Cultures & Groups - 29 November 2007

2007-11-29 14:37:25 · 18 answers · asked by RPM 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

The CIA had an opening for an assassin. After all the background checks, interviews, and testing were done, there were three finalists ... two men and a woman. For the final test, the CIA agents took one of the men to a large metal door and handed him a gun.

"We must know that you will follow your instructions, no matter what the circumstances. Inside this room, you will find your wife sitting in a chair. Kill her!!!"

The man said, "You can't be serious. I could never shoot my wife." The agent said, "Then you're not the right man for this job. Take your wife and go home."

The second man was given the same instructions. He took the gun and went into the room. All was quiet for about five minutes. Then the man came out with tears in his eyes. "I tried, but I can't kill my wife." The agent said, "You don't have what it takes. Take your wife and go home."

Finally, it was the woman's turn. She was given the same instructions, to kill her husband. She took the gun and went into the room. Shots were heard, one shot after another. They heard screaming, crashing, banging on the walls. After a few minutes, all was quiet. The door opened slowly and there stood the woman. She wiped the sweat from her brow.. "This gun is loaded with blanks,” she said. "I had to beat him to death with the chair."

2007-11-29 14:28:14 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

I mean, you wouldn't call them middle-aged, or young, but old is just too...you know. I'm looking for the right word.

2007-11-29 14:24:46 · 6 answers · asked by Hola2theWorld 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

I just watched Free Willy and it's no secret how much I adore that movie. Wondering what your feel good movie is. Thanks.

2007-11-29 14:20:40 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Why is it that when the same amount of people who die in other parts of the world it is hardly mentioned? There are websites, recovery groups, buildings, monuments, books, magazines, and other stuff made in remembrance of 9/11.

But when a cyclone kills 3,000 people in Bangladesh, when an earthquake kills 2,500 people in Indonesia, or when a terrorist group kills hundreds of people in the Phillippines, it is barely mentioned and it almost never makes the front pages. Most people will never hear these stores. Why?

Are American lives worth more than other lives? To me, I think a human in Sri Lanka is the same as a human in New York City. To me, a street beggar in Calcutta is just as worthy of life as a millionaire in Beverly Hills. It just doesn't make any sense to me.

By the way, not only am I an American but I am also an Airman in the Air Force. I feel sad every time I think about 9/11 and I wish it never happened. But worse things happen almost every day around the world.

2007-11-29 14:14:30 · 10 answers · asked by airforcewolf 4 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-11-29 14:08:31 · 9 answers · asked by Nicholas W 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-11-29 14:06:49 · 74 answers · asked by Wickwire 5 in Senior Citizens

I'm a teenage guy in highschool and there's a 13 year old boy I know who's been acting unusual around me. For a while, he's been coming up to me, poking me, tripping me, pulling pranks on me, bumping into me and telling me random, stupid jokes about movies, tv shows, sex and other random things. He would act like just a normal immature kid his age most of the time, until once he came up to me and asked me if I masturbated, then if I've ever orgasmed before. At first, I laughed it off and figured it was a joke. I thought this at first, but then he asked me two more times later. Afterwards, he's tried taking subtle gropes at my back, pelvis and chest, and I can't tell if he's 'feeling' me or if they're just accidents that I'm being too concious about. Is this kid gay? Is it just a phase? Is he just curious? Does he have some kind of crush on me? How can I tell? What should I do about it? Am I just freaking out about nothing? What should I do?

2007-11-29 14:00:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

......worth only $25 or less do you hope to get?

2007-11-29 13:50:35 · 25 answers · asked by Eve 5 in Senior Citizens

What was the word?

2007-11-29 13:46:49 · 31 answers · asked by Wickwire 5 in Senior Citizens

malcom x said this in one of speeches, but a friend repeated it to me.

He says there is no way that a black person can learn history and not become angry. This comment was in the context of a discussion about real black history being taught in school (Im not talking about who invented the traffic light).

while I agree with him to some extent, I think the anger is a phase. Afterall, the people to be most angry at are all dead. But he disagrees, he says black people should continue to be angry until status quo is changed.

what say you?

2007-11-29 13:46:02 · 27 answers · asked by $0.02 4 in Other - Cultures & Groups

"I pity the fool who _____________________ ?"

2007-11-29 13:45:13 · 29 answers · asked by Wickwire 5 in Senior Citizens

I'm doing a research paper on Homosexuals and Nazi's.... the negative impact of the Nazi's on homosexuals. How it was for homosexuals before hitler, during and after...

Right now, i am going with "Homosexuals are more masculine than Nazi's".... does that sound okay for a 300 level class in a University? If not, what do you recommend? I have my sources (Gad Beck and Pierre Seel's books)....

2007-11-29 13:40:10 · 9 answers · asked by The Thinker 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

....left to live what are 5 really important things that you would make certain to do?

2007-11-29 13:31:56 · 25 answers · asked by Eve 5 in Senior Citizens

I'm involved in one.im filipino/hawaiin and hes african american.we been together for 6 years now and plan on getting married soon.

i would like to get some feedback!!!

2007-11-29 13:22:44 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

Our name was originally Spirit club and we are the white tigers. what can be another creative name? Thank you.

2007-11-29 13:19:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

people are always saying that they are "uneducated" ..this statement and the way I have lived conflict one another. Or is it another excuse to "ban the minority"?

2007-11-29 12:59:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

Two years ago I fell for my friend who is straight. We are really good friends, and I really value his friendship. So I tried to block him out of my life. I came up with silly excuses to avoid being around him too much. We go to the same college and majoring in the same field. So we usually ended up in the same classes. But then I started to schedule my classes to avoid him. Slowly it felt like the feelings were going away. Now we are both seniors in college and have ended up in the same classes and sometimes end up spending time together, studying or just hanging out. Today we were talking and all I wanted was to kiss him. I fear my feelings for him might be coming back. He knows I am gay and I know he is straight. But I keep falling for the same guy. I thought I had gotten over the fact that our friendship will ever be more than what it is now but I guess I was only fooling myself. What can I do to get rid of these feelings? I am tempted to avoid him again and cut him out of my life.

