex etc. Im straight - not that that has anything to do with my answer

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If atheists dont believe in god, or anything to do with god... then what do they think of time? example... it is 2007 AD... (after the death of christ) do they think that we should change how we view years on earth? instead of it being BC and AD? Im an atheist but I do beleive that Jesus Christ lived and was a good man. I dont care what calendar we use and I certainly wont lose any sleep at having to celebrate the life of Christ. I enjoy celebrating Xmas. OK mainly for the presents but I think people believing in God makes that a special time of the year. If we did not use BC or AD whats the alternative. Its part of our way of life...

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When a lovely lady, with a low cut blouse, should bend over to pick something up, Do you avert your eyes or take in the beauty? I take in the beauty. That doesnt mean running across the room to get a better view. I would try to be discrete. Im hoping that if she has a low cut blouse she doesnt mind, but I would take into account that there is a difference beteen taking in the beauty (I like that phrase by the way) and just ogling...

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Atheists: How many times have you been asked, "What if you're wrong? Have you ever thought about that?" Do you get tired of it? I have never been harrased in public, at school as a child or at work because I did not believe in God. I have had a few answers marked down on AB by trolls, but I so far I have never had an answer that has stayed in the negative, so the trolls annoy me but they dont really worry me. I try to respect peoples religius beliefs. If you do attack them then they are bound to get upset and...

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Do you believe in witches? Depends on what you mean by witches. I do believe there are witches. By that people that believe they have mystical powers - either for good or evil - i.e. white or black witches. I know one who claims to be a white witch and she is a very nice intellgient person, but I do not beleive she can turn me into a frog or that she posseses any other unnatural power (even though she would say she...

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What does Psalm 139 talk about? Well that was one way to make an atheist like me read it. I went to :- http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+139 to get it. As I had gone to all the effort of reading it and trying to understand it - I thought I might as well put my answer in - but obviously a Christian that knows his Bible will be much better to comment than me. (I'd be intereted to see how far my...

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Do you really really really want to correct people's grammar and spelling on here but fear you will look like the epitome of a pedant? I think there are more important things in life than worrying about grammar. I know some people do find it very irritating. I rememember being on a document writing course and one guy saying how it is important to know the difference between using a : and a ;. The rest of us just looked at him as if he was mad. Having said that, poor grammar does make some one look a little bit less well...

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Summing it up in one word only, what comes to mind when you think of "Life"? I thought about prison and it normally means only about 10 years here. (Im English). Worried me a little that that was the first thing I thoguht about. Hopefully I will never be in trouble let alone prison.

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Why does anyone consider post-marital sex to be better than pre-marital sex with contraception? A lot of forms of contraception dont affect sex - pill, coil etc. So I assume you mean something like condoms. I always find that putting a condom on breaks the mood a little so I prefer not having to wear one. So that would be a plus in to post marital in your question. (Not that most of us dont still use contraception after we get married). Next part is post marital sex better than...

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Is Jesus , God? If so, any proof? Im an atheist but I am not anti..... I doubt if many Christians will say there is proof. The Bible does state that Jesus the son and God the father (and the Holy Ghost) are in fact just one. As with a lot of religions - it is more about faith than proof. They decide that the Bible is true based on their observations of the world and their interpretation of the Bible and the well being that...

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What movie thats coming out in 2007 are you really anticipating? Im really looking forward ot Balboa - it only opens here today but I cant see it till the weekend. Then there is the next installment in the Harry Potter movies. The books are brilliant and the films do the books justice (they do have to cut a lot out as the books get longer and longer ....) Im looking forward to the next book more than the Im looknig forward ot the movie though.

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Do you think couples on ab isnt a good idea?especially when someone puts some personal stuff about you on a answer.? I think we all have to be careful what we write about our relatiuonships if what we write might upset our partners if they saw it. However, its useful to get completely honest answers. An easy way around it is to say I have a friend who.... when really you aretlaknig aobut yourself.

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What is the best free c++ compilier on the net? Suns Studio 11 is now free. It not only is for C++ but C and fortran. It is very good. That was the good news. It only works for Solaris (best OS there is) and linux - on x86 and x64 and in the case of Solaris - Sparc as well. The bad news is you probably want it for windows, which it does not run on. There are lots of other free compilers (which will run on windows) but I dont know if...

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Does playing chess really help improve your memory? They advise old peopel to play chess, do corssowrd puzzels, soduko etc. It is beleived that all these things will help against brain disorcers like Alzheimers etc. Basically we need ot keep the brain active. Whether that means it improves memory - I dont know. Im a reasonable chess player that palys a great deal of chess but I have a poor memory. One person does not prove or disprove a theory...

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What happens when the piece you want to move rests on two squares If it was a proper match, then both players are meant to record their moves. The clocks would be stopped and the adjudicator called over. He would then be able to use the recorded moves to see wher ethe piece should be. The person whos fault it was on the incorrect square would then normally have a time penalty imposed. This oculd either be time off of their clock or time added to their...

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Which do you like more: rook or a bishop in chess? In most books the rook is rated as worth 5 ponits and the bishop as only 3. The rook becomes a lot more important towards the end game. A rook in an open file can be used to stop your opponents King from moving across the board. A bishop cant do this on its own. A rook is not limited to only half the board. (unlike a bishop which if it starts on a black square can never move off of that...

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Are there any strategies for roulette? If you think about Blackjack. The casinos spend a lot of time and money recognising card counters (even links to other casinos all over the world) because you can beat the casino using card counting. They dont spend a fortune trying to prevent people from using systems to beat the casino at roulette. Why? Because there is no fool proof system. There are systems where you keep increasing...

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What are the principles behind card-counting? Card Counting at the Blackjack table can give you a mathematical gambling advantage of 2% over the casino. Basically by using the information of what cards have gone before you can improve your chances of winning hands. Basically, you keep a relative score of high cards v's lower cards. So in the simplest form +1 for a 10, J Q or K, and -1 for 2 3 4 5 or 6 The lower the score you have,...

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Is poker a game of skill or chance? Its definately a game of skill that has a lot of chance with it. The real skill is not knowing how good you hand is but being able to recognise the playing traits of your opponents. We can all have good or bad luck with cards, but the same players seem to make it to the finals of the poker tournaments. The worse bit of luck you can have is to have a great hand and your opponent ot have a...

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Does anyone want to join my Answerbag Wikidot site? http://answerbag.wikidot.com/ It's pretty bare, but if you want to make it otherwise, go ahead! I will wait until I see how it goes but I will remember to keep looking back at it. I was half expecting a spam - buy viagra... but it looks like a good site and I can see you have put a lot of work into it. So 2 ponits for now and maybe I will join later.

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Who do you think looks better, Jennifer Aniston, or Angelina Jolie? Why? Why choose? Im greedy - so Im happy to take both. Well I can dream...

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Would you ever date outside of your race? Definately. However, I would take into account some of the prejudices we might meet. If her parents were very anti-white for exmaple, then they would put me off - cos you dont just date the person - you become part of their family in a good relationship. That doesnt mean you cant overcome their prejudices, but if there is someone else who you like without those issues... PS Im white, an...

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Was Clinton a better president than both Bushes? Im from England - so looking from the outside. I dont remember having any issues with George Bush senior. I thought he was a good leader. I thought Clinton was great. He had Charisma but that doesnt make him a better leader then Bush Senior. I will let everyone else decide between those two. I find George Bush junior stance on global warming - just unbelievable and because of that I beleive...

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What group of people have the most interesting accent or an accent that is the most 'pleasing-to-the-ear'? Im from England, I love the French and Spanish accents I love the Atlanta accent in USA. The Welsh sound great when they talk English, but I hate it when they speak Welsh. (Similarly so the Dutch...) When a woman says hello gorgoeus - it doesnt matter what accent it is!

