All categories - 14 June 2007

I have seen this several times. It irks me. Is the world that college professors live in any less real than the one everyone else does?

Most of them have a Ph.D. That doesn't happen overnight, and it sure as hell doesn't get handed to you.

Many of my professors had distinguished careers, and were either retired or only on the faculty as adjunct professors. Some of my distinguished professors were a: judge, police officer, prosecutor, FBI agent (retired), budget analyst for the CRS, anthropologist with 20 years of field work all over the world, foreign service officer (retired)... the list goes on and on!

On the side, these people did things like go on diplomatic missions to Israel and Palestine, or fight FGM in Africa. I think that my professors lived more in the real world than most of us who spend time debating these things on Y!A. Can we give them a little more respect?

2007-06-14 12:24:04 · 12 answers · asked by lei 5 in Politics

2007-06-14 12:24:01 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

im really fat im like 125 pounds and i really wanna lose weight. can u help me with giving me some tips

2007-06-14 12:23:58 · 46 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

We are considereing selling our 3 bedroom house to purchase a four bedroom house as there seems to be an upsurge of four bedders on the market, ahead of the packs being introduced in August.

Does this seem to be a good idea or wait until the new year when all four bedders have to have detailed surveys.

2007-06-14 12:23:49 · 5 answers · asked by christine m 3 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-06-14 12:23:43 · 10 answers · asked by sexy 2 in Diet & Fitness

???????
i just wanna know.
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[[can i have a starr??]] its almost my birthday!!

2007-06-14 12:23:41 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

Okay this is sorta easy if you have heard this before. But here it goes.

Why did the ghost wanna join the soccer team?

2007-06-14 12:23:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Jokes & Riddles

A coworker called me this today. I think she's flirting with me.

2007-06-14 12:23:27 · 19 answers · asked by HAROLD S LEWIS JR 2 in Polls & Surveys

2007-06-14 12:23:21 · 26 answers · asked by pola 3 in Philosophy

for instance psychology, biology, anatomy and what else?

2007-06-14 12:23:21 · 2 answers · asked by olya 1 in Higher Education (University +)

I am pretty sure that I have to add something but no sure what it is.

2007-06-14 12:23:19 · 3 answers · asked by bird79 2 in Entertaining

BBC Reports EU’s Carbon Trading Scheme Has Actually Increased CO2 Emissions
On several occasions I have pointed out how much better foreign media are at presenting reports either skeptical of anthropogenic global warming or addressing the failings in government sanctioned solutions.
Last week, the BBC did a report on the European Union’s carbon trading scheme failing so miserably that CO2 emissions in the region have actually increased since the strategy was implemented.
Regardless of the answer, BBC.com presented some of the findings on June 5 (h/t Willis Eschenbach):

2007-06-14 12:23:07 · 2 answers · asked by GREAT_AMERICAN 1 in Politics

dial-up because they are constantly down. Not Comcast, MDM (Millenium Digital Media). It really is crap.

2007-06-14 12:23:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

I need at least ten poems and I have completed seven. The project is for my creative writing class [I'm a sophomore in high school]. You don't have to necessarily write the poem, but I am desperate for ideas! Thank youuuu.

2007-06-14 12:22:49 · 11 answers · asked by dramababii14 3 in Homework Help

I'm wondering what we could do as a city (or indaviduals) to get the recycling center to ship all the stuff to a recycling hub where they actually recycle stuff instead of put it in the landfill. Our city recycles a fair bit of stuff (about 1,000 tons of recyclables each year), so we're (the citizens of the city) think that the recycling center is only open for money instead of environmentalism (they get money based on how much material you bring in and drop off (by pounds)). Any ideas? This is a REAL problem because people are starting to stop recycling because it's all just going to the dump anyways.

2007-06-14 12:22:45 · 10 answers · asked by corkeoes 1 in Other - Environment

JamMaster Jay-R.I.P. and Grandmaster D of Whodini come to mind. Who else rocked the house back in the day?

2007-06-14 12:22:36 · 8 answers · asked by cats 7 in Rap and Hip-Hop

I really want to get my bellybutton or nose pierced, but my mom said I have to be at least 16. How old were you when you got your body pierced? Thanks so much!

2007-06-14 12:22:35 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fashion & Accessories

and fans have disappeared? anyone else have this

2007-06-14 12:22:33 · 32 answers · asked by Citizen Mac 6 in Polls & Surveys

All my contacts & fans just got wiped out & disappeared....what the frig is YA up to this time!!!

2007-06-14 12:22:31 · 10 answers · asked by The Unknown Soldier 6 in Polls & Surveys

Everyone talks about getting your dog spayed, which i think is fine but to neuter a male. thats plain wrong. How would you feel about not having balls?(obvioulsy only applicable to guys or those with balls)

2007-06-14 12:22:26 · 18 answers · asked by H_Town trendy 2 in Dogs

ok, she just got her learners permit and she went hog wild!! she driver by herself, speeds, and just makes the dumbest mistakes....And i want her to STOP all this stupid stuff before she gets hurt or hurts someone else!!!
does anyone know like a campfire horror story to tell her that might scear her stright!!
or any other helpful hints/suggestions....

thanks, ♥katie!

2007-06-14 12:22:24 · 5 answers · asked by ♥femme fatale♥ 2 in Other - Cars & Transportation

My husband and I are going on a curise in September on the
Norwegian Star. We have never been on a cruise and want some more information.

2007-06-14 12:22:19 · 6 answers · asked by amy s 1 in Cruise Travel

I know that my mother board is capable of ddr2 as well. Just wondering if i can just simply change it or not without doing anything to my computer

2007-06-14 12:22:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-06-14 12:22:02 · 6 answers · asked by olin1963 6 in Physics

Thats the question. You are free to make an open answer just don't flame each other.

What is it that makes music so controversial these days? Is it because of the so known "devil" bands?
Is it because of metal, rock or rap?

Metal and rock was something I got into around my infant days. And now everything seems to be blown out of proportion!
Whats wrong with music that gets people get ticked off?

2007-06-14 12:21:59 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rock and Pop

He was quoted as saying, "Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude."

2007-06-14 12:21:58 · 2 answers · asked by Debby C 1 in Quotations

I'm a little new at my school. My friends in my science class are like all not virgins. They tell my the minute that I walked into the door my first day of school, they knew that I was a virgin. All most all the students at my school are not virgins. Some of my other friends are virgins and tell me that most of the people that say they're not virgins, really are.I'm a Christian, but have I been waiting too long?

2007-06-14 12:21:56 · 24 answers · asked by Banana 1 in Singles & Dating

Are there the same numbers of organically raised honeybee populations evaporating? What must the antibiotics be doing to our main pollinator? I also wonder if the transporting of their hives to different farms again and again isn't upsetting them.
I am very interested in the latest findings.

2007-06-14 12:21:51 · 5 answers · asked by donniory 1 in Garden & Landscape

1. D.C. college neighborhood
2. 1781 battlefield
3. Home to baseball shrine
4. Pilgrims' first landfall
5. 1889 flood hit this Pennsylvania city
6. Lady investors meet here

Hey! Good luck and have fun with it!

2007-06-14 12:21:45 · 3 answers · asked by Y41 2 in Words & Wordplay

why am I so bored what could I do to fix it?

2007-06-14 12:21:42 · 6 answers · asked by tired of getting suspended 4 in Polls & Surveys