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Why does American society look down on virgins?
It seems like people are always talking down about virgins and such, and I can't understand why. I mean, what's so bad about being a virgin [in high school]? Everyone is born a virgin. Is there really anything negative about it?
6 AnswersOther - Social Science1 decade agoWhat is wrong with my XBox 360 (ring of death?)?
Okay, so I know that the red ring of death is three red lights on the circle around the power button, but mine has all four lights flashing red constantly when I turn mine on. I haven't used it that much, and though the 360s lifespan is 5 years, I haven't used it for even a year's worth of time. I got it about... maybe the year it came out, or one to two years afterwards. I forget. I have either a 60gb or 12gb. I think 60, but I'm not sure.
So, what's wrong with my XBox 360?
2 AnswersVideo & Online Games1 decade agoSo I've decided to trim up my pubic hair for the first time...?
How do I go about that? I don't want to shave, but I want to cut it and trim it short. I don't want it to look real sloppy, though. Do I need anything special to do it with? Any tips on using scissors in that general area? I know how to trim all the types of facial hair, but am clueless about trimming up down there.
Can any guys out there help a first timer at this?
6 AnswersMen's Health1 decade agoWhere can I find complete speeches given by Hunter S. Thomson during the 70s (and possibly other dates)?
I've been reading the works of Hunter S. Thompson, and have been looking up quotes by him, and I found this quote on many, many pages:
"I feel the same way about disco as I do about herpes."
—Speech, University of Colorado, 1977
I know that it came from a speech he gave in 1977 at the University of Colorado. I have tried finding the rest (or at least the lines after the quote) of this speech, but I can't find it. Is there any site out there that has more than just quotes, but speeches or something by Hunter S. Thompson?
1 AnswerMedia & Journalism1 decade agoWhat does the term "plateau" mean, when talking about drugs?
I've always been really interested in drugs (chemical compounds, synergism, how they affect the body, how they pass through the blood-brain barrier, etc.), though I'll probably never try them.
Well, through my research on them (my favorites to read up on are dissociatives and psychedelics, though others like deliriums are also cool, too), I've noticed that people will say that they've read the 2nd plateau or whatever while taking stuff like DXM and the like. Many people can reach the 1st and 2nd, but then with the 3rd and 4th, things get a little vague and hazy, though some can remember theirs quite well. Then, someone talked about the 5th plateau looking like a dark and scary place.
I don't get this whole plateau thing. Does it refer to how high you get or something? I have no idea.
1 AnswerOther - Health1 decade agoCoughing up speckles of blood?
I fell asleep earlier today at probably around 6pm. I woke up at around 9:56pm or something around there (just about 10 minutes ago), and immediately, there was this strange feeling in my throat that made me really need to cough (they were kind of like wheezing coughs as well, if that makes any sense. not sure how to describe it. sorry). It was a little hard to breathe due to the feeling because it made me need to cough more when I inhaled. When I coughed into the bathroom sink, I noticed that there was a good amount of faint red and brown in the stuff that came up. I really felt like I was about to throw up as well. There were a few speckles of actual red in there as well, but not anymore when I cough. Just the faint colors. I still feel the irritation and need to cough in my throat, but it's not as intense anymore, though I still need to cough a little bit sometimes. I also don't feel like I'm about to throw up anymore.
Beginning on Thursday through Saturday, I performed on stage 4 times. I was the Constable in Fiddler On The Roof, and had to be very intense and yell at the main character Tevye. My friend was a technician for it and said that I was the loudest person there because of what his little machine said that measured volume. Could the intense yelling at a few scenes (which made my voice kind of raspy and hoarse on Sunday) for a few days put that much strain on my lungs?
5 AnswersRespiratory Diseases1 decade agoWhat language is this?
It's a song title, and apparently, it's not French or German. It's by a band called Frozenthia Depresis. The band is from France, yet all the online translation services can't translate it for some reason. So, what language is this song title?
