I own a 1997 VW Golf that threw a rod in 2004 and has been sitting (inside a garage) ever since. Donating it to charity has no tax benefit for me. It needs to go. Does it have any cash value at all? If so, how much? [more inside]
posted by anastasiav on Nov 10, 2009 - 14 answers

Gimme an H! or, What Would Happen if I Did Heroin Just Once? [more inside]
posted by Alaska Jack on Nov 7, 2009 - 33 answers

How can I get Amazon UK to quit sending me flyers with my purchases? [more inside]
posted by Solomon on Aug 16, 2009 - 7 answers

Can eating too much fat and sugar cause body aches? [more inside]
posted by shelayna on Aug 4, 2009 - 9 answers

What's the best reading available for a summary of "Junk Science"? [more inside]
posted by Neale on Jul 1, 2009 - 21 answers

Please recommend durable jeans that would fit a 6' 2" male that weighs around 190 pounds with most of the junk being in the trunk. [more inside]
posted by Brian Puccio on Jun 4, 2009 - 16 answers

Raised in a super-strict, health-conscious household - I never learned "moderation" with not-so-healthy foods. Can I, as an adult, re-train good eating habits that do not include restriction, and do not include binging? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 23, 2009 - 16 answers

There was a huge fireball in the sky; looking southwest from my back yard this morning. How do I find out what it was, or where it landed? [more inside]
posted by dejah420 on Feb 15, 2009 - 17 answers

What should I use in this aging Packard Bell desktop - the integrated nForce 420 chipset, or an external GEForce 2 MX400 64mb card?
posted by obiwanwasabi on Jan 27, 2009 - 6 answers

Any Toronto/GTA area electronic surplus stores? [more inside]
posted by the dief on Sep 18, 2008 - 8 answers

I'm going to Chicago, Sunday - Wednesday. What geeky/techie things should I not miss while I'm there? [more inside]
posted by fritley on Sep 5, 2008 - 16 answers

Does anyone know of any "good" junk shops in east London? [more inside]
posted by WPW on Jul 20, 2008 - 6 answers

What happens when I tell catalogue people I am dead? [more inside]
posted by Shepherd on Jun 13, 2008 - 13 answers

Where in New York City or the San Francisco Bay Area can I buy dirt-cheap used/wrecked musical instruments? I want to dig through bins of dented trombones and xylophones with missing bars. Is there such a place? Preferably near public transit.
posted by moonmilk on Jun 1, 2008 - 4 answers

I saw this thread from last year, which listed some sites for cutting down on junk mail. If you have used some or all of them, how effective was it? Which one(s) did you use? [more inside]
posted by poppo on May 13, 2008 - 4 answers

I am looking for a good non-auto junk/ salvage yard in Portland, OR area that allows you to dig though and buy scrap metal. I am trying to find some funky old metal to use to build a metal gate and some trellises for my yard. That and I just sort of feel like wandering around a junk yard, but I can't seem to find any (other than auto yards) that allow people to dig around. [more inside]
posted by crawfishpopsicle on May 10, 2008 - 10 answers

Which is the healthier option: french fries or potato chips? [more inside]
posted by kidsleepy on Apr 14, 2008 - 15 answers

Can I sell this car? And how? [more inside]
posted by mudpuppie on Apr 12, 2008 - 9 answers

What do people do with old videotapes? [more inside]
posted by A-Train on Jan 4, 2008 - 13 answers

Do I have to have a mailbox? [more inside]
posted by nitsuj on Nov 17, 2007 - 24 answers

How do I stop paper junk mail? Is there an equivalent of the government Do Not Call List for regular mail?
posted by destro on Nov 14, 2007 - 21 answers

I'm using Thunderbird 2.0.0.6, and I want to alter it's behaviour. Several "features" are really starting to annoy me, and I'd like to be able to turn them off. [more inside]
posted by Rabulah on Sep 9, 2007 - 2 answers