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When Mormon missionaries knock on your door, are you nice or rude to them? First Im always polite. I have had many Mormons knock at my door. they have always been very smartly dressed. Always been very polite. I have seen people be rude to them and they have turned the other cheek. I have on times invited them in and discussed religion with them - Im an atheist but love discussing such things. They have always left in a polite way. So they dont deserve...

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Whos your favorite childhood super hero? Tarzan - of course he was just a hero without superpowers but hopefully he counts. Then once the Superman films came out - no contest. The man from Krypton took over and still rmeains my number one superhero.

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My aunt thinks there is something wrong with my 4yr old cuz.2 drs said that there was nothin wrong with him, that its her.now a 3rd dr says that he is bipolar,adhd and has ausburgers.they said to put him in an institution. im against it. what can i do? If he has Bipolar and Ausbergers, then I would expect his behaviour to be fairly abnormal. (I personally think that ADHD is mentioned a lot but... in some cases it must be bad but a lot of the time.....). It will beocme a lot more obvious as the child gets older. How old was the child when the first two doctors looked at him? Its difficult to diagnose soe mthigns at an early age. Im no...

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Is honesty is always the best policy when you know you might hurt someone you love by telling the truth when you have an option to say "white lies" and save them from hurting? what would you choose? Depends on the subject. Honesty is not always the best policy. Will the white lie likely to cause them to be hurt in any way? Sometimes peope dont really want an honest answer they just want reassurance. Am I still look as beautiful as when we first met? (Say yes or you are dead meat. Trying to avoid the questino by saying they are so much more wonderful in other ways does is unlikely to...

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You are first to witness an intelligent alien life form coming to Earth to interact. They have understanding of your language. What one question would you just have to get the answer for, before the authorities took over? Do you come in peace? If they say yes of course they may be lying but there is hope. If they say no..... HELP

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What would you do if you could pause time? Makes me think of Groundhog Day. I could go into hospitals and fix things. Imagine someone broken leg, wher eyou need to pull it to make it right. Pause time so they dont feel a thing whilst I pull it. Pause time so I could sew up a wound with no blood flowing. Then I could be mischevious like swap my granparents bottom halves of their false teeth over. No that would be cruel. I could...

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Is the saying "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me" true?? or is it just me that thinks that words hurt alot? Words do hurt. If the words are to you directly and no one else hears, you have the opportuinity to ignore them if you know them to be false. Sometimes however they will hit home, maybe you will feel there is some truth in them in which case they hurt and just becasue there maybe some truth in them - doesnt make it useful at all. If someone said you had an ugly face - that would be hurtful...

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I'm 16 and my boyfriend's 19 and he says he would propose in the near future. Marriage won't be on the cards for a few years though, I suspect. Is this just niave of us? Loads of people will say you are too young to get married. THat yuo dont know what love is yet etc. They are probably right, but most youngsters will ignore such advice and I dont think the world would be a better place if we didnt make mistakes... So if I had to bet on it - I would predict you will be apart within 3 years - (even odds). Probably less than a 1 in 10 chance of being...

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Why Cassius Clay became a Muslim and renamed himself Muhammad Ali? Im an atheist - so no axes to grind either way. Slight over simplification but I dont want to write an essay... Cassius Clay was black, a great athlete (the Greatest) who was managed by rich white men. At that time blacks were still segragated on buses schools etc. The white were predominantly Christian and for many blacks, Christiananity did not meet their needs. (It does for many others)....

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Have u ever pushed on a door that says pull? I do it all the time. Even to doors I have opened many times. And yes I do feel stupid everytime. I rarely pull when it says push. My default action I suppose is to push.

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If you aren't from the US, would you want to visit? Why or why not? Im from the UK (England). I have been to the US many times on holiday and with work. I have enjoyed everyplace I have been to. Los Angeles - The beaches are lovely. THe drive up or down the Pacific coast Highway (I have done from San Francisco to Mexico) is a lovely drive. The Parks, the weather, the observatory,.. so many good things. The electrical stores... I have been to Califorina...

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My b/f just baught his mom's house. his mom is moving into an apartment sized room in the house. we will be living in the rest of the house. how bad is this going to be? That really depends on the three of you. In most cases it probably wont work after a while, but lots of families have an older relative living with them and it works really well. The fact you are asking the question implies you are worried to me and if you are worried then you probably dont have that a good a relationship with your mother-in-law to make it work. Thats not an attack on you...

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Which are you a boobs man or a butt man?Why? Im a boob man. That part of the question was easy to answer. Why - I really dont know apart from I am attracted to them. Are breast fed babies more likely to be boob men. Maybe I should ask that as a question?

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Do you think that nowadays one can still have a career as a translator? I mean, having all those translation tools getting improved everyday...maybe only with some not-so-known languages such as norwegian or polish ...xd Written documents can be translated by computers very well, but still need proof reading. What computers cant do at all well is translate speech quickly. Her eyou owuld have ot combine voice recognition to turn it into the original language and then a translator program to convert into the language of choice. The emphasis on the spoken word is also much mor eimportnat than in the written...

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Is masturbation disguisting? Definately not disgusting. Its perfectly natural. I could do the joke about it is bad for your eyes, so is it alright if I only do it till I need glasses, but I am very short sighted now -so that might give the game away. The only time it can be a problem is if it imapcts on a couples sex life negatively. I.e. one party ends up not wanting sex becuase they have masturbated and the other...

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Do you find female breasts offensive? Do you believe the sight of them uncovered could traumatise small children? I love them but then I am a man. I can fully understand why people would find them on show offensive (although not to me) - eg lap top bars etc. However, I cant imagine small children ever finding them offensive. They are too innocent ot understand any sexual connection. (Obviously they should never go into a lap top dancing bar - there is more to that than just showing off breasts). But in...

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Men: does the type of wedding ceremony matter to you? Do men dream of big weddings? I think it is the Brides big day and it should be how she wants it. I wanted my friends and familty there and everyone to be happy, but I wasnt really interested in the planning and details. I helped becuase my wife wanted help but not because I had always dreamed about it - if you get my drift. Dont I sound unromantic!

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How would you rather die, drowning or on fire? Drowning. The pain of fire - doesnt bear thinknig about. Also not so bad for my relatives afterwards. It would be horrible to ID a body at the best of times - but a badly charred one - wouldnt wish that on my worst enemy.

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I am told by a Christian Protestant minister that an Islam Imam told him that "...by killing an infidel, the command to all Muslims, they are assured a place in heaven. "All followers of Allah have been commanded to kill all infidels." True? Im an atheist - and have no particular axe to grind. I am neither anti Christian or anti Muslim. I dont believe in God but respect the rights of others to and understand that their beliefs give them a great deal of comfort. now my 2 cents worth.... (or probably a lot less). Moslems believe that the Koran is the word of God. Thats not quite the same with Christians and the Bible. This...

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Do you remember your dreams when you wake up? I very rarely remember my dreams. I do remember my nightmares - but luckily I dont have many of those. Or maybe I have loads and just dont remember most of them!?

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According to Judaism, who is the devil, what is his purpose, and what is he like? I have points to give so receive...

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If you could ask God one question, what would you ask? If you are all knowing and omnipotent. Why did you have to create the devil?

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What are some common misconceptions about people from Scotland? 1) They are tight (not generous). Not true of the ones I know 2) They all wear kilts Maybe true for weddings but rarely seen on other occasions 3) They hate the English They do not hate us individually, but this one is a lot nearer the truth than the ones above. Most Scots will support whatever team is playing against England. Similarly so but to a lesser extent for the Irish and the...

