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  • What MP3 player has the most storage capacity?
    A good answer for this one would be... a simple one. One that doesn't have a hard-drive, but runs off of memory chips... just keep buying 1gigs... Possibly more expensive, but you'll always have space I suppose... if not, go for the zune, the zen, or R...

  • What comic said if the pen is mightier than the sword in a du
    (although this isn't helpful at all) I don't know, but it sounds familiar. I'll look into it... It reminds me of another quote I remember... He who said that the pen is mightier than the sword, forgot to tell us about the fully auto assault-rifle. Or...

  • Should I beat him up?
    Well I probably don't doubt that you could win, depending on said person's pain-tolerence, but that's besides the point. If you want to beat this person up badly challenge said person to a gentleman's challenge (Like a boxing match with boxing gloves, ...

  • Does chocolate cause pimples?
    Generally yes, since the amounts of sugars work towards increases of body wastes that take different forms... Indirectly yes. It's alright to eat an occasional chocolate, but also depending on your metabolism the amount of chocolate you can consume dai...

  • What did pirates use to eat with?
    Forks, knives, spoons, hands, bread-bowls, steaks (like a wooden steak) and so on.

  • What did pirates use for eating?
    Pirates used spoons, sometimes forks, knives, and often their hands to eat. A common thing for pirates was to eat the soup from a bread-bowl then eat the bowl so they didn't have to keep the plates, and could sell them for more money.

  • How to make your own pirate flag?
    You own Pirate Flag is simply a banner which announces that YOU are coming, and not another pirate. MOST pirates had different flags so if you want a pirate-flag, get a soft, flowing material, and sew any designs or symbols or pictures onto it. My own ...

  • Is anyone a dancer?
    As much as it doesn't seem to be, I too am quite the dancer. I Took 8 years of it, but I haven't danced tap or the studio's "jazz" for ages.

  • What kind of magic is a blood oath?
    It's pretty much a spell-castery of some sort way of making a deal and shaking hands over it, except you're sharing blood or something of the sort rather than shaking hands. (Not trading blood but mixing blood in a ceremonial bowl or other objects of t...

  • How to get my friend out of the house for a surprise party?
    XD You're just like me and my friends, but I'm in the opposite situation usually. Anyways here's what you do. you get another person to take her shopping browsing through CD's or something just see what they can find. (best for a parent so they can kin...

  • What are some forbidden martial arts? (100.00%)
    Well I learned this one more recently, Agressive Dik Mak... Designed to hit nerves which can cause your enemy's organs to SHUT DOWN. Usually it's just temporarily, but after that point you can just leave or something along the lines of such.

  • How can I become the next Bruce Lee?
    To be the next Bruce Lee, you'll need to be abled to launch a target over 200 lbs atleast 15 feet with only an inch of distance from the outside of said target to your hand. Also if you're talking about what he does in the movies, You'd need to learn a...

  • How to do martial arts?
    Well like some people said before, It's not really so great as to take 1 martial art style, but what most are saying isn't true, like Commando Sambo, (For the dude saying about Russian styles) Israeli Krav-maga, Tae kwon do, and Aikdio are all excellen...

  • Am I too tall for a 16-year-old?
    Not a tall. My friend's 14 and he's 6' or 6'1" right now. You're just a little bit taller than some other people. Nothing abnormal.

  • How should this be handled ?
    Well it depends on being punishable actually. If the rules in a student handbook specifically say no knives of any sort other than plastic then she could be faced with something like a detention or something not so serious if it was her first time brea...

  • How to get my grades up so I'm not kicked out of these classes?
    What I love about science is that everything can be put into a song, one way or the other.

  • Will I get in trouble if I didn't sign the petition?
    1) No one should get in trouble unless the petition has a threat on the person's safety since it's within 1st amendment rights as shown by the bill of rights added to the constitution. 2)You didn't SIGN it, you just put some words down that weren't yo...

