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You can ask me about ANYTHING, and I mean it. If I don't have an answer to give you, instead of making something up, I WILL find you somewhere to go where you will be able to find out what you need. My inbox is always open, and you are quite welcome to IM me on AIM. I think thats about all you need to know, but if you've got other questions...well...see above. =)

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okay well i asked a similar question before but it seems that know one got what i was saying so here it is again.

okay i got ddr max (or whatever the purple one is called) for xmas and its really hard for me. like within 5 sec i fail. so are any of the other ddr games for ps2 easier? because this is the newest one i think and its hard! if any are easier please leave the name of it!

I have DDRmax2, but there should still be a 'Training Mode' on your game. Try going through all the stages of that first. Then start playing on 'Beginner' mode, until you get good at it. Then you can work your way up to light, then standard, then Heavy if you get good at it.

Nothing is going to make you better at it except for practice!

I'm not sure what category this really goes under, but I was curious on birth control.. Does it just make pmsing on a certain schedule so you know when? does it stop it for a certain amt of time? How does it work?

The pill will regulate your cycle so you know what is coming, and if you get PMS with your period, I suppose you would know when that was coming too. ;)

For more information:

hey everyone

whats a good song out now?

The people who answered this question before me were void of all music taste.

And this question should've been taken somwhere like launch.yahoo.com or to the radio, but here are some of my favorite songs that are singles now. (Mind you I've got a..."diffrent" taste in music.)

Modern Swinger - The Pink Spiders
The Ghost Of You - My Chemical Romance
Loyalty - American Head Charge
Keine Lust - Rammstien
I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys
Silver and Cold - AFI

I could go on, but I won't. You can find the rest for yourself.

I'm auditioning for the music man looking for the part of Marianne (sp?).I have been lines and two songs to memorize. The only problem is I don't know how the music goes. I have seen the movie once or twice but I can't seem to remember how the two songs I need to sing are played. Does anyone know a site where I can listen to the music? Thank you.

There's this wonderful website called Google, you see. It will work wonders, I promise!

http://www.Google.com

ok so the other day i put on a pad from my moms package of em (they were light flow ones) just to see what a pad would feel like when i finally got my period. well omg it was like wearing a diaper, it was huge on my underwear and i couldnt even like move in my pants lol cause it itched and was so big.. why is this what am i going to do when the time comes for a pad!

I get "Always" brand, and you can barely feel that its there. I can't usually use tampons because I get really bad cramps on my period, but I will say that if you are able to use them, tampons are the way to go. You can't feel them at all, and you can go swimming and its easier to be active. So maybe try that when the time comes.

is it okay to put my sea sick patch on my butt or boob? i know it sounds weird.. but i don't want the patch to interfere with my tan. i don't even know if i'll need it yet, if i get sea sick. but is this okay? thanks.

Ginger pills work a million times better than seasick patches. I suggest you buy some ginger pills, and take those if you need them. That won't interfere with your tan at all!

how do I tune my electric guitar.... I don't know sheet about it. Id get some lessons but I dont have the money right now.

If you search google for an Online Guitar Tuner, sites will come up that you can click on the note and it will sound for you, so you can tune your guitar to pitch.

What I usually do, is hit an "E" note on my piano, and tune my low E to it. Then if you hold Low E on the fifth fret, it should make an "A" which is the next string up. Then I tune the A string to match. I do the same thing all the way until I get to high "E". The only modification is that when you're tuning the "B" string, you have to hold the "G" string on the fourth fret instead of the fifth.

This is all assuming you know how to work the tuning pegs and such. If you don't know how to do that, leave a message in my inbox and I'll get back to you.

I also suggest going to taborama.com, on the left hand side you will see a bunch of links, and there are online guitar lessons and things to look at that can help you learn to play guitar.

i didnt write down the website but now i need it. its a website thats for decorating a place in your house and on the website YOU pick a room you want to decorate and if you want it copntemporary modern or classic and then you pick a color and then they show you roooms~ i need that website in like an hour soooo please find one like that or find that one!!! I RATE 5'S!! ohh and NO DOWNLOADS!!

You posted the question to the pool. If you do that, you don't then ask single columnists.

My answer to you is justfuckingooogleit.com

my friend randomly tells me"you wanna play neopets?" and i said haha sure so now we have a bet on who could get the most 'neopoints' by 2006. I'm losing. By a lot. Can anyone give me their old accounts or tips or hints or anything??

Play games. ALL THE TIME. And do the freebies like Tombola and the Advent Calander, and sell what you can in your shop. Play all the games, especially the promo ones for movies and such, they're easy and give lots of points.

Good luck!

-Usedtobeaneopetsgeek

How can you stunt your growth? Please no smart comments or answers, I just want to kno.

Caffinne has been known to stunt growth in children and youn teens. Working out on machines at the gym that do things to compress your back can stunt your growth, as well as lifting free weights over your head, also as a teen usually 16 or under.

What are some cute Christmas songs? Like--author/singer/band & song name please? I'm in a Christmas kind of mood =) Thanks

My Chemical Romance - All I Want For Christmas Is You.

TEN BAZILLION TIMES BETTER THAN THE MARIAH CAREY
VERSION. Ahem. That'd be the only xmas song I can stand listening to, therefore, my only suggestion.