Azacachia Tepiseuth
4 AnswersLanguages1 decade agoMore Anime Recommendations?
A sequel to my other anime recommendations question.
I can't seem to find any anime lately that really captures my interest throughout the entire series for some reason. So tell me, based on this anime selection (a few of my favorites), what anime would you recommend me?
Elfen Lied
Trigun
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Hellsing
Fullmetal Alchemist
So, Yahoo! Answers community, what anime would you recommend me based on the above anime?
8 AnswersComics & Animation1 decade agoAnime recommendations?
I can't seem to find any anime lately that really captures my interest throughout the entire series for some reason. So tell me, based on this anime selection (a few of my favorites that I could watch over and over), what anime would you recommend me?
Kanon (2006)
Air
Clannad
ef - a tale of memories
Spice and Wolf
Sola
_Summer
So, Yahoo! Answers community, what anime would you recommend me based on the above anime?
10 AnswersComics & Animation1 decade agoHow do I open a JSON file?
Because of some problems I was having with Firefox, I decided to uninstall it, then reinstall it. Well, I couldn't keep my bookmarks, so I went to Bookmarks>Organize Bookmarks...>Import and Backup>Backup...
Well, now that I've reinstalled Firefox, and added on my add-ons again, now, I need to know how to open a JSON format file. The damn backup file on my deskop is in JSON format. How do I use this format?
6 AnswersOther - Computers1 decade agoI need help finding citations for The Scarlet Letter online?
I've already done some searching, but all I find are sites that have stuff like Spark Notes on them. I can't use those sites, or Wikipedia, so I'm having trouble finding some citations that aren't from the book. Can someone help me on this? My essay is on how the sin Hester and Dimmesdale committed effected them and Chillingworth, with the sin helping Hester repent so she can raise Pearl (which also helps her do this, along with the scarlet letter, which also helps her confess throughout her repentance), Dimmedale and his extreme guilt, and Chillingworth with his revenge and hatred.
If anyone can help me find some citations for this, it would be greatly appreciated. I've already written the rough draft, so now, I just need to add more citations. Please help?
3 AnswersHomework Help1 decade agoWhy does fire create carbon when burning a substance?
It's for a chemistry assignment. If I was to burn some paper or incense, why is it that fire turns the paper or anything it burns into carbon? For the incense part, why is it that when it burns, you smell the fragrance instead of the carbon that the fire's producing?
Another question, when I light a candle, blow it out, and hold a flame above the candle, how does it relight when I'm not making the flame touch it? I know it has something to do with heat transfer, but I'm not sure how.
Can anyone help me with these questions?
1 AnswerChemistry1 decade agoWhat is Myspace 2.0, and how do I get it?
While making a new Myspace account and profile, I noticed while looking through pimp-my-profile.com that there were Myspace 2.0 layouts using CSS code. I tried using a code they gave me, but it didn't work. I really liked the new design of the layouts. How do I get a Myspace 2.0 profile so I can use the CSS code for my profile?
1 AnswerMySpace1 decade agoQuestion about some viruses?
I ran a scan on my computer today after downloading the AVG Anti-Virus Free package, and apparently, I have a virus. It's called:
Packed. Themida
Now, I've read up on this Themida (haven't really found out what it does or anything like that ), and found out that some people have gotten a false report after downloading some torrents, and this virus seems to be the virus in the false report, so I'm not sure about this virus or not. I have no idea if it's a false report, or the real deal. I've never heard of it.
Can anyone tell me what it does?
2 AnswersSecurity1 decade agoWhat K.K. Slider song is this?
I've heard it so many times, but I no longer have the game (planning to rebuy it), so I can't tell which song it is. I LOVE this song, but I dont' know the name of it. Can someone help? Here's the link to the page with the song:
1 AnswerVideo & Online Games1 decade agoIs there a way to play downloaded Flash videos, without using IE, FireFox, or another internet provider?
