Facebook has an application dedicated to Top Five lists called Living Social. I find it distressing that, when attempting to list five things – books, for example – according to how highly I rate them, I can’t seem to do it. Quotes, a particular love of mine, are also problematic. As are memories, foods and anything else you might feel compelled to ask me. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 21, 2009 - 18 answers

Can anybody help me with my wireless router? [more inside]
posted by wild like kudzu on Jul 11, 2009 - 17 answers

Um, my Jeep is full of water. What do I do? [more inside]
posted by pazazygeek on Feb 18, 2009 - 17 answers

Help me setup an old Wyse Terminal. [more inside]
posted by edmz on Aug 1, 2008 - 7 answers

I screwed up my birth control. [more inside]
posted by idiotfactory on Aug 6, 2007 - 11 answers

Can we believe at will in the same way that we can raise our arms at will? [more inside]
posted by Eiwalker on Jul 9, 2006 - 64 answers

why is the question, "so have a special woman in your life yet?" always one of the first 3 questions a woman asks when you haven't talked to them in a while.
posted by goldism on Jan 17, 2006 - 40 answers

When transporting parakeets, would keeping the birds airborne reduce the weight of the truck? [more inside]
posted by jsteward on Nov 13, 2005 - 25 answers

When I was in college, beer was a central part of my life. In fact, we did all sorts of interesting things with beer, besides simply drink the stuff. One particular stupid-beer-trick that a friend did frequently - but which I have never been able to exactly replicate - intrigues me. Physicists and amateur scientists, lend me your eyes: [more inside]
posted by luriete on Jun 2, 2005 - 22 answers

Deaf-blind question. I ask only out of curiosity, but google turns up academic stuff that's above my head. How are deaf-blind children taught? What level of communication can they attain? Does being mute make a difference? Do we know what life is like inside a mind that has only touch/taste/smell senses of the world?

I'm thinking mainly of those who are born deaf and blind.
posted by bonaldi on Feb 26, 2004 - 4 answers