Is this a real book? All I remember is that 1 or more characters could activate some kind of special powers or transformational abilities by imagining the shape of a particular object in their mouth. [more inside]
posted by vytae on Oct 3, 2009 - 4 answers

My Disgusting Body And You: For reasons I can't divulge, I will be appearing nude in public come November. What can I do in a month so I look my naked best? I don't have a gym and really can't afford one, and my time is going to be pretty tight for the first two weeks in October... [more inside]
posted by The Whelk on Sep 29, 2009 - 39 answers

I'm an apple, but I'd much rather be a banana. How can I get rid of my middle and reshape my body? [more inside]
posted by cloudsandstars on May 23, 2009 - 30 answers

Fighting Blubber—The Gym Reassurance Questions. [more inside]
posted by wildrain2008 on Apr 20, 2008 - 10 answers

Need to find or create a graphic that resembles a circular shape made by sealing wax -- like one would find on an old letter or document. Could be a photo image or a graphic/drawn image. [more inside]
posted by zenpop on Aug 2, 2007 - 9 answers

Picture this: three squares arranged in a triangular formation... one on top, two on the bottom. Does it have any symbolic meaning? Is it a company logo? [more inside]
posted by hummercash on Apr 13, 2007 - 14 answers

My 17-year-old little brother needs something enriching to do this summer. Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted by pcameron on Mar 22, 2007 - 29 answers

Help me tackle an 8 mile foot race one month from today with an elevation gain of nearly 1000 ft. [more inside]
posted by crewshell on Jan 24, 2007 - 2 answers

My wife recently had a baby and is looking for tips on how to regain her hourglass figure - specifically, how to put back the ribs the baby moved for comfort. [more inside]
posted by true on Jan 23, 2007 - 14 answers

Getting in shape in one month. How to do it? [more inside]
posted by dcrocha on Aug 9, 2006 - 32 answers

My daughter wants to decorate a sphere in a football pattern. How do we determine the correct side length for the pentagons and hexagons, given a sphere of diameter n?
posted by i_am_joe's_spleen on Jun 9, 2006 - 11 answers

I'm new t Adobe Illustrator. Where the heck are all the built in vector shapes in Adobe Illustrator 10? Even PowerPoint has tons of premade shapes ready to go. Why do I only get a rectangle, oval, polygon, and some other freaky looking thing? Help?
posted by punkfloyd on Feb 8, 2005 - 8 answers

What's normal for feet? Toe length/shape/etc? Google has not settled the argument.
posted by e^2 on Nov 1, 2004 - 4 answers

Is it possible to export a path (or shape) from Photoshop 7 as a vector graphic? Or do I have to rasterize the path, open the file in Illustrator, and then autotrace the shape? (Please tell me the former is possible) [more inside]
posted by Grod on May 13, 2004 - 4 answers