Answerbag: Prunesquallor's answers

Answer to a fwe days back my 10 yr old passed slight blood in her urine.what can be the reason.need advice please.

Tue, 29 May 2012 06:54:57 -0700

a fwe days back my 10 yr old passed slight blood in her urine.what can be the reason.need advice please.

Sounds like a urinary infection, which can be serious in the young. Get to the doctor as soon as you can, just to be on the safe side.

Answer to Why do so many older children's books contain the death of animals?

Tue, 29 May 2012 05:06:56 -0700

Why do so many older children's books contain the death of animals?

Perhaps in preparation for the more devastating deaths to come.

Answer to Medical help please. Weird lump under my left rib cage.

Tue, 29 May 2012 05:05:55 -0700

Medical help please. Weird lump under my left rib cage.

It sounds like a cyst, but she should go to the doctor to find out and treat it.

Answer to Does walking past a crowd of people embarrass you? Why or why not?

Tue, 29 May 2012 05:02:32 -0700

Does walking past a crowd of people embarrass you? Why or why not?

It might do, if they were all looking at me. Otherwise, no.

Answer to When, if ever, will we find something useful or commercial to do with that blight on our land, oil?

Tue, 29 May 2012 04:46:23 -0700

When, if ever, will we find something useful or commercial to do with that blight on our land, oil?

I don't know. Nasty back stuff - my back garden is full of it. I tried burning it off, but the fire was started two years ago, and it *still* hasn't gone out.

Answer to i have these weird white bumps on the inside of my butt i have a pic and would like to know what it is. they kind of hurt.

Tue, 29 May 2012 04:38:23 -0700

i have these weird white bumps on the inside of my butt i have a pic and would like to know what it is. they kind of hurt.

@Stu If there is one single thing that I would like changed on AB, it is the assumption made by some people that every question they disapprove of is a troll. I have seen serious and important questions being dismissed as trolling, which is something that can be upsetting to a genuine poster....

Answer to How many words have you seen today that you didn't understand?

Mon, 28 May 2012 15:22:29 -0700

How many words have you seen today that you didn't understand?

None, fortunately.

Answer to A girl told me on FB that she is masturbating??????????????????????

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:37:18 -0700

A girl told me on FB that she is masturbating??????????????????????

I gather that you were masturbating thinking about it, which is why you repeatedly jabbed the question mark key in the throes of your pleasure.

Answer to Do you answer calls when you are driving?

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:34:50 -0700

Do you answer calls when you are driving?

No. It's illegal here anyway.

Answer to which is the nearest airport to where you live?

Mon, 28 May 2012 08:58:40 -0700

which is the nearest airport to where you live?

Heathrow

Answer to Am I less a man for liking wine coolers?

Mon, 28 May 2012 08:42:13 -0700

Am I less a man for liking wine coolers?

The thing is, KDP, that although you are taking people to task for taking your question seriously, there is nothing in the question to indicate that it shouldn't be taken seriously. Yes, it is a laughable question, but there are much more ridiculous questions posted on here in all seriousness,...

Answer to Is there any music that can make you cry? Or feel a strong emotional attachment too?

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:28:12 -0700

Is there any music that can make you cry? Or feel a strong emotional attachment too?

I find that the music of Honegger has a very direct emotional effect. I always get tears in my eyes when, in the last movement of the 2nd Symphony, which is written only for strings, the music emerges from despair and climaxes in the last movement with a solo trumpet playing the tune along with...

Answer to Should My Dad Go To Anger Management Or Am I Over Reacting? :'((PLEASE READ ALL THE DESCRIPTION AND HELP ME PLEASE THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!!

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:22:14 -0700

Should My Dad Go To Anger Management Or Am I Over Reacting? :'((PLEASE READ ALL THE DESCRIPTION AND HELP ME PLEASE THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!!

1. Your father sounds a very unstable and dangerous individual, if your account is taken at face value. 2. The only thing you can do is talk to your mother about it, and how he makes you feel, and try to persuade her to take some kind of action to stop it. 3. Your question is *very*...