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What is your opinion on interacial relationships and biracial children Honest answer... 30 years ago - I would personally have had no problem with it - but I would have warned any friends of mine that they might have problems as bogits would have given them and their children a hard time. However when one is in love, bigots are best ignored. Im pleased today that I think a lot more people are a lot more liberated on this and although there are still some...

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Cheating wife problem. I followed my wife the her love nest, i where hiding behind my car...I saw her getting sexually pleasured my her lover....behind my car I saw some rust on the bumper....the question is......do I fibre glass or replace the bumper? I would replace the bumper. Fibre glass would not be very good on a metal bumber. Especially if it is shiny chrome one. If the bumber has started to rust it might be a sign that the car need sreplacing. Maybe you sohuld buy him a new car just to be safe. You have to be careful not to get caught doing it or they might figure out you are a peeping tom. I liked the question - it made me...

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Why do humans murder? If you had met my ex wife - then you wouldnt need to ask that question! Seriously, there are many reasons but before I list them - I would like to think that most people would never murder 1) Greed - The attraction of profiting from someone elses death. Inheriting, robbing after the death.... 2) Fear - To prevent harm to oneself. The fear of being killed by the person you kill (arguably...

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Why is it that when a girl cheats on a guy she's a whore and noone should be with her, but when a guy cheats on a girl he's a hero? He is no more a hero than she is a whore. However, there are definately double standards. Generalisations - NOT TRUE FOR EVERYONE or me. If a man tells other men he has had sex with several women in a week - the men will be in awe or jealous... If a woman tells other women she has slept with several men in the week - a much higher percentage of women would think it bad than in the man...

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What's your favorite sound effect? I have a customer (Im in IT), who whenever there is an alert on their computers - rather than just a simple sound it plays "There maybe trouble ahead" from the song Lets face The Music and Dance (Irvin Berlin wrote it). It always makes me smile.

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After sex do you linger (cuddle, snuggle) or just get up? I cuddle - but normally I want to get up. I just know my partner wants cuddles afterwards...

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How would you like to die? Shot by a jealous husband whose wife was in her 30's, when Im in my 90s.

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What is your favorite "non-edible" that you put in your mouth? As a kid I used to chew my hair a lot. I suppose if we go back further - my thumb

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Why is everything so easy as a child. but as a teenager everything seems so difficult. As a child, your parents and other adults are there to help you along a lot more than as you get older. As a child love is simple, you love your parents , your family your friends but its simple. As a teenager, there are so many more pressures. You are a mixture of hormones of contradictions. Love is particular hard. You are old enough to want to do the adult things but too young to be...

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An honest question: Why does it seem that atheists bash Christianity heavily compared to other religions? Is this just me? I am an atheist - and I answer a lot of questions re religion on AB, but I try to do so without bashing. I normally use Christianity as an exmaple because being from the western world my knowledge on Christianity is much better than Islam etc. I also beleive Christians on the whole are more liberal than some of the other relgions, so if I say something in general and choose Christianity as...

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Do you have a real life hero, who and why? I would choose Nelson Mandela To be locked away for most of your life and still to be able to forgive your oppresors. The transformation from White Rule in a peaceful manner (compared to other African Nations anyway) is a fantastic achievement. (FW De Clerk can take some of the credit too - but he was still the oppressor...).

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Is answerbag slowly but surely turning into a site for lazy students to post their homework? I am sure you are right. We of ocurse can just ignore their questions.

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Which programming language is more powerful. Some say SAP, some say Microsoft .net, And some say Java. Java. Java was designed to be hardware independant. If you write a program in Java, then it can run on Windows, Unix (Solaris, AIX), Linux. It will run on phones mobiles.... .Net is similar but only runs on windows....

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What are your favorite quotes? So many. "Sex between a man and a woman is a wonderful thing as long as you get imbetween the right man and the right woman" - Grouch Marx "Sir you are drunk". "And you madam are ugly, but I will be sober in the morning". - Lady Astor and Winston Churchill - one of their many spats. "I offer you nothing but blood sweat and tears" - Winston...

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Guys, would you rather see a woman naked (not in bed) or nicely dressed? I want to see the body naked. However I would prefer to see it clothed and be the one to take the clothes off or watch the clothes come off. This also depends on how beautiful the woman is. A beautiful woman on the outside will always look great on the outside. A woman who is beautiful on the inside, but not so beautiful on the outside. Once I get to know how lovely she is on the inside I...

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Why do people take the time to bash other religions on AB? Could people that bash other religions be considered a hate group? As an atheist - it doesnt really affect me what others think. If everyone converts over to a religion - I dont see harm in it. I still wont beleive but I have no reason to crusade. I am not going to save anyone soulds by converting them. Now if you have a faith - e.g. you are a Christian and you beleive that there is only the one and true God, then this is a lot more important to you. Many...

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Left handed Vs. Right handed. Who has the advantage in common? Right handed. I have seen stats showing they live longer. Cant find thme now sorry. The stats were for the USA. Things like scissors are normally for right handed people (you can get left handed pairs), but so many things are built for a right handed world. The statistics did wonder whether things owuld be different in England as we drive on the left. This affects where the gear lever sits,...

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I have a ps2 slimline but for some reasons it do not play dvds and ps2 games only ps1 games, Is there enything that can be done? Try cleaning the laser. Easiest way is to buy a special DVD that has brushes and you can put liquid on it. But thats not as good as opening the case up and cleaning it manually yourself. I had similar problems with an older style PS2. After taking it to bits to get at the laser which I cleaned with a bit of alcohol and a cotton bud - it worked fine. I still ended up with one screw left over...

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Which is worse, a woman breastfeeding in public or a woman who flashes her boobs to all the drunks in the bar? To me breastfeeding is perfectly natural. It can be done in public discretely and should not offend anyone. A baby can be placed to suckle on the breast without exposing the breast to all and sundry. If I am honest - I would probably enjoy seeing the woman in the bar, but I can fully understand why some people would not like it. So this has to be the worse of the two.

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Have you read any question on AB that really angered you? If so, which one? Im an atheist but there was a few questions put on about Jehovah Witnesses implying they rape and murder their children. This really annoyed me. It was just designed to spread lies. It annoyed lots of others too as the question was heavily marked down, but its a very evil thing to do. PS Your question is a good question and shouldnt annoy anyone.

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I have windows XP home edition, When I start the windows i get the following message : Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt : /windows/system32/config/system Anyone has any clue? Some viruses corrupt that file. 3 options below, Number 3) is most likely to work but I would try them in order. 1) If you can start up in safe mode (I doubt if you can as I think that too will need the system.exe file), you could try performing a restore. Start -> Help and Support -> Undo Changes to your system using system restore. 2) If you can get to safe mode - try copying...

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Do you like to ask questions or answer questions better? I like answering. 1) It gives me a chance to help others 2) It gives me a chance to share my opinions 3) It gives me a chance to correct silly answers. Hopefully not too many of mine are silly... 4) I can never think up good questions. So I have only asked 3 and they were ones I have wanted an answer to for a long time. PS Yours was a good question

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I'm gay, and I want to know the truth on the amount of people on average who are okay with it and who have a problem with it. Thoughts? Completely honest answer -so hope people dont mark me down. I have nothing against gay people. However, when a friend who lived with two gays who also thoguht he had nothing agianst gays heard noises - it made us both feel a bit queasy. I dont like seeing two men kissing (passionately) it makes me feel uncomfortable. It shouldnt do. Im ok with holding hands etc... So the bits Im not OK...

