What is human nature?
on November 2nd, 2009 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

Instead of drafting a Constitution for Iraq, should we just give them ours since we're not using it anymore?
on November 1st, 2009 | 5 answers | 9 people like this

Do you have to open the door to a deputy who is trying to serve you with papers for small claims court?
on October 30th, 2009 | 7 answers | 3 people like this

Would you buy a coffin from Walmart?
on October 30th, 2009 | 33 answers | 10 people like this

Pancho Villa, revolutionary or terrorist?
on October 28th, 2009 | 6 answers | 9 people like this

How would you intrepret this? "Hang on tightly but let go lightly."
on October 27th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

How has dating changed since your parent's were dating?
on October 21st, 2009 | 8 answers | 8 people like this

The Obama administration has made good on its promise to stop interfering with states that allow the medical use of marijuana. Is this...
on October 21st, 2009 | 5 answers | 4 people like this

So many questions about Obama and Bush. Do Americans really believe that the President is anything but a front man?
on October 21st, 2009 | 7 answers | 8 people like this

Should hunters be allowed to go after grey wolves in Idaho and Montana?
on September 10th, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Are there any other species as cruel to their own kind as humans?
on August 12th, 2009 | 14 answers | 8 people like this

All of our ancestors were tribal once. Pretending we still are, what position would you hold in your tribe?
on August 11th, 2009 | 25 answers | 18 people like this

Do some questions make your head hurt?
on August 6th, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Did Woodstock change American culture?
on July 20th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Does silence scream?
on July 20th, 2009 | 6 answers | 4 people like this

Is there a difference between being prejudiced and being a racist?
on July 16th, 2009 | 11 answers | 7 people like this

Do you agree that the WWII generation was the greatest generation?
on July 9th, 2009 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

When you see crazy coming your way do you cross the street or meet it head on?
on July 9th, 2009 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Can you describe the glorification of Michael Jackson (now that he's dead) in one word?
on July 7th, 2009 | 6 answers | 4 people like this

It's Thursday, the last day of April. Has it felt like Friday all day to anyone else?
on April 30th, 2009 | 5 answers | 5 people like this

I know someone who calls the failures, fear and chaos of today the Grand Irrationality. With that as a category, what would you list...
on April 28th, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Does the Republican Party suffer from Ballsheimer's Disease? (A disease that attacks the memory and gives them the balls to accuse...
on April 23rd, 2009 | 5 answers | 6 people like this

When did Dick Cheney and Karl Rove become advocates of freedom of information?
on April 23rd, 2009 | 6 answers | 9 people like this

Do you have a favorite song by The Animals? (videos welcomed:)
on April 23rd, 2009 | 13 answers | 9 people like this

I have to buy a new refrigerator. Can anyone recommend a good, reasonably priced brand and model?
on April 23rd, 2009 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

What is your strangest experience in the ongoing AB Glitch? I just answered a question about love turning into hate and it ended up under...
on April 21st, 2009 | 3 answers | 8 people like this

What are your thoughts for this new category: things that make you go hmmm..?
on April 20th, 2009 | 12 answers | 12 people like this

Is there a difference between manners and courtesy?
on April 18th, 2009 | 4 answers | 6 people like this

Why don't we hear about crop circles anymore? Has the phenomen ended?
on April 17th, 2009 | 17 answers | 7 people like this

So is Mel Gibson's wife entitled to half the kidnapped Jews in his basement?
on April 16th, 2009 | 7 answers | 6 people like this

Why do Christians persist in asking questions in public forums? To their way of thinking, wouldn't that be casting their pearls...
on April 15th, 2009 | 15 answers | 15 people like this

I have never been congratulated for anything on AB (sob..), so would you join me in congratulating myself on finally becoming a Sage? Woo...
on April 15th, 2009 | 60 answers | 59 people like this

Is a handgun a good form of feminine protection?
on April 15th, 2009 | 7 answers | 7 people like this