Answer to "The coconut fruit is yielded ___ the coconut palm." Is it "yielded by" or "yielded from"?

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:13:05 -0700

"The coconut fruit is yielded ___ the coconut palm." Is it "yielded by" or "yielded from"?

The expression 'is yielded' is somewhat unidiomatic. If you have to use such an ungainly expression, they it would have to be 'yielded by'. 'To yield' means 'to give' or 'to bear', each of which would take 'by'.

Answer to how i will translation for french documents ?

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:03:10 -0700

how i will translation for french documents ?

You need to brush up on your English.

Answer to Does it make you laugh to watch people being stupid or showing bad judgement in the videos on youtube?

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:02:12 -0700

Does it make you laugh to watch people being stupid or showing bad judgement in the videos on youtube?

It concerns me that so many of us seem to have a mental picture of ourselves that doesn't conform with the reality. I wonder if it's films that have made so many of us liable to wildly overestimate our physical capabilities.

Answer to How does living in Mali compare to living in Maui?

Sun, 27 May 2012 15:40:48 -0700

How does living in Mali compare to living in Maui?

Better music, I would think.

Answer to when was the last time you actually clapped your hands for something? what was it?

Sun, 27 May 2012 11:53:38 -0700

when was the last time you actually clapped your hands for something? what was it?

Havergal Brian's 'Gothic' Symphony at the Proms, when, like everybody else, I clapped for about fifteen minutes afterwards.

Answer to Are there 'good' and 'bad' spirits, both?

Sun, 27 May 2012 09:21:57 -0700

Are there 'good' and 'bad' spirits, both?

The only spirits, good or bad, exist only in people's minds.

Answer to Why the only time foreigners want the U.S to mind its own business is when they're not getting their clocks cleaned by oppressive regimes?

Sun, 27 May 2012 09:20:50 -0700

Why the only time foreigners want the U.S to mind its own business is when they're not getting their clocks cleaned by oppressive regimes?

Or, to phrase it another way, why is the only time foreigners want the US to mind its own business is when they intervene without being asked?

Answer to Ok, whats Next for America? thoughts? good or bad:-?

Sun, 27 May 2012 09:14:22 -0700

Ok, whats Next for America? thoughts? good or bad:-?

If you are not careful, fascism. :(

Answer to Why is everything made in China just crap !

Sun, 27 May 2012 07:01:26 -0700

Why is everything made in China just crap !

When I was young, people used to say exactly the same thing about Japan.

Answer to I am a healthy woman in love with an impotent man. What should I do?

Sun, 27 May 2012 05:45:26 -0700

I am a healthy woman in love with an impotent man. What should I do?

Why is he impotent? Most impotence is medical in origin and can be, if not cured then fixed up, by treatment.

Answer to How do you stop a migraine? I have a horrible one and i have taken specific medicine, have drunk water and still, its really pissing me off.

Sun, 27 May 2012 05:42:14 -0700

How do you stop a migraine? I have a horrible one and i have taken specific medicine, have drunk water and still, its really pissing me off.

Don't drink too much water. The first symptom of water intoxication can be a headache.

Answer to Is the universe an open or a closed system?

Sun, 27 May 2012 05:31:05 -0700

Is the universe an open or a closed system?

In terms of entropy, I believe it is regarded as an open system. It has to be, when you think about it.

Answer to Liberals vs the religious. Who's crazier?

Sun, 27 May 2012 05:27:33 -0700

Liberals vs the religious. Who's crazier?

From an outsider's perspective both the left and right in American politics have elements of the loony. But to me the extreme right is far more removed from reality than is the left, and many of them, particularly the religious ones, do appear to me to be clinically insane.

Answer to Have you been accused of being a troll? How did this make you feel?

Sun, 27 May 2012 05:23:33 -0700

Have you been accused of being a troll? How did this make you feel?

I've been called a troll, a child molester and a burglar, and have been told that I am destined to burn in hell. Stupid comments like that don't bother me in the least; I feel they reflect more on the person who makes them. To be fair, one of the people who called me one of those subsequently...

Answer to Is Alex Salmond a good politicion? or simply a bloated drunken scot? and possibly mad, hence the name Mad Alex?

