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Top stories for Long   In a court, if a lawyer demands a yes/no answer to a question that simply cannot be answered such, what happens if a witness refuses to provide a simple yes/no answer? Caleb Davis • Answered March 11, 2020 Some of the best advice I received before the first time I had to testify in Court came from one of our older County Attorneys. He wanted to prepare me for what the Defense... Read more » 1.1M 3.6K 231   Why did Jason Momoa confront a New York Times interviewer after their interview? Vitmor Lothbrok • Answered August 7, 2021 Hi. Jason Momoa is known for his kindness and cheerfulness on and off movie sets, but he recently received a question while being interviewed by the New York Times that rubb... Read more » 1.5M 14.1K 439   What is the proper way to split the bill at a restaurant? Jennifer Kohos Kostiner, I have eaten at many buffets - some bad and some amazing. • Answered September 12, 2021 My husband and I never have a problem with this situation. Just last night, we went out to eat with a new couple that we had never gone out with before. Right after we gave... Read more » 1.5M 4.3K 316   Why do people cheat on their partners? Dennis Manning • Answered October 26, 2021 I've been married twice, and both wives cheated. Why? In my almost six decades of existence, I've come to realize there is a plethora of reasons why. Bored of their sex life.... Read more » 5.3M 2.1K 402   If Joseph Smith really had many wives, then why haven't there been many individuals claiming descent from him which could be proven with DNA testing? Brad Leeser, History Buff. Former Bishop, Seminary Teacher, Ham Operator • Updated May 13 The only descendants of Joseph Smith of from his only legal wife, Emma. The fact that he did not have descendants from the other "wives" is because, in part, he did not act... Read more » 323.9K 153 160   Do firefighters really eat the food people bring them? Daniel Russ, Responded to thousands of Emergencies. • Updated October 31, 2019 Yes and No. We had a very nice lady come by our fire station with an "ice chest" full of hot tamales (which we purchased). Everyone who ate the tamales got food poisoning (i... Read more » 1.4M 12.8K 206   If British police don't typically carry guns, what do they do if they face a criminal on a routine traffic stop who is armed and starts shooting at them because they have no gun to defend themselves with? Mark Harrison, Lived here since 1970 • Answered August 23, 2021 Which of the following has happened more this century: terrorists crashing planes into buildings in New York criminals shooting police in UK traffic stops Answer: there have b... Read more » 177.7K 2.2K 229   What did someone do while speaking to a judge that made you say "You gotta be kidding me"? George Heym, Owner (2006-present) • Answered November 4, 2021 As a young prosecutor, I was handling a guilty plea where the defendant plead guilty to a minor retail theft. The judge as part of her questioning asked him "what do you do... Read more » 314.6K 4.4K 63   Did teenagers go further than just kissing in cars in the 50s and 60s? J.D. • Answered August 5, 2021 Back in the 60s girls could wear " Drive-In" pants. They were slacks that had a sipper starting on one leg cuff all the way up and back down to the other leg cuff. Unzip it... Read more » 2M 2.8K 151   Why were the Romans so decadent? Had someone introduced these ideas into their society to break it? Jason Almendra, I took "Greek & Latin Roots of English" in college • Answered September 20, 2021 The sex lives of the rich and famous Romans are really freaky. One they conquered so much territory. They captured so many slaves. They had to invent many crazy ideas to ma... Read more » 190.2K 244 11   I got a speeding ticket but the cop said I was in a construction zone when I wasn't. Will taking it to court be a waste of time or a chance of dismissal or less fees? Randy Singer, Attorney at Law • Updated October 2, 2021 I was on the bench for traffic court for years. If you had come in and you were able to prove that where you were cited wasn't a construction zone I would have found you no... Read more » 875.6K 4.6K 235   How do a kippah and a yarmulke differ? Stephanie Wilder, Teacher, Shebrew, Knows Jewish Roots of Jesus/NT • Updated November 23, 2018 I remember at my oldest son's bar mitzvah, a non-Jewish friend asked, "What do the red caps mean? Are they worn by the important people?" It was funny because the yarmulkes... Read more » 111.3K 515 34 Read more in your feed

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