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Q: okay, so there is this guy that won't leave me alone. i mean i wanna be friends with him, but he wants to be my girlfriend. I am really starting to hate him. i was talking to him in aim and he kept saying things like "i love you," or "okay, see ya girlfriend". i kept telling him to stop, but he WON'T! arrggggggggggggggg!
please help me b4 i kill him!

Okay, if hes like that..then dont even be friends. Seriously. I mean thats nice, to be friends with him, but hes not getting the clue. So ignore him all together, block him on aim, and ignore him at school. good luck !

Q: I'm really into fashion and stuff but i don't know what stores have the hottest clothes!! Fill me in!!

Well the stuff that is in now are : Hollister, Abecrombie and Fitch, American Eagle, and Express.

Q: Does age really matter when your falling in love? I'm fourteen and I would like to think anything is possible. I've been dating this guy for a short period of time but it has felt different than anything other than before. On this chain letter thing, and I know this sounds so stupid, but I made a wish to fall in love with him. My friends hate the fact that this guy and I are together, but for the first time I couldn't care less what my friends think. What do you think, is it possible?

Anything is possible with love. Sounds corny but its true. Just dont listen to your friends and follow your heart! If your happy with him, then great. Love happens at any age you know?

Q: Does anyone know how to use AIM from a browser?

Oh ok, gotcha. There is a way. Go to www.aim.com and on the side bar on the left, look for the link that says "Aim Express" (its close to the bottom) click that, sign in, and your on aim. AIM express isint all that great though. You dont get those cool-little feautres regular aim has. But its still AIM!

Q: okay i have a verizon cell phone and i have a year and a half left of the plan. i wanna get rid of it and get a new cell phone (cingular or t-mobile) but it costs $179 to cancel the verizon plan. should i cancel my plan, or should i just wait until my plan ends to get a new cell phone?

I would definatley wait it out just because $179 is a whole lot of money. And anyway, in a year and a half..they'll probably have cooler phones to choose from. Its your choice but personally I'd hate to pay $179!

Q: i wrote a question earlier about my verizon phone and how i wanna cancel it (it costs $179). but what company should i get for my new phone if i cancel my plan? the only differences between them is t-mobile is $10 less but doesn't have a phone that i really like. cingular does but its $10 more. which phone should i get?

I've never had TMobile but Cingular is a pretty good service with pretty good phones so I say go for Cingular since it has the phone you like. Its only a $10 difference.

Q: I have an open-book-take-home test that I have to do for school, but the problem is I don't have my social studies book to look in for the answers. So, I was hoping someone could answer my questions:

Name three ways the government encouraged the development of Brazil's interior.

Identify three signs of the success of Brazil's development program.

Identify three drawbacks of Brazil's development program.

PLEASE HELP!!! I WILL RATE 5'S!!!!!!!!

Whatever subject your open book test is, your most likley going to find all that information with a few clicks from www.google.com ! Really, search it and you'll most likley find hundreds of links. good luck !

Q: OK, I've been dating this guy for about a month or so ...and a few of my friends think he just wants sex and im not quite sure either....One time he asked me to have sex one night but i said no. we've hung out since then and he tried to get me to give him head and stuff but i didnt and we still hang out and whatever but he hasnt asked me to be his girlfriend or anything yet so thats why im unsure nor even have we talked about it . all our phone conversations are pretty short and just consist of making plans and whats up how r u n stuff along those lines however we do talk once in a while for like 15 minutes....so my ? is do u think he just wants sex? and anyways to find out besides talking to him about it

Well since hes been asking you to do stuff, and your not even "going out" offically...I think he just wants sex. Sorry hun! Theres lots of jerks out there...so yeah. Just be careful and dont give in to him..because he'll leave you. And you'll be broken hearted. Not trying to be mean, I just dont want to see you get hurt.

Q: 14, female.We recently took a fieldtrip to go to a skating rink at my school. While at the skating rink my friend broke up with her boyfriend. I tried to comfort him, I told him she was retarded and a bit*h, but in a goofy voice so he knew I was just kidding. Well one of her other little friends took it the wrong way and ran off and told her. She got angry and started dissing me behind my back, and saying I was a bad friend. We are sort of getting over it, but now I like her ex. Everyone keeps saying he likes me too and that we should go out, but I don't want to make my friend madder. What should I do?

If you dont want your other friend getting more mad, ask her. Really. A lot of people get mad because their friends go out with their ex's, and dont even talk to them first. So tell her how you feel about him. And how he feels about you. If shes a good enough friend, she'll like the fact that you came to her first. And then she'll let you go out with him. Hopefully. If she gets mad, then its your choice to go out with the guy or not. good luck ! hope everything works out :)

Q: april fools is coming up!!!yeah!!!i want a really good trick to play on my friends, please don't suggest anything that will hurt them though.thanks!

1. Forking their lawn (Buying hundreds of plastic forks and putting them all over in their grass area)

2. Saran Wrap their car or anything else you can think of. You know the plastic wraps, get different colors (pink blue green red) and have fun wrapping! (You could use foil i think)

3. Buying hundreds of little fuzzy-sticky colorful balls and sticking them all over the car.

4. What is your friends worse fear? Buy fake plastic (whatever their fears are, for example..spiders) and put them in their room.

My friends all did these and their pretty good! sorry if I didnt help much !

Q: I have looked at what seems every possible internet site that relates to my question. But here it is,:Does anyone know a site or anywhere, that has a list of the best highschool in Rhode Island? Like a ranking list? Like:

1.) The best school
2.) The 2nd best school
and so on

http://www.greatschools.net/ (You can get all this info like ratings of your school, ratings of other schools in your town, SAT scores, stuff like that). good luck !

