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In the spirit of other threads with questions about countries, I hereby offer to answer questions about England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. I will add I know plenty about England and Wales, some about Scotland and very little about...
I had a bit of a conversation in chat about some music theory stuff, and Inner Stickler suggested I make a thread. So here it is. Disclaimer: my training is in performance, not music theory. so I don't have the knowledge base of a PhD in music...
For the past four years I've worked in personal banking. I started as a regular customer service representative in the call center and, after a month and a half with no previous banking experience, was promoted to supervisor. I know my 90's...
I'm starting this thread at Zuul's suggestion! I don't hold a degree in anything animal related, but for the full 24 years of my life animals have been a hobby and passion for me. I currently teach (in a non-certificated position) animal science...
Since Spitz' thread was popular I thought I'd start this thread in homage. I had threads about Ireland before but if anyone has any questions about anything in on or around this island don't hesitate to post.
:aussie: Carn! 'Avago, ya mug!
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My brother sent me a text message last night asking if he could "use" my dental insurance. Pertinent details: - I have a very good job that provides excellent benefits - He also has a very good job, but with almost no benefits - Our age...
Is it? The US is a pretty heavy hitter in international economics. In fact, the US is probably THE heavy hitter. Is the mortgage troubles there responsible for the economic downturn in the rest of the world? I know that we in Canada are...
I bought a box (10 mini packs) of Orville Redenbacher microwave popcorn. Every time I make one (keeping in mind that I remove the packaging as directed) a small bit on the front lip of my microwave starts sparking like crazy. It doesn't do...
Let me cut to the chase. What the fuck does this even mean? Below is a quotation from Judith Butler. This quote and author are known to me only from being openly mocked in other sources for the excessive opacity that has become characteristic of...
I need to solicit some expert help. We have a tree next to our house, a 3-foot diameter, 100 foot tall poplar which is rooted very close to an eroding ditch in our yard. I believe I see the roots loosening and I am sure it will crash on our...
In the event of a zombie apocalypse, the first thing I want to do is break a number of dams to get the salmon running again (screw hydropower, I want fresh salmon). How easy or hard would this be? Would the dams eventually fail on their own...
No gimmick and no lie, God's honest truth I did lose 5 pounds in 3 days. How, you may ask? Well, that's what I'm trying to figure out. Last Sunday I just got back from a week's vacation... when I left, I weighed 215. When I returned, I...
After a 4-mile run yesterday, I felt fine all evening... then I woke up this morning barely able to walk on my right ankle. It feels stiff, a little locked up, painful when I put weight on it, but not swollen or visibly inflamed. I add distance...
Let's say the bad guys pitched me into a large pool of molten lava. Any guesses as to how long I'll survive, what will be the cause of death, and how painful it will be? Please tell me it's painless and instant; this will let me cross one small...
I've often seen it said that salmonella is an inherent danger of mishandling chicken. Exactly where does the danger come from... does all chicken come from the packager coated with salmonella bacteria that are destroyed only by cooking? Is it...
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld ... 8400.story Apparently the Pentagon plans to field a spy blimp, which is supposedly beyond the reach of aircraft or SAM threats because it flies at 65,000 feet. Someone help me understand how this can...
In the past 24 hours I've gotten 2 calls on my cell from a telemarketer. It was the sort where they say "Your auto warranty may have expired, there's still time to renew it, press 1 to be connected with an operator!" I want to file a complaint. ...
Can anyone advise me how to swap the behavior of the caps lock and enter key under Windows? I want my caps lock key to execute the enter function, and the physical enter key to toggle caps lock. Why, you ask? I am a hard typist and I think I'm...
Just a question that occured to me - if you go without brushing for a little while, then brush your teeth, why do your gums bleed? Not that this happens to me anymore - but as a kid, I was a terrible brusher.
At the request of the chat room, I am starting this thread. Some background - I am currently at the University of New South Wales and am in my 4th and final year in a Bachelor of Science degree, with honours in nanotechnology. Nanotechnology is a...
Okay, so I have an ancient piece of crap computer which is running Mac OS 10.3.8. My dad has a Mac running 10.4.11. I have an ethernet cable which I have used to transfer files back and forth, but my question is, is there any way I can copy the OS...
If a couple married in an Anglican Church and later divorced would one of them be able remarry in the RCC without getting an annulment (ie would the first marriage be considered valid)? What about other Protestant denominations? Civil...
Who pays for involuntary psychiatric hold (aka 5150, Baker Act, sectioning, etc)? Let's say Bob is placed on a 72 hour old; does the bill go to his health insurance? What if he has no insurance; does he need to pay out of his own pocket? Does the...
The other day I was waiting on a customer who's son was with him. The son sneezed and I said gesundheit. The father looked very confused and asked me what I said (which confused me). He had no idea what I was talking about. He had a...
A friend lives in the corridor where planes come into LAX, and we sat on the deck one night (in food comas after a huge meal) watching them fly over. I found this cool page that describes what each of the flashing (or steady) lights on the plane...
Yesterday a pot of boiling water hugely overflowed when I tried to dump in some pasta (it was one of those explosive reactions) and it flooded the stove. The spark thingies started going crazy and sparking nonstop, so BF unplugged the power from it...
