All categories - 24 November 2006

I'm headed to Germany (Berlin specifically) around New Year's. I'm just wondering if people who visit/live there have suggestions of things to do. What was the best thing you did there? I'm not a huge cathedral/museum type person, but I really enjoy cool restaurants or bars, offbeat sights or experiences, local color. Any suggestions?

2006-11-24 03:52:20 · 6 answers · asked by tomstrong83 2 in Other - Germany

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What do you think of Tony Romo and those Cowboys?

Do you think that the Cowboys will make the playoffs?

2006-11-24 03:52:18 · 14 answers · asked by YRofTexas 6 in Football (American)

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How much overall air pollution does the UK make every year?

2006-11-24 03:52:16 · 4 answers · asked by Chris Q 2 in Environment

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todays funny?

While unloading his gear and his prize catch, Sister Mary inquired about his trip.

"Take a look at this big Son of a ***** I caught!"

Sister Mary gasped and clutched her rosary, "Father!"

"It's OK, Sister. That's what kind of fish it is--a Son of a ***** Fish!"

"Oh, well then, what are you going to do with that big Son of a *****?"

"Why, eat it of course. The guide said nothing compares to the taste of A Son of a *****."

Sister Mary informed the priest that the new Bishop was scheduled to visit in a few days and that they should fix the Son of a ***** for his dinner.

"I'll even clean the Son of a *****," she said. As she was cleaning the huge fish, the Friar walked in.

"What are you doing Sister?"

"Father wants me to clean this big Son of a ***** for the new Bishop's din ner."

"Sister! I'll clean it if you're so upset! Please watch your language!"

"No, no, no, it's called a Son of a ***** fish."

"Really? Well, in that case, I'll fix up a great meal to go with it, and that Son of a ***** can be the main course! Let me know when you've finished cleaning that Son of a *****."

On the night of the new Bishop's visit, everything was perfect.

The Friar had prepared an excellent meal. The wine was fine, and the fish was excellent.

The new Bishop said, "This is great fish, where did you get it?"

"I caught that Son of a *****!" proclaimed the proud priest.

The Bishop's eyes opened wide, but he said nothing.

"And I cleaned the Son of a *****!" exclaimed the Sister.

The Bishop sat silent in disbelief.

The Friar added, "And I prepared the Son of a *****, using a special recipe!

The new Bishop looked around at each of them.

Slowly a big smile crept across his face as he said,

"You buggers are my kind of people!"

2006-11-24 03:52:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Jokes & Riddles

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Girls, do you like riding your bicycle?

Apparently cycling is bad for women as it can numb their patch. Those who cycle often have less clit sensation and are more likely to experience pain during a shag...BAN THE BICYCLE!!

2006-11-24 03:52:02 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

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What is the best way for somebody to be themselves?

The reason why I ask this question, is because I would like to hear different opinions on this topic. With so much pressure in the media, from work, our peers, maybe family... I am interested to find out what you did to combat these issues and how you apply that in present day...

Love

2006-11-24 03:52:01 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

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As a woman how do u get rid of smelling like sweat down there?

WHEN I WASH REAL GOOD AND DRY MYSELF ,SOMETIMES I WEAR NO UNDERWEAR, I STILL SMELL LIKE SWEAT DOWN THERE,SOMETIMES I USE SPRAY CAN I HAVE SOMETHING IN MY DIET,VITAMINS,OR ANYTHING ELSE TO HELP ME ?

2006-11-24 03:52:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

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whats the point of it all.....?

wat is the point of us being here?

2006-11-24 03:51:55 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

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Who cares for carers?

We all need input. What do other care support workers do? Where do you get your help from when you need it?

2006-11-24 03:51:45 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

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when can my baby sleep in his cot in his own room?

2006-11-24 03:51:44 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Newborn & Baby

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Truckers , which big rig is the best for over the road haulers ?

2006-11-24 03:51:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cars & Transportation

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Death penalty.... should I stay or should I go?

