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[edit] April 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 1

  1. Time zones
  2. There doesn't seem to be significant backlash against Fitna
  3. Mirrors and film
  4. South Asia
  5. Picadilly Circus 1970
  6. Training dogs not to attack
  7. why our indian government is not taking seriously
  8. Practical economic costs of the changing terminology of retardation
  9. quirky tune

[edit] April 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 2

  1. Welding Wire length
  2. history of prices
  3. Poisonous Golden Chain Tree
  4. Moved from Humanities -- alleged water poisoning in Toronto
  5. After class X
  6. what is the penalty for....
  7. Nosebleed
  8. Dog's Actions after a bath
  9. viktor e frankl article
  10. Rail Vs Water

[edit] April 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 3

  1. What should I do
  2. [[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 3#|]]
  3. Your TV becomes trash:
  4. Caffeine
  5. politically incorrect?
  6. smsc
  7. Going out to dinner with vegans
  8. Mysterious Symbol found on British Shopfronts
  9. buttons
  10. Photoshop
  11. COS
  12. Push-ups
  13. Grey Mao Suit
  14. Wearing socks
  15. AGF, NPA

[edit] April 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 4

  1. Bank repossessions / recreational vehicle
  2. Burj Dubai
  3. Wikipedia: Hell of a site
  4. Nighttime Hard-On and ....
  5. [[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 4#|]]
  6. gaybashing
  7. Deoderant
  8. Military aircraft defensive weapons, and laser gadgets
  9. The History of the Game of Fetch
  10. Push-ups ... dangerous for girls
  11. What is the point of removing questions such as "Gaybashing" above?
  12. gps in Africa
  13. Vegan Diet (I'm going to die)

[edit] April 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 5

  1. Malaria risk in Africa
  2. recently used timbers..
  3. importance of carpentry in architecture??
  4. Ship names
  5. It's an ill wind that doesn't blow someone in Zimbabwe some good............
  6. Fake or not?
  7. Legality

[edit] April 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 6

  1. Housecats
  2. Most worrying thing
  3. Fraternities near Trent
  4. Illusion
  5. Jimbo Wales
  6. Did Tata get the deal of the century (so far)?
  7. Using mobile
  8. National Forest Land
  9. Finding bond prices
  10. Carp Fishing
  11. Help.
  12. Question
  13. Push-ups and pull-ups
  14. Help with my story plot
  15. tractor
  16. electromagnetics
  17. dog whistle and neighbor's dog

[edit] April 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 7

  1. Why doesnt YouTube get sued by record companies?
  2. worn/clogged angle grinder wheels
  3. 1974 dodge colt
  4. What to do if information is wrong for a location/place name?
  5. [[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 7#|]]
  6. US = Oil Guzzling?
  7. LASIK
  8. Reason for Foundation Principle
  9. time period inquirey
  10. related question
  11. Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates
  12. Clarkes Pies
  13. Trivia Sections
  14. Is it really Russian?
  15. Torch security team
  16. image race converter
  17. Another Hillshire Farm Commercial

[edit] April 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 8

  1. How do you find and contact an editor?
  2. Suleiman the Magnificent
  3. Habits
  4. background to name of a plant (lily)
  5. fake?
  6. Haley Williams haircut
  7. Appraisal
  8. Something you Cant have
  9. zoom
  10. Editing

[edit] April 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 9

  1. The Good ol' Days of PEACE and QUIET!
  2. Why YouTube Doesn't Get Sued By Record Companies (cont.)
  3. Ponzi scheme
  4. can we sell my accounts?
  5. Haley Williams haircut (cont.)
  6. British telephone sockets... ARGGHHH!!
  7. outdoor activities
  8. fake? (part 2)
  9. education
  10. Body painting pictures
  11. Suzuki Wagon R+ (out of production)
  12. Weird question
  13. Europe
  14. Is it true?
  15. Tequila Slammers
  16. Hand sign

[edit] April 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 10

  1. [[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 10#|]]
  2. WP:MoS editors looking for places to point people for help with page layout and graphic design
  3. Werewolves Clear them Up
  4. Car brand perception
  5. Bigger than Texas?!
  6. Why does Yahoo jilt Microsoft?
  7. hi
  8. 30 and 20.
  9. Biscuits/cakes
  10. Willesden structure

[edit] April 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 11

  1. To Whelm
  2. To Whelp
  3. Funny question, but curious since my wife said something about it
  4. Question on the Featured picture of the day
  5. No fly zone?
  6. departments of wilson airport
  7. Morse Code SMS notification
  8. Housing the world
  9. E numbers
  10. Tibetan Olympians
  11. The legal age for buying and drinking alcohol in Las Vegas Casinos - and for gambling?
  12. The dimensions of a US $5 bill

[edit] April 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 12

  1. Alternative medicine
  2. Cashing US money orders while in UK
  3. Spiritual beliefs and educational background
  4. Car radio replacement
  5. Midway Atoll in Hawaii area of Pacific Ocean.
  6. Bulgarians
  7. Gomer Pyle
  8. What is the difference...
  9. Not seeing the whole picture
  10. Flat Rock Indian site in Barnesville, OH 43713 area
  11. history of old German small arms manufacturer D.W.M.
  12. cars
  13. airline blues
  14. miscellaneous fact about youth automobile ownership in the United States
  15. Bird Poop
  16. Its All About Breakfast
  17. technocracy
  18. Home improvement

