http://www.answerbag.com/profile/37991 New Answerbag answers from Roger Kovaciny Tue, 29 May 2012 22:10:48 -0700 Tue, 29 May 2012 22:10:48 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11098528 Is religion is a force for good or evil?<br /><br />Good religion is a force for good, and evil religion is a force for evil. The only problem is telling the difference, and that's really not that hard. Jesus said something that's true because it's obvious--not because Jesus said it--that a good tree brings forth good fruits and a wicked one... Sat, 13 Aug 2011 06:20:23 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11098528 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11014083 Who is the wrost serial killer?<br /><br />Mao Tse Tung, Communist dictator of China. He murderered more than 75 million of his own people, often by starvation, often after fiendish tortures of his own devising. Second worst was Joseph Stalin, who murdered 60 million. After that, Hitler; after that, the war lords of Imperial Japan,... Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:11:43 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11014083 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11014071 What is the origin of the Trinity doctrine? I have searched the Bible and can find no trace of this teaching.<br /><br />For about 400 years, the early Christians struggled to understand various statements in the Bible that spoke about the divinity of Jesus and the personal attributes of the Holy Spirit and the relations between the three of them. 400 years! Finally they were all balanced out in a doctrine which... Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:08:36 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11014071 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11014064 Are those who perceive errors in the Bible, dishonest, misguided, or both? All perceived errors can be adequately explained?<br /><br />Some are, some aren't. You presume that someone who asks a questions will accept a good answer if you give it to him. If he doesn't, then he's got an agenda. Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:04:56 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11014064 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10857651 is there any example in scripture of anyone being baptized for a deceased person.<br /><br />When the Bible speaks of "baptisms for the dead," we have to realize that it was written to people in a particular time and place--people familiar with the Old Testament. The word "baptism" means any kind of ritual washing, and there were many such ritual washings in the Old Testament, for... Sat, 18 Jun 2011 05:15:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10857651 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10857648 is there any example in scripture of anyone being baptized for a deceased person.<br /><br />Share your answer... Sat, 18 Jun 2011 05:11:58 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10857648 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9527572 Does anyone have the list of Bible passages where Jehovah in the Old Testament equals Jesus in the New?<br /><br />No, folks, there's a list--I saw it once in the form of a circle with radiating spokes--where an OT statement about Jehovah (and I know it was never pronounced that way) is paired with a NT statement about Jesus, e.g. "the LORD is my shepherd" (Ps 23) and "I am the good shepherd) Jn 10. A JW... Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:58:29 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9527572 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9525671 I'm looking to read the bible, front to back, and am wondering what the best translation is? What makes it better than others?<br /><br />The absolutely best available Bible translation is the four-column Comparative Study Bible by Zondervan. If you have four of the best translations available right next to each other, you can know almost as much as I can (I'm a professional Bible translator) by looking at the original languages. Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:10:45 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9525671 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9407276 A wild animal attacks a human while out hiking and that animal is then hunted and killed. Why?<br /><br />Because--although most animals have a natural fear of humans--some learn not to, and actually kill them. And to keep it from happening again, we destroy those animals, because the life of an individual animal is insignificant in the greater scheme of things, but the life of a human being is... Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:47:59 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9407276 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7609945 Do you know how Israel brought Gaza to the brink of humanitarian catastrophe?<br /><br />It wasn&#039;t Israel. It was Hamas and Hezbollah. You might as well say America brought Hiroshima to the brink of humanitarian catastrophe. Yeah? Well, the 17 million innocent and helpless Asians that the stinking Jap army raped before they murdered were what caused Hiroshima and Nagasaki.... Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:33:31 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7609945 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7595102 What else, can you do with a pair of socks?<br /><br />I keep all my unpaired socks with the rag bag. They are very convenient for dusting and for dirty jobs like cleaning the bathroom fixtures. Also for stove rags--you don&#039;t want to use your dishcloth, the grease will permanently stain them, but on dark socks they don&#039;t even show. Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:09:25 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7595102 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7595061 What are your thoughts on Edward Kennedy's death?<br /><br />He did some good--he was instrumental in the deregulation of trucking and airlines--but let&#039;s never forget three things: that he made 37 credit-card phone calls to help protect his sorry rear end before making one call to see about Mary Jo Kopechne; he had the morals of a goat; and this... Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:05:18 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7595061 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7595000 If you could travel back into one decade in history what decade would that be? Why?