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Top stories for Long   I am living proof that the department of education is a failure. Would you agree? Gill Bullen, Teaching/advising students (inc. International students) for a long time! • Answered January 5 I once saw a cartoon in which one boy was telling another that he was teaching his dog to sing. So the second boy tells the dog to sing, with no results. Second boy: Hey, I ... Read more » 134 11   Does the U.S. Commander in Chief really have a "button on his desk", or is this just the ramblings of a "stable genius"? Ernest, Game design consultant, author and professor • Updated January 17, 2018 No. The Commander-in-Chief has a card in his pocket, inside a sealed, opaque plastic container. To launch a nuclear strike, he must crack open the container, remove the car... Read more » 3.5K   Why don't they believe in seperation of powers in Canada and Europe? Mats Andersson, Visited 24 European countries • Answered December 11 Eh? Every democracy since Montesquieu has had separation of powers. It often works a bit differently from the exact separation used in the USA – where I live, for instance, ... Read more » 481 111   Can someone become a secretary without a degree? Alec Moffat, former Presidential Advisor at The United States of America (1989-1993) • Answered January 5 Several years ago HR hired a secretary for the Corporate secretarial group. Over a number months I saw her make a lot of decisions that were well above her pay grade. I sto... Read more » 197 3   Is there something that's surprisingly legal? Christopher Nelms, Call Center Management at Multiple Companies (1997-present) • Answered July 5, 2018 Quick, what is the legal age in the United States to drink alcohol? Did you say 21? You're wrong. In the United States it is illegal to sell alcohol to anyone under the age of... Read more » 882 81   How do I season stainless steel cookware? Martin Bayer, Chef (1994-present) • Answered January 11 You don't. I can be done. Rub oil all over a stainless steel pan and get it hot as fuck. The oil will polymerize on the pan's surface, like it will on cast iron. Unlike cast... Read more » 243 9   Is Gen X the most unlucky generation in the U.S. since the "Lost Generation"? Chris Tor, Generation X, born in the 1970s • Answered December 18 Nope. We didn't have it that bad, really, compared to the ones after us. Gen Z has it pretty bad. My kids are Gen Z. My older son had just figured things out socially in his... Read more » 287 44   How does South Park, the TV show, get away with so much? How aren't they cancelled in this cancel culture? Jon Mixon, Lifelong fan. Still waiting for it to get better. • Answered January 17 Question: How does South Park, the TV show, get away with so much? How aren't they cancelled in this cancel culture? You're not going to like this answer: South Park is irre... Read more » 126 8   Is it legal to sell a house and then take the appliances (washer and dryer, fridge, etc.) with you when you move? Jay H. Link, Real Estate Broker and Investor (1988-present) • Answered April 22, 2020 Sure it is. Appliances that plug into an outlet are not considered fixtures and can be removed by the seller. This includes most slide in range and oven combinations. Most ... Read more » 1K 115   My kids have baby formula, are no longer potty trained, wear pacifiers, and wear diapers. Is this good? Bill, I have been a DL (not by choice) before internet or label • Answered January 18 My only concern for them is the long term like who will take care of them when you are not able? or when they want to start dating or even go to skool! Will you go and chan... Read more » 12 3   Why do you think the dnc disallowed a primary this year by allowing Biden to begin a re-election campaign? Doesn't it appear obvious now that they did it to allow Kamala to avoid a primary? Why did democrats go along with this? Tomaž Vargazon, Practicing atheist • Answered November 8 Well, that didn't happen. Potentially the last president of USA What happened was the following, Joe Biden was convinced he was the only candidate who stands a chance against... Read more » 318 70   How did Donald Trump graduate college and pass high school if the way he speaks and spells sounds like he didn't go to school? Jill Grant, lives in Homes and Houses (1966-present) • Updated February 23, 2019 He went to a private high school, for 'difficult' boy children of the wealthy. He went to Fordham, an odd choice for him, and after two years moved to Penn for their beginni... Read more » 947 197 Read more in your feed

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