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Wut exactly does crunk mean?

Crunk means that you are drunk and acting crazy. When the words "crazy" and "drunk" go together, it forms "crunk" It also means to get high and drunk too. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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Hi.
If I don't wash my hair every night then my hair gets and looks so oily.I usually do wash my hair everynight but every once in a while i don't have time. Does anyone know any products that i could use to make my hair less oily or anything i can use so it doesnt look oily....please.

Thanks!

Nope, there aren't any products to make your hair less oily but my friend has oily hair to and she puts baby powder in her hair and it helps not make her hair look oily. I know someone already mentioned this but it really works. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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I keep on getting rated 5s and each time my rate goes down like I had 4.56 and I got a 5 and it went down to a 4.5

If someone rated you more than 30 days ago, that rating doesn't get included in the calculation. The only reason why your rating is going down is that some ratings are older than 30 days or someone rated you below a 5. Don't worry, ratings aren't important. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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On Itunes on my computer, i can't listen to the preview of the song without it stopping every literally 2 seconds to "rebuffer stream"...does anyone know what this means and how i can fix it?

The reason why some songs buffer when listening to them is that your computer is slow and it can't connect that fast. You need to close all the programs and windows that you are using and that may help not to let your songs buffer when listening to them. Also, if you have a lot of programs on your computer that you don't use and that take a lot of memory for your computer, go to MY COMPTER; then to CONTROL PANEL; and then to ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS and delete all the programs that you don't use. My Windows Media Player does that all the time and the way I fx it is I try to find a songs that's below 250k so it can download faster. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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does anyone have any exercize ideas on lik how to loose weight on your calves and your upper part of your arm....websites with pictures of exercizes would help and how many crunched should i do a day if i want a flat stomach in 2 weeks?
jess

Hey, there are a few exercises that you can do for your legs (calves) and arms; just go to these two websites: http://www.toneteen.com/fitness/legs.htm and http://www.toneteen.com/fitness/arms.htm. As for your stomach, you won't get a flat stomach in two weeks. It takes a few months to see results but you can start off with about 30 a day and then increase them when you want to. Go to this website to learn more about abdominal exercises: http://www.toneteen.com/fitness/arms.htm. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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like sum1 but we whent out be4 then we borke up and i still like him and he does not like me no more what should i do?????????????????? w/b

age=14
gender=fm

Just start flirting with him. Make him want you again and then play hard to get. Or you could just tell this guy how you feel about him too. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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how do you ask out a girl and if you got a girl you like but they think you are lame what to do to her intention what is the best way to ask a girl for her phone number

First, you have to dump this girl that thinks you are lame because you don't deserve that. Since I'm a girl, to get a girl's attention, just flirt with her by talking to her, making eye contact, or smile at her. The best way to ask a girl for her phone number is to jsut ask her for it. Just be like "Hey, can I have your phone number?" Then you can make up an excuse of she asks why. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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Last year I had about 500 (exaggerating) guys ask me to go out w/ them, but this year, no one has! I think that one of my ex b/f's likes me again but I'm not sure! how do i find out? What should i do? HELP!!!!

Just ask him and find out if he does! Simple as that. You can call him up or IM him on AIM and just be like "Hey, do you like me again? I always seem to get this vibe that you do." Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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I'm always craving junk food. When it comes to self-control, I have none in the food category. If I have a bag of chips, I could probably eat the whole bag if nobody was there to stop me. I just get caught up in something else and eat continuously and I don't like when I do it. I need some ideas for (easy) snacks to make right at home (besides like fruits/vegetables). I don't want something that will take forever to make either. I will appreciate any good ideas!

To help stop the cravings, put an elastic on your wrist and snap it when ever you get a craving for something. Try to tell your parents not to buy any chips and other junk foods. You can make crackers made into sandwiches (crackers with cut up deli: cheese, ham, etc.), a sandwich that you like, you can have celery or apples with peanut butter, you can make a grilled chicken salad (that might take a while to make but it's really good), and so many other foods! Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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well i might be going to the movie with a couple of friends and my boyfriend later on today. but he's respectful of how fast i want to take things, and he asked me if it would be ok if he kissed me and i said that it was fine. and he said he was going to kiss me today when we went to the movies. the only problem is, its my first kiss and i don't know how to do it. this is really embarresing but i really need help. so please answer soon. i rate good. thanks in advance!

Hey, don't worry, this isn't embarassing. Sweetie, even though you said you don't know how to kiss, you really do. Trust me, kissing comes naturally. I know everyone says that but really, it does. Just follow your boyfriend and you'll get used to it. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! some time i think god is so not fair specaily this time...
im a 15 years old girl, have a nice family and 2 dog i got a happy life but at the time i was most happy is my sister tell me she is pregnet! i cant take it. i think when i telling ever one this no one gonna care about what is wrong with this but my family is so differient from others. when i was born my dad is really sad b/c im not a guy and so is my sister we grown up together have a really close relationship between sister and sisters and ever thing is happening ill tell her what is wrong with it so she is the most trusting and role model of me . one thing my dad doesnt like is she dont study hard and always makes my dad mad all the time but we still live happyly but now she is telling me that she is pregnet and let me explain to my partents i cnat do that b/c i kown i will break all my dad and my moms heart i cant be that selfish but thing over MY SISTER IS BEING MORE SEILFISH ! sorry for being so long plllz help me what to do and what should my sister do should she get a abortion or else?

