Archive for February, 2009
Why do humans have such complex emotions?
I believe animals and humans need the basic emotions such as desire and logical fear etc, but why have we developed those such as jealousy, vengeance, needless worrying and many more that seem detrimental to leading a well-adjusted life?(It hasn’t been proved that animals have these apparently useless emotions).
i need help with a x girl friend.I think she is really mad at me.
hay i was going out with a girl, she dumped me, then she wanted to go back out with me. we go out for a week and i though it was kind of fishy like she was trying to mess with me.she dumps me again.and i ask her (by e-mail)if she was messing with me.and [...]
What is interesting or humorous book?
What is interesting or humorous book? I have always looked too much like Literature, History and Philosophy of serious books. Want to relax, what do I ask? Thank you!
I Need Some Help, how to do deal with goth or Emo People?
hay my friend has been going though some crazy things and she is threting to turn emo or goth, i really don’t want her to. I’m not saying emo and goth people are bad but i just don’t know what to tell my friend.i need to tell her something that will change her mind, i [...]
Would society benefit if the first few years of childrens’ schooling were devoted to teaching them how to lead decent lives in the community,and to be caring and useful people?
Yes, parents can teach them this kind of thing but learning in a group and interacting with others is usually more effective than learning this sort of thing alone. Most children don’t easily grasp, or need to know, the three Rs until they are 6 or 7, when they will understand more quickly anyway, [...]
If you had been sent
However, you thought that the friend was broke and didn’t have two pennies to rub together, also you had spent money on them thinking you were helping them out – what now would you do having read the last bit?
Why did people say, "… in all the KNOWN world."?
It would appear as pointless as saying, "in every KNOWN colour."We can obviously only refer to matters within the scope of human knowledge.
What shoul I ask about?
When I see all questions here I am impressed by the fantasy and the urge for the seeking of knowledge, but when I try to post a question myself this was the best I could do. What questions have not been asked? Do you have some suggestions?
There is so much information on the web, but is it all backed up in hard copy?
Supposing, through a world-wide disaster it was no longer possible to provide the power for computers (unlikely I’m sure but, if..) would all this knowledge be lost?
How can i stop the Updates of microsoft?
I do not want to download Microsofts sp3 pack. I had enough trouble installing xp pack 2 to get my avg in. Where on my computer can i turn the updates off?
Why do some people seem to concentrate better when they are extremely tired and those who are not?
Was up untill 2am this morning studying, i was very very tired, but found i was concentrating more, than when i am not so tired.(I managed to write out 20 pages of coursework.)Does any-one else find they can concentrate more when tired? or not function as well. Do you concentrate better when awake or tired? [...]
Do you know which drugs can lead to phyically dependance and which are only psychologicaly addicive?
I am interest in how informed the public is about drugs both legal and illegal. Some kinds of addiction can led to physical dependencies that can be fatal in withdrawal if not managed correctly, but do you know what kinds of addictions that can lead to this.
Without looking it up please list which drugs you [...]
How indipendant is our knowledge and opinions of current affairs?
I guess we all like to think we that we hold our own views and are not subject to propaganda but is this really true?
In most cases we don’t witness the events ourselves but get our knowledge of events from the news media. They will mostly get it second hand themselves.
Even with the [...]
should people with slower internet speeds pay the same as people who receive top speed?
i am new to computers,but where i live i can only get up to 1 gig (or whatever that speed thing is called),yet a friend of mine who lives 4 miles away from me can get 6 gig. am i the only one that thinks that you should get what you pay for? please exuse [...]
what are the most common knowledge gaps in our society?
my weakest areas are geography, history and languages… i do have other weak areas but they aren’t so bad. my secondary education took place through the 90’s – are similar knowledge gaps present in others who were educated then? do the gaps change with each generation of students?
What is the solar size of the sun? and how a stone can measure it….
As is Above is Below.
When the sun rises each day what shape and size of a stone has/could be put in fount of it that would calculate the solar size of the sun and where on earth has/could this be put to the test?
auto watch 345 clam
have auto watch car alarm fitted to saxo. when doors are lockedwith central locking alarm should be active but it is not when the doors are unlocked the alarm is activated. i have tried everything to reset this with no sucsess. tried powering down system by disconnecting battery, with both the doors open and closed,manually [...]