So, my sleazebag father died. My brother said it was from old age, but he was 67. I'm curious what the actual cause of death was since if it was anything else, I doubt I'd be told. Brief back story: My father was a child molester extraordinaire,...
Let's say we really need to move the Earth closer to, or further away from, the Sun. What's a good way to do that? (Either with technology that exists today, or a direct development of existing technology.)
If they really are the hardest to lose, does that mean that the first pounds are the easiest to lose? Or are they as hard to lose as the middle pounds? It seems to me that all the pounds should be as easy or hard to lose, since most people pick...
What does it and other bots that appear in the members list do, exactly?
I've always wondered this. What's so special about their design that it requires them to have fuzz?
I'm sick with it at the moment and a friend of mine told me there is a 100 day flu going around. After laughing/coughing my ass off I got to wondering how long it could actually last. 10 days? A month? I know you can be sick with cancer for years...
In this story about a drug bust on the border, "customs officers discovered that the gas tank sending unit located under the rear seat of her vehicle had been tampered with, police said." WTF? Are they taking out seats at random now?
Lately I've noticed a few places that have these. Most often they're split rail, but I've seen other types of wooden fence like this. It's just 3 fence posts in a rough triangle with rails connecting them, as if someone started building a fence at...
I installed a remote starter on my car a few years ago, and it worked fine until this year. The problem is, it only cranks the engine for a second or so, and this will not start the car unless it's pretty warm outside, which defeats the purpose of...
I've done a lot of canning in the past couple of years -- jams & jellies, pickles, hot sauce, that sort of thing. I've recently been trying my hand at brewing beer, too. When I've made preserves or pickles, I've always boiled the jars to...
What does it mean if someone has this on his Deloitte business card? Partner Transaction Services Is that high up? Middle Management? A dime-a-dozen? Or what?
What are the practical differences between 5W20 and 5W30. All the paperwork for my engine makes it seem like the car will explode if I use the 30 instead of the 20. I mean, they make a point in stating how important the 20 is for my engine and for...
Yesterday I had an idea for a baby's car seat. Just a little innovation to help prevent all those deaths every year from parents leaving their babies in their cars. It would be a little device that you keep on your keychain. When your keys are more...
I've upgraded recently to Internet Explorer 8 recently. One thing I've noticed that I've finally had enough of is that the bottom of the window doesn't have that toolbar thing that IE 7 had. I'm talking about where it displays the link address when...
What the heck are those things? The ball-shaped lead-colored thingies with the bold sized wick on one end. Ah, here's a good example: They seem like an enormous liability since every time I've seen one used on The Tom and Jerry show the bombs...
Ah, hello Domebo. I have some spare time so I was thinking about how to find the Antichrist. It's such a slippery task though, because there seems to be many incarnations and different speculations of the true identity of whom or whatever...
This seems like a very mundane question, since I've always just assumed that random means the plyer will pick tracks/files at random. But how does it pick the next selection in a randomized fashion? Is there a simple process/program it has to get...
I guess the first question is should I capitalize the word "Royalty" in regards to the British Kingdom. Moving on, I was struck by an anecdote someone once told me. It had something to do with the Queen ruling as a monarch, but was unable to use...
This watch is so cool. It was given to me as a very dear gift, something bought a couple decades ago. The watch keeps excellent time, unless it's left still for very long. But you begin to turn it gently back and forth and the "motor" seems to...
It's a beautiful day out, might be a good time to even out my tan while mowing the lawn. I can sleep naked, that's nice. How much can I wander around my house like this? Is mooning the street out my front windows allowed? What if someone comes...
Generally, what are the rules I should look out for? "Holy shit!" - When I wake up the next day itching from crabs. I don't think this would violate the rule. As I'm not actually invoking any spiritual being in particular. "Oh...
For the sake of questioning, let's use the example of Tom Hanks from Cast Away. An American citizen survives the crash of a private commerical airplane in the middle of nowhere and becomes stranded on a previously undiscovered island. After...
If I designed an original website with all original content, can I just say that it is copyrighted by me? Doesn't the fact that I put it online in the first place prove that I am its owner? If you don't copyright a website, what can happen? ...
I just got one of my wife's Grandfather's shotguns given to me for my birthday. I'm not sure of the year - or the value for that matter. I can say that it is in great shape and shoots perfectly. It's a Browning Light 12. It says "made in...
I would like to get MrScotch an ipod for his birthday. Any recommendations? Anything to avoid? I know almost nothing about them, so please feel free to dumb it down...
Bear with me. I have come to realise that I own a lot of videos which are taking up a lot of space. I no longer watch them because the video player is downstairs and the TV is up. So. I thought I would copy my favourites to disc and then throw the...
I was asked this by a friend the other day and couldn't answer. Here in Italy there is no tradition for wearing mortarboards at a graduation, she wondered if it was just an English/American thing and how the tradition came about. Anyone out there...
I have 3 compost bins in the garden and we throw all our food scraps in. We do not add any meat, but anything else goes. In the last couple of weeks I have had three different people say they have heard you shouldn't mix up cooked food (eg. left...
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