  • How to understand the language in old books?
    Well if it's HOW they're speaking like the traditional, thous, arts, speakeths, and other things then it's generally easy. Just send me a few words you need to to translate into modern-day english from that style in a funmail and I'll get it back to y...

  • How to improve my English?
    It depends on what portion of english you're talking about. Is it literature, grammar, learning new vocabulary? Funmail the answer if you can. I'm pretty sure I can help.

  • Does anyone understand Algebra?
    Algebra is mad easy, however there CAN be a lot to remember if you don't learn little things quickly. X= a number with no given value, named X because of the Y=MX+B formula used for graphing a line in algebra ANY letter or symbol such as alpha, bet...

  • What should I get my girlfriend for her birthday?
    Take her out to dinner at a nice resteraunt, and have the waiters/waitresses bring her another gift, like another form of jewelry or something else she might like with her order. Make sure to arrange such before the day of the event.

  • Is anyone a Steeler fans?
    I follow behind my buddy G who's a hell of a steelers fan. I'm not a huge fan but I can atleast say that I like them more than other teams.

  • Are you psychic?
    I'm going to have to guess that your name's either Natasha, or Alicia. If I'm relatively close, send me a fun mail. However I bet you couldn't guess MY name.(if you think you can, send me a fun mail)

  • What to do about my depression during deployment?
    It's a common occurance in many many people these days. Your average cynicism. Your mind is telling you that something is seriously seriously wrong with your life, however you personally have nothing to find so seriously wrong with. It's your minds own...

  • Does anyone else have unrealistic dreams?
    Yes... My dream is to succeed, but the way I'm going it's not going to happen.

  • Should I get help for bulimia?
    Well unlike someone says before just because you're 115 doesn't mean you're not fat... but I'm not saying you are... The thing is, you don't want to loose WEIGHT, you want to loose MASS (A common science mistake aswell) Which is usually harder than mos...

  • Why do blacks hate whites so much?
    There's a lot of sh*t about blacks being enslaved by whites and such, but just a little fact... Who was the first race of people enslaved by white people? Anyone? (For those who don't know) It was other white people. But anyways it's pretty much that ...

  • What can I use when I m*sturbate?
    1) If I weren't going out with someone you'd sound like my kind of girl 2) Anything cylindrical should work 3) If it can fit and vibrates it should work, but that's totally hypothetical.

  • What can I do with crazy hair that I can't straighten?
    OOh!!! I know this one!!! I know!!! Get it cut shorter!!! It really works! I've learned from recent experience! Also, redheads are sexy by the way. Just a little note for no reason, But yes, get it cut so it's shorter... It's easier to take care of and...

  • How can I get this girl to like me?
    Make sure you don't have long greasy looking hair XD That's a given. (Known from experience) But really you gotta get to know her, WHILE giving off things about yourself. Romance is a very difficult process. I may only be 15 but hell if it's getting so...

  • How can I gain muscle fast? (100.00%)
    Here's one... Old-school weight training. Grab a tree or something, break it, and carry it across town, then get something heavier, and carry it back.

  • What are some forbidden martial arts? (100.00%)
    It's not Forbidden or illegal or anything... It's Krav Maga. Designed to disarm and disable your enemy before your enemy can arm you. If you want the training it's incredibly fast and if used by the wrong people, can kill in a matter of seconds against...

  • How do I finger a girl?
    For 1 thing I think that if you're young and getting laid/laying that you'll be abled to decide that it's not as great as everyone else thinks it is so that until you really DO want to get laid then you'll also have some experience in the feild, but in...

  • What are good metal or hard rock bands?
    Slayer, Megadeth, Disturbed, 10000 Demons, Arch Enemy, Lamb of God, Metallica, Apocolyptica, Dragonforce, Bling guardian, shadowsfall, Iron maiden, Hammerfall, Kittie, Korn, Anthrax, Lordi, Pantera, Ozzy Osborne, Soil, Soilwork, Demons and Wizards, Sta...