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What is the most painful place that you have ever had a pimple? Its a draw between right inside the ear and inside the nostril. Both are very painful. It always amazes me how some seem to hurt so much and others not at all.

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What is the one invention that you wish you had thought of? The female orgasm!

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Are women more able to cope with stress than men? When I have to go out with 3 young children on my own (Im a man) - thats when I find out what stress is. Women seem to cope much better in that sort of situation. However, is that becuase they are used to it? Most things in life dont stress me as much as my partner. That maybe becuase I cause the stress of course!!! So in brief - yeah I think women can cope with stress more than men. Its...

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Has any one figered out the untimate question for the untimate answer(42)? From memory the answer in Hitchhikers Guide (Book which said the answer to the Univers is 42) was.... 8*7 (Note not 6*7). So the question then is how did they come up with that question to get to that answer. One theory is:- 8*7 in base 13 is 42 (4 * 13 = 52, add the 2 = 54) However I believe Douglas Adams said that that was pure coincidence - he just made the...

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Do you live in chaos or are you a neat freak? Chaos. There are some advantages to this. If you pile all your papers on your desk, most chaotic people can find most papers very quickly. They know roughly where they are. The recently used papers being near the top. This means they can often find some papers much quicker than an organised person. However, every now and then there is an importnat paper hidden amongst the chaos that they...

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Take your choice. Would you rather live in a Communist country, a Socialist one, or a capitalist democracy? Why? Communism doesnt work. You are all equal only some are more equal than others... The collapse of the Soviet Empire which had vast resources but couldnt compete with America. It didnt work well in China, .... so many examples. Not too bad in Cuba but that was because the Soviet Union helped out financially. Pure capitalism doesnt work either. You need the state to control certain things to...

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Why is the "dead weight" of someone (e.g. an unconscious person or dead body) heavier than "live weight" (e.g. a conscious person)? Their weight remains the same. However, with a dead body, rigormortis sets in. The body goes a lot stiffer. Not only can the person who is being lifted not help you by wrapping their arms around you, but you owuld find it a lot more difficult to wrape their arms aroung you yourself. Then the forces of "moments" comes into play. You will need to carry the body near its central weight...

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Do you believe that gravity is leaking out from another dimension which is why gravity is so weak compared to the other forces? Wierd question - I dont mean that nastily. First why do you think gravity is a weak force? The planets revolve around the sun due to gravity. Any force pulling a planet like Jupiter in orbit - doesnt sound weak to me. If something was being leaked to aonther universe, then either it would be dissipating in our own universe - so we would end up with less and less of it would have to be being...

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Do you like playing chess? How often do you play? I love playing chess. I stopped playing for about 10 years becuase due to work commitments and not being able to find someone of a similar level. Now I play in the internet all the time. The flexibility is great -being able to choose how long you want to play for etc. So I cna play people of a similar level to myself. You can find everyone from total beginners to grand masters. My...

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What is the standard time constraint for an official chess game? I have entered lots of tournaments and the time always seems ot vary a little. In my current league, we have to play 36 moves in the first 75 minutes. After the 36th move for black, an extra 15 minutes is added to the clocks. All moves then have to be completed before the time runs out. This is much better than having to go to arbitration.... This is the rules for our league, but it does seem...

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If you was invited to live on the moon to be part of a new colony, and was allowed to take only 2 personal items what would they be? My computer. It would have to have network connectivity to the earth of course -so I could use it to dial home and download new games. Not much ponit in playing games on the web as the response times would make it impossible - unless its something like chess. I was going to say a phone (once again - would need one hell of a booster) but the computer could act as a phone. So number 2 has to...

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When you are in the last seat before the bank, is it usual to consider the other players' winning options? No matter how badly the other players play - it does not affect how the dealer plays. The dealer has to stick on 17 or above and hit if below. So what others do does not affect the dealers play. If you are the last player then you have the advantage of seeing the other players cards be played. so if for example there were 3 other players and they all split aces. This can help you very very...

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Can you actually beat the house by counting cards in Blackjack? Yes you can and it has been done by many people. However, casinos are a buisiness and a lot of them were built using mob money. A casino loves it when someone is lucky and wins big - its good publicity... What they will not stand is people making a living at their expense. If they catch you card counting you will be banned not just from that casino but al lthe big casinos in the world. They...

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Do you think that if John Kerry were elected president instead of George Bush that the U.S. would have been in better shape in all aspects? (war on terror, foreign policy, economy etc.) As a English person looknig form the outside. George Bush is very unpopular in England. He is viewed as an idiotic puppet. (I dont like him but I dont think you can become the President of the Worlds only Superpower if you are a complete fool). I like Tony Blair - but he looks like Bushs puppet at times - so that can be even worse. Problems of England no lnoger being a super power. I love...

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What do you think of Australian Women? I have a mad crush on Kylie Minogue - I will get over it when I grow up (Im 43 right now). She is incredibly popular in England as are so many Australian celebrities. I love the accent, the smile, and she seems a lovely person. There are loads more popular Australian celebrities in the UK. I cant think of any ones that are unpopular or give Australia a bad name. I dont know any normal...

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Why does Mr Bush have us believe that he has Americans best interest at heart, yet spends billions trying to right the problems of another country when the U.S has so much poverty and homeless and so many Americans are dying from sickness and drugs? I cant stand Bush (but I couldnt stand Saddam even more). You can always find problems within your own borders that need ot be dealt with and therefore the logical extention of that argument is that you would never worry about what is happening elsewhere in the world. Im from England. We had to stand up against Germany in the Second World War. America joined that war very late. (Thank God you...

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In the bible it says Goliath is 9'9'' tall. BUT on the discovery channel scientist said they found ''older'' (than the bible) scriptures of the Dead Sea Scrolls that said goliath was ONLY 6'9'' tall....which one should i believe? The Bible is stories handed down for generations. I think we can assume that this particular story got exagerated a little. A man of 6'9" that long ago would have been a collosus. People were much shorter just 200 years ago let alone > 2000 years ago. As the stroy got retold by word of mouth before it finally got written down, Goliath would have grown and grown! So the older...

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Out of all of God creatures with is your favarite? The Angels OK Im not really relgious but I love watching programs like Highway to Heaven etc.....

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Is time travel possible? I already answered this question next year. Seriously, no. The nearest we can do is travel forward in time by being put in suspended animation - asleep for long periods of time. But we could never travel back in time.

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Are any languages as strange as English? Are we the only language where letters can have so many sounds that "ghoti" could sound like "fish"? I find Welsh difficult to fathom. How can Llanelli be pronounced Clan-ethli. The two sets of double l's have completely different sounds.... However English is still probably the worst. We have "wind" - as in the air moving and as in the verb to wind up for example. Both sound completely different for the same spelling. Then of course we can have words that sound the same...

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Do cats get high or stoned on catnip? Some cats are "addicted" to it and others dont seem to be affected by it at all. Mine never seemed interested in it....

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What do you believe are some INCREDIBLY good and bad children's television programs? Tots TV and Rosie and Jim were good. Educational and imaginative. Bad - Power Rangers etc.

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Does God understand letters not written in english? As God is meant to be omnipotent - all seeing and knowing - then he can understnad anything.

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My Christian flatmate tells me that I will go to hell because I don't believe in Jesus. She also said my relatives are burning and being tortured in hell as non-believers. Is this what Christians believe? As a child I learnt my scriptures etc and was religious. Hence I enjoy answering questions re faith on here. My father was an atheist and the thought of him in hell jsut because he did not believe was enough for me to give up religion.... The most important of all the 10 commandments is to beleive in the one true God. that is the only commandment that if you leave broken at the time of your...

