how do I teach the cat my room is taboo? [more inside]
posted on Aug 11, 2008 - 35 answers

Best non-alcoholic social events in Houston? [more inside]
posted on Jun 27, 2008 - 8 answers

I've just bought a second-hand Shuttle XPC computer with an Nvidia sound card. One fault is bugging me: no sound through the analogue audio outs or headphone sockets on the front or back, even when the operating system volumes are set to maximum. However, I have been told that the previous owner used the optical audio out. Is it possible that he could have disabled the analogue sound somehow? If so how might I re-enable it?
posted on Jun 20, 2008 - 8 answers

How fit/strong/muscular/healthy can I get in 3 months? [more inside]
posted on Jun 1, 2008 - 19 answers

What is a good daily diet for someone looking to get cut? I like routines so I don't care if it's the same for most of the week. In fact I'd rather it be the same so I don't have to really think about it. [more inside]
posted on May 1, 2008 - 8 answers

I need a name for my X-files themed blog. [more inside]
posted on Apr 20, 2008 - 33 answers

Where are all the lesbian yuppies in NY hiding? [more inside]
posted on Feb 28, 2008 - 14 answers

How do you turn your homoerotic relationship with your best friend into a full-fledged homosexual affair? [more inside]
posted on Feb 27, 2008 - 31 answers

On a road trip across the midwestern United States. Out of state driver, small town speed trap. Can I ignore the ticket? and other questions. [more inside]
posted on Jan 3, 2008 - 22 answers

I am trying to surprise a bedridden friend in Los Angeles with a delivered take out Thanksgiving dinner. I am on the East coast with zero knowledge of the area. Price is not all that important, quality is however. He lives within a mile of the UCLA campus. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
posted on Nov 19, 2007 - 9 answers

Early sexual/non-sexual odd-experiences filter. How common is a guy climaxing without any sex at all? [more inside]
posted on Nov 8, 2007 - 29 answers

Grad school questions... GRE time (Saturday)... I have checked out the past questions asked about free practice sites and found a couple of them useful. I am terrified that I am going to bomb since I just can't seem to wrap my head around any of the math concepts. I haven't take math since HS and that was 16 years ago- but I'm great with statistics. Anyone have any good thoughts on how to use my statistics knowledge and apply it to the math portion? Also any more free practice sites to recommend? [more inside]
posted on Oct 18, 2007 - 27 answers

Can anyone recommend a quality firm that will help me revise, update, and make my resume the best it can possible be, here in NYC? I am also looking for quality job recruiter or headhunters in NYC as well! [more inside]
posted on Oct 17, 2007 - 3 answers

How do we help a 17 year old kicked out of the house get his property and identification? [more inside]
posted on Sep 14, 2007 - 17 answers

PO Box Businesses [more inside]
posted on Sep 13, 2007 - 3 answers

My husband and I are expecting our first child - we are older, fairly introverted, no extended family nearby, and most of our friends either have older, not-very-dependent children, or are childfree. We don't belong to a church or synagogue (and won't be joining one) and our neighborhood is secluded and full of older folks who we don't really interact with much. I have a very real fear that I will be isolated once I have this child and stay at home with it - a friend of mine said "don't expect to find a fun time at Gymboree - those mothers are bitches!" So there goes that. Has anyone else overcome their introvert tendencies once they reproduce? If at all possible, I want my baby to get out in the world more than I usually do. I'm intimidated by the hot young moms I see with their babies in slings around town - I don't think I would have much in common with them.
posted on Aug 2, 2007 - 38 answers

Xine stutters during playback, but Gstreamer not. Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Jul 28, 2007 - 4 answers

I blacked out on a roller coaster last week. What should I do? [more inside]
posted on Jun 22, 2007 - 18 answers

My HP Pavillion dv4000 is not allowing me to log into the computer. It did this once before saying i lost my password and i had to have my ex do some trickery and it was fine. Now it is doing it all over again. This time I did not have a password..it has just locked me out completely. [more inside]
posted on Jun 17, 2007 - 9 answers

