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Can we get AB to change back the way it was ? And soon, before I chuck it in. It's ugly.

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Is anyone as sad as me that our fav. website is now so bad? Not sad. Why change something that worked? It's ugly and stupid now.

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What's your favorite European country? I think 'UK' should have been used here, not England. The UK is a fine nation. But I love all the others, too.

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Does anyone actually like the new answerbag layout? It's ugly. The homepage doesn't reflect what I want out of it. I hate it. I'm quitting.

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Why is it we can take pictures of other galaxies parsecs away but we can't get a single photo of any of the apollo landing sites as they look today?With all the area disturbed by the rover that makes a large site and should be visible to the naked eye! The site isn't that large. Have a look at these photos, although I think you've already made up your mind on this one... http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/multimedia/lroimages/apollosites.html

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What does a man like the most on a womens body Eyes, mouth, hair, neck, shoulders, legs, hands, breasts. The bits that join these together. The other bits. All of her.

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What makes life so great? altruism, beer, cherry trees, chocolate, delicatessans, espresso, football, guitars, herons, ipods, jokes, The Enigma of Kasper Hauser, love, mountains, Mozart, new stationery, noodles, oulipo, peanuts, quizzes, rivers, rock and roll, sandwiches, Thai curry, tea, umbrellas, The Velvet Underground, walking, x-ray spectacles, yellow socks and Zadie Smith.

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Is it bad to kiss your female cousin? What if you're a girl as well? Members of the British royal family have been mating with their cousins for generations. A kiss with a cousin of the same sex is nothing.

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Do you think our Beliefs Create our Reality? If I jump into a vat of molten lead I don't think my beliefs will alter the reality of my immediate demise.

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Whats the best way to get a man hard? Buy him an Iron Man costume, like the one Robert Downey Jnr gets to wear. Cool.

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Is your gut instinct always right? No, but I've just read a fascinating book on the subject: "Gut Instinct" by Gerd Gigerenzer. Highly recommended.

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Can atheists really love themselves? We're humans too, just like the non-atheists. Some of us are ok with how we are, some of us are not. That's all there is to it.

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What has been your experience with moving an online relationship into real life? Exhilirating: getting to know someone through online chat changes the way relationships develop. Instead of looks beings so important, wit, intelligence and the things you have in common make much more of an impact. I met her on MySpace and we've been together for four years. I've had more fun with her than I have had with any of my many, previous relationships. If I'd seen...

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Should Al Gores Oscar be taken back since his documentary was based on cooked science? I don't know about that... but what happens if he is right? I'm not sure there's any 'cooked science' just a few over zealous scientists at, for example, the University of East Anglia. Know where that is? When you find out, just wonder how the story has travelled a trillion times around the world...Maybe it's because anyone who is threatened by climate change...

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Did you mean your last words? The last thing I said was "wooot...?" when I came in from work and found an upturned plate of pasta on my kitchen floor. I meant it, even though I don't know what I meant.

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Describe your childhood in 1 word? Eternal

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Do you think the world would be a better/peaceful place if all turn vegetarian? Great question. I'm not a vegetarian, but can see so many benefits of vegetarianism. Aside from the moral aspects, the environmental and political implications could change the planet. Might be a bit boring, though.

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If psychics can predict lottery numbers, why are they still working? I knew you were going to ask that question.

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The British government has given its backing to a campaign called Pink Stinks, which wants to eradicate pink & fluffy toys/ dolls from the face of the earth because they limit girls' aspirations and teach them to value be beauty over brains. Do you agree? When she was a little girl, my daughter insisted on everything pink: she had a pink room, pink furniture with pink books, toys, pink everything. She's 14 now and assertive enough, thanks very much. Colour is one tiny strand in a complex web of what makes one girl grow up to be self-assured, and another to be riddled with low esteem. But if this campaign gets us to discuss the issue,...

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What is the perfect christmas gift for a geek that isnt tooo exspensive.... I'm a geek - someone bought me a pedometer - it measures how far I walk in a day, a week etc, and analyses the data (very geeky, all these stats). As most geeks are usually quite unlikely to be involved in sports (or even any measure of fitness) this present will be a two fold blessing for any geek - not only does it give you feedback on distances covered over any period, but it reassures...

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I dont like americans do you like them I haven't met them all, so couldn't tell you.

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How would a psychologist suggest you plan for psychological well-being? 1. Quit my job. 2. Read shorter books.

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Who's voice would you least like to have directing you on your satellite navigation? My dad's.

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What would you do if i throw this cup of water at you? Wonder what you were doing on board my yacht.

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Can you remember when John Lennon died? I was watching TV when the news broke, and it seemed unbelievable. For some reason it was more shocking than Elvis or JFK. It was as if the fabric of the universe had been torn. It didn't make sense.

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If you could solve one of history's "unsolved mysteries" which would you choose? Why socks never stay in pairs.

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We are all going to die eventually. How would you like to go out? As a 127 year old yogic philosopher, concert pianist, sexual athlete and the discoverer of a means of extracting a form of free fuel energy from the heartbeats of ants.

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Have you ever given a bum some money? At every opportunity. I am by the rest of the world's standards, very fortunate, and by definition I assume a 'bum' isn't. I can always spare some cash for someone who is a) homeless b) hungry c) anguished. Can't you?

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Can you name all the different countries and islands that once belongs to Denmark? No, I can't. Do you think that I should?

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What, if anything, is perfect in this world? The idea of a circle.

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How could billions of people be wrong when it comes to belief in God? After all, how many atheists are there? We can be wrong about so many things. The difference between someone like me, and someone like you (I suggest) is that I am prepared to change my mind. You've made up yours.

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Why is war a priority but the basic needs of the American people and our infrastructures aren't? Excellent question! Interest groups in the US want to maintain their own power: by spending huge amounts of money on war they keep external threats at bay, whilst ensuring any potential internal threat (e.g. the call for an equitable taxation system) is minimized. (Poorly funded education and health systems ensure the vast majority of people are just too busy surviving to make a fuss.)

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Please give me 1 good reason to live? Walking in the snow.

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Is there a name of the behavioral condition when someone needs to count everything? Sounds like obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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Is there a name of the behavioral condition when someone needs to count everything? Yes, it's called government.

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Can a dog or cat get their ears pierced? Mine pierce each other's. With their teeth.

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What do Russia and USA have in common? Pride.

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What is a good practical joke to play on telesales people when they call. If you can be bothered: keep them talking, tell them about your family, your grandparents, your house, your job, your town. Tell them your star sign, your food preferences, your favourite brand of yogurt. Tell them about your favourite TV programme, film, tell them why you love the sound of the bagpipes, and ask them to hang on because your uncle will be over in twenty minutes and he can give...

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What does the war in iraq have to do with 9/11? 9/11 gave the 'coalition forces' an excuse to invade Iraq. That's it.

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What is (A+B) to the fifth power? Assuming A is 1 and B is 2, then this means 3 to the fifth power which is 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3. But if A is a cornflake and B is a milkshake, it's just a mess and I'm not clearing up.

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When are people going to stop believing in Satan and Hell? Surely no one can be that stupid.

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If you have spent 3 hours hard work (after your job) removing a fireplace for your partner and she does not appreciate this. Instead she moans about the dust, should I hit her with a sledgehammer? A bit rash. Just let her clear up.

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Is Anyone Burning in Hell Today? Don't be silly.

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Is marrying a Nintendo virtual girlfriend taking things a bit too far? Somehow I think not. The groom is a pioneer, and pretty soon we'll all be doing pretty much the same.

