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2009-12-23 03:11:00
What is the best cold medication (tablet/pill/gel) known to man that is available OTC? Bonus points if it has some sort of seditive version as well.


I decided to check out the Buckleys liquid gels ($23) and the only way they stop my nose from running is if I insert the gels directly into my nose creating a dam.

Jekka
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2009-12-22 23:07:00
Is there really such a thing as objective morality?

Paul
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2009-12-23 16:53:00
What was the last event to which you invited someone?

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2009-12-22 23:26:00
So 'fess up, what's the lamest gift you'll be giving someone this holiday season?

Aly
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One for the wine snobs... 2009-12-22 22:16:00
 
What is your favorite wine?
Name a few if you desire.

rgrthat

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Yummy 2009-12-22 23:58:00
What is the one food that you could eat everyday and never get sick of??

What is the one food that you would rather starve than eat?

erinelsberg

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Sketches!! 2009-12-22 23:16:00
What should I draw in my sketchbook?

Ashley!
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2009-12-22 19:28:00
What songs make you dance?

sekali

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Zwack Liquor. 2009-12-22 21:44:00
Have any of you had this stuff?

Can you tell me what it tastes like, before I go and buy some?

1silver_seraph

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2009-12-22 18:21:00
Would you suggest Fallout 3?

If not, are there any other games that you enjoy?

exsultate

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2009-12-22 20:07:00
What did you eat for dinner?/What are you eating for dinner?

What should I eat for dinner?

I'm gonna go out and buy a frozen veggie pizza and get a six pack 'o' beer.

Margie
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2009-12-22 21:01:00
What is something your SO just doesn't understand about you? What is something you don't understand about them?

loveeeee )

Monica
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2009-12-22 18:18:00
Are you are have you ever been a present-peeker?

dancinggirrl

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2009-12-22 18:43:00
What music helps you concentrate, write, study, etc?   

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Looking for fonts. 2009-12-23 08:42:00

Hi AMA, does anyone recognise the font in this image? I've been looking for this for ages but still no luck.



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Stomach Stapling - gift ideas 2009-12-22 16:37:00
My mom is going to have a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (as an alternative to gastric bypass surgery) a few days after Christmas. She is getting it because she and her doctors are hoping it will help her significant knee and leg pain, and help her be healthier overall. She will not be able to eat solid food for a couple weeks. I am looking for some ideas on what I could send (food or otherwise) to her through the mail to help her through the time after her surgery. Does anyone have any experience with these kinds of surgeries? and what helped you or your friend/loved one through it?

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2009-12-22 19:17:00
The Major Windfall Fairy (A distant, and rude, cousin of the Minor Windfall Fairy, naturally) has come to town!

He will grant you a huge windfall, but he's in a bad mood, so it will have a catch. Even this question has a catch! You can't name your own catch. You'll post your windfall, and the first person who gets there will dictate your catch.

So, whaddya want? He hasn't got all day, you know...

Mudge
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2009-12-23 10:17:00
Does anyone have THE BEST recipe for Rum Balls ... I had some once and they were really alcoholly and very moist and squidgy... so delicious!!

Anyone got a yummy recipe ?

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2009-12-22 16:16:00
Poll #1502383
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What is the relationship between these two people?

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lesbian lovers
22 (20.8%)

straight girl and her openly gay shopping buddy
7 (6.6%)

in-the-closet gay guy and his beard
5 (4.7%)

sisters
6 (5.7%)

mom and daughter
45 (42.5%)

two straight female friends
11 (10.4%)

straight couple
7 (6.6%)

other
3 (2.8%)


coxpoppy

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2009-12-22 23:26:00
where do you go when you need to be alone with your thoughts?

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2009-12-22 15:48:00
Hey, the Minor Windfall Fairy came to town! Whatcha gonna get? Just pretend they're equivalently priced. Do you buy:

a) a new mattress & bed linen set
b) every book on your wishlist
c) that kitchen thingie you've been eyeing (stand mixer? jazzy set of pots & pans?)
d) that electronic upgrade (camera? processor upgrade? HD entertainment setup?)
e) that raw power thingie (snowmobile? sick new bicycle?)
f) mini-vacation
g) experience! (season tix to ballgames? to the opera?)
h) a new third of your wardrobe
i) company (critter)

Bonus Q = what specifically/why?