Does CNN (online) stand for 'celebrity news now'?
on April 13th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

How many times must you click on a question to be able to read the answers?
on April 13th, 2009 | 3 answers | 5 people like this

Woody Harrelson claims he mistook a photographer for a zombie when the photographer starting taking photos of Harrelson and his small...
on April 11th, 2009 | 8 answers | 9 people like this

Politically correct or politically incorrect ~ which are you and why?
on April 10th, 2009 | 14 answers | 11 people like this

What is good about Good Friday?
on April 10th, 2009 | 10 answers | 6 people like this

What's one thing that proves "all good things must come to an end"?
on April 7th, 2009 | 13 answers | 7 people like this

How might the world look different if Dr. Martin Luther King had not been killed on this date in 1968?
on April 4th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

So Rush Limbaugh is leaving New York because of "raising income taxes 31% for all New Yorkers making more than $500,000 a...
on April 2nd, 2009 | 7 answers | 5 people like this

Why aren't celebrities adopting American kids?
on March 30th, 2009 | 11 answers | 11 people like this

What are your thoughts of South Africa refusing the Dalai Lama a visa to attend the International Peace Conference in Johannesburg this...
on March 23rd, 2009 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

What are your thoughts of a 30-something, married woman, who is planning a large gathering of women to celebrate a wedding of herself to...
on March 20th, 2009 | 3 answers | 4 people like this

Is this the 'homework hour' on AB?
on March 10th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

If the list of the 'Seven Deadly Sins' was rewritten for today, what would be on the list?
on March 9th, 2009 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

Was/is your father a sexist?
on February 18th, 2009 | 8 answers | 9 people like this

Why has Blackwater recently changed its name to Xe?
on February 18th, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Which of the U.S. Founding Fathers said: "I have examined all the known superstitions of the world and I do not find in our...
on February 18th, 2009 | 3 answers | 6 people like this

According to CNN today, G.W. Bush is being rated as the 7th worst president. Who were the other 6?
on February 16th, 2009 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

Will it take a Native American president to include Native American history in textbooks?
on February 15th, 2009 | 8 answers | 8 people like this

Does it diminish President Obama's white mother and white grandparents to sum him up as black?
on February 15th, 2009 | 15 answers | 8 people like this

Is knowledge the enemy of faith?
on February 15th, 2009 | 18 answers | 12 people like this

Should the man arrested for starting fires in Australia be charged with arson or mass murder?
on February 15th, 2009 | 20 answers | 9 people like this

What is the safest type of travel ~ plane, auto, train, etc?
on February 14th, 2009 | 13 answers | 9 people like this

Valentine's Day ~ as holidays go, the greatest or the lamest?
on February 12th, 2009 | 9 answers | 8 people like this

Do you agree with the retired, amputee doctor, who said Wall Street can "burn in hell"?
on February 12th, 2009 | One answer | 3 people like this

Why is Walmart laying people off? Are they claiming a financial crisis too?
on February 11th, 2009 | 5 answers | 5 people like this

Why does the Pentagon have a policy that bans photos of flag-draped coffins of U.S. soldiers?
on February 11th, 2009 | 3 answers | 4 people like this

Should an under qualified citizen get the job over an over qualified illegal alien?
on February 10th, 2009 | 13 answers | 11 people like this

A turkey?? The 1st hanging in Massachusetts was of a teenage servant boy for criminally abusing 1 mare, 1 cow, 2 goats, 5 sheep, 2...
on February 9th, 2009 | 5 answers | 6 people like this

Is America so surprised nowadays by people who actually do their job well that we make them heroes, like the pilot in the Hudson?
on February 9th, 2009 | 16 answers | 11 people like this

Who established the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (OFBCI) and what is its purpose?
on February 5th, 2009 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Why did the founding fathers believe that separation of church and state was so important it deserved an amendment to the Constitution?
on February 5th, 2009 | 22 answers | 15 people like this

