http://www.answerbag.com/profile/362478 New Answerbag answers from Essence Wed, 30 May 2012 03:52:57 -0700 Wed, 30 May 2012 03:52:57 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3100962 Could a 4th level dwarf and a 6th level half-elf magician slay a gelatanous cube?<br /><br />Depends on a lot of things. What class is the dwarf? What spells does the wizard have? What environment are they in (especially, can the cube trap them in a dead-end where they can&#039;t avoid being absorbed)? If the Dwarf is a Rogue, he should have a high enough Spot check and Reflex save... Thu, 29 May 2008 14:14:24 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3100962 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3100833 How can knowing the cost per output and cost per outcome benefit a human service agency?<br /><br />Very simply, if you don&#039;t know what it costs to achieve a certain output/outcome, you can&#039;t know how much to charge for your services. Thu, 29 May 2008 13:57:51 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3100833 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3100821 So I am a student, I took a year off but I am going back in the fall. Would it be smart to finance a new vehicle because my other one keeps having problems, or should I stick it out while I am going to school to fix the car I have?<br /><br />Neither. Trade in your current car for a used car from a reputable dealer. You will probably end up paying a grand or two if you get a slight upgrade, but you definitely don&#039;t want to be under the extra burden of a new car payment while you&#039;re studying. Thu, 29 May 2008 13:56:15 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3100821 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3100794 I need to raise $5000.00, hypotheticlly, to save the planet, bond out, uncle needs operation,--you ALL have imagination to burn--Get me my 5 Large in 2 hrs-nothing involving violence or crime-can ya dig it?<br /><br />Here&#039;s my best bet, only about 40% chance of success, but better than the no answers you currently have: Go look for your local state government&#039;s surplus sales website. Find a good-looking car on it. Start a 2-hour auction on Ebay or a similar site, and set up a bot to bid $5000... Thu, 29 May 2008 13:53:09 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3100794 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3100476 Will I die if I eat bacon everyday? I am already overweight and a diabetic<br /><br />Not at all. In fact, contrary to what everyone has been taught, and let me emphasize this: **Fat is good for you. Carbohydrates are lethal.** If you want to cure -- yes, cure -- your diabetes, ignore everything that everyone has ever told you, drop your carbohydrate consumption to less... Thu, 29 May 2008 13:11:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3100476 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3042507 How do you pronounce "oderint dum metuant"?<br /><br />oh-dare-int (short i) doom may-too-aunt (aunt, not ant.) &quot;Let them hate, as long as they fear.&quot; Thu, 22 May 2008 13:15:17 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3042507 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3028636 Who would win in a fight: power rangers, street sharks or ninja turtles? explain.<br /><br />As much as I hate to say it, I think the Power Rangers would end up getting in the big robot-thing and stepping on the Turtles and the Sharks. Unless you give Donatello a few days warning, then he&#039;d build a gizmo that would fling such massive quantities of melted pizza cheese at the... Tue, 20 May 2008 19:42:10 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3028636 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3028614 The uchihas are so mysterious<br /><br />Yes they are. I think that the 9-tailed Fox&#039;s reference to one of the elder Uchiha is foreshadowing for a bit more of the Uichiha plot to come... Tue, 20 May 2008 19:39:17 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3028614 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3028316 Best browser-based multiplayer game?<br /><br />I&#039;d look for Runescape, PoxNora, Tactics Arena Online, and Kingdom of Loathing. They&#039;re all good. Tue, 20 May 2008 19:07:32 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3028316 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3028305 What is the best free Browser based game?<br /><br />www.kingdomofloathing.com www.digisonline.com/tactics/play Both are awesome games with strong communities and great people. Tue, 20 May 2008 19:06:26 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3028305 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3026816 How do you avoid the monster in Skifree?<br /><br />You don&#039;t. The monster is there to make sure that all runs end in about the same place. You can speed up your character to be as fast as the monster by pressing &#039;F&#039; while you&#039;re skiing, but you have to be miraculously good at the game to not immediately crash and have it... Tue, 20 May 2008 15:50:49 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3026816 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3026800 What is one of the best Free Online Strategy games? I'm bored. Can you provide a link?<br /><br />www.digisonline.com/tactics/play Tactics Arena Online is the best I&#039;ve found. The link above is to the free-to-play version. The version at www.tacticsarenaonline.com is pay-to-play unless you don&#039;t mind your account getting wiped out every 30 days. Also, this game has an... Tue, 20 May 2008 15:48:29 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3026800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3013991 WHY DOES GRAPEFRUIT HELP TO SEETLE YOU STOMACH DIGESTION?<br /><br />Grapefruit, along with several other substances, contains a few of a large set of chemicals called &quot;enzymes&quot;. Enzymes are produced by your body, and they help your body break down food. Many times, when your digestion is upset, it is because, for one of many reasons, your enzyme... Sun, 18 May 2008 23:52:17 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3013991 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3013939 What are some good Digestive Aid's that can be used in a tablet form for proteins, fats, and Carbs besides Multi-Enzyme Formula?