ForgottenSongTitleAndArtistFilter: the song: bouncy and loud, sung by a solo female. The lyrics equate love with physical abuse. (Like being hit with love, or our hearts beating one another, something like that. It reminds me of the Cardigans "And then You Kissed Me.") the video: a mostly white backdrop, and said female vocalist cavorting around, dancing and shadowboxing. Possibly things are on fire? There is a bed, and pillows, and maybe even streamers. That's all I have. Please help.
posted by inging at 11:11 AM PST - 3 comments

I am confused as to the use of the word "allegedly" and why it is used outside of a strictly legal sense (in the media for example)? For instance, with this most recent shooting in Texas, there are obviously dozens of eye witnesses, only one suspect under consideration, no one is going to argue in court that someone else did it, so why on the news are the anchors still saying Mr. Hasan "allegedly" shot these people? It just seems weird...
posted by the foreground at 8:32 AM PST - 41 comments

Google-Fu fail. I had a toy in the mid 70's that I can best describe as a hydraulic-watermill-waterpump-erector-set. It allowed you to connect a series of clear tubes, mills, and various other pieces to create a crazy pump station that ran water up, down and across the tubes, mills. etc. It could grow to several feet high. If I remember correctly, there may have been an electric pump that drove it all. I may be mistaken. The toy may have been a lot older as I used it at my grandparents house. It was basically like one of those electronic kits where you could perform experiments but this used water, and it was awesome. Help me find this toy!
posted by jasondigitized at 7:44 AM PST - 9 comments

Will my developer laptop be able to handle the current crop of RPG games? Specs after the jump
posted by askmehow at 7:17 AM PST - 15 comments

What did you get out of reading How to Be An Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving? It's recommended here all the time and I just can't slog through it.
posted by heatherann at 5:34 AM PST - 22 comments

I'm looking for "black best friend" supporting characters in movies who also come with a black love interest. I'm interested in their language patterns and dialect usage.
posted by ms.codex at 10:32 PM PST - 36 comments

Is there a specific word for those rolling, pull-down gates that cover up storefronts in old-school cities (Brooklyn, Barcelona) at night? Here's a picture of the kind of gates I mean.
posted by jcruelty at 9:03 PM PST - 28 comments

Could a plausible theory be extrapolated for Angels/Paranormal Activity being an aspect of Quantum Physics?
posted by Enki at 8:53 PM PST - 58 comments

Make London work. Help a beleaguered New Yorker figure out how to acclimate. Griping follows.
posted by zvs at 8:47 PM PST - 30 comments

Inspired by this old question about how guys react to girls crying... I want to know, how often do you cry? Is there an "average norm" for how often most people cry?
posted by sherber at 8:22 PM PST - 27 comments

Visafilter: I've been hitting a brick wall with the Japanese consulate regarding same-sex partners and dependent-visa eligibility. Any Mefites have experience with this sort of thing?
posted by azuresunday at 8:19 PM PST - 8 comments

If I buy a condo in Seattle with a great view, will that view be blocked by new condo construction in the near future?
posted by nyc_consultant at 6:13 PM PST - 10 comments

what are the possible repercussions of breaking a joint lease?
posted by fogonlittlecatfeet at 5:10 PM PST - 9 comments

I thought this would be simple, but it isn't. I want to purchase a song as the new ringtone of my At&t Blackberry Pearl, and I have hit all sorts of roadblocks.
posted by msali at 3:53 PM PST - 9 comments

Where would I purchase dice in bulk? Not just six-sided dice you'd find in Risk or Monopoly, but tetraherdral (4-sided, pyramid) or dodecahedral (12-sided, cries itself to sleep)?
posted by Mozai at 12:10 PM PST - 7 comments

Help me identify a song I heard briefly on the radio. I'm pretty sure it was Van Halen, and I think it might have been "Got me goin" but with a long Joe Satriani-like intro solo. However, all the renditions I've found online have no such intro, so I'm second-guessing myself.
posted by TimeTravelSpeed at 11:06 AM PST - 15 comments

How can I, an individual (not a business), automate a regular monthly payment to another individual (not a business) so that the payment is moved from my bank account into theirs? It can't involve issuing a paper check to the recipient which they then deposit--it needs to go straight to their account.
posted by HotToddy at 10:43 AM PST - 19 comments