Help!! I've been having unprotected celibacy. Could I be pregnant?
on February 4th, 2009 | 32 answers | 39 people like this

If I have unprotected celibacy could I be pregnant? Help!
on February 4th, 2009 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Is trillion the new billion?
on February 4th, 2009 | 3 answers | 5 people like this

How can you fix something that wasn't broken, or can everything use a fix?
on February 2nd, 2009 | 4 answers | 8 people like this

When the people lead will the leaders follow?
on February 2nd, 2009 | 3 answers | 6 people like this

Wasn't Jennifer Hudson a class act singing the Star Spangled Banner at the Superbowl? Her first appearance since the murder of her...
on February 2nd, 2009 | 4 answers | 5 people like this

"How are you?" "That's a big question, how big an answer do you want?" Fair response?
on February 2nd, 2009 | 3 answers | 4 people like this

Are you a geek? Take this silly quiz and find out: http://www.okcupid.com/quizzy/take
on February 2nd, 2009 | 7 answers | 4 people like this

Who would like to congratulate me on being a Brain?!!? Yippee!, now if I only had a heart and courage .. do they come with higher levels?
on January 31st, 2009 | 5 answers | 8 people like this

Is it easier to be the parent of a child or the child of a parent?
on January 28th, 2009 | 10 answers | 11 people like this

Have you lost your sense of humor?
on January 26th, 2009 | 23 answers | 19 people like this

Are you a good example or a horrible warning?
on January 4th, 2009 | 6 answers | 5 people like this

Do you have a piggy bank?
on January 3rd, 2009 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

In your opinion, are mainstream news programs meant to enlighten, to misinform, or to entertain and distract from what's really...
on January 1st, 2009 | 16 answers | 9 people like this

Trying to load a video link for an answer but it won't download after several attempts. Is it just my computer or is this an AB glitch?
on December 31st, 2008 | 3 answers | 5 people like this

For users who've been here awhile, what are the biggest changes on AB since you joined?
on December 31st, 2008 | 7 answers | 8 people like this

Has anyone else noticed on the I.Q. advertisement here on AB that George Bush has an I.Q. of 125 and Jennifer Anniston an I.Q. of 121?...
on December 31st, 2008 | 2 answers | 4 people like this

What is a soothsayer?
on December 31st, 2008 | 5 answers | 4 people like this

Are there any 'racially pure' people left or is everyone intermixed?
on December 31st, 2008 | 8 answers | 7 people like this

Any prediction for the state of affairs this time next year?
on December 31st, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Which makes it easier to peel boil eggs, boiling them in salt water or vinegar?
on December 31st, 2008 | 10 answers | 4 people like this

Why does a celebrity worshiping society enjoy watching celebrities fall?
on December 31st, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

How has Christianity in the U.S. changed in the last 25 years?
on December 31st, 2008 | 6 answers | 6 people like this

Is bragging a form of aggression?
on December 31st, 2008 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

Is it really possible for a tongue to wag?
on December 31st, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Why are the 7 deadly sins deadly?
on December 31st, 2008 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

If you could have one wish for the new year, what would it be?
on December 30th, 2008 | 6 answers | 4 people like this

Is it possible for a society to be narcissistic?
on December 29th, 2008 | 3 answers | 5 people like this

What are the politics involved in the West supporting Israel?
on December 29th, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

What's the weirdest thing that happened in 2008?
on December 28th, 2008 | 8 answers | 5 people like this

Do you believe in angelic miracles?
on December 26th, 2008 | 20 answers | 13 people like this

Peace on Earth .. wouldn't it be nice? Merry Christmas Everyone!
on December 24th, 2008 | 10 answers | 13 people like this

Are you lonesome tonight? What thoughts would you like to share on Christmas Eve?
on December 24th, 2008 | 3 answers | 5 people like this