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Is there any good news out there? And there's still oil coming out of the ground. For now.

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Midi question. Just got my first electric piano (88keys). Got a few basic instruments on it. What I'm wondering is if it's possible to change them with other instruments? Midi in+out of course.. CASIO CDP-100. But I'm using midi>usb. Midi noob :P Midi took the best years of my life. Yes, you can buy modules, or use software to have every sound in the known to the intelligent universe. But the music you make won't be any better for it.

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Was sliced bread really that much of a landmark in human develpment that it should be used as a benchmark for comparing all great thinks that man kind has followed with? Along with rocket science and brain surgery, sliced bread encapsulates a late phase of industrial-capitalism. Enjoy it, it's not going to last very much longer.

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Do you believe in Charles Darwin's Evolution of Man theory? Darwin didn't say we evolved from monkeys. He suggested that monkeys and human beings evolved from a common ancestor. Your ignorance of evolution suggests you need to study it before you dismiss it.

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What's a song YOU used to like, but have heard SO many times, that you just do not like it so much, anymore? "Happy Birthday"

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Where is the most sexy place for a tatoo on a female? and what? Amsterdam's a sexy place. Go there for a tattoo.

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What's the worst excuses for turning down sex? please say if its a guy/ girl thing A girl I was dating told me she thought I would impregnate her with the seed of Satan. She didn't want that.

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Name something that is more entertaining than watching TV? Not watching TV

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How wonderful is Copenhagen? So wonderful they named it twice. Didn't they?

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I have asked 2 questions but where are my answers? Here's one.

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If 'God can do anything', can he build a mountain so strong he can't move it himself? If "God can do anything" then the answer is yes, he can. You've answered the question yourself! (Of course, I don't know how God can do this, but that's not the question.)

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I've been vegan (no meat, dairy, eggs) for 6 years as of today. What does that make you automatically assume about me? I will assume that you think I will "automatically assume" something - and I have, so well done. The tone of the question makes you sound defensive, and perhaps a little militant, not the description you give of yourself.

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What do you like to eat mushrooms with? More mushrooms.

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WHy do people say that you won't go anywhere with an English Degree? It won't fit in a rucksack.

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Would someone please tell Lenny Henry, that he is not nor has he ever been funny? You tell him.

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Why did England and France declare war on Germany when Germany just wanted to take back that part of Germany which was taken away from her after the First World War? For the same reason, I suppose, that the UK will not ngeotiate the sovereignty of the Falkland Isles with Argentina. Too much blood has already been spilt to allow a defeated oppressor to get what it wants too easily.

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If you came in and I was naked in your bed what would you do? Growl, so you would run away, screaming. You've already eaten our porridge and broken my son's chair!

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What do I have to do to prove to you that I am a good person? Not be bad.

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What are three things you can't do? 1. Answer this question.

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If God does not exist was there intelligence involved on our coming to be. Example, dna has 3 billion bits of info, coded by only 5 chemicals. Much like a pc binary. And their code instructs cells to become eyes, hands etc. If no intelligence then how Simple: if it hadn't happened you wouldn't be here to ask the question. In the four and a half billion years since the Earth condensed into planet, there has been ample time for a trillion of combinations of chemicals to evolve into something more comples. No intelligence. Ever seen a colony of ants? They behave like a single, intelligent creature, or as if they all had mobiles....

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On average I ejaculate once every day. Is that healthy? Are there any health issues for doing so? As long as you want to!

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Are the leaves changing colors yet in your neighborhood? Wales, early October, the leaves are changing and falling. Cold here today, don't like it.

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Do you think there should be an upper age limit on sex? Humour welcome There is a legal upper age limit - it's called necrophilia.

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What ethnic background is Victoria Beckham? She is the love child of a jar of Marmite and a stick insect.

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What would you do if it started snowing right now? Well, it probably is snowing somewhere right now; and I guess it's also starting to snow somewhere too, so I suppose I'd just carry on doing what I'm doing.

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Is drinking coffee before working out a bad idea? This link suggests it can limit blood flow to the heart, making it a bad thing. http://www.worldhealth.net/news/caffeine_limits_blood_flow_to_heart_musc

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Why does bad singing always sound like good singing - to the person who's singing it? What is good singing? What is bad singing? Is Bob Dylan a good or a bad singer? You might like or dislike certain singing - but that doesn't make it good or bad. TV talent shows encourage us to judge what should be a pleasure. If you love your voice, that should be good enough.

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What's the best advice you can give me? Don't be afraid.

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Name the brightest planet in the solar system. Jupiter - it has an IQ of 150.

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Is the media misleading? Yes. Most of the media are subjected to such financial constraints that there is very little real investigative journalism. Subsequently many stories are rehashed PR or stolen from other sources. See: http://www.flatearthnews.net/

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Are younger brother often taller than their older brothers? My observation is that they are often several inches taller than their older brothers. What is your experience? Could there be a biological explanation? Interesting question - the other observation I'd like to add is that first borns tend to develop and mature quickly, reach adulthood younger, but this, in turn, limits growth. Younger siblings mature later, and keep growing, hence they are taller. I think there may be an evolutionary explanation for this hypothesis - but I'm not sure what - perhaps a mature sibling can help raise...

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Christians... I am being taught that you will never know what love is until you know god. What are your thoughts and opinions on this subject? Atheist may answer as well. So atheists cannot, by definition, know love? I have two children, and the emotion I feel for them feels very much like love. But then again, I'm an atheist, so I must be deluded.

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I collect interesting facts. Anybody got a good one? The only venomous snake in the UK is the adder, or viper. However, in the last thirty years more people have died as a result of being hit by a golf ball than an adder bite.

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I collect interesting facts. Anybody got a good one? The last Neaderthals lived in Wales in the 1930s.

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What book are you reading right now and why? I'm reading a great kids' book called 'Moles' by Andrew Strong.

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Considering are present economic downpour and hatred toward America, is America still your preferential place to live in? I think you're wrong to think that everyone hates the US. I'm in the UK and know for certain that despite the Bush era, and the UK's involvement in the Iraq war, many of us love the US. We watch US tv shows and movies, we buy US brands, we eat US food. Don't overestimate how much your own country is disliked - it's more likely to be envy, and even that isn't...

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I hate all meat eaters! They kill innocnt animals. How do you feel about these words? I only eat guilty animals.

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What do you think of the London subway? It's filthy, unfriendly, noisy and I love it.

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If life aint just a joke, then why are we laughing? Because, although we don't want to admit it, we don't really understand the joke.

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Why are Westerners so fascinated with arbitrary numbers? New Years, the age 40, Friday the 13th, Diamond Anniversary --- nobody cares about these things in most parts of the world... It's not just Westerners. The Beijing Olympics began at 8.08pm on August 8th 2008. Not a coincidence...

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Atheists : Can your morals ever be externalised in words, written or verbally? Or are your morals personal to yourselves? Of course. But there are moral philosophers who put it better. Try James Rachaels' "The Elements of Moral Philosophy' - an excellent exploration of a rational, non-religious moral structure.

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Did we get the idea of pockets from kangaroos? Ha ha...excellent question. But no, they got the idea from us. We invented everything.

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On a scale of 1-10 how important are breasts to men? Not as important as they are to women.

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Something you are likely to see while looking through a telescope The Bat-Signal

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Have you ever made a huge career change? gone from one thing to something completely unrelated? My career to date (and I've never been sacked, always moved on): architect, fence erector, kitchen skivvy, teacher, software designer, journalist, musician and now I'm an author. Lots of fun, never made any money.

