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The daughter of an online friend is graduating from middle school. I've never met them in person, but this friend is very dear to me nonetheless. I have no clue what to get the graduate. She's 14 and a model. I could use some advice on an appropriate gift. Thanks!

I just started watching and I am completely baffled by the building they are in. What is that? The office looks like a palace, but there are people milling about in the background. Then the interrogation room looks like a boathouse basement. Can someone please enlighten me? Thanks!

I took my daughter to an Easter egg hunt with a friend. Another mother there had on a very strange-looking dress. It was blue and very low cut with an odd white something poking out barely covering her breasts. The dress was strapless, but she also had a pink polka-dotted bra sticking out, which was very obvious by the straps and with the back showing above her dress. My friend and I were debating on what that white piece was. Was it part of her dress, or was she wearing two bras? It was just very strange and ill-fitting. In trying to figure this out, we were apparently staring. The woman snapped, "What are you looking at?" which was obviously embarrassing. The point is, why wear something as ridiculous as that to purposely gain attention, then get angry when someone notices?

This question is inspired by a new word I just ran across that gave me pause. Yousta - as opposed to "used to." I'm dating myself here, but I can barely understand half of these questions and it's not just teenagers. Punctuation, grammar and spelling seem to have been tossed out with the trash.

Does anyone else feel that we are cheating our children by allowing this? Do you consider this acceptable? Does anyone even care, or is literacy a thing of the past?

I asked my aunt for her recipe for a pound cake. Her recipe called for 1/4 cup lemon juice. I didn't want the lemon flavor since I was going to serve it with fresh strawberries, so I used 1/4 cup milk instead. Also it called for cake flour. I used regular flour, but sifted it until it was extra fine like cake flour. Otherwise, I followed the recipe verbatim. The cake cooked over the top of the pan, then collapsed. The end results tasted delicious, but it made a huge mess in my oven and the cake was embarrassingly ugly. Any tips for future reference would be appreciate.

I was at a party where I got into a pointless conversation with an acquaintance about foods. This took place next to the buffet table. I mentioned that I don't care for capers, which inspired her to list all the foods she hated with much emphasis on liver. As I listened, I bit my lip to keep from laughing because as she expounded upon how gross liver was, she was scarfing down crackers heaping with pâté. Should I have told her she was eating liver? What would you have done?

... was just given a record deal by none other than the producers of American Idol? Isn't that just a little too convenient?

Bills .. "delete"

Grouchy neighbor ... "delete"

Creepy janitor ... "delete"

Justin Beiber ... "delete"

... does that mean I can open up all the packages in the store to get the game piece and not have to pay for them?

Did they give you CPR?

... do you salute?

Did it come with direction on how to use?

... where would you go?

... those cheesy True ads? They all have beautiful women with big boobs. Do they not think there are women on here who would like to see a beautiful man with a big ... heart.

Every time I see that smug brunette in the white dress, I want to punch her.

Anyone else have an opinion on that? Or not. Just ranting.

Dirty minds!

I'm only asking because my left arm is in a cast.

... and not in Japaneses characters? www.freetranslation.com and www.igoogle.com do not.

If so, have you ever had their promises fulfilled, or do you find them as lame as the people who send them to you in the first place?

Me? I ignore them.

... chose an avatar that has beard stubble? Is it wishful thinking?

Yahoo's suggested category: Toddlers and Preschoolers.

The must be Oracles ...

I've actually played poker for coupons. But have you ever played for time? Like betting a half hour instead of a dollar amount?

It's really interesting. I've collected babysitting hours and once had to spend an hour wedding my neighbor's garden. Other interesting scenarios have also come up, but I won't discuss those.

Would you consider it?