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What does it feel like to quit, or try to quit, smoking? I have a friend who tries to stop smoking every few weeks. Each time, he tells me how great he feels about quitting and breathing and smelling...
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View ArticleAre there French subtitles for Withnail & I?
Will my French friend ever be able to watch Withnail & I? I have a friend who is French. The other day we were discussing movies, and I brought up one of my favourites, Withnail & I. We then...
View ArticleIs that you, Pedobear?
Why would my sister's teddy bear have a crotch full of beads? Years ago, somebody gave my little sister a large purple teddy bear. Its crotch is full of what feel like little plastic beads. Why? There...
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What blasphemous, disgusting black and white movie did MeFi possibly introduce me to a few years ago? I believe it opens with a rather over-long scene wherein somebody I remember to be Jesus stabs...
View ArticleWhat's so great about marginalia anyway?
What's so great about marginalia anyway? I've wondered about this since I was a child, and this recent episode of the Slate Culture Gabfest, where two of the three hosts lament the possible...
View ArticleWhat ARE the ages of the girl's brothers?
Can you help me solve this puzzle, which appeared in the problem solving section of my university's scholarship exam for first-year students? The other questions in that section tend to be...
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Help me make the most of JSTOR and the other online resources my university library subscribes to before I graduate. I'm about to graduate from university and lose my JSTOR, ProjectMuse, and EBSCO...
View ArticleWhat to do with a sandy digital camera?
People who know about cameras, or who have had this experience - what should you do with a digital camera that gets sand in it? My Canon S95 fell at the beach today, and now it has sand in it. It...
View ArticleBooks you have to meet in person?
What are some books you have to meet in person? Books an e-reader cannot do justice? I recently got an e-reader, and I love it to pieces. I'm reading more than ever, and can't go back - turning pages...
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