I've downloaded some Flash videos through uTorrent that parody various anime, internet fads, American sitcoms, 4chan, and the like in one package. The only thing is, I have to watch them through my internet provider. I don't want to have to use FireFox in order to watch my Flash videos that I've downloaded.
Is there some third party media software I can download that will let me view my Flash videos in it (like the way RealPlayer and Windows Media Player plays regular videos in it)?
6 AnswersOther - Internet1 decade agoDoes anyone know of any good Blogging sites?
Okay, so the main place that I blog at is deviantART. I've tried blogging on LiveJournal many times, but stopped after a while. The main reason was because it just wasn't that much fun. It's more difficult to start up conversations and make new friends, in my opinion, than on sites like deviantART, Myspace, Facebook, and the like. I tried out Blogger, but stopped during the registration, because it seemed like Blogger was mostly in Spanish. I used to use Quizilla, but it just wasn't that great of a blogging place. It's much better for quizzes and stories and poems than blogging.
Does anyone know of some good blogging sites that have some friendly people, and where it's easy to get connected with people? LJ was boring, and Blogger was in Spanish.
2 AnswersOther - Internet1 decade agoAre Scorpios and Aquarius' a good match?
Okay, so I know that people say that zodiac signs and such shouldn't matter in relationships and that the only thing that should matter is if you like the other person and such, but I think that Astrology is a fun thing to look into, so even if it can't predict what two people can be compatible with 100% acuracy, I still think it's fun to look into.
Anyway, here are our signs (I'm the Scorpio, she's the Aquarius):
Mars Signs:
Oct 16, 1991 2:05 PM Mars enters Scorpio
Nov 28, 1991 9:19 PM Mars enters Sagittarius
---Apparently, I'm a Scorpio (Nov. 13)
Jan 9, 1992 4:47 AM Mars enters Capricorn
Feb 17, 1992 11:38 PM Mars enters Aquarius
---Apparently, she's a Capricorn
Venus Signs:
Nov 09 06:37 0 lib
Dec 06 07:21 0 sco
---Apparently, I'm a Libra.
Jan 25 07:14 0 cap
Feb 18 16:40 0 aqu
---Apparently, she's a Capricorn.
So tell me, based on our signs, Mars in signs, and Venus in signs, according to Astrology, would we be a good match?
Remember, this is more for fun and interest than my actual opinion on our relationship.
6 AnswersHoroscopes1 decade agoHow do I find out the pitch of my voice?
Well, since me and my friends have been thinking of forming a metal band, I have taken the responsibility of doing a little guitar along with lead vocals. I can do mid-normal volume metal vocals, but can't really do the guttural vocals like the metal guys do. I Yahoo!ed some wikiHOW stuff and tutorials, and found some really useful information. Apparently, it will take me a while to be able to do them, but this caught my eye:
http://www.wikihow.com/Do-Harsh-Death-Me...
Read Step 5. I know a little bit about what Soprano and that stuff is with guitar, but I've only been taking lessons for guitar for about a year and a half. I haven't gotten into that stuff too much yet. We've been focusing more on triads, circle of fifths, riffs, licks, 7 chords, and stuff like that. That, and I can't tell if my voice is Alto or Soprano.
How do I find the pitch of my voice and tell whether it's Alto, Soprano, etc.?
3 AnswersSinging1 decade agoNeed a reference image?
I'm trying to draw an image of a couple kissing on a couch, but since I have some troubles with a few places in my sketches (will get those worked out next school year), I can't exactly draw it real well.
Since I'm mainly having some troubles with proportions and the like, I need a reference image of a couple making out on something like a bench, couch, bed, etc. Just a piece of furniture that is long. Can someone help me out here?
I've tried searching on Google and Yahoo for something like this on their Image Search, but all I get is porn and the like.
Hopefully, everything I said made sense. Sorry if it didn't. I'm not that great at explaining things.
3 AnswersDrawing & Illustration1 decade ago