I've been invited to attend an introductory session [in 2 weeks time] for a Death Penalty Internship Programme to take place in the USA next year.The internship will involve “hands-on” exposure of legal work involving the common law system of the USA - criminal justice, medical law and human rights and the interns will be expected to work on: United States legal, research, manage case files, contribute to the briefs filed in state and federal
courts, interview witnesses and jurors in appeals cases and visit prisons, including death row.
The problem is that I really am quite amibivalent about the whole death penalty thing. If you are faced with a person who has killed someone and shows absolutely no remorse & indeed desires to kill again, a part of me feels that maybe this person shouldn't be on this earth. I am fully aware, however, that there are miscarriages of justice with innocent people being exectued all the time, but I wonder whether I would be disingenuous by applying?

2006-11-24 03:51:07 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

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Another British soldier - a para - dies in Basra today. Is Blair and Brown still proud?

2006-11-24 03:51:05 · 13 answers · asked by I'm Sparticus 4 in Military

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do you think oj simpson is innocent?

well as a man of my culture i honesty think he's not how and the hell can you go around smiling and caring on when you ex wife either one dont make any diffrencedont he care abotu how his c hildren feel hes not even speaking out or putting out a reward for any information to who the persons or person killed his wife he palying golf and going aroud smilling on the radio trying to write a book trying to go for interviews on tv dont make no sice he should be grieving for his kids loss yea he did it go aroung like that sure did god rest john cockeren soul but oj is lucky to have him as a lawyer but hes not innocent

2006-11-24 03:50:57 · 21 answers · asked by mcgloson@sbcglobal.net 2 in Media & Journalism

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Am I the only one who thinks Becker is hilarious?

That show was funny yall, why didn't people get it?

2006-11-24 03:50:55 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Television

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what is fleece made out of?

2006-11-24 03:50:54 · 21 answers · asked by electricblu25 1 in Fashion & Accessories

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Why can't I wear pointed court shoes without them slipping off after more than half an hour? Other girls can.

2006-11-24 03:50:50 · 4 answers · asked by North London Lady! 5 in Other - Beauty & Style

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please can anyone look at this essay on Lord of the Flies and tell me your oppinion? i am an ESL student.?