How can I "persuade" a junkie (who's big on harrassment and intimidation) to move out of a flat/apartment? [more inside]
posted on Mar 16, 2007 - 20 answers

How do I fix a nylon backpack zipper? The zipper parts seem fine -- the zipper "pull" has just popped out of one side. This isn't like a jacket, where there is a way to completely separate the two sides, with a metal tab to aid in joining them. [more inside]
posted on Feb 16, 2007 - 9 answers

AskingOutFilter: I've heard of a potential match from a third party.. how might I go about acquiring her contact details (or other info) in an uncreepy way? [more inside]
posted on Feb 1, 2007 - 17 answers

Where I work we use a web-based "in/out" board to track where employees are, but people are already entering their info into Outlook/Exchange. Is there an easier way to do this? [more inside]
posted on Dec 19, 2006 - 6 answers

Camputer case fans stopped working! I have two Vantec Stealth computer case fans which have been working perfectly for some time now. They were mounted inside two of my xBoxes (don't ask) and they worked very well for some time. Now they both don't work! [more inside]
posted on Nov 4, 2006 - 11 answers

What happened to "Urban Hiker" magazine in the triangle region of NC? [more inside]
posted on Jun 9, 2006 - 4 answers

I'm looking for a song on an out of print album. [more inside]
posted on Apr 12, 2006 - 11 answers

I own 5 % of an S coporation... Two other people own the rest plus from my understanding there is a certian percentage left open for future partners / growth .. etc. One of the owners is in the hospital and may be out of the picture for quite some time (possibly even years).. his mother the other owner is meeting with the account next week to talk about changing the status from a coporation to a single owner.. to save costs while hes away and to move the business (an e commerce site) to a someone "inactive but cutting even" situation. They want me to continue to do the web work which is why I own 5 % to begin with... but want to just "pay me" -- What is the process involved with this and can they change the company on such a fundamental level like that? [more inside]
posted on Mar 4, 2006 - 12 answers

how do i say this: "i like you and that other night was great, although slightly weird because you're my friend's really close cousin, but he seems cool about it, so, anyway, do you want to do that again sometime, even though it's been a month since that night?"- without coming across as wanting to be too serious or too casual or too weird? [more inside]
posted on Feb 14, 2006 - 11 answers

Is it mandatory to tip for takeout and, if so, how much? [more inside]
posted on Jan 16, 2006 - 43 answers

There are several inches of snow on the ground. My keys are locked inside my 1998 Chrysler Cirrus. The engine is running. No help will arrive for three hours. Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Dec 8, 2005 - 49 answers

MetaFilter landlords: Please help me aquire a lease... [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2005 - 11 answers

Acting up vs. acting out. [more inside]
posted on Nov 8, 2005 - 12 answers

My wife was doing some yard work and found these freaky, ant-like insects.. What are they? [more inside]
posted on Oct 14, 2005 - 13 answers

This is totally bizarre, but: Do some restaurants put something on/in the food that makes you feel more full? [more inside]
posted on Sep 18, 2005 - 22 answers

After a semi hard run or other cardio / muscular endurance excerise I sometimes get the shakes, or muscle twitchs... and not in the muscles you would expect. What would cause this? [more inside]
posted on Aug 8, 2005 - 10 answers

Someone I like but don't know that well asked for permission to give my email to a friend/colleague, thinking we would have stuff in common. [more inside]
posted on Jun 1, 2005 - 33 answers

How did you come out to your parents / friends / family?
posted on Apr 21, 2005 - 34 answers

Does working out increase you testosterone level?
posted on Mar 28, 2005 - 8 answers

Calling all artist-types! How do YOU define the term "selling out?"
posted on Jan 16, 2004 - 36 answers

Here's one for the rare art book crowd, of which I am not a member. There is a book called The Complete Writings of Donald Judd. I know because the Seattle Library lent it to me about a year ago. Unfortunately, the book came due and so it was returned, and it has since dropped out of the library's catalog.

Any rare book sleuths out there who can take me further than Google, Powells or Barnes and Noble?
posted on Dec 11, 2003 - 13 answers