Society & Culture - 24 October 2006

Since it is close to Halloween, I was just wondering if anybody has ever been in a place known to be haunted and seen a REAL ghost? I stayed in a hotel that was supposedly haunted once, and desribed to the owners what I had seen. The owners told me others had seen the same thing. They, too, believed the hotel to be haunted (it was built in the 1880's).

So, who here has seen a REAL ghost, and WHERE?

2006-10-24 20:47:23 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Halloween

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What are the main principals of buddism?

2006-10-24 20:46:53 · 6 answers · asked by Steph :-) 3 in Religion & Spirituality

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have you ever recieved a death threat?

i had an e-mail from a yahoo member wanting to see me raped and murdered! (fomut32)...what a nutter!

2006-10-24 20:45:58 · 18 answers · asked by ginger 6 in Other - Society & Culture

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On Islam religion, I observe the Basmallah, it starts as: In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful?

1. What is the difference of uttering God's Name (God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful) without having to start it as "In the Name of"

2. What do you think is the signifance of the expression "In the Name of"?

2006-10-24 20:44:58 · 9 answers · asked by Sam C 1 in Religion & Spirituality

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Who are Hindu (es) and how is their religion and beliefs?

2006-10-24 20:43:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

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Spurious vs Specious?

I ran across the word 'specious' the other day. I looked it up and it seems to mean the same thing as spurious, a word I use often. I am want to know if there is a connotational difference between them, or a context in which you would use the one and not the other.

2006-10-24 20:42:41 · 3 answers · asked by Jason H 2 in Languages

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What was with the holocaust,& why do people commit suicide, if God never hands us more than we can handle?

2006-10-24 20:42:10 · 9 answers · asked by Steph :-) 3 in Religion & Spirituality

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are kids born in the 90`s spoilt?

today its xbox, ipod, tv ,ibm, cd, dvd, psp, mp3 and gameboy just in the bedroom all given to them with no full acceptance of how much it took to EARN these so called toys ect ect.
And all my olds had to worry about was am/fm with run dmc/nwa

2006-10-24 20:36:01 · 10 answers · asked by BoChOi 3 in Other - Society & Culture

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Why is prostitution illegal and working as a porn star legal?

Prostitute get paid to have sex with total strangers.
Porn stars get paid to have sex with total strangers.

Someone films the porn star having sex. There are lots of other people in the room watching. Then, billions of strangers pay lots and lots of money to watch it on film over and over again.

No one films or takes a picture of the prostitute and the john while they are having sex. No one else is standing around watching the sex act. Billions of strangers do not get to watch their sex act over and over again. It's a one time act, one simple money transaction.

Therefore, if a prostitute/john videotape their sex act and sell copies of the tape to random strangers, does it then qualify them as porn stars, thus making the whole thing legal? No?
Why not?

What's the difference? The logic currently is if the world gets to watch it happen, it's legal. If it's private, it's illegal.

Course, a porno star's income is taxable. A hooker's income isn't.
Maybe that's the answer...

2006-10-24 20:34:51 · 13 answers · asked by SushiBee 1 in Other - Society & Culture

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Black-eyed person - what does it mean?

Placebo - Black-eyed:

I was never faithful
And I was never one to trust
Borderlining schizo
And guaranteed to cause a fuss
I was never loyal
Except to my own pleasure zone
I’m forever black-eyed
A product of a broken home (broken home) -
Black-eyed

What does it mean here? It's not about an injury, right?

2006-10-24 20:34:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

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Do you treat other people differently because of their skin color?

2006-10-24 20:33:57 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

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Why does this Hindu guy seem more knowledgeable about his religion than most christitians?

2006-10-24 20:33:53 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

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Why Sri lankans are cute?

2006-10-24 20:33:21 · 15 answers · asked by hidevaka 1 in Languages

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Is jongo a word?

2006-10-24 20:31:06 · 4 answers · asked by nofj2 4 in Languages

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How come all the satanist web sites just have fat guys in them, and not women?

None of them are hosted by women, just fat pudgey guys that look like they need a bath.

2006-10-24 20:30:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

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this "god" you speak of, why do you insult something that you say is so divine by giving a name and a gender?

2006-10-24 20:26:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

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How do you say thank you in your language?

I can currently say thank you in English, Chinese, Italian, French, German, Perssian, Spanish and sign language. It is a hobby of mine to learn new ways to say thank you. If you could spell the word both correctly and phonetically that would be great.

2006-10-24 20:25:14 · 40 answers · asked by neverland_mom 2 in Languages

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Why do I feel like I'm taking an Exam in Hinduism 101?

2006-10-24 20:23:34 · 9 answers · asked by Developing Love 3 in Religion & Spirituality

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What does the Hebrew name for God "El Shaddai" mean translated into English?

Please explain what the name really means and where you got your answer. I've already tried wikipedia and wasn't happy with their answer. I'd love to hear from someone who is truely knowledgable on the subject of the Old Covenant names of God. Feel free to tell me as many of them as you know and their true meanings. Thanks

2006-10-24 20:22:24 · 11 answers · asked by pwacheri 4 in Religion & Spirituality

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Which Puraan in Hinduism tells about the structure and qualities of Diamonds?

2006-10-24 20:20:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

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is there anyone?

who can send me the full list of kanji (chinese charcters or ideographs, each conveying an idea, most of which have at least two meanings)? pls include the combinations...shay-shay!

2006-10-24 20:19:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

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what do you mean by "the glory that was greece,the grandeur that was rome"?

2006-10-24 20:18:27 · 6 answers · asked by enilaehr 1 in Royalty

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What is Varanashram in Hinduism?

2006-10-24 20:14:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

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Whats with the hindu dude asking all the stupid questions?

2006-10-24 20:10:24 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

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Was it a MIRACLE or just COINCIDENCE?

---You happen to ALMOST get run over by a car--it comes to a screeching halt and you realize that it's so close to you that you could simply extend your hand and touch the hood

---A child is born paralyzed from the neck down due to the umbilical cord being wrapped around its neck twice----eight months later, the child makes a 360 recovery

--A women survives four heart attacks in a single year without any disfiguration in her body or joints

2006-10-24 20:09:36 · 18 answers · asked by What gives? 5 in Religion & Spirituality