Answerbag: Squiggy's answers

Answer to Is there such a thing as a cooling unit (as in A/C) that I can plug into my car's lighter? If so, where could I buy one?

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 23:23:24 -0800

Is there such a thing as a cooling unit (as in A/C) that I can plug into my car's lighter? If so, where could I buy one?

I have seen things like little fans that plug in i'm not sure there would be an air conditioning system, sorry looks like you still have to roll down the window.

Answer to Where does the word "hooch" come from?

Sat, 19 Feb 2005 23:47:48 -0800

Where does the word "hooch" come from?

The Hoochinoo indians. They made liquor so strong it could knock someone out.

Answer to Can putting lemon slices on your skin soothe a sunburn?

Sat, 19 Feb 2005 17:41:50 -0800

Can putting lemon slices on your skin soothe a sunburn?

Ouch i wouldn't think that would help, I hear that aloe vera helps maybe you should give that a try.

Answer to My rottweiler has developed a black mole-like thing on the skin around his eye. Is this dangerous?

Sat, 19 Feb 2005 17:33:02 -0800

My rottweiler has developed a black mole-like thing on the skin around his eye. Is this dangerous?

If you think it is a threat take him to a vet.

Answer to What types of garden plants do wild rabbits eat?

Sat, 19 Feb 2005 17:03:39 -0800

What types of garden plants do wild rabbits eat?

Vegetables:Lettuce, peas, carrots, Etc. Flowers:Marigolds, sweet peas, pretty much anything that looks good to them.

Answer to My rabbit's tongue seems too warm. Is this a problem, and if so, what can I do about it?

Sat, 19 Feb 2005 17:00:25 -0800

My rabbit's tongue seems too warm. Is this a problem, and if so, what can I do about it?

I don't think anything is wrong but if you ever have any health concerns about your rabbits health find a vet specializing in rabbits or just one who knows alot about them

Answer to What was the inspiration for Mario?

Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:53:24 -0800

What was the inspiration for Mario?

Mario, the Italian-American plumber in dozens of video games,was modeled after the landlord at Nintendo's New York offices in the 1970s.

Answer to What is a tomcat?

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:20:49 -0800

What is a tomcat?

A male cat

Answer to What is a queen?

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:20:14 -0800

What is a queen?

A female cat

Answer to What are some good house plants for an amateur gardener?

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 15:59:43 -0800

What are some good house plants for an amateur gardener?

Miniature palms work pretty well too take that advice from someone with a "black" thumb

Answer to How can I make my own natural weed killer?

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 15:56:22 -0800

How can I make my own natural weed killer?

All i use is Vinegar,three squirts and that weeds packing.

Answer to Where can I find information about ozonelite air purifiers?

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 15:47:14 -0800

Where can I find information about ozonelite air purifiers?

Most information about products can be found on search engines like google...or..um..of..course... this fine site but i found a link http://www.brodwax.com/ozonelite.html

Answer to As you pass somebody (like in a theater or airplane) is it more appropriate to do so with your rear or front side?

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 15:28:58 -0800

As you pass somebody (like in a theater or airplane) is it more appropriate to do so with your rear or front side?

I don't know if there is proper passing etiquette. But try and think of the person your passing as yourself, would you rather be passed by the buttocks or the crotch area?

Answer to How do flies clean themselves?

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 15:26:09 -0800

How do flies clean themselves?

Kind of like dogs, they lick their feet then use their feet like washcloths

Answer to What are cow hocks?

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:41:38 -0800

What are cow hocks?

Hind legs that turn inward at the hock causing the foot portion to turn outward from the body. A Disqualification from Competition.

Answer to What is a bull dog?

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:38:31 -0800

What is a bull dog?

A short, broad, bold head with a definite masculine appearance

Answer to What is a BOV?

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:37:03 -0800

What is a BOV?

Best of Variety. A rabbit show award.

Answer to What is a BOSV?

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:36:28 -0800

What is a BOSV?

Best of Opposite Sex of Variety. A rabbit show award

Answer to What is a BOS?

