Is there a clinical term for a person who chooses to keep their home fouled by the feces and urine of their pets?
on November 2nd, 2005 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

What is the best time of year to apply weed killer?
on October 28th, 2005 | 3 answers

Which is preferable: "white powder" or "a white powdery substance?"
on October 28th, 2005 | no answers

How is a student punished when s/he refuses to recite the Pledge of Allegiance if the state requires it?
on September 15th, 2005 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

What is a cazart?
on August 23rd, 2005 | One answer | 2 people like this

What is a good recipe for peppers 'n eggs?
on August 12th, 2005 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Is it correct to use "anniversary" when speaking of a recurrence of a date that occurred less than year ago?
on August 5th, 2005 | One answer

When should you drive with your parking lights instead of your headlights?
on August 4th, 2005 | 24 answers | 3 people like this

What is post-nasal drip and how many people suffer from it?
on August 1st, 2005 | One answer

What features or attributes does a golf course need to be designated as a "championship" course?
on August 1st, 2005 | One answer

What is a Mexican overdrive?
on July 15th, 2005 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Thompson is widely credited with creating the term "gonzo journalism." Did Thompson really coin the phrase?
on July 8th, 2005 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Was Thompson an authentic journalist? For example, Fear & Loathing on the Campaign Trail seemed like serious journalism. Or was it...
on July 8th, 2005 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

Is it true that Hemingway lost the manuscript to an early novel? Was the manuscript ever recovered?
on July 8th, 2005 | 3 answers

Did Hemingway hate F. Scott Fitzgerald? What explains his horrid depiction of Fitzgerald in the book "A Moveable Feast?"
on July 8th, 2005 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Was Hemingway trying to express feelings of impotence in The Sun Also Rises?
on July 8th, 2005 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What are Hemingway's most famous uses of symbolism? For example, the references to mud in A Farewell to Arms?
on July 8th, 2005 | 2 answers | 4 people like this

What is a dobro? Have any musicians gained prominence playing it?
on July 8th, 2005 | One answer

Does the UK have some home-grown blues artists, or are they mainly American?
on July 8th, 2005 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Who is the musician generally credited with inventing or popularizing the blues?
on July 8th, 2005 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

What was Muddy Waters' real name?
on July 8th, 2005 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Is Screamin' Jay Hawkins still alive?
on July 8th, 2005 | One answer | 2 people like this

How did Parker acquire the moniker "Bird"? Is there any connection to the '60s band the "Byrds?"
on July 8th, 2005 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Was Satchmo greater as a vocalist or as a trumpeter?
on July 8th, 2005 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Are there any modern-day musicians who credit Satchmo as an influence?
on July 8th, 2005 | One answer

How did Armstrong acquire the moniker "Satchmo"?
on July 8th, 2005 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What the heck is the song "Positively 4th Street" about?
on July 8th, 2005 | no answers

Did Dylan have Joan Baez in mind when he wrote "Like a Rolling Stone?"
on July 8th, 2005 | no answers

What is the backstory of the song "Ballad of the Thin Man?"
on July 8th, 2005 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Why did the "Grateful Dead" become so well-known?
on July 8th, 2005 | One answer

What are some famous bands associated with the San Francisco sound?
on July 8th, 2005 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

What was the "San Francisco Sound"?.
on July 8th, 2005 | no answers

Hitchhiking sounds like an adventure. Is there a downside?
on July 8th, 2005 | no answers

Are there places in the world where hitchhiking is accepted and considered relatively safe? If so, where?
on July 8th, 2005 | 7 answers | 1 person likes this

Is it advisable for women to hitchhike?
on July 8th, 2005 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

What are some safety precautions for hitchhiking?
on July 8th, 2005 | 2 answers

Besides hitchhiking on the highway, what are some other ways to hitchhike?
on July 8th, 2005 | no answers

How do you go about hitchhiking?
on July 8th, 2005 | 2 answers

What is hitchhiking?
on July 8th, 2005 | One answer

I tried to ask this in the answerbag category but access was blocked: Can ratings be revised?
on July 6th, 2005 | no answers

