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This question pre-supposes that you *DO* drink instant coffee. I think I already know what most folks will say. Also, if you know something good to put in in coffee other than milk (creamers/cream), honey, or sugar, please let me know.

Thanks -- let's roll with the poll!

History is a *Social Science* -- are they stupid?

I'm 57, retired, and enjoy answering questions on Yahoo! Answers.

I see some answers on here that are good, but somewhat brief and lacking details.

I see other answers that are pretty marginal, just on the fringe of addressing the original question.

And, unfortunately, I see too many answers which are WRONG!

What sort of answer are *you* looking for? Let's assume it's typical drudgery school homework...

1. How many of you are looking for *fast* answers just to meet the minimum requirement (of your teacher) which will get you, say, a C-? (Nothing wrong with that if you have bigger priorities for your time -- in High School, I was A-O-K with a C- as opposed to an F or an Incomplete.)

2. How many are looking for something slightly better (so that the teacher says to himself or herself, "Hey, this answer isn't all that brainy but s/he did write quite a bit -- better than the rest of these slackers in my class. S/he therefore gets a B+!" ? (I always loved those B plusses!)

3. How many of you want the A+ every time you can get it? (Life is not the same for everyone -- I have learned this over the years. Some people seem *driven* but it's not always healthy.)

Anyway, I will tell you that if you are lucky enough that *I* have answered your question, right now, it's the *A+* answer because it's something I know all about (or I would not have picked the question) and I love to write. Let me know what you're looking for though because if enough people are okay with the C- answers, I might start doing some "quickie" (but still bare-bones correct) answers.

Regards!

The film is supposed to be released [Part I of II] in December 2012. So far here's what's happened so far:

1. The film almost got moved out of New Zealand [where the entire *The Lord of the Rings* was filmed] to Eastern Europe due to various whinings by cast and crew labor unions. Fixing this dilemma took lots of political wrangling.

2. The original director for the project had to [or decided to] step out of the production and that's when Peter Jackson [LOTRs director] was brought back into the fold.

3. Peter Jackson very recently had to have surgery to repair a perforated ulcer which has delayed filming.

4. This week, there was a dang big earthquake in New Zealand which tragically killed many people.

So, is it a cursed film?

How could Shelob's stinger take Frodo out when he was wearing his *mithril* vest the entire time? If a Cave Troll with a giant spear [Film 1 of LOTRs] couldn't penetrate it, how could a flimsy organic stinger get through his mithril armor?

Three girls are perched on a wall in a sleepy community on a balmy summer afternoon. A regular average-looking guy of about 45 years old walks past them on the sidewalk, minding his own business, and as soon as he gets by them, they confer for a few seconds and then giggle out loud [the guy always hears this]. Every time! Why is this?