Other - Society & Culture - 20 February 2007

There was an article on the front page of the newspaper about a poor family who could not afford to fix the furnace, therefore they had no heat. They had 4 space heaters plugged into a frayed extension cord. They had all 4 gas burners burning for heat. They had a smoke detector, but it was broken. The first sentence said that it was so cold in so&so's house, that the water in the dog's bowl was frozen. Also, the woman in the picture was wearing a short sleeve shirt. How many things are wrong here, or is it just me??

2007-02-20 06:27:26 · 8 answers · asked by Veruca Salt 6

and england is not, but yet all four countries make up great brittain

2007-02-20 06:25:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

We are a nation of see or be seen and along those lines I pose this question. Do we make ourselves look handsome, pretty, or just plain good looking because of other people, more than doing it for ourselves? Or do we do this for our own pleasure? I don't know about other people, but sometimes I just go out not caring what other people are going to think of me and dress down big tim. Then on the other foot, I go out most of the time caring what other people are going think of when they see me. Can you imagine a world without make-up or fancy clothing and apparel? We just walk around for who we are.

2007-02-20 06:11:59 · 8 answers · asked by Vince 2

I am an American. I have been coming on the UK & Ireland site for a while now. And I was wondering why there is still so much amimosity between the two? It seems to come more from the British. Example "Scots are soooo thick" and "they are arrogent". I understand that there were wars and battles between the two but that was so long ago. Is it just people mouthing off, trying to be funny, or is that the general consensus? I am just curious and not trying to offend anyone.

2007-02-20 06:07:40 · 18 answers · asked by Bookworm4124 3

I got to thinking about what society seems to push upon us: Have a family, have a house...society seems to want to tie us down. Am I way off base on this? Am I viewed as odd because I viewed this from outside of "the norm"?

2007-02-20 06:07:23 · 3 answers · asked by Diesel Weasel 7

Do you believe that all the things our ancestors felt or believed is what makes us today? Or do you feel that our own ideas are not influenced by our ancestors? Why or why not?

2007-02-20 05:57:13 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you never did drugs then dont even bother to answer because I'm sure your here just to knock drugs and label anyone that does them is a loser. First off everyone knows pot should be legal, who cares your arugment... it is not half as bad as alchol and kills 100% less than alchol (btw 0 documented weed deaths). Tobacco gimmie a break the #1 leading killer of US citizens.. there should be a war on tobacco not pot. 435,000 deaths a year thats almost 25% of all deaths are caused from tobacco related illness. I mean is something not really wrong with our society? People say it cant be regulated umm I could grow my own tobacco but I dont cause it is much easier to goto the gas station and buy it. Same could apply to mary jane. Also I'm not sure on the numbers but over 60% of people in jail are there for drug related offenses. Drug use is a medical condition not something that you can just tell someone to stop using and bam they will. They need treatment. And I doubt getting it in the A$$

2007-02-20 05:55:46 · 30 answers · asked by WeezyBaby 2

It's funny... some people are inclined to speak twice as loudly into a cell phone than they would speak into a regular landline phone. Their voice then become so muffled that it is impossible to understand a word they say.

Then if the connection is choppy because they've travelled out of range, these people are inclined to speak even louder - as if that could possibly improve the situation in any way.

Just wondering - Why do people do this?

2007-02-20 05:53:25 · 6 answers · asked by ♥Lucky♥ 6

What are we going to do if we go to war with China or there's another world war or something? We don't make many products of our own.

2007-02-20 05:48:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-20 05:46:07 · 8 answers · asked by Susan D 1

2007-02-20 05:36:10 · 4 answers · asked by roger e 2

I'm in two minds about it. I know we have to move on but when I think about Bloody Sunday I can't help but get angry.

2007-02-20 05:32:36 · 7 answers · asked by Keanoite 2

Like you just want to put yourself in a catatonic state and cut yourself off from the world?

2007-02-20 05:26:24 · 14 answers · asked by Stu 1

2007-02-20 05:22:24 · 12 answers · asked by tah dumb 4

I have heard people talk about a person chyming, the throes of death,'travelling' etc. What is the black stuff on the tongue of a person who is dying or has died? Why does the person feel heavier and some people body stretch longer?Someone in a recent near death experience had a green or black tongue and it was not from medicine. In the movies,it seems so simple and dramatic but some people who may have been extremely sick rally up and seem to be getting better; but they die.

2007-02-20 05:19:46 · 1 answers · asked by Aoiffe337 3

2007-02-20 05:18:25 · 2 answers · asked by moun7_fantasy 1

i love cyprus and have been there twice with my parents. I love the island and i know many people do, but how do you feel about the tourism industry? Do you think there is too much developement? and how do you feel about the number of english people moving there? Do you mind or do you think that too many people move to cyprus? Do you feel that your culture is being lost?

Lots of questions , i know! I love the island so much that when i am older (im 15 now), i want to live there. I have been learning greek for over a year because i really want to live there. Tell me all!

2007-02-20 05:17:13 · 5 answers · asked by . 4

How are Nazis treated in America. Is the American Nazi Party acceptable, or are people still trying to limit freedom of speech. If someone were to come out and say they were a Nazi in your hometown, how would you and your community react?

Do Nazis go to Hell?

2007-02-20 05:15:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-20 05:11:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

President John F Kennedy's brain is missing.

Now JFK had some serious medical conditions.

Doesn't it make sense that out of respect to his family that it was deliberately destroyed along with anything else JFK and his family may has requested to be hidden/destroyed upon his death?

Afterall he was a person

2007-02-20 05:09:02 · 7 answers · asked by Yahoo Sucks 5

2007-02-20 05:08:35 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-20 05:01:20 · 6 answers · asked by melissa b 1

If you found out today that you would die in six months, what would you do different what changes to your life style would you make?

2007-02-20 05:00:58 · 4 answers · asked by Alex 4

If you wanted to know more about a place which you haven't got a chance to visit before, you search for it , though internet or perhaps library but what you get are those very superficial explanations which do not really satisfy you despite provided with pictures. This is exactly how I feel , that's why I am asking this. I want to hear from the person, the person living in somewhere else, telling me the life there. Thanks.

2007-02-20 04:57:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-20 04:57:11 · 6 answers · asked by ♥Shaya♥ 1

Okay so stereotypically women like chocolate, and you can't deny probably about 6-8/10 women crave chocolate all the time. But really, why chocolate so much? It can't be just because it's sweet because there are plenty of other options loaded with sugar...Is there something chemically in chocolate that works well with a woman's chemistry?
~G

2007-02-20 04:56:07 · 14 answers · asked by Dorkus 4

ok in 2years i wanna move to d usa to work over der but id like to no wot shoud i have to move over d usa as a french ppl coz in paris der is nutin for d job i wana do later
please ty to answer

2007-02-20 04:55:33 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-20 04:54:23 · 8 answers · asked by Siddharth 2

In cash no questions asked?

2007-02-20 04:54:04 · 7 answers · asked by Yvonne 4

I can fly higher than a beagal, cause you are the wind beneath my wings!

Take my message of inspiration and have a blessed day!

Sincerely,
Bette Midler.

2007-02-20 04:49:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous