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Is a street prostitute a good person to have "practice sex" with? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.163.100.72 ( talk • contribs)
what is the mandatory retirement age for British Generals? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.163.100.72 ( talk • contribs)
What does "don't wear white after (US) Labor Day" mean?
I thought it may have had a more "cultural" meaning so cheers, I will try not to be unfashionable on my trip :-).
Fun quote: In the movie Never Been Kissed, 25-year-old Josie ( Drew Barrymore) wore white jeans to her first day of class, and spilled chocolate milk on them.
my accent is totally different from anybody around me, people ask if I am a foreigner. I have no speech inpediment.why? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mearom ( talk • contribs) 07:35, August 17, 2006 (UTC).
THank you~~
During Hurricane Katrina in a New Orleans prison inmates were locked up in cells with rising water and an uprising resulted. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/this_world/5241988.stm (is there nothing about this on Wikipedia?). Some who have been locked up for months were there for a minor offence (jaywalking even!?) or don't even know why they were locked up. According to the documentary, in the aftermath of the disaster, the police were too busy to deal with simple fines, so their money ran out (??) and pro deo lawyers couldn't be payed. This sounds weird, to put it mildly (and we're talking about the country that has 70% of the world's lawyers). But also, evidence was destroyed or the labels rendered illegible. For some this meant that evidence that might have gotten them off the hook was no longer available. But others were kept in prison despite a lack of evidence. As they said in the documentary, 'guilty until proven innocent'. Is this legally possible in the US? DirkvdM 09:37, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
172.132.140.199 14:52, 17 August 2006 (UTC)What are the most frequently purchased book genres? Romance, mystery, suspense, self-help, fantasy, science fiction, erotica, literary, satire,or amthologis of short stories?
hi, (firstly apologies for the pun, its sounds better than its 'looks'..) anyway, i've lsot count of how many times i've seen characters in american sit-coms and films reach into their wallets and bring out huge amounts of cash (for illustraion purposes, last night i watched 'how to lose a guy in ten days' (i know, i'm sorry) where matthew mcgonahey (sp?) pulls $300 (thats 150 pounds!!) out of his wallet to pay for marriage counselling). basically my question is two fold: 1) Is this hollywood taking liberties with the plot or do (wealthy) americans really carry around such vast amounts of money on a day to basis? 2) Don't you guys have debit cards? thanks! 201.9.15.123 16:01, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
I prefer cash for many reasons:
1) It's almost always quicker to pay with cash, especially if you have exact change.
2) Nobody can steal the PIN number off your cash, then make fraudulent charges against it.
3) Nobody tracks your purchases, if you use cash.
4) Credit card machines go down from time to time.
5) Credit card companies have ways of ripping you off royally, like putting the due date on a weekend then refusing to accept payments made on said date.
6) You don't have to "pay the bill by the end of the month" when you pay with cash.
7) You don't have to worry if each business accepts your particular version of cash (unless you carry foreign currency).
8) When paying in cash, it does seem like you are spending "real money", unlike with credit cards. $5 cash for a cup of coffee seems like a lot, but $5 on a credit card, that's nothing.
9) Having to go to the bank to get cash before making a large purchase forces a level of thought that's entirely absent when using credit cards. "Hmmm, if I have to go to the bank first, maybe I don't need to spend $500 on that giant stuffed Smurfette doll after all ?".
10) Your cash doesn't stop working during a power failure.
There are some advantages to credit cards, but I don't think they outweigh those disadvantages. In summary, "paying with credit cards, $1000 a year in penalties and interest; paying with cash, priceless". StuRat 16:24, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
There is the paradoxical observation that "wealthy" people, may carry very little cash and "poor" people may carry a lot. I know a "wealthy" couple with two well paid professionals and sizeable investments who may go a week without spending much cash. They may rarely carry more than $50. If they need cash, there are ATMs everywhere. Plastic pays for shopping, or for a parking garage, and for doctors. A smart card pays for mass transit, lunch at the club is signed for. I know "poor" people, with far less income or assets, who work for cash so as to be able to and avoid paying taxes or to hide assets from a spouse in a divorce. They wind up spending less per week, but they have all their money in their purse or wallet. Everything is paid for in cash. Edison 18:46, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
I really wonder what there is attractive at all about living in the USA. The police brutality, the constant fear of terrorist bombings, the credit card companies that rip off their patrons, the completely hopeless health system ... and these are the good bits. :--) JackofOz 22:38, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
Queen Anne's Revenge.
