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Q: On an episode of American Idol,They showed the simpsons auditioning Simon Cowell.Simon Cowell was singing "Don't you wish you boyfriend was hot like me".Ryan Seacrest said "He's been waiting to do that song for months".I didn't get why he would be waiting to do that song for months.I was wondering in which episode of which season of the simpsons this extract of Simon Cowell came.
*Thanks*

Hey it's called a joke. Get it.

Q: My doctor perscrived Benzaclin Gel for my acne today. I just wanted to know if I'm applying it correctly:

I wash my face twice a day
Apply the gel
Apply lotion afterwards
Apply suncream afterwards..

Is that correct?

And can anyone tell me about their previous experiences with it? Is it good, bad, etc?

You're doing everything right. Just make sure the face wash is either something the doctor prescribed to you...either that or something like cetaphil or neutrogena healthyskin.

As goes for the lotion, if your doctor didn't suggest one, use a cetaphil brand moisturizer.

Ive been using benzaclin for like a year and it hasn't done anything for my skin.

Q: Are pixie sticks good physically to your body?

It tastes so good but I wonder of it's bad because I feel like it's kinda the same as eating a bowl of just sugar.

Thanks and when you answer can you tell me if you're a professional or not so I can know for sure?

Is this a joke?

Pixie sticks are bad for you, pixie sticks are sugar. No matter what you eat or drink with them, they are still sugar.

I am professional. Yes.

Q: i have a serious problem (or maybe it's just serious to me). my house can be really warm, and i'll be FREEZING. like i'll feel like i'm outside in the cold, and i shiver & shake, and my teeth chatter. every night i go to bed with 6 really large blankets & some shorts with a big shirt & a hoodie, and i'm still shaking. i did that the other day but i had pajama pants, a big shirt, socks & a hoodie on and i was still cold. is there something wrong with me for being freezing all the time? i'm like this during the summer too. my skin feels warm when you touch it, but i feel colder than ever, and sometimes i have goosebumps and my hair stands on end. i told my mom and she looked at me funny, but i think there might be something wrong with me. help?

You could possibly be anemic. I was cold, tired, shaky, and pale. I was diagnosed with anemia. See a doctor and get some iron supplements, it could help.

---EDIT---
Yup. My mom is anemic too, I guess it's in the genetics sort of.

Q: Is there anyone out there with a medical background that could come up with an off the record probable prognosis or at least some educated advice rather than random common sense comments?

Yes. I'm in a 3 year program, when I graduate highschool in a year and a half i'll be a certified Nursing Assistant.

And my mother is a registered nurse.

Q: Ok well i'm thinking about going to a concert soon, and i was just wondering if you would advise me to wear earplugs because i know that its going to be really loud in there, but is it better to wear ear plugs or not to?

Only wear them if you're close to the speakers.

Q: i'm really into independent films and i was wondering if anyone recommended anything similar to my tastes. i really like shortbus, me and you and everyone we know, and ghost world. i'm also really looking forward to seeing eagle vs. shark and across the universe. any suggestions similar to those would be great!

You'd like Thumbsucker, Everything Is Illuminated, Storytelling, and The Royal Tenenbaums.

Q: im writing a play and need to know...
how can i find out the color to these names? i dont know what they look like:

strawberry blonde
platinum blonde
beach blonde
peroxide blonde

and does anyone know any additional ones?

Dirty blonde.

Q: what is acquired taste???

A taste you have to acquire. Something that doesn't neccessarily taste good the first couple times you eat it, but then the next few times you learn to like it. It doesn't always deal with food though, it can be an aquired music taste/etc.

For example, for a Japanese person, cheese is probably an acquired taste.

Q:

i had to read the book.
"Of mice and men"
but i got sick and my grandma died so we went out of town and i left the book here and had to return it and someone else checked it out and theres a book report due tomorrow on it.

i need to pick one of the characters and choose in first person and just kinda, summarize the story from their point of view.

can someone hellp.
please

Use sparknotes.

But i'm sure if you explain the situation to your teacher she'll give you an extended ammount of time to turn in your report.

