All categories - 10 September 2007

I went to a barbecue at the weekend and there was a black man there with his wife. I was sitting near them and they were served with some chicken and salad with lovely fresh tomatoes.
As soon as the man saw the tomatoes he went hysterical and started going on about how 'they' dont eat tomatoes. It was just like you would see a vegetarian scorn being served meat. You should have seen his wifes face as well - just as if they had been insulted.
Is this some kind of tribal / custom why blacks dont eat tomatoes? I never heard of anything like this before and I thought it was rude of these people to behave like this when they had been invited to someones barbecue. They could have just left the tomatoe uneaten.

2007-09-10 01:39:15 · 40 answers · asked by digital 1 in Etiquette

Should we have a new Answers category for former celebs?

2007-09-10 01:39:14 · 18 answers · asked by Bill 6 in Celebrities

The performance : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4xR2es1VvM

I thought she was sleepwalking through an uninspired performance. The song wasn't at all memorable -- no hook. She seemed like she was either under the influence or that her mind was elsewhere.

Also, while Britney is FAR from what I would call "fat", as many people have said (which is ridiculous -- most guys would love to have a woman that "fat", and most women would love to be that "fat"), she definitely should have thought twice before wearing that particular outfit. Britney's PR people might have cost her a career in 3 minutes last night.

Your thoughts?

2007-09-10 01:39:05 · 31 answers · asked by Deke 5 in Rock and Pop

should in not be said instead, that peace comes after the ills of people are cured?

2007-09-10 01:38:39 · 7 answers · asked by dar2dar 1 in Poetry

At present their efforts are concentrated mostly on Middle East, however over the past 100 years pretty much all of the worlds regions, except Europe, has exprerienced some form of American inteference, which resitricts the freedoms and idependence of nations to their populations suffering.
American oppression can take many forms, from assassinating or removing leaders who had support of their
people and replacing them with torture trained dictators, economic black mail, sponsoring and encouraging vile militias to rape and murder, sending their own army and marines to rape and murder, Sanctions, and basically a whole range of underhanded or blatant, evil policies which aim to control all regions who hold strategic locations, and or, valuable resources. My question is how can we defeat this threat who like Hitler, aims to control the world and make us subservient to it?

2007-09-10 01:38:26 · 13 answers · asked by MoeJoe 2 in Politics

2007-09-10 01:38:20 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i guess telling the truth is all it takes nowadays. why havent politicians learned that yet.

2007-09-10 01:37:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

I cannot smell exactly where it is coming from though! Sometimes, I believe it to be coming from the heating vents, that is where the smell seems to be most prominent. My husband says that he cannot open it up and find it because of the way the heating system is connected, he thinks the smell will go away soon without any intervention. He also does not have a very good "sniffer", he dosent smell it in the same places that I do! It is driving me nuts that he wont take care of it! It stinks so bad, and I am pregnant, so this smell is nauseating to me! Please help me, what should I do to find it and eliminate the odor ASAP??!!

2007-09-10 01:37:38 · 5 answers · asked by Smiley 4 in Other - Home & Garden

Please site specific verses. Who according to the gospel accounts really carried the cross before the crucifixion?

2007-09-10 01:37:37 · 15 answers · asked by Pathofreason.com 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-10 01:37:37 · 26 answers · asked by A True Gentleman 5 in Celebrities

2007-09-10 01:37:26 · 5 answers · asked by kollage 2 in Other - Home & Garden

my 2 month old needs an mri for a very large bump on his head and a swollen and puffy eye. would the doctor have scheaduled that if he didnt think it was anything to worry about?

2007-09-10 01:36:58 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Newborn & Baby

Sounds like another study that explains the obvious.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070909/hl_afp/scienceneuroscience_070909173324

2007-09-10 01:36:58 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-09-10 01:36:57 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Your company's high deductible plan is a great solution to your problems - and it already exists! Your company just doesn't tell you about it because it's a FREE plan, that's right - NO monthly premiums. you get the same discounts as people with a PPO plan, only you pay nothing. Your deductible is $2200 a year per person, family plans are an even better deal if you have 3 or more people participating because there's a household cap. Traditional PPO requires a $2000 medical and $1000 prescription deductible - totally separate from each other, where the high deductible plan is combined.
Again NO monthly premiums, same benefits as PPO's, same doctors, same choices. How do you pay for this if there's no deductible? You can enroll in a government savings account - again, free of cost, tax-free even! You earn interest on the money you don't use, and you can keep it for the rest of your life. You get a debit card so you have instant access to your money. You can save up to the deductible..

