Where the expression "barefoot, pregnant, and slaving over a hot stove" came from? What is the history of it in English speaking countries?
posted by ivanka on Nov 16, 2009 - 8 answers

If you are recently married and have taken your husband's last name, do you go by "Mrs"? [more inside]
posted by mdn on Oct 14, 2009 - 50 answers

You live at Versailles in 1658. You're nobility of the blood. You know the King. What drugs, drinks, or other ways of getting totally fucked up are available to you? How often could you partake before people started to Have A Problem with it? [more inside]
posted by The Whelk on Sep 20, 2009 - 21 answers

[I-know-you're-not-my-mom-filter] So what should I wear to the Inauguration? I know, it seems like a ridiculously simple question. [more inside]
posted by deejay jaydee on Jan 12, 2009 - 24 answers

How does hotel laundry work? [more inside]
posted by yarrow on Oct 2, 2007 - 14 answers

I'm a female about to venture into the world of online dating. Are there any norms/rules/trends that I should know about? [more inside]
posted by cookie googleman on Sep 26, 2007 - 17 answers

Social-convention filter: Why do I feel obliged to hold the door open for women but they do not for me? [more inside]
posted by Slimemonster on Apr 3, 2006 - 39 answers

What are unwritten rules of dress in different parts of the country? Is the Pacific Northwest really more lax than other regions? Why do the differences exist? [more inside] [more inside]
posted by jdroth on Dec 12, 2003 - 37 answers