Q: Near my armpit, I have a bump. Its about 1/2in by 1/2in. It looks like a buise but it, i dont know how to put this, its like, elevated. i have know idea what it is or how i got it. I've had it for about 4 months. The first month, when i squeezed it, a puss like fluid came out. But not anymore. It juts hurts when i touch it. Does anyone have any idea's on what it is?

Is it a razor bump thing? When you shave, those come out. I wouldent be too worried about it unless it hurts when you dont even touch it. But then again, I'm not a doctor so you could get professional advice :)

Q: How can I delete a question that someone asked me but I already answered? Please help!

Go to your "Edit Answers" (Its write above Profile Settings). Then edit the answer you want to erase. Then erase all the text and press "Edit answer". By erasing all the text, you actually deleted it. =)

Q: I am 14, female int he 9th grade. I'm also usually a straight A student. My sister graduated 2nd in her class. She recieved an full scholorship to the college she attends. My brother was expelled in 11th grade. My parents had stressed how important grades were, I agreed to an extent. Working my butt off to earn straight A' and a high GPA. This Marking Period. I am in Algebra 2(normally a 11th grade class) and French 1. I was doing okay in Algebra untill I failed a quiz and recieved a 80% on a unit test. This brings my grade to 88.5%, the MP ends in 3 days. no way i can bring that up. in french, i got a 70% on the Unit test. I failed most the tests in their. But my grades were usually up. Now I face the problem of having 2B's (a possible C) on my usually perfect report card. I told my mother this afternoon and she shook her head and simply said "Shit *insert name*". She then turned and walked away.
I WORK MY BUTT OF IN SCHOOL. I'm taking all Honors and the most difficult classes. I can't be perfect like my sister, I can't always get straight A's. How do I tell my parents this respectfully. ??I'm sorry It's such a long question.:-/ Help

Wow, Algerba 2..I wont even be taking it! Okay I think you should write a letter to them. I know it sounds corny but if you just talk to them, they'll interupt you..and yell at you. Just explain to them that you try so hard, and this is the most you can do. Say that you are your own individual person, and your not your sister. Say that you keep on pushing and this is all you can get. You have an a+ in effort but the quality of the work isint quite A+. Explain how you feel when you work so hard, but dont get straight A's...and explain how it hurts to see your mom hurt...but you try. and thats all you can do. I hope your parents understand. I personally believe your grades are awesome! High school is hard and its a lot of work. So I give you props for taking hard classes like Alg. 2!

Q: well im really trying to lose weight and my friend told me to run a mile 5 days a week then next week run 2 miles and so on if i did that up to 10 miles how long would it take me to lose about 45 pounds?

Okay we wouldent know, BUT not only is exercising a good key to losing weight. So is eating healthy. You cant eat a double cheese burger, a large fry, and a coke and then exercise...and expect to lose weight. But I'm sure you already know that. Your running routine is a good idea! But its a little too much, thats too much strain on your body. How about 1 mile the first week..and then 2 miles after that first week. Stop at 2 miles because it'll hurt too much to do like 4 miles! Okay and just cut out a lot of your sugars: candy, chocolate, juices, and sodas! Drink lots and lots of water.

Q: ok so my pic for my colum is 15k in all but it wont like how should i say.....SHOW UP!! its really starting to bug me does anybody know how i can fix it..i tried www.photobucket.com but you need a username and password..

thnx ill rate high!

I'll do it for you. I have a username/password thing..just put one in my inbox with your email or IM and you can give me the pic. I'll re-size it for you. And then you can use it! :)

Q: Ugh. My best friend kelly thinks she's a really good singer. The problem is... she sux! She's also going to be in the talent show and perform a song. When she does, she's gonna be sooo emmbarrased aftwerwards! Everyone's gonna make fum of her. I don't know what to do, or how to break it to her!! Should I just let her be TOTALLY embarrased? Help!! Please!!

I think you shouldent say anything because then she'll get mad at you. Let her go do the talent show and let her see for herself that she has no musical talent. She'll learn from it and hopefully stop singing.

Q: ok i have wavy/curley thick hair and i striaghten my hair most of the time with a blow dryer and i was wonderin if anyone know how i can striaghtn my tips they are always wavy i dont know how to get them striaght. i used to iron my tipes which made them go striaght but i dont do that anymore because it damages my hair too much. can advice i can use?

Okay well why not go to a salon and ask them to blow dry your hair or whatever..and ask them for tips on how to make the ends straight without a flat iron! They'll definatley help you out:) Sorry i couldent really give any tips, but I think getting tips from a professional would work =) good luck !

Q: Hi! My name is Deniss and I would like to get into the acting career. I'm 16 and female, I have a fond love for acting! I need help on finding places to audition and stuff T_T;; its stressing also with school at hand! PLEASE HELP ME! =)

Well you should start out small by joining your high school drama class, team, or tryout for the plays they hold at your high school. If there is a young actors theater around your town, you should join that too! If your not sure if there is one, look in the yellow pages or ask around! Those theater's and dramam things you join really boost your career and give you a shot at going big! good luck!

Q: i straighten my hair just about every day and its starting to get pretty damamaged. my hair is thin and wavy, and 4-6 inches past shoulder length. please let me know if you have any suggestions! thanks!!!

I read this in a magazine from experets: If you straighten your hair, wash your hair with cold water. {Not like freezing cold, but luke-warm). Oh and every month cut your hair a half inch. So the split ends are gone and its kinda healthy. Try not to straighten it every day/every other day. How about curling it as well? You know scrunching it..So your hair gets a break from all the heat. good luck! if you dont know what scrunching is ask me =)