Did Mark Twain ever comment on the Seventh-Day Adventist Church? [more inside]
posted by Anephim on Oct 6, 2009 - 5 answers

The Frontier House - what is Mark doing now? [more inside]
posted by Glendale on Sep 20, 2009 - 4 answers

Jack Kirby/Fourth World filter: I have a question about the real people that influenced Kirby characters in the Fourth World series. [more inside]
posted by wittgenstein on Jun 2, 2009 - 1 answer

Whats up with Boingboing? [more inside]
posted by christhelongtimelurker on Feb 9, 2009 - 7 answers

"All of the words the preacher spoke weren't worth a single hair on her head."-??? (Not exact) I've googled this to infinity, where does it come from? More explanation beneath the fold. [more inside]
posted by skjønn on Feb 4, 2009 - 5 answers

What could have caused this weird mark on my friend's neck? It started out as a red patch, then turned into this... half-flower/sun-shaped thing! Picture. [more inside]
posted by ClarissaWAM on Aug 14, 2008 - 17 answers

What is the original origin and exact wording of the quote that goes to the effect: "If you have to eat a bullfrog, don't look at it for too long. If you have to eat two bullfrogs, eat the biggest/ugliest one first"? [more inside]
posted by internet!Hannah on Apr 27, 2008 - 3 answers

GuitarChordFilter: What are the chords being played in this video? [more inside]
posted by wittgenstein on Apr 23, 2008 - 7 answers

When did google reader start having a popup in firefox asking "are you sure you want to mark these as read?" and how do I get it to stop? [more inside]
posted by uncballzer on Feb 9, 2008 - 2 answers

How should Mr. p and I dress for dinner at the Top of the Mark? [more inside]
posted by puddinghead on Feb 8, 2008 - 12 answers

Are there any men's boots similar to Mark Nason but cheaper? [more inside]
posted by atmu on Jan 8, 2008 - 2 answers

"Matter is Lucifer crawling itself back to God".... what's this mean then? [more inside]
posted by fearfulsymmetry on Dec 13, 2007 - 10 answers

I tried to install Leopard on my macbook, which is less than a year old. I got a kernel error, so I ran FSCK twice until no errors were showing up. I still get the blinking question mark, twice, then a normal boot sequence. Is this a software problem caused by Leopard (a friend's machine had the same response), a failing hard drive, or something else? [more inside]
posted by mecran01 on Nov 15, 2007 - 9 answers

I could paint that. Couldn't I? [more inside]
posted by LoriFLA on Oct 17, 2007 - 40 answers

Why is the quote "Denial ain't just a river in Egypt" so often attributed to Mark Twain? Is this not an anachronism? Does anyone know the real origin of this phrase?
posted by macinchik on Aug 12, 2007 - 21 answers

How does a small business go about filing a mark on another small business' credit report? What other sticks are available to encourage invoice payment? [more inside]
posted by cCranium on Nov 15, 2006 - 7 answers

What version of Poe's "Hey Pretty" do I have? [more inside]
posted by kimota on Jun 5, 2006 - 10 answers

My wife has hp pavillion laptop for one year, under warranty. It suddenly has a black blotch about 2-3" , lightbulb shaped, on bottom of screen. looks like it was burned onto the display screen. any ideas?
posted by madstop1 on Aug 11, 2005 - 3 answers