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What are some quick ways to earn $50-$200? I need completely serious answers here, please. Borrow 1000 dollars, go to a casino, wait for two or three consecutive blacks to come up, bet five dollars on red. If you win, bet five dollars on black. If you lose at either of these two steps, double your stake. Keep doubling, don't lose your nerve. Repeat, changing tables (or casinos). Make the money you need, return the 1000 dollars, plus interest. You have to have a bad...

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Is there a color beginning with f fawn, fuchsia?

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Is a Topless Coffee Shop a Good Idea or Bad Idea? Bad idea. I think a coffee shop needs a top. Think of what happens when it rains.

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Was the moon landing faked? If yes then Why? Absolutely not. The landings were monitored by the UK (using a dish in Australia) and furthermore by the USSR, who discussed the Apollo flightplan with NASA to ensure there was no accidental collision with an unmanned lander the Soviets launched at the same time. Wouldn't you think the USSR would have loved to expose the Moon landing as fake?

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I am getting a new computer soon and I was just wondering the best way to get my pictures transfered when i don't have a burner on this computer A memory stick is fine, but you can get an 80 gig external hard disk for just a bit more.

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What are your thoughts on people who never take alcoholic drinks? I'm usually too drunk to care.

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What's one famous character or person, named Brian, or Bob? Brian Eno, Brian Ferry, Brian May, Brian Clough, Brian Blessed, Brian Jones, Brian Epstein, Brian Wilson. Bob Hope, Bob Hoskins, Bob Dylan, Bob Mortimer, Bob Geldof, Sideshow Bob.

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What's something you shouldn't say, at a funeral? I saw him last Friday and he looked fine.

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Should there be a law the filthy rich must help starving families Who you mean by the filthy rich? See: http://www.globalrichlist.com/index.php

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Why are people immediately "turned off" when I tell them that I'm a mathematics student? Fear...mathematicians are seen as brainy and mathematics as obscure.

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I have one day in London before I start with pre-planned tours; what is something that is a MUST do? Walk! Find a map - start on Waterloo Bridge, and look at the view up and down the river - then make your way down the Strand to Trafalgar Square - continue down Whitehall, past Downing Street, to Westminster Square and the Houses of Parliament, then Birdcage Walk and through St James Park to Buckingham Palace. Head back up the Mall to Trafalgar Square - the National Gallery - if you love art,...

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Is there something that you hated when you were young but you love as an adult? Being young

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Is there a book that ever made you cry, or part of a book that did? How come, and what book was it? I've just read a book called 'Moles' by Andrew Strong. The last few pages had me blubbing.

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I'm always writing stories, & from wht i've been told by my friends, they're really good. But the problem is tht I can nevr finish them! I get so bored with it tht I just abandon it & move on 2 something more interesting 2 write about. How do I stop this? I've forgotten whose advice it was to budding writers, but it was this: "write chapter 2". If you've got further than this, well done. Writing is about keeping going i.e. perspiration, rather than inspiration. Get on with it now!

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What would you do if you saw an alien on your front doorstep? Offer to fix their sat nav.

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What's one book or author, you'd never read? There are authors I've never read and never want to (eg Dan Brown) and books by authors I haven't got round to - Thomas Hardy, Margaret Atwood, Chinua Achebe, Cervantes, Gogol, Gunter Grass etc

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Does anyone still watch VHS tapes? I have several movies on VHS still unavailable on dvd - "Prospero's Books", for example. (Anyone know where I can get that (region 0 or 2)?) And home movies that I can't be bothered to transfer, and old stuff that I really don't want to buy again.

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Uttering expletives when you hurt yourself is a sensible policy, according to scientists who have shown swearing can help reduce pain. What do you say when you hurt yourself? See LINK: Who left that there?

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Besides a humbuger or biscuit, What is the name of a food that is round? Welsh cakes.

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What images do you have of Argentina? The tango, the Welsh speakers of Patagonia and Jorge Luis Borges.

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What is worth knowing? How do you decide? In "The User Illusion" neuroscientist Tor Norretranders states that only one millionth of what we perceive can be in our consciousness at any one time, and of that, very little is stored as knowledge. Even so, I know many things that I wish I didn't; and, of course, I don't know all that I'd like.

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Who was Aristotle's teacher? Socrates taught Plato who taught Aristotle, who taught Alexander the Great.

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What is one item you always wanted but think you can get it in your lifetime? Time. Which coincidentally, is an anagram of 'item'.

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What are some good jobs for a misanthrope? Hermit? Hit man? Traffic warden?

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What birds can reproduce with other animals (that are not birds)? Are you serious?

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Does everybody drink in college? If so why? I drink in the pub, too.

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My friend went to China town and a man was cutting up turtes with big knife in market for food. She almost hit him. How would you react? That depends on whether I was your friend, the man with the knife, or the turtle. If I was your friend I would have hit him, because that's what your friend does. If I was the man with the knife, I would have said 'ow' and asked your friend if she was a vegetarian and didn't wear leather. If she said 'no' to either of those questions I would declare her a...

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Are you an alien stranded on earth? No, I'm an earthling stranded on Earth. How can I get off?

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What song title contains a job title? Doctor My Eyes (Jackson Browne); Astronaut, My Big Nurse (David Byrne); Paperback Writer, Taxman (Beatles); Outdoor Miner (Wire); Police and Thieves (Clash); Sergeant Rock (XTC); A Plague of Lighthousekeepers (Van Der Graaf); When I'm Cleaning Windows (George Formby); Cracked Actor, I am Your DJ (Bowie); The Model (Kraftwerk); Rocket Man (Elton John); The Lonely Goatherd (Sound of Music);...

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Are you willing to gut an animal (fish, chicken, whatever...) to make your dinner? I can't imagine any animal wanting to make you dinner after you've done that to it.

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Is there any point to having a kid take lessons to learn the Clarinet? Wouldn't it be better if they learned the guitar or piano and had some fun playing music instead? You can take a clarinet with you wherever you go. A piano is trickier. Also - a clarinet has the same fingering as a saxophone, so no big step to mastering that, too.

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What Do You Do for Fun? I need a really fun hobby or something, because I'm really bored and not easily entertained. So I ask anyone for ideas, anything will help.Thanks. Lobbing peanuts up and trying to catch them in my mouth. Great fun.

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What do you think of cremation? What else are we going to do with six billion dead bodies?

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Do you prefer canned tuna in water or in oil? I prefer to eat it in jeans and tee shirt.

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Using 5 words or less, Can you tell me what your body looks like? (can be a sentence or 5 different words) A skinny, hollow chested Hobbit.

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Are there any male artists that cover female artists' songs? Probably the most well known is James Taylor's take on Carole King's "You've Got a Friend."

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Theorist who developed model of cognitive operations of young children Piaget?

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What did your mother do wrong? She bought Mayfair instead of Northumberland Ave. Always a bad move.

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What is something that is red, black, and white? A red, black and white car.

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What are some reasons to stay happy? Better muscle tone. Less reliance on pharmaceutical industry.

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What are some reasons to stay happy? Better for muscle tone. Less reliance on pharmaceutical industry.

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Do you ever get stressed out about things that other people may consider small? The speed of my computer, the number of spams I get, pop ups. A stain on a shirt, a crack in the wall, a scuff mark on a floorbaord, kids' stuff in my car, litter on the street, ugly buildings, walls, fences. Noise, neighbours, thoughtlessness. Losing my glasses, my keys, my pens. Sloppy service in shops and restaurants. People tell me to cool down, and I should, but being stressed is...

