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how do you know when your pregnent??

http://www.coolnurse.com/pregnancy.htm

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why was the site down? well i just heard it was.

ill rate...

Because the server that this site is hosted on is in Louisiana and, if you haven't heard, they are being pounded by a hurricane right now. I wouldn't be surprised if this isn't a reoccuring issue until the storm blows over.

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well my dog, molly, is a shitz tzu. and so well she pees and pooops in this certain room for aber 7 years +

and so for those 7 years, we cleaned it off the floor, maybe let it sit for a hour or 2 so i dont abrf (i barf over that smell)


today my hosue smells like shit.... dog piss. so i never have ANY friends over! its not fair!

and the hard wood floor is cracking... does anyone know how much it would be to get a new hard wood floor for about 100' 100' room? for a nice smooth wood?

&& if you dont, do you know any REALLY good clraning products? like i know 409, and that shit, but do you know a expensive one that acually goes on wood and works?

also, any GREAT strong air fresheners? becasue its so strong you can barf when yyou walk into the house!

so any suggestions? i tried frebreeze, it is to not sented and doesnt work thats how discusting it smells.. like any REALLY good air fresheners?

ill rate 5's for good answers!

As far as how much a new floor would cost... that I haven't the slightest. I would suggest calling and getting some estimates from contractors.

For cleaning wood you should use something like Murphy's Oil Soap (or something similar). Regular cleaning products are going to strip the wood of it's natural oils resulting in the hard wood cracking.

The smell is probably, at this point, ingrained into the wood of the floor. Since the floor is ruined anyway, you might want to try a good washing with something like pinesol or white vinegar. Sure your house will smell like the cleaning product, but some might find that more pleasing.

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okay every night i take of fmy pants and rub up and down on my body pillow. it feels soooo good, i get this feeling that goes through me. is there anyway i can masturbate?

http://www.coolnurse.com/masturbation_howto.htm

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when i do my crunches, i get headachs afterwards. whats up with that?

It sounds like you are doing your crunches wrong. There can be several reasons as to why you are getting headaches from doing them. These reasons might be:

Not breathing correctly. You need to make sure you are breathing in on the way down and exhaling on the way up. By holding your breath while doing crunches you put undue pressure on your blood vessels resulting in a head rush afterwards.

Not holding your head/neck in a straight position. You need to make sure that you are hold your body straight and not curving in when doing crunches. Bending of the neck over and over again can result in a headache.

Doing crunches too quickly. Crunches are suppose to be done slowly, not as fast as you possibly can, in order to have the most resistance. If you do them too quickly you are not getting the total benefit. Going too fast can also result in a seasick like feeling which might include a headache.

So, remember, do them slowly, keep your body straight and breathe. Good luck.

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my computer is SO screwed up. like my computer wont let me go on some programs and then an error pops up saying :: The application or DLL C:\WINDOWS\System32\WININET.dll is not a valid Windows image. Please check this against your installation diskette.

i cant even run the virus scan.. what do i do?!

You may have a virus, you may have something else. It sounds like some file is corrupted. What you need to do is either try a system restore or wipe the machine and reinstall windows. Make sure, if you do a clean install, that all important information is saved and that you have all of your drivers before reinstalling Windows.

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Does anyone know how to get chapstick stains out because i accidently left my chapstick one of the pairs of pants and it got washed with it. PLEASE HELP! Thanks! I'll rate high if it's not stupid and is actually helpful.!

You might want to try using dish detergent, being that chapstick is an oily substance and dish detergent is made especially for removing grease and oil. Pretreat the stain with the dish detergent, rubbing it in really well and then give them a good wash in the washing machine.

Make sure you use dish detergent and NOT dishwasher detergent. Dishwasher detergent has bleach in it and that would ruin your pants.

Hope this helps.

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Ok see I LOve to masturbate !
I kno it is alil nasty but .......LOL
Well see I dont want a dildo or any toy like that
I have my fingerz and all but I want something else what could be soemthing that I could use ?? other than a toy and my fingerz ??????
I rate 5's for good advice !

http://www.coolnurse.com/masturbation_howto.htm

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Earlier this week, I was diagnosed with a yeast infection. I've never had one before. My vaginal area is itching and burning and just plain painful. I understand that those are all normal symptoms of the infection. However, my tush area is now itching, burning and painful as well.

Is this a normal part of a yeast infection? How quickly should the medicine start providing some relief? Are there any home remedies or over the counter medications that I can take that will ease the symptoms while I'm waiting for the medicine the doctor gave me to take affect?

Many thanks.

yes, it is a normal part of a yest infection. Depending on what medication the doctor gave you, and I'm going to assume it was diflucan or a generic form of it, it can take a couple of days before you see relief. I'm surprised that your doctor did not give you an external cream to ease the discomfort of the itching and burning.

Personally, when I'm itching and burning, I use A&D ointment. I've tried everything else over the counter and nothing but that seems to work. Plus it doesn't have all those nasty unknown ingredients in it like vagisil or monistat has since it was made especially for babies and the rashes that they get. Make sure to do a water rinse (do not use soap), pat dry and then apply the A&D. It'll keep the area dry while returning the natural emmolients to your skin.