2007-11-29 12:57:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

As a senior citizen, do you think this is a good idea?
I might be able to get a 25 year career.
I had a stroke at 29, now I realise that time is a differnt concept to what I thought.
I need some advice from older people, who have life experience.
Thank you.

2007-11-29 12:54:53 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

Hospital Cost Cutting Measures
To: All Hospital Staff
From: Adminstration/Groundskeeping
Date: March 23, 2000
Re: New Cost Cutting Measures
Effective April 1 this hospital will no longer provide security. Each charge nurse will be issued a .38 caliber revolver and 12 rounds of ammunition. An additional 12 rounds will be stored in the pharmacy. In addition to routine nursing duties, Charge Nurses will rotate the patrolling of the hospital grounds. A bicycle and helmet will be provided for patrolling the park areas. In light of the similarity of monitoring equipment, ICU will now take over the security surveillance duties. The unit secretary will be responsible for watching cardiac and security monitors as well as continuing previous secretarial duties.

Food service will be discontinued. Patients wishing to be fed will need to let their families know to bring something, or may make arrangements with Subway, Domino's, etc., before meal time. Coin-operated phones will be available in the patient rooms for this purpose as well as for other calls the patient may wish to make.

Housekeeping and physical therapy are being combined. Mops will be issued to those patients who are ambulatory, thus providing range-of-motion exercise as well as a clean environment. Families of ambulatory patients may also sign up to clean the rooms of non-ambulatory patients for special discounts for their final bill. Time cards will be provided.

As you can see in the "FROM" line above, administration is assuming grounds keeping duties. If an adminstrator cannot be reached by calling his/her office it is suggested that you walk outside and listen for the sound of a lawn mower, weed whacker, etc.

Engineering is being eliminated. The hospital has subscribed to the TIME_LIFE "How to..." series of maintainence books. These books can be checked out from administration, and a toolbox will be standard equipment on all nursing units. We will be receiving the series at the rate of one volume every other month. We already have the volume on Basic Wiring, but if a non-electrical problem occurs, please try to handle it as best you can until the appropriate volume arrives.

Cutbacks in the phlebotomy staff will be accommodated by only performing blood-related lab tests on patients who are already bleeding.

Physicians will be informed that they may order no more than two x-rays per patient stay. This is due to the turnaround time required by Revco's photolab. Two prints will be provided for the price of one, and physicians are being advised to clip coupons from the Sunday paper if they want extra sets. Revco's will honor competitor's coupons for one-hour processing in emergency situations, so if you come across any coupons, please clip them and send them to the ER.

In light of the extremely hot summer temperature the electric company has been asked to install individual meters in each patient room, office, etc., so that the electrical consumption can be monitored and appropriately billed. Fans will be available for sale or lease in the hospital gift shop.

In addition to the current recycling program, a bin for the collection of unused fruit and bread will soon be provided on each floor. Families, patients and the few remaining employees are encouraged to contribute discarded produce. The resulting moldy compost will be utilized by the pharmacy for nocosomial production of antibiotics. The antibiotics will also be available for purchase through the hospital pharmacy and will, coincidentally, soon be the only antibiotics listed in the HMO's formulary.

2007-11-29 12:51:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

2007-11-29 12:47:32 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-11-29 12:45:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I am in High School and I am gay and I am out too...but..Every openly gay guy in my school hangs out in this little group and they all call me ugly and worthless and totally undesirable...No I am not OK becuase everytime I ask out a gay guy out they call me ugly and tell me to die..HAve you seen a pic of me???I do not look like a hot porn star???Who in heck wold want me if all the other gays out there just want to be with a hot porn star???
I wish I was a hot gay porn star so that I can get my guy...The gay community is so shallow and superfical..I wish I was a gay porn star so that I can get all of the sex and love and admiration that I want..No one wants me being a nerd..No gay man..Why was I even made gay if I did not have the body to get the right guy?????It is like life put me up to be miserable and ot lonley for the rest of my life...The only way I can get gay love is by paying for it..

2007-11-29 12:40:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I was just a little girl but had a MAJOR crush on him!
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/wild-bill-hickok.htm

2007-11-29 12:22:10 · 14 answers · asked by jersey girl in exile 6 in Senior Citizens

2007-11-29 12:16:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Since when was there a rule written that I should be on the receiving end of sexual pleasure?, Why doesnt she get it?, The oldschool role playing crap is way over-rated and truly twisted. I am growing tired of not being able to express my love freely without feeling like I am being intrusive. We have been together a little over 3 years and I have been trying to approach this issue delicately, but she has no interest in being on the receiving end. Any suggestions?

2007-11-29 12:16:05 · 6 answers · asked by tmbteb 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

because i think i might be and i want to make sure. because some people are born gay.

2007-11-29 12:01:57 · 22 answers · asked by Kelly B 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I still have my record collection that I have moved from place to place for the past 30 yrs., I refuse to give it up!

2007-11-29 11:55:40 · 17 answers · asked by judy b 4 in Senior Citizens

I'm just a regular country bumpkin. I tried living in a city once and couldn't handle it. Too many people, too close. I like plenty of elbow room!

2007-11-29 11:46:16 · 29 answers · asked by judy b 4 in Senior Citizens

I had a panda bear since day one. I think if finally disintegrated when I was about 16.

2007-11-29 11:37:55 · 26 answers · asked by judy b 4 in Senior Citizens