What is a force majeure?
on June 16th, 2005 | One answer

Who is the founder of Victoria's Secret?
on June 16th, 2005 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

Does Howard Stern have genuine talent or is he just a foul-mouthed sensationalizer?
on June 16th, 2005 | no answers

What is unleaded?
on June 15th, 2005 | One answer

What is moonshine?
on June 15th, 2005 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What is a Mad Dog?
on June 15th, 2005 | One answer

What is a rotgut?
on June 15th, 2005 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Why are models taught to stride down the runway in that awkward, ungainly walk?
on June 14th, 2005 | One answer

Who has the right-of-way, a car making a u-turn or an opposing car turning right?
on June 13th, 2005 | 3 answers

Are there any estimates as to what percentage of the population does not wash their hands after using the restroom?
on June 13th, 2005 | 3 answers

At the grocery checkout, after you have placed your items on the conveyor, is it courteous to place the plastic divider after your load,...
on June 13th, 2005 | 9 answers | 1 person likes this

Was the mob responsible for getting Frank the role of Maggio in From Here to Eternity?
on June 10th, 2005 | One answer

Did Frank Sinatra do more to help or hurt Sammy Davis Jr.?
on June 10th, 2005 | One answer

Has a TV series ever been canceled after just one show?
on June 10th, 2005 | 9 answers | 2 people like this

When stating a time, such as 3 a.m., is it necessary to add "in the morning"?
on June 10th, 2005 | 3 answers

What is the difference between "first" and "first ever"?
on June 10th, 2005 | 2 answers

When discussing multiple occurrences, such as accidents, attacks, or robberies, is it necessary to point out that they are...
on June 10th, 2005 | 3 answers

What is the difference between "new" and "all new"?
on June 10th, 2005 | 2 answers

Are there any estimates as to what percentage of the population does not wash their hands after using the bathroom?
on June 8th, 2005 | no answers

Is professional roller derby still being played?
on June 6th, 2005 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Does roller derby have its equivalent of Babe Ruth or Wayne Gretzky, a legendary giant of the sport?
on June 6th, 2005 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Was Salvador Dali a real artist or just a flamboyant self-promoter? How would one know the difference?
on May 20th, 2005 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

Are the paintings of Elvis Presley on velvet real art or just mass-produced junk?
on May 20th, 2005 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Is horse racing a crooked sport?
on May 20th, 2005 | 8 answers | 1 person likes this

Do horses enjoy competing in races or do they merely respond to the jockey's whip?
on May 20th, 2005 | 9 answers | 3 people like this

In a claiming race, does the owner of the claimed horse really have to give up the horse even if it is a family pet?
on May 20th, 2005 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Why is economics called the "dismal" science?
on May 20th, 2005 | 3 answers

What is an allegory?
on May 19th, 2005 | One answer

Can a person be considered hip and cool if they don't have tattoos and piercings?
on May 18th, 2005 | 12 answers | 1 person likes this

At the grocery store checkout, why do they ask "Do you want your milk in a bag?"
on May 16th, 2005 | 13 answers | 5 people like this

What is a sinecure?
on May 3rd, 2005 | One answer

My co-worker wears strong, foul-smelling perfume. Is there a gentle way of asking her to quit wearing it?
on April 21st, 2005 | 17 answers | 1 person likes this

What is a faux pas?
on April 18th, 2005 | One answer

What is the best remedy for heartburn?
on March 23rd, 2005 | 6 answers

Why are some motorcycles so loud?
on March 21st, 2005 | 34 answers | 4 people like this

Smoking is prohibited almost everywhere now. Don't smokers have as many rights as those who don't?
on March 17th, 2005 | 11 answers | 2 people like this

What constitutes aggressive driving? What makes people drive aggressively?
on February 16th, 2005 | 4 answers

I'm skeptical of the home study courses featured on infomercials. Are they worthwhile? If not, are there any books that will help...
on February 7th, 2005 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this