Society & Culture - 26 November 2007

If u have muslim friends what do u think

2007-11-26 11:40:26 · 8 answers · asked by Yaman S 2 in Religion & Spirituality

HANDBAGS...
>
> Who would have thought?
>
> Have you ever noticed gals who sit their handbags on public toilet floors
> - then go directly to their dining tables and set it on the table? Happens a
> lot!
>
> It's not always the 'restaurant food' that causes stomach distress.
>
> Sometimes "what you don't know 'will' hurt you"!
>
> Read on...
>
> Mom got so upset when guests came in the door and plopped their handbags
> down on the counter where she was cooking or setting up food. She always said
> that handbags are really dirty, because of where they have been.
>
> Smart Mom!!!
>
> It's something just about every woman carries with them. While we may
> know what's inside our handbags, do you have any idea what's on the outside?
> Shauna Lake put handbags to the test - for bacteria - with surprising results.
> You may think twice about where you put your handbag.
>
> Women carry handbags everywhere; from the office to public toilets to the
> floor of the car. Most women won't be caught without their handbags, but did
> you ever stop to think about where your handbag goes during the day?
>
> "I drive a school bus, so my handbag has been on the floor of the bus a
> lot," says one woman. "On the floor of my car, and in toilets." "I put my
> handbag in grocery shopping carts, on the floor of the toilet while changing a
> nappy," says another woman "and of course in my home which should be clean."
>
> We decided to find out if handbags harbor a lot of bacteria. We learned
> how to test them at Nelson Laboratories in Salt Lake, and then we set out to
> test the average woman's handbag.
>
> Most women told us they didn't stop to think about what was on the bottom
> of their handbag. Most said at home they usually set their handbags on top of
> kitchen tables and counters where food is prepared.
>
> Most of the ladies we talked to told us they wouldn't be surprised if
> their handbags were at least a little bit dirty. It turns out handbags are so
> surprisingly dirty, even the microbiologist who tested them was shocked.
>
> Microbiologist Amy Karen of Nelson Labs says nearly all of the handbags
> tested were not only high in bacteria, but high in harmful kinds of bacteria.
> Pseudomonas can cause eye infections, staphylococcus aurous can cause serious
> skin infections, and salmonella and e-coli found on the handbags could make
> people very sick.
>
> In one sampling, four of five handbags tested positive for salmonella, and
> that's not the worst of it. "There is fecal contamination on the handbags,"
> says Amy. Leather or vinyl handbags tended to be cleaner than cloth handbags,
> and lifestyle seemed to play a role. People with kids tended to have dirtier
> handbags than those without, with one exception. The handbag of one single
> woman who frequented nightclubs had one of the worst contaminations of all.
> "Some type of feces, or possibly vomit" says Amy.
>
> So the moral of this story - your handbag won't kill you, but it does have
> the potential to make you very sick if you keep it on places where you eat.
>
> Use hooks to hang your handbag at home and in toilets, and don't put it on
> your desk, a restaurant table, or on your kitchen countertop. Experts say you
> should think of your handbag the same way you would a pair of shoes. "If you
> think about putting a pair of shoes onto your countertops, that's the same thing
> you're doing when you put your handbag on the countertops" - your handbag has
> gone where individuals before you have sneezed, coughed, spat, urinated, emptied
> bowels, etc! Do you really want to bring that home with you? The
> microbiologists at Nelson also said cleaning a handbag will help.

2007-11-26 11:40:09 · 17 answers · asked by kayboff 7 in Senior Citizens

that one is only moral because one fears hell / desires heaven?

2007-11-26 11:39:57 · 20 answers · asked by James 5 in Religion & Spirituality

And who would be King of the Senior site?
In your opinions?

2007-11-26 11:39:04 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

why dont they call it Jesus's birthday?

this question may sound a little stupid-
Is Christ Jesus's last name?