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Could you bring yourself to fire someone due to "cut backs" in the company? Yes but it is a very very stressful thing for most people to have to do. I remember one of my bosses was almost in tears when he had to read out the speech to each person individually if they were still in the company or not and none of our group was affected!!! It is better to get rid of some and keep the company going than lose everything. Who do you choose is so difficult. THe old person...

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If you could change, one thing in this world, we live in, what would it be and why? Get rid of relgion? - Well.... However, unless I can do that by pure magic - I would never want to try to do it by force. Religion is used as the reason for many wars... but basically it is all down to intolerance. So maybe I realy only want to ban intolerant religions. People should be able to worship whatever God they want without fear..... Or in my case no God at all. I recognise that...

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How would you rate your own looks on a scale from 1-10? In the pitch black - Im the spitting image of George Clooney / Brad Pitt / David Beckham - so with the lights off - a 10. However, someone always turns on the lights and I become an older Harry Potter. 4 on a bad day and 6 on a good one. But beauty is only skin deep. And Im great on the inside.... If anyone points at my photo and says ugly goes straight throguh to the bone..... Im gonna...

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Is it possible to remember only the things you want to remember and forget the rest? Quick test 44 666 33333 22222 4 4 6 3 2 4 4 6 3 2 4 4 6666 33333 2 44444444 6 6 3 2 4 6 6 3 2 4 666 33333 22222 4632 4632 4632 NOW DONT REMEMBER THAT NUMBER I bet you will still be able to remember it tomorrow! We can definately use tricks...

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What would i see if i looked into your eyes? Deepending on the time of day, lots of bloodshot veins, a bit of sleep, maybe some tears... but hopefully you would see a warm caring person no matter what time of day it was.

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Is $400 per minute since the birth of Christ a reasonable price to pay for a war that has no legitimacy or credibility and which leaves the world in more danger than before it began? I make that 422 Billion dollars 400 * 60 * 24 * 365 * 2007 dollars. mins per hour hours per day days per year days since Christ A little bit more tkaing into account thats after his death.... Does seem a great deal of money. What price do you put on an evil dictator killing millions of his own people and threatening the stabilisation of...

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What do you think the easiest & hardest languages to learn are? Spanish is probably the easiest to learn for English, French, Italian speaking people. Spanish is completely regular, all letters are pronounced normally etc - so it is very simple... The opposite of tihs is English where we have words like wind - Was that wind as in the weather or wind as in to wind up a piece of string.. Spanish is also very latin - so not that much different from...

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Have you or would you ever pick up a hitchhiker? I have often felt sorry for hitch hikers / tramps and given them a lift. Nearly evertime they have codged me for a few pounds ($10....) - and Im just a soft touch. when they have been normal people - its been nice to have someone to chat to on a long journey.However, most of the time - I end up thinking why did I pick that person up. If someone is hitch hiking its often becuase they have...

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What wouldn't you do for love? I was looking forward to answering this question - but you did it way better than I could have..

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Its mid January and I am wearing shorts. Whats the weather like where you are? This is the mildest winter - I can remember. The night time temperatures here in England were hotter than a normal July. I have been able to go out with just a shirt on most days. That is not normal. I was worried about global warming before - now Im getting really worried....

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If you could have one of three things...100,000,000.00 dollars , x-ray vision, or telekenisis, what would you chose? The quick answer is the money. However it relly depends on how good the other two are. Telekenesis - if all I could do was move very small objects by thhought - not too useful. However - if I could pick up bridges, or use it to stop tidal waves or to send rockets up into the sky without the need to use fuel or..... The mind just boggles and the amount of money one oculd make or the good one...

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If you could be an animal what would you be? A male lion in its prime. He gets to mate and sleep all day with the women doing all the work. Sounds good to me - even if its sexist lol

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Does anyone know a remedy for lower back pain (every day) beside a chiropractor Heat treatment already mentioned can help. I have reduced lordosis and scoliosis - sounds a lot worse than it is in my case. Basically the bottom of my spine is twisted round 90%. (You would not notice it to look at me - I hope). It can cause me discomfort though, so I took up Pilates to improve my suppleness. This has helped enormously. Hey and I get to be in a class room of just me 1 male...

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Can you fill in the blank with your OWN words? “Genius is 1% ________ and 99% ___________!” 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration Attributed to Thomas Edison the great inventor with over 1000 patents See :- http://www.hi.is/~joner/eaps/y3_37649.htm PLEASE IGNORE MY ANSWER above - I did not read the question properly. You wanted our own words. So 1% intuition and 99% guessing

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What's your personal opinion on the war in Iraq? We were lied to as for the reasons to go to war. However, I beleive that sooner or later someone had to act against Saddam. It is a pity that the plan did not take into account what to do when "we won". So maybe we should not have gone in BUT now we are there we have to continue the fight. To pull out now would leave the middle east in an even more unstable postion than it is in...

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If you had to choose between believing in Dinosaurs OR the Bible, which one would you chose, and why? Dinosaurs are fact. They were around for hundreds of millions of years and us humans have only been around for a brief period of time (less than 100,000 years). Of course I say dinosaurs are fact, but there are osme people they still think that the earth was created less than 5000 years ago and that dinosaurs were planted byt the devil to confuse us. Those people would also probably not want...

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What exactly makes one's face handsome or beautiful? Every year in the UK, we have the Childrens Xmas lectures. A few years ago they showed that Kylie Minogue is naturally beautiful. They did this by using a mirror on her photograph to show she was perfectly symettrical. I think the real answer - is "in the eye of the beholder". In my case, Kylie Minogue wins again. My face is definately a lot more handsome in the pitch black, when...

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What is the circumference of the earth in kilometers? The simple answer is 40,000Km. Historically, the metre was defined by the French Academy of Sciences as 1/10,000,000 of the distance from the equator to the north pole through Paris. So for a quarter the way around the world it is 10,000Km, making 40,000Km for all the way around. The earth however is not a perfect sphere. so the distance around the equator is slightly different from going...

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Do UK passports hold police records? If a person does not state on the Visa Waiver that they have a conviction can US immigration tell from the passport? No the passport does not. However, the US does keep records on UK criminal convictions. Whereas most convictions expire after a few years in the UK, e.g. you would not have to declare them when going for a job etc., they do not expire as far as the Visa Waiver program is concerned. So the real question is what chance have you got of them picking you up? If you have any concerns - I would...

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Do you think the price on xbox 360 will have gone down at all by July? If so, by how much? I think rather than the price go down, the spec is more likely to change. A 20GB hard disk is too small, especially if people want to start saving films on to it. So I am hoping for a much bigger hard disk. Then of course the HD-DVD drive could either be included within the unit or bundled together with the current Xbox360. The price of the Xbox360 is still cheap in my opinion, especially...

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Who is going to be the worlds first trillionaire? I dont think it is likely to be anyone that is famous right now. I beleive Bill Gates is the Worlds richest man right now (he goes up and down depending on the price of Microsfot shares and how much he has given away). He is currently worth less than $100B. To become a trillionaire he would need to be 10 times wealthier. Inflation is relatively low right now. So if we assume that whoever is...

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What's the best vibrator on the market? The rabbit. It touches all the right parts in a woman at the same time. Mind you Im a man - so best hear from women.

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How can god exist if there is pain, misery and unequality in the world? People say that God gave us free will... OK, so if we take the example of the Jews being tortured and murdered by Hitlers followers. Will those Jews goes to Heaven or Hell. They did not have the free will to choose to be tortured. Similarly so for the Christians that were persecuted by the Romans. As a parent we give our children freedom but with boundaries. You would not let your 3 your...

