Help identify possible source or cause of these bites! [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Aug 18, 2009 - 11 answers

Suggestions for English department newsletter? [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Aug 8, 2009 - 5 answers

Looking for literary magazines that are well-known for their reviews of newly-published poetry, both chapbooks and full-length books. [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Jan 16, 2009 - 5 answers

Help. Please. (Live-in?) Home Health Care in NY. Really long explanation inside. [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Oct 29, 2008 - 6 answers

Portuguese Song translation! "Aganjú" Google translate is failing me, I suppose I could try Babelfish, but I'd much rather have a native speaker translate it, as translation (particularly with respect to music and poetry) is an art, rather than a cut-and-dried process. [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Mar 10, 2008 - 8 answers

Suggestions for a birthday present for a one-year-old female cousin? [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Feb 1, 2008 - 18 answers

Anyone familiar with MagicJack? [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Jan 13, 2008 - 3 answers

What kinds of high-technology things exist now but will only come to light 50 or 100 years from now? Speculative, but asking for concrete answers. [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Nov 30, 2007 - 41 answers

metalanguage in a second-semester Composition class -- suggested readings. [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Nov 16, 2007 - 17 answers

I need jokes that take more than one minute to tell, but no longer than two-and-a-half minutes. [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Aug 24, 2007 - 25 answers

NuvaRing out for 1/2 hour longer than it ought to have been... looking for advice and experiences. [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Jun 26, 2007 - 12 answers

Men's FashionFilter: I need to update my develop a wardrobe for the Fall and after. [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Jun 15, 2007 - 19 answers

Favorite exercises/ materials for Freshman Composition classes? Help me engage young minds in order to brainwash educate them! [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on May 20, 2007 - 5 answers

need storage solutions for a small bathroom. [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Mar 5, 2007 - 16 answers

Where does the phrase "I fuc*ing concur." come from? [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Feb 16, 2007 - 17 answers

Is there a word for a sort of nostalgia or longing for the current moment? [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Nov 13, 2006 - 14 answers

Where to find white pants for men this time of year? [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Sep 28, 2006 - 9 answers

Bags. I need a backpack with a firm-ish back. Ideas? [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Sep 19, 2006 - 8 answers

How to (tactfully and successfully) get some major names to look at some of my writing? Of course there is [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Jul 18, 2006 - 18 answers

Ok. so what, exactly, does the expression "I will not take the thing from your hand" mean? I understand that it is a reference to shunning within the Amish community, but where does the expression come from?
posted by exlotuseater on Jul 7, 2006 - 13 answers

Bugs making it in through the screen door. Help! [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on May 30, 2006 - 12 answers

[Relatively] cheap alternative to PC? My parents are moving... [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Apr 15, 2006 - 14 answers

Solutions for Chronic Peripheral Neuropathy? [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Apr 4, 2006 - 2 answers

Untranslatable words- The word I'm looking for means [roughly] "feeling embarrassed for someone else", and I think it might be in Portuguese. Anyone? [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Oct 2, 2005 - 27 answers

I am an adoptee, and this AskMe post motivated me to ask- to any of you who are A) adopted and searching, or B) adopted and have found Bparents or siblings or C) have anecdotes on how friends have found parents or siblings.... How did You/They eventually find their kin?
I am all over message boards, registries, etc. I'm looking for other options. Any input appreciated.
posted by exlotuseater on Dec 13, 2004 - 19 answers