What kind of things do we need to do before the wedding day?
posted to Ask Metafilter by joshrholloway at 2:07 PM on November 11, 2007 (24 comments)

Help me pick out the best wedding gift ever for my almost-husband.
posted to Ask Metafilter by bedhead at 12:09 AM on March 18, 2008 (17 comments)

Why have a wedding?
posted to Ask Metafilter by lannanh at 4:40 PM on March 4, 2008 (53 comments)

Throughout my college career, I could probably count on one hand the number of professors I've seen who wear wedding rings, and this includes professors who mention their spouses. Is this just coincidence, or is there something to it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by phaded at 7:11 PM on February 6, 2008 (26 comments)

Quotation Filter: We'd like to have a quote painted on the ceiling over our dining room table. All of the ones we're turning up are coming up short. The basic idea is a celebration of happiness, warmth, friends, family and food.
posted to Ask Metafilter by deanj at 6:43 PM on May 6, 2006 (24 comments)

My friend is getting married sometime this year, and I was thinking of doing a photo book, made up of my favourite recipes and my photos of the food (we are both into cooking). What else could I include in such a book?
posted to Ask Metafilter by AnnaRat at 9:18 PM on March 31, 2008 (13 comments)

How did you go about picking the engravings for your wedding rings?
posted to Ask Metafilter by roofus at 8:52 AM on May 15, 2008 (28 comments)

How common is it for couples to get married without an expensive engagement ring?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mpls2 at 2:07 PM on November 19, 2007 (117 comments)

I'd like your tastiest kimchi recipes, please.
posted to Ask Metafilter by BuddhaInABucket at 2:21 PM on July 25, 2008 (6 comments)

Help me build a "Post-Wedding Recovery Kit"
posted to Ask Metafilter by bruceo at 1:58 PM on July 11, 2008 (18 comments)

Speak to me of engagement. Why do people get engaged nowadays? Why don't they just get married?
posted to Ask Metafilter by gottabefunky at 9:33 AM on January 8, 2007 (45 comments)

Help me break the bread of life and feast on the warm ooey gooey goodness inside. This summer I’ve set out with the goal of each week finding / experiencing / learning about / having 1 new, awesome experience that I haven’t had before. And I'd like to hear your suggestions/anecdotes/experiences for cool stuff I should do.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jkl345 at 11:41 AM on June 17, 2007 (32 comments)

How can I propose [again] to my wife?
posted to Ask Metafilter by RikiTikiTavi at 9:30 AM on March 1, 2007 (15 comments)

I'm looking for words which can have different meanings, depending on how they are pronounced.
posted to Ask Metafilter by booksprite at 11:14 PM on June 2, 2008 (25 comments)

How do I pronounce some of my favorite authors' names? (Names inside.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by Darth Fedor at 8:25 AM on March 26, 2008 (26 comments)

What are your favorite short stories or short story collections, anthologies etc.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Salvatorparadise at 3:53 PM on May 28, 2008 (54 comments)

How do you protect your privacy when writing personal stuff down into journals, diaries, or self-help books?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Tbola at 6:28 PM on July 22, 2008 (28 comments)

How do you/did you plan, compromise, or agree on standards for your sex life?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 6:32 PM on July 24, 2008 (25 comments)

I want to practice yoga early in the mornings. But it's got to be after bowel movement. Problem is, my bowel movements, though quite regular in terms of daily-ness, occur at odd times. Sometimes I have to wait 2 or 3 hours after waking, and that throws off the whole sched. I also need to do yoga on an empty stomach, so eating something to stimulate the bowel movement isn't a solution. And I don't like coffee or cigarettes. I do try to keep a regular sched, waking/sleeping at approximately the same time each day. So....do I have any other options for teaching my body to do its bizness first thing upon waking?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jimmyjimjim at 11:51 AM on September 20, 2007 (18 comments)

