Dating filter: How do you broach the “What are we doing?” question without striking fear into the hearts of all involved? Also, what do you do afterward? [more inside]
posted by fiasco on Oct 27, 2009 - 13 answers

Cleaning a cat-peed leather jacket? [more inside]
posted by iftheaccidentwill on Oct 26, 2009 - 10 answers

How do I learn intimidating material without making myself miserable? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 10, 2009 - 10 answers

My ISP's new "feature" of rerouting incomplete URLs to their own custom (awful) search page is hijacking my normal browser behavior of completing URLs with .com. Anything I can do to reassert normalcy? [more inside]
posted by Your Time Machine Sucks on Jun 5, 2009 - 14 answers

I want to send someone a singing telegram, but they're too expensive. What's a gift that is equally as corny that I can have delivered to a hotel conference room in Orlando?
posted by c:\awesome on May 18, 2009 - 9 answers

My stupid cat keeps biting his own tail to the point where he's drawing blood. [more inside]
posted by desjardins on May 2, 2009 - 21 answers

I have a friend who just discovered new social media and he has no boundaries. How can I tell him to back off without hurting his feelings? [more inside]
posted by micawber on Apr 20, 2009 - 40 answers

Social Filter: Do I have a problem? (long alert) [more inside]
posted by the NATURAL on Apr 15, 2009 - 54 answers

Waste of a question-filter: Can anybody remember one of those stupid "do you think more like a man or woman" tests? [more inside]
posted by Mave_80 on Feb 26, 2009 - 20 answers

Drunken Japanese Filter: I just got home to find my JLPT test results. I took level two of the Japanese language test for the second time, two years after the first go-round, and got 41%. Should I just give up? If not, what the f can I do? [more inside]
posted by Ghidorah on Feb 14, 2009 - 21 answers

Can I buy a new cord for my camera's battery charger? [more inside]
posted by bradth27 on Oct 29, 2008 - 4 answers

I have 3 pork chops which have been dipped in garlic butter and then dredged in panko. Can I now pan fry them or shall I bake them? [more inside]
posted by chihiro on Sep 25, 2008 - 12 answers

Help me respond gracefully to an ouchy text message from a boy I liked. [more inside]
posted by t0astie on Aug 12, 2008 - 33 answers

I was told to falsify information at my job and then fired for it a year later. I received no training regarding the form that I was told to change and had no idea that it was considered a legal document. Do I have any recourse here or am I just a dumb rube who got played by higher-level bastards?
posted by smackwich on Apr 12, 2008 - 21 answers

PISS LASER! How to use urine most efficiently in carving of urinal cake? [more inside]
posted by klangklangston on Jan 29, 2008 - 36 answers

How can I repair/replace my 80GB iPod classic (black aluminum) faceplate? [more inside]
posted by SansPoint on Dec 20, 2007 - 5 answers

I'm looking for an image or two images I saw a year or two ago, of two guys who got drunk on a trip to Florida and got neck tattoos. I can't remember if one did or both did, or which got which images, but the tattoos consisted of a set of mickey mouse ears, a bright 80's looking flamingo (wearing sunglasses, I believe), and the word "Florida". Googling extensively has gotten me nowhere.
posted by Bugbread on Sep 21, 2007 - 5 answers

Idiotfilter: How do I get Windows Vista to update my new user name across all the folders? [more inside]
posted by RokkitNite on Jul 2, 2007 - 6 answers

It's a fact of life: some of us are brilliant & utterly delightful to deal with, and then there are... other people. [more inside]
posted by miss lynnster on Mar 24, 2007 - 38 answers

How does one wear a ring with lettering? [more inside]
posted by hannahq on Mar 18, 2007 - 13 answers

How do I stop Google Notifier on OS X from notifying me repeatedly about an event? [more inside]
posted by Mo Nickels on Mar 11, 2007 - 5 answers

How to download a movie trailer? [more inside]
posted by bradth27 on Nov 28, 2006 - 8 answers

PS3 filter; you knew it was inevitable. How can I get my hands on a Ps3 tonight or tomorrow? I'm in Phoenix, Arizona and I'm not about to go drop $2k to get one off of Ebay. [more inside]
posted by Bageena on Nov 16, 2006 - 13 answers

