Almost every dream I have is a nightmare, if I remember the dream. Is there a way to train myself not to do this? [more inside]
posted by Unicorn on the cob on Nov 9, 2009 - 18 answers

SantaFilter: I'm trying to make a list of the worst of the worst kids from film and TV, etc., that would end up on Santa's naughty list, year after year. Any suggestions come to mind? [more inside]
posted by Unsomnambulist on Nov 8, 2009 - 48 answers

So there are dozens of posts on AskMeFi raising the question of how to mask or remove a bad smell. But I have the opposite dilemma: I wasnt to create a bad smell. Not something so abhorrent that people wretch, but a clearly noticeable odour that perhaps evokes decay or sickness or death. And before you start calling the police, it's for a Halloween show. Thoughts on how to disperse said smell (using a plug-in mister? Using a fan?) gladly accepted.
posted by skylar on Oct 19, 2009 - 28 answers

Best shoes for a P.E. teacher with a bad knee. [more inside]
posted by roxiesmom on Oct 17, 2009 - 5 answers

Are there any stories of people notable/talented/successful in their field who started out being completely crap? [more inside]
posted by divabat on Oct 5, 2009 - 32 answers

Can I go around my crazy eye doctor and get the glasses and contacts I need? [more inside]
posted by RajahKing on Sep 17, 2009 - 22 answers

Can I get a loan or mortgage in any way? We currently live in a building that we more or less own. Technically, we own an LLC, and the LLC owns the building (and that's all it does), so home equity is probably out. We would like to buy a new house about half the value of this one, preferably without selling. However, that would require a loan, and we have lousy credit. [more inside]
posted by lgyre on Sep 17, 2009 - 8 answers

College & Fin Aid Issues [more inside]
posted by nameinruins on Aug 29, 2009 - 17 answers

Stopped and fined for shoplifting for the first time. What to do with the confusing letter I received, the non-responding phone #, and the fine. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 14, 2009 - 32 answers

Name that film. A black comedy (I think it was from memory) with a pedophile father (NSFW) [more inside]
posted by rus on Aug 2, 2009 - 3 answers

Help me work out a solution to the reek of my semi-gloss paper. It's stinking up my small bachelor apartment. [more inside]
posted by OlivesAndTurkishCoffee on Jul 10, 2009 - 3 answers

How do I reduce the amount I'm threatened on the street in an urban environment? [more inside]
posted by wastelands on Jun 22, 2009 - 47 answers

So how do I tell my partner that a recently acquired haircut is...bad? [more inside]
posted by hal_c_on on Feb 15, 2009 - 18 answers

Help us find bad movie franchises! [more inside]
posted by cheap paper on Dec 10, 2008 - 68 answers

I'm having an "off day" for no particular reason. Feeling grouchy & peevish. This is dumb. Please help me fix it. [more inside]
posted by pseudostrabismus on Dec 4, 2008 - 54 answers

How do I make better decisions in the morning? [more inside]
posted by dcrocha on Nov 1, 2008 - 38 answers

Is there a single question you can ask that tells you immediately (if not totally conclusively) whether someone is a good person? [more inside]
posted by rileyray3000 on Oct 20, 2008 - 72 answers

My apartment started smelling really bad two days ago. Like some kind of solvent or glue, a chemical smell, strong enough to give me a headache. Could the wood floors that were refinished a few months ago be causing it? [more inside]
posted by hapticactionnetwork on Oct 14, 2008 - 5 answers

What materials would you recommend for customizing a white macbook? [more inside]
posted by SECONDHANDSMOTE on Oct 2, 2008 - 5 answers

I am looking for examples of really bad research. [more inside]
posted by tickingclock on Sep 21, 2008 - 50 answers

I'm working on a video project (and I also love the genre) and looking for movies with "bad' or "tough" girls; gangs or solo, the more punk the better. Extra points for fight scenes! I'm thinking along the line of 70s and 80s exploitation films. I'd also like to check out any general punk or teens-in-crisis movies that aren't Repo Man, Suburbia, River's Edge, Over The Edge or Permanent Record. Thanks for your help!
posted by apetpsychic on Sep 3, 2008 - 31 answers

To get back together or not to get back together....that is the question....(of course it's a lot messier than that.........) [more inside]
posted by Waterbear on Aug 18, 2008 - 40 answers

PerformanceReviewFilter: I got a less than sterling review at work, but I still got a 10% raise. What gives? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 4, 2008 - 17 answers

I need some examples on Best Web Service, Worst Web Service and Why. I can think of a couple good ones, but I need a few more. I'm at a lost for worst web service. [more inside]
posted by bleucube on Jul 15, 2008 - 14 answers

Are there any Jive and/or Swing clubs in NYC? [more inside]
posted by wildrain2008 on Jun 29, 2008 - 6 answers

Is there a way to report dangerous driving that you see on the road? e.g. speeding, weaving in and out of lanes.. or just wait and hope the police catch up with them eventually? If I have a reason to believe this bad driver is going to cause an accident - is there a way to report them? I live in the Chicago suburbs.
posted by Workingtill85 on Apr 20, 2008 - 15 answers