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Do you like pie? Twenty two over seven. Mmm!

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Do you like pie? Twenty two over seven. Mmm!

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SMOKERS: Would you still smoke if cigarettes costed $10 a pack?? Or would you just quit? Cigarettes in the UK are about ten dollars a pack, and no one I know has given up because of the price. Smoking was recently banned in all public places, and this does seem to have made a difference, however.

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SMOKERS: Would you still smoke if cigarettes costed $10 a pack?? Or would you just quit? In the UK cigarettes are somewhere in the region of ten dollars a pack - although I don't smoke, I don't know anyone who has given up because of the price. UK cigarettes also have very harsh and frank warnings - photographs on the pack - of cancerous lungs, infections caused by smoking ec etc, to try and deter smokers. It doesn't work. Smoking is now banned in all public...

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What famous musicians were a character in a tv show or movie and what was the show? David Bowie was recently in "The Prestige" and has been in a whole load of other movies, although this is probably his best perfomance to date. Mick Jagger was in "Performance" and "Ned Kelly"; Tom Waits has been in "Down by Law" and "Cigarettes and Coffee" and other things; Bob Dylan was in "Renaldo and Clara". John Lennon starred...

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Why am i quite hungry? Excellent question. You have that unfulfilled longing that nestles uncomfortably between a real need for nutrition and satiation. I put it down to do with early weaning; a post Freudian would think you needed some behavioural therapy - I think you need a little lovin'.

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Name something that you get better at doing, with age? I'm better at shouting, particularly at young people when they are having fun. I'm much better at writing letters of complaint, and getting my money back when someone sells me a faulty item. I am better at channeling my anger into a torrent of icy rage - usually aimed at politicians, bureaucrats and bad drivers. Oh yes, age has its many compensations.

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Could there be more than one God? Of course there is more than one god! There are eight gods, one for each of the eight harps of Enchedlion, the purple octopus that swims the black river of night between Earth and the Moon. Go out tonight, somewhere quiet, and you will hear those finely tuned strings. Listen, particularly, for the chord of F minor diminished seventh, proof, if you ever needed it, in the octodeity.

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What do you expect from your children? I don't expect anything. I wish for their happiness. But the pressure of expectation can be counter productive. I know if they are going to find their way, they will have to do it themselves.

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What is the best children's book ever? My nephew has just read a book called "Oswald and the End of the World". He claims this is the best book ever!

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What are some good sci-fi movies? "The Fifth Element" - great nonsense, all the ingredients for the ultimate sci-fi fix.

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What is a song that has the word "time" in its lyrics or title? Time - David Bowie "Time, he's waiting in the wings, he speaks of senseless things, his script is you and me, boy."

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What's the difference between moaning and groaning? Or ducking and diving? Or spick and span? Or this and that?

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Why do you think people make art? For something to do. To make meaning. To be interesting. Beats AB.

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What is god exactly? n't

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Can you name a song with the word "broken" in the title? "In a Broken Dream" - a beautiful song recorded long ago by Rod Stewart, and more recently by Kathryn Williams.

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Whats the last movie you saw and would you watch it again? Do you really want to know? Does this really, honestly interest you? Perhaps I'll just be polite - it was Titus, and yes, I would see it again. Now does that say anything? Does that shed light on the film, or me? I could have terrible taste! I could have watched it because I was in it! I was! I was in it! I'll watch it again and again! (Just that fifteen minute bit where the...

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Why are so many patriotic Americans so judgemental about terrorism? 300 years ago was not America and americans the terrorists? I would judge all attacks on innocent, unarmed civilians as wrong, whoever is responsible.

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What do you hate about Answerbag? The sort of questions people put up just to get answers, and therefore points, not because they are particularly interested in those answers. (This wasn't one of those was it?)

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Do you think Global Warming is a scam? I hope it is, but if it isn't, we have work to do.

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Do you over-think things? Over thinking can be a curse. Over-thinking, self chatter, usually is negative, cynical pessimistic, sceptical. But I have learnt... my self chatter now tells me how well I'm doing, how great everything is, ever cloud has a silver lining and every setback an opportunuty. Over-think your way out of it!

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If printing more money is the cause of inflation, why can't governments stop hyperinflation by removing money from their money supply? I suppose that's what's is happening now - and the result is recession - no money circulating in the economy, nobody spends, no inflation but no growth.

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Which of the Enlightenment thinkers ideas had the greatest impact on the development of the modern world? Why? David Hume, a rationalist who pioneered the scientific method.

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What is your favorite Glen Campbell song? Wichita Lineman... a Jimmy Webb masterpiece.

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Do you have poor eyesight? I like pizza, but prefer pasta - especially with chillies and garlic.

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Do you ever listen to movie soundtracks? I've just recently become addicted to them. I'm addicted too - my favourites: American Beauty; The Draughtsman's Contract; Naked Lunch; Lord of the Rings; Solaris (the remake); The Third Man; Koyanisquaats... I could go on.

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Is 87 divisible by 3? Yes. Any number whose digits add up to 3,6 or 9 is divisible by 3. 8+7 = 15, then 1+5 = 6.

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Whats an occupation that requires silence and sneakiness? Spying? Espionage? Crossword puzzle compiler? Booby trap maker/setter? Hit man/woman? Library security guard? The Queen's instant soup taster? (mustn't slurp, mustn't tell...) Insect collector?

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Why do some people use the term 'Liberal' or 'lefty' as an insult? Do any of you take it as an insult? It's like the term 'do-gooder' - at least it is in the U.K. - I think the word liberal has different connotations in the U.S. In the U.K. 'liberal' means someone who is less likely to be judgemental, has a more open minded attitude to people of different beliefs or dispositions. And someone who is certainly not politically of the far right, as I think it suggests in...

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Do you think Global Warming is a scam? No, it isn't a scam. If you think it is, you are in denial. It may or may not be created by human activity, but just by dating the blossom on trees I know springs are getting earlier and earlier. Sea levels are rising, some island states are already on the move. In sub-Saharan Africa tribes are losing agricultural lands to the desert, in the arctic Inuit peoples watch as ice that has...

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What will your last words be? (fun quiz) Either this new ringtone goes or I do.

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Do you speak in metaphors? Language is so riddled with metaphors it's hard to say anything without them. (eg 'riddled'). Even the simplest phrases ("I'm down" or "You'll get over it" are metaphors. We all speak in metaphors.

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I have 4 flat triangular faces and 1 flat rectangular face. What am I? Either Picasso's mistress, or a pyramid.

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Does anyone play a type of musical instrument and why did you choose that to play I play several musical instruments, all of them with the finesse of a frightened hippo, and the sonority of a honking goose.

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What are your favorite bands/music artists of the 70's? David Bowie, The Fall, Roxy Music, The Sex Pistols, Talking Heads, and the lesser celebrated, but astonishing Van der Graaf Generator.

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What is something that women like to do in groups? play guitar, drums etc

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In your home where could you use just a little more room? I moved into a bigger house, within weeks it was full. My advice: sort out what you've got.

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What was the first question? Are you a lungfish too?

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How do you react when someone is driving too closely behind you? It depends whether I'm in a car or not.

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Do you ever argue a moot point just for the sake of arguing? Always, every time. Points of grammar, punctuation and logic. All useless, but always worth an argument.

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Do you think my hairy armpits are sexy? Not my grandpa's.

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Who knows a good recipe for a delicious and different food? I do.

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What bothers you most about people? Usually their ears. Ears are odd, aren't they? No matter how many I see, they look weird - little extra flaps of skin folded randomly.