Sat, 26 May 2012 15:27:13 -0700

Is Alex Salmond a good politicion? or simply a bloated drunken scot? and possibly mad, hence the name Mad Alex?

I am not a Scot, but I have to say that he seems eminently sane to me.

Answer to A man,a plan,a canal-Panama...?

Sat, 26 May 2012 15:23:07 -0700

A man,a plan,a canal-Panama...?

So many dynamos ...

Answer to What is that one thing which is required to change the world?

Sat, 26 May 2012 15:22:04 -0700

What is that one thing which is required to change the world?

A bit more empathy.

Answer to what's that in the sky?

Sat, 26 May 2012 10:59:23 -0700

what's that in the sky?

It's a weird golden object that seems to be radiating heat. There are rumours that it has been seen before, but it's certainly been some time since there was a genuine sighting.

Answer to Has your life become more stressful or less stressful in recent years? Why?

Sat, 26 May 2012 10:57:31 -0700

Has your life become more stressful or less stressful in recent years? Why?

Much less stressful. I retired. Mind you, in the twelve years before that I had a very stressful job, but it was a kind of stress that I enjoyed.

Answer to Do you believe there is an infinite number of parallel universes where every possibility exists?

Sat, 26 May 2012 10:55:59 -0700

Do you believe there is an infinite number of parallel universes where every possibility exists?

It's a tempting thought, but I don't believe infinity exists in the real world, even in the multiverse.

Answer to Do you think of Tiger Woods as a black American man? or a Korean American man?

Sat, 26 May 2012 10:53:46 -0700

Do you think of Tiger Woods as a black American man? or a Korean American man?

Like Wellduh, I just think of him firstly as an American.

Answer to My answer is yes! now what did you want?:-)

Sat, 26 May 2012 06:45:33 -0700

My answer is yes! now what did you want?:-)

What, apart from sex, money and adoration? Let me think ...

Answer to It's the 96th running of the Indy 500 on Sunday, I'm going are you going to be there too?

Sat, 26 May 2012 06:44:07 -0700

It's the 96th running of the Indy 500 on Sunday, I'm going are you going to be there too?

Nope, I will be (in spirit) at the Monaco F1 Grand Prix.

Answer to MEN:Do female comedian's turn you on :-) ?If so can you name one that does?

Sat, 26 May 2012 05:07:07 -0700

MEN:Do female comedian's turn you on :-) ?If so can you name one that does?

I've always had a soft spot for Jo Brand.

Answer to Remember the "grassy knoll" in Dallas? Where were you when it happened?

Sat, 26 May 2012 05:01:30 -0700

Remember the "grassy knoll" in Dallas? Where were you when it happened?

I was in London in the flat of a friend. We watched the television in horror as the events unfolded.

Answer to I need help with a Mensa IQ test question: Rearrange the following letters to spell the word "skirt": itrks.

Sat, 26 May 2012 05:00:31 -0700

I need help with a Mensa IQ test question: Rearrange the following letters to spell the word "skirt": itrks.

SKRIT. I think that's right, although I *could* have made a mistake somewhere.

Answer to How can i make a Grammah nazie pull there hair out

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:47:29 -0700

How can i make a Grammah nazie pull there hair out

You already have.

Answer to Nautical metaphors and phrases in everyday language: Give us one?

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:40:25 -0700

Nautical metaphors and phrases in everyday language: Give us one?

Oh yes, plumbing the depths.

Answer to Why are there so many different churches?

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:19:03 -0700

Why are there so many different churches?

Because from time immemorial men have worshipped thousands of different Gods, each of them believing that *their* God was the only true one, and all the others were impostors.

Answer to Any plans after you're buried?

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:12:16 -0700

Any plans after you're buried?

Well, I was thinking of a world cruise.

Answer to Vegetables: steamed, baked, grilled or other how do you like them?

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:10:49 -0700

Vegetables: steamed, baked, grilled or other how do you like them?

On other people's plates.

Answer to Nautical metaphors and phrases in everyday language: Give us one?

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:43:16 -0700

Nautical metaphors and phrases in everyday language: Give us one?

