All categories - 27 November 2007

A very rich lawyer is approached by the United Way. The man from the United Way is concerned that the lawyer made over $1,000,000.00 last year but didn't donate even a cent to a charity.

"First of all", says the lawyer, "my mother is sick and dying in the hospital, and it's not covered by healthcare. Second, I had five kids through three divorced marriages. Third, my sister's husband suddenly died and she has no one to support her four children..."

"I'm terribly sorry", says the United Way man, "I feel bad about asking for money."

The Lawyer responds, "Yeah, well if I'm not giving them any money, why should I give you any?"

2007-11-27 00:57:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Jokes & Riddles

and the kid lives at their house? Esp when this new woman is moving in?
Anyone have any advice? My kid doesnt need a second mom.
He just lives there cause its easier for me to see him everyday this way, and I work.

2007-11-27 00:57:14 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Marriage & Divorce

I know a teen who is interested in becoming a doctor. She knows she'll have to do a degree first then apply to medical school. One of her concerns is that she won't get the grades she needs in her first degree to be able to enter medical school. Would medical school be entirely out of the question for her then, or would she be able to do something to still get in?

2007-11-27 00:57:06 · 6 answers · asked by glurpy 7 in Higher Education (University +)

why do christians seem to pick and choose about which parts of the bible should be followed?? surely its gotta be all or nothing?? i mean i know a christian who doesn't even know the ten commandments lol. like burning gay people most christians would say they didnt believe in. and stories like adam and eve or whatever are just symbolic. how very conveniant!

2007-11-27 00:56:46 · 24 answers · asked by ? 3 in Religion & Spirituality

To Wish Everyone A Merry Cimbo ?

2007-11-27 00:56:35 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

2007-11-27 00:56:33 · 8 answers · asked by pedababu 1 in Marriage & Divorce

im asking another important question for my project and i need some help!i would really appreciate it! thz :)

2007-11-27 00:56:13 · 7 answers · asked by Austin Q 1 in Religion & Spirituality

The top on yahoo list??

2007-11-27 00:56:11 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lebanon

1) As a Secret Shopper it is important to hide from the store sales people during your shop to ensure they do not see you watching them.
a) True
b) False
2) If you are sent on a shopping assignment and your friend is working there you should let your friend know you are a secret shopper so they don’t do anything wrong while you are evaluating the store.
a) True
b) False
3) Since all apartment evaluations are basically the same it would be ok to use the questions and answers from your last apartment shop since you can’t find the questions for the current shop you are assigned to.
a) True
b) False
4) After your server is rude to you when you order your food, it’s ok to tell the server that he did a bad job and that he will get what’s coming to him, because you’re a secret shopper.
a) True
b) False
5) A PDA and a Scanner are required equipment to be a Secret Shopper
a) True
b) False
6) It’s ok to see if you can “get away” with taking merchandise from a store you are shopping at since the employees should be paying attention anyway.
a) True
b) False
7) You don’t really need internet access or email to be an effective Secret Shopper.
a) True
b) False
8) Secret Shopping reports should be written like an editorial really letting the store management know what they should be doing differently.
a) True
b) False
9) Companies may base corporate policies and important management decisions on the information provided by a secret shopping report.
a) True
b) False
10) During a shop it is not important to pay attention to the names of individual employees.
a) True
b) False
11) If after you complete a shop you can’t remember the answer to one of the questions on the shopping report, it’s probably ok to make up an answer because it’s better to submit a fully completed report than one that is missing answers to questions.
a) True
b) False
12) As a “typical customer” it is ok to be rude and offensive to the employees at the store you are secret shopping since they probably get lots of rude customers anyway and they should know how to handle it.
a) True
b) False
13) It’s ok to bring friends or other guests along on a Secret Shop since it makes you look more like a typical customer.
a) True
b) False
14) If you notice that you’ve accidentally written the wrong date on your report, you should neatly correct it rather than submitting an incorrect report even though it means your report will be a little bit late.
a) True
b) False
15) When you are Secret Shopping it’s a good idea to ask questions about products that you are curious about to see “what the employee will say” and then make notes in your report about how they answered.
a) True
b) False
16) If you got really excellent service during a shop you should:
a) Write the manager of the store telling them they really had excellent staff and you wrote a good report about how well they are doing.
b) Let the employees know while you are there they are doing a really good job and that you will make a note of it in your report.
c) Wink slyly and say “I’ll let them know you did a good job” since the employee won’t know who you are talking about”
d) Write a detailed report including the excellent service and submit it on time to the secret shopping company.
17) If you just shopped a boutique retail store and you are leaving and you realize you left the forms in the store you should:
a) Go back and see if you can pick them up before someone else finds them.
b) Just go home and print new ones because it doesn’t matter if the employees find the forms since you’re already done shopping.
c) Go back and ask if the employees noticed your store evaluation forms lying around anywhere.
d) Call in anonymously and ask that the store employee please rip up the forms since you’ll get in a lot of trouble if anyone finds out you left the evaluation forms at the store.

2007-11-27 00:56:00 · 2 answers · asked by MOOK 1 in Other - Business & Finance

i would like to hang a curtain over the distance of 5 meters (almost). however, i would like to have it open and close from one side to the other! the curtain has rings in them so they hang from a bar (chrome or steel). the problem is this; would i be able to acheive this without resutling in sagging of the bar! coz i dont want to install a supporting hing in the middle, coz otherwise, i wont be able to open it all the way from side to side! what kind of material for the bar should i use and how should install it in order to prevent any lowering or saggging.

thanks guys most appreciated.