PS: i want her to get married frist then have kids so they can starting off with a good life

I don't think she should get an abortion, just tell her to do what she wants to do. Be there for her. Just because she made a mistake, it doesn't mean that you have to tell your parents about it. Tell her that she has to talk to them. Yes, your parents will be mad and sad but they will still love your sister no matter what happens. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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Okay I have this friend and we were suppose to hang out tonite.. her cousin just decided to show up so she could spend the night too. Well it was about midnight.. and they came out of the room... and were giving hints like im gonna be in so much shit.. cuz i have two people staying... Well when her bro came home.. they went back in the hall way but before she started talking to him she looked at me really funny... so I just left.. What should I do.. I don't wanna lose her friendship.. but she really hurt my feelings!!

You definitely need to talk to her and ask her what that look was for and why she was talking and made it seem that she was talking about you. Her cousin coming over was actually rude and your friend shouldn't have done that. Just talk to your friend and tell him how you feel. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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Her, I'm having a a slumber party (10 girls) What should we do? ( we aren't allowed to invite guys over, cuz we're only 13)

You guys are definitely going to have fun, since there are so many people attending your slumber party! Well you could watch movies and eat popcorn, play games, give each other make overs, listen to music, talk about each others secrets or gossip going around school, and there are so many other things that you can do! Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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hey i asked you "howd you get it to say ask me anything and ill give you an answer at the bottom of the webpage?" and you told me I could ask you for the code. Could you please give it to me?

XOXO
Charmed-Cherry21

Yep, the code is: [MARQUEE onstart=`window.defaultStatus=("TEXT")`][/MARQUEE] Replace all these brackets with those carraots that go that way. "[" is "". Also, where is says text, just type in what you want it to say (please don't put the exact thing how mine says) but don't get rid of the apostrophes. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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So I like this guy and everyone knows except him, and I am friends with him and all and I really have no idea what to do!! help!!

You should really tell him now because word will eventually get to him and it's better if you tell him. You never know, he may like you but you need to take chances. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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At school dances, I never dance. I know..you'll say "then why do you go?". I just go and hang out with my friends. It's actually pretty fun. But they dance sometimes, and I don't. I guess I'm just not much of a dancer. I think I'm self-conscious or just embarrassed because I think I can't dance...I'm not sure. I'm probably afraid of what people will think of me, like if I dance bad/can't dance right or something. I'm just nervous. I've never slow danced with anyone either. So my first time will be a little scary. Anyway, back to my question. What do you think I can do to get over this? I need help, because I want to be dancing and having more fun than I usually do at the next dance.

My friend had the same problem as you. Why don't you ask your friends to teach you how to dance? It's pretty easy; all you have to do is to find the beat of the music and just move and dance. Or you could sign up for a hip hop dance class or anything else and learn to dance that way. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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theres this one guy in my drama class that i used to like but then hes always talking or bothering me after or during class. how do i get him to stop? ignoring him doesn't seem to help...

The only thing you can do is to just talk to him and tell him that he annoys and bothers you when he talks to you. I think he might like you because that's how some guys show their feelings but I'm not sure. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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I have this in school and I would consider her one of my best friends. She has a boyfriend and I really like her boyfriend. I don't know what to do. I have asked some of my friends that don't know her but they tell me the same thing, don't do anything. I wouldn't want to lose her as a friend so I won't do anything. But know what if they break up and he likes me? do I go out with my best friends ex-boyfriend??

thanx

If one day, the actually break up and your best friend's ex-boyfriend likes you, DO NOT go out with him because it will seem weird to your friend and best friends never do that. If people tell you not to do that, then don't. But lets just say if they did break up and it has been a few months since they did and this guy likes you, maybe you can go out with him but you would need to talk to your friend. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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Can a person be in love in 8th grade? Or is it just bogus? I do believe I'm in love and I wondering if it really is love. All of my friends alkways say I'm in love with this boy and I have been for a while. Thanks!

I'm in the 8th grade also, and yes, you can be in love at this grade or age but then again, you cannot be in love. It just matter on what people think I guess. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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Alright, I have noticed on some people's advice columns that where it normally says "[view]" and it is linked to see the question some of you have it saying other things such as "[xoxo]". How did you do this? It would be a great help. I'm trying to spiff up my column so I was hoping someone would know how to do that. Thanks ahead of time.

You need to have paid account in order to do that. If you made your own column before you had to pay for it, you can change the code around and have the tabs saying different things. You can't do that with a regular column. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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