Most so-called "poor" in the U.S. are trapped in the cycle of poverty. True or False? Why?
on May 26th, 2012 | 10 answers | 2 people like this

Yesterday's WV primary, 40% of the Democrats voted for a convicted felon serving time in a TX prison rather than vote for Obama. Opinon?
on May 9th, 2012 | 13 answers | 4 people like this

It's reported that the Obama people are searching hard for a good campaign slogan. Any suggestions?
on April 9th, 2012 | 15 answers

Does arugula mixed with romaine lettuce make a tasty salad? What are the best compliments to add?
on March 22nd, 2012 | One answer

Saving for retirement...401k, IRA? Will liberals take it from you because you have too much money and you need to pay your "fair share"?
on March 12th, 2012 | 8 answers

You only hurt the ones you love. True? False? If true, do you know why? Does it apply to anyone you know/knew?
on March 11th, 2012 | 7 answers | 4 people like this

My security system (McAfee) is blocking certain AB advertisers from displaying their ads they are paying for. Is yours?
on February 27th, 2012 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

Will you be wating ABC's "Person of Interest" tonight? (It's one of my TV favorites this season.)
on February 16th, 2012 | One answer | 2 people like this

As an ABer, honestly, would you classfiy you and your family as "Poor", "Middle Class" or "Upper Class"?
on February 5th, 2012 | 11 answers | 6 people like this

Your thoughts? http://nation.foxnews.com/homelessness/2011/12/01/homeless-lady-15-kids-somebody-needs-pay-all-my-children
on December 2nd, 2011 | 2 answers

This is merely a Test Question #2. [Would you please read most recent AB BLOG --top of page-- for explanation?]
on September 25th, 2011 | 5 answers | 5 people like this

This is merely a Test Question. [Would you please read most recent AB BLOG --top of page-- for explanation?]
on September 25th, 2011 | One answer

Should our government provide free air purifying masks to all non-smokers? :-)
on July 14th, 2011 | 7 answers | 2 people like this

OK with you that free-spending politicians are driving us deeper and deeper in debt and destroying our children's/grandchildren's futures?
on July 8th, 2011 | 6 answers | 1 person likes this

I love the song "Celebration Time". I'm writing a song called "Constipation Time". Do you think it'll be a hit? :-)
on July 7th, 2011 | 8 answers | 4 people like this

Which are some of the most frequently misspelled English words? Which plague you personally?
on July 6th, 2011 | 10 answers | 5 people like this

Is your underwear tattered? [Note to my dear Spicy: This question is for those who actually WEAR underwear! :-)]
on June 7th, 2011 | 7 answers | 5 people like this

I have a friend who was just diagnosed with breast cancer. (Please read on.)
on June 5th, 2011 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

When an insurgent group of discontented citizens of Libya took up arms against its government...(please read on)
on May 10th, 2011 | One answer

Have you recorded something amusing/funny on your answering maching/voice mail? Would you tell us what it is? I need something good. :-)
on April 28th, 2011 | 9 answers | 5 people like this

Demand Media, parent company of Answerbag, made its Initial Public Offering (IPO) yesterday, 1/26/2011, NYSE symbol DMD.N.
on January 27th, 2011 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Is it your family tradition to have a Birthday Cake on Christmas Day?
on December 8th, 2010 | 11 answers | 7 people like this

I'm having a problem applying a "Like" to questions. When I click the "Like" icon, it doesn't record.
on November 24th, 2010 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

I'm having guests in next weekend. Three of them will be women. How many rolls of toilet paper will I need on hand? :-)
on October 16th, 2010 | 12 answers | 7 people like this

Do you ever play FreeCell? As of now, what is your Personal Best...i.e., your highest number of consecutive wins?
on September 20th, 2010 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

Have you ever been called upon to participate in a loved ones End-Of-Life process; that is, carry out the terms of a Medical Directive?
on September 12th, 2010 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

Now that the "new and improved" AnswerBag is nearly 4 months old, how would you rate it...on a scale of 1 (lousy) thru 10 (great)?
on April 1st, 2010 | 4 answers | 7 people like this

I'm pleased to say that I'm celebrating an anniversary today. Can you guess which one...and for what?
on December 8th, 2009 | One answer | 4 people like this

