Description : In the area you live in, how old are teens when the majority have (or seem to have) their own cell phones?
Last Answer : answer:Back in California I live in a lower to middle class suburban city in the east bay area. Most kids in high school, and some kids in middle school tend to have cell phones, but ... political agenda, but they're the people I usually come upon in rural Illinois rather than suburban California.
Description : Would anyone else be more impressed with the drivers of hybrids if their cars looked no different from the non hybrid version?
Last Answer : all cars should look like hybrids. or like this
Description : Have you or anyone you know named their newborn baby after a character in the Hunger Games?
Last Answer : I might name a baby Primrose, but it wouldn’t be after a character in Hunger Games. My great great grandmother was named Primrose, so that would be my only reason to use it.
Description : Do you feel like you know so many sick people right now?
Last Answer : No, nobody I know, currently, is sick.
Description : How do I be a "trendy 2019 teen"?
Last Answer : Be a good person and help others. But don’t help others as a “show”. Don’t make videos of yourself doing good deeds. Do them because it truly helps someone.
Description : Do you follow any futurists?
Last Answer : No, I used to read some of them back when I was in high school in the 70s, but most have been widely off the mark.
Description : Are you covered in tats but never been to jail?
Last Answer : Shaolin Monks have tats, and they don’t cause trouble.
Description : Ladies: Do you wear Uggs or similar style boots?
Last Answer : I think they’re hideous. I’ve never worn them. I have, however, observed many, many young women trying to trudge around campus in them, despite the fact that the Uggs’ poor support makes it look like they have some sort of ankle deformation.
Description : Is nerdiness where it's at in terms of social success?
Last Answer : answer:Nerds get involved in projects and seem to be able to focus on them exclusively, without getting distracted by other things. They will work long hours purely because it interests them. This ... 'm going to have some breakfast now but will add more a little later @wundayatta GOOD question!
Description : What do you think about the trend towards extended story arcs in movies and television?
Last Answer : I've always had more of a preference to serials, as opposed to episode-to-episode series, but I don't think it's taking over television. Since there are so many stations, the serials are ... new one, it's just becoming more noticeable now because the market is expanding and more are emerging.
Description : IN & OUT in 2012?
Last Answer : answer:In: and Out Burger. Out: back restaurants. In: sanity. Out: houses.
Description : Ear piercings (cartilage, not lobes) is a meaning attached to the individual locations on the ear?
Last Answer : It’s just decoration. There are a lot of stories about earring meanings, but they don’t hold up. Most of them are schoolyard myths.
Description : What are the jobs of the future?
Last Answer : The skills of old may be handy in our future. Bartering your skills may be the way, farming; hunting; sewing; mechanical maintenance; entertainment and other basic crafts may be in high demand if the shit hits the fan as we near the end of capitalism.
Description : Are there any songs that you did not like when they first came out, but weeks, months or years later you liked and appreciated?
Last Answer : I absolutely loathed Another One Bites the Dust by Queen when it came out when I was in high school. I heard it a week or so ago and while I can’t say I liked it, I did enjoy hearing Freddie Mercury’s voice and appreciated the song.
Description : Feature question: might we ever have a # of views counter thingy next to each question?
Last Answer : I think it would be neat. I think it would be great if it was linked to some other functionality – like a “greatest” or “hot questions” search function.
Description : Changing your facebook picture to a cartoon character, to fight child abuse. Can you explain how this is supposed to work?
Last Answer : all it does is bring attention to a cause. I see those things all the time, after the first time I ignore it. nobody will care if you don’t change your profile picture. If someone does question you, you can ask THEM how it is supposed to work!
Description : Are Facebook and Twitter really that great, or are they just filling a void?
Last Answer : answer:What need? To me, the effects of social networking are greatly exaggerated. Both negative and positive.
Description : What is the ugliest name you've ever heard of?
Last Answer : Quinteria.
Description : Long skirts the trend, but do they make 5'4" and under women look shorter than they are?
Last Answer : From the photo it looks like she is tripping over her feet. Her right foot is caught on the fabric that is dragging on the ground. Not very realistic or practical. She is also rail thin. I still like the look of heals.
Description : Do you think Facebook is "so yesterday?"?
Last Answer : It’s not a matter of what I think, it is without question one of the main social networks. That’s not an opinion, that’s a fact.
Description : What are some recent trends in our culture?
Last Answer : Using online social sites as evidence in court…catching cheaters via texts…panicking over viruses
Description : Will Augmented Reality be the next revolution?
Last Answer : This and more. How about virtual conferences “holodeck” style?
Description : What is crowdsourcing?
Last Answer : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdsourcing
Description : Is the litter problem getting worse in Britain?
Last Answer : I don't live in Britain so I can't hazard a guess on litter problems there but I would think that they are getting worse in America. Additionally, I believe that problems are worse now than when I ... because I think it is going to get much worse before we find significant ways to make it better.
Description : Can you suggest a book/resources on understanding the life cycle of trends?
Last Answer : Yes, definitely there are. I'm studying this very topic in one of my classes. The class is called the sociology of collective episodes and one part of the class focuses on fads and fashion. It's ... interest you also. It's called Merchants of Cool and you can easily find it in Google videos.
Description : Any fashion trend you are ashamed to admit you embraced?
Last Answer : 2 words: acid wash
Description : In 1,000 years, when the early 21st century is studied, what will they say is the best art that we are currently producing?
Last Answer : Awesome music
Description : What trend or thing of the past makes you feel old?
Last Answer : The thing that makes me feel old is when I say things like: “When I was your age…”
Description : Despite having anticonvulsant action, diazepam is not used in the treatment of epilepsy because: A. It is not effective orally B. It causes sedation C. Its anticonvulsant action wanes off with chronic use D. Both ‘B’ and ‘C’ are correct
Last Answer : D. Both ‘B’ and ‘C’ are correct
Description : You became aggressive on those parental issues which you feel inadequate because Options: A) It has heavy impact on your brain and create obstacles in your life B) You have lost ... inappropriate behaviour C) You cannot rationalize their thinking D) You have developed the negative attitude
Last Answer : B) You have lost sympathy in their inappropriate behaviour
Description : Sould we feel any sympathy for "Officer Bubbles" or should he be mocked even more?
Last Answer : I had not heard of this. I watched the first video and could feel the tension. He was a jerk. But she was a jerk, too. She was right up to the line. Right up to the line. And then ... , for both sides, she did not. The court cases are a waste of taxpayer money. Only the lawyers will benefit.
Description : By emotional maturity is meant a Options: A) Low degree of sensitivity coupled with a high level of intellectual growth B) Extreme patience or sympathy towards problems involving other people C) Lack of ... other people D) Lack of control or inhibition of the emotions appropriate to one's age-group
Last Answer : D) Lack of control or inhibition of the emotions appropriate to one's age-group
Description : Now-a-day the Government has given priority to social welfare schemes, therefore, it has launched various schemes like Age-old Pension scheme, Widow Pension scheme etc. Your personal opinion towards all these ... social sympathy D) These people live a dignified life like others along with 'A'
Last Answer : D) These people live a dignified life like others along with 'A'
Description : Do you have any interesting/sweet sympathy gift ideas?
Last Answer : You can send a chocolate, or fruit, gift basket. Or ask if she needs anything; Like a maid service, or a delicious casserole dish? Or you can pay for an extra long distance phone call? Or let her ... house until she gets on her feet? Sorry for not being helpful. I don't handle death and loss well.
Description : Have you noticed a lack of sympathy for Asians from other minorities?
Last Answer : The idea that “non white” minorities are competing among themselves to be the whitest is absurd. The lack of sympathy you haven’t noticed would, if it existed, be absurd too but racism isn’t based on reasoning.
Description : Has having life been done to you increased your empathy or sympathy for others?
Last Answer : ...having life been done to you implies a lack of responsibility for one's reactions to the world. A view of life in that manner would tend to decrease empathy for people, viewing them as ... one's ability to see parallels in other's lives, which in turn can lead to empathy and identification.
Description : I feel a little bit sorry for Ivanka Trump, who has to wear her paternity on her face everywhere she goes. Who is the unlikely target of a modicum of your sympathy?
Last Answer : Beaker from the Muppet show. He got a raw deal.
Description : Can you help with this sympathy plant delivery?
Last Answer : I have sent them to the funeral home. That or the bereaved’s house would work.
Description : Can we take a moment to share sympathy with Joe Biden who has lost his son Beau?
Last Answer : Unbelievably tragic. There are no words. Hope the man has courage to make it through.
Description : If a person were congratulated begrudgingly or out of sympathy, is that a genuine pat on the back or something else?
Last Answer : Pleasantries are the grease that keep the social cogs turning.
Description : Do the thieves who stole the Cobalt 60 deserve sympathy or the Darwin Award?
Last Answer : They are going to their own reward… and they can glow in the dark on the way there.
Description : Is there anyone else who is made uncomfortable by sympathy?
Last Answer : answer:Just experience it. Think about giving sympathy, what you mean by it when you give it, what you would like back from someone else.
Description : Does it matter how the person got hurt as to how much sympathy you would expect to feel?
Last Answer : There is a reason Dr’s refer to motorcycle people as organ donors.
Description : Did the Libyan rebels lose a little global sympathy by "murdering" Gaddafi?
Last Answer : answer:Personally, I think it was more of a travesty when Saddam was put to death after a farce trial. Gaddafi got what he was asking for, his own people showed him their gratitude for what he did for ... you never should rejoice of someone else's death, but pardon me if i don't shed a tear either.
Description : In the spirit of a sympathy strike, what would you like to "Occupy" today?
Last Answer : In the spirit of striking against the perpetual, unending laundry pile, I would like to occupy my bed for two more hours. ;)
Description : What is difference between Sympathy and Empathy?
Last Answer : Sympathy is when you feel sorry for someone. Empathy is when you can relate with someone, or when you really understand how it is they are feeling.
Description : Does anyone feel the need to rant and receive sympathy for something that happened today, or even the last couple of weeks?
Last Answer : My student loans that I still have not found a job for just took my entire tax refund that I was counting on to pay my bills! #%holes #%^&&^ ^&((( )(^% $%##heads @#%**^%%&# ..........I will pass on the chocolate but I sure wish you could pass a xanny this way!
Description : How would you make a funny sympathy card?
Last Answer : Go to a specialty card shop and look. There are some really good ones out there. Also if you know the person you can tell them something you say often to each other. Like a catch phrase. Or my very favorite is ... cross out. It is great fun and makes me laugh too. It is also fun for the kids to do.
Description : What is the etiquette on sending thank you cards for receiving sympathy cards for the death of a loved one?
Last Answer : You can usually get away with none, maybe a thanks at the funeral. Most people send mass cards, and in all cases the recipients know that you know that their thoughts are with you. Am really sorry for your loss.
Description : What should I put in a sympathy care package?
Last Answer : My condolences. Here is a website and some of the first gift baskets are targeted towards the loss of loved ones. Click on each one for ideas for your own.