So Mumbai used to be Bombay. What other city's names have changed?
on December 6th, 2008 | 9 answers | 8 people like this

What song would describe your Saturday night? (videos welcome)
on December 6th, 2008 | 2 answers | 4 people like this

Was your development arrested?
on December 2nd, 2008 | 5 answers | 7 people like this

Would you rather be choked in the shallow water or wait until you're into deep, unknown waters?
on November 20th, 2008 | 3 answers | 5 people like this

What or who are you too cool for ~ i.e., I'm too cool __________?
on November 18th, 2008 | 7 answers | 8 people like this

CNBC: the US government has spent more than $4 trillion this past year on corporate bailouts, more than 4 years of World War II if...
on November 18th, 2008 | 3 answers | 5 people like this

If you were to divide a group of people between the literate and the illiterate, what would you base your decision on?
on November 15th, 2008 | 5 answers | 4 people like this

Is there any product still 100% made in the U.S.A.?
on November 12th, 2008 | 8 answers | 6 people like this

Why are Republicans fixated on outlandish lies about Obama instead of owning the outlandish lies of George Bush?
on November 10th, 2008 | 6 answers | 7 people like this

Are you having trouble uploading images or videos with your answer? Is it a site problem or just my computer?
on November 9th, 2008 | no answers | 5 people like this

Superficial vs. intense people? Which are you drawn to and why?
on November 8th, 2008 | 3 answers | 4 people like this

I say "basta!" ~ you say?
on November 7th, 2008 | One answer

Now that the election is over the truth is being leaked about campaign tensions and how unprepared some candidates were. Is part of the...
on November 7th, 2008 | 2 answers | 5 people like this

Now that the election is over, what are the chances that Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld will be tried for war crimes?
on November 5th, 2008 | no answers | 7 people like this

Are a state's electoral votes based on population?
on November 4th, 2008 | 2 answers | 6 people like this

Do you have a favorite protest song? (old, new, any view ~ videos welcome)
on October 28th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Bloomberg is reporting Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch have set aside $13 billion to give out as year-end bonuses, despite the financial...
on October 28th, 2008 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

Who should be held responsible for an 8 y.o. boy shooting himself with an Uzi at a gun fair?
on October 27th, 2008 | 5 answers | 5 people like this

Why aren't Obama and McCain talking about the working class?
on October 27th, 2008 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Do you read long questions typed in CAPS?
on October 26th, 2008 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

The rebel war in the Congo has taken 5.4 million lives since 1998; 45,000 people die every month. Why does the world turn a blind eye to...
on October 26th, 2008 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

The term socialism is being thrown around like most Americans even know what it is .. so, why is it seen as a bad thing for America?
on October 26th, 2008 | 12 answers | 10 people like this

What are other names for 'right-wing'?
on October 26th, 2008 | 10 answers | 5 people like this

Why are so many Americans against Socialism?
on October 24th, 2008 | 19 answers | 10 people like this

Was the bailout socialist since it involved nationalizing debt and ultimately privatizing the profit?
on October 24th, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Enough about Joe the Plumber, where's George the President?
on October 23rd, 2008 | 10 answers | 9 people like this

What are the costs for a personal blog site? (i.e., monthly charge?)
on October 22nd, 2008 | 2 answers

What is an example of 'troll bait'?
on October 22nd, 2008 | 6 answers | 4 people like this

Fake leather or real?
on October 22nd, 2008 | One answer

According to Sarah Palin's definition, are you a 'real American' or an 'anti-American'?
on October 20th, 2008 | 19 answers | 12 people like this

Corporate criminals ~ who should be the #1 'most wanted'?
on October 20th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Who is your favorite character actor?
on October 20th, 2008 | 8 answers | 5 people like this

Who is your favorite character actress?
on October 20th, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

How quickly can you spot a homework question? Do you answer them?
on October 20th, 2008 | 7 answers | 6 people like this