Have you taken the opportunity to read Lex Friedman's most recent entry on the AB Blog? (See right hand side of Home Page). IMO, the...
on December 6th, 2009 | 4 answers | 5 people like this

Do you like the new TV drama Medium? I do...at least so far. Interesting...clever...story lines. It's on TV as I type. Friday, 9:00...
on October 2nd, 2009 | no answers | 1 person likes this

ALERT: Have you noticed that there is something radically wrong with the AB Site right now...and has been since late 9/28/09 ? (For...
on September 29th, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Need to get away for, say, a week with someone(s) you love? Anywhere? Tell me about it...like, where? Maybe, if reasonable, I'll...
on August 14th, 2009 | 10 answers | 9 people like this

Tomorrow night you are on my tab. You and your guest may enjoy a wonderful. romantic evening of dinner/damce anywhere you can get to (at...
on August 14th, 2009 | 7 answers | 7 people like this

Eventually, we must all leave this earth. How would you wish to depart? These are your only choices: Smoking related cancer...heart...
on August 14th, 2009 | 12 answers | 8 people like this

On a scale of 1-10, ten being highest, how do you like yourself?
on August 14th, 2009 | 34 answers | 23 people like this

Our Great ABer, NUNYA, is home and recovering now. Having had to have a procedure on her foot, which is now in a cast, she’s hoping...
on August 7th, 2009 | 15 answers | 14 people like this

You are a Head of State, faced with a disaster and coping with a starving population. You receive limited food supplies from other...
on August 7th, 2009 | 6 answers | 6 people like this

Don'tcha just love it when you read an answer from an ABer with a gazillion points write "Points aren't important to...
on August 2nd, 2009 | 9 answers | 9 people like this

What are your criteria for expressing appreciation? I mean, for, say --in terms of time-- the receipt of a wedding, birthday, or other...
on August 1st, 2009 | 8 answers | 8 people like this

Have you ever had a close...close...AB Friend suddenly disappear without warning or any follow-up? How upsetting was it, has it been, to...
on July 31st, 2009 | 5 answers | 9 people like this

Among so-called celebrities...or the well-known... who would you like to see "Just go away!", never to be heard from, or about,...
on July 29th, 2009 | no answers | 13 people like this

Two parts: (1) True or False. There are more than 25,000 species of spiders in the world. (2) From what network show did I...
on July 24th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

How many consecutive days can you, the family, tolerate eating, say, a huge pot of leftover, great-tasting homemade chicken soup,...
on July 24th, 2009 | 13 answers | 13 people like this

Regardless of ones trials and tribulations, life really need not be allowed to be all that complicated or painful. Agreed or disagree? Do...
on June 3rd, 2009 | 7 answers | 7 people like this

Our one and only Ms. Spicy Hot has just joined all the other great Guru’s this day. A gorgeous ABer she is...inside and out. Please...
on May 31st, 2009 | no answers | 29 people like this

As a child, what was your most memorable vacation your parents took you on? As a parent, which vacation did you take your child/children...
on May 21st, 2009 | 8 answers | 4 people like this

How long has it been since you did something "old fashioned", like a picnic with the kids...or a spouse or s/o? What other...
on May 20th, 2009 | 7 answers | 4 people like this

If you had the power to destroy/eliminate any one PHYSICAL thing on this earth, what would it be?
on May 17th, 2009 | 11 answers | 7 people like this

Our Jadey has just walked through the the Sage Room door. May I ask that you put your keyboards to work and offer your CONGRATULATIONS to...
on May 14th, 2009 | 14 answers | 17 people like this

List the five people in your life you love/like most...in order, most first...and would you want the people named on your list to see the...
on May 14th, 2009 | 8 answers | 10 people like this

AB is a site for teaching...and learning. Who among us would prefer to teach? Who among us really wants to learn? I know most may say...
on May 13th, 2009 | 7 answers | 9 people like this

Mom's seem to tend to favor their sons. Dad's tend to favor their daughters. Agree or disagree? How was it in your family? Who...
on May 12th, 2009 | 26 answers | 17 people like this

Has signing up for the U.S. National Do Not Call List worked for you? For the most part, it has for me. Do those of other AB...
on May 12th, 2009 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

To all Mothers in our AB World: Happy Mother's Day...even those who aren't "Mothers", per se, but women who have...
on May 10th, 2009 | 4 answers | 6 people like this