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If silence can speak, what do you think he would say? Can I say something now?

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Do you drink those neon-colored sports drinks? Why? You're assuming the answer is yes! ("Why?") I don't like them, they are toy drinks - I prefer tea after exercise.

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What human body part starts with the letter "S"? Any of them: shead, sfoot, stoe, sheart, slung, sbrain etc etc and so on.

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Why do you think Bin Laden attacked America? Avoiding conspiracy theories - his stated aims were to reclaim Saudi Arabia for Islam - that is remove the western military support of the unelected government of King Fayed. Not the way to go about it, though.

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Who was the first white rapper? Beastie Boys released their first rap record in 1983 ("Cooky Puss") - some years before Vanilla Ice.

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What do old people smell like? Young people, but older.

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What actor acts the same in every movie? I think your question is clever - it suggests, quite rightly I think, that many actors don't do that much. It's more difficult to name those that play a wide variety of roles well (Depp, for example) than ones who do the same thing movie after movie (Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise, Keanu Reeves etc etc).

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John Updike died today (age 76 of lung cancer) 27jan2009..Have you read any of his works? What did you think? I admire him but I didn't always care for his style:) I didn't know he'd died until I read your question and am shocked, and very sad. I'm British and consider Updike one of the very best writers of the last century: he spoke for a generation. The Rabbit series is a masterpiece. RIP.

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What is a good instrument for music beginners, other than the piano and guitar? Why not piano? It teaches some fundamental stuff that you could then transfer to other instruments. But, if you're determined to avoid piano and guitar, I'd suggest something fewer people play - a bassoon, oboe, cor anglais... Or one of the squeeze box family - accordion etc.

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What is one thing a waitress can do to cause you NOT to leave a tip? Steal my wallet.

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Would you peform an act of random kindness for an animal? This is a profoundly interesting question, and one of the best I have seen on AB. My answer is yes, I do all the time, from microscopic creatures, to large mammals (including humans, of course). Why I should defeats me. I am a dyed in the wool Darwinian, and cannot believe that my sympathetic actions are simply sentimentality. I never feel that much for the creatures I help... in the case...

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If you saw an elderly chicken waiting to cross the road what would you do? Remind her very politely that she has wings.

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Adam and Eve are the first people on earth and seen to be white people. If this is true then where did other races come from? Adma and Eve were australopiths. They were very hairy, and hardly white.

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Can any Athiest/Evolutionist explain to me how the only explosion to ever form anything created the Universe? Yet every other explosion in human history destroys matter. Did a dictionary form from an explosion in a print shop? If there was nothing before the Big Bang (no matter, no time) then it couldn't have destroyed anything, could it? Since then, there has been matter in the universe and therefore any further explosions would be, to some extent, destructive.

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Did you want to wait until marriage to have sex? Did you actually end up waiting until marriage to have sex? You don't have to answer if these questions are too personal for you to answer. I'm just curious. I waited until marriage to stop having sex.

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OMG!!! Obama is president! What have you lunatics done?!? Oh weep for America! Have mercy on us O' Heavenly Father. Have mercy on our guilty nation! Why couldn't you people have not supported the Republican Party (the Party of God)? At least Obama can string a sentence together, and he isn't in denial. Bush led the country to war on the basis of very insecure evidence, and remodelled the tax system to favour the very rich. If the 16 trillion spent on war during the Bush administration had been spent on healthcare, then the US would have a system the envy of the world. I don't think the new boss is so bad.

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What words can be spelled with the letters ACDEHIKLNOSTUVY Using each letter only once? anchovy, anchovies, chutney, chutnies, delusion, desolate, kitchen, kitchens...

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Do you trust your own memory? No, and I don't want to. Too much reality is a burden.

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Can one be happy for nothing....just be happy without any reason whatsoever? Of course, it depends what you mean by happiness! If you mean the childlike delight in the new or exciting, then no, I think your happiness must have some element of hope. But if you mean contentment, when, once you have shelter, enough food for yourself and your loved ones, and don't feel weighed down by any loss, grief or responsibility, then yes, I think you can live without hoping...

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Which song do you think of first when you hear Jethro Tull? 'Living in the Past', although my favourite is 'Life's a Long Song'.

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Do you think the subject material learned during college/GCSE's actually helps you in later life, or is it solely used to pass exams? Getting through GCSEs is more of a game than anything else - and a game that you have to win at if you want to play the game at a higher level (and get A levels, a degree etc). You have to understand what is expected of you and follow the rules. The content of these exams is largely irrelevant, it's the process that is more important: are you self-disciplined, can you take in and...

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Who besides me likes lemon juice and salt together? Every cocktail drinker.

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What are the characteristics of mental maturity? Acceptance of those who are not like you, or who you may not like, for what they are. Realising there are others in the world who may not share any of your beliefs or values and being happy with that. Being able to suspend judgement.

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Can you name a song title or artist that contains the number 9? Number 9 Dream - John Lennon There was a British punk band in the seventies called 999 19th Nervous Breakdown - the Stones (does that count as 9?)

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How many prime numbers are greater than 9 but less than 25? Five - 11,13,17,19,23. Prime numbers have only two factors - 11x1 = 11, you can't make it any other way. Unlike 10 which has the factors 1,2,5 and 10. (1x10 =10, 5x2 = 10)

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What are some great songs about smack? 'Heroin' by the Velvet Underground.

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What's your favorite subject to debate about? Tofu

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What proof would you need to believe that I am a god? That you can tell me what's in my fridge.

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Why do people copy others? In answerbag also. Why do peaople copy others?

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Do you hold contradictory beliefs and assume they are both true? I hold contradictory beliefs about many things - for example... perception. Science tells me that colour is a product of the mind and not in the world. But when I look out of my window, a blue sky is just that. I hold both truths, quite happily, at the same time.

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Was William Shakespeare an anti-Semitic? The Merchant of Venice would suggest he was, but he could have been reflecting the opinion of his times. One of his characters' many barbs is to describe someone as 'an Ethiop' which would suggest he was also racist. He may have also been sexist, ageist and homophobic but I don't think we can get a clear picture of the man himself from his work alone, and we shouldn't...

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What would be the worst thing a waiter could do? Set fire to himself, whirling into a government minister, whose bodyguards react too violently, spraying the restaurant with machine gun fire, causing alarms to go off in nearby buildings, suggesting to a local police administrator that there has been a terrorist attack, leading to the launch of intercontinental ballistic missiles, destroying the Earth, and, in turn opening up a latent black...

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How can you tell if a guy is circumcised or uncircumcised? Ask him.

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What evidence or proof would you need to believe that there is a deity? World peace, an end to death, starvation, disease, poverty and misery in all forms. Why would any god create so much suffering?

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How does a person get Ezema? Is it contagious? I think it may be inherited... my son has it, as did his mum, and her brother.

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Should you be able to beat your children if they do something really bad? I beat my children rarely, they usually beat me - at Pro Evolution Football on Xbox, that is.

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What are the most predictable scenarios for a horror film? The false scare...before the real one...there's a noise, and it's the cat, or grandpa, and then exactly five seconds later, the real beast appears. What would be unpredictable - I'd really like to see the alien/monster/creature in the first minute...

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Did you ever see a movie so bad that you actually walked out on it? What was it? I've walked out on only two films: "The Falls" by British art movie director Peter Greenaway and "Boxing Helena" directed by David Lynch's daughter Jennifer. "The Falls" is now one of my favourite films - after walking out I couldn't stop thinking about it and had to go back again to see it the next night. "Boxing Helena" was dreadful,...