You might eve nwant to pick yourself up some sugar-free yogurt the next time your at the store. Yogurt replaces the bacteria that combats yeast and restores a normal balance.

Hope this helps, and if your symptoms persist after a couple of days call your doctor and tell him/her that you need an external medicine. Good luck.

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your boyfriend goes away for 2 1/2 months and cheats on you with 3 other people ... what would you do if you where 5 hours away from each other that long and you found out?

Dump him. You do NOT deserve to be treated that way.

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Ok i keep trying to answer a question and this site keeps signing me off.... Its get aggervating because ive tried a few times and it keeps telling me too log on when i am.... Like it keeps signing me off........ ANy advice why??

I don't know the site would do that to you. But if you are still experiencing this problem, after deleting your cookies and rebooting your computer, you need to send a note to DangerNerd's inbox telling him of the problem. He's the site's administrator and needs to know about problems like this one. He might know what is going on and would be able to help you with a problem like this.

http://www.advicenators.com/column.php?u=DangerNerd

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omg i got an account on advicenators but it just doesn't work. the self-info part knocks off everything except the first 5 words..and yea. it's just weird. can someone help me? IM me at Arii x33! thank you so much!

You might want to shoot a message to DangerNerd's inbox. He's the site administrator and can help you better with problems like that.

http://www.advicenators.com/column.php?u=DangerNerd

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♥ Im suuuper bored right now. && I usually dont play games on the internet lol. But it sounds like fun riight now. Anyone know anyone good sites with lots of games? just like easy ones not like the sports ones. Thanks!!

www.pogo.com, www.kingdomofloathing.com, popcap.com

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Well, for the past week or so I've been discharging heavily, this is nothing new, but my discharge is brown. It's usually not that color, at all. What could be wrong? I'm no sexually active at all, but is around the time I usually get my period. Is something wrong?

http://www.coolnurse.com/vagina.htm

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help! i was just masterbating and i started bleeding.. is not my period so what is it? and it kinda stings down there thankss

http://www.coolnurse.com/masturbation.htm

EDIT (in response to feedback): To quote directly from the site: "...Use good sense while masturbating. If you are sore from spending TOO much time with yourself -- stop and let your body heal. Getting irritated skin is not uncommon, so don't panic and use plenty of water soluble lubrication next time. If irritation persists see your health care provider. Remember, lubrication! Especially you guys (or gals using a vibrator)."

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I wear a DD size bra. Like, does that make me fat? And do boys like boobs that r like, DD size? Is it common do wear DD, or is that like wayy huge. Please be serious nd just answer, i'll rate high

No, just because your a double "d" doesn't mean you are fat. DD refers to cup size not the span around your body, meaning that actual size of the breast when it sits in the cup of a bra. Now, if you were a 46DD, the 46 meaning that the measurement around your torso is 46 inches, then you might want to consider a weight loss program. But if you are between 30-40DD you aren't fat, at least in my opinion.

As far as whether or not boys like breasts that are large... it all depends on the boy. We're all individuals and tastes may very. Besides if someone is judging you based on the size of your breasts, you really do not want to have a relationship with them.

DD is not the largest size out there, but C and D cups are more common.

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what is anal sex?

http://www.coolnurse.com/anal_sex.htm

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What does socialite mean??? xoxo thx!

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=socialite&x=0&y=0

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4 of the past 5 nights, I have been waking up in excruciating pain. This pain is in my knee cap. It's not something I experience when I first wake up in the morning, it's something that attacks during the night, causing me to awaken. You've got to understand and believe me when I say this - this is the most dreadful, awful, intense pain I have EVER experienced in my ENTIRE life, hands down, without a SINGLE doubt. To be perfectly truthful here, I generally cry when I'm physically hurting, as it helps me cope with any ailments I might currently be dealing with. However, crying over my sudden and harsh knee pain doesn't make much sense to me. No amount of tears, and no tantrum I could possibly throw would do this pain justice. I find that it only upsets myself more. In the past I have always be able to rely on my tears to calm myself, and now that I DO NOT have that, I'm unaware of where to turn.




I know that I'll NEVER have a proper diagnosis until I see a doctor. Problem is, I'm not covered by Insurance, as we just moved to a new state, and my father's job does not offer benefits. But who's kidding who; the REAL problem is that I am AFRAID to inform my family. I'm scared they might TRY TO take me to the doctor. I know this is what's best for me, but the doctor/hospital is my biggest fear EVER. I realize if my pain is THIS insane, avoiding the doctor/hopistal is plainly prolonging the inevitable.




I'm not really sure about what it is I am asking here. I suppose I would just like some opinions, suggestions, guesses, ideas, knowledge... ANYTHING you might have to contribute!!! =/




- I'm female; a few days away from 17.


- I'm not exessively large, but I guess I could stand to lose a few pounds?


- Again, this has ONLY occurred 4 of the past 5 nights, and ONLY during the NIGHT.