As much as some would have us believe, the words "profit" and "capitalism", if honorable shared and attained, are not...
on May 10th, 2009 | 19 answers | 17 people like this

A major shampoo company is said to have used ONE WORD in its use instructions that proved to add millions of dollars to its bottom line!...
on May 10th, 2009 | 11 answers | 11 people like this

According to a recent study, what are said to be the first six most feared ways to die? See if you can name any of them, without doing a...
on May 7th, 2009 | 13 answers | 12 people like this

Are you frequently aware of your freedoms or do you, like many, just take freedom for granted? What freedoms are most important to you?...
on May 7th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

How many nations forbid their average citizens access to the WorldWideWeb...facing possible prison if they somehow do? Can you name some...
on May 7th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Check the activity in your own profile and tell us, in terms of responses, which was the best question you every posted here at AB? Did...
on May 4th, 2009 | no answers | 1 person likes this

Our AB Friend, Beavis, joined us in February of this year and has already reached the AB Level of Sage...an impressive move forward. How...
on May 4th, 2009 | no answers | 28 people like this

Here we are complaining about a Bush...a Clinton...a whatever...never having experienced a hungry day in our lives. Pathetic, no?
on May 3rd, 2009 | 6 answers | 5 people like this

There are so many magnificent...beautiful...things in this world. I need to read of your take on that. We are an overly troubled world....
on May 3rd, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Think! If it were not for your Mom and/or your Dad, your family, your friends, your neighbors, your teachers and, of course, yourself, et...
on May 3rd, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Think! Are you, for the vast most part, or even basically, grateful to be you?
on May 3rd, 2009 | 4 answers | 5 people like this

Ever thought that your date of death was determined before or at your date of birth? Have your considered that your life was on a certain...
on May 3rd, 2009 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

For ABer's who are home most of the day --retirees, stay-at-home parents-- is your TV always on, either in the background or for...
on May 3rd, 2009 | 6 answers | 11 people like this

Regarding the most difficult period of your life, has it passed? How long did it last? Who, if anyone other than yourself, helped you...
on May 3rd, 2009 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

Do you anticipate that you will live longer than did your parents/siblings? Have you modified/improved your lifestyle over their's...
on May 3rd, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Were you just a little saddened by the deaths this past week of Bea Arthur ("Maude", "Dorothy" of "Golden...
on May 3rd, 2009 | no answers

For non-vegans: Have you decided to back off of pork products for awhile...until there's a convincing "all-clear"...
on May 3rd, 2009 | 14 answers | 9 people like this

For non-vegans: Do you prefer turkey, chicken or maybe even duck or pheasant? White, dark or both/either? And how do you prefer it be...
on May 3rd, 2009 | 8 answers | 8 people like this

In terms of employment/career and financial status, were you more successful than were your parents? Using the same measures, is/are your...
on May 1st, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

What has been the strangest AB DownRate you’ve ever received? Mine was for admitting that I take at least a shower daily for...
on April 30th, 2009 | 4 answers | 6 people like this

I fantasize when I want to fall asleep for the night. Pleasant fantasies. I've done it for years. My fantasies have changed over the...
on April 30th, 2009 | 11 answers | 6 people like this

Our dear “Grandmom Roses still missing Jodie44", our good AB Friend from Ontario, Canada, has just reached the coveted level...
on April 29th, 2009 | 21 answers | 14 people like this

What are your thoughts about the recent Air Force One photo-op New York fly-over...the cost of the episode and the panic it set off in...
on April 29th, 2009 | 11 answers | 4 people like this

Had anyone planned a trip to Mexico that , based on today's State Department warnings regarding swine flu, have seen fit to cancel?...
on April 27th, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Have you, in a positive way, “grown” at all since joining the AB Family? Want to share by telling us how so?
on April 27th, 2009 | 14 answers | 19 people like this

How many entertainers have you seen in person...live on stage. Were their performances all that you expected and hoped for based on the...
on April 25th, 2009 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

News Flash...Have you heard? Captain Richard Phillips has been rescued. Three pirates killed.
on April 12th, 2009 | 8 answers | 8 people like this

For the most part, would you consider yourself to be a giver or a taker in life? Do you know those who are exceptional givers...and those...
on April 6th, 2009 | 8 answers | 8 people like this

