Help me give my friend a thoughtful but useless piece of crap! [more inside]
posted by functionequalsform at 11:46 AM - 63 answers

StripClubFilter: The wife and I want to give going to a strip club a chance. I've only been to two or three, and she's never been, so we're relative novices. What do we need to know? [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 7:58 PM - 25 answers

What's an interesting aspect of Iranian society/ Shi'i Islam that would lend itself well to a 10 page expository essay? Nothing too controversial - my professor is Iranian. Just something interesting to write/ learn about. It has to be pretty specific. Thanks for suggestions!
posted by howgenerica at 11:14 AM - 13 answers

What's the best black-tie New Year's Eve (or other event) in LA? [more inside]
posted by YoungAmerican at 10:21 AM - 0 answers

What’s the link between Christmas and ghost stories? [more inside]
posted by paulg at 7:12 PM - 6 answers

How do I more effectively encourage gay young adults in the criminal justice system to engage with the larger gay community? (long question) [more inside]
posted by The Straightener at 2:32 PM - 39 answers

The Room viewing party ideas? [more inside]
posted by theRussian at 2:32 PM - 14 answers

Good area for a young female near Duluth, GA? [more inside]
posted by Teri T at 10:34 AM - 11 answers

Is there a quote by an architect or designer about how the constraints make the project? [more inside]
posted by suedehead at 2:54 AM - 6 answers

So, the Mr. and I have different last names. I did not take his name upon marriage. Now we are discussing very hypothetical children and I'm looking for some good hive mind rumination on the proper course of action. [more inside]
posted by amanda at 4:04 PM - 104 answers

Debate club topics that compliment our sexy yet classic outfits? [more inside]
posted by hipersons at 12:44 PM - 13 answers

What are some of the best articles or stories you have read about Burning Man? [more inside]
posted by wolfr at 10:48 AM - 11 answers

How blown-up out-of-proportion is the swine flu scare relative to other life-threatening infections/diseases? Is it alarming enough that I need a swine flu shot if I'm going to SE Asia in DEC09/JAN10? [more inside]
posted by gttommy at 5:13 AM - 29 answers

Looking for writing on how cultures/nations/tribes handled, fared, cope/d with alien influences. In the past or now, ongoing. [more inside]
posted by ebesan at 4:15 PM - 9 answers

So kid has a babysitter and the wife and I have a date night tonight in Honolulu. Lived here for five years, looking for something different to experience. We're not looking for tourist/Waikiki stuff or loud, crowded Chinatown clubs. Any suggestions? Mahalo!
posted by ldenneau at 11:13 AM - 3 answers

Help me clean up a complicated friend-triangle before it becomes a messy love-triangle. [more inside]
posted by brenton at 1:59 AM - 13 answers

Is there a word or a term for a pop-culture handshake? [more inside]
posted by flatluigi at 9:38 PM - 15 answers

Help us settle a workplace debate in a scientific manner: Do you know of any research studies that have objectively identified the 50 most famous/recognizable living people in the world today? [more inside]
posted by ciocarlia at 10:10 AM - 6 answers

There was an old place (now defunct) in NYC called My Old Lady. What was it when it was open? [more inside]
posted by kmtiszen at 7:50 PM - 3 answers

Looking for fiction heavy on Kremlin/CPSU/Politboro intrigue. I suppose Forsyth would be a given, but beyond that? I'm looking for anything written between 1980-present, but only FICTION, centering around intrigue inside the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the time of the cold war.
posted by Gerard Sorme at 4:26 PM - 12 answers