I just had a HORRIBLE HORRIBLE experience with a doctor. This is the reason most people do NOT go to doctors. It kinda makes me not want to go to a doctor. Let me give you the whole story so you can assess the situation, get really mad, and provide me with constructive advice. If you don't feel like reading it all, scroll to the bottom and tell me what I should do if I am unsatisfied with the quality of care from a doctor. [more inside]
posted by hal_c_on on Apr 15, 2008 - 41 answers

Datingfilter: I went out on a date, in the end, I wasn't into the person. They're really into me. How do I let this person down without hurting them? [more inside]
posted by Cat Pie Hurts on Mar 23, 2008 - 39 answers

So I've got a bag of "natural hardwood lump charcoal" that I use for grilling. Do you think it would be a bad idea to use a little hunk of this stuff? I'm pretty sure it would get the job done... It can't be much different from the manufactured coals I've been buying from some weird factory, right? ps. I'm smoking shisha out of it so no "are you chuffin the chumbus" comments, k? ;)
posted by Glendale on Mar 11, 2008 - 13 answers

Explain the persistence of bad (as in seriously out of date) haircuts. [more inside]
posted by bad grammar on Mar 6, 2008 - 47 answers

Please: I would like a bazillion examples of popular music lyrics and song titles that would make an English teacher cry out in empathetic pain for their abuse of grammar. [more inside]
posted by spock on Mar 4, 2008 - 89 answers

Is there an ophthalmologist in the house? School me on central retinal vein occlusion. [more inside]
posted by msali on Feb 14, 2008 - 5 answers

MovieFilter: Help me identify these two 80's movies that haunt my memory. [more inside]
posted by davidstith on Feb 11, 2008 - 12 answers

Family (blood) question. I have an elderly aunt (mothers sister) who is about to die (90+ years old). I do NOT like my two sisters [more inside]
posted by raildr on Jan 29, 2008 - 15 answers

On the way to Henry's Market to buy the avocados for guacamole, I was listening to a story on NPR about the automobile industry's unwillingness to adopt stricter mileage standards at a time when gas is $100 a barrell yadda yadda. There are plenty of examples of companies that are unwilling to adapt their business practices in changing times, like the recording industry's fiasco with peer2peer file sharing and drug companies' ip battles. I imagine three hundred years in the future we will all be driving our garbage-powered plastic flying cars (or working at home) looking back on the time when oil was this hypervalued commodity and people were willing to kill other people over it and we will think how sad a time that was. My question, then: Are there examples from the past of companies or whole industries that used to be in a situation similar to oil, big pharma, RIAA, etc. that are now less causing of worry among the general public than they used to be? My roommate suggested railroads, and that makes sense to me. Any other examples?
posted by billtron on Jan 13, 2008 - 21 answers

How do you remove an odor from a laptop without killing the laptop (or yourself)? [more inside]
posted by speek on Jan 5, 2008 - 8 answers

"BAD_POOL_HEADER" BSOD on Windows Vista [more inside]
posted by edbyford on Jan 4, 2008 - 6 answers

What are some stories with pitiful but sympathetic villains? [more inside]
posted by phoenixy on Nov 23, 2007 - 42 answers

Help me find this crazy (or what I remembered as crazy) 4x4 off-road video that looked like at least one or two people would die... [more inside]
posted by gnash on Nov 17, 2007 - 8 answers

I am running Windows Vista Home Premium and am having problems configuring a new wireless access point. Windows is unable to connect to it and I simply receive an "HTTP 400 Bad Request" error in my browser. [more inside]
posted by mcarthey on Nov 5, 2007 - 9 answers

What can I do about my roommates that f**k with me? Is there some legal way to deal with this? Is there some sort of Jedi mind trick I can put on them to make them stop? It is really getting bad and it may turn violent. Please help find a way to deal with this. [more inside]
posted by Botunda on Oct 23, 2007 - 60 answers

What are the worst covers of Bob Dylan's songs of all time? [more inside]
posted by Astro Zombie on Sep 10, 2007 - 33 answers

There's a website that checks domain names for "bad words" (ie, PenIsland.com might not be a good name). I saw it just last week, but can't remember it now. Anyone know what it is? [more inside]
posted by niles on May 2, 2007 - 1 answer

I need examples of bad design. [more inside]
posted by quadog on Feb 15, 2007 - 66 answers

Is there any software (preferably for OSX) that I can use to scan a used XBox disc for bad sectors? The format is DVD, so I suppose a normal DVD scanning program could do the job. I just want to be sure that the whole game works before my guarantee expires and I'm unable to return it.
posted by Aanidaani on Jan 20, 2007 - 2 answers

What do i do about bad sex? And confusion about my sexuality? This is really scary for me. And, frankly, getting pretty boring. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 30, 2006 - 27 answers

Which poker site has the best players? Or am I just a terrible poker player? [more inside]
posted by Ugh on Sep 26, 2006 - 31 answers

Amazon Advantage: click Log In at left, then click "Contact Us". The browser just refreshes the page and does not show any contact information. What's going on? Is my browser hosed or is there something I need to enable?
posted by shannymara on Sep 14, 2006 - 1 answer

Should I tell someone that they've got extremely bad breath--and if so, how? [more inside]
posted by Brian James on Sep 9, 2006 - 14 answers

How do I gracefully get rid of a client with whom I don't want to work any more? [more inside]
posted by Doofus Magoo on Aug 23, 2006 - 24 answers