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For decades, women have had handbags, bottomless pits of makeup, tissues, glasses, keys, lotions, mousetraps and in general somewhere that no sane man would ever venture. Then they invented manbags, for the discerning metrosexual to parade around...
The Daily Telegraph has a brief quiz to try and match up people's views with that of the candidates. Answer with your viewpoints to find out which of the GOP candidates are you closest to. Also its a shame they didn't include Obama on the list of...
So says the note on this 18th or 19th century cooking item that is currently on display at a local museum. So what do you think? Phallic cakes?
I just got a message in my Gmail account that Google Buzz will die soon. This message went on to say I'll no longer be able to send things. What is Google Buzz, and how much difference will it make to a normal Gmail account? I googled (!) info about...
Have they really come to that much attention that the FBI is considering them a threat to national security?
My home desktop has suddenly started turning itself off and on. Any theories? This is going to cost me a lot of money, isn't it?
When you step through a door, which foot do you normally step through first with, Left or Right? Does it match up with you being left or right handed? Just curious. :sci:
It's something so useful that everyone should know a little bit of it. But how much do you know and how oftern do you use it? Personally, I could probably put someone into the recovery position but that would probably be it. Giving CPR,...
Having seen that someone has kept every single text message she has received apart from the very first one that she deleted by accident, I wondered how old the texts were on my phone. I thought it was over the top until I realised I don't delete...
Over the pond, we get to hear lots about how the Republicans are all God-fearing fundamentalists who want to drag the USA back into the Dark Ages of anti-science. Slight exaggeration perhaps. However, given the liberal left decrying religion, but...
...and I don't mean tidying up and putting toys away. By Space, I mean the area around Earth above the atmosphere which is currently littered with thousands of pieces of debris of all shapes and sizes. All those little bits and pieces may fall...
Microneedle Therapy is supposed to be a short cut to younger looking, longer lasting skin. It involves your face being covered in anaesthetic and then having needle studded roller pushed across it. It has no recognised benefits and manages to...
Don't know if anyone cares, but I am driving the Leaf this week, and recently spent some time with the Volt. Happy to answer any questions about either.
I just switched from taking a daily packet of vitamins sold under the Nature Made banner (sold at Walgreens) to the Vitamin Shoppe's house-brand Ultimate Male Vitamins. Two interesting notes: I actually feel better taking the new vitamins. Not...
I'm a habitual fingernail chewer, either from stress or because I hate having long fingernails. I don't do manicures and my fingernails are always uneven. Anyone else a bite them, or does everyone else have perfect fingers, well manicured and...
The latest advice being given to those in Britain is that using factor 15 Sunscreen lotion is not enough, you should be using at least factor 30? About 20 years ago, factor 30 was only for toddlers and everyone else was using factor 5 or 10? ...
It's National Vegetarian Week in the UK highlighting the benefits of a meat free diet and showing off some excellent vegetarian foods and recipes. I'll be honest, I don't think I could go vegetarian, I'm just to picky with food and I enjoy eating...
After years of mostly wearing loafers and shoes with velcro fasteners, I got a pair of sneakers with laces. Said laces become untied the minute I go out the door. Well, likeliest assumption is that I'm too stupid to tie my own shoes. I can deal...
As the title suggests, I'm curious about the perception of national identity in England these days. Thanks for your input!
Anyone have any experience of the new Firefox 4 as opposed to Firefox 3.6. Any better or worse, does it still support everything? Just before I decide to upgrade and lose all my extensions and themes.
I just had a Bowling from Columbine flashback and realized I didn't know how the Kmart thing turned out. Did they stop selling ammunition? Are they still not selling it?
Are Linotype typesetting machine still in widespread use, or have computers completely killed them off?
It seems that The US government cannot decide on how to fund the government. split between the Republicans and Democrats in terms of how deep the cuts should be. Apparently, if the funding is not signed off by Friday, the government goes into...
I'm talking about one of those playground swings, I never managed to get much further than the same height as the crossbar. Some people have managed to go all the way over. Ok, they cheat and use a rocket pack. And then you find things like...
I've been told that you can't *accidentally* concern troll, but I've seen this term bandied around, and used as an accusation etc. I read the definition, but I guess I'd like an example. If not actual Mello/GB/Durp examples, then a hypothetical...