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:35:43 -0800

What is a BOS?

Best of Opposite Sex. A rabbit show award.Denotes the best rabbit

Answer to What is a BOB?

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:35:08 -0800

What is a BOB?

Best of Breed. A rabbit show award. Denotes the best of a particular breed that day.

Answer to What are bangs?

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:33:15 -0800

What are bangs?

The longer wool appearing at the front base of the ears and top of the head in some wooled breeds.

Answer to What is an albino?

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:32:27 -0800

What is an albino?

A pink-eyed, white furred/wooled rabbit

Answer to What are abscess?

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:31:39 -0800

What are abscess?

A hard swelling or isolated collection of pus or purulent matter occurring in the rabbit's skin. Accompanied by localized fever and heat.

Answer to What is a rex?

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:22:57 -0800

What is a rex?

Common breed of rabbit

Answer to What are peanut babies?

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:16:11 -0800

What are peanut babies?

Deformed offspring that the doe has given birth to

Answer to What is hay?

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:14:18 -0800

What is hay?

Cut and dried grass for feeding purposes

Answer to What is a cage?

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:13:15 -0800

What is a cage?

Often used for the rabbits home.

Answer to What is a hutch?

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:11:53 -0800

What is a hutch?

Often referred to as an outdoor cage

Answer to What is a lop?

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:11:30 -0800

What is a lop?

Also called lop-ear, a breed of rabbit with ears that point down instead of up

Answer to What is a sow?

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 22:07:00 -0800

What is a sow?

A female pig

Answer to What is a bitch?

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 22:05:27 -0800

What is a bitch?

A female dog

Answer to What is a doe?

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 22:04:16 -0800

What is a doe?

A female rabbit

Answer to What is a buck?

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 22:02:55 -0800

What is a buck?

An unaltered or intact male rabbit.

Answer to Why do rabbits like to chew on blocks of scrap lumber?

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 21:54:41 -0800

Why do rabbits like to chew on blocks of scrap lumber?

JO53619 Quote: do not get an old piece of wood get a new because the old piece may have pests or be dirty. Good advice. Pet stores offer little colourful blocks of wood to pass the time when the rabbit is in it's cage but again don't forget that a rabbit should be out of it's...

Answer to Are there any plants I can put in my garden that will help keep cats away?

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 21:21:41 -0800

Are there any plants I can put in my garden that will help keep cats away?

I hear that cats hate the smell of lemon balm. Maybe this could help in your crusade against invading felines in your quest for a better garden?

Answer to What is the species, weight and length of the largest snake ever captured?

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 21:14:52 -0800

What is the species, weight and length of the largest snake ever captured?

I believe that some kind of Amazonian anaconda was the species and the length i think was something like forty two feet i'm sorry i don't have more information.

Answer to How did chicken pox get its name?

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:34:29 -0800

How did chicken pox get its name?

I have heard somewhere that the name "chickenpox" have come to because of what they look like, a plucked chicken. But i am almost positive that is just folklore.

Answer to Do animals have phobias?

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:11:13 -0800

Do animals have phobias?

Know of course this would be pretty hard to answer but some animals are afraid of water.

Answer to What is 'Phobophobia'?

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:09:31 -0800

What is 'Phobophobia'?

Like the saying goes "There's nothing to fear but fear itself"

Answer to Is there such thing as a light bulb phobia?

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:06:35 -0800

Is there such thing as a light bulb phobia?

Although I heard this on "Corner Gas" (a Canadian sitcom), they think that fear of lightbulbs is "Globophobia"

Answer to How are phobias named?

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:04:56 -0800

How are phobias named?

And of course some are named after the group of insects or such they are in, e.g. Spiders: arachnophobia because of course spiders are arachnids.

Answer to How much will a Honda Asimo cost?

Tue, 23 Nov 2004 19:10:38 -0800

How much will a Honda Asimo cost?

$100,000 bring your checkbook

Answer to What is Honda Asimo's vision system?

Tue, 23 Nov 2004 19:10:04 -0800

What is Honda Asimo's vision system?

