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sumac?

I just bought a big bag of sumac (the spice, not the poison). Now what?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mustcatchmooseandsquirrel at 1:41 PM on June 3, 2008 (15 comments)

Asparagus...it's awesome because it makes your pee smell funny.

Share your favorite asparagus recipes! I love it grilled and roasted, but I eat it like this all the time. What are some new ways to prepare one of my favorite veggies?
posted to Ask Metafilter by sararah at 1:38 PM on May 24, 2008 (30 comments)

But once you introduce a third, you've gone too far...

So I was listening to NPR talk about how the California Supreme Court rejected a ban on gay marriage as unconstitutional. During the conversation, the guests for both sides of the issue kept coming back to polygamy. Opponents of gay marriage were all "well, this opens things up to craziness - like polygamy", while the proponents were all trying to distance their movement from polygamy, a la "well, this makes sure it's only marriage between two people... so no polygamy". Why do people have a problem with polygamy (of the non-FLDS-child-bride variety)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jytsai at 8:25 PM on May 15, 2008 (62 comments)

Top my homemade pizza

What are some good, unique pizza toppings?
posted to Ask Metafilter by nitsuj at 6:19 PM on April 8, 2008 (91 comments)

Cool Travel Documentary Recommendations

I loved The Long Way Around and The Long Way Down - can anyone recommend anything similar?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Admira at 9:44 PM on March 31, 2008 (14 comments)

Best ways to prepare slabs of chicken?

I've been trying to make chicken dishes that don't rely on the usual pasta or rice+sauce+chicken combination. I have not been successful. I'm looking for chicken recipes and techniques that rely less on pasta and rice, and more on imparting flavor to the chicken itself.
posted to Ask Metafilter by !Jim at 1:24 AM on March 31, 2008 (50 comments)

Why can't I move shit with my mind?

On what grounds does one draw the line between quantum physics/mechanics and pseudoscientific claims about the powers of consciousness?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Nattie at 6:18 AM on March 29, 2008 (37 comments)

Well, I hope we're not too messianic, Or a trifle too satanic

Ms Monkey and I are getting married in the fall. Current plan is to walk down the aisle together. What are some songs about monkeys we can walk to?
posted to Ask Metafilter by FlyingMonkey at 12:52 PM on March 13, 2008 (66 comments)

No Pride in my Prejudice

Help balance my male dominated library. Looking for authors that happen to be female and great reads (either literature or very good genre). Specifics inside.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Gratishades at 4:13 AM on March 10, 2008 (60 comments)

The most Libertarian place on Earth

If I really wanted to "live free or die," what country/city/region is my best option? Assuming a normal human life with normal services* without purchasing a farm, where does a person on Earth have the most rights? (Electricity, running water, food, internet)
posted to Ask Metafilter by clango at 9:11 AM on February 27, 2008 (47 comments)

Help us with a syntax question (buffalo buffalo buffalo.)

Do fish fish fish fish fish fish fish?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ThomThomThomThom at 6:15 PM on March 5, 2008 (36 comments)

That is so effing cool!

I'm bored.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mpls2 at 6:40 PM on March 5, 2008 (42 comments)

How to deal with memories of long past embarrassments?

How to deal with memories of long past embarrassments?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Riemann at 7:32 PM on March 4, 2008 (49 comments)

Bad Grammar pop lyrics

Please: I would like a bazillion examples of popular music lyrics and song titles that would make an English teacher cry out in empathetic pain for their abuse of grammar.
posted to Ask Metafilter by spock at 10:14 PM on March 4, 2008 (90 comments)

From Blog to Book

How do I convert my blog entries and comments into a book-type format (digital or analogue) without paying too much money?
posted to Ask Metafilter by divabat at 7:22 AM on February 28, 2008 (9 comments)

Cool/Interesting videos (similar to TED.com) on the Internet?

I have pretty much watched all of the videos on TED.com and I am looking for another source to waste time online - but at least feel smarter at the end.;) I am not looking so much for online classes/courses (MIT and other), but more "bit size" hour long or so talks/lectures. Thanks for your help!
posted to Ask Metafilter by aggienfo at 10:17 PM on February 24, 2008 (24 comments)

Who else is the French Hemingway

What French literature is relatively easy to read?
posted to Ask Metafilter by creasy boy at 7:16 AM on February 20, 2008 (32 comments)

fun with the s.o. askme...