Steering too close to the wind.

Answer to Jesus Christ isreal everything else is a lie.

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:41:28 -0700

Jesus Christ isreal everything else is a lie.

Jolly good.

Answer to how to get rid of superstitious insane people following you where ever you go,try to misguide people with you by showing some mambo jumbo

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:28:17 -0700

how to get rid of superstitious insane people following you where ever you go,try to misguide people with you by showing some mambo jumbo

Looking at your comment to a posting, if I felt that someone was using mind control to turn others against me, I would first of all doubt my own mental health.

Answer to Are you embarrassed to admit you are not doing anything with your life when you are not and people ask you where your life is taking you?

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:21:22 -0700

Are you embarrassed to admit you are not doing anything with your life when you are not and people ask you where your life is taking you?

Nope. By many people's standards I haven't done anything with my life, but I do have achievements I am proud of, and I enjoy being alive. That, after all, is the important thing.

Answer to what will you say if someone is using GODs name to wrong things i mean using it as a cover for doing wrong things

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:16:52 -0700

what will you say if someone is using GODs name to wrong things i mean using it as a cover for doing wrong things

Religion often gives people the excuse they need to perform evil.

Answer to To combat overpopulation, could certain nations euthanize defective children?

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:14:00 -0700

To combat overpopulation, could certain nations euthanize defective children?

Well, Hitler certainly thought it was a good idea.

Answer to Are you a king or a Queen?

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:27:56 -0700

Are you a king or a Queen?

I'm just a commoner.

Answer to what will you do if someone try to make you their dog

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:52:36 -0700

what will you do if someone try to make you their dog

Depends what they make it out of.

Answer to why are movie makers so obsessed with vampires and zombies?

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:38:10 -0700

why are movie makers so obsessed with vampires and zombies?

Because they are not imaginative to create something new, and they know that young people like the crap they feed them, so why bother to be original?

Answer to Your body burns calories (at the point in which you've depleted the food in your stomach) , does it start by burning stored fat, or muscle?

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:36:06 -0700

Your body burns calories (at the point in which you've depleted the food in your stomach) , does it start by burning stored fat, or muscle?

... and muscle is the very last thing to be burned. You only burn muscle if you are starving or sick.

Answer to Million times one penny how much pounds do you got?

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:16:56 -0700

Million times one penny how much pounds do you got?

Ten thousand pounds.

Answer to Isn't prostitution a "NON-Victimless" crime, because the Prostitute herself is the actual VICTIM?

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:50:37 -0700

Isn't prostitution a "NON-Victimless" crime, because the Prostitute herself is the actual VICTIM?

In my experience, most people don't enjoy their jobs, and wouldn't do them if they really had a choice about it.

Answer to When's the last time you changed a baby's diaper?

Thu, 24 May 2012 08:53:18 -0700

When's the last time you changed a baby's diaper?

About 45 years ago.

Answer to Who is the 3rd Reich of the 21st Century? .

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:25:37 -0700

Who is the 3rd Reich of the 21st Century? .

Steve Reich?

Answer to What is the opposite of an artist?

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:09:56 -0700

What is the opposite of an artist?

The exact opposite of an artist (used in the normal sense) would be someone who destroys paintings. As such a person doesn't exist, probably the closest thing to an anti-creator would be a demolition expert.

Answer to Can i lean on you when im drunk ?

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:55:16 -0700

Can i lean on you when im drunk ?

Ok, so long as you don't vomit on me.

Answer to What was the last thing you broke ?

Wed, 23 May 2012 19:13:08 -0700

What was the last thing you broke ?

Wind.

Answer to If I drink 6 big water bottles a day (like 18 ml or whatever) but keep my same diet will I lose any bit of weight? im not fat but i not skin

Wed, 23 May 2012 19:10:59 -0700

If I drink 6 big water bottles a day (like 18 ml or whatever) but keep my same diet will I lose any bit of weight? im not fat but i not skin

Drinking vast amounts of water won't help you lose weight. However, I suspect you probably don't need to lose any anyway, Drinking large amounts of water can be dangerous. Drink when you are thirsty, and you won't go far wrong.