With the next election less than two years away with the Republican candidates all deciding in the next few months whether or not to join in the fun and fiesta, something did occur to me. Could the democrats run someone other than Obama? Over the...
My (younger) friends are nagging me to join facebook. I don't see the point. Does FB offer anything that messageboards/Skype/email don't? Anything GOOD, I mean... :hoj:
My Mac iBook G4 is seriously on its last legs. It makes tragic chunka-chunka noises and the battery is dead. This is unsurprising, since it's 6 years old. It's probably not fiscally responsible of me to get another Mac, even though I much prefer...
I'm planning to send such a thing to an English-speaking company and I'm not sure how to title it. It's a one-page document, listing little more than my employment history and my university education. Would you prefer to call this a résumé or...
As the title says, has anyone bought anything based off an advert, whether it be in print or on the TV? Also was it directly from an advert or perhaps within a few days as something you just had to have? Personally, I don't think I have ever...
Okay, so most of the time when my vacuum stops working in mid-use, something is clogged, so I clear out the tube, the implement, the connection to the bag, basically everything I can get my hands on to (ugh!) clear the pathway of any foul debris...
I saw this question in a magazine this morning...How do you weigh an elephant without using scales? ... and I thought it was appropriate. So, clever people of the board, without using Google etc. etc., how would you do it? Marks given for...
I pulled out my kids' christening gown, with the thought that I'd offer it to Finky for her baby. I was bummed to see that there's a yellow stain on the little satin collar, and I'm wondering if there's any way to get rid of it without doing any...
I've tried to find info on Skype, but it's all confusing. How does it work? Is it free? Does it require internet connection? I have Skype on my computer, and want to fiddle with it but don't know how to.
I have a friend. We'll call said friend "Katniss." Katniss was on the receiving end of penis-in-vagina sex, which was by all accounts highly enjoyable, but was then in a great deal of pain afterwards. During was fine, but after Katniss was doubled...
There always seems to be a steady stream of people who write into newpapers and subjects far and wide. Has anyone here written to a newspaper, why did you do it and what was it about?
The only one I can think of is fantasy and derivates, are there any others?
Here’s one way to try to get a handle on just how immense our little corner of the cosmos really is, as described by Prof. Jay M. Pasachoff of Williams College-Hopkins Observatory in Williamstown, Mass. in his book Astronomy: From the Earth to the...
Basically, the first miracle performed by Christ in any of the gospels is when he turns the water into wine at a wedding celebration. (At the intercession of his mother, actually.) In my Catholic tradition understanding this event highlights a...
I disabled conversation mode because I find it really confusing to deal with. Is there some benefit that can be pointed out that will convince me to try to adapt to it? Or should I just leave it old skool since that works for me and I'm too old to...
Y'know that scrolly thing up top, where one enters the URL or hits the arrow to see previously used URLs? How does one remove a URL from this place? I've tried clearing cookies and cache, but this didn't work.
Is it as in crowded or something else?
I had a 2hrs 40 minute layover in Chicago O'Hare yesterday. I thought I would have plenty of time but get a bit nervous so went straight to the international terminal, and went to go through security. It took over 90 minutes. Had I got dinner or...
It's currently seems to be all the rage for a celebrity to release a perfume that "captures their essence". I have never seen or heard of anyone buying one? Does anyone here buy them or know someone who buys them?
Or, did you when there was only one phone company in your area?
Do they exist?
I noticed on the Calendar that it is Labor Day in the US. So what does it celebrate and do you celebrate it? Is it an excuse to have a day off or do you still have to work?
Jenny Oropeza, A democrat who had served 22 years as an elected public servant, including six in the California Assembly and four more in the state Senate, defeated her Republican rival, John Stammreich, in the midterms. However, she had passed...
I've tried a whole swag of these sites, and none of them will let me upload anything from my netbook, and imgur.com is the only one that lets me upload from a PC at the library. Is it something to do with wifi? Security settings? I want to upload...
I recently had a discussion with someone more expert on evolutionary theory than I. When I cited natural selection as the mechanism by which evolution works, he told me that natural selection is only one such mechanism, and that there others. By the...
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