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In the last hour, I've gotten *22* e-mail notifications of feedback on an answer I posted, with only two comments and no score change. I do like to get some notice that I've gotten feedback, but being mail-bombed is a little much. Help? Turning off ALL notifications is NOT what I wanted to do. I just wanted to report an apparent glitch. Nice going blaming me for this, guys.

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I wrote a Hollywood screenplay about the death of a child. It's pretty emotional for the first half. But then in the last 10 minutes we meet God, who is played by Pauley Shore doing slapstick comedy. Do you feel it's unwise to mix genres like this? No offense intended, but this seems like mood whiplash, and it would be difficult to make work, IMO.

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What types of books (I'm thinking genre more so than specific titles) do you most like to read, and which types have you not gotten into but might like to try? Mystery, true crime, SF/fantasy, religion, humor,....

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Do you like to read in bed? About the only place I won't read is when I'm driving.

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I grew up Catholic, but if I would have been adopted as a baby by a Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim or any other Religion, I would certainly be a believer of the faith I grew up with. So, aren't religious beliefs a cultural element not connected with the truth? Not necessarily. I was raised in an agnostic/atheist family (rather fanatically so, actually), and have been LDS since I was 24.

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What is one book that you think will change anyone's life? The Book of Mormon.

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Have you ever been laid off from a job just because of budget cuts even though you were a great worker? How did it make you feel? Just happened to me on a temp assignment I'd been on for nearly seven months. I wasn't heartbroken, I've been pursuing options for a permanent job (the temp thing is getting VERY old!) anyway, and will likely find something with a shorter commute.

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Have you ever been laid off/fired from a job and were only given a couple hours or less notice? How did you feel about that? Happens in temp work all the time. As to how I felt about it, depends on the job, whether it had allegedly had long-term potential, etc.

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Name one movie that you love that you think not many people have heard of? Please give a brief description about the movie as well in case someone might wanna see it :D Idiocracy. Two very average people go into a suspended animation experiment that's only supposed to last a year. 500 years later, they're un-suspended to discover that society has dumbed down so much they're the two smartest people alive....

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In church im an altar server and when im standing up there during mass i usually feel weak and i feel like I need to faint and sit down. what can i do to help me feel better? I get dizzy/nauseated if I kneel too long. I've been told by a nurse I know that lower-than-usual blood pressure probably has something to do with it.

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Can you trust anyone on AB?, like talking to them about personal things, who? Just the ones I'm related to. :-) (I don't really know anyone else around here that well.)

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How many people have you met from AB in person? Who? I share living space with one Answerbagger and see another when he bothers to come home for holiday visits. :-)

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Do you sometimes feel like life is conspiring against you? I sometimes feel like the lead character in "Stranger Than Fiction", with a writer controlling my life. My writer must really love angst and hate to have things go well for me, it seems.

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Why don't women put the toilet seat up? My husband and I have agreed on closing the lid after use (we both do). This is fairer (since both of us have to move something when using the facilities), and safer for pets and plumbing (landlords tend to take exception to tenants clogging the plumbing with stuff that fell in). As for why women prefer the seat down, two things occur to me: we're prone to falling in, since we sit for all...

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With "new" technology such as cell phones and caller ID, do you still say "Hello, this is ___" when you call someone, or do you just start a conversation with no introduction, assuming the other person already knows who you are? I identify myself out of habit, unless I'm absolutely certain the other party knows my voice (this is pretty much limited to immediate family or close friends I talk to a lot).

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Do you ever talk to your computer screen like the person on the other end can hear you? All the time. :-) I also talk directly TO my computer. Commentary ranges from coaxing and sweet talk to insults to threats (such as reminding it about the morning star we own, or pointing out that I control the power cord).

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My kids have great fun with my eccentricities. When they think I’m operating a little too much outside the box they’ll say, “What colour is your sky, mum?” I say, “Pink, always pink. And yours?” So what colour is your sky? Depends on the day and time of day. :-)

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How many seat covers do you put before sitting on the toilet of a public restroom? I don't bother. Paper is porous, and I'm quite sure the holes are bigger than germs are.

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What are your thoughts on driving with a cell phone? Do you think it should be made a national law to prohibit talking on cell phones while driving? Stupid, selfish, dangerous.... I've nearly been hit too many times by cell-phone-yakkers who were just TOO busy jabbering way to care about that 4000 or so pounds of car they're "driving" drifting from lane to lane, running stop signs/red lights, nearly hitting pedestrians, etc. Add to that the number of studies demonstrating that even in hands-free, a cell phone impairs a...