  • What are good metal or rock bands?
    Static X, Shadowsfall, Trivium, Metallica, Megadeth, Arch enemy, Kittie, Slipknot, Lordi, Nightwish, 10000 Demons, Anthrax, Shattersphere, Soil, Slayer, or for powermetal Dragonforce, Hammerfall, Blind guardian. There's a hell of a lot more, I just c...

  • What are good metal or rock bands?
    Static X, Shadowsfall, Trivium, Metallica, Megadeth, Arch enemy, Kittie, Slipknot, Lordi, Nightwish, 10000 Demons, Anthrax, or for powermetal Dragonforce, Hammerfall, Blind guardian. There's a hell of a lot more, I just can't name too many. Too much ...

  • I need to know how to dress goth
    As many people have said here, goth is not a look it's a way of life.. However you can go with the look Gothic, which many people say is emo. But the difference is that with the Gothic look you'll need long dark flowing clothing, stuff which masks move...

  • How are videogames made?
    Video games are made though story components coded with a lesser form of C++ or HTML. I'm not exactly sure which on it is, but then you have to apply phsyics get solidifcation and properties of objects so when your person moves their arms and legs don'...

  • What are the hot PC games coming out?
    Tabula Rasa... It's purely amazing. It's an MMORPG though, yet still... Just look at the video for it and you'll see.

  • How to deal with a big bully?
    Make sure you can dodge things very well, and then confront the bully directly and talk about her life. Basic things. Get into a normal conversation about her. Talking things out really does help. Just a tip though, if she attempts to beat you up, ...

  • How to get a muscular butt?
    Take Taekwondo and you'll strengthen your legs and lower abs awell.. if not just do axe kicks only. (Also known as heel-drops)

  • How do I broaden my husband's mind?
    Alright, here's a guy's point of view on this. If his version of a good time is what you say it is... RESTRICT HIM FROM IT! Have him go bowling with you, and make a bet... if he wins then so on and so forth. For the shopping part, go with him, and get ...

  • Background checks
    It depends on the job really. Any kind of more strict government job they go deeper and check your child-hood legal things, to check for any possible trauma that might or might not have been recovered from. But it really depends on the importance of th...

  • Is jumping rope healthier than running?
    Actually it does have better affects on your body depending on how you jump. If you just jump up from your feet, then it's not going to have too much more of an effect than what can be gotten out of it. However if you bring your legs up closer to your ...

  • Do I look my age?
    Age is not my fuerte... I can only assume around Legal Drinking age, 16, 8 and 40... and 80... nothing else so if you ask me then You're 21.

  • What hairstyle would suit me?
    let it grow out a bit until it's closer to your shoulders. You look very similar to my friend, and he looks not horrible with that style. Although that's more of a metal style so if you're not really into metal then just do what most others do.

  • How can I stop these feeling for my ex?
    Oh trust me... I know the feeling 2x over. (Except on the dude's side) You just grow to ignore it, or force yourself to seem to have feelings with everyone else too, and then force yourself to have different feelings about current companions. Painful s...

  • Who listens to Deadstar Assembly?
    NO Idea, but that's very slightly similar to me in two ways!!! 1) I AM a bass guitar player in a band. 2) I got a hug from the girlfriend of the lead guitarist of Shattersphere Awesome AWESOME band.

  • How can I stop my World of Warcraft addiction?
    Heh... DO what I always do... Rip your computer apart into individual circut boards, sell the parts on Ebay and buy older crappier ones so that when you try and play WoW you get 4 pixels, half a crappy spawning sound, and 4 days of loading time... Trus...

  • how can you get a flat tummy
    Lots of jumping, bringing your knees to your stomach, crouching (Which also gives cut to your legs as a plus for the ladies)and as said before lay off snacks and unhealthy foods (I should work on the same) and do lots of sit-ups. REMEMBER: The human-bo...

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