For the past five days, I've been getting the same nuisance phone call three to four times a day: Phone rings, I answer. Male says "Hello, could I speak with Mike please?" and the line goes dead before I can get a word in edgewise. Caller has a vaguely Scandinavian accent, with the same inflection every damn time. I suspect it's a recording. What the hell is going on?
posted to Ask Metafilter by YamwotIam at 7:09 PM on January 22, 2008 (14 comments)

How would you go about proving that numerals are more "readable" than numbers?
posted to Ask Metafilter by YamwotIam at 7:28 PM on January 11, 2008 (27 comments)

What's the sticky glutinous gunk I get on the bottom of the pan when I try to fry rice?
posted to Ask Metafilter by YamwotIam at 2:51 AM on December 17, 2007 (23 comments)

Can anyone help me track down the theme music for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's television coverage of the 1982 FIFA World Cup?
posted to Ask Metafilter by YamwotIam at 6:10 PM on September 20, 2007 (2 comments)

I'm looking for a table hockey game (rod hockey, not air hockey) that I played as a wee 'un back in the 80s. It featured a super-slick surface, 3D players, an electronic timer (and goal counter), and a behind-the-net left winger.
posted to Ask Metafilter by YamwotIam at 9:08 PM on June 21, 2007 (6 comments)

SanityFilter: I want out of my marriage. I know it's going to be painful. We have a child, for one thing. What body blows can I expect and prepare for, if any?
posted to Ask Metafilter by YamwotIam at 9:13 PM on July 1, 2006 (49 comments)