Answer to what is the best to say: Man is looking at the sand at what was left of the written phrase.

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:46:33 -0700

what is the best to say: Man is looking at the sand at what was left of the written phrase.

Not sure what you are trying to say here. Do you mean 'Man' in the sense of mankind? So the sentence would be metaphorical? If so, I would say something like, "Man stands on the beach, looking down at the remnants of a phrase that was written here long ago." If it's non-metaphorical in...

Answer to what is one thing you like the most in your bathroom?

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:41:16 -0700

what is one thing you like the most in your bathroom?

The radiator.

Answer to Explain briefly what happens at birth regarding fetal circulation

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:36:33 -0700

Explain briefly what happens at birth regarding fetal circulation

It is an astonishing change from a system that relies on the placenta to one that uses the lungs for the first time. This is a description I found:- "With clamping of the cord, the detachment from the placenta and the first breaths of air the baby takes at birth, the fetal circulation changes....

Answer to please answer, i am so curious: Has anyone heard of or had successful online relationships that have continued in real life?

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:37:15 -0700

please answer, i am so curious: Has anyone heard of or had successful online relationships that have continued in real life?

I know of a couple that met in Second Life. She was American and he was English. They had an online relationship which then culminated in her moving to England and marrying him. So it can happen.

Answer to We should get rid of the monarchy so Britain would be united, and the SNP will have no reason to break up Britain; What do you think?

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:34:47 -0700

We should get rid of the monarchy so Britain would be united, and the SNP will have no reason to break up Britain; What do you think?

You would prefer David Cameron as the ultimate authority? I don't think so.

Answer to What's the fastest speed you've driven in a car?

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:32:46 -0700

What's the fastest speed you've driven in a car?

My current car has a theoretical top speed of 140 mph, but I've never been able to safely get it above 120 mph - in the UK you have to find a bit of suitable motorway that doesn't have speed cameras, and that is difficult.

Answer to How can three weeks after March 22nd be the same date as six weeks after November 25th?

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:37:36 -0700

How can three weeks after March 22nd be the same date as six weeks after November 25th?

Ah, well, you see the six weeks after November 25th were reckoned by Earth time. But because Red Dwarf was travelling at an appreciable fraction of the speed of light according to the ship's calendars it was three weeks after March 22nd. Relativity can get you out of anything.

Answer to I'm happily married for 8 yrs now with 2 kids. I met the guy I fell inlove with 13 years ago and realized that the feeling is still there and it's mutual. After 13 years, we met again, we talked, hugged and kissed. Just once and that's all! But I'm feeling so guilty now especially that we still have communication eventhough he is so far away. He calls at least once a week. Is it bad? Is it so unfair? We both have families. Cutting all means of communication between us is the best thing to do? Or we can still on hold on to what we call friendship? Is it impossible for us to be friends? Please advise... I need advice... Please....

Tue, 22 May 2012 07:07:07 -0700

I'm happily married for 8 yrs now with 2 kids. I met the guy I fell inlove with 13 years ago and realized that the feeling is still there and it's mutual. After 13 years, we met again, we talked, hugged and kissed. Just once and that's all! But I'm feeling so guilty now especially that we still have communication eventhough he is so far away. He calls at least once a week. Is it bad? Is it so unfair? We both have families. Cutting all means of communication between us is the best thing to do? Or we can still on hold on to what we call friendship? Is it impossible for us to be friends? Please advise... I need advice... Please....

You say you are happily married. In that case you need to do everything necessary to preserve that marriage. That would include not having emotional attachments to ex-boyfriends.

Answer to How come, since nearly everybody has a computer these days, nobody uses the verb "to compute"? Don't you think that's a bit odd?

Tue, 22 May 2012 06:58:35 -0700

How come, since nearly everybody has a computer these days, nobody uses the verb "to compute"? Don't you think that's a bit odd?

The only ones who ever used the verb 'to compute' were computers and robots in the old sf films, where, if you asked them something like "What is the meaning of existence", would reply, "Does not compute - does not compute" before blowing up.