<br /><br />Biotics Research, Inc. makes an excellent digestive tablet called Intenzyme Forte. You can find several places to acquire it by Googling &quot;Intenzyme Forte&quot;; here&#039;s the best place I found offhand: http://store.renewalenterprises.com/intenzymeforte2.html My mother-in-law is a... Sun, 18 May 2008 23:37:41 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3013939 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3013907 How do I drive through Olympic National Park?<br /><br />ONP is full of awesome stuff to see -- but it does make a huge barrier to the Olympia Peninsula, with one road -- Highway 101 -- going south on either side of ONP. So, really, you don&#039;t drive &#039;through&#039; ONP. You can drive into it, but you have to drive back out along the same... Sun, 18 May 2008 23:31:19 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3013907 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2994874 My boyfriend has TONS of girls who are in love with him. crazy exes. he only loves me, but sometimes i get insecure because of all the girls who are like obsessed with him. i know he cant help it if he has crazy exes. how can i make myself feel better?<br /><br />The answer to your insecurity is not to try to &#039;feel better&#039;. That goal will only make you temporarily less unsatisfied. Your goal should be to trust in and communicate with your boyfriend. Ask him to write you a letter that explains in detail why you are better than all those other... Fri, 16 May 2008 12:32:56 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2994874 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2994841 I felt let down and disrespected when my friend did a u-turn when he knew he could not and must not because a clear no u-turn sign was in place. Am I being too sensitive?<br /><br />Yes and no. The relevant question is: why do you feel that your friend is disrespecting *YOU* when s/he breaks the law? Stop and think hard about that for a minute, and then ask yourself: does your friend know that, and why, you might feel that way? IF your reason for feeling personally... Fri, 16 May 2008 12:27:45 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2994841 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2994792 Can you decipher this sequence?: "Go Cheese Sews Some Modest Tall."<br /><br />Gochisoosama Deshita, a japanese high-end thank-you, if I recall correctly. Fri, 16 May 2008 12:21:25 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2994792 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2994780 Can you decipher this sequence?: "Oh Yeah Sue Mina's Eye."<br /><br />Oyasumi Nasai, a Japanese goodnight, if I recall correctly. Fri, 16 May 2008 12:20:29 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2994780 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2994764 Speaking of which, I had a crossword game with cards entitled Kan-U-Go when I was six point six but it didn't seem to get used? I have a hunch that seems to have been discontinued, so whereabouts can I buy it today?<br /><br />This answer brought to you by Google: www.boardgamecompany.co.uk/KanUGo(VG460).htm www.rubylane.com/collectibles/,id=81.8.html www.iwantedthat.com/ Dinky-190-Caravan-Meccano-Dinky-Model-Toys-9 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1934-Kan-U-Go-crossword-card-game-boxed-instructions_ ... Fri, 16 May 2008 12:19:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2994764 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2994742 What doe we call words with 2 identical halves, such as lulu, murmur and hotshots? Tautonyms seems to ring many, many bells with Andrew Pook.<br /><br />Andrew Pook is correct. &quot;Taut&quot; is a root meaning &quot;same&quot; -- thus a &quot;tautology&quot; is &quot;saying the same thing again&quot;, and a &quot;tautonym&quot; is &quot;Named the same way twice&quot;. So if a video game equips a Fighter with a Fighter Sword, you have a... Fri, 16 May 2008 12:16:07 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2994742 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2994697 What is a Dice?<br /><br />There is no such thing as &quot;a Dice&quot;. &#039;Dice&#039; is a plural word meaning &#039;more than one die.&#039; A &#039;die&#039; is a usually-regular polygon with a number or symbol on each side, evenly balanced so that when thrown, the number or symbol visible on the top of the... Fri, 16 May 2008 12:11:17 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2994697 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2994663 My son has Madagascar on PS2. He is battling to get past the stage with the Lemurs. How do you get to the pineapple located at the top of the palm tree - last fruit he needs?<br /><br />Go forward as alex and jump onto the right pad with the food items and then jump onto the the rock which previously had a gloria power card on it.See the tree directly infront of you,on top of it is the pineapple.Double jump,roughly on it to get it. This answer brought to you by:... Fri, 16 May 2008 12:07:37 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2994663 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2994631 What Role Playing game has the name Kars, Haven, Spargus, Xert and Nox in it?<br /><br />As far as I can tell, there is a single online message board called KH.vids.net that includes a role-playing subforum in which there exist characters with those names. It references a game called Kingdom Hearts, a console RPG featuring Disney characters in an otherwise non-kiddy game. The... Fri, 16 May 2008 12:02:44 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2994631 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2994590 Since first edition of AD&D the pit fiend has been the pinnacle of Hellish fury and power as a common monster i.e. not Graz'zt, Orcus, Asmodeus... you get the point! How come in V3.5 the Balor in the demons section is much more B/A than a Pit Fiend?<br /><br />In short: because they more clearly defined the role of Law vs. Chaos in creature tactics in 3.5. Balor, being Chaotic, are expected to show up alone and/or not work with their cohorts very well. Pit Fiends on the other hand are supposed to have complete control over what their minions are... Fri, 16 May 2008 11:56:26 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2994590 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2994555 Is early winning good or bad on motivation in life game?