2007-11-27 00:55:57 · 5 answers · asked by Mo 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I am so sick , losing my voice and head is clogged, but I still feel so guilty! ♥j

2007-11-27 00:55:43 · 16 answers · asked by *queenfairy1*Antioch California 7 in Polls & Surveys

It seems to me that a lot of people you meet are very unhappy and are full of anger. Just look at all of the "creature comforts" We have now compaired to just 100 years ago. (Dvd players, computers, video games with state of the art graphics, mp4 players,ipods, Nice cars etc etc) We have clean working conditions. My grandad used to do 14 hour shifts down a coal mine and it was bloody hard work. So my question is. Why are a lot of people so miserable these days. We dont know we are born compaired to someone who lived just 100 years ago.

2007-11-27 00:55:29 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

One of the lights in our backyard is a lamp post. It’s the kind you see everywhere (4 panes of glass, black metal frame and cap).

The lamp post is located at the edge of our property and when we turn it on it shines on our yard as well as our neighbors. The neighbors don’t want the light, so is there a way to reflect it back onto our yard? We need more light in our yard actually, so the more light we can reflect back to us the better.

What are some ways of doing that? Could I put a reflective film on the glass panes that face the neighbors’ yard? Maybe use something like mylar film?

Or is there a material that is more light-reflective than mylar? And do I need to worry about an increase of heat inside the lighting unit?

Thanks much!

2007-11-27 00:55:07 · 3 answers · asked by S 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Is it that their effort to assimilate with the straight people is threatening, or something much deeper? I really need thorough answers for this one, so any info/opinions is much appreciated! :)

2007-11-27 00:54:54 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

Why do most people of today judge quickly, they just judge on the first impression they saw and not digging into the real reason. Some of today are judging immaturely and not critically. Why is that?

2007-11-27 00:54:50 · 15 answers · asked by Jay14 2 in Sociology

...... in P&S today. Do you feel it too?

2007-11-27 00:54:20 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

Hi- I would like to read the Bible but would like to know whether it's best to read it a a book, first page to last, or whether the idea is to pick chapters and read them individually?

I am looking to understand the bible story better but NOT NECCESARILY from a denominational perspective. Please don't answer with abuse- thanks.

2007-11-27 00:53:49 · 25 answers · asked by DaveyMcB 3 in Religion & Spirituality

this is for my ag class i had all the info i needed up to this point and was almost done had two slides left for my slide show on livestock but the computer fried and i have to turn this in by this wendsday because if i fell this project it will lower my grade and cause my to have a lower GPA and i dont have the money for college so please help, i also would like to be able to stay in the FFA. Thanks Joshua S.

2007-11-27 00:53:34 · 5 answers · asked by Josh S 1 in Agriculture

if the devil likes to do bad things etc then why does he punish other people for doing bad things? it doesnt make any sense. and i thought that god is supposed to forgive everyone?? why doesnt he? why are unbaptised babies subjected to purgetory etc when its clearly not their fault?? whats wil the whole sorting thing?? what about people who aren't good or bad? or have an equal amount of good and bad points about them?

2007-11-27 00:53:25 · 21 answers · asked by ? 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I had Thanksgiving dinner at my house and somebody left a hot plate on my dinning room table. Now I have a large white spot on my dinning room table. How do I remove it?

2007-11-27 00:52:59 · 2 answers · asked by aprilmyslf 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

Wouldn't it be wonderful to hear them again for just a few minutes on Christmas day? Are there other religions besides Christanity that have lost a celebrated tradition because it "may" offend others? Let's bring back everyone's old traditions. I think they would be a wonderful way to learn of other peoples beliefs and teach tolerance. Come up with answers as to why we can, not why we can't. I've already heard those. I just want to hear the church bells again.

2007-11-27 00:52:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

who would you write down for President if it could be anyone you want it to be?

2007-11-27 00:52:31 · 12 answers · asked by ? 6 in Polls & Surveys

My money's on the 8 foot scorpion

2007-11-27 00:52:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

What do you think is a better method to restrain a suspect that is resisting arrest? Taser gun or spray?

2007-11-27 00:52:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

I am doing a project about French cuisine during the Middle Ages, specifically 14th-16th centuries. I need an easy recipe or even better, something I can go and buy that would be appropriate for this time period. I'm not really able to cook anything so I more need an idea of what I could purchase!

2007-11-27 00:52:00 · 7 answers · asked by wxc2005frgz 2 in Cooking & Recipes

this is for my ag class i had all the info i needed up to this point and was almost done had two slides left for my slide show on livestock but the computer fried and i have to turn this in by this wendsday because if i fell this project it will lower my grade and cause my to have a lower GPA and i dont have the money for college so please help, i also would like to be able to stay in the FFA. Thanks Joshua S.

2007-11-27 00:51:59 · 4 answers · asked by Josh S 1 in Agriculture

What did you think of this in regards to pregnancy?

I loved it...i think Katherine Heigl is a great actress!

The birthing scene looked really real but ha ha everyone in the movies went ewwwwww!!!!

What did you think of the movie?

2007-11-27 00:51:57 · 19 answers · asked by gesejimneys87 3 in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting