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A suit a day....

Do suits wear out quicker if you wear them on alternate weeks rather than alternate days?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 1:32 PM on July 1, 2008 (9 comments)

We're here to protect you from all the terror.

What's the point of armed police at airports and train stations?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 12:16 PM on June 24, 2008 (29 comments)

Should scientists be working out how to kill people?

Is defence R&D more productive for economic development than non-defence R&D?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 4:57 AM on June 12, 2008 (9 comments)

I crave age.

What's the oldest man-made thing I can buy for €1500-2000?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 3:25 AM on May 29, 2008 (15 comments)

I can see you.

Why haven't (or to what extent have) prisons embraced video technology?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 10:14 AM on May 21, 2008 (13 comments)

"Ludwig the last crumpet was mine!"

StoryresearchFilter: Information needed on relations between superstar Cambridge dons of the 1930s-1950s. i.e. Russell, Wittgenstein, Turing, Keynes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 9:38 AM on May 14, 2008 (9 comments)

"Ugh, get that filthy thing out of me at once."

Why is my Mac's DVD player so stupid?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 6:33 AM on May 7, 2008 (9 comments)

Which language would a lazy Martian linguist learn?

Are some languages objectively harder than others? If so, which ones?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 4:27 AM on April 30, 2008 (48 comments)

What Would History Have Done?

What lessons should the US have taken from history in planning the invasion of Iraq?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 1:51 PM on April 8, 2008 (24 comments)

"Hang on...what am I doing?!"

Looking for first-hand accounts of acts of genuine evil.
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 9:37 AM on April 1, 2008 (41 comments)

What next after French?

Is there any point learning German?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 8:38 AM on March 25, 2008 (34 comments)

If Hawaii, why not...?

Why has the United States stopped where it has? Are there any plans for further enlargement?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 7:32 AM on March 18, 2008 (52 comments)

Will work for French conversation.

Where can I stay in France this summer?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 8:44 AM on March 9, 2008 (2 comments)

Explain me this hippy-science.

Who can help explain James Lovelock's Gaia to me?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 6:40 AM on March 2, 2008 (4 comments)

USA vs UK 1914!

How did Britain and America compare militarily in 1914?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 2:11 AM on February 19, 2008 (11 comments)

Where's my cyberdollars?

Will a online, untraceable, virtual currency reshape the world as we know it? And if so, why hasn't it happened yet?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 10:39 AM on February 11, 2008 (15 comments)

If Bloomberg can buy the Presidency, why not Europe...?

Is there anything to stop foreign nations donating money to the campaign of a US presidential candidate?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 7:38 AM on February 1, 2008 (7 comments)

Please sir, can I have some more?

How many tons of CO2 should I be allowed to emit each year?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 12:45 PM on January 22, 2008 (7 comments)

Creating language from scratch.

If left entirely without adult supervision from birth, would a group of newborns develop a new language?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 3:02 AM on January 15, 2008 (27 comments)

How well do we really trust the French?

What is the policy of the British M.O.D. regarding the Channel Tunnel in case of war in continental Europe?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 12:26 PM on January 6, 2008 (14 comments)

Dollars for Moldovanians!

Why don't small countries use the dollar or the euro in place of their own currency?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 9:02 AM on December 29, 2007 (15 comments)

Cutting up the government's visa card

Why don't large organisations make more use of capital investment?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 6:45 AM on December 15, 2007 (14 comments)

Can't...stop...buying...

What would happen if we banned all advertising?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 5:19 AM on December 5, 2007 (54 comments)

Dedication's what you need

What tasks are equivalent to learning a language?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 7:31 AM on November 26, 2007 (13 comments)

Send Me Simple Songs

Looking for songs with which to teach English.
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 2:37 AM on November 12, 2007 (25 comments)

I need this picture on my wall.

Where can I buy this gorgeous-bit-of-lovely?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 2:10 PM on October 30, 2007 (4 comments)

Opportunities to Work and Learn in Africa.

Looking for environment/ecology volunteering opportunities in Africa.
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 3:53 AM on October 13, 2007 (3 comments)

Advice for a trainee bureaucrat.

What advice would you give a new civil servant/public administrator? Tell me what I need to learn!
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 11:10 AM on October 1, 2007 (5 comments)

"The night was dark, and also stormy..."

"Who's got a good ghost story?"
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 5:45 AM on September 24, 2007 (12 comments)

La-la-la means I love you.

Melancholy love songs required for an unusual playlist. More inside.
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 12:52 AM on September 16, 2007 (49 comments)

Which capitals should I steer clear of?

Which Capitals Cities don't have McDonalds?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 7:47 AM on September 6, 2007 (22 comments)

Where can I find tales of language learning?

Where can I find tales of language learning?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 12:37 PM on August 29, 2007 (8 comments)

Who speaks what?

Which famous people speak/have spoken other languages?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 7:23 AM on August 21, 2007 (46 comments)

Did Jesus invent Grace?

Is Divine Grace an exclusively Christian idea?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 2:22 PM on August 13, 2007 (31 comments)

Vous aiment les Français ?

Looking for views of French and the French in North Africa.
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 8:12 AM on May 2, 2007 (10 comments)

Who will assess me?

Looking to take some AS-levels as an external candidate in the UK. Help!
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 5:51 AM on December 12, 2006 (2 comments)

How can I get the money?

British Inheritance Tax question: help me foil a dying man's wishes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 2:11 AM on September 24, 2006 (8 comments)

I need men.

My homies and I are playing a Fantasy World Cup Competition, any hot tips?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 11:56 AM on May 16, 2006 (22 comments)

I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.

I have a theory about consciousness. Tell me what it's called.
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 9:34 AM on March 30, 2006 (33 comments)

Can I tear out my landline yet?

Is there a wifi-enabled mobile phone out there which can connect to Skype and the like?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape at 11:55 AM on February 7, 2006 (26 comments)