I want to know a little more about christianity . thanx for your answers

2007-11-26 11:37:58 · 33 answers · asked by pyaramor37 4 in Religion & Spirituality

this is my research topic... you feel free to give your opinion on here... but do you think this topic is too broad? should i just say 'christianity' as opposed to religion to narrow things down a bit? I hypothesize that those couples who have strong roots in religion will over all be happier~ however I'm not sure how to take into acount the religious radicals.... they may NOT be as happy... should I give TWO surveys to them, and tell them that they are unrelated? one about religion and one about marraige??? thanks

2007-11-26 11:35:26 · 11 answers · asked by cuteness 4 in Religion & Spirituality

form opinions about the actions of others? Isn't that kind of impossible? Did he just mean for us to keep our opinions to ourselves?

2007-11-26 11:35:26 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-26 11:34:29 · 15 answers · asked by ? 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Is it their spirit, soul, aura, personality, presence, 'spirituality',....... I hear that we are all beautiful and my take would be it is the soul of a person that makes them lovely. I respectfully honor your opinions. Many blessings.
Laurie (Yogini Eggnogini)

I always thought my grandfather (paternal) was one of the loveliest humans ever to encounter although I have many favorites on here. I have never seen Aum (one of our contributors) but I think the this person is lovely. All thoughts welcome.

2007-11-26 11:34:24 · 20 answers · asked by Yogini 6 in Religion & Spirituality

If god knows everything, why did he bother creating earth if he already knows who is going to be attending heaven and hell?

2007-11-26 11:33:16 · 34 answers · asked by mam2121 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I've seen several questions asking if we as Jews are a 'race' or a 'religion'.

Many people answer 'race'. If I could just clarify that this is incorrect, in fact, because:

a) if we were a race, then nobody could convert to Judaism; clearly people do and once they have done so, they are every bit as Jewish as someone born into the faith

b) there are Jews from all ethnic backgrounds, ranging from Japanese to Swedish, Yemenite to Indian. So clearly we are not one cohesive, separate 'race'.

Make sense? :)

2007-11-26 11:32:28 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-26 11:31:49 · 13 answers · asked by nightowl 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-26 11:31:42 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Did aliens create life on earth? or somthing else?
(there is no right or wrong answer, just curious on what you think)

2007-11-26 11:31:36 · 15 answers · asked by David 1 in Religion & Spirituality

In my newspaper this morning, the end frame of Calvin and Hobbes shows the following comment from Calvin...
"Isn't it sad how some people's grip on their lives is so precarious that they'll embrace any preposterous delusion rather than face an occasional bleak truth?"
Bill Watterson - a genius.

2007-11-26 11:31:28 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If you could have a set of bed sheets made from anything in the world, what would it be? I just bought some new PLUSH sheets and they are heavenly. Like sleeping between two giant teddy bears. I can hardly get up in the morning.

2007-11-26 11:31:28 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

2007-11-26 11:31:03 · 6 answers · asked by queen of snarky-yack again 4 in Religion & Spirituality

please help me underdstand this Baptist religion and how they celebrate the new babys religion or faith

2007-11-26 11:30:57 · 15 answers · asked by flowerlegz 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Would you still drink a glass of water knowing that a fly had fallen and died into the water but yet was removed?

2007-11-26 11:30:47 · 12 answers · asked by Star T 7 in Religion & Spirituality

which would you be more likely feel like giving up first?
One of your children or your pet?

2007-11-26 11:27:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

When I get home from work? About 3 1/2 hours from now, unless we get off early.

2007-11-26 11:27:35 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

2007-11-26 11:27:25 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-11-26 11:27:20 · 5 answers · asked by Williew 7 in Thanksgiving

2007-11-26 11:26:10 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

She is 78 and I can spend up to $200

2007-11-26 11:25:17 · 17 answers · asked by KhrisB 3 in Christmas

2007-11-26 11:24:52 · 28 answers · asked by Yahoo Sucks 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-26 11:24:45 · 26 answers · asked by Sapere Aude 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Can laws come by chance?

Therefore, can laws of physics, laws of chemistry, and laws of biology come by chance?

If it is a LAW, how can a LAW come by chance?

2007-11-26 11:24:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-26 11:23:04 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Were Abraham, Isaac and Jacob of the Jewish race ????

2007-11-26 11:22:47 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality