Would minorities be better off earning respect than demanding it and getting 'special' treatment under the law?
on April 26th, 2010 | 9 answers | 1 person likes this

If Mary is the 'Great Intercessor' in Catholicism - why didn't the 'good Thief' ask HER to assure his place in paradise?
on April 26th, 2010 | 4 answers

Glasgow Manicure? What does this phrase mean?
on April 26th, 2010 | 4 answers

Are African Americans their own worst enemies at this point of their interactions with society in general?
on April 26th, 2010 | 10 answers | 1 person likes this

Do you worry about how stupid the next generation must be when you see what there taste in movies is?
on April 26th, 2010 | 7 answers | 1 person likes this

Bias against white people in America? Other races scream 'profiling'and slide by just about every public regulation on the books?
on April 26th, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Who is the most impressive person you have shook hands with? Me- a Medal of Honor recipient.
on April 26th, 2010 | 8 answers | 4 people like this

Felons cant own a racehorse, but can run a daycare center. Isn't it time the people took back the power?
on April 23rd, 2010 | 8 answers | 1 person likes this

Leave at 9am from point a reach point b at 5pm,next day startfrom point B at 9am and reach A at 5pm. How often pass same spot at same time??
on April 23rd, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Anyone getting fed up with the Answerbag 'experts' fielding so many questions?
on April 23rd, 2010 | One answer | 2 people like this

Do you think its right that a thirteen year old boy will attempt to climb Everest in May?
on April 20th, 2010 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

If guinness is the 'national drink' of Ireland - what is the equivelent in your country?
on April 20th, 2010 | 11 answers | 3 people like this

What is the most unusual alcoholic concotion you have ever imbibed?
on April 20th, 2010 | 2 answers

What would you like your last words to be? mine will be 'The jewels are hidden in the - (death rattle)"! That will keep them guessing : )
on April 17th, 2010 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

The Chinese 'occupation of tibet'-inhuman persecution of a noble race or emancipation for countless peasants under an inhuman theocracy?
on April 17th, 2010 | 3 answers

Beloved feline has tumor on leg. will die without amputation. Cost 1 grand,. Don't have. What to do?
on April 17th, 2010 | 2 answers

Beloved cat has tumor on leg. Amputation costs a grand, don't have it. she has about two months otherwise.Vet is trustworthy. What to do?
on April 16th, 2010 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

Are gushing Micheal Jackson fans who bombard AB with stupid and leading questions about him totally stupid and huge losers?
on April 16th, 2010 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

Where in the US or by mail order can i get 'Yappy' brand biscuits? (Chinese)
on April 14th, 2010 | no answers

Where in the US or by mail order can i get 'Yappy' brand biscuits? (Chinese)
on April 14th, 2010 | no answers

anyone know anything about a painter called George Heche? Is his stuff worth anything?
on April 14th, 2010 | no answers

What are the advantages versus disadvantages of taking out US citizenship. I have been here thirty years as a legal resident.
on April 13th, 2010 | no answers

Will an MA (in International Realtions ) qualify me to teach at college level?
on April 13th, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

What level does an MA in a subject OTHER than Education qualify one to teach at? ie - College?
on April 12th, 2010 | no answers

Have you ever dreamed you were eating a giant marshmallow...and when you woke up your pillow was missing?
on April 11th, 2010 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

What happened to the kid that 'The Exorcist' movie was based on? He must be in his sixties now...did he ever admit to the hoax???
on April 10th, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

I'm looking for the name of a thirty-plus year old arcade video game. Description in answer - its for person who had not long to live, thnx
on April 8th, 2010 | 3 answers

What is the one food in China I should try when I go there in may?
on April 8th, 2010 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What has happened Answerbag? What low-down Yuppie corporate cookie-cutter bean counter has changed it to this stupid infantile format??
on April 8th, 2010 | no answers

What is the most insulting thing your boss ever told you to do?
on April 20th, 2009 | 6 answers | 5 people like this

I would like to be a (legal) Hangman - how would I go about achieving that?
on April 20th, 2009 | no answers

I am tempted to chuck everything in and go live in a tent on a headland for a year just to see if I could survive...any suggestions?
on April 19th, 2009 | 13 answers | 11 people like this

WHAT IS THE MOST PHYSICALLY PAINFUL THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO YOU?
on April 19th, 2009 | 17 answers | 8 people like this

Anyone ever hear of the famous Benny Slevin who used to live in Wexford? Is he still alive?
on April 19th, 2009 | One answer

What is the dumbest answer you ever gave to a serious question?
on April 19th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

I think that Laura Brannigan ('Gloria') was a perfect example of a genuinley attractive woman - check her out on youtube if you...
on April 19th, 2009 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

Serious question - how do people blind from birth percieve dating?? Isn't most of the attraction, at least initially, appearance?...
on April 19th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

IF YOU HAVE FOUR BUTTONS, HOW MANY COMBINATIONS CAN YOU GET WITH PRESSING THEM DOWN OR UP?
on April 19th, 2009 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

WHAT IS THE MOST DANGEROUS THING YOU HAVE DONE?
on April 19th, 2009 | no answers | 5 people like this

What is the worst lie someone ever told about you?
on April 18th, 2009 | 10 answers | 8 people like this

Should ties be done away with?
on April 15th, 2009 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Are British TV programs better quality than American?American shows just seem so formulistic and 'low rent'...
on April 14th, 2009 | 14 answers | 10 people like this

Are Degrees from US universities too easy to obtain? Is the Bachelors now what the High School Degree was a few years ago - nothing more...
on April 14th, 2009 | no answers

Why has no major Islamic Cleric catagorically condemned the suicide bombers/terrorists/hate mongerers??? Are you as fed up as I am...
on April 14th, 2009 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

Would it surprise you to know that at one point in the USA Black Slaves were treated more humanely than (white) Irish immigrants?
on April 14th, 2009 | 6 answers | 5 people like this

Do you believe God? - Notice the form of the question - It isn't do you believe IN god.... (thanks)
on April 14th, 2009 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

What is the most valuable book - as in most sought after by collectors - in the world?
on April 13th, 2009 | 5 answers | 5 people like this

Why do they spell 'Phonics' the way they do? Shouldn't it be spelled 'Foniks'?
on April 13th, 2009 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

OK guys - you've caught at least a glimpse of those modern Models on the catwalks. Are they stringy, sour-faced, mangy-looking...
on April 13th, 2009 | 4 answers | 6 people like this

Be honest - are you jealous of people who have a college degree?
on April 13th, 2009 | 14 answers | 6 people like this

With the way we seem to be heading - less resources and an increasing inability to take care of our needs without corporations providing...
on April 13th, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Do suicide bombers recieve on-the-job training?
on April 13th, 2009 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

What are the odds I can go for twentyfour hours without getting any points?
on April 11th, 2009 | 5 answers | 6 people like this

Is it wrong to do this to Tail-Gaters. Mount an old windowscreen washer setup in your trunk, two small holes for the sprays, fill the...
on April 10th, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Have you ever had a memorable experience finding your way with a GPS? I'd like to buy one for my car but the really highly rated...
on April 9th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Are some people better off being drunks rather than sober? I know they might not live as long etc...but for some is soberness mot doing...
on April 8th, 2009 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

Whats with the pronounciation of names such a Cholmondley ('chumly) and St John (Sinjen) ?? Is it really a way for the Brits to be...
on April 7th, 2009 | 7 answers | 5 people like this

Is there a question, the answer to which CANNOT lead to another question?
on April 7th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

What is the difference between 'sardonic' and 'sarcastic" ??? BTW - this is NOT a homework question - it's one...
on April 7th, 2009 | 5 answers | 5 people like this

Why do immigrants come to the USA to get away from their OWN countries - and then DEMAND that the USA change things to be MORE like the...
on April 6th, 2009 | 10 answers | 8 people like this

What would you say if God appeared and asked " What did you do to to my son???"
on April 6th, 2009 | 20 answers | 11 people like this

Roughly how long would it take the avarage adult male to bleed to death from self-inflicted slashed wrists?
on April 6th, 2009 | 2 answers | 5 people like this

Bill Clinton and his wife are VERY immoral people, and the only reason eithe rof them will ever hold office again is a combination of...
on April 6th, 2009 | 4 answers | 6 people like this

Are there too many 'give me points because someone else made - level" or 'I'm sad/happy/it's raining/it's...
on April 6th, 2009 | 4 answers | 6 people like this

The Chinese 'occupation of tibet' - inhuman persecution of a noble race or emancipation for countless peasants under an inhuman...
on April 6th, 2009 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

Would you support public executions - transmitted live on giant screens nationwide - for the SOBs who rape pension funds knowingly and...
on April 6th, 2009 | 6 answers | 5 people like this

Anyone interested in getting as many down-ratings as possible, pricking the ego of some of the 'uber Abers' and getting AB back...
on April 6th, 2009 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

What famous person will die before this week (april 5-11) is up?
on April 5th, 2009 | no answers

PhDs - would I be insane to begin a PhD at age fifty? Would I be risking my marriage, sanity etc? Would it be possible to work four days...
on April 5th, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Why do people use 'Dickens' as a phrase for problamatic or difficult - as in 'It was the dickens of a situation' etc...
on April 5th, 2009 | 2 answers

