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My own granddaughter. She was 16 and came with her parents, and little sister for Thanksgiving. All the great home-cooked foods were made. You don't like something, there was plenty of somethin…

Top stories for Long   What is the rudest thing that someone's child has done in your house? Cosmic Dreameater, BS Nursing, Alumni of the University of North Alabama (1993) • Answered August 19 My own granddaughter. She was 16 and came with her parents, and little sister for Thanksgiving. All the great home-cooked foods were made. You don't like something, there wa... Read more » 875 113   I won a case in small claims court. The defendant made it clear that she has no intentions of paying, even though she lost. How long should I wait before taking action? What even IS the next action? Barry Winter • Answered July 5 Don't wait. We had a similar situation. This is how it worked for us (California). Filed the judgment with the county recorders office. Several years later (5?), we got a cal... Read more » 6.4K 357   The police are usually more brutal to those who resist arrest. Most people affected by police brutality resist arrest. So who is more to blame? The criminal or the police for the catastrophic outcomes? Asked in Your rights! • Answered by Mike Points • February 12 My first day of intro to Criminal Justice (and of college), the instructor, an old retired Sheriff asked everyone in the class who were planning to be police officers to ra... Read more » 2.2K 256   Why are there no 'B' batteries? Loring Chien, Electrical engineer • Updated August 14 In the family of cylindrical cell batteries you normally see AAA AA C and D sizes. The store shelves are conspicuously absent of A and B cylindrical cells. Well there is a st... Read more » 2.3K 186   Why don't food trucks drive around neighborhoods like ice cream trucks? Martin Bayer, Chef (1994-present) • Answered June 8 Ice cream is an impulse buy. It's a cheap one shot treat and the truck has to sell lots of it to make money. They do that by staying on the move. They sell out one neighbor... Read more » 477 16   Why can only British-Australians move to live to the UK easily but not other citizens who also serve to the Queen and pledge their loyalty to the Commonwealth? Tony Bartlett, lives in Ashford, Kent, England • Answered July 27, 2021 One of the reasons for leaving the EU was that the right of free movement discriminated against the rest of the world. A French roadsweeper could come to live in the UK no ... Read more » 198 48   Whatever happened to the claim the FBI planted all those boxes of loot at Mar-a-Lardo in the ballroom, shower, restroom, storage room, Trump's bedroom and office? Asked in Trumpers are Traitors • Answered by Bart Crunk • June 20 I was watching a guy interview trump supporters over it. They said he'd declassified the documents. When the interviewer showed pics of the boxes in the bathroom, one said ... Read more » 3.2K 627   Is Mike Pence as mild-mannered as he seems, or would he make an excellent president? Asked in Done with the Bullshit? • Answered by Chris Marts • June 4 Mild mannered? Let me tell you a story of a high schooler meeting Mr. Pence. It was 2003. I was finishing my junior year of high school and was invited to a Symposium on Gov... Read more » 183 24   Is it true that traveler's checks have been phased out and are no longer legal tender (at least in the US)? Mary-Ellen Candage, Writer, Editor, Proofreader at International Development Agencies, Government Ag... • Answered July 31 Traveler's checks have been more than useless for at least 20 years. I imagine if they're still being issued by AMEX and such they're still "legal tender," but don't in a m... Read more » 163 89   Has a cop ever said something to you which was completely unexpected? Asked in Jokes, Humour & Funny stories 🤣😹🙈😆 • Answered by Elaine H. • April 27 Yes. I was driving my elderly parents to their apartment. My son was in the front seat. I was pulled over for speeding. It was one of those road that went from 45 to 25 wit... Read more » 10.9K 57   What is the lamest excuse someone has given after cutting ahead of you in line? Jane B. Overton, President, and CEO (1998-present) • Answered October 7, 2019 I was in the grocery store, in the express lane, 10 items or less. With me, were my nieces and nephews, ages 1, 3, and 5, on the verge of breakdowns and tantrums because th... Read more » 12.5K 106   My kids don't want my great grandmother's lovely China and glassware. What should I do with it? Nicola Cataldo, A grandmother and an old student of human nature • Answered May 1 We really have to get over this. I'm 70 now and over the years I saw that in every family, no one wanted to be curator of the family stuff. Most kids and grandkids see thes... Read more » 4.8K 82 Read more in your feed

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