Fear is one of the most powerful emotions that control the way any human being acts in certain circumstances. In the novel, Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, the boys show fear in many things. They see and hear assorted things on the island and assume them to be beasts. As the novel progresses, the boys’ fear of the unknown beast also become exceedingly powerful and their attitudes towards it become increasingly irrational. The terror completely paralyzes their minds, leaving them too weak to find out the truth about their fear. Fear contributes to human beings’ instability and ultimately their irrational actions. The beast in the novel symbolizes the fear flying around on the island. Fear is evident in all the boys, from the nightmares to the belief in the existence of a beast. The boys’ fear of the beast becomes an increasingly important aspect of their lives, from the moment the first littlun claims to have seen snake-monster in Chapter 2. Not only was this unknown beast frightening the littluns, also the hunters started to have nightmares. In chapter five, Jack addressing Ralph says:You said they dream and cry out. Now they talk not only the littluns, but also my hunters sometimes talk of a thing, a dark thing, a beast, some sort of animal (Golding pg. 83).The fact that all the boys are younger than thirteen on the island greatly affects the amount of fear controlling them. Their cries at night prove that fear has overcome their minds. Just as all fear, danger, and suffering they experience in their nightmares comes from not realizing that they are only dreaming. Fear is the only barrier making them do irrational things, which they would not do in a secure place. Further, in the same chapter, a little boy named Phil, dreams of weird animals. He describes his dream, saying, “And I was frightened… and then I saw something moving among the trees, something big and horrid” (Pg. 85). The truth is he sees Simon in the dark, but his mind was so obsessed with thoughts of “beasties” that it refused to see the reality. As a matter of fact, Imagination and fear takes place in the illusory description of the beast, which the twins, Samneric describe.There were eyes
Teeth
Claws
The beast followed us
Nearly touched me (Pg. 100)
Genuinely, the twins see a dead parachutist. Fear of the beast totally conquers their minds, making their brains too weak to think straight. Their imaginations are so strong and wild that they fail to conquer their fear of the beast.Fear follows crime. The example of this is evident in the novel, when Simon had come stumbling out of the dark forest while the boys were dancing a victory dance and everyone surrounded him. They chanted, "Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!" (Pg. 152) they believed him to be the beast and one after another, they started poking at him with their spears until they were convinced that the “Beast” is dead. The boys were so much threatened by the fear that they were ready to do anything. For them the peace and freedom from fear would be only gained if the beast was dead. The hunters, in fear, savagely, murder an innocent child and Fear was the motivation behind their irrational crime. Nevertheless, not all the boys on the island are too much affected by this fear. As an illustration, Piggy takes a scientific approach, which is more rational. “Life is scientific…I know there isn’t no beast…but I know there isn’t no fear either” (Pg. 84) this quotation from chapter five demonstrates that Piggy is not even slightly worried about the beast. He does not allow fear to control him; instead, he bosses his fear with calm and rational thinking. Similarly, Jack is absolutely carefree about the beast. He knows that there is no beast on the island. During one of the assemblies jack says, “Well then I’ve been all over this island. By myself. If there were beast, I’d have seen it. Be frightened because you’re like that-but there is no beast in the forest” (Pg. 83). It is quite clear, from the assembly in chapter five, that jack does not fear the beast. He tries to tell the littleuns that there is no beast, but the littleuns are so much affected by the fear that they are afraid to do anything. Jack is confident that there is no beast and therefore he does not have to fear or worry about anything.There is nothing to fear except the persistent refusal to find out the truth and to analyze the causes of happening. In similar way, the boys In Lord of the flies do not seem to realize the truth that there is no beast, but it is rather a sinful nature within each one of them. Simon is the only child, who is calm, has the courage to confront the beast and subsequently find out the truth that, “'Maybe there is a beast.... Maybe it's only us." Golding sheds light on fear inside human being and how the beast is not a physical thing, but the big horrid “Beast of Fear,” with claws, eyes, and teeth is hidden deep inside human beings, but they wholeheartedly ignore this reality, which results into chaos and irrational actions. However, Ralph and piggy take a more logical action, During their assembly, when the topic of fear is brought up Ralph boldly says, The thing is Fear can't hurt you any more than a dream. There aren't any beasts to be afraid of on this island.... Serve you right if something did get you, you useless lot of cry-babies!" (Pg. 82).
Ralph is too bothered trying to convince others that there is nothing to be afraid of on this island, but he has strongly convinced himself that there is no beast and understands the fact that fear is harmless. In a similar way, Piggy also takes a very interesting and sensible approach to this matter. “Life...is scientific.... I know there isn't no beast...but I know there isn't no fear, either...."(Pg. 84). This quote clearly reveals that Piggy’s is very lighthearted about fear, as he does not let fear to consume him in anyway rather he fights back his fear with his knowledge. Fear in Lord of the Flies plays a very prominent role, from the beginning until the end of this provocative story. The boys’ on the island suffer and struggle to feel safe. What they do not understand is that is that all their fears came from their own uncontrolled minds and delusions. Their delirious minds, made up a horrid beast and through out the story they kept doing, unwise and foolish things. But nobody made any effort to understand the reality. The island, on which they were all living, did not exist separately from their minds. Their conviction that things exist "out there", independent of their minds, was the source of all fear. They do not see directly that everything is projected by their perceiving awareness. Therefore, it resulted into a massive panic, irrationality and ultimately instability.

2006-11-24 03:50:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Homework Help

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What do i need to check before buying a motorbike?

2006-11-24 03:50:39 · 15 answers · asked by steven_huckle 1 in Motorcycles

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Anne Sullivan?

I need to know if Anne Sullivan had any kids, and if she didn't then I need to know if Polly Thompson had any kids, and if Polly Thompson is still alive then a way to contact her.

2006-11-24 03:50:35 · 4 answers · asked by jw 3 in Genealogy

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How does asexual reproduction differ from sexual reproduction?

2006-11-24 03:50:33 · 6 answers · asked by ♫ Think happy thoughts ♪ 3 in Biology

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If your partner could sing you a song and mean every word of it, which one would you want it to be?

Myself : "I'm Your Man" - Leonard Cohen
or Bruce Springsteen "Thougher Than The Rest"

2006-11-24 03:50:32 · 5 answers · asked by Mary7 3 in Music