- I know that the weather can do some funny things to your bones, but the weather in Connecticut has been in the 90's for the past couple of weeks. Always humid and consistent. The weather has never had an affect on me BEFORE - at least not that I've ever NOTICED, so I'm skeptical that the weather is causing my pain. At this point in time, I'm not going to cross ANYTHING off as a possible cause.


- This is ONLY in my LEFT knee. ONLY in the knee cap ITSELF - not the entire leg, and the pain does NOT "jump" around.


- My sleeping position? Generally [and ALWAYS the case when I have experienced this pain] I have been sleeping on my RIGHT side. MEANING, my LEFT leg didn't have much weight to speak of resting upon it, understand?


- I guess it's important to add that I have a "condition" where my legs and feet randomly swell up like Stay Puffed Marshmallow Man in Ghostbusters..... This used to be insanely bad [not to mention highly disgusting] but ever since I've gotten the proper leg braces, that problem seems to be no more. Now, what CAUSES that random swelling? Salt. Basically it's where salt gets stuck within my body, causing it to expand. You might be thinking that it's the LEG BRACES that is causing this, BUUTTT.. I haven't been wearing them for the past three weeks. So the problem IS NOT the WEARING OF them. This has lead me to believe it COULD MAYBE [just as it "COULD MAYBE" be anything else]... but it COULD MAYBE be my NOT wearing them that is having this affect on me. But if this is so, why haven't I ever experienced this in the past??? Yet, problems have to start SOMEWHERE, right? But really, my legs have only been a problem TWICE [as far as swelling goes] in the past 3 weeks since I've neglected to wear my braces. Honestly, I don't believe the cause has anything to do with this. Also, when this swelling is present, it starts at my toes, and works it's way UP my body. It never has a chance to even REACH my knees, because I catch it while still in my foot.


- This brings me to my diet: My diet hasn't changed much within the past 4-5 weeks. I've obviously been cutting back on my salt intake. Other than that, I really haven't been over eating or under eating any. I eat until I'm full, and I then call it quits. I NEVER drink milk or soda; ONLY ONLY ONLY water, and A WHOLE LOT of it. The past week my Mom [who is the one who generally provides all of our meals] has been away on vacation. During this time, I've been properly fed. But to be honest, I've sort of replaced lunch with a package of Austin Peanut Butter Crackers, which are very high in sodium. If this IS NOT having an affect on my SWELLING, I severely doubt it's having an affect on my KNEE CAP. As I previously said, I am not willing to discount ANYTHING as of yet.


- I'm not involved in sports, and since I am new to the area, my friend count is a complete zero, so needless to say I don't really go anywhere. So no... I haven't hurt it during some crazy practice drill or anything. I know that I can hurt it anywhere, but don't you think I would have noticed the pain [at least a TINY bit] if I had pulled or torn something?? And if you think I might have done this, why does it only attack at night? Not even during the day in my long naps in the SAME sleeping position.. but ONLY at NIGHT. Is that just coincidence???


- This pain strikes suddenly, and ONLY leaves when I begin to work my joint like a mad man. I generally lay there in pain for about 5 minutes, before I gather up enough courage and willpower to begin extending my knee. Once it's fully extended and moved around for about 10-15 seconds.. the pain DISAPPEARS ENTIRELY!! I would NEVER know it even happened.





Can someone tell me.. is this a "common" thing? Does it ever happen to YOU? Know any possible remedies or temproray solutions? What do you *ADVISE?

I understand you are not a medical professional, but I would be ever so appreciative of some guesses here. Please, anything you've got. This pain is so intense, my body begins to shake violently, and I get the urge to vomit. :D It's just not a pretty picture. Last night I slept with a huge garbage bag at my side, as I expected the pain. Can I predict the future or what -- I'll be damned if it didn't happen AGAIN. =[


Thank you, all, very very much for ANY information you provide.

Mackenzie



My apologies on the length of this question. I was trying to the best of my ability to NOT leave any details out, clearly.

In case you're curious, you should expect a rating. It's the least I can do.. :D

Hey Mac! I'm agreeing with chaos here in thinking that with the suddeness of the onset and the pain happening at night that this is some sort of muscle cramp. Yeah, I know, no muscles in the knees; just tendons, ligaments and cartilage, but I would try what chaos suggested. Either take a multivitamin and/or include some bananas in your diet. I also find that a lot of the sugar-free yogurts have a lot of potassium as well.

The best thing you can do when you get them is what you are doing right now. Get up and move and/or rub the affect area to get the blood circulating again and get the affected muscle to loosen up.

I know it's extremely painful, but I'm hoping that it's just a vitamin deficency. Of course if this persists longer than a couple of weeks there may be something more seriously wrong (like a ligament detachment) and I would suggest seeing a doctor at that time.

Good luck Honey and keep us posted as to how you're doing.

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wat is an orgasam?
can girls get them?
and if girls can, is it normal to have wet stuff in your undies afterwards?

http://www.coolnurse.com/orgasm_female.htm

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