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I don't understand how one cannot believe in God.. can those who do not believe explain why in a good manner? And how can people rate me down w/o evening answering my question? A good question. First, I appreciate that a belief in God gives a lot of people a great deal of comfort. So what do I gain by turning you against your relgion. If you were not tolernat towards others - then I would be glad if I could persuade you that your beleifs are wrong. However, from the way you wrote your question I think you probably are tolerant of others. So the only thing I can...

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Why does everyone hate Bush so much? Im from England - so an outsiders view. First, I think he lied about Iraq. His "invasion plan" was ill conceived.... however, I can forgive him all that because Saddam was one of the most evil men ever. What I cant forgive Bush for is his stance on global warming. I believe his ignorance / deliberate denial resulting in policies that have ignored the affect of CO2 emmisions, will...

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How many inches is 164 cm As one inch = 2.54 CM Then 164cm = 164/2.54 inches or 64.57 inches (to 2 decimal places). Or just over 5ft and 4 1/2 inches. (Im guessing someones height and you wanted to know...)

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Why do Jehovah Witness Elders Rape Children? I am unclear why. Is child rape special to this organization? Does child rape honor Jehovah? By Christian Peper This is the second stupid question I have seen by you. You obviously are trying to spread lies and negativity about Jehovah Witnesses. You are not asking a question, in order to get answers, you are writing a question in order to spread offensive lies / rumours about a religious group. I could type many things as to what I think is wrong with their religion and they Im sure would answer back...

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Why do Jehovah Witnesses Kill? In the news many cult members have killed their children. Child murder is a sin if you ask me. By Christian Peper I would not normally stand up for Jehovah Witnesses, but 1) I would not consider them a cult. 2) I have never heard of Jehovah Witnesses killing anyone let alone their own children. They have always been incredibly polite whenever they have spoken to me and definately do not strike me as being violent. I get the impression they are more likely to turn the other cheek..... 3) Child murder...

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Can you spell? Its not my spelling that is a problem but my typing. In England I remember on the Morecombe and Wise show - Eric Morecombe was sat at the piano playing terribly. When told he was playing the wrong notes by Andre Previn, he replied, "Im playing all the right notes, but not necessarily all in the right order". That sums up my typing. Im typing all the right letters but not necessarily...

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Who is a better martial artist, Jet Lee or Jackie Chan? Jackie Chan is obviously a good martial artist, but I think Jet Li is the better of the two. The two are very different so difficult to compare. Jackie Chan was originally very similar to every other would be Bruce Lee after Bruce Lee died and his early films were more martial arts than comedy. I did not like them much (and not did a lot of cinema goers). He re-invented himself as a bit of...

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Would you give an answer to a question knowing that you would be down rated severely? This question is not the type of question where that will happen. (Of course you can all rate me negatively to prove me wrong). However, I am not afraid to answer questions on religion etc. where people are very polarized in their views and will rate down anyone with a different view from themselves. Also questions on relationships . Why men behave badly etc are always dangerous ones to...

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Do really smart people study hard or does it come naturally to them? I know a lot of very smart people - and some do have to study hard and for others it does just come naturally. If we take the incredibly smart - the Einsteins etc. then they have the ability to think outside the box, outside of what they have been otld and have studied. They have incredible imagination. So you cna say some of it comes naturally to them, but then they have to work incredibly...

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Do you have a character based chess set? If so, what theme is it? I have a few that I have been given as presents. THey look great (Simpsons, Crusades...) but they are not good for playing with. Its not so bad for me, but for a friend that has never used that set before they can get confused as to which piece is which half way through a game. So they look good, but I still prefer to play wtih the standard Staunton type set.

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Borat, funny or racist? I think it is the funniest film I have ever seen. Mind you I have only watched it the once. Some films I can wathc over and over again - others I cant. Rascist - There are rascist jokes, but I think these are more to show that rascism is stupid. Borat does lots of anti-semitic jokes - bu the big joke is he is a Jew himself. In England we had a great program - Till Death Us Do Part, where the...

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What vampire movies should I add to my very small collection?(I currently have, Both Underworlds, and Eternal.) I need more!!! The 3 Blade films as already mentioned. The other way that I really like but it is not to everyones liking is "From Dusk Till Dawn". You watch it for an hour - and all of a sudden the movie goes in a completely different direction. Normally I dont mention that the vampires appear only after the first hour with no build up to them. It took me completely by surprise (I cant think of...

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What movie are you compelled to watch every time it is shown on television? Groundhog Day - as already said. I also cant resist watching:- You've got Mail (Im sentimental) What Women Want (Just a great idea ....) Independance Day Shawshank Redemption - My favourite film I have all these on DVD of course, but somehow its more exciting when its live on the box - that doesnt make sense to me either but I feel it...

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Why do you think Beckham is coming to the USA? Easier competition as he gets older? I dont think that comes in to his decision making process. He is upset he is not playing week in / week out - so you oculd argue that the easier competition will mean he will be able to play.. The main reason has to be that he will be earning $250m over 5 years. (£128M). Thats a lot more than Real were prepared to pay him. He will raise the game in the USA, which he says is important to...

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Who would you rather play for, Real Madrid or the L.A. Galaxy, and why? With everything else being equal - Real Madrid. They are one of the biggest clubs in the world. To go out and play infront of 70,000 people. L.A Galaxy - 20,000 crowd.... However, everything else is not equal. David Beckham who is moving from Real to LA Galaxy was not getting a match every week. Most footballers want to play. And although he says its not for the money - he is going to earn...

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In most countries the legal retirement age for men is 5 years older than for women, even though women live longer than men on average. Why do you think this is? Is this fair, or should it be changed? As a man - do I think its fair - no. However, I think one of the reasons women live longer is that they dont stop working. We are meant to be living in an equal society, but women still do most of the housework, cooking etc. This Im sure is improving. But, when I look at a lot of old couples, the man sits watching TV whilst the woman runs around the house looking after him. The woman stays...

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How many new questions are submitted to answerbag on a daily basis? I dont know the answer but it wouldnt be difficult to figure it out. If you go to www.answerbag.com Click on home and then categories. This sohws all the categories and how many questions are in each one. Add them up and repeat every a week later. subtract the original number from the later one and divide by 7 to get the average per day for that week. Sorry cant be bothered to do it...

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If a person is born into a culture where s/he is never exposed to religion or given an opportunity to know the Lord, is s/he doomed to eternal damnation? As the greatest sin of all - is not to beleive in the one and true God - then they are condemned to hell and damnation according to the bits in the Bible I have read. One of the reasons why I am an atheist. Most people in the world are not given a Christian upbringing... so that condemns most of us. Howeve rof course, all the Christians are condemned to hell etc. - if you beleive in the Koran,...

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Don't you hate it when people ask you whats wrong just because your not smiling every five minutes? It depends how its asked and on how you are normally. Some people - naturally look miserable. So constantly asking them why they look upset is not a very good idea. If someone you know is normally happy and looks sad, then it is probably a good idea to ask them. What does make me more miserable is to be told to stop looking miserable. Thats not someone being sympathetic - it is someone...

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On my computer when my brother goes to play online games the game wont come up but instead a little X at the top left hand conner is there, what is wrong with my computer? It probably requires activeX control to be installed. If you click on the line with the little x as opposed to the little x itself - it should offer to let you install active x. Click on the line and follow the instructions. (For security reasons it sometimes not a good idea to install the software... - but that would be the answer to a different question)

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If you had a choice in the matter, when would you choose to die? I think peoples answer to tihs question will change as they get older... The old joke - who wants to live to 100? Someone who is 99 and 364 days. I can probably handle most physical problems but would hate to have mental difficulties - alzheimers etc. With advacness in medical science, I also expect that our qulaity of life will continue to improve relatively as we get older. I.e. people who...

