Society & Culture - 23 November 2006

Okay, my MIL says her dog is a Selkie. She says that according to myth, it was a seal, blah blah blah, I didn't listen well to her, and now it's stuck being a dog.

Today I came across the legend of the Selkie in a book, and it seems they are seals who strip off their skins to become human- not dogs.

Do dogs tie into the legend at all? Or is my MIL making stuff up? Again?

2006-11-23 14:19:40 · 2 answers · asked by imjustasteph 4 in Mythology & Folklore

anyone else know in 1972 the then Pope Paul said that satan had entered the vatican? ...
Plus two pictures were showen on a site...and both Popes were suppose to be the one?
Yet! both are different...only one was the real Pope.Later it says that the real Pope was given things to keep him sick, and away from public view?

2006-11-23 14:19:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I am getting sick of many companies referring to their employees as associates! As an example I have called companies where I have been put on hold and while waiting I have heard the following ridicoulous statement: 'all of our associates are busy assisting other customers - please stay on the line and an associate will soon assist you'. What is wrong with the term 'Customer Service Representative'? Places like Wal-Mart and the HomeDepot like to call their employees associates. The other part of my gripe is why do many retailers refer to their customers as 'guests'? I am of the old school where I may be a guest in a hotel, a patron in a restaurant but in a hardware store or a department store to have 'associates serving guests' seems to me to be too politically correct. Are they trying to placate minimum wage employees by giving them titles but no real pay and elevating the status of the people they are dealing with the patronizing title of guest?

2006-11-23 14:18:56 · 7 answers · asked by ballard770 2 in Etiquette

2006-11-23 14:18:13 · 1 answers · asked by *COCO* 6 in Other - Holidays

It seems like that was the grandioso decade when this country came together and it just seems like a wonderful time. I can see the fashion start to move twards 1960 style and the same trends like the peace sign and the hair styles ect.

2006-11-23 14:16:37 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

I ask because I am a Christian and my mom is starting to get into Buddhism. I'm not happy that she's getting into that stuff (I told her she's a far too angry person to become a Buddhist but I was being facetious). She is her own person though and its not my say, but, from a good point of view, at least people cannot tell me, "you are only a Christian because your parents brainwashed you"

2006-11-23 14:16:35 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

differenciate between history and theology

2006-11-23 14:15:51 · 8 answers · asked by chinextro2003 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Has anyone done it before? what are the instructions?

2006-11-23 14:15:48 · 8 answers · asked by knappdulins 1 in Other - Holidays

2006-11-23 14:15:38 · 10 answers · asked by jumaine_espinosa 1 in Thanksgiving

2006-11-23 14:15:10 · 8 answers · asked by Eduardo M 1 in Other - Society & Culture

Why haven't any of the miracles recorded in the Bible been independently confirmed?

2006-11-23 14:12:57 · 12 answers · asked by Ricardo 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I was just wondering how walmart handles the day after thanksgiving sale that begins at 5 am when they are open 24 hours a day.... Can I go in there at 4am and put the on sale stuff that I want and just wait until 5am to check out?????

2006-11-23 14:12:17 · 7 answers · asked by Ranchgirl 2 in Thanksgiving

2006-11-23 14:11:35 · 7 answers · asked by leo 1 in Other - Holidays

Not trying to insult anyone,but how many researched their religion PERSONALLY,(i.e. wasn't recommended by a friend,family member,etc.) before choosing it?

2006-11-23 14:07:32 · 24 answers · asked by Broken_upon_wheels 2 in Religion & Spirituality

name the ingredients :-)

2006-11-23 14:07:15 · 12 answers · asked by young one 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Just something I was curious about, Why do people do this ??

2006-11-23 14:06:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Holidays

2006-11-23 14:06:19 · 11 answers · asked by rgeorgy 1 in Religion & Spirituality

an example is a candle..

2006-11-23 14:06:00 · 14 answers · asked by apriL 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Anyone sick of the nascar wannabes with the extremely LOUD exhaust pipes? The boom cars are bad enough. I can't even go out in my yard without feeling like I'm living in the middle of a racetrack.

These guys don't realize that the smaller their penis is, the louder their trucks and cars are. How do you feel about this?

2006-11-23 14:04:07 · 1 answers · asked by FieldMouse 4 in Other - Society & Culture

ive always considered myself to be an optimist. im also optimistic that gay rights and gay marriage will persavere here in the states. the sad reality is that it will take time. i tend to believe a decade at least. the wheels of progress are slowwwww. here in massachusettes a person was not able to buy meat from your grocery store on a sunday. that only changed in 1993. let alone a grocery store was only allowed to be open from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on a sunday. a packy(package store) wasnt allowed to be open on sundays only until 3 years ago. alot of these laws are called blue laws or grandfather laws. these may seem like meaningless issues. but the point is that they are rediculous laws that serve no purpose but to old tradition of conservatives.
so gay rights and gay marriage will someday be available to us all. but again it will take time. when it comes to this topic i dont look only at the glass being 1/2 full or 1/2 empty. i see the glass as being to damned BIG your remark

2006-11-23 14:04:02 · 11 answers · asked by shyboy 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2006-11-23 14:03:14 · 6 answers · asked by sierra 2 in Thanksgiving

Two individuals attended our wedding reception and caused scenes. Neither brought a gift, so I am not required to thank them for that, both got very drunk, and one of them called a mentally challenged guest (my husband's coworker!) a retard. She also made a rude comment in front of others about my best friend; the comment nearly had my friend in tears. Neither said congratulations or thank you when they left. I am genuinely not thankful for their presence at the reception, and neither is my husband.

I thanked the female guest for attending a wedding shower even though she did not bring a gift. I thanked her for her support or something like that (she is actually my sister in law).

I want to do what follows etiquette best, and what will minimize drama. Help!

2006-11-23 14:02:48 · 33 answers · asked by ? 3 in Etiquette

Are your bills all paid up fully, and are you free of debt? Because if you leave unpaid bills behind when you're raptured away, it's still stealing.

Will thiefs be raptured?

2006-11-23 14:02:48 · 17 answers · asked by Yankee Jeebus 1 in Religion & Spirituality

My partner and I have been together for 20 years. We dont live together at the moment due to work issues.
We were supposed to be at my brother's house at 1:00.
My partner shows up at my house at 12:30. Its a 2 hour drive.
They had eaten without us and fixed us a plate. I was mortified and embaressed. It ruined the holiday for me. How can I keep him from ruining Christmas?

2006-11-23 14:00:39 · 8 answers · asked by eddie9551 5 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2006-11-23 14:00:34 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Judaism is a religeon, but is it also a race?

2006-11-23 14:00:33 · 12 answers · asked by justinstrong01 1 in Religion & Spirituality

such as personal appearence, clothes, beard, no beard,hair,nohair skindisorders, etc.

2006-11-23 14:00:28 · 19 answers · asked by Don G 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-23 13:58:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

is it because they subconsciously arent having fun doing their religion? should this be on the psychology section?

2006-11-23 13:58:20 · 13 answers · asked by lnfrared Loaf 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I have many friends at home but not all of them share the same interest with me. Where can i discuss politics with someone online.

-strong liberal
glad to chat with republican

2006-11-23 13:54:57 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender