Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

Lv 55,122 points

lilly

Favorite Answers13%
Answers1,273
  • What would be a good plant to go in front of a cedar sided house?

    We have just removed a pair of barberry plants from our front bed and are looking to replace them. Our house is cedar sided and is stained an orange-red color. You should also know that we live in Oregon.

    3 AnswersGarden & Landscape1 decade ago
  • Why does my computer automatically...?

    default to Yahoo Answers India? I'm in the USA and it is very irritating. How do I fix this?

    4 AnswersNotices and Errors1 decade ago
  • Incident at Haystack Landing?

    Has anyone seen this movie and where could I get my hands on a copy? Though I realize it was an apparent flop, it doesn't seem logical that it just disappeared off the face of the planet.

    I may be a glutton for punishment but I've been curious about it since 1999 when it came out. The actual house recently burned down under suspicious circumstances...not that it matters.

    Any information would be great. Do NOT direct me to the movie website. Been there many times. It doesn't help.

    3 AnswersMovies1 decade ago
  • Who are your favorite modern day authors and why?

    I'm doing what most Lit. instructors detest and I'm asking for answers regarding authors who are still living or have been dead for less than 30 years.

    Mine: I really enjoy Stephen and Tabitha King. I've been reading S. King since I was child and I'd sneak his books off my mother's dresser - read little bits at a time. I've noticed that as an adult when I think of his books or hear his name, it is much like hearing something of an old friend.

    T. King is a beautiful writer and I wish she would get the publicity she deserves.

    I also love Alice Sebold. She is the kind of writer I hope to become.

    9 AnswersBooks & Authors1 decade ago
  • Why do so many martial arts studios entertain itchy wool carpets instead of mats?

    In our area, the carpets are the norm and the mats are a VERY nice surprise. Mats are SO MUCH MORE sanitary and avoid the smell of dirty feet that the other places have.

    My intent is not to offend anyone, this is an honest question. While I love martial arts and I find ALL forms of beautiful, I have to state for a fact that I have actually had get up leave places because they smell so bad!

    What is up with that?

    3 AnswersMartial Arts1 decade ago
  • What do you know about evolution?

    Evolution is so often bashed by Born Again Christians and others that I have to wonder if they have ever actually STUDIED evolution. Do they understand what it really means? Do they actually understand the concept of evolution?

    Judging from some past answers, I suspect not.

    For the record, stating that something which is declared as Theory in science as just a guess is wrong. In science, a theory is something which cannot be disproven despite many many tests and a great deal of evidence.

    Don't get psychological theories mixed up with scientific ones. The two sciences are different.

    Why dismiss what has been proven? Instead of fearing it and hating it, why not learn more about it?

    17 AnswersReligion & Spirituality1 decade ago
  • What 5 songs best describe your personality?

    For me:

    Pretty much anything by Tori Amos

    Darkness - Peter Gabriel

    Free Byrd - Lynyard Skynyrd

    Beloved - David Lanz

    Landslide - Fleetwood Mac

    9 AnswersMusic1 decade ago
  • How different are we...really?

    The only thing that separates all of us is time and space. Statistically we are are only something like 5-7 people away from knowing each other. So, just how different is everyone?

    1. Religion?

    2. Geographic location?

    3. Do you love your family?

    4. Do you cry when you are sad?

    5. Do you hate war?

    6. Do you believe that polititicians are to blame for the world's pain and that the people are simply their pawns?

    8. What would you like to do to make the world better?

    20 AnswersOther - Society & Culture1 decade ago
  • If you could live next door to anyone, who would it be?

    Remember, there are two sides to most houses.

    44 AnswersPolls & Surveys1 decade ago
  • Are Beagles good pets for families?

    I know that they are insane little beasties but my son wants one. I've been reading up on them. I wanted the opinions of those who have had or currently own a beagle.

    29 AnswersDogs1 decade ago
  • How many believe in the possibility of demonic possession?

    Demonic possession and mental illness seem to mirror each other in terms of symptoms. IF it were to become an issue-how would one know the difference? Is it a matter of faith alone? Meaning, if the person believed themselves to be possessed, would that make the possession real?