Mono

Answer to How many sensors does Honda Asimo have?

Tue, 23 Nov 2004 19:09:43 -0800

How many sensors does Honda Asimo have?

4

Answer to What is Honda Asimo's command input system?

Tue, 23 Nov 2004 19:09:25 -0800

What is Honda Asimo's command input system?

Joystick

Answer to How much does Honda Asimo weigh?

Tue, 23 Nov 2004 19:08:52 -0800

How much does Honda Asimo weigh?

115 pounds

Answer to What is the Honda Asimo's purpose?

Tue, 23 Nov 2004 19:07:44 -0800

What is the Honda Asimo's purpose?

Simple his purpose is servicing others

Answer to What was Harry Houdini's real name?

Tue, 23 Nov 2004 16:59:26 -0800

What was Harry Houdini's real name?

Ehrich Weiss

Answer to Where did Harry Houdini die?

Tue, 23 Nov 2004 16:58:59 -0800

Where did Harry Houdini die?

Detroit, Michigan

Answer to When did Harry Houdini die?

Tue, 23 Nov 2004 16:58:17 -0800

When did Harry Houdini die?

Halloween night,1926

Answer to Did Harry Houdini really die in the Chinese water torture trick?

Tue, 23 Nov 2004 16:57:27 -0800

Did Harry Houdini really die in the Chinese water torture trick?

No he really died from peritonitis caused ny appendicitis

Answer to How do I decrease my blood pressure?

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 23:39:48 -0800

How do I decrease my blood pressure?

being on the atkins diet absolutley not a fad diet! my dad has lost over 120 pounds! and lowered his blood pressur signifacantly!

Answer to How can you help someone who's throwing up to make them more comfortable?

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 23:37:57 -0800

How can you help someone who's throwing up to make them more comfortable?

Having an extreme allergy to Tartrazine(yellow dye #5) i spent my fair time praying to the porcelin god but when i was the best that worked for me was to be left alone who ever it is you can talk later! it's just one of those keep your distance thing you don't mean to be rude it...

Answer to I have a graphite mark embedded in my skin from accidentally stabbing myself with a pencil long ago. Is it anything to worry about?

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 23:32:23 -0800

I have a graphite mark embedded in my skin from accidentally stabbing myself with a pencil long ago. Is it anything to worry about?

Graphite is absolutley nothing to worry about.

Answer to If you limit your food intake to one meal a day, would this be a good way to lose weight?

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 23:30:01 -0800

If you limit your food intake to one meal a day, would this be a good way to lose weight?

This is the standard USDA would like you to reach (be it that if you actually followed this you would weigh 500 pounds!) but my point is only one meal a day is definately not good! here is the USDA standard issue food pyramid ...

Answer to When watching DVDs, I've noticed a short pause most of the way through each movie. What is that?

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 23:17:40 -0800

When watching DVDs, I've noticed a short pause most of the way through each movie. What is that?

This could also be like on older DVD players changing scenes.

Answer to How do you de-worm rabbits?

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 01:46:37 -0800

How do you de-worm rabbits?

This question was probably asked long time-ago but if you have any problems with a pet ANY pet just find and take 'em to the vet! simpls as that! O, and plus don't worry i think it's just a shot. :-)

Answer to Do rabbits really hop?

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 01:42:21 -0800

Do rabbits really hop?

Sorry but this is kinda of silly but yes of course they hop i'm not even sure if they walk but of course they hop.

Answer to What are the characteristic physical features of rabbits?

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 01:40:54 -0800

What are the characteristic physical features of rabbits?

Not sure what you mean by this but i will take a shot. There are alot of characteristics that define a rabbit, such as big vertical ears big hind feet smaller front paws and well there pretty much the cutest thing people eat it's sick but true No offence to people that eat them...

Answer to I get pain in my right heel when it touches the ground. What could be wrong?

Sun, 21 Nov 2004 21:18:01 -0800

I get pain in my right heel when it touches the ground. What could be wrong?