What is the most amazing question that could be asked on Answerbag?
on April 2nd, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Why do they call it a 'Prince Albert' piercing?
on April 2nd, 2009 | One answer

Is it better to 'keep the faith' and be constantly up and down the emotional rollercoaster disillusioned when your prayers and...
on April 1st, 2009 | One answer

Are there any websites or books which can teach me Chinese Vegetarian cooking?? Is it a problem living in China if one is a vegetarian?
on April 1st, 2009 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

Is the USA past its prime? Every year the figures are getting worse for education, income, quality of life, crime, corruption etc. Are we...
on September 2nd, 2008 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

Is it 'corn pone' to fly the Confederate Flag?
on September 2nd, 2008 | One answer

Saw Hilary on TV the other night - her face is an advertizement for desperate and tacky plastic surgery in my opinion. Do you think she...
on September 2nd, 2008 | no answers

Has anyone tried learning Mandarin with the Rosetta Stone system? What was your experience of it?
on September 1st, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

What is the LAST job you think you would find an Irish person working at?
on September 1st, 2008 | 17 answers | 9 people like this

A German Guy group in the late eighties or early ninties had a big hit in Europe with a song that had as the chorus 'Dah Dah...
on September 1st, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Any Hurlers out there? Do you think the game has become too 'professional' and we have lost the rough and tumble element that...
on September 1st, 2008 | no answers

Is a 150 or 200cc Scooter powerful enough to ride on the Freeways? I don't care about going VERY fast - but I do want to go fast...
on September 1st, 2008 | One answer

I was going through one of the most difficult crisis of my life. My oldest friend suddenly started ranting at me aobut a trait he reckons...
on August 29th, 2008 | 4 answers | 5 people like this

A 14 year old kid here in the US and asked (I'm an Immigrant) "I read all the Harry Potter books - why isn't America in...
on August 28th, 2008 | 5 answers | 4 people like this

Do you ever wish a total law-and-order dictator would take over - just for a day -and execute all the murderers, rapists and crooked...
on August 28th, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

I have my first week-end off work in ten months coming up. How should I make best use of it ?(I don't drink, and am not into sports...)
on August 28th, 2008 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

If handwriting is just a form of drawing - why can so many write beautifully, but not so many draw well?
on August 28th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What do you think the odds are that in two years time we will wish we had Bush to deal with instead of whoever wins this Presidential...
on August 26th, 2008 | 8 answers | 5 people like this

If the Bible is so foolish - why was it not disregarded ages ago and thrown in the dustbin of History?
on August 26th, 2008 | 26 answers | 14 people like this

What one question - whcih he would have to answer honestly - would you ask Obama? McCain?
on August 25th, 2008 | 20 answers | 12 people like this

What is the greatest honour you ever received? What is the 'prize' you are currently pursuing? What is the one you will...
on August 25th, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Ever feel like asking a question you know will enrage the 'PC Clowns' ? What is the record number of downrates you got from one...
on August 25th, 2008 | 4 answers | 5 people like this

Is the Catholic Church more akin to a Multi-National Corporation than an entity which follows Biblical principles on how true followers...
on August 25th, 2008 | 3 answers | 4 people like this

Which is the earliest President/World Leader you personally remember clearly? Mine is JFK in 1963.
on August 25th, 2008 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

If the Confederate Flag is NOT racist - why do so few (if any) Black people fly it?
on August 25th, 2008 | 10 answers | 11 people like this

Are there too many pompous and/or idiotic people here obsessed with getting points?
on August 25th, 2008 | 6 answers | 7 people like this

Why do they call Basques Basques?
on August 25th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Does anyone remember an old Brit tv series called 'Orlando' - I vaugly remember a guy in a wooly hat. What on earth was the...
on August 25th, 2008 | no answers

Who is/was your favourite Corrie Street character? Why?
on August 25th, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

DO YOU THINK MEN'S CLOAKS WILL EVER COME BACK INTO FASHION?
on August 25th, 2008 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

When I was in China I saw Seahorses for sale in the marketplace - they were dried ones. I was able to find recipes for Scorpions etc -...
on August 25th, 2008 | no answers | 2 people like this

Has a song or a poem ever changed your life?
on August 25th, 2008 | no answers

Ladies - if I told you I look like Curly on Coronation street...would you laugh?
on August 25th, 2008 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

What is the furthest you have ever fallen? What injuries did you receive?
on August 25th, 2008 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Was the British Queen Mother adopted? There seems to be a lot of uncertainty about her birth.
on August 24th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

