Society & Culture - 2 November 2006

The comany I work with always does a Christmas dinner at the owners/bosses house, and every year we exchange Christmas gifts but I am hopeless at picking things out. Please help with some ideas. I am a female (early 40's) and I work in an office with a 25 year old male, in our other office there is three females all early 40's and one female 22, two males, (one of them being the owner/boss) both early fourties-None of us (other than the boss) has very much money so we like to keep the cost down. any suggestions?

2006-11-02 05:23:46 · 9 answers · asked by favoriteaussie 1 in Etiquette

2006-11-02 05:23:23 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Royalty

i need a website on pop culture influenceing drug abuse amongst adolescence

2006-11-02 05:23:00 · 2 answers · asked by Elias 2 in Other - Society & Culture

In the past, present and future who can argue that religion saves more then it kills?

2006-11-02 05:22:34 · 10 answers · asked by J. P 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-02 05:22:23 · 4 answers · asked by rienzig 1 in Halloween

I looked for an Emily Post version to copy and paste, but apparently she doesn't address this topic. Looking for something in between "We're broke - so no presents!" and "What the heck is she talking about????!!!????" Something simple, with a little tact and flair, that won't make people feel like we should be their Christmas Angels this year.

Thanks!

2006-11-02 05:22:06 · 47 answers · asked by CassandraM 6 in Etiquette

What would be acceptable evidence? The Cambian explosion implies design but does not confirm it. Michael Behe's irriducibly complex systems question evolution but will never offer a scientific "mechanical" method of design.

How could we possibly scientifically observe or empirically imply the act of creation?

All we can ever do is look to the impossibilities of life occuring without guidance or design.

What do you think we'll just run accross God's engineering drawings and construction plan? How could we possibly understand God's method of creation when it's outside the boundaries and possibilities of that which was created?

2006-11-02 05:22:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why did Joseph Smith after receiving s message from God not do as God asked, but instead he went back to looking for treasures with his father? Dr. D. Michael Quinn notes this fact in a book called Early Mornmonism and the Magic World View. That Dr. Quinn was a former Mormon Historian. Even his own mother wrote that he did these things and she stated that her son said he possessed powers in helping him in these searches.
So for three years after Joseph Smith got the heavenly vision he kept up his treasure seeking with peep stones. He ignored God for 3 years. Don't sound much like a prophet to me. I state all this to see what you mormons say as to what is fact. I am not here to run you down, but run down a man who claims to be a prophet. of God.

2006-11-02 05:21:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-02 05:21:12 · 7 answers · asked by Shredder 6 in Other - Society & Culture

i need to know how elizabeth rose to power and what she did for england that made her so powerful and loved by england. thank you.

2006-11-02 05:20:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Royalty

I realise that sometimes we all curse,when we are in trouble,or when we hurt ourselves ...it is perfectly normal(males and females).
But I just heard a young girl of my age cursing-using the curse words instead of commas,I don't like when a man curses but when a girl does it is horrible...and I heard lots of girls cursing when there is no need to.
What's your opinion?

2006-11-02 05:20:06 · 4 answers · asked by Minerva 1 in Other - Society & Culture

I'm going out to get a tree pretty soon. I have allergies and so do my kids, so we have to get a fake tree. Almost all the trees these days are the prelit kind, and I can't figure out how that is useful in the least, after the first time it's set up. From year to year, the Christmas lights I've gotten for the tree almost NEVER work a year after I bought them, so if you buy a prelit tree, do you just have to take the lights off the next year and string them up yourself from then on? Are they a different kind of light (I bought some LCD lights for something else, and they are supposed to have a super-long life)?

Should I just get a plain tree and continue lighting it myself? Or are the prelit Christmas trees actually less of a hassle than they seem like they would be?

2006-11-02 05:20:03 · 4 answers · asked by CrazyChick 7 in Other - Holidays

it need castle, magic ring, love conquerors all, overcoming great obstacles. need a king princess, and a hero. now those character inculdeing the wizard need a name. need a make up city.

2006-11-02 05:20:00 · 5 answers · asked by pjvonski1 1 in Mythology & Folklore

It is obvious I need to quit. I already know that. I will be quitting within the next year. HOWEVER I need to know what some good tips are on hiding the smell of smoke on clothes and fingers.. I smoke very little because I am hiding it from everyone I know.. nobody knows that I smoke. I've smoked now for 12 years,and I am going to be quitting soon but I need tips on hiding the smell as I am in a new office that I REALLY dont need anyone knowing about this. Also.. my fiancee is anti smoking.

2006-11-02 05:19:41 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

2006-11-02 05:19:09 · 9 answers · asked by backdoc 3 in Languages

Would he smash Satans head with the stone, or again he would just ignore him!

2006-11-02 05:19:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-02 05:18:53 · 15 answers · asked by diablo 3 in Religion & Spirituality

How about using some of your own words and not just regurgitating something that was fed to you.

2006-11-02 05:18:31 · 18 answers · asked by J. P 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Is there a place I can go for a list that explains the abbreviations that are in personal ads? BBW, DD free, etc? I don't have a clue what these stand for...Someone please help

2006-11-02 05:17:42 · 4 answers · asked by Maggie Mae 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-11-02 05:17:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Thanksgiving

What are the main differences between them???

2006-11-02 05:17:35 · 9 answers · asked by Beccaface08 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I heard that electrical storms in the temporal lobes causes microseizures (people who are epileptic do this on their own) and it can give the person a sense of the spiritual world. The interesting thing is that the person can just imagine something up and a decieving spirit (brain waves) will cause you to think you're seeing it. So it's all in your head when you see aliens and ghosts, right? What about when there are witnesses though? Can these figments of our imagination manifest outside of our heads? Maybe demons do exist and they turn into any figment of our imagination?

2006-11-02 05:17:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-02 05:17:27 · 8 answers · asked by Cosmic I 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Fire because your body is slightly hotter or you love hot weather? Earth because you are stubborn or love to garden? Water because you go with the flow and love water ? Wind because you love to listen to the breeze or you love the power of the tornado?

2006-11-02 05:15:36 · 18 answers · asked by badferret 3 in Mythology & Folklore

2006-11-02 05:15:16 · 8 answers · asked by shanti 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Let's say that there is only one way to get into heaven: by believing in God. Let's also say that you have proof that this god exists and is the true God. However, this god is vengeful, prejudiced and judgemental, basically not someone you would want to associate with if it were the guy who lived two houses down. Would you convert to the religion that supports this God? If you do, you're saved. If you don't, well you're at his mercy, and based on what you know about him, that's not the best thing to be.

2006-11-02 05:14:59 · 4 answers · asked by Phil 5 in Religion & Spirituality

TALK ABOUT BOY FRIENDS AND KIDS AND RELATIONSHIPS

2006-11-02 05:14:14 · 11 answers · asked by amanda c 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

He is charitable, he is loving, he is forgiving. But he is also jelous, and vengeful, and all sorts of other things. He's God, he can do what ever he wants.

2006-11-02 05:13:44 · 7 answers · asked by ♫O Praise Him♫ 5 in Religion & Spirituality

My friend who is African came to England recently and attended some job interviews in customer service. On 2 different occasions, he was told that he has a strong African accent and people might find it hard to understand him and for that and some other reasons was not considered for the job.

2006-11-02 05:13:36 · 13 answers · asked by swish 4 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-11-02 05:13:31 · 8 answers · asked by whoremonger 1 in Religion & Spirituality