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Q: the people that live next door to me have a young duaghter that always plays with my cat. they try to bring my cat, shadow, inside their house all the time, and they say how much they love her and want her. they just recently put their house up for sale, and are moving. i have a bad feeling that they are going to take shadow when they move, and she is my baby, so i would be completely lost if they did. how can i prvent this from happening? i cant keep her inside, because she loves being outside, and theres no way to keep her out of their yard. i dont know what i would do if they took her!

please help! any ideas would be more than appreciated!
Well, not to be costly, but you can put up a fence, but I guess that might not make your cat happy. My cat is an indoor cat, so what you probably should do is this:
When your cat is playing outside, go outside with it and watch it so the neighbors don't like bring it in their yard/house.

Q: in science class i have to do a project on a hypothesis and give like the independent and depenedent variables and all that good stuff. blecchh. so anyway, does anyone have any good // creative ideas on what i could use? like "my sister can drink a milkshake faster than my mom" or something? please&thankyou. =)
Ok, so the independent variable is a variable that doesn't change (so make that time) and the dependent variable is the result of that. So what you probably want to do is something that is based on time, like, how long it takes bubblegum to lose it's flavor in a specified amount of time (checking every so often) and rating the "flavor intensity". That's what I did for my science project kinda like that. For the hypothesis, write an if/then statement. That would be like:

If bubble gum flavor intensity is related to the amount of time chewed, then the longer the time the gum is chewed, the less intense the flavor will be.


Try it out. I think it will work with your project.

Q: does anyone have a link that has song names that make fun of other songs?? it's for a slide show for the seniors and i really want it to be funny...please help if u know of any!!!
Well I know of some songs that don't make fun of other songs but I still found really funny. just look it up on www.dogpile.com in the audio link. The song names are Shaving Cream, and When Cats Take Over the World.

Have fun with your slide show!

Q: as a project we are doing connecticut history events between 1900-2000s. anyone know any good sites i can get events home?
thanks in advance
Alright, what you can do is look on an encyclopedia site like Encyclopedia Brittanica, which is what i use. there's also About.com which gives you stuff from encyclopedias. The reason online encyclopedias are so good is that they're always factual and can't be edited like wikipedia. hope this helps

Q: whenever i talk to people i always feel out of place. i feel like i kind of just sit there and just feel really weird. i guess i'm kind of shy, but how do i get into the conversation. it feels like people always are talking and everything and i just sit there. and it also feels like people always hang out with their friends on the weekend and stuff and go out at party, and i just sit at home. i mean, i have friends and all, but i guess i never really hang out with them on the weekends. i mean i want to, but ever weekend i sit by myself. i know i should just call them, but it would be really weird. what can i do?
Well, if you're spending your weekends alone, I suggest that, yeah, call your friends over. Like i guess you can see a movie with a bunch of your friends, that's what i do.

For the issue of your social problem, you should probably start a conversation of your own with someone. That way, you'll have to be the center of the conversation. Also, when you talk to someone, try to make it sound as if you're interested in the topic, even if it's not. and if the conversation starts to zone out, come up with a new thing to talk about. easy peasy. hope this helps!

Q: my lawn is kinda dead, and my dad doesn't wanna pay to get it like, fixed up. what should i do
There's some really cheap fertilizer you can get at Kmart, Home Depot, or any other store around. Fertilizer and weed killer will keep the lawn rejuvinated. Also, you might want to plant some grass seed in areas where the grass will probably never grow back without being completely replanted.

Q: i just had a kid... and i don't know what to do with it... WHAT SHOULD I DO!
This is a tough one to answer. First of all, entertain this kid with some books and toys, and other fun and safe things to do. Also, with a kid around, you will find it hard to get to work, so drop this kid off at a day care or nursery, where he/she can interact with others their age, and be taken care of by experienced people. But make sure this nursery is trustworthy, by looking it up on the internet.

Q: i need a job. i'm 48 years old and i still live with my parents. but i never went to college. how do i get a job
Easy. Look in the newspaper for job openings. You'd probably fit best under a job that says no experience needed. Some of these jobs may pay pretty well as you move up in the job.

Q: my guinea pig has gotten really fat.. like she's adoorable but omg she's just like a fat lard now! i cut down on her eating but every morning when i go down the stairs, she starts screaming at me cause she's hungry and bites me if i don't give her food! i also let her run around a lot but she always ends up falling over and sleeping. how do i make her lose weight?!
Well, I suggest you get some of that diet food for your guinea pig. like i think petsmart has it. what it does is it curbs your pet's hunger so it doesn't eat so much. Also,what you can do is take her out of the cage or whatever she stays in and have her walk around. everytime she falls asleep just pick her up and whisper in her ear. it worked for my brother's guinea pig.

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