How do you deal with a micromanaging boss?
on August 24th, 2008 | 4 answers | 6 people like this

Can you use five consecutive 'and'-s in a sentence?
on August 24th, 2008 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

What is - in your opionion - the strangest hobby?
on August 24th, 2008 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

With so many different ones - how can an interested person choose a 'true' christian church?
on August 24th, 2008 | 11 answers | 2 people like this

Is there somthing you would do for ten thousand dollars....but not for five thousand?
on August 24th, 2008 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

What question have you given the most negative points to and - if it is not obvious - why?
on August 18th, 2008 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Is there any political link I can write a term paper on between Tibet and New Zealand
on August 18th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

How big is too big?
on August 18th, 2008 | 7 answers | 1 person likes this

Do Satanists who screw up go to Heaven as a punishment when they die?
on August 18th, 2008 | 7 answers | 5 people like this

Who are the 'royal family' of answerbag?
on August 18th, 2008 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

What kind of book would be written about you after you are dead?
on August 18th, 2008 | 18 answers | 12 people like this

What is the stupidest book you personally have ever read - and why?
on August 18th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What is the shortest book in the world?
on August 18th, 2008 | One answer

What is the longest book in the world?
on August 18th, 2008 | One answer

Benny 'Bernie' Slevin of Birmingham England - your old George's Street buddy john is looking for you...
on August 17th, 2008 | One answer

Charles Barry Lorenz - your old Irish buddy john is looking for you.
on August 17th, 2008 | no answers

Is it illegal to bring crematory ashes on an International flight?
on August 17th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Do you think it is the hight of idiocy that the Supreme Court has ruled that a MagLite is a 'Deadly Weapon' ? Why are we...
on August 17th, 2008 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

If you were the first person to land on Mars - what would your first words be to the world media (as in 'one small step for man...
on August 17th, 2008 | 10 answers | 6 people like this

What one thing would you take back that you have said in your entire life up to now?
on August 17th, 2008 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

Which Card Game is the most complicated in the world?
on August 17th, 2008 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

I fly Kites - but why is such a seemingly pointless activity-after all, the kite simply goes up in the air and hangs about - so enjoyable?
on August 17th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

What is the perfect food or simplest combination of food that will supply all the nutritional needs without the bad side-effects -ie...
on August 17th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What is a great name for a new Cocktail I invented?
on August 17th, 2008 | 8 answers | 7 people like this

If you had to choose - would you rather live in Russia or China?
on August 17th, 2008 | 13 answers | 6 people like this

How do you think Mark Spitz feels about Phipps? - maybe that if he had the same technology/training he would have eclipsed him?
on August 17th, 2008 | One answer

What is the one piece of furniture you would not live without?
on August 17th, 2008 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

How is it that the Catholic church says Marriag is a solemn vow, and as such cannot be broken - ie no divorce. Yet Priests who wish to...
on August 14th, 2008 | One answer

I had to visit the home of my ex-fiance after twenty six years. I had not seen her - and she was not there when I went - but I felt...
on August 14th, 2008 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

Payton suggested to me that we go spelunking in Afghanistan - but I would like to have a more exciting vacation...any suggestions? ; )
on August 14th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What is the male equivalent of a Mistress called?
on August 14th, 2008 | no answers | 3 people like this

After your lunch break as a Salt Mine worker - where do you say you are going back to?
on August 14th, 2008 | 2 answers

What is the difference between an atheist and an agnostic?
on August 14th, 2008 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

What is your local slang for the Toiler/WC?
on August 14th, 2008 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

Has anyone else here been to the Great Wall of China? Were you surprised at how BIG it is?
on August 14th, 2008 | One answer

What does a craving for salt signify? I heap tons of it on my food - yet my Blood Pressure is well withing normal and my Doc can't...
on August 14th, 2008 | One answer

Should the ancient Irish sport of Hurling be renamed? (for obvious reasons)
on August 14th, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

When I was in China I saw scorpions and horsefish for sale in the food markets. I found receipies for scorpions - but can't find...
on August 14th, 2008 | no answers

How do Eskimos survive without vegetables?
on August 13th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

What is the 'Guilty Secret" in your book collection? And why??? : )
on August 9th, 2008 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Is there a 'Standard' board for the game of Cribbage? How many rows? Holes? Shape etc?
on August 9th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Anyone miss me? I could not for the life of me remember untill now how to access my account - has that ever happened to any of you?
on August 9th, 2008 | One answer | 3 people like this

Which would you rather - work four twelve hour shifts midnight to eight am a week with nights off not set in any particular order OR work...
on November 23rd, 2007 | One answer | 2 people like this