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What whould happen when the sun dies? so we die or will we make a sun? After billions of years, our sun will become a red giant. The outer layer of the Sun will get bigger engulfing the inner planets, mercury, venus, our earth and mars.... But it shrinks on the inside. The sun will then be a red giant. So the bad news - its going to destroy us all, the good news is not for billions of years, which Im sure we will have destroyed ourselves and the planet long long...

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Okey. Cambridge, how old do you have to be if you wanna go there? I assume you mean Cambridge University. There is no lower age limit as such. In 1998 the youngest student of modern times was aged 15 - Alexander Faludy. William Pitt the younger attended Cambirdge at the age of 14 in 1773. By the age of 24 he was Prime minister of England). Younger children have made to other universities. However, it can be difficult for them to fit in socially.

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What chess pice besides king/queen is your favorite to have and why? The rook (castle). In most books, they will say that a Knight or Bishop is worth 3 points and a rook is worth 5. The later on in the game the more powerful the castle becomes. A simple advantage is that it can be put on an open file or row and prevent the oponents king from moving into that file and therefore across the board. If the only pieces left on the board are the two kings and one...

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If four men meet and shake hands with each other, how many hand shakes occur in that room? No others are in the room. Good points about before and after (formality bit) the number of handshakes (assuming just the once per couple) can be calculated using the formally x=n*(n-1)/2 Where x = the number of handshakes and n = the number of people. So for 4 people.. x = 4 * 3 / 2 = 6 If there were 10 people then it owuld be 45 (As a new person enters the room - then he has to shake hands with everyone in the...

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What is the best chess strategy? For a beginner I would recommend :- 1) Know the realtive values of the pieces. Most people use pawn =1, bishop = 3 knight=3, rook=5 queen=9. Chess programs adjust the values depending on where you are in the game, beginning, ... end game, but those values are useful. Then remember that two bishops are normally stronger than two nights in an end game, but just 1 knight is normally stornger...

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What websites for playing chess do you find to be the best? What makes a good chess site for playing ot me is (not in order of preference):- 1) Ratings - so you can play agianst people of your own standard (or not if you prefer). 2) Reliability of the web site. Nothing wrose than if the web site goes down. 3) No unwanted spam / messaging... 4) A good board / piece layout 5) Flecible timing controls. I used to find yahoo good. However, when I...

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How do I prepare for a huge and intense chess match tomorrow? 1) Get a good night sleep the day before. 2) Make sure you eat more than an hour before the game but not too long before the game. You want your brain to be working - not worrying about yuor stomach. 3) If you know what openings your opponent prefers - then look them up in ches books for the simple errors. I would not recommend spending hours studying. 4) Dont drink alcohol. I know it sounds...

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If u get more than one pawn on your opponents side what happens? do you only get one queen back? or do u get a rook for the second pawn You can swap it for a Night, Bishop, Rook or Queen. This does cause an issue as there is by default only one queen for each side in a chess set. If you have captured a rook, then an upside down rook is normally treated as a queen. Sometimes people put the pawn on top of the upside down rook. In theory to avoid this issue, every chess set would need 10 Knights, 10 Bishops, 10 Rooks and 9 Queens...

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In chess, can kings move twice on the first move? As mentioned by others castling involves moving the king two squares towards the rook and the rook then jumps over it. There are several caveats. You cant castle is you are in check. You cant castle through check. You cant castle if the king has moved or if the rook you want to castel with has moved. You cant castel if their is a piece in the way (e.g. Night on queens side). By the first move...

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How do blind players play chess on a chessboard? Well answered by idoun1. Some additional bits:- Blind people also have special clocks - where they can feel how much time is left. The clock is normally sat between the two boards... see later. (No glass)... The clock faces away from them - so they can put their hand over the top and feel the time... So as a non blind person - I cna see the times normally. When I have played a blind person -...

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Is it possible in a game of chess for both White and Black to have 9 queens each on the board? It is possible. Note each side can only perform a maximum of 6 captures. (The rooks, the knights and the bishops). If you take a pawn or a queen then you will have less than 9 queens. You cant take a king of course. Each side will need to do a minimum of 4 captures - so we can do it... If we just think of the "a" and "b" columns for a minute. If white moves his pawn...

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Is there a specific strategy for the game of Risk? It depends a little on the number of players. Australasia is the easiest continent to take or keep as you only have to defend it from one point (either Siam - just above it or Indonesia - furthest North point in it) and also becuase it takes a long time for someone to take Asia (as its so big) and build up a big forces to attack you. I like Australasia when there are more than 4 players....

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Do men really pee through that hole that manufacturers add to the front of their underwear? Yes - well I do

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What are the major differences between Visual Basic .NET or C# and JAVA? Java and .Net are very similar. However the most significant difference is that .Net is proprietary in that it only runs on Windows platforms (invented by Microsoft). Java was invented by Sun Microsystems and is now Open Source. It was designed to run on any computer - not just windows machines. So not only will Java apps run on Window machines, but unix servers, mainframes etc. Nearly all...

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Which planet was the first to be discovered? The first planet to be discovered was our own - earth. However - I assume you want to ignore that one. I would guess that Venus was the next one as it is clearly visible with the naked eye (it appears like the "first star" in the sky - of course it is a planet not a star).

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I turned my grill on and a flame came out and burnt all my eyelashes off my face. Will they grow back, and if so how long will it take? I had a friend who blew off his eyelashes - but they soon grew back - but it did look wierd. My wife is one of thsoe women that spends ages plucking her eyebrows and then drawing them back with an eye-liner - so you could always try eye-liner until they grow back.

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If someone were to fire a gun at you and you dove into water would you be safe? Safe - No But a few things that help. 1) Light will be defracted - so if the shooter aims directly at you under the water as he sees you - then unless he is directly above you - he is likely to miss becuase the light will be defracted. You will not be where he sees you. (Science class - take a straight ruler and place it at an angle into a bowl of water - it looks like the ruler is bent). 2)...

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I lost my virginity a few days ago, and I have been on birth control for nine years almost. The guy I had sex with didnt use a condom, but pulled out. I also forgot to take my pill four days in a row. Is there a good chance I could be pregnant? A good chance - NO A chance yes. Basically as you didnt take your pill correctly, you are relying on a) him withdrawing in time (he may still have ejaculated a little before he pulled out) and b) how fertile you both are. (Being on the pill for 9 years could ahve decreased your fertility. Also the older you are - less fertile but Im guessing yuo are under 30 - which is still very fertile. For...

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Besides Concorde, what other supersonic airliners exist, or used to exist? The Russians built a Supersonic plane that was bigger than Concorde - often called Concordski (I beleive they may have stolen the plans for Concord - they look very similar and it was during the height of the cold war). Its proper name was the Tupolev Tu-144 and it made its maiden flight in 1968. Unfortunately it crashed at the Paris air show in 1973 - which lead to it quickly being scrapped....

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What is the purpose of a ping? The previous answer is correct. Putting it less technically, a ping is a message sent out from one computer to another. The other computer then sends an acknowlegement back - a bit like ping pong. If we dont get a response back then either the other computer is not up and running or there is a problem with the connections between the two computers. If playing a game on yahoo for example you...

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Is honesty always the best policy? Overall honest is the best policy in most cases. But little white lies are probably also important. If a wife asks "Do you still find her as beautiful as when you first met?". Just say "yes". I'm sure she would say yes, even though as a man your hair has probably thinned, the paunch got bigger...." And when you sit at a dinner table and find the food is not to...

