What's the name of the grey-haired lady who models in the Lands' End catalog? [more inside]
posted by ThePinkSuperhero on Oct 15, 2009 - 7 answers

Can I use shell style globs or something like regexp to search for online content? [more inside]
posted by idiopath on Sep 14, 2009 - 5 answers

Widely attributed, unreferenced Gandhi quotation: "I like your Christ..." Authentic? [more inside]
posted by goethean on Sep 9, 2009 - 5 answers

I'm looking for a good accountant in the Philadelphia area. Ideally one that can help with both tax issues for a freelancer in the tech industry, as well as more general family accounting (I just got married and we just opened our joint account). Any recommendations? [more inside]
posted by Deathalicious on Sep 8, 2009 - 2 answers

Trying to remember a carbonated ginseng beverage sold between 1988 and 1994 at Whole Foods in Austin (and eventually sold at the incredibly fancy flagship HEB). I seem to recall that it came in a purple can and tasted vaguely like dirt. I haven't seen it since and it's driving me crazy that I can't remember what it was called. And no, it was not Ginseng Up.
posted by crush-onastick on Jun 19, 2009 - 3 answers

In the 90s, I used to watch music videos on The Box. In particular, I remember this one video that was spooky, with a lot of echoes in the music, possibly black and white video, possibly with kids playing in the ghetto street. [more inside]
posted by qvtqht on May 29, 2009 - 8 answers

What films are used in Mastodon's video backdrop for their Crack the Skye tour? [more inside]
posted by sciurus on May 3, 2009 - 1 answer

Ningelschnook? [more inside]
posted by dirtdirt on Apr 13, 2009 - 8 answers

What are the best resources for computer novices? I often find myself in the position of helping friends and family figure out how to operate their computers (typically Windows XP or Vista, but OS X tips are welcome too.) While I realize there's no substitute for face-to-face instruction, my time is not infinite and I'd like to be able to set them up with some bookmarks or documents that will give them guidance when I'm not around. [more inside]
posted by contraption on Apr 12, 2009 - 2 answers

Two questions about Word 2008, on a Mac. [more inside]
posted by interrobang on Apr 3, 2009 - 4 answers

My Nokia E71 ended up with a bunch of duplicate numbers for each contact. How do I remove them automagically? [more inside]
posted by qvtqht on Mar 27, 2009 - 5 answers

I have almost a year's worth of GPS track logs. I'd like to be able to automatically split them by trip type (walking, biking, car) and filter out some of the noise that gets generated when leaving the GPS on while stationary. [more inside]
posted by komilnefopa on Mar 17, 2009 - 3 answers

Where can I find a complete list of college and university graduate programs in the USA that accept the Miller Analogies Test for admission?
posted by parmanparman on Mar 14, 2009 - 2 answers

I'm curious about the artwork in the background during an episode of The Game. [more inside]
posted by PY on Feb 2, 2009 - 0 answers

Is Gaza considered a separate nation-state from the Palestinian Authority by the Israeli government? [more inside]
posted by parmanparman on Jan 15, 2009 - 5 answers

I'm troubled by unresolved ex issues. How can I move on from these feelings of resentment? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 26, 2008 - 32 answers

HELP! middle school/high school short story bookfilter *for Christmas! [more inside]
posted by parmanparman on Dec 12, 2008 - 1 answer

How do I stop the discrepancy in recurring appointment times between handhelds and Outlook 2007? They do not seem to be syncing correctly. [more inside]
posted by schnee on Dec 11, 2008 - 3 answers

I'm looking for a short mystery stories book I read in a library. One of the stories is where a character comes up a flight of stairs and thinks he sees something (a murder?) in someone's apartment, but it's actually some kind of mirrored reflection of a mirrored reflection of someone through a window across the street. The book/collection was published before 1996 and if I remember correctly, was all short story mysteries of 5 to 20 pages.
posted by cashman on Nov 25, 2008 - 8 answers

Using picasa 3 to make a movie (as per this). The rendering will take over 1 hour. How to get rid of the useless "Making Movie" tab. [more inside]
posted by signal on Nov 24, 2008 - 0 answers

Where does mac store thumbnails of photos and videos? e.g. Finder thumbnails an SD disk I have plugged in that I pulled out of my digital camera. (where are those thumbnails?) e.g. A folder of movies are thumbnailed.
posted by guptaxpn on Nov 23, 2008 - 10 answers

Looking for image of circular puzzle of a dark ocean/sea illustration from the 80's. [more inside]
posted by cashman on Nov 17, 2008 - 1 answer

Know of any psychiatrists or psychologists in the Brisbane, Qld area who specialise in--or at least have some knowledge of--Aspergers Syndrome? [more inside]
posted by mjao on Nov 3, 2008 - 3 answers

Help me get a Memorex USB TravelDrive to work once again with my Dell Laptop! [more inside]
posted by jazon on Oct 27, 2008 - 5 answers

What are fashion designers taught about croquis? Are there well-known styles? 20th century trends? Cultural/political nuances? Successful designers who don't draw well, or particularly great examples? [more inside]
posted by carbide on Oct 8, 2008 - 0 answers

Best live rap freestyles or cyphers with multiple rappers? NOT BATTLES [more inside]
posted by cashman on Oct 6, 2008 - 4 answers

