http://www.answerbag.com/profile/313835 New Answerbag questions from philosopher-saint Tue, 29 May 2012 21:40:06 -0700 Tue, 29 May 2012 21:40:06 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2570940 Ever dig the incredible R&R reminiscences available on YouTube? Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:45:16 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2570940 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2536582 The best advice I ever heard = "Let your freak flag fly!" Agree? Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:56:54 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2536582 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2515982 Ever notice the frailty of thought? Just one horizon away from 'truth' yet vociferously maintain an erroneous position? Sat, 11 Jun 2011 17:34:23 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2515982 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2491390 How significant are lawn gnomes to contemporary bourgeois society? Thu, 05 May 2011 08:09:52 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2491390 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2491157 Have you ever gone to the "magic kingdom"? Wed, 04 May 2011 21:42:35 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2491157 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2434577 Why all the questions from "The Answerbag Staff"? Perhaps because they really screwed up the site awhile back? Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:07:12 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2434577 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1873686 Has your life thus far been an 'interesting story'? ;-) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:19:35 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1873686 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1871947 What's the meaning/significance of the phrase "badge of honor" written right next to "Achievement Level" on the new AB profile page? ;-) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:16:08 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1871947 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1871275 Have you recently felt like you're all alone on AB? ;-) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:04:51 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1871275 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1862036 Does your 'worldview' contain any glaring contradictions? ;-) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:28:27 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1862036 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1861201 Consider?: The new AB is more overtly 'confidential' at the (dubious) 'sacrifice' of a greater potential eavsdropping 'audience'? Dig? ;-) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:36:36 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1861201 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1861167 Didja ever fully consider the devastatingly destructive impact of man's religious beliefs? Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:41:00 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1861167 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1861081 I checked out an AB 'competitor' and they seem very 'tight-assed' for lack of a better descriptor. Has this been your experience as well? Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:50:11 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1861081 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1860920 Have you learned anything about your capacity to accept and adapt to change from the AB format change? Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:07:20 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1860920 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1859307 In this new format, how to read comments to your answers? My "feedback" says I've rec'd comments but under my answer it says "no comments"? Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:18:03 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1859307 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1858575 "Religion" now has it's own catagory?! Hurray! Agree?! ;-) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:07:16 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1858575 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1857130 Are incessant questions about birth control pills annoying as...? ;-) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:39:56 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1857130 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1856261 Perhaps because of the poor economic times, but does it seem to you that people just don't trust one another as much as before? Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:31:23 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1856261 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1849183 Are drug advertisements focused directly at the consumer a good (socially beneficial) practice? Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:05:55 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1849183 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1847986 Do you always cite and attribute quotations you may use here on AB? Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:52:34 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1847986 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1846801 Would Jesus approve of humourless reactionary anonymous downrating? Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:24:55 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1846801 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1846672 What is the maximum tolerated volume of cigarette ashes on a keyboard before it's failure? ;-) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:28:31 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1846672 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1830582 Is the adage "Just be yourself" really, afterall, good advice? ;-) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:28:28 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1830582 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1828779 Is Wikipedia an NSA or CIA 'plant' to help control the population through misinformation? ;-) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:30:32 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1828779 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1828754 If you wasted huge amounts of time & effort paying attention and studying in school, is it OK to 'show off' your tenuous retention of useless facts & concepts later on in life? ;-) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:18:13 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1828754 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1827862 Is asking if you're 'normal' normal? If so, what's the point? ;-) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:10:08 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1827862 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1815583 A question already answered 22 times being "rejected" as "nonsense"? To whom?! WTF? Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:29:00 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1815583 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1809380 Have you multiples of half-filled boxes of dead crackers from 1973 in your cupboard? ;-) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:30:15 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1809380 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1808645 I just ate a 'Slim Jim' with an August '06 expiration date. It was pretty gross. How concerned should I be? ;-) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:38:43 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1808645 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1802888 I called in "sick" from work today to do some yardwork and pay some bills. Is that morally reprehensible or what? ;-) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:00:01 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1802888 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1802825 Is it true that "blondes have more fun"? ;-) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:22:28 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1802825 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1802783 Did any of the characters in "The Breakfast Club" remind you of yourself in highschool? ;-) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:59:17 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1802783 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1802778 Which character in "The Big Chill" did you most closely identify with? ;-) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:57:33 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1802778 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1797974 God, nature or blind chance: Which of these is the 'metaphysical mortar' binding together the 'existential stones' of your worldview? ;-) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:08:22 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1797974 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1789330 Please rank in descending order of preference: an arm fulla Dilaudid, a huge pitcher of frosty Margaritas, the ickiest of the sticky or 'rollin in your sweet baby's arms'? ;-) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:58:27 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1789330 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1788773 Survey/opinion question = On AB (or elsewhere on the net), when you wanna accentuate a word or short phrase, which is correct? = 1) *accentuate*, or 2) ACCENTUATE? Thx in advance. ;-) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:50:00 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1788773 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1784444 A sorta' interesting concept = 'anhedonia'. Ever had a passing acquaintence? ;-) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:47:58 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1784444 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1771326 Do psychotic people in public areas disturb you, e.g., the unkempt dude with strange involuntary body movements carrying-on an animated, often angry conversation with no one in partucular? Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:06:46 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1771326 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1770756 Is it just me or are the hundreds of 'moderation police' getting even more obsessive and picayune? [Will this question itself also be "rejected - nonsense"?] Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:54:24 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1770756 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1768774 What's the most creative way you've prepared a frozen 'Stouffer's French Bread Pizza'? ;-) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:00:23 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1768774 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1767401 Would you agree that some women's minor-league extended abdomens (a "pooch") can be incredibly sexy? ;-) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:33:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1767401 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1765202 Under the quasi-protective relative anonyminity of AB, have you ever 'coveted your neighbor's spouse'? If so, the circumstances and 'upshot'? Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:23:59 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1765202 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1765198 Which would you consider to be the most morally reprehensible of the 'seven deadly sins'? Why? Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:19:29 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1765198 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1765193 Do you have a private library? How extensive? Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:15:39 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1765193 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1762947 Didja ever have an 'auld lang sine' romp with an ex? ;-) Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:37:39 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1762947 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1762777 Should the California Highway Patrol be 'weeded out' for neo-fascists? ;-) Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:52:56 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1762777 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1758941 ♪♫"She's so fine there's no tellin' where the money went.."♪♫ (Rob't Palmer) Ever been that 'lucky'? ;-) Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:23:10 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1758941 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1758786 Is studying philosophy akin to being mired in a great pile of horse pocky? ;-) Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:34:17 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1758786 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1755835 "Les yeux sans visage" (eyes without a face): ain't that terminably sexy? ;-) Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:20:10 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1755835 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1755832 Does the seemingly incessant social requirement of 'self-promotion' bother anyone else? ;-) Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:17:21 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1755832 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1755582 Have you ever placed a great deal of faith in faith itself (of whatever stripe) and have been very disappointed? Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:17:45 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1755582 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1752124 Does a single rock song late at night have the power to flood your neurosynapses with serotonin, norepinepherine, et al, sufficient to bridge any existential psychosocial gaps? Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:06:23 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1752124 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1752037 Does it make sense to even want to re-capture the hope and mystery of youth? ;-) Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:20:50 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1752037 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1742226 Do you have any truly 'life-long' friends? Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:01:26 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1742226 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1742224 Do you respond better to praise or criticism? Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:58:52 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1742224 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1742220 As a youngster, were your priorities misplaced when it came to romantic love? Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:56:39 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1742220 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1734736 "The only absolute knowledge that is attainable by man is that life is meaningless." Tolstoy. Yea or nay? Elaborate? Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:17:57 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1734736 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1714860 If a 'believer' (theist), one might pray for the good fortune of someone who is currently living. Of what benefit is there in praying for someone who is deceased? Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:16:15 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1714860 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1706956 Does education eliminate prejudice? Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:38:29 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1706956 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1652668 When & why was your last pull-out-the-jams, over-the-top, near accident-in-the-pants, milk-out-the-nose bellylaugh? ;-) Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:16:13 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1652668 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1641993 ♪♪ "Saturday night and I just got paid, I'm a fool about my money - don't try to save...my heart says, 'go, go, have a time'...Saturday night and I'm feelin' fine..."♪♪ Whadabout you? ;-) Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:08:58 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1641993 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1641697 In the workplace, do you think that a client or patient or customer more readily writes letters of complaint than commendating ones? ;-) Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:59:02 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1641697 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1624395 Wake up in a great mood this morning? Fri, 07 Aug 2009 04:49:13 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1624395 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1610118 Is it becoming absolutely ridiculous how many AB questions are removed for somehow being "offensive"? What's going on here? Who makes these moralistic decisions and based on *who's opinion*? Does every question now have to be about your favourite colour? Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:05:13 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1610118 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1607562 I was 'hyperwired' after a demanding evening at work, ending at midnite. All night blasting tunes & playin' on AB. It's now 0800 and I'm screwed. Any suggestions? ;-) Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:05:44 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1607562 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1606847 "*Never* lie to your friends." Is this a maxim you always follow? Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:24:52 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1606847 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1598036 On AB, if you're not sure whether something is a joke or an insult, do you lend the benefit of the doubt? ;-) Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:02:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1598036 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1591622 Why's my TV been flooded with ads for motorized wheelchairs? Does one reach some sorta threshold demographic? ;-) Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:35:55 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1591622 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1587854 ♪ "You know, my python boot's too tight. I couldn't get it off last night..."♫ Any suggestions? ;-) Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:23:58 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1587854 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1585662 Are there any three more versatile foodstuffs than medium cheddar cheese, onions and anchovy-stuffed olives?! ;-) Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:38:28 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1585662 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1583017 Have you ever hadda "lawyer up"? Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:23:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1583017 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1573217 Dontcha wish you can do this? = ♪♫♪♫ [too cool, huh?] ;-) Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:42:35 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1573217 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1564990 Years ago (after sending in a coupon and $10), I was 'ordained a minister' in The Universal Life Church. Anybody need a 'preacher' for a marriage? [1st preference = return to New Orleans. And I've always wanted to visit the upper Michigan peninsula...?] Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:47:51 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1564990 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1560116 If Nietzsche is peachy, should you avoid Freud? Or kill Mill? ;-) Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:36:23 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1560116 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1557139 Divorced men: Were you at all bitter when your ex's split after only five or six years each with half of all your cake? ;-) Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:22:58 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1557139 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1548508 Not only confined to AB, one can tell much more about a person from the questions they ask rather than the answers they give. Agree? ;-) Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:17:59 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1548508 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1548496 Would you want everyone to be just like you? ;-) Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:10:33 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1548496 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1545885 Among other things, is AB a venue for 'would-be' writers? ;-) Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:21:48 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1545885 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1544803 A hospital is a great place to meet babes. Any other working environments as conducive? ;-) Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:44:23 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1544803 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1544673 When I was a young man I tried to believe that a big house, lotsa cars and toys and bucks, etc., etc., led to happiness. Have you found that to be true? Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:14:22 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1544673 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1544664 Is self-satisfaction (satiety) a necessary prerequisite to 'happiness'? Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:10:39 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1544664 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1544663 How do you come down on the ol' incarceration question: rehabilitation or revenge? Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:07:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1544663 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1535646 Through the dense, opague, pea soup-like 'mist of time', do you remember your 1st love? ;-) Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:45:32 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1535646 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1534257 Ain't nuthin' like the smell of fryin' swine strips in the morning? ;-) Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:20:13 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1534257 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1532534 If you value your time and AB points, don't argue with Mormons! True or false?! ;-) Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:21:43 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1532534 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1530698 What do you think about the idea of a "collective unconscious"? Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:45:19 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1530698 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1530684 Do you find psychologists or counselors wierd or boring or condescending? ;-) Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:36:44 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1530684 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1529426 Are you superstitious or just a little stitious? ;-) Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:36:41 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1529426 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1528827 You still gots your "freak flag"? ;-) Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:39:52 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1528827 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1528681 With very few exceptions in life, ain't *nuthin'* like a drop-top, lightweight sportscar, is there?! ;-) Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:17:35 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1528681 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1528498 "Get off my grass!" Has age changed you into a stereotypical curmudgeon? ;-) Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:09:19 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1528498 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1527164 Although you've been 'burned' before, have you given up on love? Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:36:37 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1527164 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1527162 Do you ever have a problem saying, "I might be wrong"? Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:34:15 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1527162 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1523207 There's an attractive woman exercising like a banchee in the right of my monitor as I'm playin' on AB. How do I maximize it? ;-) Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:01:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1523207 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1523191 I've often jammed up against my limits to abstract or reason. Do you recognise when you've 'peaked out'? What's your response/recourse? ;-) Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:52:02 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1523191 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1518374 Does listening to "Golden Oldies" simultaneous to playin' on AB lead to embarassingly stupid questions about the past? ;-) Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:57:17 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1518374 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1518358 For those who would definitively know: Could empty bottles (placed haphazardly without any regard) be considered a sorta 'avant guarde' interior decoration? ;-) Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:33:52 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1518358 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1518111 If you found an old hit of Owsley-grade eight-way orange barrel sunshine in your sock drawer, what would you do with it? ;-) Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:53:27 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1518111 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1512311 Is one old, uninteresting and even woefully pathetic if a well-functioning lawn sprinkler system brings them a measure of pleasure? ;-) Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:19:22 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1512311 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1511463 Is 'suffering' a necessary prerequisite to 'understanding' (as evinced in poetry or critical thought, etc.)? Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:31:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1511463