Why did we go trick-or-treating the night before (or the night after) Halloween one year when I was a kid? [more inside]
posted by bondcliff at 8:06 AM - 27 answers

Did ancient greeks pay for their tickets to the theatre? The Romans for their seats at the Circus? [more inside]
posted by kandinski at 2:41 PM - 7 answers

Halloween costume: "Casual Batman". Help me come up with bat-gadget ideas! [more inside]
posted by Glendale at 3:38 AM - 18 answers

Know any good blogs by high school or college age females? [more inside]
posted by Joe Beese at 9:14 AM - 7 answers

Is this piece of finished cloth related to Masonic membership in any way? [more inside]
posted by rhizome at 11:52 PM - 9 answers

Am I just gun-shy after the "Balloon Boy" hoax or are there legitimate reasons to question whether Jessica Watson is really sailing around the world? What evidence can you find to support the theory that this is another hoax and what evidence can you find that refutes that theory? [more inside]
posted by kellygreen at 5:56 PM - 20 answers

Americans: Was your town a [rumored] Cold War missile target? [more inside]
posted by jeb at 10:55 AM - 240 answers

Was there a measured increase in drug addiction due to the hippie movement? What were the drug addiction rates like in the 1950's compared to the 60's and 70's. Are there any resources that have historical data on addiction rates and the particular substances popular at the time? [more inside]
posted by TheJoven at 9:02 PM - 14 answers

This post inspired this question: What can be done on a community-scale to successfully accommodate our island's homeless population? [more inside]
posted by Mike Mongo at 6:42 PM - 5 answers

At the end of World War II, would a Polish-ethnicity girl/young woman and her family from Lwów/Lviv have been given the option of moving west of the Curzon line to post-war Poland, or would they have been forcibly resettled? [more inside]
posted by mdonley at 1:21 PM - 7 answers

A quickie - what's the name of the game where a bunch of people sit in a circle and the first person whispers a secret into the ear of the person on one side, they whisper it to the next, and it goes around the circle, only to end up being an entirely different secret? [more inside]
posted by zinfandel at 9:28 PM - 35 answers

How could one acquire some degree of fame in 30 days? [more inside]
posted by GIMG at 4:25 PM - 41 answers

Please help me identify a song I heard about 10-12 years ago. Not much to go on inside. [more inside]
posted by Lucinda at 5:45 AM - 7 answers

Is there a Medieval Linguist in the house? I need a very short conversation between Cistercian nuns in Saxony translated into Medieval Latin. Any help so I don't sound like a complete idiot warmly welcomed. [more inside]
posted by The Whelk at 1:23 PM - 7 answers

Americans: if you had to represent the USA with only three things, what would they be? [more inside]
posted by lapsangsouchong at 9:35 PM - 95 answers

I'm looking to move out of California with my wife, with the goal of buying a home for the future filthy light thief family. Mrs. flt's parents have been looking at Albuquerque, New Mexico based on statistics (housing prices, employment, etc) and their brief visit to the city. How is Albuquerque for young families and adults in search of a lively city? More details inside. [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief at 12:45 PM - 16 answers

Tips for entertaining: I'd like to have more friends over to my apartment, but it's boring in here! [more inside]
posted by neca at 11:04 AM - 38 answers

I need some joint (and punnish) costume ideas that are relevant and funny. Two people 30ish. Things like "bangers and M*A*S*H", so fresh and so clean.... Idea + implementation is ideal. Thanks in advance! [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 8:49 AM - 12 answers

Love is a wonderful thing, how far should one go? [more inside]
posted by sanrio at 9:39 PM - 38 answers

How can I find out what sort of New Year's Eve events and festivities were held on December 31, 1899? I'm specifically interested in London, but other places would help too. [more inside]
posted by gottabefunky at 11:33 AM - 4 answers