Why do we work so hard to simply be stressed about how hard we work? Are we being conned into thinking we NEED all these...
on November 7th, 2007 | One answer | 4 people like this

Anyone have any stories about the Ritz-Carlton Hotel chain?
on November 7th, 2007 | 4 answers | 5 people like this

Please can someone explain to me the exact practical usage of 'The square root of minus one" - it drives me bat-s*#t trying to...
on October 31st, 2007 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

What was the long running Canadian show about a bunch of people who lived in a logging town and had a boat business - there was Jesse an...
on October 31st, 2007 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

In the (UK) Cadbury Dairy Milk ads the song asked 'Little Boy (or Girl) dreaming dreams...whats he (she) going to be, say twenty...
on October 31st, 2007 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Stayed on Rhodes in the Eighties - took a short boat trip to an Island with a Monastery, about two hours tops away. Missed boat leaving,...
on October 31st, 2007 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

I'm considering buying a Bajaj Autorickshaw - the only drawback I can see is the low top speed, about thirty miles an hour. Is there...
on October 30th, 2007 | no answers

Are we being silly?
on October 30th, 2007 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Ever seen a hanging?
on October 30th, 2007 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

What was brillig and what in heck is a slithey tove?
on October 30th, 2007 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Who do the figures in a pack of cards represent?
on October 30th, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

If I had three days in New York City and am not bothered with the 'Tourist' attractions such as the Statue of Liberty but like...
on October 30th, 2007 | 10 answers | 3 people like this

What is the best explanation you have heard for the Hallow'een costume of carrying a lit Pumpkin-head/turnip-head/whatever-head ? Is...
on October 30th, 2007 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Instead of 'joining' people in wishing someone the best in attaining something...wouldn't it make the whole ranking system...
on October 30th, 2007 | One answer | 2 people like this

How do you handle meeting someom for the first time in twenty seven years who broke your heart and made a fool of you? I'm tired of...
on October 30th, 2007 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

Has anyone here been to Haiti? Particularly Port-Au-Prince, Croix De Bouquet or Caberet??? If so - care to share your...
on October 30th, 2007 | no answers | 1 person likes this

I read that one of mark of a failing civilization is that crimes against property are punished more harshly than those against persons -...
on October 29th, 2007 | One answer

Boys on boat, one dives into harbour to save small Japanese kid from drowning/Tiger Shark. Kid's dad secretly planning to invade...
on October 28th, 2007 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Movie set in world war two, woman recounting encounter with a Tank and talks about it being 'the last Tank in the war'
on October 28th, 2007 | no answers | 1 person likes this

Old Movie, but in colour, can only remember last scene wherein guy lets dead womans bangle slip slowly from his fingers over edge of...
on October 28th, 2007 | no answers

Does anyone remember a song that was out in the very late seventies/early eighties called 'Cool in a Caftan" and maybe included...
on October 27th, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Anyone know the poem that starts 'He crossed each summer on the Ile de France, Knew what went with..." about a rich boy who...
on October 27th, 2007 | no answers | 2 people like this

Has anyone read 'House of Leaves' by Mark Danielewski, and is it coherent with a 'proper' ending? I am pretty...
on October 26th, 2007 | One answer

I have a new job where I have to wear a formal Black suit (no - not an Undertakers ) my dress-sense is pretty terrible so can someone...
on October 26th, 2007 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

'MacAurthur Park' was voted 'The Worst Song Ever On The Charts' back in 1999. I totally disagree. Am I alone in this?...
on September 27th, 2007 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

NO POINTS please (except '-') but wish me luck. I go now to put in my application for a job that might not even exist and I am...
on September 27th, 2007 | One answer

'Once', 'Twice'. 'Thrice'.....and then what?
on September 25th, 2007 | 23 answers | 15 people like this

Anyone have any predictions on who will make up/lose out in the (ha ha) 'Elections' to the Chinese Communist Party Standing...
on September 25th, 2007 | no answers

It's a spaghetti dish - the spaghetti is in a very stiff and thick kind of cheese. It's almost like a 'spaghetti...
on September 25th, 2007 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

What is a hunger for Salt indicitive of? I literally coat my food with it whenever I can. My BP is a physicians dream and I have no real...
on September 25th, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Did Lizzie Borden kill her folks or not? Why was she found 'not guilty' as the evidence apparently really points to her and her...
on September 25th, 2007 | One answer | 3 people like this

Ladies and Gentlemen - we have people who get a gazillion points asking 'questions' that are on a level with kintergarten...
on September 24th, 2007 | 8 answers | 9 people like this