Where did the phrase "It's ____, stupid!" come from & what was originally in the blank? I knew at one point (and remember that it's political in nature), but I've since forgotten & it's driving me crazy!
posted by eunoia on Oct 31, 2006 - 11 answers

I'm an alcoholic. I've been shitfaced every day for the last 9 months. I consider the booze a nepenthe; it's something that allows me to forget all the sins I've comitted in my short life on this planet. [more inside]
posted by kfx on Oct 13, 2006 - 86 answers

FatassFilter: Has anyone ever used one of the weight lifting plans that are in the backs of Mens Fitness or other magazines, or are they a load of crap? [more inside]
posted by parmanparman on Aug 26, 2006 - 27 answers

Does sneezing make you stupid? [more inside]
posted by petsounds on Aug 15, 2006 - 15 answers

How do I change my first name on a booked airline ticket with Northwest? [more inside]
posted by cior on Aug 10, 2006 - 14 answers

DentalFilter! My bridge fell out while I was eating a donut this morning. Help me find a good periodontist or dentist in the WDC/MD area! [more inside]
posted by parmanparman on Aug 8, 2006 - 4 answers

Stupid calculus question inside. [more inside]
posted by killdevil on Jul 19, 2006 - 15 answers

I would like a wake-up song or sound file for each day of the week. Wake up, everybody! There's [more inside]
posted by LordSludge on Jul 13, 2006 - 34 answers

Arabic Readers: Please help me decode this tattoo. [more inside]
posted by ernie on Jul 6, 2006 - 15 answers

How to make the most money from 0$ [more inside]
posted by thegeezer3 on Jun 23, 2006 - 41 answers

i need more suggestions on the saddest songs [more inside]
posted by grafholic on May 8, 2006 - 92 answers

Man I am a dumbass. I have a wonderful new boyfriend of about 6 months - who I absolutely truly adore - on the heels of surviving a really crappy five year marriage and divorce last year. Long story short, we were out over the weekend, drank a LOT, and he gave some (nice actually) girl that we were talking to a hug, told her that she felt "little and cute." I think the girl hugged me too. There was NOTHING lascivious there, he's just like that. Very warm person. Out of nowhere, I got very emotional. Told him that it upset me and we went 'round, tears and all. I am crazy about this guy, and really not a jealous person, this was deep, drunken, and came out of what seemed like nowhere from a dark place inside . We're cool, a little strained, it's weird things have been absolutley perfect up until this point, but no talk about putting the breaks on. I need help with two things one- how can I stop beating myself up over this and two-where in the hell did this jealousy come from? I really really like this guy...and we're cool, just mentally doing the equivalent of slapping my head with a shoe...I do not want to be a jealous person...
posted by mad_little_monkey on Jan 23, 2006 - 30 answers

My best friend in the world is about to move across the country for her asshole boyfriend. What should I do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 9, 2005 - 27 answers

Hello. I just found out the new Canon D20 digital SLR we use in the office doesn't allow one to use the LCD for framing - it can only be used for playback. This seems odd to me, since the Nikon digital SLR (and every single compact digital camera) I had used previously did. Is there some kind of firmware update or hack that would allow the LCD to be used as a finder? It would be tremendously helpful to be able to use it as such, especially when the icons relating to camera state etc. are all superimposed on top of the image on the PCD. I'm surprised that this camera doesn't allow that, when other digital SLRs (and all of Canon's lower-end cameras) do.
posted by luriete on Jul 14, 2005 - 27 answers

What's the dumbest thing you've ever seen on the internet? [more inside]
posted by Item on Apr 26, 2005 - 31 answers

Pretend you got drunk and said/did something stupid & embarrassing involving a friend of friends who you know but not well. When, in the cold light of day, you realize how lame you were, do you (a) apologize or (b) hope they understand you were drunk and just drop it?
posted by dame on Apr 16, 2005 - 33 answers

In trying to fix the joint where my wall meets up with my shower, I wrecked my wall. What do I need to do to fix it? [more inside]
posted by willnot on Mar 6, 2005 - 3 answers

stupid javascript question. ⇒more inside ⇒ [more inside]
posted by Grod on Sep 11, 2004 - 5 answers

Stupid CSS Tricks: can the CSS sprite method described at various places (ALA, for example) be used to change the background of a container other than the one being rolled over? [more inside]
posted by precocious on Apr 1, 2004 - 5 answers