Do Answerbag staff realise how thoroughly broken their login/password system is?
on December 22nd, 2011 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

Do the people asking preachy question think they do any good, or are they just showing off their religiosity? Or something else?
on August 25th, 2011 | 7 answers | 2 people like this

Why do fundamentalist Christians believe the Old Testament to be literally true when the Jews from whom they took it did not?
on May 12th, 2011 | 10 answers | 3 people like this

How many people know, or care, that the Internet is running out of IPv4 addresses?
on February 3rd, 2011 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

What is the dividing line between "shock and awe" and "terror". Causing shock and awe is apparently OK but terrorism is bad.
on November 6th, 2010 | 10 answers | 3 people like this

Since WW2, when has the use of armed force overseas left America better off? Except massive force against local minnows (Panama, Grenada).
on October 23rd, 2010 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

The machine that washes clothes is a washing machine whereas the machine which washes dishes is a washing up machine. Why do dishes go up?
on June 3rd, 2010 | 5 answers

What percentage of the normal matter in the galaxy is already incorporated into stars? How much is left for new stars?
on April 3rd, 2010 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

What story has been made into a film most often?
on March 17th, 2010 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

Do the Tea Party protesters realise that the original Boston Tea Party followed a large DROP in the tax on tea?
on February 14th, 2010 | no answers

What is the right word to describe the girl my son lives with? I want something stronger than girlfriend, but they are not engaged (yet).
on December 31st, 2009 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Bernard Madoff stole about $65 billion. How many days/months/years of "ordinary" New York crime (shoplifting, pickpocketing,...
on July 28th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Scientists find identical twins separated at birth tell them much about human genetics. If a pair of identical twins is put up for...
on June 21st, 2009 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

In today's Dilbert strip, he finds that his company is employing someone to water plastic plants. If you found that, would you...
on January 18th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

A time machine has been invented - but it can only send ten words back to any time in the past. What message do you send, and to who? It...
on December 14th, 2008 | 10 answers | 8 people like this

When I read P G Wodehouse, I recognise my family, one and all. Who wrote about YOUR family and friends, and the community YOU live in?
on November 9th, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Arrgh! I have somehow become an expert in chickens! I never touched them, Your Honour! How do I escape this horrible fate?
on September 24th, 2008 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

"Bristols" is British slang for breasts. Does anybody else keep thinking of this when Bristol Palin's name comes up,...
on September 9th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Suppose I invent a really good new power source (nuclear fusion, maybe). It is clean, cheap, and safe. The only downside is that it also...
on July 28th, 2008 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

What idiot invented ties?
on June 9th, 2008 | 10 answers | 7 people like this

Am I the only person to notice that AB has invented a time machine? The last question was answered in -95 seconds. Please answer this...
on March 22nd, 2008 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

An Italian man shot dead his wife, who was suffering from Alzheimer's, in her hospital bed: ...
on December 2nd, 2007 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

UK: Instead of allowing terrorist suspects to be held for maybe 56 days without charge, it is proposed to allow police to question...
on November 13th, 2007 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Supposing astrology is true. Who found out all these wonderful facts, and how did they find them out? Were they revealed by a passing...
on November 10th, 2007 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

Body builders, scantily clad men in women's mags, and men in gay mags so far as I have seen, are all shaved, oiled, and smooth. Yet...
on October 14th, 2007 | 13 answers | 10 people like this

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on October 8th, 2007 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

My USB memory stick has now been through the domestic laundry twice and is still working. How many times has anybody else got away with?
on September 9th, 2007 | One answer | 3 people like this

"Faith" is supposed to be good, but "credulity" and "gullibility" bad. What is the difference?
on August 30th, 2007 | 7 answers | 6 people like this

Say I have invented a totally non-polluting, safe, cheap form of nuclear power. Unfortunately, while it is totally safe when used for...
on August 23rd, 2007 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

My favourite beer is available at the same price in glass bottles and aluminium cans. Assuming I recycle both properly, which is it the...
on August 23rd, 2007 | 2 answers | 6 people like this

Corn-on-the-cob. Up and down, round and round, or just chew at random?
on August 11th, 2007 | 14 answers | 8 people like this

What do Jews believe about Genesis? Are Orthodox Jews creationist and anti-evolutionist? What about other Jewish groups?
on July 23rd, 2007 | 3 answers | 6 people like this

Why has my "points to next level" jumped from 471 to 12487 i.e. more points than I already have?
on May 12th, 2007 | 8 answers | 6 people like this

Is male rape really such a problem in US prisons as is commonly believed? Is is much more common than in other countries e.g. the UK? If...
on April 12th, 2007 | 5 answers | 5 people like this

Is "See more new question" on the AB Home Page broken? It always gives me questions about Categories, not recent questions and...
on January 5th, 2007 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

In winter only, I get a "water hammer" in my pipes - a loud vibration. It usually starts when the downstairs toilet is flushed,...
on December 23rd, 2006 | One answer

Suppose the aliens land, and they are like enough to us that they ask us to join the UP - United Planets. What would you choose as a flag...
on November 30th, 2006 | 7 answers | 3 people like this

Are you as boggled as I am at the range of questions on Answerbag? In one corner, someone trying to get over a dead child. In the other,...
on November 24th, 2006 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

How many books do you read a year? And how many do you buy? Roughly, of course.
on November 20th, 2006 | 109 answers | 13 people like this

When are the "Expert in" topics re-evaluated? Because I do not want to go to my grave as an expert in Penguins. I only said...
on November 19th, 2006 | 6 answers | 7 people like this

I have suddenly been rated an expert in "Conditions and Procedures". But I cannot find a single answer in that section from me,...
on November 6th, 2006 | 3 answers

Has Answerbag given up approving answers? I have 25 approved and 171 "New". If so, why keep the columns in the profile?
on October 16th, 2006 | One answer