My curiosity has gotten the better of me. Somewhat gross bodily function question inside.
posted to Ask Metafilter by contessa at 1:32 PM on May 12, 2006 (37 comments)

Where's the best city for living 100% car-free? Is there an affordable walker's paradise?
posted to Ask Metafilter by 2oh1 at 3:41 PM on July 22, 2008 (67 comments)

I want to take my resume to a career counselor/life coach-type person and talk about improving it. Will they really help me? And how do I find a good one?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Kronoss at 3:19 PM on February 25, 2008 (9 comments)

How do I mitigate my lack of experience when searching for jobs?
posted to Ask Metafilter by danb at 4:29 PM on June 25, 2008 (8 comments)

Please help me with oganization of daily tasks at home and at work.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mintchip at 10:52 AM on May 8, 2008 (10 comments)

Is it possible to make a living by learning?
posted to Ask Metafilter by grefo at 7:41 AM on March 24, 2005 (20 comments)

My wife is looking to do freelance transcription work while home with our newborn and needs bidding guidance.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrmojoflying at 3:07 PM on September 19, 2007 (7 comments)

Help me with coding... No, not computers! Medical Coding!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Attackpanda at 6:48 PM on August 10, 2007 (4 comments)

Is there anything I can do to salvage this disastrous job interview? If not, can you help me to stop beating myself up?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 3:09 PM on March 12, 2008 (16 comments)

Job interviewing filter: What are some great questions for a candidate to ask the company that would make them stand out?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bda1972 at 3:23 PM on June 8, 2008 (21 comments)

How does one go about writing a really good cover letter without sounding like an utter wanker?
posted to Ask Metafilter by cmonkey at 11:15 AM on October 27, 2004 (20 comments)

When applying for a job, how do I write a cover letter that doesn't sound contrived, and phony? The guides I've found don't seem all that helpful, especially considering most of the positions I'm applying for are entry level. General tips for writing a cover letter?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mhaw at 7:27 AM on January 13, 2006 (12 comments)

JobSearchFilter: What are creative ways to get an "in" at a company?
posted to Ask Metafilter by scarlet at 2:48 PM on March 15, 2007 (9 comments)

What do you do? What is your job?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 12:56 PM on July 21, 2008 (14 comments)

I loved "Gig," and I'd like recommendations for more books to help with the "inside view" of various jobs. Bonus points for books that might also help me gauge what I'm good at.
posted to Ask Metafilter by producerpod at 7:02 AM on July 16, 2008 (7 comments)

"By the time I cut his balls off," one settler boasted, "he had no ears, and his eyeball, the right one, I think, was hanging out of its socket." The soldiers were told they could shoot anyone they liked "provided they were black".
posted to MetaFilter by nasreddin at 10:08 AM on January 11, 2008 (74 comments)

The Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence is a scholarly database of case studies focusing on massacres and genocides of the 20th century, both transnational and national. It also includes theoretical papers.
posted to MetaFilter by elgilito at 8:19 AM on April 28, 2008 (6 comments)

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Holodomor. The Holodomor was the starvation of millions of Ukranians at the hands of the Soviets. The Ukranian government is using this year to push for greater recognition for the genocide. Ukranian communities in Australia, Canada and all over the globe are holding events all year in the lead up to this years Holodomor day on November 25.
posted to MetaFilter by sien at 4:57 PM on March 9, 2008 (14 comments)

Harvard Professor Samantha Power's book A Problem from Hell is on syllabi across the country, and is the bible of humanitarian hawks who decry our failure to intervene in the Rwandan or Sudanese genocides. As one of Barack Obama's foreign policy advisors, she's getting a lot of press for her positions: pro-intervention, obviously, critical of Israel, pro-UN, pro-internationalism, and, perhaps unsurprisingly given her husband's role in ignoring the Rwandan genocide, anti-Clinton.
posted to MetaFilter by anotherpanacea at 9:52 AM on March 7, 2008 (85 comments)