I need help finding an old askme about hanging out with one's S.O....
posted to MetaTalk by honeyx at 2:45 PM on February 13, 2008 (18 comments)

What's the deal with Habitat?

I don't understand Habitat for Humanity. Perhaps you do?
posted to Ask Metafilter by moxiedoll at 4:19 PM on January 30, 2008 (50 comments)

Boooooooooobs.

Hey, you know how I'm apparently your friendly neighborhood irrational/uptight/bitchy feminist? Well, my Batsignal is going off. 'Cause I'm bitchy/uptight/irrational/out to ruin your fun. And I don't like conversations that are all about the hilarious inevitability of adults ogling some lady's rack.
posted to MetaTalk by thehmsbeagle at 3:30 PM on January 23, 2008 (785 comments)

Porn for girls. That isn't gross.

I'm looking for porn a girl might like. But apparently I'm picky.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 7:51 AM on January 14, 2008 (32 comments)

NOT constantinople

Vacation in Turkey + love of folk music and instruments. What to do?
posted to Ask Metafilter by outsider at 9:56 PM on January 9, 2008 (3 comments)

Fallout from the Givewell affair

The Givewell Board of Directors have issued a statement concerning the changes they made in the wake of the astroturfing and related activities earlier in the week.
posted to MetaTalk by jessamyn at 9:31 PM on January 6, 2008 (536 comments)

How does new value created by industry and economy become cash?

(Possibly Advanced) Economics Filter: How does new value created by industry and economy become money?
posted to Ask Metafilter by SlyBevel at 9:47 PM on December 28, 2007 (32 comments)

Birthday Gift for Someone Turning 50

What's a good gift for my wife? She's turning 50 next month and I better come up with something good. Ideas?
posted to Ask Metafilter by JackO23 at 3:47 AM on December 25, 2007 (15 comments)

creative writing exercises

Give me some exercises for creative writing.
posted to Ask Metafilter by invitapriore at 8:00 PM on July 9, 2007 (22 comments)

Help a future cheater to never exist

Resources to help a young person understand plagiarism and why it's bad.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eothele at 9:37 AM on December 14, 2007 (21 comments)

Please recommend informative documentaries or educational videos that can be found on-line

I like to learn stuff by watching videos. Please recommend informative documentaries or educational videos that can be found on-line.
posted to Ask Metafilter by MetaMonkey at 3:19 PM on December 8, 2007 (15 comments)

Help me utilise my printer

I love printing things. Please direct me to websites with cool things to print out (e.g., interesting pdfs, stationery, stickers, posters, foldable objects, paper cd cases, quotations I should keep, anything that allows me to make the most of my printer!!)
posted to Ask Metafilter by mjao at 8:48 PM on October 27, 2007 (23 comments)

Quotes that offer insight?

What single quote is the best introduction (or accurately encapsulates) a philosophy, belief or conviction that you hold? Or alternately, a quote that describes something in a way that gives you a deeper understanding of a particular perspective that you may or may not endorse.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quadog at 10:44 AM on September 26, 2007 (96 comments)

my wife is pregnant; we need easy healthy things to cook.

my wife is pregnant; we need easy healthy things to cook.
posted to Ask Metafilter by BigBrownBear at 12:50 PM on August 29, 2007 (23 comments)

Political Theory

Political filter: Question about libertarian belief and the government vs big business
posted to Ask Metafilter by aetg at 7:38 PM on August 15, 2007 (41 comments)

Ripping up money to make money worth more?

Why would ripping up money make money more valuable? Would it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by takeyourmedicine at 10:39 AM on August 14, 2007 (21 comments)

Entertain me in print.

I'm looking for a good book to take on a vacation: nothing too heavy, but nothing too brain-dead. (Too heavy=Shake hands with the devil, Guns Germs and Steel, etc. Too brain dead = Shopaholic-type books, drugstore mysteries, etc). I want good writing without having to think too much. Something along the lines of The Corrections or The Time Traveller's Wife would be great.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Kololo at 11:33 AM on July 30, 2007 (52 comments)

food that takes the roof of your mouth off

Looking for good Indian food recipes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by the luke parker fiasco at 4:27 AM on July 31, 2007 (31 comments)
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