<br /><br />The 1910&#039;s, and do everything possible to prevent World War I from happening. More and more historians are coming to realize that almost every terrible thing in the 20th century came as a direct result of that war, and of our side winning it. Without World War I there would have been no... Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:57:24 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7595000 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7594725 I just turned 18 yrs and I have converted from a Christian to a Muslim without their permission. I did this because over course of my life I found the truth. My parents obviously do not understand this and they are angry. What should I do?<br /><br />I&#039;ve noticed that at around 18 young people will adopt whatever religion they are instructed in. Even if they were confirmed or baptized at 14, they need to do it again around 18, or else around the time they get married or have their first child. Why don&#039;t you do your parents the... Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:26:12 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7594725 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7594573 Im a stay at home mom whose husband works out of town a lot. im alone with no family or friends. i txt old friends from high school and he is upset by this. when he is home he is txting his friends. what do i do? i am so lonely. i need SOMEONE to talk to<br /><br />You tell him that there is no part of the marriage ceremony that allows him to curb your freedom of speech and that if he doesn&#039;t like it you&#039;ll divorce him and find a man who isn&#039;t a control freak. Alternatively, try talk radio. I put Dennis Prager on my MP3 player and when... Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:12:29 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7594573 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7581777 Do I need to send my mother-in-law flowers and a card now that her sister has passed away. I see her every day and have hugged her and told her I'm sorry for her loss. We go to the funeral tomorrow. I just don't know if I'm suppose to do more.<br /><br />I always thought that funeral flowers were a waste of money... until my baby daughter died. Send them. It&#039;s money well spent. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:39:44 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7581777 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7581759 My fiance' never admits when she is wrong! I want to resolve this problem for our sake. We have anger issues and when we talk about it I get excited and end up yelling because she has a mouth that would not quit and I end up making it a yelling match HELP<br /><br />God, but you&#039;re stupid. Where were people like you when I was selling shares in the Brooklyn Bridge? Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:37:42 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7581759 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7581749 Is christianity considered a cult?<br /><br />&quot;Cult&quot; has two definitions. It either means following a charimstic leader wherever he leads, even if it is to massive murder and starvation, e.g. the Stalin cult, the Mao cult; or it means a counterfeit Christianity, like Mormonism or Jehovah&#039;s Witnesses. By the definition of the... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:35:49 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7581749 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7581643 I heard this on the radio yesterday: that you will spend 35 hours in your lifetime shaving. who believes this?<br /><br />The only reason I got a triple major in college was that I never shaved and always went to meals ten minutes after the dining hall opened so that I never stood in line and could spend the time I saved studying. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:21:39 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7581643 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7581630 What is your motto in life?<br /><br />The difference between a winner and a loser is that the winner gets up one more time than he&#039;s knocked down, and the loser gets up one time less. You&#039;re never too old to start over. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:19:42 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7581630 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7581614 Is it ok to smoke wile pregnant? why or why not?<br /><br />Babies shouldn&#039;t smoke, and if you&#039;re smoking, they&#039;re smoking. In a parallel situation, I just read about a Siberian woman charged with homicide because she kept nursing her baby while she was drunk. The baby died of acute alcohol poisoning. If you&#039;ve gotta smoke,... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:17:16 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7581614 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7581573 HELP! I'm stuck at a funeral and i have a raging erection.. And i have to read the Eulogy! WHAT DO I DO!?<br /><br />Get to hell of Answerbag and go to the misnamed Answerbag Adult. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:14:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7581573 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7581556 Having a couple of debates on this issue: when a woman gives consent to sex, is she obligated to perform or allow ANYTHING he wants? Did she forfeit her right to say stop when he hurts or abuses her?<br /><br />Either you are kidding, or you are sick, or you are in a relationship that should have ended last year already. Sex is supposed to be about love, y&#039;know? And love means wanting the best for the other person. It&#039;s about treating people kindly and respectfully and gently. If your... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:12:42 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7581556 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7581506 Will you carry your mp3 player where ever you go?<br /><br />Yes! It lets me listen to Dennis Prager, America&#039;s rabbi, whenever my mind is not otherwise occupied. And I&#039;m not even Jewish! But he is one of the wisest men in the world. You can subscribe at Pragertopia.com and can find over a thousand old programs for free at Towhall.com. I... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:08:11 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7581506 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7580124 Lord Ahmed who is the highest ranking Moslim official in the UK stated that wearing the burka in England is an insult. Do you agree or disagree? Why?<br /><br />By burka I assume you mean something that covers the face. It&#039;s worse than an insult. It&#039;s dehumanizing. You don&#039;t even know whether you&#039;re seeing a woman or a male terrorist. Who covers their faces voluntarily? Criminals and terrorists. It should be illegal in advanced... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:14:49 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7580124 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7579930 If you win a suit in small claimes,but the person is still selling the item ,because the judge didn't put any bars against the person ,which he should have ,can I bring suit against him or her again ,but in federal court instead or no? Thank you !<br /><br />You go back to the judge and ask him to enforce his judgement. He should send an officer of the court to do that. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:49:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7579930 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7579917 You can't keep this until you have given it. what is it<br /><br />Your word, of course. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:47:58 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7579917 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7579899 What ordinary household item do you use in an unconventional way?<br /><br />Binder clips to roll up the toothpaste tube. They are far better than anything sold for that purpose. This was my own original tip and I sent it in to Mary Hunt&#039;s website, EverydayCheapskate.com. It&#039;s also good to solve the perpetual argument between two adults sharing one toothpaste... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:45:59 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7579899 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7579859 What should be the punishment for the couple who kidnapped Jaycee Lee Dugard?<br /><br />Same thing they planned for her--life without possibility of parole. Actually, the best variant would to take them to some Arab country and put them into the slave market. It&#039;s too bad we&#039;re too civilized to do that. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:39:06 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7579859 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7571725 I used to know a Butcher named Mr Cleaver,who have you met who's name fits their job?<br /><br />My mother said she knew a dentist named Otis Paine. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:45:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7571725 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7571669 I'm need help telling my wonderful husband he has bad breath. I don't even sleep with him anymore, I'm on the couch. It still doesn't work with the fact that he stinks up the whole room. Im so nervous in public, I'm having headaches, HELP!!!!!!!<br /><br />It sounds like he has pyorrhea, which would knock a buzzard off a fence post at ten paces. Only his dentist can help him with that. Talk to the dentist beforehand and urge him to make an appointment--you don&#039;t have to say why. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:40:20 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7571669 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7571650 Am I dead yet?<br /><br />You stink, therefore you am. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:38:51 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7571650 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7571587 Does anyone out there know the meaning of the Russian last name "Romanik"<br /><br />Well, a &quot;Roman&quot; is a romance, which is to say a novel--not necessarily romantic. Romanik does NOT mean a romantic; that would be romantik. Nor does it mean a novelist, which is romanist. From my knowledge of Russian, which I do speak, I would guess it means an adventurer or an... Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:32:20 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7571587 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7571539 The prices of homes clothing and food today as compared with those during the great depression are?<br /><br />There is no way of comparing these items because they don&#039;t take into account things like telecommunications and medical care. During the Deperssion most hospitals&#039; major expense was for clean sheets. Hospitals were where you went to die. Today miracles happen. And... Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:27:53 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7571539 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7571474 I told this guy that i had to block and delete him because i had too much of a crush on him and that i needed to move on to more realistic things because i knew that i never had a chance with him (hes soo goodlooking, and im so not!) weird?<br /><br />Not weird--MISTAKEN. You might be overestimating his hotness and underestimating yours. Unless it is purely hormones, you should go back to him. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:20:27 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7571474 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7571462 Have you ever been cooking and have a fire happen on the stove? (I had a pot holder catch on fire)<br /><br />Somehow forgot to watch a skillet full of oil and it caught fire. What to use? Extinguisher? Baking soda? Fortunately I thought of the two right things to do: turn off the heat, and put a cover on the skillet. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:18:26 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7571462 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7571425 Can you solve the fishing pole riddle?<br /><br />A piece of string. He bent the pole and it became less than six foot three. Actually, he could have just stuck the fishhook into the handle and tightened the line. Alternate answer: A .357 Magnum. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:15:28 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7571425 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7571390 If i put soft green on one wall, soft blue on the other, yellow on the other and then orange on the other wall for the toddler room would that look ok? what do you think?