Description : Slightly older nerdy folks- What did you do to socialize prior to the internet?
Last Answer : The senior center. Bingo. Doctors offices. Dennys. The library.
Description : Older Fluther folks, can you let me know what a good economy was like?
Last Answer : McDonalds Burgers 29 cents, Macs popsicle 29 cents, Domo Gas 29.9, gold $290/ounce, 10% interest on bank accounts, college $3000 per year. Easy mortgage’s. All in the 80’s in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Also $8 a barrel west Texas Crude Oil.
Description : Are naps bad?
Last Answer : If you’ll continue to have that time available to take naps, why not? Naps are one of life’s simple pleasures. I don’t take them because then at “nap time” at work or school, I get really sleepy.
Description : Do power naps have the same effect on memorizing as normal sleep?
Last Answer : Short no one knows. My instinct is that power naps are probably more or less useless because the protein synthesis component of consolidation (I think?) would take longer than that .don't quote ... to these processes . http://leitl.org/docs/public_html/striz/striz.org/docs/05sleep-memory.pdf
Description : Why 100% winding protection is felt essential for main generator stator E/F protection? (Used in NAPS onwards?)
Last Answer : At MAPS 4% of winding is not protected. Earlier felt that the Electro magnetic stress due high external fault currents near 4% of neutral may not be high to cause E/F here. But now felt that the mechanical stress can leads to E/F.
Description : Is A Nod Acceptable For A "How Are You?"?
Last Answer : Yes, of course.
Description : Do you consider it rude to be greeted with a nod instead of an audible "Hello"?
Last Answer : It’s an acknowledgment even if slightly less gregarious than a verbal “hello.” I think men are more the nodding types, as a female I usually say ” Hello” or smile and say something like ” beautiful day.” Maybe head nodding is part of the strong and silent gig with some men. haha
Description : Would you give the nod to pull the plug on a parent's ventilator?
Last Answer : I would not pull the plug, it is not my place to choose weather they live or die regardless if they are in pain or not.
Description : What causes a person to smile and nod when someone insults them?
Last Answer : Uhhhmmm, do you have a bow and arrow?
Description : Is there a difference in the upward nod and the downward nod?
Last Answer : Upward = “S’up, dude?” Downward = “G’day to you, sir”
Description : Why do people nod their heads up and down if the professor is talking directly to them?
Last Answer : It’s an active listening skill that, along with leaning forward and giving verbal acknowledgement (“mhmm,” “I see”) respectfully indicate to the speaker that you are engaged in the conversation. We all probably learned these skills naturally, as they enhance conversation.
Description : Or is it even more effective with these antivirus programs?
Last Answer : I think it's a shame to install an antivirus in addition to the existing windows defender under windows 10. None run out of 100% protection.
Description : C) MyGov Explanation: The cabinet on June 1, 2016, gave its nod to setting up of the IPPB under the Department of Posts. The Department of Post wants to connect with and involve the people of ... all Indian citizens, institutions, agencies and entities for a period of one month, until July 9, 2016.
Last Answer : To provide loans to Indo-Spanish joint ventures and local enterprises in India, State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a memorandum of agreement with Spain‟s which bank to enhance business synergies? A) Caja Madrid B) CaixaBank C) Liberbank D) Gallego bank E) None of these
Description : We've probably all heard stories about how eskimos would send their old folks off on ice floes. But is there any evidence that's true?
Last Answer : We have? I’ve definitely never heard that…
Description : Any World Cup watchers? Who are you rooting for? Who's expected to win? (I'm just going to the pub for the cold beer and crazy British folks. They're fun)
Last Answer : answer:Mexico. Spain or Brazil.
Description : Should I go ahead and whack it off?
Last Answer : Yes. And the faster you do it the better you will feel.
Description : Is anyone else annoyed CBS does not just go ahead and schedule 60 minutes a half an hour later?
Last Answer : I recommend just showing historical Packers highlights and great moments until the hour.
