http://www.funadvice.com/my/advice/amoeba en-us and, dude, I am thankful for that. amoeba Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:19:38 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/why_will_this_particular_question 428052 sneakykaykay - a "mixed breed" is a mutt...just a nicer way of saying it... :) amoeba Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:09:00 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/what_will_the_new_puppies_be 428036 I hope you will spay her after this litter. My city kills over 14,000 dogs each year. We don't need more dogs brought into an overpopulated world. And a SPAYED/NEUTERED pet lives a longer, happier, healthier life. Please, be a responsible loving owner and spay her after she delivers... amoeba Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:07:53 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/what_will_the_new_puppies_be 428033 okay, am I missing something??? jesus must have been an ugly girl...because a virgin can't give birth to a boy... what in the world are you talking about??? amoeba Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:02:59 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/immaculate_conception 428024 First try saop and hot water and a metal scrub brush...like a metal toothbrush. If that doesn't work, try alcohol, IF that doesn't work try acetone (fingernail polish remover, BUT the regular kind, cheap brand, NOT with oil in it!!!) If none of this works, and it is inside, get a few tubes of watercolor paint, in colors close to the mortar color. like one lighter and one slightly darker. mix them until you get very close to the color, them dab on (small amounts of paint, NOT thick). let dry and it should look fine. I've done this before when I got bright red paint on my mortar. amoeba Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:24:04 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/magic_marker_removal 427573 You need to take your dog to the Vet. I am assuming a vet diagnosed the murmur, wasn't it classified then? Heart murmurs are classified as (1) innocent, (2) functional, or (3) pathologic. Hopefully she has 1. Heart murmurs are common in dogs. I would have her spayed after she delivers. Pregnancy is stressful. Plus you don't need to let her bring more dogs into an already overcrowded world. amoeba Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:13:09 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/junior88 427544 I love Ireland and the Irish and I agree about the Irish being very friendly. I also admire their tenacious attitude... amoeba Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:08:04 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/what_do_americans_think_of_irish 427533 jimahl, was that the beach boys? lol. Yep, he will send us further down the road to ruin and I truly feel sorry for the Middle East if he wins... amoeba Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:05:08 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/mccain_as_president 427524 lol. no. amoeba Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:14:52 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/mccain_as_president 427315 exactly... amoeba Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:14:18 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/do_you_believe_jimmy_carter_was_right 427313 right on, toadaly! amoeba Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:59:40 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/man_made 425565 roysters - one already did reply... yes jesus was a jew. jewish law states that if your mother is jewish, you are jewish. I don't think most christians hate jews...many have lost or never had the understanding that jews are the chosen people...many are fearful of what they don't understand...many think that anyone different or not believing as they do are going to hell... Any person who claims to be "christian" and hates or professes hatred towards a religion, sexual orientation, race, etc. is not a christian... they are just wearing christian "outerwear"...they do not fool the rest of the world, only themselves... "and jesus wept" Now it would be over the cruelty and hatred expressed by some christians... and all in his name... amoeba Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:52:15 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/why_do_christians_hate_jews 424911 obama - 46 mccain - 71 amoeba Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:54:10 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/how_old_is_barrack_obama 424337 I believe the attempted pitbull ban in Utah was defeated in 2007. I do not believe any further legislation has been passed. You should always have a dog licensed, no matter the breed and you should have him neutered. Keep him very socialized. Pitbulls get a bad rep because of the many horrible owners that encourage aggressive behavior. The are actually very sweet, intelligent dogs. A dog that is spayed/neutered is happier and healthier and lives a longer life than one who is not. You should not breed him because there are already too many pitbulls who need to be adopted. The shelters are full of them. This is a breed whose reproduction is not controlled and as a result they are killed by the tens of thousands each year. My city euthanizes over 14,000 dogs each year, the majority are pitbull and pit mixes. amoeba Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:09:49 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/pitbulls_important 423429 Yep...dreaming... amoeba Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:57:19 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/i_tink_my_cat_is_having_sezures 423419 sounds as if you are shocking him. try touching something before you touch him, like a table. amoeba Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:06:20 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/i_tink_my_cat_is_having_sezures 422813 From wiki... The Methodist Episcopal Church, South was the so-called "Southern Methodist Church" resulting from the split over the issue of slavery in the Methodist Episcopal Church which had been brewing over several years until it came out into the open at a conference held in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1844. This