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I need advice on how I can start a petition. I need to know how I officially and legally start it and who do I present it to. How do I organize it? As you can see from my title, the purpose of the petition would be to have some sort of ruling against out-ruling the pledge of allegiance in schools or changing it.

Anyways, do you think because of 'under God' that after over 200 years, the pledge should be changed or withdrawn from any school. Why or why not? Thanks in advance.

In my school, you are not forced to recite the pledge, but you are forced to stand. I personally don't think this is fair for two reasons. For one, people may not belive in God (to disprove anybody thinking "Well all religions have a god.." not everybody has a set religion or belive in any god or any other supernatural being such as agnostics and athiests)Also, if you are not really happy that you are living in the country you live in, and you don't want to pledge allegiance to this country, I don't think you should have to. Even if you didn't have to stand or anything kids get singled out for not standing and reciting the pledge. But I also see that in public schools they belive that since they are mainly run by the government they are suppsosed to say the pledge. My take on this would be that maybe students that would like to say the pledge (as well as teachers)could meet around the flagpole before school starts, like I have seen in other schools. Good luck with your petition.

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Does anyone know of any ways to get rid (or decrease) of puffyness around eyes? I was crying last night and now my eyes are puffy.
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thanks in advance!

Wet two tea bags, and hold them on your eyes. That usually seems to work for me, but you may have to switch tea bags every once in a while. Good luck!

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okay so this has been really bothering me *hence, the subject*.. does anyone think it's weird that i'm going to be sixteen and i've never kissed a guy?

I don't think it is. For some people, kissing is like breathing, they feel that every relationship they're in its okay to kiss somebody even if they aren't that emotionally attached. People who are older and havent kissed yet, most of the time just means that they are really waiting for the right moment, and I for one really respect that.

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Does anyone know any really good books to read? I like to read all kinds of books. The last book i read was called "the lovely bones" it was an awsome book it was about a girl that got raped and murdered and the girl went to heaven and she was looking down on her family..I want to read books that teenagers would be interrested in!
15/female..if that helps with anything..
Thanks.

A really good book I've recently read is The Pact by Hillary Norman. Its kind of a romantic/suspense book, try checking it out!

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Im trying out for drama club and we have to do an improv for tryouts. So I have to give a lecture about something(like a mom telling her kid to get better grades, a police telling a driver they're going to fast, etc) But the problem is, the lecture wont be directly to someone else, just thin air! And i dont know what topic it will be on. So are there anyways i can prepare for this? thanks i rate.

Have a friend come over, and run over a couple different scenes of you giving your friend a lecture. Then, when it comes tryout time, imagine your friend is sitting right there, and say what you did before.

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Okay lately everytime I eat something my stomach hurts right after.
I can't even eat a small bowl of cereal without having to lay my stomach on a pillow for a few minutes without feeling nauseated. Any one have an idea of what could be wrong here?

It could be a number of things - but I remember having this experience a couple years ago. I was diagnosed with Acid Reflux Disease, but it wasn't like usual where you have frequent heartburn. For me it was that the acid irritated the lining of my stomach so much that every time I ate it would really upset it. Go to a doctor - and if in fact that is what you have, ask for Prilosec as opposed to Zantac or other antacid drugs, Prilosec works much better. In the mean time, stay away from high-acid foods like spaghetti, pizza, juices, and chocolate.

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First of all, lemme clear this up: I'm not a jealous person by any definition.
My roommate has a new boyfriend. He tends to spend a lot of time in our room, overnight and all. It's cute. However...
There are two things that bother me:
1- My boyfriend is way out of state for college, and I really miss him. He and I were a very touchy couple, and hugged and kissed all the time...I'm kinda missing his presence physically and psychologically. My roommate and her boyfriend tend to do a lot of that - it doesn't bother me, exactly, but it makes me miss him more, and my boy's pretty much gone from this state for good, 'cause he hates it here. I'm stuck here for about five years, however. Yes, I get to see him during vacations, but still...
Anyway. So it bothers me like hell when I have to like...watch them. I don't want to deprive her of that at all because I love my roomie like a sister, and I totally understand the feeling...but I almost want to talk to her about it. Should I?
Also, her boyfriend staying with us like, every night but one for about a week, is almost starting to bother me a bit. I like him and all, and he's usually very considerate, but they kind of...*ahem* did things...at like...five in the morning. Normally, I honestly wouldn't care and would find it kinda funny, but I'd had a headache all yesterday, and today is one of my crazy days (I worked my schedule out somehow that I don't get a break from classes until around 3.) So I really could've used the sleep.
We have bunk beds because we wanted more space in our dorm, but the downside is my bed shakes when hers does. >.<
It really bothers me that this bothers me...I'm usually an extremely tolerant person (probably moreso than I should be), but this is really...um, bothering me.
So I guess my question is...er, what do I say or do, and to whom do I direct it?
Please, no stupidity. I'll just rate you down. Thanks in advance :)

I think you should talk to your roommate about this. Maybe you guys could come up with some sort of compromise. It wouldn't be fair to say that she can NEVER have her boyfriend over and NEVER "do things" while you're in the room - but maybe you could come up with something like he can stay over three days a week and on other days he has to be gone by 5 or so. Tell her pretty much what you just wrote in your question, and maybe she'll understand. And to deal with you missing your boyfriend, maybe you guys could talk on the phone in another part of your dorm or out in the hallway while your roommate and her boyfriend are getting all touchy. Good luck!

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What does the line in 'Sugar We're Going Down' by Falloutboy "Wishing to be the friction in your jeans" mean?

