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Answer to If someone starts telling a joke that you've heard before, should you tell them?

Tue, 22 Nov 2005 03:46:07 -0800

If someone starts telling a joke that you've heard before, should you tell them?

It depends who it is If it was someone I knew very well then I would have no problems saying to them that I had heard it before. However, if it is someone that I was not so familiar with, or a work colleague I didn't know too well then I would allow them to continue with the joke and...

Answer to Why is the word "seed" used to refer to the pairings of athletes or teams competing in tournaments?

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 04:21:22 -0800

Why is the word "seed" used to refer to the pairings of athletes or teams competing in tournaments?

Players in tournaments are "planted" in the draw so that they will not meet each other until the later stages. This ensures that the best players will have the best chance of meeting each other at the end of the tournament. Should everything go according to the seedings then seeds 1 and...

Answer to How long can you survive if you stop eating completely and only drink water?

Sun, 30 Oct 2005 16:00:10 -0800

How long can you survive if you stop eating completely and only drink water?

Well, David Blaine managed 44 days with only water, although he did obviously suffer physical effects from his task. However he did not die. Hence one would imagine that a well-nourished person devoid of physical exersion could probably survive up to around 6 or 7 weeks without food. Blaine had...

Answer to Will we ever run out of combinations of musical notes, so that no more new songs can be written?

Sun, 30 Oct 2005 15:47:33 -0800

Will we ever run out of combinations of musical notes, so that no more new songs can be written?

Even if the combinations of notes is exhausted, we should consider that the melody is also a factor in songwriting. Since a melody can make the same chord sequence sound completely different, and a melody cannot be "pinned down" by a note (every single musician may sing a different...

Answer to If a company mails you an item you didn't order, can you keep it?

Mon, 08 Aug 2005 06:10:37 -0700

If a company mails you an item you didn't order, can you keep it?

Yes you can The company will soon find out that they sent it to the wrong address after the intended recipient complains. They will then have to send out a replacement. There's nothing wrong in looking after number 1 from time to time

Answer to What is the best selling fictional book of all time?

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 09:25:46 -0700

What is the best selling fictional book of all time?

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Answer to Each second a rabbit moves half the remaining distance from his nose to a head of lettuce 10m away. When does he get to the lettuce?

Mon, 27 Jun 2005 06:39:56 -0700

Each second a rabbit moves half the remaining distance from his nose to a head of lettuce 10m away. When does he get to the lettuce?

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Answer to Can a police officer pull you over for appearing to be too young to drive?

Mon, 20 Jun 2005 06:00:30 -0700

Can a police officer pull you over for appearing to be too young to drive?

Absolutely - and this has happened to me on numerous occasions, especially soon after I passed my driving test. Since I stand at only 5 foot tall I can easily be regarded as "suspicious" and so used to get pulled over. All they did was check my details and ask me some questions and once...

Answer to What is a miss?

Thu, 28 Apr 2005 05:54:42 -0700

What is a miss?

To add to Wicked Wille's answer. The miss rule was introduced to eradicate a "professional" foul, where the snookered player could purposely play a poor attempt at hitting the ball on and leave the white in an unfavourable position for his opponent. However it is surrounded by...

Answer to What is a shot to nothing?

Thu, 28 Apr 2005 05:44:06 -0700

What is a shot to nothing?

Willie's answer is not quite correct. A shot to nothing is a shot by where the striker attempts to pot a ball, knowing that the chances that he will not leave a pot on are very high and hence "shot to nothing". However, the white ball does not necessarily have to end up in the...

Answer to How did snooker player Ken Doherty get the scars in his face?

Thu, 28 Apr 2005 05:37:23 -0700

How did snooker player Ken Doherty get the scars in his face?

Ken fell off the shed and onto a metal dustbin at the age of seven Here's the link to a good site http://www.eva-sirch.de/text/faq.htm

Answer to Who was the youngest snooker world champion ever? And the oldest?

Thu, 28 Apr 2005 05:34:00 -0700

Who was the youngest snooker world champion ever? And the oldest?

The youngest world champion is Stephen Hendry, who won the championship in 1990 aged 21. I'm yet to find the oldest but bear with me!

Answer to What are the rules for Snooker?

Thu, 28 Apr 2005 05:20:50 -0700

What are the rules for Snooker?

There's loads of places where you can download the rules, or at least you can copy and paste them and put them into your own format. I got mine from www.worldsnooker.com. There's some great rules in there that cover absurd things from happening, but they're not the sort of thing...

Answer to What are the basics of gym etiquette?

Tue, 22 Mar 2005 05:26:33 -0800

What are the basics of gym etiquette?

Just use your common sense! If you don't want it done to you, don't do it to someone else

Answer to What cause the skin to wrinkle and get saggy as we get older?

Fri, 18 Feb 2005 04:29:45 -0800

What cause the skin to wrinkle and get saggy as we get older?

As far as I know it is caused by a loss of water in the body. A baby's weight is roughly 70% composed of water, hence a baby has lovely soft skin, and as we age this percentage falls to as low as 50%, and so the skin cannot stay as supple and hence wrinkles.

Answer to Why does U always come after Q?

Fri, 18 Feb 2005 04:21:28 -0800

Why does U always come after Q?

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