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Alan C
I am an Englishman living in Ireland. I love history,re-enacting,obscure facts and talking the ears off strangers.
Is it possible to unlock a mobile phone if I don't have the original sim card to which it was locked?
I obtained the unlock codes but as the phone does not have a sim card nothing happens when I enter the code.
2 AnswersMobile Phones & Plans10 years agoI have recently acquired an 18 month old Alsation and have a problem .?
I got him from an animal rescue centre so know nothing of his past. He is perfectly happy to travel in the car with me and is obviously familier with cars as he has no problem getting in and settling on the back seat. However without fail he is carsick often more than once within a mile or two on every occasion. I know that there are pills available but these would not be suitable for daily use. Any suggestions anyone? I have tried not feeding him for hours before going out but this makes no difference
8 AnswersDogs1 decade agosince upgrading my firefox browser my yahoo homepage is unrecognisable?
It is white with a purple Yahoo sign at the top with links which can be scrolled down on the very left of the page. If I use Internet explorer my homepage is normal. If I sign in to a yahoo portal like yahoo dot com the American page is normal . So why do I only have this problem on Yahoo UK and Ireland and Yahoo Ireland?
2 AnswersOther - Yahoo Products1 decade agoproblems loading adobe flash player 10?
I use firefox and the latest updates required me to update my flash player 9. This was duly deleted but the flash player 10 would not complete installation due to "incomplete permissions" Adobe help centre totally useless or involves altering registry. Is there an alternative flash player I can use or how can I get the flash player 10 to install?
2 AnswersSoftware1 decade agowhilst reading my mail I suddenly got a message "connection refused server?
hangup,Ithen tried to enter my yahoo homepage with the same result. I have managed to re-enter the net through Yahoo answers but anything else is resulting in connection refused server hangup from both Internet explorer and firefox. Anyone any ideas? I have checked virus and spyware with negative results. Suggestions please?
2 AnswersComputer Networking1 decade agoIn History what weapons should only have been used against Muslims?
Ten points first answer with two examples and reasons why. (Bit of fun)
2 AnswersHistory1 decade agoI use firefox as my primary server,I noticed a link saying"uprate to the latest firefox"?
How can i easily tell which firefox version i am currently using. Im not particularly computer savvy so i am sure there is a very easy answer to this. Thanks
5 AnswersOther - Internet1 decade agoCan somebody lend me a teenager? My wife recently bought an mp3 player?
Unfortunately neither of us can work out how to download music files that are stored in"my documents" to the mp3. When we go into the submenu it says to insert disk. Is there someone who can give us a step by step instruction as we are a couple of elderly ludites.
Thanks
14 AnswersOther - Computers1 decade agoHelp with adobe flash player plugin please.?
I have a Vista op system and use firefox. I managed to download the plugin with no difficulty but when i try to run the download i get a message that i must close the firefox program. I close all open links to the internet but still receive the same message when i attempt to run. What am i doing wrong? Anyone any suggestions?
2 AnswersSoftware1 decade agoI wonder whether anyone else out there knows the origin of the phrase?
"On the wagon" hint Londoners might be in with a chance but I would bet i get no American replies cos its not in Wikki
11 AnswersLanguages1 decade agoThought users of answers USA might like a heads up from England re a security risk that appears to be genuine.?
I have often had warnings that certain e mails if opened would melt down my computer etc. but this one appears to be a genuine threat (see www.hoax-slayer.com) It is titled "obama acceptance speech" and it appears to carry a nasty security threat. If it is genuine DO NOT OPEN
Alan in England
2 AnswersSecurity1 decade agoI bought my wife a blender for Christmas,has anyone out there got any good home made soup recipes?
ie. carrot and corriander, winter veg etc.
6 AnswersCooking & Recipes1 decade agoMy wifes brand new laptop goes into a loop on startup and then crashes.?
Prior to this happening she had done a full spyware and virus scan so the problem is unlikely to be malware. She had also done a clean using a registry cleaner. Are there any known bad reg cleaners? I dont want to mention the one we used prior to any answers i might get.
Any other suggestions as to what is causing this problem?