Al Sharpton - is he really the best spokesman for African-Americans? Has he advanced or retarded the cause? What percentage fo...
on September 24th, 2007 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

Will the Harry Potter books still be read in twenty years time?
on September 24th, 2007 | 9 answers | 3 people like this

How many people here ride a Scooter - as in a Vespa, Kymco, Aprilla etc. (in other words - how many of us are the ones smiling...
on September 24th, 2007 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Scariest illustrated book in the world: 'I will love you forever"....anyone agree??? It's one of my kids favourite books...
on September 24th, 2007 | One answer

I drove through a Rainbow once. the interior of my truck lit up brightly. But people say that that is impossible because 'Rainbows...
on September 24th, 2007 | 38 answers | 16 people like this

Is Shirley Maclaine just plain nuts...or very very financially clever?
on September 24th, 2007 | no answers

Sodium Deliminition - or, you hook a pickle up to an AC current and it lights up - but only at one end, Why?
on September 22nd, 2007 | 2 answers

When do you know its over - as in your life in general - as in all that you have are problems with no solution - as in nice sayings,...
on September 22nd, 2007 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

What would you imagine is the ratio of your points given to points you are awarded? Points given to points taken?
on September 21st, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Ever been awarded a serious medal - and feel like crap afterwards?
on September 21st, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

1) Is it true? 2) Is it kind 3) Is it neccesary? These are the three criteria of which at least two must be fulfilled before I...
on September 21st, 2007 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Have you ever REALLY felt as if you were experiencing God - or the presence of God - or a hint of God?? For me it was the first time I...
on September 21st, 2007 | 6 answers | 6 people like this

'A Rose by any other name" - how about 'Babycakes by any other name"? - Do I hear a cheer? : )
on September 20th, 2007 | 12 answers | 10 people like this

Answer bag Administrator - I request that you reduce my 'points' and 'level' back to zero. This is to repudiate any...
on September 20th, 2007 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Anyone interested in an ANTI-troll movement? As in - the one who gets the MOST negative points hurts the troll the most! : ) Who will...
on September 20th, 2007 | 13 answers | 12 people like this

What is written on Hawaiin licence plates? (and how do you spell 'Hawaiin : (
on September 20th, 2007 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

Does it make a Troll feel better if they DR someone - even if that 'someone' really does not care? Or thinks it's...
on September 20th, 2007 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

When is it right to turn down a job - it's not an illegal or illicit one - even though it is the only job you can find after four...
on September 20th, 2007 | 6 answers | 4 people like this

'She's a Teddy Bear short of a picnic' - my personal favourite when it comes to these pithy remarks about someone's...
on September 19th, 2007 | 15 answers | 10 people like this

We know the failings of society - especially when it comes to 'crime and punishment' - but does Democracy really exist? Are we...
on September 19th, 2007 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

'Paulie' from the Rocky movies wants to change his life - he has just realised who he is. How would you assist him?
on September 19th, 2007 | One answer

I have an interview tomorrow for a job that is literally the bottom of the barrel when it comes to my qualifications - how do I handle...
on September 19th, 2007 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

How do I get past the dragons that guard jobs from qualified applicants like me so zealously? I don't 'know' anyone higher...
on September 19th, 2007 | One answer | 3 people like this

The ONLY person we know for SURE in the Bible ended up in hell was teh rich man who would not feed scraps to the poor man. Does this mean...
on September 18th, 2007 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Does God love us - and if so, why are so many 'unsaved' doomed to hell. I know the arguement is that we should focus on the...
on September 18th, 2007 | no answers | 6 people like this

Thesis : We are slipping back into Feudalism. The Corporations and 'Big Businesses' are the new Barons and the Castles known as...
on September 18th, 2007 | no answers

I think i understand the concept of 'bagicide' - it keeps one's focus on what is important, the 'question - HONEST...
on September 18th, 2007 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Is it logical/correct to say as I see so often in answers here and other places-that 'no religion is correct' ? What about the...
on September 18th, 2007 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

Two parter - this first, other later. IF you found out what was 'Wrong' with you - as in personality - would it help? If you...
on September 18th, 2007 | 3 answers | 6 people like this

The question which dares not speak its name - I started watching 'The Lawrence Welk Show' when I was 27 and I still do....
on September 18th, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

When was the last time that it was possible to mail - as in regular 'snail mail' old fashioned stamp-envelope-pop-in-letterbox...
on September 18th, 2007 | no answers

If an instruction says to write the answer to a question 'on the back of the back page in your booklet" - why in hecks name did...
on September 18th, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Am I really out of style because I insist on buying THREE piece suits?? A lot of store clerks look at me like I am asking if I can sleep...
on September 18th, 2007 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