body maintained its own polity until it reunited with the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Protestant Church to form the The Methodist Church in 1939, which in turn later (1968) merged with the Evangelical United Brethren Church to form The United Methodist Church. Some more theologically conservative MECS congregations dissenting from the merger formed the Southern Methodist Church in 1940. The Methodist Episcopal Church, South is most remembered for its reluctance to oppose slavery and its lack of hospitality toward African Americans. However, the church was responsible for founding three of the South's top divinity schools: Vanderbilt Divinity School, Duke University Divinity School, and Candler School of Theology at Emory University. Vanderbilt severed its ties with the denomination in the early 1900s. Duke and Candler maintain a relationship with The United Methodist Church. All three enroll students primarily from mainline Protestant denominations, and all three have a reputation for being progressive. amoeba Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:40:29 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/whats_the_difference_66403 422784 Sleep deprived or not, I have great doubt about your "claimed" IQ... but in answer to your question... Recent studies debunk your theory of high IQ = mental illness... A high IQ can lessen the severity of disorders such as depression and schizophrenia, say researchers from Cambridge University. "It has been known for some time that intelligence can protect you against dementia and the consequences of head injury," said a university spokeswoman. "However, researchers at the University of Cambridge's Department of Psychiatry have discovered that intelligence can also buffer the consequences of neuropsychiatry disorders such as schizophrenia. "They have demonstrated that the symptoms of schizophrenia are less severe and the ability to function in daily living is better for those with a higher IQ." Another study indicating that a high IQ decreases the risk of serious mental illness... A recent study of 50,000+ men indicated that higher IQ scores may decrease the risk for developing psychotic symptoms or disorders. Men with lower-than-average IQ scores had a 40% greater risk of developing schizo-affective disorder, as compared with those subjects with the highest IQ scores. This findings corroborate those of earlier studies, which linked early-onset schizophrenia and lower-than-average childhood education scores. Research also suggests that prenatal stress (I.e. stress during pregnancy) increases risk for the child of both low IQ and schizophrenia - so the research suggests a common mechanism of brain damage caused by stress during pregnancy While there is a study linking mental illness and creativity... "Scientists have wondered for a long time why madness and creativity seem linked, particularly in artists, musicians, and writers," notes Shelley Carson, a Harvard psychologist. "Our research results indicate that low levels of latent inhibition and exceptional flexibility in thought predispose people to mental illness under some conditions and to creative accomplishments under others." Sorry, high IQ does not seem to exacerbate mental illness... amoeba Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:27:06 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/schizophrenia_an_high_iq 422609 I agree that someone who consistently answers off topic should be warned, then removed. But, as we all know, censorship is a slippery slope. Sarcasm, rants and arguments sometimes put the "fun" in funadvice, so I do not agree with ethmer that they should be removed from the question... sometimes they are appropriate and necessary... amoeba Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:00:58 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/should_we_disable_or_remove_members 422585 Israel should not be treated as a nation with status as long as they persecute the palestinians... amoeba Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:44:33 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/keep_it_simple 422236 Jimmy Carter, tossed aside by Washington and his own party. I always liked him as a man and president. The country should have listened instead of ridiculing... amoeba Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:40:59 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/do_you_believe_jimmy_carter_was_right 422140 Everything we can do, even a little, helps... A recent study found that as a gas-saving device, 55 mph still works. For every mile per hour faster than 55 mph, fuel economy drops by about 1 percent, said Jason Mark, clean vehicles program director for the Union of Concerned Scientists. The drop-off increases at a greater rate after 65 mph. The faster you go, the faster the fuel goes. amoeba Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:40:28 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/should_the_interstate_speed_be_55 421685 annv, amblessed is not making fun of you. That is just the way he answers questions...do not be offended... amoeba Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:35:47 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/can_a_christian_criticize_god 421497 Well, this is a good question... According to the military my son is now over 70% disabled...He was on a wilderness search and rescue team in colorado before he enlisted...Now he can't hike at all, his left arm can't lift any weight, his knees are both blown with two replacements that didn't help much, and he lost most of the muscle in his left chest wall... His disability check was just raised to $495/mth... The fact that McCain voted against increasing VA benefits is just one reason I won't vote for him. My son should be so fortunate to be able to hike to the end of the block, much less the Grand Canyon... amoeba Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:31:45 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/is_john_mccain_disabled_or_not 421494 I like loma linda. no matter what you pick, read the labels...remember vegan and vegetarian are different. amoeba Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:23:58 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/considering_becoming_vegan_help_please 421488