When talking to a coworker I offered the phrase, "hey kid, go ask your Mom what herpes are.". My coworker responded with "herpes is.". We then started a discussion of the proper use of is/are and could not come to a conclusion. Any insight?
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posted by JakeEXTREME
on Feb 15, 2013 -
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Cat food filter: When presented with the same brand and same flavor of wet cat food, my cat will wolf it down at my mother's house and at a friend's house, but not at my house. He used to eat it constantly at my house as well, but suddenly stopped last spring. What gives?
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posted by AthenaPolias
on Aug 30, 2012 -
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A neighbor is coming over in two or three hours to take a look at my opera and classical music vinyls.
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posted by amusem
on Mar 4, 2011 -
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We want to buy something new and shiny, but an ancient direct to dvd camcorder seems like the best solution. Do you have any better ideas?
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posted by abirae
on Feb 28, 2011 -
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Creating a bootable copy of Windows 7 64 bit on a USB drive.
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posted by 517
on Aug 10, 2010 -
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I am looking for map design competitions that I can enter (I live in Canada).
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posted by figTree
on Jun 30, 2010 -
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Help solve Noir mystery! Looking for info on P J Wolfson author of the noir novel Bodies are Dust (1931).
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posted by Zipf
on May 18, 2010 -
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In the film version of Where the Wild Things Are, (spoiler alert!) who are Bob and Terry supposed to be?
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posted by ladypants
on Nov 14, 2009 -
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In haste, I ordered tickets to a Cirque du Soleil event from a web site that charged much more per ticket than Ticketmaster. Now that I know the difference, how can get rid of these tickets and get my money back? Will I get in trouble for selling these tickets for more than they cost, and how do these companies get away with doing this?
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posted by Zobie
on Sep 23, 2007 -
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I have a B. Arch. degree from outside the US. I am currently working in the US "california" and would like to start working on my licensing procedure. And it seems the first step is to "convert" my degree and let it be accepted as an accredited degree. where do I start? Is there special agencies that do that? How much is it going to cost me? I will need any possible advice in this matter especially if you had to go through this same process.
posted by convex
on Feb 16, 2007 -
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So my car was stolen last night from outside of my work. The police are confident that -- considering the age, make and condition -- it will turn up in anywhere from a few days to a week.
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posted by nathan_teske
on Nov 17, 2005 -
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I have a habit of typing "There are a..." when my fingers are hovering over the keyboard waiting for my brain to make up its mind what to write. Why is this, is it a textual "um", like in speech? And why those words? And does anyone else do it?
posted by Navek Rednam
on Jun 14, 2005 -
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