Question of the day.

I just got a new doormat--the old one was attracting spiders that look like leaves. (They would be very cool except for the part where they're spiders and like to come inside.) The doormat says it can hold up to one quart of water. Why would I want my doormat to hold water?

Answer of the day.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ask me again on Tuesday

Question of the day.

What would happen if we brought back the draft?

Question of the day.

Where's Z?

Question of the day.

If the song goes, "I fought the law and the law won", then how do you explain this link?

Question of the day.

Why do foods cooked in small batches seem to taste better than foods cooked in large ones?

Questions of the day.

How did humans first decide all those things (fugu, assorted things from the sea, bugs, various plants) were edible? How many people had to be very unlucky before we figured it out?

Question of the day.

Why are some TV stations really quiet, and others really loud? This is in terms of normal volume; I'm not comparing Fast Money to Masterpiece Theatre.

Question of the day.

I'm not fond of milk chocolate bars, and I find eating peanut butter straight of the jar absolutely disgusting. So why do I like peanut butter cups?

Question of the day.

Would it kill CNN to air CNN International during waking hours? I'm glad baby Abby is safe, but the coup in Thailand is the more significant event.

Question of the day.

Why is it so easy to condemn that which you do not truly understand?

Question of the day.

Don't you realize the more you criticize and protest, the more they're going to want to do it?

Question of the day.

I use a can opener. What do you use?

Question of the day.

Do sales really go up when stores put out their Christmas things before Labor Day?

Question of the day.

Will the odds of there being something to watch really improve with the addition of more TV channels?

Question of the day.

How do the TV meterologists come up with their numeric high temperature predictions for the day? This morning, channel 2 predicted 91, and the Weather Channel predicted 85. That's quite a spread. I think they come up with tighter predictions when betting on football scores.

Question of the day.

Why does Safeway sell at least two different brands of mango ice cream but no gelato?

Question of the day.

How do I get more than one register using intrinsics?

Question of the Day

Where's Z?

Question of the day

Are the non-steaky bits of Kobe beef cows as prized as the steaky bits? In other words, would fried Kobe beef liver and onions be much of a delicacy, or would it be just like ordinary beef liver and onions?

P.S.

Regarding 4.1, don't you dare write "everything" in the comments. Do that on David Pogue's blog, OK?

My wishes for today.

I wish

1. That people would learn how to use e-mail and e-mail lists properly.
1.1. That I could flog those who do not.
2. That the Croc Hunter is at peace.
3. That T has no more phone meetings for today.
4. That J would fix the script on her blog so I could see the text before it flashes off the screen.
4.1. Failing that, that I figure out what is wrong with IE.
5. That I figure out why this code fails when it's supposed to work, and vice versa.