<br /><br />Try pastel green on all four walls AND the ceiling. We did that to our family room, the one with a fireplace and without a TV, and had a dark green carpet and it was the most peaceful, relaxing, wonderful room I&#039;ve ever been in! Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:12:02 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7571390 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7560501 Why do people go on so much about how bad British food is?<br /><br />The only time in my life I got food poisoning was in London. McRibs from McDonald&#039;s. I was so sick I saw nothing but the Changing of the Guard. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:04:57 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7560501 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7560481 Have you ever invented your own alcoholic drink?<br /><br />Well, I invented a philosophy of drink-mixing. Figure out which base liquor you like best and use it in everything. If you like Scotch in your Harvey Wallbanger, order it that way. Let the bartender sneer. He&#039;s not drinking it. You are. You&#039;re also paying him for it, and... Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:03:37 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7560481 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7560458 How Many Languages Are There In The WORLD!?<br /><br />That&#039;s a little difficult to answer. Technically Jeannie R (#1 answer) is right, but when you try to define what is a language and what is only a dialect it gets a little trickier. I have a very useful contribution to this question. I speak Russian, Ukrainian and German. So: Do I... Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:00:19 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7560458 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7551926 Is there anything to eat that isn't poison? Even organic vegetables have a substantial risk of Salmonella, Shigella, and other pathogens (LINK). So what to eat?<br /><br />Eat a normal diet and don&#039;t worry about a little poison. It stimulates part of your immune system. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:07:48 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7551926 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7551889 What is the greatest single line of poetry ever written?<br /><br />We ... are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:02:13 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7551889 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7551798 I have a shiney new penny. What will you trade me for it?<br /><br />Five shiny new Ukrainian kopeks. It&#039;s a bigger coin and it doesn&#039;t tarnish. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:51:43 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7551798 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7551772 Last night I went to bed and it must of taken me at least 2 1/2 hours to fall asleep. How can I fall asleep quicker?<br /><br />I don&#039;t go to bed till I&#039;m tired and also read in bed--no TV. Also, and this is important and I&#039;ve never read it anywhere else, if you had any alcohol to drink the night before, you should have had less coffee that day or you won&#039;t be able to fall asleep at your regular time. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:48:27 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7551772 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7550336 I'm suffering from blasphemous thought(extremely evil) that come up in my head with no intention of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.I believe in God and I never want bad thoughts in my head.Has anyone been like me? Or please tell me how I can stop this.<br /><br />Borrow or buy a spare hymnal from your church. Bring it home and start memorizing some of your favorite hymns, the ones whose melodies you know. When you can recite them from memory you have something to call on to drive bad thoughts out of your head. I have a verse especially memorized... Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:37:03 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7550336 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7550311 Do you think that we are heading for a revolution like what the french had?<br /><br />The French Revolution was a left-wing revolution. Right now the left wing is the establishment, and if it pushes the right wing too far there might be a right-wing revolution, but I would prefer the word &quot;reformation&quot;. There are three meanings to the word reformation; to change the... Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:33:34 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7550311 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7550283 Do you prefer cubed, crushed, or ice chips?<br /><br />I live in Eastern Europe and the custom has never caught on here, which is a good thing. Liquids don&#039;t have to be ice cold to taste good, and I&#039;ve grown to prefer most of them cool rather than cold. The last time I was in America I was making a speech, asked for a glass of water,... Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:28:45 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7550283 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7550248 Have you ever been on the radio?<br /><br />Yes. Ten minutes of fame with Dennis Prager. I was very nervous, he was very gracious. He&#039;s a good inteviewer. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:23:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7550248 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7550222 Is stem cell research still banned in the USA? Do the do research with animal stem cells, and just not humans, or what? How does it all work?<br /><br />It isn&#039;t banned. President Bush&#039;s opposition was not to stem cell research, which both private companies and state governments were allowed to do. He opposed having the federal government pay for it out of general taxpayer funds. There is an enormous difference between &quot;refusing... Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:17:19 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7550222 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7539189 What physical things turn you off instantly?