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What is your favorite line in a movie? from Monty Python's "Life of Brian" - Brian (to the multitude): "You're all individuals" Lone voice: "I'm not."

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I want to learn music/bass theory so I can write basslines, but I don't know where to start..? I would start by learning chord structures, either on six string guitar or piano. Once you have a feel for chords you'll be able to work bass lines through these.

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What would life be like without plastic? We'll find out in twenty or thirty years...

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I want to get in shape by walking. How should I go about doing this? If you can try and set goals... walk a for a certain distance one day, and time yourself. See if you can improve your time the next (and no jogging!) Also try and get hold of a heart monitor...

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What is your favorite all time movie and why is it your favorite? Bergman's long, long 'Fanny and Alexander' - beautiful, tragic, wise.

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What is the longest piece of writing you have ever done? For ten years I kept a diary - 500 words a day = 1,825,000 words. That's the rough equivalent of a 6,000 page book. I stopped the diaries when I realised I could be writing novels - and have since been published.

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Theatre is really a dying art. I hardly seem to find theatre enthusiasts like me anymore. Where can I get information on the latest plays and the best artists? I go to Stratford twice a year to see a Shakespeare play. The seats are around fifty pounds each, and the theatre is sold out months ahead. Tickets for David Tennant's Hamlet have been selling at two hundred pounds each on ebay. It doesn't look like it's dying to me.

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Have you become more compassionate as you've gotten older? Since having my own children... for example, just today it upset me to hear that John Travolta had lost his son. I feel for him, I wouldn't have done so before I was a father myself.

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Have you ever licked a 9 volt battery? Yeth. Ith not nith.

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What are some survival tips for surviving the chaos of a total global economic collapse (total shutdown, everything just stops)? Dig a series of big holes. Bury valuables in one, canned food in another and a variety of vacuum sealed seeds in the third. Don't forget where they are. Then sit back and watch dvds until the power goes off.

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What is your honest opinion of fat people? It's like saying 'what is your honest opinion of people with red hair' - unless you know someone, how can you have an opinion? Some fat people are lovely human beings, others less so.

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What do you do to stay in shape? Gym, aerobics,what? I bought a rowing machine a few years ago - the best purchase I ever made. I row every other night, for half an hour. I watch dvds at the same time - but only those with subtitles, the machine is loud, you can't hear an ipod without blowing your ear drums.

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I love my wood heater. What kind of wood is best to burn? Consider sustainability - particularly the speed of growth of tree. All wood needs to be seasoned, pine especially. In brief I'd say: ash, beech, hawthorn, rowan.

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What is the nationality of the people who live in Gaza? I wonder what somewhere living there would say - Palestinian, probably, despite Palestine, nor Gaza having any international recognition.

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What is the shortest complete sentence in the English language? What about "O!" Or if approached by a stranger asking who is there... "I!"

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Is it possible to be good friends with someone whose beliefs are totally opposite of your own? Yes, I have many friends whose beliefs I find scandalous - it makes for better conversation, keeps me on my toes. And there are plenty of people whose beliefs are close to my own who I can't bear to be in the same room as.

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If you keep asking questions, does it make you more smarter and curious? I've seen educational research that shows clearly that explaining something helps you learn it. Being told something, or reading it are not as effective as having to explain it yourself. So answering questions makes you smarter, certainly. As for asking them, it's quite a skill when you try and get it right.

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Can you give me an original idea for a movie? I'll plug my last book: "Oswald and the End of the World" - a boy whose father thinks the world is coming to an end, and the difficulties it causes him.

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If you knew this world was an illusion, how would you feel? Yes, it is an illusion. Colour, for example, is arbitrary, and a product of the mind. There are no colours in the world itself. If we were microscopic, smaller than atoms, we wouldn't recognise anything as material: so it is all an illusion, and it amazes me every minute.

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Is everybody on this site american, hence '.com' I'm from the UK - and there are lots of other Brits looking in on here. I love America, by the way, and Americans. What you have in abundance that Europeans lack, is a great sense of optimism and can-do. No, don't apologise. Great country, great people.

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What's the stupidest slang term you can think of? 'dim canary' - which, I think, comes from the Welsh for 'no canary'... something to do with taking canaries down mines to test the oxygen... so 'no canary' means, well I don't know. It's stupid.

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Are there any bipolars out there with children? If so, were you afraid of passing it on to your child? For the females out there, were you afraid to be pregnant with bipolar in fear of passing on meds to a fetus that may already be genetically prone? I am bipolar, and so is my son. But we talk about it and he, like me, doesn't regret being like he is. We have weeks of being creative, inspired, excited by everything, and then a few dark days. It's not so bad. My daughter is calm, and blissful, no traits there. I look at her and I feel serene.

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When you were a kid. Was there A Thing in Grandma's house that you still remember? Great, great question. At grandma's: plaster heads of weird characters - a pirate, a gypsy; her mashed potatoes and meringues, the bottle of whiskey she kept under the grandfather clock and told me never to tell anyone about. Her crossword puzzles. Her photograph of her youngest son who died at 17. Her electric tea maker. And the smell, more than anything else, the smell, a sort of...

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What was the name of Winston Churchills pet budgerigar? Aha! Got it! Toby! Look at this story... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6154742.stm

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What was the name of Winston Churchills pet budgerigar? It was a parrot, and his name is Charlie. He is still alive... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3414323.stm

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Reading is a time consuming activity and books are big commitments. With so many classic novels you'll never read in your life, do you ever feel like you're wasting your time if you're just reading a book for fun? I suppose it matters what you mean by 'fun'. I bought a James Wood - book "How Fiction Works" - Wood is literature professor at Harvard - it's a great book in which he lists which classics everyone should read - and there are quite a few. Like you, I thought this would be quite an undertaking, and what would be the point of reading such books if it was a chore? But it...

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What's the most unusual thing you know how to do? Speak Welsh.

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Should students who object to evolution be required to learn it? How can you object to something without understanding it?

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Is it foolish to spend $500 on shoes? How long will the shoes last? How much pleasure do you get from them? Who is making them? Where are they made? Are they produced ethically, in a way that is as environmentally sustainable as possible? If you are helping to employ designers, and skilled workers, what's wrong with that? On the other hand if the shoes last a week, and they're made in a sweat shop in the...

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What is the best defense a person has against alien abduction? Sneezing.

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How do you figure squareroot in long math? Without a calculator, and unless it is an obvious square number, it has to be through trial and error. For example, if you wanted the square root of 12, I'd know it was between 3 and 4, (3x3=9, 4x4=16) but as it's nearer 9 I'd go for 3.4 3.4 squared = 11.56, so I need to go a little higher, try 3,42 and so on until as close as possible.

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What things do you generally associate with the British? Rain, history (especially castles), fish and chips, the Beatles and the Stones, motorways, football, pubs, the seaside, Monty Python, newspapers, 'full English breakfast', bureaucracy, the BBC and bad teeth.

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Do you think it's possible to eat pizza without cheese? It's called toast.

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I dont know where im going i dont know where ive been ive seen some people.... does anyone know the title of this song and who sings it i hear it on the rock station and its a really upbeat song i think its by everlast but im not sure Could be "Road to Nowhere" by Talking Heads... "Well we know where were goin But we dont know where weve been" Great song.

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Is there a dooms day? There was a doomsday in the time of King John of England - it was, in effect a census of household wealth - a 'domes day' (as in domestic). The result was the Doomsday book. The word has since mutated in meaning to mean something like the end of the world. This will occur in some 7.5 billion years, when the sun will expand into a red giant and incinerate the planet, unless we...