Some subscribe to the philosophy of “No pain, no gain!” Others follow the concept of “No Pain...Good!” To which...
on March 21st, 2009 | 5 answers | 5 people like this

Federal vote-buying, power-grabbing cigarette tax of 62c per pack [$6.20 per carton] will go into effect on April 1, 2009, to pay for...
on March 12th, 2009 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

I was on vacation one time [1980's] where they changed the clocks TWO hours, rather than the standard one hour. Can you tell me...
on March 12th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

Http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1332840 and http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1332839 are exactly the same question...yet, flagging as...
on March 8th, 2009 | One answer | 3 people like this

There are so-called "Blue States" and "Red States". Which states are in the deepest financial trouble? Can you name...
on March 4th, 2009 | One answer | 4 people like this

Tell us, your AB family, one thing...even two things...that you would like to do, or accomlish, before your life is ended. Would also...
on March 3rd, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

He doesn't know whether to ______ or go blind! Wanna fill in the blank with first came to mind? Anybody in your life who comes to mind?
on March 2nd, 2009 | One answer

He doesn't know his _______from a hole in the ground! Feel like filling in the blank with the first thing that came to mind?...
on March 2nd, 2009 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

Do you personally know a hypocrite or hypocrites...not a group who you think are loaded with hypocrites...but one you personally know?...
on February 23rd, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Should/could President Obama have ordered the Congress to eliminate all...ALL...pork from the so-called "Stimulus Bill"? Would...
on February 12th, 2009 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

Do people still live in igloos...or did left-wing liberals in the Congress, like Charlie Schumer and Barney Frank, go and screw up that...
on February 11th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

The earthworm capital of the world is near what major city? Record length of an earthworm discovered was? Where found?
on February 10th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Have you ever taken a cruise...or even more than one? Do you prefer large or small ships? Which cruise line(s)? Which destinations give...
on February 9th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Why are my sexual experiences so few? I'm a fast learner...and when alone I practice a lot. :-)
on February 8th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

It is being reported on the news this afternoon, 2/5/09, that Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, has been taken to the hospital...
on February 5th, 2009 | One answer

Would anyone like to join me in congratulating Anonymous, arriving today, for reaching the Beginner Level? ...LOL, y'all...sorry...I...
on February 4th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

Denzel Washington and Cuba Gooding, Jr. are excellent actors. I don’t know the political views Mr. Gooding, but I do know that...
on February 2nd, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Is parenting an avocation today...a SECOND job, so to speak? Are our children becoming more and more like mere human pets?
on January 27th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Will "Knock! Knock! Who's there?" jokes ever have a come-back? Got a good one you'd like to share...or are y'all...
on January 26th, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Does anyone play the Microsoft FreeCell solitaire card game that was programmed into your computer? If so, what's your record of...
on January 25th, 2009 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is about to become law. Families of four, earning up to $65,000/year will be...
on January 24th, 2009 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

Why do so many ABers answer a perfectly good question...but fail to give the questioner point recognition? I see it done all the time. It...
on January 23rd, 2009 | 13 answers | 11 people like this

I can think of several...but do you know someone who "turned over in his/her grave" at 12:05 PM, EST today, January 20,...
on January 20th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

For those who voted for George Bush in 2000 and/or 2006, do you remain comfortable with your decision to have done so? (With all due...
on January 20th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What have you accomplished in your life that makes you most proud? Substantive, page-length answers most welcomed.
on January 20th, 2009 | no answers | 1 person likes this

Contrary to what many of us were told, do you take comfort in knowing that Hell did NOT really freeze over at 12:05 PM, EST, on January...
on January 20th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Here at AB for 43 daze...er, days. Am at Level 32, nearly 6000 points, 95% positive due mostly to answers. Curious, is there a means by...
on January 20th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

Happy Martin Luther King Day! Where's my gifts?!? Next year we need to get a "White Friday" sales day thing going. The...
on January 19th, 2009 | One answer | 3 people like this

When you think about it, what's all that "normal" about being "normal"? Do you think of yourself as being all...
on January 18th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Other than your parents, when you were young --still living at home-- did you have a mentor you felt that you could trust with any...
on January 18th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Do you always practice what you preach? (The answer "I always try." really doesn't cut it!)
on January 16th, 2009 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