<br /><br />It is astonishing to me that the younger generation--millions of people under 35--never mastered the fine art of keeping their lips closed while they chew food or gum. They look like pigs and it&#039;s actually easier to do it the polite and sophisticated way than it is to chomp like an animal.... Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:09:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7539189 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7539179 Anyone get any hints on how to make a MRI scanner at home?<br /><br />Take two doctorates in physics and the extract of fifty dumpsters full of electronics trash. Mix according to the directions in the shop manual. Plug in to warm up. Now comes the hard part: Apply for all the state and federal permits you&#039;ll need to use it. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:06:06 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7539179 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7537525 Are criminals really products of their society? Or can it be hereditary?<br /><br />About twenty years ago two Jewish criminologists, one a psychologist and the other a psychologist, completed a 17 year study on the cause of crime. They studied everything available, including twins where one was a criminal and one wasn&#039;t, siblings who grew up in the same environment--in 17... Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:18:50 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7537525 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7533437 What is the best diet for someone with liver disease..specifically primary biliary cirrrhosis? eat often, or not so often? cut fats or lots of fat? drink lots of fluids or not so much due to fluid retention?? the info is confusing...what works?<br /><br />You didn&#039;t mention milk thistle. Get some capsules; it improves liver function and is specific against liver disease. Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:18:22 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7533437 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7533045 For the people who attended the 'town hall' meetings and disagree with the health care reform - did you get a check from the insurance companies yet for attending? I'm still waiting.<br /><br />Stupid question. Minus five. Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:21:54 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7533045 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7533014 Our daughter never acknowledges gifts we send. If we stop sending them she asks for something costing hundreds of dollars to make up for our not sending her and her children anything. What should we do?<br /><br />You raised the little gold-digger, but it&#039;s never too late to teach her some manners. And you do that verbally and by your actions. But you have to persuade your husband either to man up or to tell her that you speak for both of them. Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:16:45 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7533014 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7532977 Do some of your book shelves sag because of the weight of your books?<br /><br />I hired a workman to hang a bookshelf from the wall. One night while I couldn&#039;t sleep I was working late and heard a little noise and looked over just in time to see the shelf and 90 pounds of books fall right on top of the bed. The shelf actually broke when it hit. Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:12:34 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7532977 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7532951 Is it alright to spank a 10 year old if you catch him smoking?<br /><br />Ten years old is too big to spank. By the time they&#039;re big enough that it literally does hurt you more than it hurts them (I mean your hand) you have to think of a different kind of punishment. Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:07:54 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7532951 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7532932 I know almost all girls lie about their age, I'm 27. What should I say when someone asks me how old am I?<br /><br />&quot;How old do I look?&quot; Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:04:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7532932 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7532849 7 Radical Muslims, 2 Christians and 1 Jew locked in a room, what would happen?<br /><br />First the Muslims would torture the Jew while the Christians tried to stop them. After he was dead they would torture the Christians. After they were dead they would kill each other until only one was left. Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:52:50 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7532849 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7526150 Should we get rid of the dollar bill and replace it with the current dollar coins? Hasn't Canada done it already?<br /><br />This is not the time to do that. If you have a stable currency, you can follow the European model; but the worst inflation we&#039;ve ever seen is about to hit, and I&#039;ve lived through inflation right after the collapse of the Soviet Union. First your pennies and nickels become worthless,... Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:15:24 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7526150 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525631 Who are these people on AB that can remove people's post because of profanity? If this is the case I will no longer participate. Let's end this police state mentality. I hate it when people think they can tell you what is right & wrong.<br /><br />If I was on a bus with you, would you object to my smoking? Well, public cursing offends a lot of people the same way cigarette smoking does. It pollutes the air. Some of us pick our restaurants and bars specifically to get away from cigarette smoke, and some of us pick our websites... Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:55:40 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525631 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525618 I you were going to have a "mixed drink" what is your pleasure rum, bourbon, vodka, gin, everclear or something else ? (thank you)<br /><br />What I discovered working in a restaurant when I could have a different cocktail every night was that you pick a base liquor that you like and have it in everything. If, say, you like Scotch, order it with orange juice and let the bartender sneer. He isn&#039;t drinking it and he isn&#039;t... Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:52:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525618 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525583 Men,what do you think of American women in general? Do you believe they want too much equality in a relationship and it makes dating and marriage difficult? Would you just prefer a subservient woman with no opinions of her own, like a Stepford wife?<br /><br />Many or even most American women have never been taught to fight their natures the way men have been. Men are taught from early ages to control their natural tendencies to aggression, and the good ones learn to curb their tendency toward promiscuity. Women are told that if it&#039;s feminine,... Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:45:47 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525583 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525558 How can you tell if someone is a liberal?<br /><br />His opinions are all based on emotion and he is impervious to facts and logic. Examples: Free health care sounds good and &quot;the rich&quot; will pay for mine; perfectly pure air and water is worth whatever we have to pay for it, even if it&#039;s projected to cost 101% of our national... Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:39:59 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525558 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525501 What do you prefer, Burger King or McDonald's?<br /><br />Definitely Burger King. Even MacDonalds&#039;s own research department said that their food didn&#039;t taste as good as Burger King or Wendy&#039;s (an Ohio franchise). Big Mac, feh! Why not have a little meat with your mayo? Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:29:24 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525501 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525488 Is God's will really done on earth as it is in heaven?<br /><br />No. That&#039;s why we pray that it be done. The Lord&#039;s Prayer is using a subjunctive mood here. It&#039;s a short cut for &quot;MAY Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.&quot; In the same way, when we say &quot;God bless you,&quot; we really mean &quot;MAY God bless you.&quot;... Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:26:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525488 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525467 If a person sells a used computer, is it legal to include the software that came with it? Does the hard drive have to be wiped?<br /><br />It is legal and you don&#039;t have to wipe the hard drive. After all, it&#039;s not like you were keeping a copy for yourself. It&#039;s the same as selling a phonograph together with your LP collection. They were yours, now they are his, and you can&#039;t get &quot;yours&quot; back. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:23:58 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525467 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525451 Why is it that chinese people use chop sticks when there staple food is rice?<br /><br />They were invented a very long time ago when hygiene wasn&#039;t understood but what was understood was that if you&#039;re a family eating out of a common bowl one way to keep the fast eaters from bogarting the lion&#039;s share and make them more satisfied with less food would be to slow down... Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:21:11 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525451 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525440 Do you have eerie powers?<br /><br />Yes. I can turn wine into water or make a lame man blind. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:16:42 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525440 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525431 Is this shoplifting? a person stays at a three level story toy store after hours comes out of his hiding place in the store at 3 a.m. goes behind a counter opens a cash register and steals money from the cash register by stuffing and putting in a bag<br /><br />No, it&#039;s impossible. Stores that big don&#039;t leave money in the registers overnight. But you wouldn&#039;t be charged with shoplifting, just larceny or grand theft. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:15:06 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525431 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525403 My employer fired me and had me arrested for theft, I was found not guilty, Now can I sue them?<br /><br />Why ask us? Lawyers aren&#039;t on Answerbag giving away $100 answers for free. Go talk to a lawyer. It won&#039;t cost you anything, because that type of lawsuit is handled by what&#039;s called a contingency fee. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:11:43 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525403 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525386 Is edward teach black or white?<br /><br />Edward Teach is a dead white pirate. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:09:49 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525386 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525350 Can drinking Vodka everyday make you gain weight?<br /><br />Vodka has 80 calories per ounce and no nutrients. It also increases your appetite, but, since it has no bulk, it does nothing to fill your stomach. How can it NOT make you gain weight? Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:03:05 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525350 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525314 REPUBLICANS: Here is your chance to explain, as I am in the dark on the issue: What is it that's wrong with Obama's health care plan? I'm not looking to pick an argument. I'd just like to understand, since the news doesn't really explain much nowadays<br /><br />Where do I begin? There&#039;s so much wrong. Let&#039;s start out with the very idea of handing over a sixth of the national economy to a man who&#039;s never run a lemonade stand. He doesn&#039;t want to fix what&#039;s wrong with it, such as making insurance portable, capping malpractice... Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:58:20 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525314 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525255 Do you think Mandarin should be taught in more public schools?