Why do we preface what we say with "and not to mention", when the next thing we're going to do is say it?
on October 20th, 2008 | 4 answers | 8 people like this

In the case of a president-elect's assassination, would there be a 2nd election or would the v.p.-elect become president?
on October 20th, 2008 | 3 answers | 10 people like this

How do you go about holding "your friends close but your enemies closer"?
on October 8th, 2008 | 9 answers | 12 people like this

Are there any "first world" countries that are economically stable?
on October 8th, 2008 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

AIG execs got a 7 day luxury retreat days after receiving $85 BIL in taxpayer bailouts in Sept. $440,000 = $200,000 for rooms, $150,000...
on October 8th, 2008 | 4 answers | 5 people like this

Does it bother you that a U.S. Army unit is training for domestic operations under the Army service component of Northern Command? (A...
on October 7th, 2008 | 7 answers | 7 people like this

What's the difference between weakness and wickedness? Are the consequences the same?
on October 5th, 2008 | 5 answers | 10 people like this

Do you agree that an ounce of pretension is worth a pound of manure? In your words, what is an ounce of pretension (snobbery and...
on October 4th, 2008 | One answer | 3 people like this

Does this mean the "bailout" IS working for "Main Street"?: (CNN) Fannie Mae said it will set aside the loan of a 90...
on October 3rd, 2008 | 5 answers | 13 people like this

So Congress is taking the day off for Rosh Hashanah in the midst of the biggest economic disaster in our lifetime. Is Wall Street...
on September 30th, 2008 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

It's 10:00 p.m. Do you know what your government is doing?
on September 29th, 2008 | 14 answers | 13 people like this

Does it make you sad when you find you're playing with yourself on Answerbag?
on September 29th, 2008 | 8 answers | 9 people like this

What are your thoughts about Paul Newman's quote: "The highest single honor I've ever received" was to be named in...
on September 29th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

Does Answerbag ever make your brain hurt?
on September 28th, 2008 | 7 answers | 6 people like this

Who will congratulate me now that I've decided being down rated is a badge of honor?
on September 24th, 2008 | 7 answers | 15 people like this

Do you support the Veterans for Peace who have occupied a ledge of the National Archives Bldg. where they've begun a day-long hunger...
on September 24th, 2008 | 4 answers | 6 people like this

Should taxpayers have to bailout Wall Street when just 1 year ago the five biggest firms paid a record $39 billion in bonuses to...
on September 23rd, 2008 | 6 answers | 5 people like this

If Patrick Henry were alive today would he be in a FEMA camp?
on September 21st, 2008 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

How many of the nine Supreme Court Justices can the average American name?
on September 21st, 2008 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Do you put political signs in your yard?
on September 21st, 2008 | 10 answers | 5 people like this

Will there ever be another American Revolution?
on September 21st, 2008 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

For you or me, wouldn't refusing a subpoena mean jail time? CNN~Aides to Gov. Palin won't comply with subpoenas issued by state...
on September 17th, 2008 | 4 answers | 7 people like this

Would it be a good idea if a user couldn't down rate another without leaving a comment?
on September 17th, 2008 | no answers | 15 people like this

Does anyone else think Michelle Obama is gorgeous?
on September 17th, 2008 | 13 answers | 12 people like this

Would it solve a lot of problems to just eliminate the negative rating button?
on September 17th, 2008 | 7 answers | 5 people like this

The Michigan Messenger reports the Republican Party in Macomb County, Michigan is planning to use a list of foreclosed homes to block...
on September 17th, 2008 | 9 answers | 7 people like this

What are your thoughts about the police in the U.S. arresting a record 870,000 people last year on marijuana violations, an average of...
on September 17th, 2008 | 16 answers | 7 people like this

Do news organizations actually care about your responses to polls?
on September 15th, 2008 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

In Star Wars, Chancellor Palpatine convinces the Senate to grant him emergency powers to squelch the Separatist movement's army. He...
on September 15th, 2008 | 5 answers | 6 people like this