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What movie, song or TV show made a change in your view point of life? I saw a 1982 version of Shakespeare's Macbeth some years ago - the sets were minimal; it was a faithful production of the story, much as it would have appeared in Shakespeare's time. The language, and the acting were so good that I realised that more expensive, contemporary movies are just eye candy, and that to understand more about ourselves, we have to make do with less.

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Whats a good book on the conscious and unconscious mind? "Hare Brain Turtle Mind" by Guy Claxton; "How the Mind Works" by Steven Pinker. Adam Phillips' books (he's written several, all quite short) are difficult but fascinating. And Freud of course, perhaps his Introduction to Psychoanalysis.

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Name the most important postmodern novel. Important - Ulysses by James Joyce. It is a gargantuan book - although it covers only one day, it weaves in themes from various sources, most obviously Homer's Odyssey. An astonishing book.

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What are the best all around children's books? I bought my son "Oswald and the End of the World" by Andrew Strong. He told me it was the best book he'd ever read. He's 10 and reads a book or so a week.

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What is your strictest rule? Not to drive the car with my eyes closed. Not for too long, anyway.

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Do you think the scientific proffessors have started to create more futuristic devices? I've heard that the technology for 3D TV is coming together. What's more important, however, is that I want someone to invent glasses that don't steam up when I'm trying to read in the bath.

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How/Where did Noah get penguins, polar bears and other cold-climate animals onto the ark? I suppose they could have floated around on an iceberg until he picked them up later on.

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Is a genius born or made? The root of the word genius supplies your answer: it originates in Latin and means ‘spirit present at one’s birth’.

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Would you please write a short New Years poem? Please! The hills are covered in Frost. My thoughts are hidden beneath Words- worth. Keats, like kites, fill up the sky but I'm Homer-ward bound on this New Year's Day: my odyssey.

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What 21st Century poets would you recommend? Paul Farley - a brilliant British poet whose three recent collections are astonishing.

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Does your children clean up their own areas? Yes, and all my mess too.

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My Rabbit has sore eyes and one has closed up, any suggestons please of what this could be and what could I do. It is cold outside at the moment. Ben. This could be myxomatosis - and can be serious. Seek professional advice if the area around the eyes starts to swell.

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If there are only two broad categories of things that exist in the universe, what are they? Fabulous question! My answer: things we know about, and things we don't.

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Why do people want to destroy other peoples computers by setting viruses? and what sort of people know how to create them? I heard a story that some countries in Eastern Europe, particularly Bulgaria for some reason, produce high numbers of very well educated computer programmers whom can't find employment. In such cases boredom, and perhaps bitterness drive people to create viruses.

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Are the richer happier? Look at www.globalrichlist.com and see how rich you are before you answer this question. If you are reading this, you are going to be rich in comparison to the broad majority of the rest of the population of the world. So ask yourself - does having clean water, enough to feed and clothe yourself and your children (if you have any) make you happy? It should. If you have access to an...

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Does the U.K. have a 4th of July? No, but we do mark November 5th - Guy Fawkes Day - or Bonfire Night - a pagan festival marking the beginning of winter which also marks the capture, and torture by hanging drawing and quartering of a number of would be regecides, one of them Guy Fawkes.

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They say housing prices in the US are going to drop because the US economy are falling, is it true? And dropping here in the UK too, by over ten per cent in the last month. Some houses have been up for sale for over a year. Nothing is moving.

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Is dating someone just because he or she is physically attractive ever a good basis for the beginning of a relationship? It's a good place to start - I think we can tell more than we realise by someone's appearance - I'm not always attracted to people who are conventionally beautiful - there needs to be something else, something I don't quite understand - but it can start with a look.

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What does a person's silence mean to you? I think it's important not to infer anything by someone's silence - unless they are in the same room as you. We can impose out thoughts, feelings and fears upon a blank page, and usually come to the wrong conclusions. I'm usually grateful if those around me are silent - I think it's a sign that they respect my space.

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What are the names of the 5 Channel Islands? Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm (the main islands); Jethou, Brecqhou (Brechou), and Lihou. Sark is in turmoil at the moment, a fascinating, and terrible series of events has meant that a huge number of people there have lost their jobs.

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In Welsh, certain consonants are mutated, as Miss Deighton mentioned when she started teaching. Thirty nine years later, I seem to have forgotten what they are and what they become. Would you be kind enough to tell me what they become? I've been learning Welsh for years and still can't get the hang of these mutations (or much else). I know that they are classified into radical, soft, nasal and aspirate, and they change the letters p,t,c,b,d,g,m,ll and rh. Here's a table - read across each column being the four classifications above. p b mh ph t d nh th c g ngh ch b f m - d dd n - g - ng - m...

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What Apollo astronaut contacted Mission Control with the words, "Houston, we've had a problem here.."? Jim Lovell.

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Do you think animals and humans originally talked? Eve wasn't surprised when the snake spoke to her, Genesis says "the serpent was clever, more clever than any wild animal God had made" (how could u be clever w/out speaking?), and we try to "talk" now... Einstein had delayed speech - he didn't speak until a good bit older than most children. But no, I don't think humans and animals talked, unless you consider the early humans as animals (for example the australopithecines) who may have used an early form of speech.

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What is your favourite type of bread? The bread my wife is baking right now.

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How do you tell the difference between good and bad art? Years and years of training. An extremely educated eye, intelligence, intuition, good breeding and money.

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What things do you prefer doing naked? Eating very messy food.

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If they had modern knowledge and technology back when the jesus (the supposed son of god) born, would anyone have followed him, or would he have been put in a mental institution? Do you remember Uri Geller? He's still around - but some years back he appeared on TV in the UK claiming he could do things like make spoons bend, and watches stop, just by using his mind... people from all over the country contacted the show and said it was happening...their cutlery was warping, their timepieces were stopping. This one stunt made him a celebrity for years. If Jesus...

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Is there a music timing/tempo/other that is in sync with the speed of gravity? If you mean terminal velocity - which for a skydiver would be 120 mph or 55m/s - then I suppose you could call this 55 x 60 = 3300 beats per minute... which I suppose is a little too fast to be useful! A peregrine falcon (the fastest animal on Earth) can reach 200 mph or 90 m/s, even faster. I think it would be easier to translate these sort of figures into pitch, rather than tempo.

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What's the story behind your country's national anthem? (lyrics, music, when or how it became official) The English national anthem should be "Land of Hope and Glory" - Edward Elgar's stirring theme. Unfortunately it isn't. It's "God Save the Queen" a tedious dirge that makes any national team fall into a coma before a game.

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What is the best children's movie ever made? Wallace and Grommit: "The Curse of the Wererabbit".

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Have you ever drunk Dandelion and Burdock? My parents used to buy a bottle of Dandelion and Burdock every Sunday to have with lunch. It tasted great, but my brother and I really liked it because we thought it looked like beer. I had some recently, and the taste was still the same.

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What are the three books everyone should read? The Complete Works of Shakespeare Ulysses by James Joyce Oswald and the End of the World by Andrew Strong

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What's the last thing you did that everybody else told you not to? Cleaned out the fridge.

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How do people get rich? Work hard and be lucky.

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Why do people curse sometimes? This is a great question and such an important one that the brilliant neuroscientist Steven Pinker devotes a substantial part of his most recent book "The Stuff of Thought" to trying to answer it. To show you how seriously he treats it, this is what he says on page 364: "The brain has other mechanisms...that play a role in swearing. One of them is the electrophysical response...