Why did Blackbeard the Pirate name his flagship the Queen Anne's Revenge? He supposedly fought as a privateer in that war. Revenge on the French?
--Roy Grubbs
I'd much rather have Queen Anne's Revenge than Montezuma's Revenge. :-) StuRat 22:05, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
He (or a previous owner) likely named his boat this in order to honor the recently deseased leader of his nation Queen Anne. Such can be said because it was not originally named the Queens Annes revenge but named that after her death. It was the equivalent now of naming a vessel Reagan's revenge.
I've noticed all Australians, when kissing on the cheek, do it on the left, the same side we drive on. Is this a universal trend, ie. do Americans kiss on the right? The Mad Echidna 16:55, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
See Coriolis effect Edison 18:48, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
It may be to do with the fact that you shake hands with a person with your right hand, so it is an easier motion to lean forward on the left. That way your hands can "collapse" between you, whereas the other way your hands would get in the way somewhat. BenC7 00:14, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
Why are extremist activists, notably the animal rights activists that have risen to the attention of the public in britain in the last few days, not dealt with as severely as other terrorists, I have heard of no press coverage and no convictions associated with some of the things these sick people have been doing, including, letterbombing and firebombing people that are associated with animal testing, and some activists have even been trying to infect these researchers with AIDs by bombing them with HIV+ needles as an added ingredient, surely if a muslim activist did this, there would be uproar, and he would be in jail for a long time. Why aren't they locked up with all the other screw ups. Philc T E C I 19:15, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
If animal rights activists killed as many people as in 9-11, the Madrid train bombings, the London bombings, the African embassy bombings, the USS Cole bombing, the Beslan school attack, the Moscow theater attack, the Dagestan hospital attacks, or the Bali night club bombing, then they would be treated as harshly as the Muslim terrorists who did those things. StuRat 19:43, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
In the article of tickle torture, what sight did you guys get that picture from? Which website?
Well i don't know but something's telling me that this guy is a torture person.
In the middle ages what was serjeant, was it the same as a knight? —Yet another unsigned question brought to you by 152.163.100.72 ( talk • contribs) 20:51, August 17, 2006 (UTC).
Will wikiversity grant degrees? —Yet another unsigned question brought to you by 152.163.100.72 ( talk • contribs) 20:57, August 17, 2006 (UTC).
I was reading a article of Israel yesterday and it says that the official languages of Israel of Hebrew and Arabic. How many people in Israel speak Arabic? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.12.148.100 ( talk • contribs) 21:05, August 17, 2006 (UTC).
Does the style of architecture visible on the following images have a name? Here goes: [2] [3] [4] Image:Monuments for Killed in Action (Seoul War Memorial).jpg
All four are photos of the War Memorial (Seoul). Now, in the place I live, the only remotely comparable buildings I can think of are these and this, so you will understand I was fairly shocked and amused by the War Memorial's shameless display of oversizedness, fugliness, and nationalistic pathos, outside as well as inside the building.
Apart from a vague sentence in the #Construction section, the Memorial's article does not mention its creepy appearance, which for me is the first thing that comes to mind when I think of the the building and its surroundings. So I was going to write a few words into the article like “somewhat resembles Nazi architecture”, but when I had a look at the Nazi architecture article in the hopes of finding a less offensive word for this kind of thing, I found therein no sexier term to describe the style than “a squared-off version of neo-classical architecture” – however, the building pictured over at the neo-classicism article doesn't resemble the Seoul Memorial at all, except both have columns. So what's its style called? There must be some word for it. Thanks in advance – Wikipeditor 22:26, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
I've actually got a pretty uncontroversial question for a change: Would anyone be aware of any websites that contain both NY Times Crossword puzzles as well as their solutions? Loomis 23:48, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
I have long seen the quote:
"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster, and if you stare long into an abyss, the abyss also stares into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche.
But I have never been able to understand what Nietzsche meant by it, can anyone explain it in simplier terms. why do you have to see that the abyss stares back at you what does this mean? -- mexaguil 00:02, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
hotclaws**==( 82.138.214.1 09:15, 18 August 2006 (UTC))
Seriously, is the wikifoundation looking for volunteer teachers for the wikiversity?—Preceding unsigned comment added by Bengurion ( talk • contribs)
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Is a street prostitute a good person to have "practice sex" with? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.163.100.72 ( talk • contribs)
what is the mandatory retirement age for British Generals? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.163.100.72 ( talk • contribs)
What does "don't wear white after (US) Labor Day" mean?
I thought it may have had a more "cultural" meaning so cheers, I will try not to be unfashionable on my trip :-).
Fun quote: In the movie Never Been Kissed, 25-year-old Josie ( Drew Barrymore) wore white jeans to her first day of class, and spilled chocolate milk on them.
my accent is totally different from anybody around me, people ask if I am a foreigner. I have no speech inpediment.why? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mearom ( talk • contribs) 07:35, August 17, 2006 (UTC).
THank you~~
During Hurricane Katrina in a New Orleans prison inmates were locked up in cells with rising water and an uprising resulted. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/this_world/5241988.stm (is there nothing about this on Wikipedia?). Some who have been locked up for months were there for a minor offence (jaywalking even!?) or don't even know why they were locked up. According to the documentary, in the aftermath of the disaster, the police were too busy to deal with simple fines, so their money ran out (??) and pro deo lawyers couldn't be payed. This sounds weird, to put it mildly (and we're talking about the country that has 70% of the world's lawyers). But also, evidence was destroyed or the labels rendered illegible. For some this meant that evidence that might have gotten them off the hook was no longer available. But others were kept in prison despite a lack of evidence. As they said in the documentary, 'guilty until proven innocent'. Is this legally possible in the US? DirkvdM 09:37, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
172.132.140.199 14:52, 17 August 2006 (UTC)What are the most frequently purchased book genres? Romance, mystery, suspense, self-help, fantasy, science fiction, erotica, literary, satire,or amthologis of short stories?
hi, (firstly apologies for the pun, its sounds better than its 'looks'..) anyway, i've lsot count of how many times i've seen characters in american sit-coms and films reach into their wallets and bring out huge amounts of cash (for illustraion purposes, last night i watched 'how to lose a guy in ten days' (i know, i'm sorry) where matthew mcgonahey (sp?) pulls $300 (thats 150 pounds!!) out of his wallet to pay for marriage counselling). basically my question is two fold: 1) Is this hollywood taking liberties with the plot or do (wealthy) americans really carry around such vast amounts of money on a day to basis? 2) Don't you guys have debit cards? thanks! 201.9.15.123 16:01, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
I prefer cash for many reasons:
1) It's almost always quicker to pay with cash, especially if you have exact change.
2) Nobody can steal the PIN number off your cash, then make fraudulent charges against it.
3) Nobody tracks your purchases, if you use cash.
4) Credit card machines go down from time to time.
5) Credit card companies have ways of ripping you off royally, like putting the due date on a weekend then refusing to accept payments made on said date.
6) You don't have to "pay the bill by the end of the month" when you pay with cash.
7) You don't have to worry if each business accepts your particular version of cash (unless you carry foreign currency).
8) When paying in cash, it does seem like you are spending "real money", unlike with credit cards. $5 cash for a cup of coffee seems like a lot, but $5 on a credit card, that's nothing.
9) Having to go to the bank to get cash before making a large purchase forces a level of thought that's entirely absent when using credit cards. "Hmmm, if I have to go to the bank first, maybe I don't need to spend $500 on that giant stuffed Smurfette doll after all ?".
10) Your cash doesn't stop working during a power failure.
There are some advantages to credit cards, but I don't think they outweigh those disadvantages. In summary, "paying with credit cards, $1000 a year in penalties and interest; paying with cash, priceless". StuRat 16:24, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
There is the paradoxical observation that "wealthy" people, may carry very little cash and "poor" people may carry a lot. I know a "wealthy" couple with two well paid professionals and sizeable investments who may go a week without spending much cash. They may rarely carry more than $50. If they need cash, there are ATMs everywhere. Plastic pays for shopping, or for a parking garage, and for doctors. A smart card pays for mass transit, lunch at the club is signed for. I know "poor" people, with far less income or assets, who work for cash so as to be able to and avoid paying taxes or to hide assets from a spouse in a divorce. They wind up spending less per week, but they have all their money in their purse or wallet. Everything is paid for in cash. Edison 18:46, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
I really wonder what there is attractive at all about living in the USA. The police brutality, the constant fear of terrorist bombings, the credit card companies that rip off their patrons, the completely hopeless health system ... and these are the good bits. :--) JackofOz 22:38, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
Queen Anne's Revenge.