Apparently Gordon Brown has said that he is sure the whole country is worried and anxious about Jade Goody. Are you?
Personally I have other things to be worried and anxious about. Her situation is sad, especially for her sons, but I struggle to get overly worried and anxious about her. There are thousands of little children battling cancer – and yet the owner of Harrods offers her a wedding dress, Elton John offers her something [...]
spurl sidebar error
When in firefox i tried to add the spurl.net sidebar bookmarklet, when i click on it a side bar appears which reads"XML Parsing Error: no element foundLocation: chrome://browser/content/web-panels.xulLine Number 1, Column 1:"
what has gone wrong???
Have i lost it?
i had derpressed about 2 3 years ago and started cutting myself ermm it started off first time ever was at work. then when i started getting really depressed and was numb and panicie. now i do it for them reasons plus i see the scars and just seem to want more. I get mad [...]
Is Quidditch a rubbish game ?
My son is reading Harry Potter and thinks that Quidditch is a great game. It seems, to me, a rubbish game when the side leading 5-1 are defeated by one player the opposition team finding a golden ball in the car park.
However, a quick change to the rules of cricket may save the ashes !
Big Knickers and Nice Legs!! Can you name these films please
This is only for a family quiz dead line tomorrow – i have typed this over and over! Pride only at stake and just love this site! Thanks for any clues Jo X
seize the night, a book by dean koontz
was it ever made into a film , or had a film based upon it?
i ask because a very short part of it describes/ mirrors a short section of a film i seem to remember watching but can’t remember the title of.
Jack Lemmon Look-alike (or the real thing in drag) with american navy in white uniforms with Hollywood bands?
Thank you all for your time – I loke all the Gene Kelly and Jack Lemmon movies but cannot trace this – It may be that it is a stage performance rather than an actual film. sorry to all you buffs for being so incompetent, we all have to start somewhere!! Happy New YearWill try [...]
How true are so called biopic films? I have seen quite a few and wonder how close to the truth they are?…..
or do they elaborate on facts to make the film more interesting?
Do they have input from the actual person (if still alive)….if so does that person get a say in what is portrayed about them? or is the basis of these types of films from other sources and heresay? (i know different films will [...]
when is "the hobbit" due to be in the cinema. it was due back in 2005 or 06.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hiH3AZJTF6w
What do you think the best film soundtracks are?
Do you like soundtracks that work well with the film but that you couldn’t listen to by themselves, or do you like to buy soundtrack albums?
My own favourites are The Wicker Man; Flash Gordon (inevitably); Pulp Fiction; and Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (the last is maybe a little obscure).
Ennio Morricone and Maurizio Graf
A friend of mine used to have a compilation album of some of Ennio Morricone’s spaghetti western incidental music. Alongside all the usual stuff from The Good The Bad and the Ugly etc, there were a few rare tracks, including a couple sung by Maurizio Graf, and some incredible songs from Seven Guns for the [...]
is the OST of "donnie darko" available anywhere online?
by that i mean the songs used in the film as well as any instrumental backing music…. iTunes has the backing stuff but the others you’d have to find separately…
How long does a movie have to be before the cinema inserts an interval?
I am sure that when I was a kid, most films had intervals, yet they are fairly few and far between today, even in three hour epics!
What criteria do cinemas apply to deciding when there should be an interval? Interestingly, Cineworld at Sheffield often has ten minute intervals in the middle of its Bollywood [...]
Reading the book Fight Club, and a question popped up in my mind…
Actually I wondered this after the film as well…is there any possibility Marla Singer could be a third personality of the narrator? Is there any definite reason why she couldn’t?
Who was the first film star to do full frontal nudity?
In a film that is, most people have been fully nude at some point in their lives.
And I mean a *real* film star, not a p.o.r.n star. And I want verfifiable sightings only, not urban myths about Joan Crawford’s early work.
What books or films do you think are more relevant today than when they were made?
While watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory yesterday it occurred to me that in many ways it’s messages were more relevant to society today than at the time of filming, would you agree and what films or books have you felt this about?