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Is it rude to talk on a cell phone in all public places or just in theaters and restaurants? It's also highly inappropriate to have your phone ringing (or be chattering on it) at church or the library.

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Is it possible to be in love with someone you have never meet, yet feel so close to when chatting or talking over the phone? I fell in love with someone I only knew online. I've been married to him for twelve years now. :-)

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What is the first thing that comes to your mind when I say your BF/GF/wife/husband is cheating on you? "Prove it". If you can, he's toast. If you can't, you'd better have a VERY good reason to have told me that, or YOU'RE toast.

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Situation : You are in a toilet - halfway answering nature's call and your (1) boss (2) Spouse calls you on your cell phone. - What would you do? Since it would have to be a "call 911 ASAP" level emergency for me to be willing to use the phone while in the bathroom, I'd let either call roll to voicemail and call back as soon as I was done.

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If there is someone you work with who everyone hates, and has no friends. Would you try to get to know that person, even though most people dislike that person or would you ignore them and be mean to them just because everyone else don't like them? I decide for myself whether I like someone or not, being above junior-high age. Whether I would befriend the outcast or not would depend on MY OWN opinion of the person, not playground clique drama.

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I am going crazy with my fiance, we dont even talk on the phone anymore. he rather hang withhis friends instead of be with me. everytime we do talk its like he is distant and not even paying attn. i want to be with him but he doesnt even c Sounds like he doesn't have the guts to tell you he wants out. I'd call him on it and go from there (leaning toward ditching him in favor of someone who actually gives a [beep] about you).

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What are 10 things not to say to your girlfriend/wife? Putting on weight? Love the gray in your hair. I got someone else pregnant. You'd better get checked for the STD I just got diagnosed with. I'd like you to meet my fiancee. I'd like you to meet my boyfriend. I just ran over your pet. Before you hear it from someone else, I guess I'd better tell you about that felony record I have. I'm in jail. Could you come...

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Your ex works at a restaurant, that you want to work at. You know people there, but he has friends there too. He's leaving for a new job, but still says he's going to hang out there lots. He says he doesn't want you there, would you do what you want or... If he's no longer part of your life, what you do is really not his concern and he certainly does NOT get to issue commands. I'd ignore the jerk, count myself better off to have gotten rid of him, and do what *I* wanted.

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"There's a killer on the road, his brain is skerming like a toad". Do you know what song and band does this comes from? Incidentally, the word you misspelled should be "squirming".

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Why do people instant message instead of talking on the phone? My husband's answer would be the same as littl_foggy. I might use text if there's information that I think would be useful to be able to refer back to, such as times, dollar amounts, etc.

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What are your thoughts on driving with a cell phone? Do you think it should be made a national law to prohibit talking on cell phones while driving? I think it's dangerous, stupid, and selfish. Unless it's an emergency, no, your chit-chat is NOT more important than the lives you're risking! I've seen several different studies (including a Mythbusters test) that show that someone who's yakking on the cell phone, *even in hands-free*, drives as badly as someone who's legally drunk. If drunk driving is illegal...

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What ringtone do you have on your cell phone right now? Depends on who's calling. My default is "Ode to Joy". Work-related calls (temp agencies, etc.) get "Halloween" (nice urgent-sounding attention-getting one). My husband has the thing from "2001" (not sure I can spell the real title correctly), by his request. A good friend of mine has "Chariots of Fire" (fits her, I think). My mother, my in-laws, and...

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What crosses your mind when you hear someone talking on a cell phone very loudly? Usually, how much I'd love to implant their phone in one of their sinuses or an ear canal(which would hurt them more than the suppository approach). That's one of the rudest things I deal with on a regular basis, the types who think EVERYONE on the bus/train/street needs to hear their (usually profanity-filled) personal business, even over earphones, etc. (I frequently wonder, when...

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What kind of food you will just NOT eat? Organ meats Sauerkraut Soggy bread/pastry or anything else with a disagreeable texture Undercooked ground beef (rare steak is fine, but hamburgers, meatloaf, etc. MUST be well-done)

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Why is women's clothing, in general, so much less practical than men's clothing? I've come to the conclusion that the fashion industry is run by pseudo-male extra-terrestrials with a serious grudge against human females.

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Are you going to answer the phone? No. It isn't ringing.

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My ex-boyfriend's dad recently died. I'm completely over him, but is it okay to call him and let him know I will be there as a friend? I'd certainly think it's OK, and says some good things about you that you stayed friendly with him and still care about whether he's OK.