Answer to What the hell is wrong with this place?? Every other day, I can't read any comments on any of the answers! Am I the only one?

Mon, 21 May 2012 07:51:41 -0700

What the hell is wrong with this place?? Every other day, I can't read any comments on any of the answers! Am I the only one?

Does this mean we can insult you without your knowing? :)

Answer to In this case, were the police justified in the action that was taken?

Mon, 21 May 2012 07:49:35 -0700

In this case, were the police justified in the action that was taken?

So far, everybody on this thread has felt that the police were justified. Let me get this straight. The police suspected that he had drugs, although he did not. They arrested him (and charged him, despite the lack of evidence), and confiscated $10,000 that he was carrying. They now knew he...

Answer to If its not an exact science is it "pseudo science"?

Mon, 21 May 2012 05:41:31 -0700

If its not an exact science is it "pseudo science"?

Pseudo-science covers those activities that purport to be scientific, but eschew scientific rigor.

Answer to There is 'Practical Atheism' and is there any such thing as 'Practical Religion'?

Mon, 21 May 2012 01:21:36 -0700

There is 'Practical Atheism' and is there any such thing as 'Practical Religion'?

If you believe in any deity you cannot be an atheist.

Answer to Which book, poem or story could serve as a Bible for atheists? Seriously.

Mon, 21 May 2012 01:17:00 -0700

Which book, poem or story could serve as a Bible for atheists? Seriously.

Atheists don't need a Bible. That is why they are atheists.

Answer to Incidentally, imbibing icecream in Icelandic igloos ___________

Mon, 21 May 2012 01:15:59 -0700

Incidentally, imbibing icecream in Icelandic igloos ___________

is infinitely improper.

Answer to can cats see demons?

Mon, 21 May 2012 01:14:52 -0700

can cats see demons?

Can cats see something that is a figment of the human imagination? No. Often cats *do* see things we do not, but that will be the movement of insects, shadows, etc. Their eyes are better at detecting movement than ours. But on the other hand, anything closer than about 4" is only a blur to them.

Answer to Before Bobby broke Billy's baseball bat, _________________

Mon, 21 May 2012 01:09:44 -0700

Before Bobby broke Billy's baseball bat, _________________

... Billy Blake's bike's back brake block broke.

Answer to If you meditate, can you levitate, or move objects with your mind?

Sun, 20 May 2012 06:48:53 -0700

If you meditate, can you levitate, or move objects with your mind?

No. But you can convince yourself that you can.

Answer to I got a beta fish but when I woke up today my fish was right near the top of the water and isn't moving!

Sun, 20 May 2012 06:47:18 -0700

I got a beta fish but when I woke up today my fish was right near the top of the water and isn't moving!

Because bettas live in the wild in paddy fields, they are widely regarded as being able to tolerate conditions that would kill other fish. It is true that they are very tough, but it's not true that they can be kept in poor water. Like all fish, they need oxygenated water (which means a pump or...

Answer to What is the difference between Star Wars and Star Trek? Your honest opinions, please! :P

Sun, 20 May 2012 05:12:08 -0700

What is the difference between Star Wars and Star Trek? Your honest opinions, please! :P

Star Trek was for grown-ups.

Answer to Why do blacks have to the victim on every subject??

Sun, 20 May 2012 05:09:04 -0700

Why do blacks have to the victim on every subject??

You discriminate against a segment of your population, and they tend to complain about it. Live with it, or do something about it.

Answer to Why do so many AB members think it is wrong to spell "civilised" with an "s" instead of a "z"?

Sat, 19 May 2012 06:00:44 -0700

Why do so many AB members think it is wrong to spell "civilised" with an "s" instead of a "z"?

Many of the grammar books say that in British English the '-ize' spelling is as valid as '-ise'. But it's something you very rarely see in British English, and most people think that '-ize' is incorrect.

Answer to How do you pronounce the word onomatopoeia?

Sat, 19 May 2012 05:53:11 -0700

How do you pronounce the word onomatopoeia?

On a mat, oh, pee-er!

Answer to When was the last time you crossed into another universe, and was it just the next one over?