Which would you rather watch getting made: sausage or laws?
on September 15th, 2008 | 6 answers | 4 people like this

Who were the Founding Mothers?
on September 15th, 2008 | 2 answers | 4 people like this

Thirteen colonies, wasn't that bad luck?
on September 15th, 2008 | 6 answers | 5 people like this

Why must the huddled masses keep yearning?
on September 15th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

Can you name 3 things about U.S. politics that seem like they're as bad as they possibly could be?
on September 15th, 2008 | 10 answers | 7 people like this

Is anyone embarrassed now for voting for or supporting George W. Bush?
on September 15th, 2008 | 9 answers | 9 people like this

Why must Independent voters register Republican or Democrat to be allowed to vote?
on September 15th, 2008 | 5 answers | 4 people like this

Why were dozens of Saudi royals and members of the bin Laden family secretly airlifted out of the U.S. immediately after 9/11? Why did...
on September 15th, 2008 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

Did GW Bush make his first million 20 years ago with an oil company partly funded by Salem Bin Laden?
on September 15th, 2008 | 3 answers | 5 people like this

Why did the 'prophet' Elisha curse 42 Hebrew children for calling him bald and call two bears to attack and tear them to...
on September 14th, 2008 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

PBS is show casing what viewers have voted as the best of Masterpiece Theatre tonight. Which program would you have voted for?
on September 14th, 2008 | no answers

How has the media shaped our collective memory?
on September 14th, 2008 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

Is there a role for politics or religion in our judicial system?
on September 14th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What are the most common mistakes lawyers make?
on September 14th, 2008 | 4 answers | 5 people like this

Why was President Eisenhower known as "Ike"?
on September 13th, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Is the war in Iraq "God's plan" as Palin states in this clip?
on September 13th, 2008 | 13 answers | 8 people like this

Can you think of a song with 'Saturday night' in the title or lyrics? (videos appreciated!)
on September 13th, 2008 | 12 answers | 6 people like this

Biologists have discovered that Malaysian pen-tailed tree shrews can drink heavily without getting drunk. What's the craziest and...
on September 13th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Did John F. Kennedy have an illegitimate son?
on September 13th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

Can religion and reason coexist?
on September 13th, 2008 | 6 answers | 4 people like this

Which is more surprising to you, the really personal questions asked on here or the really personal answers people provide?
on September 12th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

So you get to party with one person alive today for one night, who would you choose? I'd choose Eddie Izzard.
on September 11th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

So the particle accelerator is on in Europe, according to the hype this might be our end, what would you have done differently to prevent...
on September 11th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

What would happen if every voter boycotted the election until those running started talking about the problems the U.S. is facing?
on September 11th, 2008 | 6 answers | 6 people like this

Do you ever wonder what the person behind the avatar really looks like?
on September 10th, 2008 | 7 answers | 8 people like this

When did the 'embedding' of journalists with the groups they're reporting on begin?
on September 10th, 2008 | One answer

Where did the concept of 'perfection' come from, when clearly no one and nothing is perfect?
on September 10th, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

When Gustav was barreling down our shores, we were told it's time to put partisan politics aside and become just...
on September 10th, 2008 | 5 answers | 6 people like this

What kind of person wakes up one morning and thinks, "I'll run for President!"?
on September 10th, 2008 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Is reincarnation just soul recycling?
on September 10th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

I'm new so be kind .. is this a slow day on AB or is it always like this?
on September 9th, 2008 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

Why would Republicans be calling for "change" when their party has been at the helm for 8 years?
on September 9th, 2008 | 13 answers | 13 people like this

What should you be doing now?
on September 9th, 2008 | 2 answers

If red is the color of caution, why are people blacklisted?
on September 8th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

In what ways are Eric Cartman and George W. Bush similar?
on September 8th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

What is a succubus and have you encountered one?
on September 5th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this