Rape as a weapon of war: sexual violence and its consequences Amnesty International offers a stirring and comprehensive account of what's going on in Darfur: "When we tried to escape they shot more children. They raped women; I saw many cases of Janjawid raping women and girls. They are happy when they rape. They sing when they rape and they tell that we are just slaves and that they can do with us how they wish." [more inside]
posted to MetaFilter by The God Complex at 10:39 AM on July 28, 2004 (39 comments)

Canada has apologised for forcing more than 100,000 aboriginal children to attend state-funded Christian boarding schools aimed at assimilating them. Controversial former Minister Kevin Annett has written two books on the subject of residential school abuse in Canada [Hidden from History: The Canadian Holocaust and Love and Death in the Valley]. Unrepentant - Kevin Annett and Canada's Genocide reveals Canada’s darkest secret - that the Canadian residential school system, the Christian churches along with state authorities implemented a policy of genocide against Canada's native population. Related: Deliver Us From Evil
posted to MetaFilter by chuckdarwin at 8:39 AM on June 29, 2008 (28 comments)

China is making a concerted effort to colonize Africa with dire consequences for Africans. In protest to China's involvement in Darfur's genocide, Steven Spielberg has resigned as Artistic Director of the Beijing Olympics.
posted to MetaFilter by MetaMan at 11:03 PM on July 19, 2008 (99 comments)

Looking for Music Videos that can't help but make you smile.
posted to Ask Metafilter by My Bloody Pony at 7:17 PM on July 21, 2008 (55 comments)

Wardrobe software. Has nobody done this? Wouldn't a social webapp for clothing be fiercely awesome?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Firas at 11:36 PM on May 12, 2007 (20 comments)

I have one question which has three related parts: Q1. What companies are out there which provide the technology to operate a phone sex business where I can concentrate on marketing and they take care of all the backend processing allowing the individual phone sex operators to dial in from their own home and talk with their clients who are charged per minute ? I do not want to personally keep or maintain the software myself. I want to outsource this. So the sex operators would "clock in" at will and recieve calls at any phone they like. This software should also use some sort of accounting to keep track of time spent for each operator. Q2. Also, how are the phone sex operators paid ? by cashiers checks mailed out to them by Fedex ? This may not be practical especially if there are many operators. Q3. Finally since this business does not involve any pornographic images are there any laws I need to abide by like having to keep records and making sure everyone is over 18 years of age ?
posted to Ask Metafilter by lc037 at 10:41 PM on March 15, 2007 (9 comments)

Are there any Mefi user accounts that have a coincidental (or intentional) relationship with their user number?
posted to MetaTalk by Rhaomi at 7:43 PM on July 19, 2008 (117 comments)

Can comic book fans suggest some good comic books/ graphic novels/ etc. for me to read?
posted to Ask Metafilter by cell divide at 4:35 PM on November 13, 2007 (51 comments)

I've long been intrigued by the world of comics, but the recent trailer for the Watchmen has finally pushed me over the edge. Where do I start?
posted to Ask Metafilter by northernsoul at 8:34 AM on July 19, 2008 (32 comments)

FollowUpFilter: This question about board games elicited some great answers. I really need a good game for two players, however. My wife is a big backgammon and scrabble fan, and I'm looking for something else that we can play together. Any ideas are welcome.
posted to Ask Metafilter by selfnoise at 10:36 AM on December 3, 2004 (36 comments)

I understand that it's, um, hard to be a male porn star. How do they do it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 6:27 AM on August 24, 2007 (23 comments)

The world (and universe) is an incredible place, as I've learned from awesome series such as Planet Earth and the Universe. What are some other high-quality mindblowing box sets? Or even just a single eye-opening documentary? I just want to watch something and leave with the sensation of, wow, the world is a crazy/amazing place.
posted to Ask Metafilter by god particle at 11:01 AM on July 20, 2008 (31 comments)