Why did Blackbeard the Pirate name his flagship the Queen Anne's Revenge? He supposedly fought as a privateer in that war. Revenge on the French?
--Roy Grubbs
I'd much rather have Queen Anne's Revenge than Montezuma's Revenge. :-) StuRat 22:05, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
He (or a previous owner) likely named his boat this in order to honor the recently deseased leader of his nation Queen Anne. Such can be said because it was not originally named the Queens Annes revenge but named that after her death. It was the equivalent now of naming a vessel Reagan's revenge.
I've noticed all Australians, when kissing on the cheek, do it on the left, the same side we drive on. Is this a universal trend, ie. do Americans kiss on the right? The Mad Echidna 16:55, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
See Coriolis effect Edison 18:48, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
It may be to do with the fact that you shake hands with a person with your right hand, so it is an easier motion to lean forward on the left. That way your hands can "collapse" between you, whereas the other way your hands would get in the way somewhat. BenC7 00:14, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
Why are extremist activists, notably the animal rights activists that have risen to the attention of the public in britain in the last few days, not dealt with as severely as other terrorists, I have heard of no press coverage and no convictions associated with some of the things these sick people have been doing, including, letterbombing and firebombing people that are associated with animal testing, and some activists have even been trying to infect these researchers with AIDs by bombing them with HIV+ needles as an added ingredient, surely if a muslim activist did this, there would be uproar, and he would be in jail for a long time. Why aren't they locked up with all the other screw ups. Philc T E C I 19:15, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
If animal rights activists killed as many people as in 9-11, the Madrid train bombings, the London bombings, the African embassy bombings, the USS Cole bombing, the Beslan school attack, the Moscow theater attack, the Dagestan hospital attacks, or the Bali night club bombing, then they would be treated as harshly as the Muslim terrorists who did those things. StuRat 19:43, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
In the article of tickle torture, what sight did you guys get that picture from? Which website?
Well i don't know but something's telling me that this guy is a torture person.
In the middle ages what was serjeant, was it the same as a knight? —Yet another unsigned question brought to you by 152.163.100.72 ( talk • contribs) 20:51, August 17, 2006 (UTC).
Will wikiversity grant degrees? —Yet another unsigned question brought to you by 152.163.100.72 ( talk • contribs) 20:57, August 17, 2006 (UTC).
I was reading a article of Israel yesterday and it says that the official languages of Israel of Hebrew and Arabic. How many people in Israel speak Arabic? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.12.148.100 ( talk • contribs) 21:05, August 17, 2006 (UTC).
Does the style of architecture visible on the following images have a name? Here goes: [2] [3] [4] Image:Monuments for Killed in Action (Seoul War Memorial).jpg
All four are photos of the War Memorial (Seoul). Now, in the place I live, the only remotely comparable buildings I can think of are these and this, so you will understand I was fairly shocked and amused by the War Memorial's shameless display of oversizedness, fugliness, and nationalistic pathos, outside as well as inside the building.
Apart from a vague sentence in the #Construction section, the Memorial's article does not mention its creepy appearance, which for me is the first thing that comes to mind when I think of the the building and its surroundings. So I was going to write a few words into the article like “somewhat resembles Nazi architecture”, but when I had a look at the Nazi architecture article in the hopes of finding a less offensive word for this kind of thing, I found therein no sexier term to describe the style than “a squared-off version of neo-classical architecture” – however, the building pictured over at the neo-classicism article doesn't resemble the Seoul Memorial at all, except both have columns. So what's its style called? There must be some word for it. Thanks in advance – Wikipeditor 22:26, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
I've actually got a pretty uncontroversial question for a change: Would anyone be aware of any websites that contain both NY Times Crossword puzzles as well as their solutions? Loomis 23:48, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
I have long seen the quote:
"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster, and if you stare long into an abyss, the abyss also stares into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche.
But I have never been able to understand what Nietzsche meant by it, can anyone explain it in simplier terms. why do you have to see that the abyss stares back at you what does this mean? -- mexaguil 00:02, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
hotclaws**==( 82.138.214.1 09:15, 18 August 2006 (UTC))
Seriously, is the wikifoundation looking for volunteer teachers for the wikiversity?—Preceding unsigned comment added by Bengurion ( talk • contribs)