Short public access film: man asks eggs if they want to go for a swim, but they're too cold in the pan of water, so he turns the heat up, and they start to scream. What was this? [more inside]
posted by scruss on Sep 22, 2008 - 1 answer

Why is MP3 playback sssuuudddeennllyy gggrriiinnddiinngg doowwnnnn? [more inside]
posted by Shepherd on Aug 22, 2008 - 3 answers

Does anyone own the Tall Tarzan Gift Shelf? It's a collection of a couple dozen 60s-era Burroughs Ballantine paperbacks in two cardboard cases, each ~ 5" x 15", with two tiers. There's a pic of the spine at the bottom of this page (which incorrectly lists the set as one case of 20 books). I'm trying to figure out how many and which titles were originally included in the full set of two cases. [more inside]
posted by mediareport on Jun 26, 2008 - 0 answers

What are some ways to "hack" my J2ME/Symbian phone?
I'm specifically interested in adding additional language support, and dealing with java.lang.SecurityException [more inside]
posted by Deathalicious on May 19, 2008 - 0 answers

Is there a name for Satoshi Kitamura's art style in Creepy Crawly Song Book? [more inside]
posted by johnofjack on May 15, 2008 - 2 answers

I would love to know what song this is. [Direct Link to 4.7 MB mp3] [Caution at work, song gets louder] [more inside]
posted by churl on Mar 9, 2008 - 7 answers

"He's got scratch arms." Help me identify the sociology video that contains this unforgettable dialogue from a four year old child. [more inside]
posted by anazgnos on Feb 26, 2008 - 4 answers

One certain site always times out for me. It does not for other computers on the same network. What (if anything) can I do to get it to work? [more inside]
posted by Tuwa on Jul 5, 2007 - 13 answers

How can I print a USPS media rate shipping label? [more inside]
posted by nitsuj on Jun 12, 2007 - 13 answers

Stupid MySQL noob question: is there a free/free (or at least free-as-in-beer) win32 MySQL frontend that will show graphical representations of tables, allow drag-and-drop editing of their relationships, actually import all of my data, and use MySQL vocabulary and syntax for its queries? [more inside]
posted by Tuwa on Feb 18, 2007 - 13 answers

Ever more song identification madness. Late 80's industrial dance song with a man's voice saying "close the window, won't you darling?" (or possibly "open the window, won't you darling?"). Fairly certain the lyric "I hate the light" (or "I hate delight") was prominent. I thought it was an A Split Second song, but my attempts to track it down have failed.
posted by crush-onastick on Dec 7, 2006 - 6 answers

What song samples this line: "Dude, I’ll give you a hundred bucks and I’ll take you out to Benihanas if you slide that 75ft handrail…I’ll give you 600 tries, I’ll be back next week!" which a young Jason Lee says at the beginning of Spike Jonze's "Video Days?" [more inside]
posted by nitsuj on Nov 21, 2006 - 4 answers

What's the song that Eddie Murphy sings in Trading Places during the jacuzzi scene? [more inside]
posted by Jofus on Oct 13, 2006 - 3 answers

How and where can I find a soundtrack listing for the kick-ass music used in World Cup Goals Galore, broadcast several times last week on BBC Three?
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane on Jun 5, 2006 - 0 answers

anyone know a good polish deli in the washington metro area, preferably maryland side, where i can get fruit pierogi, easter butter, and either golabki or a decent kielbasa? [more inside]
posted by crush-onastick on Apr 4, 2006 - 5 answers

A friend bought me a set of glasses from a street vendor. One of them got broken...please help me find another! [more inside]
posted by nadawi on Feb 6, 2006 - 5 answers

Help me identify a diamond-shaped Tropical Fish. (details inside) [more inside]
posted by Wilder on Jan 13, 2006 - 8 answers

ObscureMedicalFilter: Why do my feet itch when I do the dishes? [more inside]
posted by Eideteker on Dec 14, 2005 - 31 answers

Is there a way to destroy a 55 gallon bag of papers easily, inexpensively, quickly, and without setting them on fire?
posted by bigmusic on Nov 25, 2005 - 14 answers

Identify that slang! "Gribnodes" used to refer to snackfoods, particularly snackfoods that one serves in small bowls at a party, like nuts or chexmix. [more inside]
posted by crush-onastick on Sep 5, 2005 - 8 answers

I was looking for some coding ideas the other day, and I remembered the5k.org. But it's gone! The internet archive doesn't have the any of the entries. The original site of the movement seems to be abandoned as well. Is there another place I could find the entries?
posted by bigmusic on Sep 1, 2005 - 7 answers

is elvis mitchell doing regular movie reviews in print anywhere now that he's left the new york times? i assume he's still on NPR's weekend edition (which i never listen to), and i've seen him on PBS and (i think) CNN, but i miss the written reviews. my inability to find information on google leads me to believe that he isn't doing print reviews anymore, although it may simply be that he's writing for a publication with no on-line presence. that's okay--i'd probably subscribe to something that carried him regularly.
posted by crush-onastick on Apr 6, 2005 - 3 answers

Does anyone know a good open source tool for creating web directories? Something similar to the Open Directory Project. Google is turning up results that mostly have to do with pulling data from that site, what I want is something that will allow me to build my own from scratch. (DSI: Desired specs inside) [more inside]
posted by will on Jul 6, 2004 - 3 answers

What is the theme for David Goodstein's The Mechanical Universe and where can I get it?
posted by rschram on Mar 19, 2004 - 1 answer