From the monthly archives: February 2007
why does it bother me so much that the work i do for a living isn’t saving the world? i mean, i should be happy with the money i’m making and find other ways to save the world. right?
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: You can give all of the money you make to a worthy cause [...]
What happened to the comfy chairs on the 2nd floor of the Bostock/Perkins walkway? I can no longer take a nap/study. The black block tables are still present but no chairs. Why is this? My study spot was the walkway and without those chairs the space is even more limited. It is messing up the [...]
jokes that start with “What’s the deal with”?
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: They’re the real deal.
Where did you go AP? Your loyal readers miss you!
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: AP is still around. Just got a little behind on the wit and wisdom front. I’ll catch up eventually.
Has there been a funnier TV Show in the last 10 years? Even Family Guy can’t compare. Do you agree?
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: Certainly very funny, as is Family Guy (although as you may have noticed AP likes variety and avoids superlative ratings such as the best, worst, favorite, least favorite, etc.). Just sad that [...]
I have heard that at Mormon weddings the bride will rub oil on the groom’s genitals as part of the ceremony. This sounded odd to me and I tried to find info on it. Is this something that really happens? Thanks. [3344C]
AP isn’t Mormon, and LDS members not allowed to talk about what goes [...]
Why are the people that work at Subway so mean?! [3344B]
The instructions you have to give them each time are so long that I’d go crazy having to concentrate on that all day. You’re probably too picky with your order and need to simplify things. Next time, just get a 12” on white, meatball, [...]
What is the etymology of the Polish name, Chwialkowski? [3344A]
As you probably know, the ending -owski in Polish is a suffix to tack onto a noun like an occupation, town, or father’s name. Chwial or Chwialk may be a strange form of another word, or a variant spelling (maybe it got messed up [...]
Does getting a “C” mean that I can’t get into a good PhD program? Keeping in mind that I am a master’s student now. [3343C]
AP always thought that a “C” in graduate school indicated a non-passing grade. I’m sure that there are no hard and fast litmus tests for admission into most Ph.D. programs, [...]
Dear Answer Person, I apologize for my long absence, but I have been most busy and I have been trying to devise a worthy challenge for you. One day, I happened to disturb an ant colony; swarms of ants naturally stormed out of the colony; what was most curious was that their defensive/search movements seem [...]
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