Question on changing a powerpoint to a movie and uploading it to Youtube.
posted by TheBones at 10:23 AM PST - 7 comments

Where can I get long white A-shirts (beaters)?
posted by mad bomber what bombs at midnight at 10:16 AM PST - 4 comments

I've just obtained a BS in Mathematics and am planning to go to grad school, but not before I work for a few years. What industries should I be looking at, and what entry level jobs should I aim for? Details inside.
posted by alligatorman at 10:13 AM PST - 11 comments

Before the sharp steel razor became generally available, what did most people shave with? Fire seems the best choice. Right?
posted by penciltopper at 10:11 AM PST - 34 comments

Name that mid-90's techno/trance/ambient track I half remember-filter.
posted by nomisxid at 9:40 AM PST - 3 comments

My son may lose the chance at a good job due to extreme impatience.
posted by angiewriter at 9:34 AM PST - 33 comments

I have a loose vegetarian stew recipe that I have made up that is wonderful in the sense that it is flexible and quick. It does have one constant, in that it has a tomato base. What can I sub the tomato content with?
posted by piratebowling at 9:23 AM PST - 21 comments

Why does it seem like men are more desirable when attached (married or taken), particularly when you are with that person? (expl. inside)
posted by teg4rvn at 8:51 AM PST - 32 comments

What is the music that Technoviking is dancing to?
posted by jimfl at 8:49 AM PST - 5 comments

My son who is away at college in his freshman year suffered a hard drive crash on a 6 month old Sony Vaio laptop. He has returned it to Best Buy under the service contract and they are replacing the hard drive, but... he never created a system restore disc. What next?
posted by 543DoublePlay at 8:36 AM PST - 3 comments

How can I use leftover egg yolks? I want to make a chocolate mousse from a recipe that calls for a large number of egg whites but I feel guilty about just throwing the egg yolks away. So... please give me your best ideas and recipes for what to do with the yummy yummy yolks, folks.
posted by kitchencrush at 8:17 AM PST - 37 comments

Is it possible that my feet are making noise while I sleep? If so, should I be worried?
posted by heliotrope at 6:50 AM PST - 13 comments

I broke the $100 mark on Adsense, now what?
posted by 47triple2 at 6:44 AM PST - 6 comments

Why does my Canon Rebel XTi download so slowly to my Mac?
posted by Brodiggitty at 5:05 AM PST - 10 comments

Can anyone suggest any good secondhand record (i.e. vinyl) stores in Hong Kong?
posted by The Card Cheat at 11:17 PM PST - 2 comments

We want to store our van for a year in California while we go back to Australia. Can this be done? Specifics inside.
posted by saturn~jupiter at 10:40 PM PST - 10 comments

MarvelFilter: please identify the angry head with the tiny arms and legs flying behind Dr Doom in this Fall of the Hulks poster.
posted by Rash at 10:12 PM PST - 7 comments

Please help me to repair a roll up matchstick shade or refer me to a web site with directions in plain English.
posted by kbar1 at 9:27 PM PST - 5 comments

Did the Apple salesperson do me wrong? I bought an AirPort Express to go wireless with my Mac Mini but now I think I got screwed.
posted by BlahLaLa at 8:37 PM PST - 17 comments

I'm looking for a World War 2 essay that may be titled "Missing the War", which is about the difference in perception between how the Second World War was portrayed in the media and how it was for the soldiers involved.
posted by codacorolla at 8:18 PM PST - 7 comments

I'm going to Spain (Barcelona) for 10 days, and I'm a US citizen, which in my understanding grants me a de facto 90-day single entry Schengen visa. I've been thinking about going to Andorra, a non-Schengen country, which suggests to me that I would therefore require a multiple entry Visa. Preliminary research confirms this. Stupid question: do I need to do this before I leave? Can anyone else who has gone to Andorra from Spain attest to the strictness or laxity of the immigration controls?
posted by anarchivist at 7:21 PM PST - 7 comments

Please help me find an mp3 (mp4?) of Badly Drawn Boy's cover of Thunder Road.
posted by headnsouth at 6:35 PM PST - 10 comments

What is the name of this obscure Mac text editor that draws ASCII art boxes and lines by dragging them out?
posted by Wild_Eep at 5:43 PM PST - 3 comments