Sat, 19 May 2012 05:49:32 -0700

When was the last time you crossed into another universe, and was it just the next one over?

Last week - the only difference was a single particle floating in space about 300 million light years from here that was one millimeter to the left.

Answer to Have you ever discovered what you thought was a birthmark on your body and it turned out to be a sticker with "Made in England" on it?

Sat, 19 May 2012 05:45:48 -0700

Have you ever discovered what you thought was a birthmark on your body and it turned out to be a sticker with "Made in England" on it?

Mine reads "Chad Valley"

Answer to Where's my brane?

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:51:12 -0700

Where's my brane?

You looking for your P-brane?

Answer to What was Ken Russell's best movie?

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:45:52 -0700

What was Ken Russell's best movie?

The one that sticks in my mind the most is 'Song of Summer', the film about Delius and his amanuensis.

Answer to verbs that describe the ground

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:39:56 -0700

verbs that describe the ground

Verbs don't describe things; adjectives do.

Answer to What color is the shirt that you're wearing right now?

Fri, 18 May 2012 05:39:24 -0700

What color is the shirt that you're wearing right now?

Dark blue.

Answer to What is different between A and B (below) for English. A: could you just confirm... B: could you please confirm...

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:17:15 -0700

What is different between A and B (below) for English. A: could you just confirm... B: could you please confirm...

A is slightly less formal than B. A might be said in a phone call; B would likely be printed. But to an extent they are interchangeable - the difference between them is very slight.

Answer to I just bought some horses and my neighbors dog pees on their hay. The hay has to stay where it is and can't be elevated. What can I do?

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:12:08 -0700

I just bought some horses and my neighbors dog pees on their hay. The hay has to stay where it is and can't be elevated. What can I do?

Leave a bottom layer for the dog to pee on, and put the horse's hay on top.

Answer to When taste is the detection of chemicals how can 'this tastes of chemicals' ever be wrong?

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:09:46 -0700

When taste is the detection of chemicals how can 'this tastes of chemicals' ever be wrong?

Exactly. All food is composed of chemicals.

Answer to Science tell us, that without the sun, plant life wouldn't exist. If plant life didn't exist, animals would have nothing to eat.

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:06:46 -0700

Science tell us, that without the sun, plant life wouldn't exist. If plant life didn't exist, animals would have nothing to eat.

Yep, it certainly does!

Answer to How do I fix the second sentence so it's grammatically correct? Specifically, what punctuation mark comes after "taken". See description.

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:04:19 -0700

How do I fix the second sentence so it's grammatically correct? Specifically, what punctuation mark comes after "taken". See description.

Should be a full stop (there is nothing wrong with verbless sentences in most types of English) or a colon. You could get away with a semi colon. But as you really need a colon after the word 'question', you'd probably be wiser to use a full stop. "None taken. To answer your question: no,...

Answer to Trayvon Martin, injuries on his knuckles. Zimmerman, to his head. Zim head-butted Martin's knuckles then shot him in cold blood?

Thu, 17 May 2012 04:00:13 -0700

Trayvon Martin, injuries on his knuckles. Zimmerman, to his head. Zim head-butted Martin's knuckles then shot him in cold blood?

Irrespective of anything else, would you shoot someone dead if they hit you?

Answer to Are Gays heterophobic with good reason?

Thu, 17 May 2012 03:55:55 -0700

Are Gays heterophobic with good reason?

'Gay' is an adjective, not a noun. I have never come across a gay person who was a heterophobe. On the other hand, I have met loads of homophobic straight people.

Answer to Zoosk, Badoo, Yahoo, Google why is the "OO" so hot on the web?

Thu, 17 May 2012 03:54:16 -0700

Zoosk, Badoo, Yahoo, Google why is the "OO" so hot on the web?

'Yahoo' comes from Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels". The others are just imitations.

Answer to Will my life change once i become a Swami ?

Thu, 17 May 2012 03:51:32 -0700

Will my life change once i become a Swami ?

As soon as I became a swami I felt myself sinking into the universal sea of radiance, and achieved a sense of knowledge and oneness with everything. Got all these women throwing themselves at me, too.