Do Baggers who are 70.5 years old, or older, know that they are not required to take thier taxable MRD's (Minimum Required...
on January 16th, 2009 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

Who in your life do you REALLY love more than yourself. Let me put it this way, is there one or more persons you would give up all...
on January 16th, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

My favorite Caribbean island, hands down, is Aruba...for restaurants, hotels, entertainment and the extreme cordiality of the people....
on January 15th, 2009 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

Have you ever failed to make a flight, cancel or get off a flight that later crashed and all the passengers perished? [I did...twice!]
on January 15th, 2009 | 3 answers | 5 people like this

How many different countries have you at least touched down in/on? How many U.S. states? Where have you found the friendliest people?
on January 15th, 2009 | 6 answers | 5 people like this

If you learned that your minor child broke into someone's home, stole something of value and sold it, would you require your child...
on January 13th, 2009 | 11 answers | 9 people like this

Except for the fact that it makes me cry a lot...and thus gives me a headache...my favorite TV show is "Extreme Makeover-Home...
on January 11th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

Windows keeps windowing me several times a day that my "virtual memory" is below minimum and it is increasing it. I did...
on January 7th, 2009 | 3 answers | 4 people like this

Parents: Don't you wish you could just tell the kids to go out and play...and make sure you're back for dinner...like the old...
on January 7th, 2009 | 13 answers | 5 people like this

Have you ever been blackmailed or been on the receiving end of attempted blackmail? How did you respond to it?
on January 7th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

When you read an answer and find it reasonable and honest (though not "wildly outstanding"), but see that it has been...
on January 2nd, 2009 | 17 answers | 15 people like this

If we repealed "Megan's Law" and replaced it with a "Lock-'em-Up-Throw-Away-the- Key-Law", would we be able...
on January 2nd, 2009 | 8 answers | 2 people like this

Isn't it often rewarding to you how AB, with its questions, answers and comments, stimulates your thinking about yourself and others...
on December 31st, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

How would you react were AB's "fail-safe" systems completely crash, including all backup...with the record of your...
on December 28th, 2008 | 6 answers | 6 people like this

Has anyone had, or ever known anyone who has had, a four-hour (or more) erection that they warn about on the TV ad?
on December 27th, 2008 | no answers | 6 people like this

TO ALL JUDGMENTAL ABers: What's it like being perfect...really, really perfect? (And my wife is disqualified from answering this...
on December 26th, 2008 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

Stores open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day should be required to charge 50% more for purchases, and give the added income to the...
on December 23rd, 2008 | 12 answers | 10 people like this

How many of you have a birthday cake and sing "Happy Birthday" on Christmas Day...like, to teach your kids what it's...
on December 22nd, 2008 | 7 answers | 6 people like this

Do you guys in Great Britain have an ACLU-like organization trying to destroy YOUR joyful and harmless Christmas as you've always...
on December 20th, 2008 | 3 answers | 5 people like this

I called the suicide hot line last night. Dude told me to hold until he finished writing his answer! Like, what answer1?! Was that sucker...
on December 19th, 2008 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

My friend’s mother died in the hospital. He told me he was going to sue for malpractice . I asked him if he had selected a charity...
on December 18th, 2008 | 4 answers | 5 people like this

My employer does randoms. I’m not worried about the narc thing...not a problem...but can AB addiction show up in urine?
on December 18th, 2008 | 4 answers | 8 people like this

I first learned about AB on FoxNews. [Damn them, FoxNews...they’re pushers! :-)]. How ‘bout you? Where, or from whom, did you...
on December 18th, 2008 | no answers | 5 people like this

Do you think we, the United States, should withdraw from the United Nations? And either way, should the United Nations headquarters be...
on December 16th, 2008 | 6 answers | 4 people like this

My husband is sitting here spitting up blood. I can't call 911 without signing out of AB...and I don't want to, damn it! What...
on December 15th, 2008 | 4 answers | 5 people like this

I just got a window message saying "Answerbag is currently unavailable. Please try again later." Is God (or my wife) trying to...
on December 14th, 2008 | 7 answers | 7 people like this

If you were facing eventual, probable total disability of a loved one (e.g., from Alzheimer’s disease) who would require 24/7 care,...
on December 13th, 2008 | 19 answers | 11 people like this

Did Adolph Hitler Smoke?
on December 8th, 2008 | 3 answers | 5 people like this