<br /><br />Depends on your audience. If you&#039;re crafting a game for a bunch of competitive, high-school or college-aged guys, then early winning through extreme cunning or skill is fine (not luck though). If you&#039;re building a game for family-time, you want it to be more like a &#039;German&#039;... Fri, 16 May 2008 11:52:19 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2994555 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2991064 The phrase "one in a million" means someone or something rare or special. I would like to know the origin of this phrase.<br /><br />This one is pretty obvious. If you have a million widgets, and only one of them is good enough to be YOUR widget, then you say of YOUR widget that it is &quot;one in a million&quot;. There is no more complicated etymology than that. Thu, 15 May 2008 22:06:03 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2991064 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2991049 I read in today's LA Times about "HAVELIS", old, ornate houses in India. The article mentions that the word "HAVELI" comes from Persian. Being Persian myself, I can't decipher the etymology of this word. Can someone please help?<br /><br />From a book on Indian architecture I found on Project Gutenberg: ****** The presence of such structures would justify translating the word haveli as a &quot;courtyard house.&quot; But there is some disagreement among architectural historians, however, as to the exact etymology of the word... Thu, 15 May 2008 22:04:33 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2991049 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2991033 What is the origin of the phrase to have one's thumb up one's ass?<br /><br />The male prostate, which can be touched by reaching sufficiently far up the rectum, produces sexual pleasure in some men when massaged. &quot;Having one&#039;s thumb up one&#039;s ass&quot; referrs to the practice, however akward, of a man masturbating with one hand while attempting to massage... Thu, 15 May 2008 22:02:14 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2991033 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2990994 The phrase "hit a nerve" means to bring up a sensitive subject. I would like to know the origin of this phrase.<br /><br />There are dozens of places in the human body where nerves come close to the surface; the most well-known are the &quot;funny bone&quot; and the male scrotum. When fighting someone, hitting a nerve produces a shocking and usually unexpected effect not commensurate with the force the blow was... Thu, 15 May 2008 21:58:10 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2990994 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2990950 What are some legitimate work from home jobs that aren't scams?<br /><br />www.ratracerebellion.com is a huge list of verified non-scam work-at-home positions available to most people. They can answer your question better than anyone else. Thu, 15 May 2008 21:53:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2990950 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2990920 What is the best latex/foam sword?<br /><br />Kitespar core, with soft foam rubber for the pommel and blade, wrapped in duct tape (around the blade, not along it). I prefer cloth sports tape for the hilt, but some people prefer more duct tape. The kitespar keeps the sword light but nearly unbreakable; the foam rubber is soft enough to... Thu, 15 May 2008 21:49:26 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2990920 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2990895 What component is present in every part of a loop, such as one that involves proteins producing energetic molecules from sugar?<br /><br />This is a very vague question. The answer seems to be &quot;molecules&quot;. But, to the best of my knowledge, protiens do not produce energetic molecules from sugar. Perhaps you could rephrase for us? Thu, 15 May 2008 21:46:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2990895 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2990807 Does a low-carb diet that restricts sugar, refined grains, trans fats and focuses on fresh, whole foods sound unhealthy to you?<br /><br />No. My wife has been on exactly that diet for the last year, and she has lost 60 pounds as well as cured her asthma, her sleeping problems, her PMS, and her backaches. She can also now walk a block without needing to stop and take a long break. She is still about 150 lbs overweight, but... Thu, 15 May 2008 21:34:44 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2990807 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2990781 Which of the following should be excluded from a fat-restricted diet? a. whole milk b. more than 3 servings of fat c. chocolate d. all of the above<br /><br />B. Also, A. except in limited circumstances. If and only if you are willing to accept the &quot;risks&quot; of drinking RAW milk (i.e. unpasteurized, unhomogenized, stright-from-the-udder milk, the &quot;risk&quot; of which is a .00001% chance of E. Coli contamination), you can totally drink... Thu, 15 May 2008 21:31:39 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2990781 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2990701 Is "raw" sugar better for you than white, processed sugar? Why?<br /><br />Yes and no. Yes: Raw sugar has more of the vitamins and minerals that are naturally-occuring in the sugar cane, which means that it&#039;s less of an &#039;empty carb&#039; than white sugar. No: Sugar is sugar, and all of it causes your blood insulin to spike, which causes your body to... Thu, 15 May 2008 21:20:14 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2990701 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2990502 Why after eating chinese food, am I hungry like an hour later?<br /><br />It&#039;s the carbs. Carbs make you feel full fast, but then they make you feel hungry faster, too. Many Chinese restaurants (and other restaurants, too) load you up on carbs to give you that &#039;pleasantly-full&#039; feeling on less food, but then the feeling doesn&#039;t last. To... Thu, 15 May 2008 20:50:45 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2990502