More than half my outgoing emails wind up in spam folders. I realize that it's inevitable this will happen sometimes, but how can I minimize it? I use gmail, and I do not, fwiw, use words like "mortgage", "refinance" or "penis" in my messages. I sometimes use a sig, but it's non-hypeish. I do often send links in the body of my emails. One solution is to follow up re: unreplied-to emails, but 1. if someone did receive my mail but hasn't had time to reply, I look pushy and 2. chances are that my follow-up will be spam filtered, too.
posted by jimmyjimjim on Jul 12, 2007 - 16 answers

The Verizon Motorola E815 cell phone comes with about 30 junk photos that won't delete, using up memory and making browsing the photos you want difficult. Has anyone figured out a way to delete them?
posted by rabbus on Apr 10, 2007 - 4 answers

What does it feel like to get kicked in the balls? [more inside]
posted by Espoo2 on Feb 19, 2007 - 79 answers

Mortgage filter: junk fees [more inside]
posted by allelopath on Jan 20, 2007 - 6 answers

I have too many junk songs as a part of a compilation or a soundtrack or an album with a couple of good songs. On one hand I dont wanna break up the album, on the other, I don't want to waste space. What should I do? What do you do?
posted by riffola on Jan 17, 2007 - 18 answers

Why does Entourage keep automatically putting email messages into my Junk Mail folder? [more inside]
posted by thewiseacre on Nov 22, 2006 - 8 answers

Has Microsoft changed their junk mail filter on Entourage recently? [more inside]
posted by thewiseacre on Oct 31, 2006 - 8 answers

Help me change my eating habits. [more inside]
posted by eustacescrubb on Oct 28, 2006 - 33 answers

predict my future: prison or evening news? [more inside]
posted by krautland on Oct 11, 2006 - 13 answers

I just found a can of 1975 AmWay "Dust Control Spray" (furniture polish). There is just a bit... [more inside]
posted by snsranch on Aug 28, 2006 - 14 answers

CraftFilter! I need some tips on how to make an awesome purse out of a safety sign. [more inside]
posted by luftmensch on Jul 23, 2006 - 5 answers

Any tips for keeping email I send out of the recipients' spam folders? [more inside]
posted by Eater on Jul 10, 2006 - 12 answers

Someone help me find another toy like this one. (more inside.) [more inside]
posted by bradth27 on Jun 29, 2006 - 5 answers

What can I do with some old, tiny, memory cards? I recently purchased a new digital camera to replace my near-broken model. When I purchased the camera, I also picked up a 512 MB SecureDigital card. Previously, I used a 32MB card with my older camera. The camera also came with a 16MB MMC Card. [more inside]
posted by SansPoint on Jun 24, 2006 - 13 answers

Do the "No Junk Mail" signs that I saw in Australia really work to keep away junk mail? [more inside]
posted by bagels on Feb 20, 2006 - 33 answers

Is there a good store for used/arcane computer equipment on the east coast? [more inside]
posted by Orb2069 on Oct 22, 2005 - 4 answers

How much should I tip the guys who are coming to clean out my house? [more inside]
posted by krisptoria on Oct 21, 2005 - 7 answers

I'll be your best friend if you can identify these things. I spotted them in a junk shop and nobody knows what they are. They stand about 2.5 feet tall. The little triangular cup-type thing looks to have a old grease fitting in it. Both the cup and the "ring" part can be adjusted to slide up and down the pole to a desired height.
posted by Witty on Aug 12, 2005 - 33 answers

So I'm planning a little party to commemorate the first episode of the Britney Spears-Kevin Federline home movie-rama on UPN, and I need to come up with a truly inspired menu. [more inside]
posted by ferociouskitty on May 14, 2005 - 29 answers

I've got too much junk in my drawers. How can I make it easier to get to? [MI] [more inside]
posted by majcher on Sep 12, 2004 - 11 answers