    This is a general question and not aimed at anyone imparticular. I've recently read the "real" case of Emily Rose in addition to a book someone purchased for me in Salem, MA on possession. It's just a really interesting topic and wanted the take of others.

    14 AnswersReligion & Spirituality1 decade ago
  • Why do so many feel it's okay to ask incoherent questions here?

    Half of the people on her ask questions that are void of punctuation and full of slang. It's like communicating with slack jawed hicks.

    Who are these people and why have they never stepped foot in an English class?

    9 AnswersOther - Education1 decade ago
  • Why do Mormon forbid coffee but allow hot chocolate?

    Okay. I understand that some of questions about Mormons are trivial but my questions really are geniune. I will not become a Mormon but the heritage is a part of my children and my oldest has questions (much like the ones I'm asking). I would like to be able to answer him with something other than, "I dunno..."

    This question may seem silly but chocolate has a ton of caffeine in it so why is this allowed and not the drinking of coffee? They both share the same health and emotional benefits? So what's the difference?

    Be kind. As I stated before, I'm not asking these questions to mock or make fun of anyone. They are genuine questions and I value the answers. I just don't feel comfortable asking the practicing members of the husbands family. They don't communicate with me unless needed...my family is Catholic and while I really have no problem with the Mormons, they do seem to have a problem with me.

    15 AnswersReligion & Spirituality1 decade ago
  • For the gen. xer's and above: Who were your celebrity crushes growing up?

    Okay, so I know that this can get a little embarassing but, be honest!

    As a little girl: Christopher Atkins

    When I was a teenager: Axle Rose and Chad Lowe. ( I still think Chad Lowe is cute)

    As a young adult: Eddie Veder and the lead singer from, "Alice in Chains." (I think he's dead now, right?)

    Just one more: Rob Zombie. I don't know what it is about that man (creativity perhaps?) but I like him...still.

    9 AnswersCelebrities1 decade ago
  • What is the funniest real life thing that you've ever seen?

    It can be at the expense of another but just don't name any names and keep it fairly clean. No sex stories please. I'm not interested.

    For me:

    When I was kid, I was the car with my parents driving through town. This lady (who was probably not all there) was wearing a dress was standing on the sidewalk. All of a sudden, her underwear fell down around her ankles. Instead of just stepping out of them and walking away...she hiked up her dress and pulled her underwear back up...showing the world way more than needed to be seen.

    12 AnswersOther - Society & Culture1 decade ago
  • Why do Mormons not allow non-followers into their temples?

    I have mormon friends, married into a non-practicing Mormon family and still-no one will give me a straight answer.

    I don't want any smart *** answers. I'm not insulting the faith (although I will never follow it. I would just like a straight forward answer if that's possible.

    12 AnswersReligion & Spirituality1 decade ago
  • In what piece of literature can I find the phrase: "Abashed the Devil stood and felt her awful goodness."

    I know I've seen it before but I cannot remember where. Can anyone who reads help me please?

    2 AnswersBooks & Authors1 decade ago
  • Why do people automatically condemn others' religion?

    Is it because our esteemed president says to? Is it that small minds think alike?

    It seems to me that people condemn other's beliefs out of fear, arrogance and ignorance (or a happy combination of the three).

    Hate is ugly and it amazes me that so many never grow up enough to realize how much energy is takes to hate. I can't be the only one 'out there' who would rather educate myself about the the world and it's people rather than be so egocentric as to assume that I'm better than someone else simply because I happen to have born to a Christian family.

    I kind of categorize those who hate non-Christians in like Nazi's who hated anyone who didn't have blond hair and blue eyes.

    You would have to be a complete idiot to not see the pain and sorrow that hate is causing and has caused through out time.

    How does anyone plan to God in the face and justify a life filled with hate? I'm ready to answer for my wrong doings but I'm proud to say that hate won't be one of them.

    13 AnswersReligion & Spirituality1 decade ago
  • What is the disorder called when a person won't bathe because they find comfort in their own filth and smells?

    I am related by marriage to someone who does this. He smells like the inside of the chimp exibit at the zoo.

    This is a serious question. I know that there is an actual medical term for it. Any answers?

    2 AnswersMental Health1 decade ago