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We'll be visiting Chicago in a few weeks, and my wife wants to try the famous Chicago-style pizza. She wants it from a local place in the heart of the city, a place that's been in business for at least fifty years or so, and that's a favorite among lifelong locals. I'm sure there are plenty of options. Where would you suggest?

I've always wondered this since at any time rarebit can become quite scarce, as rare as it is!

Ever since the beginning of time (1996), every now and then when I'm on the Internet, I'll notice that I'm still connected, my web page isn't loading, my modem is sending data, but receiving nothing, and I sit there and keep clicking Reload in an attempt to get anything to load. What is likely going wrong at a time like that?

I know they're both mail sorting facilities in Memphis, but are they the same facility or separate facilities? I've seen some packages go through one and some go through the other, and I've even seen a few go through both.

There's a girl I work with who doesn't talk to me anymore. She used to. She may have even liked me at one point, but I was too stupid to notice. But now she avoids talking to me at all, and tries never to make herself available for me to talk to as well. This girl is, in my opinion, very beautiful though others say she's just "kinda cute". But that combined with her physical stature really intimidates me and makes it hard for me to ever ask her what the problem is. The few times I have managed to say anything, I seem to make a complete fool of myself.

But she acts like she may be scared of me or may wish I just didn't exist anymore and tries so hard to ignore me, and I mostly just leave her alone as well, though I know neither one of us can completely ignore the other since we do work together, and have for over a year. We don't have a problem talking to other people, though. It's just the two of us. I'm really tired of this little game and I just want us to be able to get along, but I don't know what to do. I've never had someone try this hard to pretend I don't exist, and I don't even know what I did to her!

Once the engine warms up, it runs just fine, but if it hasn't been run in several hours, it won't idle smoothly and stalls very easily, especially upon putting the transmission in gear. Does anyone have a short list of things I can check to find the problem?

To me, the phrase "on the rocks" for a drink poured over ice just sounds too pretentious and fraffly-fraffly. Is there another word or phrase that means the same thing that would be more-or-less universally understood at a bar?

I'm in Memphis this weekend, and I need to find Old Style beer in cans or bottles. It's sold on every corner in Chicago, but it's not so easily found in the South, so not just any grocery store will do. But I'm sure there's a place or two in town that stocks virtually every brand of beer in existence. Any suggestions?

Months before his album 'Last Man Standing' was issued, a short preview of the song, without Jimmy Page, was posted to his official web site. The guitar part was added later. Not taking anything away from Mr. Page, I would be very interested in hearing the entire track as it was originally recorded. Any help will be greatly appreciated!

I'm not an engineer, nor do I play one on TV, but I have an engineering question. I must support a weight of 1750 pounds with a timber column that is 8.5 feet long, unbraced, with a safety factor of 2.0. Will a plain 4x4 do the job without buckling, or should I use a built-up column?

I'm building a deck with treated lumber and I need an idea of the capacity of the posts so I can space them closely enough to stay well below their limit. I'm planning to use square posts that measure 3.5 inches by 3.5 inches, and vary in length from 5 feet to 8 feet.

Nothing too fancy, though, as this trip is already going to cost me an arm. We've never eaten in New Orleans before, and I want to try out the food they're famous for.

I have a 1990 Buick LeSabre, and for the past month or two, my exhaust has been smelling like an old car, but it is still running perfectly smoothly. I keep up with my fuel economy, and my average mileage hasn't changed.

...and I want it to be able to hold proportionately the same amount, how much weight should I design it to hold? a. 4.2 tons b. 110 pounds c. 1.5 pounds d. Some other weight e. Not enough information given I'm leaning toward c since weight is proportionate to volume in materials of the same density, but I'm asking to be sure.

My wife and I are going to Biloxi in May, and it's her specific request for me to take her to the "best damn fish place" there. So, especially for locals and anyone else familiar with the area, what is your recommendation? I'm particularly looking for a place that serves locally-sourced dishes.

Several of the photographs I have taken outside come out looking pale and wintry. What can I do to try to make sure this doesn't happen?

I have several rolls of 35mm film that need to be developed soon, but I don't need prints yet. What are some of the more affordable places to take it, and, if known, what do they charge to develop the roll without making prints?

If so, which is your preferred label? (Red CHBR, Black No. 8, Ivory No. 12, or Barrel Select)

In addition to keeping special effects and new sets to a minimum, I've noticed that they follow very strict rules concerning extras and guest stars to keep costs down. It makes me wonder what their budget is per episode. Anybody know?

I'm not like blow up or anything, am I?