Has your parent ever defended you from an unreasonable teacher?

It happened so long ago — 1973. Things were so different back then that most people wouldn't believe it could happen. I was just 10 years old and starting my first day of 5th grade in Houston, T…

Top stories for Long   Has your parent ever defended you from an unreasonable teacher? Joy Hansen, former Nurse (retired) • Answered January 26 It happened so long ago — 1973. Things were so different back then that most people wouldn't believe it could happen. I was just 10 years old and starting my first day of 5... Read more » 228 15   I made Spaghetti Aglio e Olio for the first time today, since I had heard that it's loved by many Italians. It was okay, but nothing special. Is the dish overrated or do I have to become a better chef? Martin Bayer, Chef (1994-present) • Updated January 29, 2021 Forget about the recipe. Never mind whether your pasta water was salty enough or if your olive oil was tasty enough. None of those were the problem with your pasta. The prob... Read more » 7.6K 275   What guitar did Keith Richards use on Sympathy for the Devil? Sam Steiger, Music Journalist (2016-present) • Answered April 14, 2022 In Jean Luc Godard's 1968 film One Plus One (later renamed Sympathy For the Devil), which partially documents the Stones in studio as they progress through the recording of... Read more » 86 16   What happened to Chief O'Brien after DS9? David Simon, Lover of good & bad Star Trek (but mostly good) for 40 years • Answered May 9, 2022 After the Dominion War ends (as well as DS9), Chief Miles Edward O'Brien takes a position teaching Engineering at Starfleet Academy. We also find out in an episode of Lower ... Read more » 749 38   Was there any part of The Beatles Get Back documentary that saddened you? Sylvie Aimée, Writer • Answered December 2, 2021 There was and it went by very quickly. John announces that Yoko's divorce is final and everyone kind of celebrates. After, John announces his love for Yoko all over the Brit... Read more » 589 82   How accurate is the car information in My Cousin Vinny? Phil Kahler, Previous District Service Manager for Honda and Subaru • Updated May 5, 2022 Actually, the car information in "My Cousin Vinny" was quite accurate. When the prosecuting attorney asked Ms. Veto what the ignition timing was in a 1955 Chevrolet BelAir w... Read more » 1.5K 117   If someone was eaten whole (not bitten) by a blue whale but had a pocketknife, would they be able to get out of the whale's stomach unharmed? Kitty Bound, Home health care aide • Updated August 19, 2022 You'd never make it to the whale's stomach. A blue whale's throat is only about eight inches across. If a blue whale accidentally scooped you up in a cloud of krill, you mig... Read more » 8.3K 285   In The Godfather, why doesn't Fredo Corleone ever ask his father or brothers why he isnt included in important things or ask to have something for himself on his own without betraying Michael and jeopardizing his life and family? Carl Richard Archie • Updated December 11, 2021 It was obvious to the family and it was obvious to him. He was an idiot. He was not born that way; a childhood fever (pneumonia) burned out enough braincells to knock him i... Read more » 380 28   For the restaurants or bars with the "Japanese only" sign, can you bypass that by speaking fluent/passable Japanese? I know they can refuse you even if you do on certain occasions, but I'm just curious/confused on how it works. Hantani Sadahiko, lives in Japan (1967-present) • Answered March 26, 2022 The staff might say something when you enter the shop. If you say 「日本語(nihongo)大丈夫ですよ(daijoubu desuyo)お気になさらずに(okini nasarazuni)」( "I can speak Japanese. without (any) excus... Read more » 1.5K 94   I am 42 and a teacher. I just have my social security for retirement right now. What should I invest in to get a good investment when I retire? Jay Bazzinotti, I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous. • Answered April 10, 2022 Wow. At 42 you're depending only on SocSec? You're in heaps o' trouble, lady. You need to start putting money away right away. You have only 23 years til you are 65. IMHO, you... Read more » 298 79   What is the sneakiest thing you did to get back at an awful neighbor? Did you get caught? Curt Thurston, Owner at KMC Trading BV (2013-present) • Updated July 6, 2020 My high school girlfriend's family rescued a litter of grey squirrels from a nest after their mother was hit by a car. They fed them using doll bottles and raised them for ... Read more » 1.2K 28   Will Democrats ever admit that cloth masks did not work, or that mask mandates were silly? Or will they deny the science and that Fauci and the media lied to them, and gaslighted them to obey? Pelosi and others ignored the mandates. Vicki Zangwill, former Retired • Answered February 16 My cousin is anti mask anti vaccine just man through it. The year mask mandates were in effect he ranted and raved and finally posted on FB Isn't it amazing all we hear is ... Read more » 2.4K 885 Read more in your feed

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