Is it crazy to think, that with zero experience, one can do the job better than the 'Bosses'?? I've spent my working life...
on September 18th, 2007 | One answer

Serious question - how do you know if your life is as screwed-up as you fear it might be? No one thing- let alone a dramatic event such...
on September 18th, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Anyone remember a show called 'Turtle's Progress' in Britain about twenty or so years ago? Where I can I find a plot...
on September 17th, 2007 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

I watched 'Stalag 17' - the 'comedy' about ww2 americans in a pow camp. At one point Russian female prisoners were...
on September 17th, 2007 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Should the catholic church be allowed to settle the child abuse cases out of court?? Or should it be where they are treated like a...
on September 17th, 2007 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Since my first wrist watch at age ten, I have worn them with the face on the inside of my wrist. Why doesn't anyone else?
on September 16th, 2007 | 12 answers | 7 people like this

I just watched 'The 300' with my oldest son (He insisted - dreadfully hysteronic movie) and is it just my imagination but did...
on September 16th, 2007 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

What is the hardest Interview question you have been asked? How did you respond? I haven't had to go to intervies since 1982 and I...
on September 16th, 2007 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

What is a reasonable amount of time to look for a job at one's level of qualifications? I need to work but I'm being told that...
on September 16th, 2007 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

I have a good friend whose father died an unrepentant Nazi. He feels shame despite a lot of good counselling. What is the kindest way I...
on September 16th, 2007 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

Ordo you think the 'question' part of abs 'ask a question' tab is a redundancy? Would it not be more in keeping with...
on September 15th, 2007 | no answers

I have discerned something curious - my questions get few answers, but my answers get lots of favourable comments and points. I'm...
on September 15th, 2007 | 5 answers | 6 people like this

If someone asked you to accompany them to an execution - under what circumstances would you say yes? Or no?
on September 14th, 2007 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

How do most modern Artists support themselves? I have hardly ever seen Modern art at friends houses for instance so who does buy them?...
on September 14th, 2007 | 2 answers

At what point should graves be exempt from 'compensation' - around here every time they build a road through an old graveyard...
on September 14th, 2007 | 2 answers

Why do we put up with the car dealers? There is no other product that you have to try and guess the price of, as it were, except bloody...
on September 14th, 2007 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Would it be wrong of me to ask for help here in trying to find an old friend that I lost touch with - I would have to, naturally, write...
on September 14th, 2007 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

Who was the most seriously qualified person you have ever met?? For me it was the Designer of the autopilot system for the original...
on September 14th, 2007 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

Another question reminded me of this - when I was young it was part of our education that a rectangle was distinct from an oblong. Then...
on September 14th, 2007 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Does anyone else think that it would be most helpful for clarities sake if there were a way one could underling, italicise or...
on September 14th, 2007 | 5 answers | 4 people like this

II ask this in all seriousness and promise I will treat any answers without moral judgement. Is there anyone here - especally among the...
on September 14th, 2007 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

What is the smallest motorcycle it is practical to add a Sidecar to if I want to have the capacity to potentially travel from St Louis to...
on September 14th, 2007 | One answer

Am I being stupid when I ask vets from world war two (but I respect ALL vets who lay it on the line in any conflict) if I might shake...
on September 14th, 2007 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

What is the Hierarchy in Hell? I know in heaven it's reported they have Ranks, Thrones, Seraphim etc - but I have often wondered...
on September 13th, 2007 | 9 answers | 10 people like this

What is the difference between Repentance and Regret? How do I know which catagory I fall into?
on September 13th, 2007 | 6 answers | 6 people like this

Is it true that originally there was a Chess-piece which allowed a player to take his OWN men should he so wish?
on September 13th, 2007 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Was anyone here from the USA or Europe in Calcutta in 1984 or 1985?
on September 13th, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What does it mean when I see references to 'jetpacks' in some people's names here? I'm new, so forgive me if it is...
on September 13th, 2007 | One answer | 4 people like this

What is happening to me? I have been at 'one ot needed for level 17' for the last twelve of fifteen hours, and I know I have...
on September 13th, 2007 | 3 answers | 4 people like this

Big point of contention in the household - what is a silly name for a pet chicken? I am not going to give what is suggested in our case...
on September 13th, 2007 | 13 answers | 8 people like this

How practical do you think it is, in this day and age, for someone in throw everything away in their life and go live in a tent on a...
on September 13th, 2007 | 3 answers | 6 people like this

It's 'Gross Anatomy' time in Med School. What part of the cadaver is most unsettling to dissect for a male? And a female?
on September 13th, 2007 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