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If someone is about to kill me but grants me a last request, what are some things I could ask for that would result in my escaping the situation? Not a serious answer, but focusing on time, If you have a chess board near by, then ask them for 1 billionth of a second extra to live for the first chess board square, then double for the second square - so 2 billionths of a second, double that for the 3rd, 4 billionths of a second, and so on. By the time you reach the 30th square you will be adding a second to your life. Still doesnt sound...

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What is the difference between an internal IP and an external IP? Carsomyr gives an excellent answer. However in simpler terms:- An external address is like a telephone number that anyone can phone. It has to be unique (and should be allocated to you). (Imagine if two people had the same phone number for completely different houses - who would get the call - similar problem would occur with computers with the same external number). Using that IP address...

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Can I run Solaris 10 and Windows XP on the same computer? You do not need two hard disks. You can install both on the same disk but first you must partition the disk (using something like partition magic). Once you have installed both Windows and Solaris you will then be able to switch the computer on and choose which OS you want to run. If you want to run both at the same time (i.e. switch between Windows and Solaris without rebooting), then you...

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What is the fastest possible checkmate in chess? The fastest checkmate in chess is fools mate - two moves as said above. (Four moves if you count each moves for white and each moves for black as separate moves). White has to move the two pawns immediately to the right of the king for his first two moves from his point of view (left from blacks point of view) Black moves his kings pawn forward. Blacks second move is the queen moving...

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I copied a file to a floppy disk on one computer and when I tried to open it on another computer it said file was "read only" , now it won't open on any computer. How can I access these files ? A quick answer that will help in some cases but not all (it really depends upon the application and the operating system):- 1) Check the floppy disk is not write-protected (you should not see a hole in the place where there is a little sliding thing - very technical - lol). 2) Or it may have been saved as read-only. One possible simple way around both of these (but it does depend on...

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Did Albert Einstein's offspring have above-average intelligence? Unfortuanely he never got married and never had children. So that makes the answer a bit short. He did like women - and many liked him - a nice quote from him:- "When you sit with a nice girl for two hours, it seems like two minutes. When you sit on a hot stove for two minutes, it seems like two hours that's relativity." -- Albert Einstein There is the other quote attributed...

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How can I improve my ELO rating in chess? Your ELO rating will improve if you win a match and decrease if you lose. The amount it increases or decreases depends on how high your current rating is compared to your opponent. If you beat someone who has a rating much higher than you, then your rating will increase much more than if you had played a much poorer player. Similarly if you draw. For a more detailed answer try :- ...

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Can the direction of current flow in a battery be changed? I cant answer the question properly - but I did once have a battery that flowed the opposite directino to what it should have done. My poor wife had just given birth - and I put new batteries in the camera to photograph the baby and it didnt work. When I got home - tested the batteries with a meter and one was charged opposite to all the others!!! Would never have beleived it - if I hadnt...

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Where is the best place to sit at a blackjack table? In the dealers seat. That way you go home with you pay cheque and hopefully some tips and wont have lost any money. I always prefer to be the last player - as it does give you a slight increase in probability as you can see what cards have gone before. To use an extreme example - if the first players kept getting aces and split them - you know by the time it reaches you that the dealer is a...

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Which operating system is the fastest? As Bucky rightly said "There is no correct answer to this". Apart form the results differing form application to application - some apps and some O/S will only run on some computers. For example HP-UX will only run on computers with PA-RISC cpus and maybe a few rare others, whereas Solaris will run on Sparc, Intel and AMD. If we look at PCs there are 4 main operating systems you...

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If a strange dog is running toward you, should you run or stand your ground? If you run - then the dog is likely to run after you. Police dogs etc are trained to attack people when they are running away. They can also be trained to attack you when you stay still. Dogs can also be very brave - so the fact you are probably bigger than the dog is unlikely to act as a deterrent. I would recommend standing still - with your arms lowered - but ready to move up fast. A dog...

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If you were in a falling elevator and wanted to minimize the impact of the crash landing, would jumping inside the elevator just before impact help you? It all depends how fast the elevator is going and how well you can jump. If you were on a train doing 100 mph and you ran from the front to the back as fast as you could run - and jumped off - you would almost certainly die (becuase the 30mph you might reach would only decrease your overall momentum down to 70mph. It would be similar for the lift falling, as it drops it accelerates, and just...

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What is a terabyte? The answer depends on whether you are asking a computer salesman or a storage administrator. A storage administrator would normally use the number previously given - 1,099,511,627,776 bytes. However most disks are advertised in sales speak. So 1TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes - or about 10% less. A lot of people talk using these rounded numbers Once you format a disk, even less becomes...

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What is the complete NATO official phonetic alphabet (Alpha, Bravo... Zulu)? OK its not the NATO one - but if you wanted to really confuse people you could use the following that someone sent me as a joke once:- Aye, Bee, Cue, Double-u, Ell, Four, Gibe, Hour, Iambic, Jay, Knee Lye, Mnemonic, Nine, One, Psedonym, Quay, Repeat, Six, Tsar, Urn, Veldt, Write, Xenon, You, Zero PS I also concur - its Mike not Mama

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Does ice weigh more than water? Quirkies answer is absolutely correct - but a simple way of answering this is by observation. If you drop an ice cube into a glass of water, it will float at the top, rather than drop to the bottom of the glass. If the ice cube was heavier, than the water, then gravity would cause it to sink. Similarly a frozen pond may not be frozen all the way down - it may be on top of water.

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How many en passant movements are allowed in a chess game? 8. One player has to move a pawn forward until it is place to be able to take en-passant. Opponent moves pawn forward two - it is taken en-passant -those two pawns are now out of the equation. One has been taken and one has advanced to far now to perform another en pasant - so 1 en passant done. This process could be repeated another 7 times (8 pawns each), so therefore the maximum would be 8...

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Is Solaris open-source? Is Solaris open-source - well right now - No. Will it become open source - almost definately. Sun released a big chunk of the Solaris 10 source to the open-source community - all the stuff to do with dtrace - their dynamic tracing capability, which with the possible exception of containers is the best part of solaris 10. So it looks like Solaris soon will be open source

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Is it true that a bigger fighter has a more powerful punch? I'm no expert but ... Well some small boxers have a great punch - but if we think of it in terms of physics. :- Force = Mass x Acceleration. So a bigger fighter is likely to be able to put more weight (mass) behind the punch. A bigger fighter is likely to have longer limbs, so this is likely to increase the acceleration. Note although smaller fighters seem to punch much faster, this...

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What is Unix? Unix is an OS like Windows, and like Windows it has many flavours. With Windows we have Winodws 95, 98, ME XP etc but these all come from the same manufacture - Microsoft. With Unix there are many different manufacturers. HP have HP-UX, IBM have AIX Sun have Solaris. (Others such as Dynix/PTX, Dec Ultrix, OSF1, SCO Xenix, are the equivalents of Window 3.11 - there time has gone). They...

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What is Solaris? Good answer by Bengali - just to add... Solaris is an Operating System based on Unix (similar to Linux). So if you have had experience of running other favours of Unix such as HP-UX, AIX, etc you will feel at home. It was designed with networking and scalabilty in mind. So it runs equally well on a 1 CPU box as a 128 CPU box. It is one of the most secure operating systems you can load on...

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Apple computers seem to have much slower processors than PCs in terms of megahertz. Does that mean they're slower? This is going to get a lot more interesting in future when you will increasingly see slower processors being able to do much more work than faster processors. Basically performance is not just dependant on how fast (MHz) your CPU goes at but also how efficiently the transistors on it are used. Technology like Instruction Level Parallelism has been used in the past to improve performance...

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