2007-09-10 01:36:46 · 5 answers · asked by Roland'sMommy 6 in Elections

is it necessary to dig out old grouting( coloured )and re-apply or is there another option

2007-09-10 01:36:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

why? why not?

2007-09-10 01:36:30 · 8 answers · asked by We don't fight fair. 1 in Physics

i was looking in my neighbors windows and saw him the local bar maid!!! should i tell his wife? they were so ..."busy" that they didn't even notice me standing there taking pictures. i have two choices. i can either tell his wife, who is a friend of mine. or i can threaten to show the pictures to the bar maid's husband...a true psycho. she'll pay me to dummy up. what would you do?

2007-09-10 01:36:10 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Marriage & Divorce

2007-09-10 01:36:04 · 13 answers · asked by vegan&proud 5 in Other - Food & Drink

2007-09-10 01:35:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in China

2007-09-10 01:34:47 · 30 answers · asked by special sock puppet 5 in Polls & Surveys

Why is it called this? what are they exactly, and how long do they last?

2007-09-10 01:34:34 · 8 answers · asked by danny o 2 in Injuries

The majority of one-hit wonders are kitschy songs, or songs that capitalize on a pop culture fad or trend. Sometimes, though, an artist writes an amazing song that resonates with music lovers, but are, for whatever reason, never able to recapture that.

Are there any examples of one-hit wonders who you feel deserved more than just a passing moment of fame?

2007-09-10 01:34:21 · 7 answers · asked by Deke 5 in Rock and Pop

1.) find the number of terms in the given Arithmethic Progression
-3,-11,-19,-27,.....,-115

2.)Three terms are in Arithmetic progression. If their sum is 21 and the sum of their squares is 149, what are the numbers?

3.) find S(sub)15 in Arithmethic progression 1,-7, -15,...,-111

hope you could help me with these...
I need your answers to verify my answers..I ll also try solving these...pls include ur solution!

that would be greatly appreciated!

2007-09-10 01:34:20 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mathematics

i had no idea until i came to R&S that christians feel this way. is this something that they are taught in church?

which religion (or lack thereof) do you think is really the most persecuted today? i would think muslims

2007-09-10 01:34:11 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I want to add it to dry pasta before cooking, so must be powdered!

2007-09-10 01:34:02 · 5 answers · asked by reiki_kate 1 in Other - Food & Drink

What do you think the "Key of David" means?

2007-09-10 01:33:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

See I have three capricorn, three sags, two Scorpios and one or two virgos. What is my dominate sign?

To be more specific my sun is capricorn, moon in virgo and rising is libra/virgo.

Is that enough to tell the dominate sign?

And how could you tell what the dominate planet is? If you can I will add details. Thanks.

2007-09-10 01:33:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Horoscopes

"The Lord said unto me, 'I will take my rest and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs.' " -- Isaiah 18:4-5

Herb (marijuana) is a Godly creation from the beginning of the world. It is known as the weed of wisdom, angel's food, the tree of life and even the "Wicked Old Ganja Tree". Its purpose in creation is as a fiery sacrifice to be offered to our Redeemer during obligations. The political worldwide organizations have framed mischief on it and called it drugs.

I don't smoke marijuana, but If I was to get caught with Marijuana and I was arrested.. i think I would sue the Police department for "Discrimination of Religion."

2007-09-10 01:33:00 · 10 answers · asked by Bad Boy 300 3 in Law & Ethics

Does it meet his majesty to be born in a womb of a woman,and then grow up as a child?!!,why didn't he just appear out of nowhere in the human form,wouldn't it suit him more?

2007-09-10 01:32:47 · 13 answers · asked by shockoshocko 3 in Religion & Spirituality