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Is it a widespread behavior for multilingual speakers of english to get a more anglicized accent when talking to a native speaker? [more inside]
posted by Non Prosequitur
on Aug 22, 2009 -
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What is there to see on I-80 in the Western US? [more inside]
posted by donajo
on Jun 9, 2009 -
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Help me determine the accuracy of Richard Nisbett's "The Geography of Thought : How Asians and Westerners Think Differently". I haven't read the book yet; however, I was shown a video associated with the book in my class. While watching the video, my skeptical senses tingled; therefore, now I'm trying to find criticisms of the book. From my perspective, the concepts of difference seemed too far generalised and "Western" and "Asian" seemed too black and white. The book seems popular; however, is it more pop science than real science? How scewed is the hard science of the book?
posted by Knigel
on May 29, 2009 -
7 answers
Does anyone know where one can get one of those Old West novelty photos taken? Preferably in the city of Chicago but the suburbs would work, too. Thanks!
posted by jules1651
on May 12, 2009 -
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A western film I saw on TV about 35 years ago featuring a crowd of horse riders wearing long white coats. Anyone know the title? [more inside]
posted by telstar
on Mar 19, 2009 -
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Book filter: Getting a head start on Christmas presents - what books would you recommend for my kung fu instructing, deadwood watching, social work teaching freemason father? [more inside]
posted by Acer_saccharum
on Oct 13, 2008 -
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Disturbing, graphic Western movie/ TV show from childhood... [more inside]
posted by Pater Aletheias
on Jul 27, 2008 -
6 answers
Looking for songs by bands that are in the style of Ennio Morricone's Spaghetti Western soundtracks. [more inside]
posted by Dreamcast
on Jul 19, 2008 -
33 answers
Help me identify this old western movie by its final scene (is it a comedy?) [more inside]
posted by arniec
on Jun 22, 2008 -
6 answers
I am looking to buy 2 1T drives. I'm doing some final cut work but mostly for media storage. I'm looking at the Western Digital 1 TB My Book Premium Edition II Triple Interface ($236) and the G-Tech Q drive which retail at $445. That's almost twice the price of the western digital.
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posted by captainscared
on Jun 17, 2008 -
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Is the Eugen Weber lecture series 'The Western Tradition' available via podcast? [more inside]
posted by Asherah
on Jun 11, 2008 -
1 answer
Did the Generic Food people put out Generic Books? [more inside]
posted by suki
on Jun 2, 2008 -
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Looking for old westerns with a scene where cowboys have to surrender their guns to the sheriff in order to enter the town, or on their way into an event. [more inside]
posted by mrmcsurly
on May 28, 2008 -
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Back in the 1980s, I remember watching a bizarre sort of Indiana Jones-copycat treasure-hunting/western movie. It featured a young, blond Daryl Hannah lookalike and possibly Aztecs who liked to dip humans head-first in liquid gold before decapitating them. It was fairly violent stuff, and one scene had the characters being horrified when one of their comrades returned headless on a horse. The whole thing must have been somewhat tongue-in-cheek, however, because it ended with a humorous 70s-style montage that set up a (presumably fake) sequel with the blond girl as a butt-kicking Indy-type heroine. I am pretty sure it was made in the 80s, and I remember the dialogue as being English, but I could be wrong; all I know is that Bud Spencer and Terence Hill weren't in it. Ring any bells?
posted by gentle
on May 23, 2008 -
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I have two hard drives out of a Western Digital Worldbook (WD10000D033) that both show up as a Linux RAID partition in cfdisk. How can I mount these drives to pull the data off?
posted by jackofsaxons
on Apr 30, 2008 -
4 answers
What are the classics of genre fiction? What are the best thrillers, mysteries, westerns, horror, romances, etc? [more inside]
posted by TheophileEscargot
on Apr 3, 2008 -
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Western New Yorkers! Do you have Diet Mountain Dew Code Red? [more inside]
posted by Lucinda
on Jul 2, 2007 -
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Leaving Las Vegas in October, and looking for the nearest warm beach . . . [more inside]
posted by Kibbutz
on Jun 10, 2007 -
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I would like to find some information about a train wreck that happened in or near Akron, Colorado on July 17th, 1917. Does anyone know how I can discover any additional details online? [more inside]
posted by rglasmann
on Jun 1, 2007 -
6 answers
Is there any way to get my western digital external hard drive to properly display the disappeared files & folders on it so that I can back them up? [more inside]
posted by pantufla
on Mar 30, 2007 -
7 answers
Please help me figure out why my computer stops reading my 1TB WD My Book Premium II external storage thinger before I punch it. [more inside]
posted by Bageena
on Jan 9, 2007 -
8 answers
What are some some examples of how Spaghetti Western music is being used today? [more inside]
posted by gerg
on Dec 3, 2006 -
18 answers
What would it entail to produce a MMORPG in the western genre with subtle steampunk and/or horror undertones ? [more inside]
posted by ZachsMind
on Aug 9, 2006 -
17 answers
Where can I find Western-style truck decals? [more inside]
posted by Miko
on May 1, 2006 -
12 answers
Is taking turns to speak a Western cultural phenomenon? [more inside]
posted by hoverboards don't work on water
on Mar 27, 2006 -
17 answers
Which translations of western classics like the Iliad, Odyssey and Oresteia would you recommend? [more inside]
posted by adrianhon
on Feb 28, 2006 -
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Looking for albums by female singers with breathy voices who sing in a sort of contemporary C&W style, eg with twangy guitars and violins. Something like Shawn Colvin? [more inside]
posted by A189Nut
on Dec 19, 2005 -
36 answers
Scuba diving in Thailand, Malaysia, Bali or Western Australia? Anybody got any views or experience? [more inside]
posted by asok
on Sep 7, 2005 -
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I saw it in a theatre in the late 50's or more likely early 60's. A young girl watched cows being branded and was horrified. She went to her dad and he told her that it didn't hurt them. She found a branding iron and was going to brand herself. Her father saw her just in time, stopped her, and agreed not to brand the cattle. Not the typical western of the time.
posted by Meconopsis
on Apr 17, 2005 -
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I am looking for a book that explains the history of how the Western Chinese regions of Xinjiang and Tibet came to be viewed as part of China and the process of their annexation. Any Chinese history mefites out there? [more inside]
posted by scazza
on Apr 12, 2005 -
6 answers