The problem could be is a broken bone there is hundreds of tiny little bones in your feet

Answer to Which plant food is ideal for rubber plants?

Sat, 20 Nov 2004 17:33:08 -0800

Which plant food is ideal for rubber plants?

Just ordinary plant food will do.

Answer to What should I look for when buying a new juicer?

Sat, 20 Nov 2004 17:30:07 -0800

What should I look for when buying a new juicer?

What you should do first is study all of the types of juicers from the internet such as www.epinions.com or other sites like amazon now the 2nd thing you should look for is power i have an old juice tiger (1995) that can't grind orange juice! so look that up too and one thing that i...

Answer to Where can I buy a Neo Geo (not handheld) game system?

Sat, 20 Nov 2004 02:42:00 -0800

Where can I buy a Neo Geo (not handheld) game system?

Well there is always one solution to retailers www.ebay.com

Answer to Are there any persons in the world who have no fingerprints?

Fri, 19 Nov 2004 03:54:32 -0800

Are there any persons in the world who have no fingerprints?

well this can be actually true because the people who work in pineapple plants can after a long time working there have no finger prints because the pineapples acid is so strong i do believe there is a movie about s�ch a thing

Answer to What are "orbs"?

Fri, 19 Nov 2004 03:48:34 -0800

What are "orbs"?

Now of course a lot of people believe they are ghosty spirits but the fact is there tiny reflected spots of light i've had them my friends have all had this is nothing to do with a spirit or ghosts or a bad camera all it is, is reflected lights look up orbs on google and the amateur sites...

Answer to What are the pros and cons of The Lemonade Diet?

Fri, 19 Nov 2004 03:39:01 -0800

What are the pros and cons of The Lemonade Diet?

one con is that due to the amounts of vitamin C in the lemonade is that too much vitamin C can cuase diarrhea or even bladder stones

Answer to What is a Yagga Babba and are there more than one?

Thu, 18 Nov 2004 00:48:28 -0800

What is a Yagga Babba and are there more than one?

it is actually babba yagga and here is a story to explain it http://shaurettenet.virtualave.net/langskipp/huspage/babba.html

Answer to Was the song 'Stan' based on a true story?

Thu, 18 Nov 2004 00:33:44 -0800

Was the song 'Stan' based on a true story?

It�s the story of a fan writing to his favorite singer : he shares pains and sorrows with him, tells him that his girlfriend is pregnant. Of course, he�s disappointed, because Eminem is late in answering his letters. Gradually, the listener understands that Stan is sick (�sometimes I cut...

Answer to How do I soothe the burning sensation from eating jalapeno peppers?

Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:40:19 -0700

How do I soothe the burning sensation from eating jalapeno peppers?

Like the first guy said milk and swish it around 5 to 10 times swallow and repeat.

Answer to My GBA SP randomly restarts itself. What could be wrong?

Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:20:26 -0700

My GBA SP randomly restarts itself. What could be wrong?

Most of the time is just a weak or semi-dead battery.

Answer to Do bald people get dandruff?

Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:18:43 -0700

Do bald people get dandruff?

Dandruff is caused by dead skin on heads falling off of the head, so yes people with male pattern hair loss do get dandruff. When you have hair, you have more dandruff because the dandruff also gets tangled in the hair. When you shake your head, the dandruff on your head and in your hair falls out.

Answer to Has anyone ever proven that there is other life out there besides us?

Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:06:59 -0700

Has anyone ever proven that there is other life out there besides us?

No, no one has ever proved that there is life besides us. However no one has proved that there isn't life besides us.

Answer to Why does my radio pick up some stations better than others?

Mon, 04 Oct 2004 18:44:20 -0700

Why does my radio pick up some stations better than others?

Because some radio broadcasting stations are closer to your car or radio so the closer the better reception.

Answer to What is a 4x4?

Mon, 04 Oct 2004 00:15:02 -0700

What is a 4x4?

An automobile that can use all four of its tires to drive. Best for hauling trailers, climbing large mountains, or can also be used in icy conditions.