Hey everyone! I need help with thinking of a slogan for my health project. I need a slogan for Smokeless Tobacco and ive been having trouble thinking of a clever slogan. Any help is appreciated!! THANKS!!!

SMOKELESS TOBACCO - Will give you mouth cancer instead of lung cancer!

SMOKELESS TOBACCO - Will still make your breath smell.

SMOKELESS TOBACCO - Get addicted all the same.

Yesterday i just put god in my heart, because my life was going bad and i was doing alot of bad thigns that i shouldn't have been doing. and i'm going to follow the path god wants me to now and do what i think he thinks his right. And i was just wondering if there was anybody out there who could give me some pointers on what to do and not to do because i am new at this. And could you please name some christian bands cause i used to lisen to metal and i dont' want to anymore because i think it would go against god because of the stuff they say i dotn'w ant to lisen to any more hate singers anymore. Please help i'll rate 5's for good anwsers.

God confuses me too much - so I'm what some might call "agnostic" and absolutely no help to the bulk of your question.

But being a fan of Metal myself - Christian bands you should definently check out are:

Demon Hunter
UnderOATH (More their first CD than their second CD, its called "The Changing Of Times")
Ra

And there's a list of christian bands somewhere on this website: www.teenhopeline.com

That website is a Christian site that has representatives that will talk to you one on one over the computer, daily email bible lessons, and other things that might help you on the road to becoming a Christian.

if there any site with good music that liek when i click to it ..it goes to windows midea player ill rate you a 5 please help and i know cd zic but i hate it

Click "guide" on your Windows Media Player. You can type in an artist are a song, and when you click on one of the search results, you should be able to listen to the song/watch the video.

Hey guys,
I was hoping someone could help me with this math problem. I should probably remember how to do this stuff, but I'm stupid so I don't know how. If someone can, please explain how to do it. I would really appreciate it! Thank you so much!

Math Problem: The ratio of good guys to bad guys was 16 to 3. If there were 48 bad guys, how many good guys were there?

Thanks again!

If I were going to solve this problem, I would create a proportion.

Okay, so you always have Good on top, and Bad on bottom. So you make your first given ratio like this:

16
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3 (16 over 3) So its 16 good guys to three bad guys.

Then you would set up another proportion for the ratio that is partly given.

48
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x (48 bad guys over x amount (unknown) of good guys)

Then you cross multiply.

16 x 48
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3 x 16 times X = 16x
3 times 48 = 144

Then you can set it up like this, to further solve.

16x = 144

To get the variable (x) alone, you have to divide both sides by 16.

16x divided by 16 is x.

144 divided by 16 is 9.

Therefore, x=9.

what are some good techno songs? i want every one you know.

Laura's Austrailian Dance Party - Reggie and the Full Effect

Deathnotronic - Reggie and the Full Effect.

You know how hot water freezes faster than cold water? Okay well, is there anything that says hot water boils faster than cold water, or does it not matter? I need people to answer this that honestly know the answer. I will rate!

Cold water would freeze faster than warm water because it doesn't have as many degrees to drop until it reaches freezing point.

This would work the same with warm or hot water, it would take less time to boil because the water wouldn't have as many degrees to rise until it reaches boiling point.

Does anyone know that song they play on the commercial for Zales Jewlers. It has the beat of Ice Ice Baby, but it says something like "Rachel, what are you doing to me?", or something like that. Thanks!

Under Pressure - by Queen and David Bowie

Also recently covered by My Chemical Romance and The Used - but on the commercial they play the origional version.

The words that you hear are "Pressure, pressing down on me" I think is the only lyrics you hear..but it would be

Pressure, pressing down on me, pressing down on you, no man ask for.

if they played the whole line.

EDIT: Oh, and by the way, Vanilla Ice stole the rhythm for Ice Ice Baby from Under Pressure. Not cool at all..but the song was a hit so noone cares.

Does anyone else think that the ads within the questions are extremely irritating? I mean I know Advicenators is free and all and they have to get money from somewheres, but come on. I think it takes away from the seriousness of people's questions and is rather distracting. The ads on the sides are nice and I must say I've clicked on them before, but when someone says "he has to stay at work late to make up the time" in thier question I feel it's extremely tacky and quite ridiculous to have a make up ad in the middle of that person's serious question that has nothing to do with painting their face. When reading along in a question, when something is underlined and a different color your eyes automatically go to it and your brain focuses on it making it difficult to focus on the question. I get distracted very easily. If I were answering a question and the ad within it was something I wanted to look at I would likely click on it and not put my full attention into the advice I was giving, which I believe is unfair. I sure don't want any ads in the middle of questions I may ask in the future. I dunno that's just my thought. I think it would be really ironic if one was put into this question. Anyways, what does everyone else think? Am I overreacting?

I think they're really annoying. But I can't complain, as I'm using this site for free, and the ads are needed to make it possible for me and others to use the site free of charge.

If they're really bothering you - sign up for a paid account, and they will dissapear.

Alright, I was assigned to write two articles for the school newspaper. The first has to be something about Christmas...but I can't think of anythin that isn't cynical/witty/overly sarcastic. Any ideas?

The second is about schools and why they are essential. Ideas, please?

Thank you - will rate 5 for every idea!!

You could write about the the commercialism of the holidays now. You could also write maybe about the new Christmas "fads" of this year - such as upsidedown or retractable Christmas trees.

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