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2009-12-22 22:14:00
What television show have you seen every episode of?

Inspired by my re-watching every episode of Friends because I convinced myself I haven't seen them all (I probably have, but still).

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2009-12-22 13:09:00
On a scale of 1 - 10, how would you rate your mood today? How about most days?
Scale:
1-3 Severe depression
4-moderate depression
5-mild depression
6-Indifferent,living, it could go either way depending on what happens.
7-between indifferent and content
8-content
9-quite happy
10-ecstatic, very happy, joyful, bordering on insanity you are so happy!

dancinggirrl

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2009-12-22 14:59:00
So, since it's officially winter in my part of the world, I am curious...

What is the weather like where you're at?

Nickie
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A Day At The Zoo. 2009-12-22 14:46:00
Are there any animals you have never seen in real life that you feel you probably should have? At a zoo or otherwise.

I have never seen a skunk, a turkey or a raccoon and it seems like I should have run into one by now.

Mark
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Online Time 2009-12-22 11:21:00
What's the biggest waste of time for you online?  The one thing that serves no purpose, doesn't fulfill or improve you in any way, and has no redeemable personal or societal value.

What's the best thing for you to do online? Something you can point to and be proud/happy/fulfilled for you to have done. 

This is less of a question of what others may do or general trends, and more of what you personally find yourself doing.

courtneydisney

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Paranormalz 2009-12-22 12:00:00
Do you believe you have ever encountered a ghost/spirit/other-worldly-being?

Bonus:
If so, what was it like?
If not, would you want to?
If you don't believe in this sort of thing, share why.

rgrthat

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2009-12-22 11:02:00
For those of you who have siblings, are you close?

For those of you who don't, do you ever wish you had siblings?

Emma
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2009-12-22 18:51:00
Can you show us a photo that shows us different levels of your personality, regardless of its age? You'll have to explain, of course. Mine is in the comments.

Sue
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dictate my life. please. 2009-12-23 01:44:00
I am four stickers away from getting my Starbucks 2010 planner, and I'm so excited! I might be able to get mine in two days time, if not tomorrow.

My dilemma is, since this year they have three different designs, I'm torn on which one to get. I've been going back and forth all three, but I haven't decided just yet. 

Here is where you come in, AMA. Which one do you like best, and therefore the one I should get?



"Bean" | "Roast" | "Brew"
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Patty
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2009-12-22 17:32:00
How much do you care about what other people think of you?

Sue
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Your Neighbors 2009-12-22 11:10:00
Do you get along with your neighbors? Do you invite/get invited over for holidays or anything? Fights?

I don't even know my neighbors. We've been here 10 years and still really have no idea who is around us. We mostly get along with an older couple across the street, but we never go to each others houses or anything like that. It's not all that friendly here I guess. I'v had a few problems with one family, they are the nosey people of the block.

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2009-12-22 11:03:00
What do you on your day's off when you have nothing to do?
I've already Christmas shopped and wrapped, cleaned, I'm done with classes, my roommates aren't around so I'm lonely, etc etc

Monica
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2009-12-22 10:53:00
All I can think about today is Christmas dinner. And I have another question...

What time do you eat your Christmas dinner?

We sit down at about 1:00 and I always wondered why we referred to it as Christmas dinner when it is more accurately Christmas lunch.

Christina
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2009-12-22 10:35:00
Let's talk cranberry sauce.

Poll #1502199 Cranberries!
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What kind of cranberry sauce is your favorite?

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Whole berries all the way!
16 (20.5%)

If it doesn't have the rings from the can, forget it!
37 (47.4%)

I hate cranberry sauce.
25 (32.1%)


Barbara
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2009-12-22 09:56:00
What's your formspring if you have one? If you don't howcome?

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Mmm...food.... 2009-12-22 09:31:00
What's your favorite holiday dinner side dish? Are you the one that makes it?

Christina
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2009-12-22 14:15:00
What's your santa hat like? Mine is a giant spring ) :)

Claire
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Paid LJ 2009-12-22 06:24:00
Do you think having a paid LJ account is worth it?
If so, how many blogs do you post a month?

If not, why?

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2009-12-22 08:12:00
Inspired by [info]rainisnice:


Are you able to taste a significant difference between generic and name brand food products? Are there any instances where you think that the generic brand is better?

Catie
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2009-12-22 06:26:00
You know those collars that Queen Elizabeth I used to wear to keep the bugs in her hair from migrating south? Like these:

http://www.sulekha.com/mstore/dreamscometrue/albums/default/elizabeth2.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1as5cgzysyk/SbX3rnNuPyI/AAAAAAAABS0/UOzmpAoYeBA/s400/Queen+Elizabeth+I.jpg

If you were going to make one of these for a costume, how would you go about doing it? I tried coffee filters. They're too flimsy. Card stock looks too much like . . . card stock.

Thanks in advance for your help!

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Gifts from Strangers? 2009-12-22 00:55:00

So I'm at work right now and I just recieved a medical call from a 78 year old stroke victim who's confined to a wheel chair.. The Story )

Would you take the gentlemans address and send him a little claw grabber thing for Christmas? Would you send something else? Or would you just let it go? I understand that the medical team probably has more to work with as far as making a judgement call on what this man needs... I just feel so bad. =\

Alternatively, if you were the old man would you be offended to recieve an anonymous gift such as that? Would it hurt your pride? What would you want?


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2009-12-22 02:16:00
Poll #1502068
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Which do you want for Christmas?

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your two front teeth
10 (16.9%)

a hippopotamus
49 (83.1%)


Genevieve
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2009-12-21 23:29:00
So, I feel kind of stupid asking this, but I don't know, so...

I want to start the habit of wearing sunblock on my face (and I guess other parts) when I go outside. Would I just use something like SPF 50? Is this pretty common in stores? I feel like I don't really see it. Should I use something stronger, since I really do not want to tan at all and want to protect as much as possible? Are there any products or brands you would recommend for this goal?

Emily (with freckles)
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Sex Toys 2009-12-21 23:31:00
Does any one have any suggestions what type of sex toy I should buy?

I have no idea of which brand name I should go with. And I'm not sure if I should go with a vibe or a dildo because I'm not sure which one is more...satisfying.

The only one I've ever owned is a pocket rocket.

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2009-12-21 23:59:00
Do you think it says anything about our society when so many people are huge fans of Dexter?

Carl - SDX
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2009-12-22 13:35:00
I'm making some last minute gifts for friends and family, and am thinking about making up some cake or cookie mixes (you know, the kind where you gift the dry ingrediants and include a little recipe of the wet ingrediants and cooking instructions). so my question to you, AMA'ers is... <span style="font-size: medium">which would be your favourite cake / cookie / muffin receipe to receive as a gift? </span> BONUS POINTS for receipes (or recipe links) actually included in the comments here, or other ideas like soup mixes, hot choclate mixes etc... at the moment i am thinking of possibly: * carrot & walnut cake * choc chip cookies (always a fave) * gingerbread cookies * anzac or oatmeal cookies ??? Give me your delishus brain meats!

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2009-12-21 21:04:00
I took in 560% my daily dose of saturated fat today.

How long do you think I have to live?

coxpoppy

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2009-12-21 22:59:00
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Does my winter coat make me look fat?

McFlaggenhawk
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... 2009-12-22 02:28:00
So, there's the telephone and the DSL modem whatsit in the living room, and there's a telephone extension in my room.

The thing is, when I pick up the phone in my room, all I hear is static. This wasn't a problem before as I don't usually make landline calls, but now I have a need to, and I want to make them in the privacy of my own room (especially in a house full of people).

What can I do about the static? I've heard something called a DSL Splitter, but I'm not sure if that's what I need?

Patty
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