Description : Did anyone else's iPhone 4 (Verizon) just go back 1 hour instead of ahead?
Last Answer : This would explain the confusion between me and my friend – He has the new verison Iphone 4 and he was telling me that my phone was going 2 hours ahead.
Description : I have a 5yr old who will fight you so hard when it comes to taking him to time out. What is a good way to get them there without having to drag them?
Last Answer : The fighting and the dragging is attention. Negative attention, but still attention. As soon as the fight starts, hands off and walk away. Period. Say “I don’t like the screaming. Come back to me when you want to behave.” and walk away.
Description : Olive Oyl: A ditzy naïve woman who just wants to find love and doesn’t realize all the trouble she’s causing? Or is she a trouble making skank, who gets off on watching men fight each other for her affection?
Last Answer : answer:Can’t she be both? Neither Popeye nor Bluto are real catches. I wonder about her insecurity and self-image if those are the only two guys she can feel comfortable with. She can do better. I suppose in the end, her choice will be based on whether or not she likes the taste of spinach.
Description : Another question about territorial aggression in dogs, was I right to stand my ground and fight as long as it wasn't too bad or should I have just backed off immediately?
Last Answer : answer:I haven't had a dog in years, but, I worked with a trainer once with my high energy, dominant hound dog and she taught me to do the take down , where you push the dog ... are very easy going and not aggressive. Maybe have your brother consult a personal trainer for this particular issue.
Description : Speculative history: If the USSR hadn't been a socialist/communist state from 1917, would they now be ahead of (or behind) the US as a world power?
Last Answer : Both west and east stole technology from Central Europe, WHICH IS AND ALWAYS WAS THE BEST EUROPE!
Description : How can the poor get ahead if all of the resources on the planet are claimed and fenced off?
Last Answer : 4% of the population owns 98% of the world’s wealth. They can’t.
Description : Does it ever seem like you just can't get a break, can't get ahead, no matter how hard you try?
Last Answer : All the time…just when I start to put by a little extra money, my car has something go up on it…etc.
Description : I'm not far enough in debt to get debt relief, but im just far enough behind where I can't get ahead. How can I become debt free when I seem to be stuck?
Last Answer : Welcome to life. Sometimes you just have to deal with bad credit until you have the means to take care of it. Survival is your first priority, this means shelter, food, and environmental control (electric). Any ... nothing to scoff at, but in the big scheme of things it is not the end of the world.
Description : Do you think that nursing homes are orphanages for old folks?
Last Answer : No. Orphanages are for children who have lives to live and hopes that they will be adopted. They have something to look forward to in life. Nursing homes are for old people who can't fend for ... folks who can still get around fairly well. They can hope to look forward to a few more years.
Description : Do you think little kids are drawn to folks with criminal tendencies?
Last Answer : No.
Description : Folks who had the misfortune of growing up with awful parents, if you could choose a do-over with a celebrity couple as your parents, which celebrity couple would you choose?
Last Answer : I'd probably go with Emily Blunt and John Krasinski. They seem like very nice, accepting people who would just want their kids to be happy.
Description : Would one of you techie folks be able to change Dr. J's hat to one that has the letter A on it, in honor of the late great Auggie?
Last Answer : And possibly change the candy cane to a whip?
Description : Did you folks know the chat room is back to working?
Last Answer : That was quick. Thanks whoever it is!
Description : Did the anti-racist folks throw the first punch, either physically or verbally, in Charlottesville?
Last Answer : If Trump says it, it must be true. Said no reasonably thinking human ever.
Description : How do you folks from the U.K. pronounce Lerwick (as in Lerwick, Shetland)?
Last Answer : By the way, I absolutely adore Scottish accents. I know he would beg to differ, but one of our members has an accent that sounds similar, at least to me with my American ears, although he says his accent is not similar at all to those of folks in Scotland. Either way, he sounds wonderful.
Description : What's with the raging epidemic of cops shooting black folks?
Last Answer : My guess is that it’s always been there. It’s just that the prevalence of portable video has brought it to consciousness.