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What is your biggest pet peeve when you are talking on the phone with someone? (Ex. chewing gum, drinking/eating, heavy breathing, etc.) Noisy chewing, heavy breathing, long holds, the other party switching between calls a lot, (in a business setting) someone who feels a need to tell me their life story before they get to the point of a call, and just about everything else already mentioned. :-)

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How do you react when someone (a friend) opens and reads your text messages and then tells you about an hour later "oh, you got a message before"? my friend has been doing this alot lately and i want her to stop it. any ideas how to politely tell her? I wouldn't bother being polite. I'd just tell her to keep her mitts off MY phone and quit reading MY messages! That is rude enough that I don't think she rates much courtesy in being told to quit invading someone else's privacy.

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What are the rules for cell phone use and ettiquite in the work place? I've seen different arrangements in different places. Personally, I prefer places that do not allow cell phones in the actual work area (in break rooms, etc., is fine). When I'm trying to think about my actual job, listening to the person at the next desk yapping about the latest gossip does NOT help.

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When waiting, do you talk on your cell phone so you don’t look stupid just standing around waiting? I'm usually reading an e-book or playing a game on my PDA. I don't idle well, but don't think a cell phone is necessarily a good option. :-)

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If you were put on hold while on your phone, how long would you wait? Depends on a variety of factors, such as whether I'm at work vs. at home (and which phone I'm using at home, since my cell phone is pre-paid and wait time costs me 18 cents per minute), whether you called me or I called you, importance of the conversation....

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Is it possible to train a cat to do the kind of tricks that dogs are often trained to do? Possible, but not probable. In my experience, cats are at least as intelligent as dogs (I'm fond of both, so I'm reasonably objective), but much more picky about their dignity. Most cats I've known would consider tricks beneath said dignity. :-)

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Do you talk to people from AB outside the bag? (mails on the phone etc) The two who are members of my family :-) (my husband and his brother are both Answerbaggers). I'm not unwilling to make other friends here, I'm just not here all that much (this site can be a serious time-sink).

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Does your face register "irritation" when people talk on their cell-phones loud enough to disturb others? I'll deliberately glare at such offenders. When I'm using noise-blocking earphones and my iPod is turned up to an uncomfortable level and I can STILL hear you from ten feet away, you're being VERY rude.

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A friend leaves her cell pbone on the restaurant table when she goes to the ladies room. It rings, do you answer it for her or let it go to voice mail? If you do answer what do you say? Let it go to voice mail. I would consider it an intrusion to answer someone else's phone (OK, if it's my husband's phone and the caller is a family member or *mutual* friend, I might answer, but that's the only time I would answer someone else's cell phone unless the owner asked me to).

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Am I overly sensitive? A friend answered his phone and told me hurriedly that he couldn't talk because he was watching TV. He should have let the machine answer. Is he inferring that I'm not important enough to leave the TV for? Personally, if I'm either THAT interested in a program or feeling that anti-social, I just don't answer the phone in the first place, and let my answering machine or voicemail handle it. Ringers CAN be turned off. Answering the phone to tell the caller that my TV show is more important than they are is just rude.

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Cell phone etiquette: Is the person your face to face with more important, at the moment, than anybody calling? or do you answer the phone? I'd glance at the caller ID and go from there. A routine social phone call would go to voice mail. Since I'm between temp assignments currently, a call that might be about potential employment does get priority, but I would excuse myself to the face-to-face person with an explanation. If I'm in an interview, I turn the phone to silent anyway. :-)

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What cell phone habits that some people have, annoy you the most? Excessive volume Phoning while driving (studies have shown that a cell phone driver performs as badly as someone who's legally drunk) "Walkie-talkie" mode Obliviousness to anyone around them (including holding up checkout lines because they're not paying attention to the transaction) Non-stop yapping, especially about personal matters I really don't want to know...

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What do you say when you answer the phone? On the landline at home, "Hello?" On my cell phone, "Hello?" or "Hi, <name>" if it's someone who's in my caller ID. At work, depends on where I'm working and what they want me to say. :-)

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Do you hate talking on the phone? Not like to friends but just in general to other people you dont hang out with. I'm fine with talking on the phone (good thing, since I tend to wind up with jobs that involve phone time), but my husband hates it. He'll send text to my phone or e-mail rather than call.

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I was on a cell phone call with my husband and thought I lost the signal. He told me tonight that he hung up on me. What makes you hang up on a caller? Rude behavior on the caller's part, such as refusing to take "I really have to go now" as a hint. Conversation that's deteriorated into an argument (this only applies to my husband, normally) Poor reception that makes trying to continue the conversation less than useful.