When Walt Disney moved from Kansas City for Hollywood with just $40 and a sketch of a mouse in his pocket, was that Kansas City, Missouri or Kansas City, Kansas?
Big debate raging in Chateau P-Kasso tonight! I say Kansas City Kansas. My filmic genius friend Peter says Kansas City Missouri (which he claims is far bigger that Kansas City Kansas).Don’t know about that – just know Walt skipped Chicago for Kansas City – split with 40 bucks in his sky for Hollywood and the [...]
What films are you really excited about due for release in the future?
I think, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and No Country for Old Men have promise. I was looking forward to Ratatouille and Eastern Promises as well but they’re released, although I haven’t seen them, same for American Gangster. Additionally any directors/actors you really like.
Origin of the term box office.
Does anybody have a confirmed definition of the origin of the term ‘box office’ as in the booth where theatre, concert, cinema etc tickets are sold? Do you think it is related purely to the booth from which ticket sales are made, the seating arrangement in the hall (as in a box at the [...]
Do you buy snacks at the cinema?
A brief scan of the price list at my local (Empire) cinema leads me to believe they are completely gouging their customers when it comes to movie snacks.
Do you buy your snacks in the cinema, or do you sneak them in from the outside – risking the wrath of the attendants if discovered (indeed – [...]
Have you ever gone to the cinema on your own?
My mum did it years ago when a friend cancelled on her so she went anyway and said it was brilliant. Have you ever done it, or would you do it if no one would go with you to see it?
Any idea why people in North and South America are charged more for a subscription to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography than the rest of the world?
This is for a personal subscription.
In the UK and the rest of the world outside North and South America,
Countries mentioned in this Post: United Kingdom
What to wear on a second date?
OK so, I have been seeing my young man for a few weeks now and we are going on a date to the pictures, I am a little bit out of practice so, what does one wear for such dates?
Where can I find the remix of the theme music from the british board of film censors/ pearl and dean and "whole lotta love by Led Zeppelin"
It came out around 1988/89? It uses the music from the cinema when the old Pearl and Dean adverts came on. Someone made a remix that was fantastic. Put me out of my musical misery!
Movie where baby eats peach stone
OK, prepare for a strange question.I have a comical movie scene in my head where a family is so poor, that they only have the stone of a peach to feed their baby. The scene is occasionally interrupted by a "ping" sound, which indicates that the baby has yet again digested the stone into [...]
In which mainstream film did the following memorable line of script occur?
Mrs. Berman: "When was the last time you even held a rifle? Do you even know which end the ******* bullets come out?"[Moderators - it's not my word so dont shoot the messenger- please!]
What film was this? Possibly Susan George???
90 % sure it is Susan George but happy to be corrected! Please help with the film.
For any of you sick of my questions – I promise this is just a family quiz – no money or prizes involved I promise – just pride!! the deadline is tmrw night!
Title of a 1960 movie about scary children in a village
I’m looking for the title of a 1960 British black-and-white movie about lots of creepy children in some village.PS: If you’ve seen it, is it any good?Thanks.
how many celebs/characters make cameos in world of warcraft?
there’s a cook in stormwind called steven ryback (steven segal played a navy seal/chef called casey ryback in "under seige") and i’m sure that some of the gryphon masters have michael dorn (star trek: tng’s lt worf) as the voice actor.
am i right, and how many other cases of this are there?
Do you confuse actors and actresses?
I watched "Man in The Moon" with Jim Carrey and Courtney Love the other night and spent the first hour wondering when Courtney Cox was going to appear.
Anybody else get actors and actresses confused?
Another lock and load question.
Some time back, kent asked where the phrase "lock and load" came from.
I was recently nosing around a site and found a comment by a LAPD SWAT officer that lock and load should only be used when referring to the old WWII Garand M1 rifle. This is because you had to lock the bolt to [...]
Why do cats not eat moles?
Yet another cat question! My cat and also the neihbour’s cat have both found moles but neither have eaten the moles – just played with them. My cat, I know eats mice. What makes the mole different?
movie trivia
there was a movie prob late 70’s maybe early 80’s. the theme was dungeons and dragons played in a cave and there where some fatalities, think it was based of a true story. all i need is the name… please