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Give me a joke that always makes you laugh Two goldfish in a tank - one says to the other 'do you know how to drive this thing?'

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Give me your top ten anything top ten novels Ulysses - Joyce Madame Bovary - Flaubert Northanger Abbey - Austen The Corrections - Franzen Mr Palomar - Calvino The Wind Up Bird Chronicles - Murakami The Line of Beauty - Hollingshurst Brideshead Revisited - Waugh The Radetzky March - Roth Lolita - Nabakov

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In the Christian faith, is it a sin to want to make a lot of money? "The love of money is the root of all evil." 1 Timothy 6:10 - this stresses the love of money, not money itself. If you made a billion and used it to promote peace, good health and education across the world, I don't think any fair minded person would think of you as a sinner.

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Give me a joke that always makes you laugh Man: "Doctor doctor I'm shrinking!" Doctor: "You'll just have to be a little patient."

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Are you organized? I've just spent three hours reorganising my books, dvds, letters and papers, stationery and computer stuff. It was hell. Everything is still a mess. The only way I'll ever be organised is by throwing everything out.

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Give me a joke that always makes you laugh Two cannibals eating a clown - one says to the other "Does this taste funny to you?"

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Does anyone know where i can find a good acoustic guitar solo video? I wanted to learn a piece last year - couldn't get the fingering right - until I realised where to look - YouTube - it's packed with videos of great musicians playing solo, and even instructional stuff.

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If you notice your requiring new glasses do you go to the opticians straight away or do you delay on going? I have eighteen pairs of glasses. I keep losing them, so now I have one pair in every room of the house, two at work, one for the car, and a few pairs scattered across jackets and bags. I went out yesterday, wanted to go to to a bookshop - guess what, left my glasses at home, had to buy another pair. I don't use the optician, I know my prescription. I have a regular check up though -...

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What's the best way to meet a girl? Be yourself, tell her what you feel, and then if it comes to nothing, move on.

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What are the top three things we can do to go green? a) Don't fly b) Travel only in fuel efficient vehicles c) Become a vegetarian

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Is it irrational to not want medication as a solution to depression? No, it is very rational. Medication is a quick fix, and unless given by someone with the patients very best interests at heart, can prove very destructive. I speak from bitter experience.

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What do you do, if you like a guy, you dont no how to flirt, hes a bit of a player, & you dont know if he likes you back? Lick your finger, wipe it down his arm, and then say 'let me help you get out of those wet clothes.' usually breaks the ice.

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Does it actually help you to talk about your problems? I've been thinking about this recently - I read some research that seemed to suggest it didn't. By talking about problems you get to replay them and therefore embed them. Perhaps, then, it's better to go and do something else. My problems seem to go away when I get on with other things. (Like answering questions on here).

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What did bread and circuses mean in Jurenal poem In order to hold onto political power keep the people happy...give them a basic food (bread) and entertainment (the circus). Then dissent and rebellion will be kept at bay. It's opium for the people, put another way.

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What musical instrument do you think takes more skill to master? All instruments are difficult to master - but one where there is little or no guidance at hand must be a greater challenge: I've always thought the sitar looked tricky.

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Can you tell if someone is an only child? And if so how? I think I can: usually only children tend to fill up the space they get with their moods, whatever they are. People with more siblings are used to waiting their turn, (or not being attended to at all). Only children expect attention, not always in a bad way, and use all sorts of little tricks to get it.

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Teachers - Why did you choose to become a teacher? And do you still feel that way now? I chose to become a teacher because I like variety and am interested in everything. I wasn't that bothered about money (I don't know what to do with what I've got) ... but I do like being able to talk to students about whatever I like...from art to zoology, from breadmaking to yodelling. I'm sure accountancy, or deep sea diving isn't as varied.

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What is the greatest rock album of all time? This is an opinion question so there's no need for anyone to freak out if you disagree with someone else. I think it's been scientifically proven that it's 'Godbluff' by Van der Graaf Generator.

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Whats the best way to get out shed loads of anger? Find the cause... which is often nothing at all what you might expect. I've discovered wanting to be perfect makes people angry - and this stems back to not wanting to be told off as a child, or to be seen as less than good. Sibling rivalry perhaps. Or go for a run.

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Do you know someone who always gives way too much detail when they talk to you? My dad. All his stories are like Russian dolls. So they go something like this - "Yesterday when I was driving home (the usual route was busy so I took the long way round (I passed Jim's house...I didn't know he had a new car (I don't like those new Toyotas (the Japanese are still good at making cars aren't they?) Toyotas are usually very reliable) where does Jim...

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How can I be less serious? Be spontaneous. Say the first thing that comes into your head. Pull stupid faces. Put your socks on your ears and pretend to be a rabbit. Ask someone who may need help if there's anything you can do for them; make someone else happy. Buy someone a present. Be kind. Appoint yourself King of the World. Stand on the roadside waving at people. Try catching peanuts in your mouth....

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Do you see any silver lining to the current recession? Oliver James, a psychotherapist and author (most notably of "Afluenza") has long been critical of the consumerist society and will, I am sure, say that this recession has a silver lining. Perhaps the outrageous wealth divide will begin to narrow a little, and this, in turn, will cause less envy, and perhaps less misery for those who would have, but who have not. Perhaps the quest...

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Is teaching religion in public schools morally wrong? I'm writing from the UK where religion is taught in state schools - and, yes, I think it is morally wrong. Religion, even if taught as history, is a matter of conviction and belief, not for education. Time would be better spent studying philosophy, rather than something that many children, particularly in this country, see as nothing more than superstition.

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The market is always right. Regulation is always wrong. True or false?--your thoughts. The market maybe right in determining price - if it is acquired justly. But that doesn't make it morally right.

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Do you pay Attention to what the so called Experts say is good or bad for us? Some experts we can't do without: surgeons, plumbers, cooks. Others are dispensable: lawyers, financial advisors, pc engineers.

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"..the end of the 19th Century Britain thought it ruled the world, but it was on its last legs..{at} end of the 20th America thought it ruled the world.. I believe it is on its last legs.This will be China's century."- Lisa See. Dragon Bones.Any comments? Maybe Britain thought it ruled the world, but many of its people lived in terrible poverty. If the USA rules the world now, why are conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan taking so long to resolve? I think we should look at northern European states (Sweden, Norway, Denmark) as models to look to, not those with imperial aspirations.

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If I am an atheist, should I try (while remaining civil) to convince religious people that they are wrong? No, from experience, it's a waste of time. Perhaps belief (or non-belief) is something in our nature, so trying to convince someone they are wrong about their belief is like criticising who they are, rather than what they think.

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Do you agree with Aristotle when he said: “Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence” No, happiness happens when you're doing other things. It is a by product of life, not an aim. The purpose of life, if there is one, is to be.

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What are some good foods to eat if you are trying to get skinny? Wht do you want to be skinny?

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Are some ways of knowing more likely than others to lead to truth? What is truth?

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What most helps your personal growth? Life experience: seeing things through and not giving up when things don't go your way. Realising that people from all cultures, of all incomes can be good, bad or indifferent.

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What are your favorite quotes? Woody Allen: "ignorance? I don't know the meaning of the word."

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What are the very, absolute BEST examples of why you should “Never Underestimate The Power Of Mass Stupidity?” Commuting, working, more commuting.

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Is it true that in 1066, England had a French King? Henry the Fifth, who came to the throne in 1413, was the first king of England to write (and possibly speak) the common tongue of English. Until then kings wrote and spoke in courtly French. And as parts of France belonged to England, then the modern idea of France and England probably aren't very useful.

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