My interpretation of it would be that he wants to so bad to be close to that girl that even just being the friction in her jeans would be wonderful for him. "Oh don't mind me I'm watching you two from the closet
Wishing to be the friction in your jeans
Isn't it messed up how I'm just dying to be him" That would be where I think this. It also may be something like the other said - something that turns you on.

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I want to have pizza. The question is, should I have pizza in the morning, pizza in the evening, or pizza at suppertime? Now that pizza's on a bagel, I can have pizza anytime, but I'm just not sure when to have it. Kthx.

I think you should have the pizza for dinner. Because then that will take care of both catagories of "Pizza in the evening" and "Pizza at suppertime" just so long you eat around 6. ;)

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hey everyone.. umm well around here like everybody has a myspace in the towns around here, well high school students. so i started talking to this boy who lives the town right next to mine.. and my friend met him one time through her boyfriend so i knew he was like "real". so he asked me to go to some concert with him the other night and i was like yeah most likely but last night we hungout and my friend came. he picked us up at my house and he was very nice, opened the door then afetr the movie he open the car door and stuff it was nice. so when i got home i signed online and just went upstairs for a minute and when i came back down he IMed me already and even though i talked to him online he left me a message on myspace that said "hey i had a good time tonite...your really pretty...is there a possiblilty for a second "date"(if u even considered this one date)? " so im hoping eevrythings good. he was really shy except when id actually start talking and didnt try and hold my hand during the movie or anything ( which is fine by me ) but do u think the signs are well?

Its normal for people to be shy on the first date, so don't worry about his shyness. I think you should go out on the second date and see how things go. But yes, the signs look pretty good.

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How should cucumbers be stored?

In the refrigerator, tightly wrapped if part of them has already been sliced off.

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i have a problem.i think am not shy and am more out going.but thats not what people say.they think am shy and very qiute.when am aroun ppl i just have nothing to say.so am qiute.i would love to get to no people better. come ouut of my shell and make friends.anyone have any help for me.i would like to make friends and make more friends.be outgoing.
**i rate 5**^^

Check out this site:http://www.shykids.com/shykidschitchat.htm

That should help get you started!

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what is bypoller?

I think you are trying to ask what "bipolar" is.

It is a mental disorder in which the patient goes through stages of manic and depression. They will feel on top of the world, and then go into a deep depression with no warning, and it can sometimes be dangerous. www.BipolarManiaInfo.com That site may help you.

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see im organinzeing a relief fund for hurricane katrina an the people in new orleans, and i was wondering where i could get some recent pictures of a horrible flooding down there to show people around here what these people have to endure everyday, so any websites with and recent news/info/pictures would be exxtttrreemmlllyyy helpful!
thank you so much i rate

msnbc.com

cnn.com

As well as your local news site (such as mine might be ksdk.com)

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what exactly are blue balls
i rate!

http://coolnurse.com/blueballs.htm

That should help you out.

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ok. my friend is making me so mad. she lost her cheereleading uniform and since the last place she was at was at my house, she keeps saying she left it here. so i looked and looked all over the place and it WASNT here and i never saw it ever. so like every couple days she blows up and starts these BIG fights all about her uniform. its so annoying because i seriously DONT have her uniform. what do i do?!

Tell her that she is free to come over and look at your house for it. If you've looked everywhere and seriously CAN'T find it, either she can come over and prove it to herself. If she says that she won't come over and look, just tell her that its her fault that she can't find it then.

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My hair is dirty blonde with hightlights in it which make it look really bolnde. I was just noticing that it looks fake when it starts to grow out and I don't like that. Would it be a good idea if I got my hair colored to my nateral hair color and got redish/copperish streaks in it? I've always wanted somthing new other than blonde but idk if I should do it!! What do you guys think? Blonde or not blonde?

If you really don't like the look of your highlights growing out, don't get copper streaks in it because they will also grow out. I would just get it dyed back to your natural color and leave it alone, unless you plan on keeping up with the dye job..every two months or so, which can get expensive.

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laguna beach this past weeks episode there was a song while jessiaca and jason were having dinner
the words i remember are
everybodys saying that im crazy....
he loves me he hates me doesnt really matter i know who we are who we are
what is it?


also there was another song in that episode i just remember the words were just breathe just breathe

do you know these songs thanks

I don't watch Laguna Beach..but by using Google with the lyrics you gave me.. I couldn't find the first one, but the second one may be Breathe (2am) by Anna Nalick

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Hey, in the video for I'm Not OKay (I promise) by My Chemical Romance, at the end where it says, "My Innocent Romance, My Childish Romance" and all of those... what all does it say? at the end it says My Chemical Romance, but what are the other ones?

Wow okay it goes REALLY fast but I'll do my best -

My Brutal Romance
My Beautiful Romance
My Miserable Romance
My X-Rated Romance
My Harlequin Romance
My Innocent Romance
My Scandalous Romance
My Selfish Romance
My Watercooler Romance
My Pathetic Romance
My Chemical Romance.

Phew, I think thats how it goes.

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A few days ago my friend hurt her foot. Now its all swollen and she can't walk! But her parents refuse to take her to the doctor, saying that she's blowing it all out of proportion. How do we get her parents to take her?

That can be very serious - and she needs medical attention. If you are not of driving age yet, see if your parents might take her to the emergency room. Right now, to help use the R.I.C.E. method (R=rest I=ice C=compression E=elevation ie: don't walk on it, put ice on it, along with an Ace Bandage wrap and keep it elevated) If you are in school already, and your friend goes to school, take her to the school nurse first thing in the morning. Good luck!

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