By country - what is the Worst beer you personally have ever had the horrible misfortune to sample? (sample rather than finish,...
on September 12th, 2007 | 17 answers | 16 people like this

If we do end up spending 'eternity' in heaven/valhalla/ nirvana/wherever - is it easier to conceive of eternity being a...
on September 12th, 2007 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

I always try to have a female doctor and a male nurse should the need arise. With discrimination still a factor in the world, they would...
on September 12th, 2007 | 9 answers | 1 person likes this

What would YOUR response be to someone who says 'If Hilary Clinton is elected President - I'm moving to Canada"?
on September 12th, 2007 | 45 answers | 33 people like this

Has anyone married the very pleasant daughter or son of a very unpleasant mother or father? How has it worked out for your marriage?
on September 12th, 2007 | One answer | 2 people like this

What is the LAST part of your body to die? I mean on a cellular level - someone gave me an answer to this years ago..but it sounds very...
on September 12th, 2007 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

What exactly does the Catholic church mean when one of its self-descriptors is 'the Church militant" - is this a thological...
on September 12th, 2007 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

If answerbag was a sovereign state - what would be its official motto and what would its flag look like?
on September 12th, 2007 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

What is the stupidist tattoo you can think of?
on September 12th, 2007 | 4 answers | 5 people like this

Who is the greatest woman alive today? Why?
on September 12th, 2007 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

What question could I ask that would have EVERYONE here wildly excited about tracking down the answer to the exclusion of all other...
on September 12th, 2007 | 3 answers | 4 people like this

Is it ok to feed potato peelings to my backyard chickens? A neighbor said it was bad for them...
on September 12th, 2007 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

When a Pope dies, the call for prayers for his soul is huge - what chance does an ordinary 'less holy' Catholic have to get...
on September 12th, 2007 | 6 answers | 6 people like this

Is it an old wives tale or is the best way to boost the sweetness of the apples from a very old tree to bury a dog at it's roots?
on September 12th, 2007 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

Is it reasonable to expect Undergraduates to write 'original' material? Just about everything that can be written at that level...
on September 12th, 2007 | 2 answers | 4 people like this

What is the answer to the revolving door of our justice system?
on September 12th, 2007 | One answer | 3 people like this

Why do more people believe in a 'good' gods than in 'bad' gods - I mean, logic tells us that the world and our lives...
on September 12th, 2007 | 2 answers | 5 people like this

What is the biggest secret you have about another person? One that you KNOW you will never tell anyone who knows them..
on September 12th, 2007 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

If a man marries three times and each wife dies of natural causes - do you think it is 'fair' that the law of a certain country...
on September 12th, 2007 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

Science says, according to Rabrindath Tagore, that people think stars twinkle because we look at them from so far away. Tagore says...
on September 11th, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

I understand 'igneous' and 'sedimentary' rocks - as in I can see why they are called that - but what on earth is the...
on September 11th, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What is the one question you would NEVER expect to see on answerbag? And what question that you HAVE seen has given you the biggest shock?
on September 11th, 2007 | One answer | 2 people like this

How can one stop the same person monopolising the commencement (or not of dinner table by NEVER giving anyone else the option of saying...
on September 11th, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

The first ever question on answerbag was 'What is the meaning of life?" posted by the staff. Do you think Answerbag itself...
on September 10th, 2007 | 6 answers | 5 people like this

I'm looking for the name of a 30-year old video game. Please See the description in my answer. Thank you for any help you can give...
on September 10th, 2007 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

How do you pronounce 'Lapis Lazuli' correctly? I realise I'm asking a lot froma written forum, but would appreciate your...
on September 9th, 2007 | 5 answers | 5 people like this

What is the best response to a child earnestly asking 'why is the sky blue?"
on September 9th, 2007 | 13 answers | 6 people like this

Is it posssible to change your everyday speaking voice? A lot of people seem to dislike theirs when they hear it on tape...including...
on September 8th, 2007 | 6 answers | 5 people like this

Thirty years ago, an arcade video game, a robot landing in a sea, beach with grenade-lobbing lobsters, shiny skeletal robots, giant...
on September 8th, 2007 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Two parter, what population satisifies the requirement of 'Town' designation- and, does anyone know of a town where ABSOLUTLY...
on September 8th, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Where is 'the line'???? As 'standards' are discarded or eliminated - where are the limits? If heroin is legalised,...
on September 8th, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What is the minimum lenght of boat for a rank amateur to sail from the USA to Europe? I have only lake experience but in the next two...
on September 7th, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Can anyone find a record that I can copy of the appearance of a 'Squako' (not sure of spelling, this is kind of phonetic) Heron...
on September 7th, 2007 | no answers | 1 person likes this