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What is some common cell phone etiquette that you regularly see people ignore? Excessive voice volume Phoning while driving (I've nearly been hit several times because of this. Your phone call is NOT more important than my life!) Vulgar language Discussion of what should be private matters (medical, gossip about which of your friends is sleeping with who, etc.) in public (this is usually accompanied by excessive volume and foul language) Ignoring "no cell...

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Do you answer the phone when you're using the toilet? Definitely not. I don't want to subject the caller to sound effects, and I'm not comfortable with having company, even voice-only, while "downloading" (I don't even like having my cat or bird barge in!).

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How do you feel about people who chat on cell phones while checking out at the grocery store or standing in line at the bank? (I find it rude) If it's another customer, depends on their volume, whether they're paying enough attention to keep things moving, etc. If it's the cashier (this has actually happened to me!), it's mind-bogglingly rude.

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If you are ending a phone conversation with someone and they don't say "goodbye" or something similar, does it irritate you? Intensely. It's just plain rude, IMO.

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Was Shakespeare gay? [Please flag this to be removed. I'd accidentally duplicated a prior answer.]

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Y can't i seem tu find some1 that i knoe well treat me right, but when i du he alreadi has a girlfriend? I'm not like many gurls, y can't the boiz c it? Iz it me or is it them? Could be that anyone civilized enough to treat a girlfriend well is repelled by such bad writing. Try English (if that's your native language) instead of chatspeak, which just makes you look lazy, affected, and very unintelligent. You'll definitely attract a better class of guy. The no-effort "kewl" chatspeak bit will probably only attract guys who just want the use of your...

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Was Shakespeare gay? He's been dead since 1616, so does it even matter? No one's going to be dating him these days, after all.

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I had protected sex with a condom that slipped off a bit when he was pulling out and my period still came on time. Can i still be pregnant? I'd say most likely no, but please note that I am not a doctor or other medical professional. If I were you, I'd do a home pregnancy test to check.

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I have repeatedly found pornography in my husband's computer. When I talk to him about it he apologizes says he won't do it again, but today I found some again. What should I do? A friend of mine is dealing with this currently. Her husband refuses to give any time or attention to her emotional needs, then gets angry with her because she has problems getting physically interested in someone who treats her as an unwanted intruder except when he wants sex. He chooses to stay up so late that his job (and his safety while driving) are at risk because he won't get enough...

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Do certain breeds of cats tend to have certain personality traits? If so, which breeds are the most affectionate and friendly? Based on my reading about cats, there do seem to be personality traits that some breeds have more strongly than others. If you're looking for affectionate and friendly, Maine Coons are a good bet. They're also bigger than average housecats, and seem to be more intelligent (this might not be entirely good, since a more intelligent pet will figure out more ways to get into things they...

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How can I be certain that the universe isn't merely a figment of my imagination? I've heard the theory that if we ever do figure out the universe, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. Some believe this has already occurred.

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If someone is using a cell phone in the bathroom stall next to me, is it rude to flush? Absolutely not. As other answerers have said, the room's purpose is for use of the plumbing, not as a phone booth, and I for one consider it EXTREMELY rude to leave a toilet unflushed (OK, if you're in your own home, that's your call, but the question refers to a public restroom), inflicting that sight/smell on the next person. I'm also in complete agreement with the person...

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What foods settle the stomach? I've found ginger quite helpful. 7-Up or similar works well, too. So do bananas, for me.

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Is yawning actually "contagious"? Apparently, to an extent. See http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_309.html for a moderately amusing take on this.

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What do Latter-day Saints believe regarding homosexuality and gay marriage? Frankly, I think this is best summed up by what we call the Proclamation on the Family, issued by our Prophet, his counselors, and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on September 23, 1995. See http://www.lds.org/library/display/0,4945,161-1-11-1,00.html for the text of this proclamation.

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Is it true that Mormonism is the only religion that allows its members to pray for answers? Absolutely not. I am LDS [baptized nearly 10 years ago]. Prior to that, I investigated various Protestant denominations [and took a quick look at the Catholic church, but decided it wasn't for me]. In all Christian denominations I have any experience with, the believer is encouraged to take his/her questions to God for guidance, unless the question is about the truth of the Book of Mormon....

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I'm involved with someone who is married. How can I tell if they are serious about our relationship and not just in it for sex? It seems quite obvious to me that the only thing this person is serious about is his/her own gratification, not your feelings, his/her commitments to his/her spouse, etc. Frankly, I'd be running away from this situation, since this person has established that his/her promises are worthless. If he/she is cheating on a current spouse, he/she will almost certainly cheat on an extramarital...

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