<br /><br />No. Mandarin is a ferociously difficult language and shouldn&#039;t be your first language or even your second. Start with conversational Spanish, French or German, then do Latin or Greek to learn more about grammar. Then you may finally be ready to tackle a language so difficult that even the... Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:49:55 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7525255 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7524345 Dad was sentenced a week ago to 2 1/2 years in prison (assault) for pouring hot grease over a colleague's face, causing him second degree burns (he is a chef) in Toronto. He will be sent to a federal prison, too harsh? Should we sue the federal gov.?<br /><br />First you might try bobbing for French fries, then decide if the penalty was too harsh. Toronto is in Canada--do you also speak of your central government as federal in Canada? Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:44:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7524345 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7524306 Finally, death row inmate Troy Davis will have an opportunity to bring new evidence to prove his innocence. Doesn't this and other cases bring enough doubt in capital convictions to abolish the death penalty? See Time article.<br /><br />I&#039;m 60 and within my lifetime no innocent person has been executed. Many have been sentenced to death, but no one proved innocent has been executed in our country. Failure to execute criminals results in MANY MORE INNOCENT PEOPLE DYING. Even opponents of the death penalty who have... Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:38:09 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7524306 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7524263 Why do we call it a pair of scissors, underwear, and pants when we're only refering to one? I guess I could understand it in cases of clothing for morbidly obese people.<br /><br />Same reason I wear a pair of glasses. A pair of eyeglasses is literally a pair of glasses. A pair of scissors is a pair of knives. A pair of pants is a pair of pantaloon leggings. (We don&#039;t call briefs, boxer shorts, or undershirts of any kind a pair of underwear so I don&#039;t know... Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:33:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7524263 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7524244 I found a 2",white arrowhead in NW Oh. I rarely wear it because I'm unaware of it's origin. Native Americans are deservedly proud of their heritage and I mean no disrespect wearing it w/out proper knowledge. Any ideas?<br /><br />A serious collector told me that most of what we consider arrowheads obviously weren&#039;t because they were so big the arrow wouldn&#039;t fly straight. They were either spearheads or, more probably, knives or daggers. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:30:47 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7524244 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7524200 BIG ISSUE!!!! i m a 15 year old boy and i an so concerned about my height. i m 175cm tall and it stopped growing, my underarm hair started growing abt 8,9 months ago. My dad always says once u start growing underarm hair, u cant get any taller. HELP?<br /><br />You&#039;re 5 foot 10, right? Relax. The taller you grow, the shorter you live. When&#039;s the last time you saw a tall old man? And remember this: Some men are measured from the neck up, and some from the neck down. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:26:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7524200 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7524160 If south africa has a moderate climate, why did the natives develop such dark sin, since skin color is dependent on sun/heat?<br /><br />If you&#039;ll look at the globe, you&#039;ll notice that even southern Africa is hundreds of miles closer to the equator than southern Australia or South America. And it&#039;s almost all veldt--not jungle, no shade to speak of. This means that those who didn&#039;t have quite dark skin to... Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:19:41 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7524160 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7523108 Why do convenience stores that are open 24 hours a day have locks on their doors?<br /><br />Emergencies, inventory, sale, bankruptcy, or an unforeseen reduction in hours. Besides which they would have to be custom-made and that means they would cost more than doors WITH locks. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:56:42 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7523108 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7523065 Do you think a daily walk of one mile is enough to be healthy?<br /><br />Every little bit helps, and two miles would be better and four would be better still--but the biggest improvement is the improvement between zero and 1. It also helps to walk faster. I&#039;ve gotten my pace up to a military 120 steps per minute by using a pocket metronome from the music... Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:51:49 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7523065 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7523033 Why do people have children<br /><br />You used the plural, so I will answer concerning the plural. If a woman has just one child, it is because she or she and her partner or husband want to experience parenting. But if she has several, it is probable that she, or they, are religious; and if they have many, it is almost certain that... Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:48:10 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7523033 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7523003 Do you have good enough tasting tap water that you could drink it right out of the sink?<br /><br />Where I live the water is so bad that first we boil it, then we filter it, then we throw it away and drink beer. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:43:42 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7523003 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7522992 Do you enjoy staying at bed and breakfasts?<br /><br />Oh yes, I especially remember one where the hostess put such a dab of honey on the toast that I said &quot;Oh, I see that you keep a bee!