--EDIT--
sorry, I would have probably written a few paragraphs for you but I didn't get the feedback until today. If you still need help just say so, I live for essays.

Q: Hey, I just want to know if it is impossible to love a guy that you never talked to but you know his name?

No.

Q: I am a 15 year old girl. I have had the same boyfriend for 2 years. He is beginning to want to take are relationship farther and by that I mean he wants to have sex. I would like to try it but I am so scared of getting naked. I am a really skinny girl so I am not afraid about that, but I have small breasts and I am afraid he will not love me anymore if he sees me naked. I know this sounds stupid but it is true.

If you feel ugly or uncomfortable with your body and yourself, you're not ready to have sex. Enough said.

Q: ok, so, for easter we make a ton ton ton of eggs. & we end up throwing most of them out, because they like sit in the refrigerator for so long. does anyone know, that like if i wanted to give it to the poor like for food, downtown, would they want them, or no? or any other ideas what i could do with the eggs?

Make egg salad.

Q: why is this camera so cheap?

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5156026

Because it isn't a good quality camera. It's only a 3.0 megapixel, which means the pictures aren't going to be sharp or clear. And it doesn't zoom much at all.

Q: Hey, so my bf and I don't make plans with eachother too often, but when we do he doesn't show. Like we planned to go to a dance together and that day I was talking to him and he randomly said I am grounded today. And I didn't even think that he wouldn't go to the dance because he was grounded. We weren't even like talking about the dance when he said he was grounded. So he didn't show up at the dance, and I was all alone. Then he said he would go to my basketball game, and he didn't go and when I called him his excuse was he was grounded. Then we were going to go to a hockey game and I called him twenty minutes before the game to make sure that we were still on, and then he was like oh yah I can't I'm grounded. So I was pissed because he wasn't even goining to call me and tell me that he couldn't go. And on top of that I asked him for his cell phone number and he wouldn't tell me. It's not like he just didn't tell me he won't tell anyone, but what is up with that. He won't even tell his best friend his number. But he told me that he loved me, and is planning on kissing me. Am I missing something??? We are going to the movies this weekend if he stands me up again what should I do I really like him. People say that I should have already broken up with him.

HELP!!

Thanks : /

Maybe he just doesn't like sports.

---EDIT---
Sorry, i'll be more of a help. Maybe he just doesn't like YOU.

Q: How can you tell the difference betwen herpees and an infected hair!?!?

An ingrown hair looks more like a pimple, while herpes looks more like a sore or blistered pimple.

Both are gross looking. If you're worried about having an STD you should probably get tested, it's better to be safe than sorry.

Q: i want to use fake eyelashes, the individual ones. if i use them how long about should they stay on for.. and will the effect my real eyelashes in anyway, like rip em outt? remember they're individual

The individual ones are a hassle. Using regular ones with a good adhesive will stay on until you get them wet. Cheaper ones will fall off constantly, and that's humiliatingly tacky.

If you get the individual lashes professionally adhered, they'll stay on for alot longer and look more natural.

Personally, for long thick lashes I use 3 coats of Maybelline XXL intense lashes. Definitly look into getting it, I feel naked without it.

Q: whats so great about being able to fit a whole fist in your mouth

Because guys are perverted and think that if a girl can fit her fist in her mouth, than she can fit a huge dick in her mouth too.

And also because it's really amusing watching someone nearly break their jaw trying to jam their fist in their mouth.

Either way, don't do it.

Q: what is the chance of getting pregnant with condomz?

There's like a 2.5% chance of getting pregnant, but if it breaks, you're screwed.

Q: i need to lose 15 pounds before july is that possible? and if it is ill do anyyyyyyything to get it, healthy or not..preferably healthy but ill do whattttever so any ideas?

It's possible, but no shortcuts, laziness, or cheating.

Eat healthy, don't follow a diet. No pre-made food or frozen shit, make sure it's all whole fresh foods. And cardio. An hour to two hours a day will definitly get you results. Drink alot of water too.

If you have a pool nearby, swimming every day will work wonders on your body.