Help me find a cool short(er) hairstyle for my thick wavy hair! [more inside]
posted on Aug 26, 2008 - 7 answers

About 9 years ago, my brother and I saw a short animated film on the Independent Film Channel (he says). It was about floating robot-things residing in a place similar to that of the one Homer went to the time he slipped into the third dimension. Our heads are exploding, because we cannot figure out what this freaking short was named, or anything else about it. [more inside]
posted on Aug 18, 2008 - 4 answers

I'm trying to grow out the straightest hair in the world, from pixie-short. I'm a woman. It's going fast, but I need some in-between styles or tricks to avoid looking like I'm 15 in the meantime. Bonus question about really loose perms. [more inside]
posted on Aug 17, 2008 - 11 answers

I just saw a house in NY that is being offered as a short sale. It needs work, but the investment would be smart. My real estate agent was trying to dissuade me about considering the house by saying that the house needs so much work. It does need work, but not as extensive as the agent is suggesting. How do I negotiate the process of making an offer and have it accepted? [more inside]
posted on Aug 17, 2008 - 13 answers

What's this short film? [more inside]
posted on Jul 31, 2008 - 0 answers

Trying to identify a short story I read a while back. It's been nagging at me and I'd really like to read it again. I posted this question last week but received, alas, only one response, so I thought I'd try again. Description is inside. Thanks! [more inside]
posted on Jul 29, 2008 - 9 answers

I am trying to get a better understanding of Kate Chopin's "The Awakening" **Spoiler Alert** [more inside]
posted on Jul 28, 2008 - 13 answers

What was that New Yorker short story? Plot details as I remember... [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 3 answers

Desperate to locate collection of short stories, with a variety of themes, including fantasy, sci fi, and straight ahead spy/espionage, all by the same author. I read this in the early 80's, but seem to remember the book being older - possibly 1960's? One of the stories was about an alien (also I think capable of shape shifting?) immortal vampire, being chased through the galaxies and who eventually crash-lands on an uninhabited planet. Because he can't die, and being a vampire he is doomed to a horrible fate, as the planet has no night period.
posted on Jul 21, 2008 - 9 answers

What is the title of this short story? Author? Any hints? About a boy and his younger brother (more detailed description of the story follows) [more inside]
posted on Jul 20, 2008 - 2 answers

The side-by-side fridge in our rental (a GE tfx22zrs, tfx22jrs) has been failing to keep the refrigerator side cool (freezer side works fine). I think I have traced this down to some kind of lightbulb short -- the bulb heats up so much, so fast, I presume it is keeping the food from getting cool; possible fuse problem? Do fridges have user-serviceable fuses? Or is this a compressor problem and the lightbulb a red herring? [more inside]
posted on May 17, 2008 - 11 answers

Help me with the title of a short film. [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2008 - 8 answers

What's your opinion on short-term sublets when visiting NYC for a few days, in lieu of a hotel? Is it a safe option? [more inside]
posted on May 5, 2008 - 11 answers

I need new boardshorts, but I'm a short guy with a short torso and skinny legs. [more inside]
posted on May 1, 2008 - 1 answers

Our home builder installed cat6 network cable for me as a favor, but now that we've moved in, a cable tester now reports it as shorting out. Wires 5&6 are shorting. I guess they treated the cable too roughly. Does anyone have any advice for me on using the old cable to pull new cable through the walls to the second floor? If I was to install a messenger cable for future pulls at the same time, what should I use for that? [more inside]
posted on Apr 25, 2008 - 11 answers

Can you identify a short story I read in grade school? [more inside]
posted on Apr 22, 2008 - 4 answers

Short-term investments question: In your opinion, what stable foreign currency should I invest my money? [more inside]
posted on Apr 18, 2008 - 11 answers

I'm a pretty petite lady (5'3 but my inseam is a ludicrously short 28") and interested in buying a motorcycle and appropriate gear. [more inside]
posted on Apr 13, 2008 - 15 answers

I've been given the opportunity to direct a one-act play of my choice, and I need help finding one. [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2008 - 15 answers

Help me find inspiration for my gangster short [more inside]
posted on Mar 25, 2008 - 17 answers

Why do T-shirts become wider and shorter over time, and not the reverse? And is there any minimal-effort way to avoid this? [more inside]
posted on Mar 5, 2008 - 16 answers

Short-story filter: contemporary American story with a scene of a baby boy whose father cruelly dangles a pocketwatch just out of reach so as to get the boy used to disappointment. [more inside]
posted on Mar 5, 2008 - 3 answers

My vehicle has recently started shorting out while it's starting up... help? [more inside]
posted on Feb 19, 2008 - 5 answers

Please help me find the name and author of a short story I read in The New Yorker within the last five years or so. The premise of the story is a teacher at a prep school in Manhattan is brought home by one of his students because she has decided he's the person she is going to marry. Toward the end of the story, the girl's father punches the teacher in the stomach unexpectedly. I believe the story won some awards.
posted on Feb 7, 2008 - 25 answers

Many years ago, Saturday Night Live used to showcase short films as interstitial material between skits. One of these was a take off of In Cold Blood, done in black-and-white, and depicted two men waiting outside a house in the dark, smoking, then donning ski masks and going up to the house, ringing the doorbell, and when the startled home owner opened the door announced "You're going...skiing!". At this point the film cut to stock footage of skiiers at a ski resort, uh, skiing. Does anyone remember this short film? What was it called, who made it, and most importantly, where can I get a copy, preferably on DVD?
posted on Jan 11, 2008 - 9 answers

I'm trying to find a vaguely remembered short story. The story was about a woman whose baby was in the NICU and then passes away. What I distinctly remember is that peppered throughout the story were phrases such as "A pride of lions. A gaggle of geese. A flock of doves." Lists of names for collectives of animals started and ended the piece, I think. In between was a very sad story about a baby, including the line "unplug my baby like he's a toaster?" or something very similar. Sound familiar to anyone?
posted on Jan 10, 2008 - 5 answers

Please help me locate a collection of Russian/Eastern Bloc short stories. I read this book when I was kid because it belonged to my parents and I want to read it again. If not the book, I'd like to find the two most memorable stories. One concerns a snowman and the other is a reflection on life while falling out of a window to one's death. Details inside... [more inside]
posted on Dec 11, 2007 - 3 answers

Short women: can you recommend a comfy pair of track pants with appropriately-sized legs? [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2007 - 12 answers

Can I short sell a bond? [more inside]
posted on Dec 5, 2007 - 5 answers

I need an extremely short suspense story. [more inside]
posted on Oct 25, 2007 - 17 answers

Have you ever had long hair, then cut it short? How did you feel about it? [more inside]
posted on Oct 16, 2007 - 70 answers

Help me find this short film about a fast moving car... [more inside]
posted on Oct 13, 2007 - 3 answers

I'd like to read some short story collections that have the same feel as movies like "Lost in Translation" and "The Station Agent." I guess "introspective" is the key word. All recommendations will be much appreciated.
posted on Sep 29, 2007 - 17 answers

Help me find a bike that fits a short guy, who is apparently only short in the legs. [more inside]
posted on Sep 17, 2007 - 25 answers

[Literary archetype filter] I'm looking for short moral tales / folk stories / fables with themes of selfishness and pig-headedness. Specifically, I need stories about somebody who focuses so intently on X that they don't realize they're alone and screwed until too late. [more inside]
posted on Aug 9, 2007 - 14 answers

I may be in the market for a bike in the next few years. I'm 19 and 4'8" and I do not want some cupcake little girl's bike from Target (which is basically what my last one was way back in 8th grade). What specs should I be looking for in women's bikes to accomodate me? [more inside]
posted on Jul 28, 2007 - 16 answers

Help me remember the name of a science fiction short story (possibly by asimov) [more inside]
posted on Jul 27, 2007 - 5 answers

Help me remember the name of this short story (or novel that includes this story): A housecleaner's employer tells her she can keep all the change she finds when she cleans his office. She ends up with a jar of change containing more than one hundred dollars, and the employer reneges his offer. Thanks! [more inside]
posted on Jul 14, 2007 - 6 answers

Help me leverage my ability to pick failing companies. [more inside]
posted on Jun 4, 2007 - 13 answers

Horror short story about a couple on a road trip, end up in a small town during springtime, fight with each other, have sex, then notice the townspeople are all climbing on top of one another, crushing and killing each other to make some sort of ?. Story ends when the couple joins in (WTF?) I read it when I was like 8. I thought it was a Stephen King short story, but wiki'd all of them (I think) and couldn't find it. ...and (bonus question about La Cabina... sorry for cheatin')... [more inside]
posted on May 25, 2007 - 7 answers

What could cause electricity to go out sporadically? [more inside]
posted on May 23, 2007 - 10 answers

A friend asked my to try and find a story her grandfather used to tell her mother, possibly by Rudyard Kipling. The info is pretty slim; All she knows is it's about a beaver who keeps going back to chomp at the same tree, and the other animals all say to him "the tree will fall into the lake". They set traps for the beaver, including a pit of spikes and smearing the tree with some bitter substance. In the end, the beaver goes away. Sorry, that's all I got. Hope it rings a bell! Thanks in advance!
posted on Mar 24, 2007 - 1 answers

My wife is working very difficult and stressful night shifts for the next few weeks. To help her keep from becoming emotionally overwhelmed, I like to send her jokes to her text pager. It's quickly become hard to find quality jokes that are short enough, though. Little help? [more inside]
posted on Feb 8, 2007 - 57 answers

My girlfriend needs a quote of needs 25 words or less to summarize her college experience! Hope me to hope her, Mr. A. Metafilter! [more inside]
posted on Jan 12, 2007 - 34 answers

How accurate are player's listed heights in college football and pro basketball? And are they measured with shoes on? [more inside]
posted on Jan 1, 2007 - 15 answers

Where can I find womens' satin or silk sleep shorts? [more inside]
posted on Dec 16, 2006 - 8 answers

BookFilter: I had this book as a child, it contained a number of solomon-like tales, (two mothers claiming a child, true mother didn't want it cut in half, etc.) Except with an Asian flair. It was called Judge Edo, Ito? Anyone? [more inside]
posted on Dec 4, 2006 - 10 answers

Short Story filter: What is the title and who wrote it? [more inside]
posted on Nov 22, 2006 - 3 answers

Last minute costume advice for an extremely short person. [more inside]
posted on Oct 27, 2006 - 27 answers

I am looking for the title, and the comic who may have written, but certainly acted in, a short film about a man's search for the prizes he won as a boy either while selling seeds or ordered from the back of a comic book. [more inside]
posted on Sep 8, 2006 - 5 answers