6 AnswersSoftware1 decade agoThis is a weird one . Which keys?
I somehow pressed ctr with another key by accident and now all the screen on Y/A America only is quite tiny print. This does not occur whilst i am on Y/A GB and I . Any ideas how to get Y/A America back to normal size?
2 AnswersOther - Computers1 decade agoAn Irish Joke from Ireland?
Padraig Feeney received a letter from the income tax dpt. to come and explain how he had over 500,000 Euro totally unaccounted for in his bank account.
He appeared in front of the inspector with his lawyer and explained he was a professional gambler and that he could prove it. "Go ahead" said the inspector.
"I bet you E1000 that i can bite myself on the nose" said Paddy the inspector took the bet and Paddy took out his false teeth and bit his nose. "Ok double or quits, I bet can bite my eye without removing my false teeth" The inspector took the bet at which point Paddy popped his glass eye into his mouth." I will give you a chance" said Paddy I bet you E1000 i can stand in the corner of the room and piss into your waste paper bucket without spilling a drop" The inspector of taxes is by now down a lot of money and desperate to prove Paddy a liar and accepts the bet.
Paddy stands in the corner of the room, unzips his fly and lets loose in the general direction of the waste paper bucket and creates a mess of terrible proportions at which point the tax inspector is delighted and shouts "Got you,and you owe me E3000!!" Unfortunately Paddies lawyer has gone white. The inspector asked him what was wrong and was told " My client bet me E50,000 this morning that he could piss all over your desk today and you would be happy about it!!!!!!"
9 AnswersJokes & Riddles1 decade agoAre there any AVAST users out there that can give me advice please?
I discovered from out of nowhere this morning that my spyware doctor had discovered backdoor.irc.flood on my computer. I cleaned it off and decided to use the Avast anti virus which i have as a backup. The Avast found no infections but it did give me a list of 11 folders that it was unable to scan. 8 of these were labeled yahoo anti spyware quarantine. I do not have yahoo anti spyware on my computer and should i ignore these unscanable folders,delete them, or what . I am fairly ignorant as to the workings of Avast
2 AnswersSecurity1 decade agoHow does one set the amount of disk space used for system restore on VISTA?
The proceedure was dead easy on XP but i am unsure how to do it Vista.
Simple instructions please.
2 AnswersOther - Hardware1 decade agoI wonder how long this will survive before it is deleted. Americans only please.?
I am an Englishman. I posted two mildly funny jokes about Americans and a perfectly respectful question as to the concept of American cultural imperialism. on Y/A GB and I . All three were deleted as being against yahoo guidelines by I suspect Americans who cannot stand any form of criticism. I have often seen questions posed by Americans asking why the rest of the world has it in for them. The first joke simply stated "Americans wont understand this" and the joke was about regional British accents. The second (not particularly funny) joke i reproduce here.. The prime minister of Israel had managed to clone Moshe Dayan, their greatest general, the Americans hearing of this asked if they could swap two American generals for Moshe Dayan. The prime minister of Israel thought about it and said "OK we will take General Electric and General Motors." Is this offensive to you? Are Americans so thin skinned that censorship is their only answer? The weather here has been awfull. I asked a question which began "If there were a flood of biblical proportions" i immediately received a flood of Americans telling me i was being disrespectful to the bible? I think the next time i see a question on Y/A GB and I asking "Why dont people like Americans" i might actually have an answer for them. Please feel free to give me your honest opinions.
10 AnswersOther - Cultures & Groups1 decade agoQuestion first,followed by joke(Americans unlikely to understand)?
Q. What was the suggestion/appeal to y/a made by jokeduck?(avid fan)
J. A cockney that had never committed a sin in his life,done an Arthur Daley,a Del-boy, or sold an iffy car in his life, was waiting at the gates of heaven knowing he would be allowed in. St. Peter appeared and informed him he had no chance whatsoever of entry. Why? said the cockney, I have never committed a sin in my life! "That is the problem" said St. Peter, "I will be damned if i am going to authorise bubble and squeak for one!"
17 AnswersJokes & Riddles1 decade agoWatching the waters rising outside,If there was a flood of biblical proportions and you could save a handful?
of people, which nationalities would you want represented (based on stereotypes) and why? 10 points for funniest answers cos i could do with a laugh.
2 AnswersMythology & Folklore1 decade ago