What clever relationship "hacks" have you come up with? I'm looking to build up my mental catalogue of examples of non-obvious solutions to relationship difficulties. Help me think out of the box better in the future! [more inside]
posted by wyzewoman at 10:48 AM Nov 03 2009 - 54 answers [289 favorites]

What delicious lentil dish can I make tonight? [more inside]
posted by airguitar2 at 3:21 PM Oct 26 2009 - 40 answers [124 favorites]

What can I expect (mostly financially) from raising hens as pets? [more inside]
posted by middleclasstool at 11:22 AM Oct 21 2009 - 66 answers [121 favorites]

Poor as Dirt Filter: Best Candy Recipes for Gift Giving? [more inside]
posted by unlucky.lisp at 3:00 PM Nov 05 2009 - 31 answers [121 favorites]

I am looking for a Website I once used that allowed you to enter in a departure city and a date and then gave you all possible worldwide flight destinations sorted by cost. What was that site?
posted by tinamonster at 2:41 PM Oct 27 2009 - 10 answers [108 favorites]

As a follow-up to my last question - what's your favorite dark, cynical, gallows-humour style joke? [more inside]
posted by phyrewerx at 2:17 PM Oct 20 2009 - 76 answers [100 favorites]

I'm curious to know about the people out there with fun, interesting, unusual, or quirky jobs. All lines of work considered, as long as it's fun/something you feel excited about doing most days and/or something my high school guidance counselor wouldn't have known about. [more inside]
posted by Rocket26 at 7:48 AM Oct 16 2009 - 39 answers [91 favorites]

I want to make lots of neat little gifts to give friends for Christmas. I'd like these gifts to be useable, elegant, consumable, and grown-up (not decorative, artsy-fartsy crafty crap). My recipients are Pragmatic New Englanders, and would be irked receiving potpourri, eye pillows, embroidered towels, door-hangings, pine-cone-bird feeders, or anything of that ilk. Hence: consumables. In the past I've had past successes making figgy pudding with brandy butter and a collection of homemade ketchups, relishes, mustards, and chutneys, but this year I want to move out of the kitchen. Blow me away with millions of amazing little home-made gift suggestions. [more inside]
posted by mr. remy at 5:07 AM Nov 06 2009 - 28 answers [84 favorites]

What epiphanies and thought processes have helped you love yourself? [more inside]
posted by mossicle at 9:46 AM Nov 03 2009 - 34 answers [82 favorites]

What are the most well-written (i.e., enjoyable to read) textbooks and/or books written for an academic audience? I'm not looking for the "best" textbook on any given subject, but textbooks on any topic that are compelling to read because of the wit and lucidity of the writing style. [more inside]
posted by crLLC at 9:19 PM Oct 21 2009 - 30 answers [79 favorites]

I need help buying groceries. [more inside]
posted by mudpuppie at 8:47 AM Oct 30 2009 - 34 answers [79 favorites]

Why do people hate math and science so much? [more inside]
posted by chicago2penn at 9:30 AM Oct 17 2009 - 129 answers [77 favorites]

Have you been conned? Would you share your story? [more inside]
posted by Wink Ricketts at 4:03 PM Oct 16 2009 - 85 answers [73 favorites]

Book like William Gibson's Pattern Recognition and Spook Country. Near-future, near-science fiction, non-fantasy, non-artsy-fartsy, delving into technological culture. [more inside]
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 9:38 AM Oct 22 2009 - 38 answers [73 favorites]

In previous years I've made a lot of cookies to give away to friends and family around the holidays. This year I'd like to do something a little different, but still make it a gift of food. [more inside]
posted by sararah at 7:32 AM Nov 05 2009 - 42 answers [71 favorites]

What are the best time-saving methods you have found? [more inside]
posted by rahnefan at 10:51 AM Oct 13 2009 - 54 answers [70 favorites]

What are some wonderful things I can buy subscriptions to, other than magazines and newspapers? [more inside]
posted by Marquis at 1:27 PM Oct 29 2009 - 36 answers [69 favorites]

Punching down risen dough (and slicing it with a dough scraper). Cooking garlic in sizzling hot butter. Putting potatoes through a ricer. Help me find more incredibly satisfying things to do in the kitchen! [more inside]
posted by ORthey at 5:12 PM Oct 13 2009 - 72 answers [68 favorites]

If you only had one year left before moving out of New York City, what would you make sure to see and do before leaving? [more inside]
posted by HotPatatta at 7:33 AM Oct 18 2009 - 18 answers [67 favorites]

What kinds of generic questions are good to use in social situations (groups, parties, etc) when there are awkward silences? [more inside]
posted by forza at 3:49 AM Oct 22 2009 - 21 answers [62 favorites]