Description : For you folks in the East, exactly WHAT is a paw paw?
Last Answer : answer:In the Florida Cracker dialect, it’s Papaya. What song is that?
Description : Irish folks, proper pronunciation of Niamh?
Last Answer : answer:For full disclosure, I’m not Irish, just Irish-American. But, I have traveled extensively throughout Ireland, and I have relatives named Niamh. I believe that either NEEV or NEE-av is correct. It’s likely a regional thing, much like saying AHNT v. ANT.
Description : OK folks. Will you 'splain to me how to down load free ring tones to my S5Note phone?
Last Answer : How about ripping the songs from Youtube, cutting the part that you want to hear (or just keeping the whole song) then putting it into your phone? The process is free.
Description : For rural folks, what was the usual progression of firearm ownership for kids?
Last Answer : Red Ryder bb gun at 8, high powered pellet rifle at 11, access to .22 rifles at 11, access to shotguns at 13. We also had a shooting team in middle school,this was around 1989. I did not own large caliber firearms or handguns until I was an adult.
Description : How much does the electability of guys like Brownback and Walker have to do with the flight of folks who know better from places like Kansas and Wisconsin?
Last Answer : do they really know better?
Description : I need to have some hazardous trees removed. What questions should I be asking the tree services folks?
Last Answer : I would check with your insurance company to see who is liable if they accidentally damage your property or a neighbours property while doing this job.
Description : Why do some folks have such hazy memories of their childhood?
Last Answer : answer:I don’t remember much before I was about 5…. and that is actually a good thing. I was about 5 when my father was kicked out of the house. Much of the time before that was spent getting beaten.
Description : Have you ever done something so strange that folks questioned your sanity?
Description : Why do we often see black / interracial children with white parents/grandparents/folks, but rarely see white children with black adults?
Last Answer : There are way more black children that are homeless in my neck of the woods. So it will make perfectly sense to see black children with white parents. There is a long waiting list for adopting white ... a strict process to get adoption clearance. Many people don't want to go through such a process.
Description : OK folks, who are your favorite romantic couples?
Last Answer : answer:Honestly, I’ve never seen the movie, but my #1 goes to Rhett and Scarlet, because, “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.” A line to love. Rob and Laura Petrie. The parents I always wanted to have. Lucy and Ricky. (Ethel and Ralph) ANYONE but Roseanne!
Description : Should some folks give a little more thought to the initials they use to get the name of their business out as many times as possible in a 60 second ad?
Last Answer : answer:Advertising is designed to bring attention. Look at you - in your case, it clearly caught your eye (or ear) which means that it was 100% successful. Also, you have broadcast that ... your questions today all suggestive of censorship or media control? Do you work for the republican party?
Description : Cat folks, what toys (items) do your cats like to play with?
Last Answer : lasers.
Description : For tech savvy folks: is Dropbox the best alternative for collaborative file sharing?
Last Answer : answer:I think Google is near top notch. I mean, it’s next to e-mail. There’s Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Hangout. I heard a lot of new school business people partake in Google latest features. Dropbox isn’t that bad though
Description : Is San Diego a good place for retired folks?
Last Answer : From what I’ve heard, it is a lovely city with of course, a wonderful climate. The only thing would be the cost of living so you might want to look online at real estate prices.
Description : You Northern folks, when does spring usually happen for you?
Last Answer : I tend to feel like we’ve turned a corned once March has arrived – although it can be a very fickle month. But April is a pure delight with a swift progression of one pleasure after another.
Description : For teachers, parents of young kids and playful folks: Can you tell me how to make and use invisible ink?
Last Answer : I did this as a kid. Water and lemon juice. Heat the paper with a hair dryer after the juice dries and it will show what’s written.
Description : What can I do with a kielbasa (keep it clean, folks)
Last Answer : It goes well in soup. Use it in pea soup instead of ham. Use it in bean soup. It is good grilled with any number of things. It is good with pineapple. Really, you can do almost anything you want with Kielbasa.