A friend is writing a play and needs profane and puerile nicknames for fast-food franchises for dialog between two wage-slave burnouts about past jobs.
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posted by porn in the woods
on Dec 9, 2008 -
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Need to find time zones for an extensive list of U.S. ZIP codes I have in Excel. (Not for Spam.)
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posted by skypieces
on Dec 9, 2008 -
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[Xmas Filter] I'm doing my Christmas shopping, and I'm a bit stuck on what I need to get my mother. She likes culinary-cultural history books, preferably with recipes. Suggestions?
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posted by Weebot
on Dec 9, 2008 -
40 answers
Hey Financial People: The interest rate on 3 month Treasury Bills just went to -0.01%. Why would anybody, or any institution, buy them?
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posted by jsonic
on Dec 9, 2008 -
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How many people work at NPR inc. National Public Radio what is the total number of employees? I can't find the info in their annual reports.
posted by Paleoindian
on Dec 9, 2008 -
7 answers
For getting shots of far-away animals, is it better to have a 9MP camera with a 10X zoom or a 14MP camera with a 5X zoom?
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posted by bchaplin
on Dec 9, 2008 -
10 answers
Easy (probably) photoshop question. I want to remove exactly one shade of gray from a grayscale image; can this be done?
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posted by sleevener
on Dec 9, 2008 -
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Mr. gudrun's cousins are doing medical work in Africa with the Peace Corps. They love world music, esp. African, of course, but really they like pretty much everything. We would like to get them some recent world music as a gift for Christmas (we have a quick and secure way to mail it) so please pass on your favorites.
posted by gudrun
on Dec 9, 2008 -
14 answers
How do you take a screenshot on the Kindle? I know the keystroke, but can't find the screenshot file anywhere.
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posted by mark7570
on Dec 9, 2008 -
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Newly adopted male cat yowling in the nighttime. Help me assess the situation, because my landlord has expressed concern about male cats continuing to exhibit male behavior even after alteration.
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posted by dorothy humbird
on Dec 9, 2008 -
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I heard a term somewhere that referred to the modern phenomena of sounds being decoupled from what produces them, in the sense that it's no longer a one-to-one relationship between sound and thing. So whereas previously every time you heard a bark you knew it was a dog, now it could be a TV, a computer, or a robot dog. Likewise, a big professional sound system could sound like almost anything. I think the originator was an academic. I distinctly remembering seeing mention of this on wikipedia once. What was that term? Who coined it?
posted by phrontist
on Dec 9, 2008 -
5 answers
[plant-filter] Please help me identify this ground plant, with its long branching stems and small sticky seed pods.
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posted by CancerMan
on Dec 8, 2008 -
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Herpes. I have just found out today that a very good friend of mine just found out that he has HSV-2 (genital herpes). He has never exhibited any symptoms, apparently he is what's called an asymptomatic carrier. He found out about a month ago because his new girlfriend had an outbreak (apparently she is not an asymptomatic carrier). He did some digging and figured out he probably contracted it sometime in 2006. Unfortunately, said friend and I slept together on a drunken night (when both of us were single) in spring 2007. We did not use a condom
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posted by Waterbear
on Dec 8, 2008 -
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An appeal to you all so I don't run up the wall/Or beat on my desk with my forehead./For when my DSL is good, the connection's very good --
But when I use the phone, it is horrid.
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posted by EmpressCallipygos
on Dec 8, 2008 -
21 answers
Does anyone have experience in using ThinApp in a corporate environment? Does it end up being trouble or does it just work?
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posted by geoff.
on Dec 8, 2008 -
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We'll I always thought of myself as a pretty dang good computer troubleshooter, but this one really has me stumped.
My Windows XP Pro SP3 rig takes 10 seconds to display items after clicking My Computer. There is no search light in the window when opening - just blank until things show up.
I have two hard drives listed. 6 Removable storage items, 1 mapped network drive, Mozy and 2 scanners listed.
I have tried many things to speed this up: Deleted the mapped network drive. Disabled WIA in services. Unplugged and uninstalled scanners. Tried various registry hacks for stopping things like checking network drives for scheduled tasks and other things found on the internet. All with no success to here I stand with hat in hand...asking for some help with this annoying problem.
posted by Jackie_Treehorn
on Dec 8, 2008 -
11 answers
What is this French show or film that I only watched fifteen or twenty minutes of, last night in a hotel room?
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posted by padraigin
on Dec 7, 2008 -
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It looks like someone tried to open my front door with a bump key. What should I do?
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posted by oats
on Dec 7, 2008 -
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I love reading fiction, but non-fiction just doesn't hold my interest. I'd very much like it to -- I have a bunch of books I'd like to read, but I get a few pages in, and I just glaze over. Maybe it's the lack of plot? Am I doomed to reading only fiction, or can I learn to enjoy non-fiction?
posted by sarcasticah
on Dec 7, 2008 -
24 answers
Where can I find a super low-friction wheel with a ring around it and also a little generator? I am making one of those silly home-brew perpetual motion machines with magnets.
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posted by brenton
on Dec 7, 2008 -
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Can someone recommend a nice restaurant in Toronto for my mom (age 60) and her friends?
A group of about eight of them are going to the Second City show tomorrow night, and my mom wasn't sure where they should eat.
They're looking for something near King St. (the theatre is on Mercer St.) that has a nice/classy atmosphere but won't be too fancy, as they won't be dressed up. In terms of type of food, they're not too adventurous, but would probably prefer something nicer than pub food, and not too meat-focused, as one friend is vegetarian. (Maybe an Italian place?)
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posted by cider
on Dec 7, 2008 -
17 answers
Is is possible to purchase commercial satellite internet service and equipment in the US to install and use in Jamaica?
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posted by humannaire
on Dec 7, 2008 -
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Firetheclientfilter: I did a deal for freelance writing, agreed to a flat rate, have found the client to be unreasonable and inflexible, feel like this is fast becoming a bottomless pit of time and frustration. Politely pull the plug?
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posted by ambient2
on Dec 7, 2008 -
11 answers
Which club holds the record the fastest ascent from bottom division to the top of the Football League?
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posted by brownbat
on Dec 7, 2008 -
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Inanimate object: 40ft pool in the back yard, and it's summer.
Animate (sic) object: 46yr old flabtastic wench who hasn't trained since the '70s.
Please help me create a swimming practice/mindset/routine that will bring the two together to create a healthier and leaner me.
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posted by Kerasia
on Dec 6, 2008 -
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I have about a week to get in shape to do a 6 minute choreographed dance. What exercises will help me with endurance?
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posted by abdulf
on Dec 6, 2008 -
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