What is the difference between further and farther. Is farther even a word? Can my friend throw the ball farther than me, or further than me?

ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: Depends on how fur you want Answer Person to takes this. Well, beyond that snide jab at southern culture, demonstrating a variance that doesn’t work, there [...]

In the last five years, how many times has a college basketball team scored 90 points (or more) in regulation and lost without overtime?

ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: You know, Answer Person has a real job, a real life, and isn’t about to get into a answering an endless series of sports stats trivia questions. Really! [...]

What is mucus (sp?) and why does your body produce it?

ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: Actually, and curiously, your spelling is correct. MUCUS is produced by MUCOUS cells, found in the MUCOUS membranes. According to the MEDICAL DICTIONARY ONLINE, “It contains mucin, white blood cells, water, inorganic salts, and exfoliated cells.” (http://www.online-medical-dictionary.org/omd.asp?q=Mucus)

Why? Two reasons. First, [...]

How are stock prices determined? Is it based on what percentages of a company are for sale or what prices people are willing to pay? It seems to me that different people would be willing to pay different prices for a chunk of a company. Is there some kind of independent commission?

ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: [...]

What should I do for my special lady for Valentine’s Day? Any gift ideas?

ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: Flowers. Chocolates. Back massage. Foot massage. Lingerie. Music CD. Tickets to the Duke Women’s Basketball game at UNC (6 PM at the Dean Dome). A Book. Perfume. Satin/silk sheets. Dinner at a great restaurant. Take her to or [...]

I have just received a trampoline as a hand-me-down gift. I am delighted about the gift, but don’t know how to get it from my friend’s house to mine? It is big, I think too big for a pickup truck. Any suggestions?

ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: Is it a round trampoline? If so, rolling is an [...]