&quot; Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:41:56 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7522992 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7522980 Which animal would win ? Bear vs gorilla .<br /><br />Bear. Claws versus fingernails and carnivorous fangs versus vegetarian teeth. I presume you&#039;re matching them pound for pound? There is also the fact that the gorilla is a defensive, rather than an aggressive, fighter, and is not used to killing for food so it has less practice. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:39:54 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7522980 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7522906 Why does the sun rise from the east, and not from any other direction?<br /><br />As far as we can predict from our knowledge of planetary mechanics, any planet anywhere must have an axis which its sun keeps in a stable or oscillating relationship, and that axis may be at any inclination from zero to ninety degrees--between ninety and 135 degrees would be very unstable and... Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:29:58 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7522906 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7522845 Why cant someone be more than one religion at the same time?<br /><br />If you can hold several contradictory beliefs in your head at the same time, perhaps you could; but most people don&#039;t want to. For example, either there is only one God, or there are several, or none. Either that God is best described by the word &quot;trinity&quot; or he isn&#039;t.... Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:17:11 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7522845 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7522830 How to make tea bags<br /><br />You don&#039;t. Loose tea is a superior quality to tea bags. The only reason people put up with the fuss and bother of loose tea is to get the better taste from it. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:13:11 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7522830 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7522819 Can I add anything to mashed potatoes, apart from butter and milk to make them more interesting or tasty?<br /><br />I live in Ukraine where they add finely chopped onions and salt and then fry the whole thing in a wrapper of dough and sell them on the street. They do the same thing with deodorized sauerkraut and pease porridge. Not bad, cheap, and convenient. I&#039;ll admit that I prefer the hot dog wraps,... Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:10:36 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7522819 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7522802 What sport would you like to see aired on American network television?<br /><br />An investigation into all the documents from Obama&#039;s past that he&#039;s covering up. The birth certificate isn&#039;t important. What&#039;s important is all the radical and Communist associations he&#039;s had throughout his life. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:05:55 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7522802 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7522766 Russian _____________.<br /><br />is just a sloppy dialect of Ukrainian, less grammatical, more irregular, with less elegant pronunciation rules and it doesn&#039;t sound as pleasant. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:58:14 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7522766 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7522751 Was Steven Weinberg right in saying "With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion."?<br /><br />He&#039;s completely wrong. In the 20th century, the greatest evils were done by the secular. Communists, who are all secular, are responsible for at least one hundred million murders. In the name of their atheistic ideology the idealists in the Soviet Union and China herded scores of millions... Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:55:40 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7522751 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7515771 Why do gas stations sell gas with the 9/10 of a penny per gallon? Do they think that we're too stupid to figure out that it is almost a penny more? Why don't they just round it up to the next penny?<br /><br />Remember that this practice started when gas was 12 cents a gallon or thereabouts. And they do it for the same reason all prices end in 9--because it works. Many years ago Little Golden Books noticed that sales took a sharp upswing when they IN-creased the price from 25 cents to 29. In other... Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:01:30 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7515771 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7515751 Why do you think some male doctors decide to specialize in gynecology?<br /><br />To help sick people with special needs. Same reason they specialize in anything else. Sometimes doctors take up, or avoid, specialties for reasons that seem frivolous--one doctor wanted to be an ophthalmologist but the specialty uses too many long words that are hard to spell. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:58:33 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7515751 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7515730 Do you have a Dairy Queen in your town?<br /><br />Heck, I don&#039;t even have a Dairy Queen on my continent. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:55:34 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7515730 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7515703 What's the worst town in America?<br /><br />Washington, D.C. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:51:20 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7515703 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7515623 If asked, could you think of one good thing Adolf Hitler did?<br /><br />If Germany hadn&#039;t become Nazi, it would have gone Communist during the Depression. Hitler snatched power out of the hands of the Communists and attacked the Soviet Union before the Soviets could attack Germany. If he hadn&#039;t re-armed Germany and spent so much time fighting Stalin, the... Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:40:32 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7515623