[edit] April 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 13

  1. Legalization
  2. bike lock conundrum
  3. living off campus
  4. Log Cabin Mortar
  5. Hypnosis
  6. Metal hand
  7. Building an instrument
  8. Anesthiologist exicting?
  9. Gold medals - Sports
  10. Personal Question - please help
  11. [[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 13#|]]
  12. Why?
  13. Researching background on William Malcolm
  14. Condoms
  15. Need help with frend
  16. kiwi's name
  17. hi, its me again!
  18. Stealing from robbers
  19. Fails in Comparison
  20. Strength of the American Black Bear compared to humans

[edit] April 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 14

  1. Semen
  2. Ear canal as a body orifice
  3. When "you" think, what thinks?
  4. Designing weapons
  5. Transportation---- truck/size /weight regulations--Michigan
  6. trivia
  7. is it true?
  8. definition to describe this
  9. Youngest autobiography writer
  10. Article for credit card vs hard cash?
  11. Tagging
  12. Internet rebellion
  13. Finding Life Goal
  14. historic enterprise value
  15. Stalemate in chess
  16. US taxes - federal & Massachusetts
  17. Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane? No its ...
  18. Just a little handholding, please
  19. Encyclopedia disclaimers

[edit] April 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 15

  1. 1950 $100 Bill
  2. Project
  3. Knights
  4. Can banned things be stolen?
  5. Notorious Sleeping habits
  6. The American federal government debt in comparison to heavier borrowing countries
  7. mechanical/chainblock
  8. 2 in 1
  9. Where is this building? (NY/NJ)
  10. Help me remember the name of animated short
  11. is it me?
  12. Please someone tell me this
  13. Is this kind of awareness possible?
  14. "Hillmount Drum Kits"

[edit] April 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 16

  1. Crosscut Saws
  2. hybrid dogs
  3. Aquariums
  4. Bit Confused
  5. Total Capital
  6. Graph of Economy of Saudi Arabia
  7. emails
  8. Nimesulide content tablet
  9. looks problem
  10. arab dance
  11. Weird flight timetables
  12. 'Re-Localization' of Local Economies in U.S. - Any Pioneering Communities Making Real Progress?
  13. Ridiculously apt names
  14. viewership
  15. Rope question
  16. Montreal
  17. Sleeping positions
  18. Most Expensive Ticket in the 2008 Olympics
  19. Mass Spectrometry

[edit] April 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 17

  1. Motorcycle oil filters
  2. Mature
  3. lebanese women
  4. Internet mechanical engineer, engines
  5. Fast of the firstborn
  6. House prices and rent
  7. Tall Trees
  8. re-training my body

[edit] April 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 18

  1. Milk Delivery
  2. Best thing
  3. Sentient Puddle
  4. Louisiana Purchase
  5. The Unknown
  6. Health care in the US
  7. What else doesn't have to be tied down?
  8. Lorem ipsum
  9. Paper cutter as a weapon
  10. Avril's elbow
  11. coin
  12. Weird flight prices: return cheaper than single?
  13. Book recommendation for someone who is grieving the loss of a parent
  14. Red and white checkered tower
  15. Spurious question about Health Insurance in USA
  16. Golf question
  17. Wikipedians who love telenovelas
  18. Origin of phrase
  19. Supernatural Powers

[edit] April 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 19

  1. Mysterious blue towers
  2. Avatars
  3. Ham
  4. Who and where are Nuni
  5. Dilated eyes
  6. Life Comes to Mind

[edit] April 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 20

  1. The Twelve Dimensions
  2. Shepherd's pie
  3. The Pope
  4. House style
  5. Food Ingredients.....Clean Product??
  6. Pascal's Wager vs. the Problem of Hell
  7. China's arms
  8. Upwards?
  9. rights to a timeshare deed
  10. phenomenon/energy
  11. Bear arms
  12. Where can one buy Noxon in Canada?
  13. Video Game Script

[edit] April 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 21

  1. Pritam's Birthdate
  2. Can I sale my blurtit account?
  3. I'm having trouble with my drug supplier.
  4. Camel cigarettes
  5. Professional wrestling
  6. Supreme Being?
  7. Worker data
  8. Crocodile eggs - the hatching of
  9. Summer Coats
  10. Name these guns

[edit] April 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 22

  1. God and Logic
  2. Sick animals in vietnam
  3. Slam Poetry Topic
  4. 1984 BMW 320i 2door coupe 6 cyclinder diagnostics
  5. Demographic Statistics
  6. Claims of Evidence for Other Religions as the One True Religion
  7. help me locate her
  8. Holey Cons Batman!
  9. moon phase and wikipedia
  10. Any site with a grand collection of world spanning "notebook" articles
  11. hold ya breath
  12. Romance Standard Time
  13. M'alaya
  14. Pumpkin Seed Fish
  15. Start a business
  16. Daughter of George Harrison?
  17. Sex

[edit] April 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 23

  1. Sheep
  2. search box upgrade?
  3. Robot Chicken Gave Me Ideas
  4. Customer Relationship Management
  5. Positioning Jamaica
  6. Googel Earth Prank
  7. Of trains travelling on tracks
  8. Fallout NPC
  9. WP, GDFL and you: "Can I sell Wikipedia?"
  10. Liverwurst
  11. Single string
  12. iTunes
  13. "A Popped String of a Banjo"

[edit] April 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 24

  1. The Students are Upgrading
  2. Semen
  3. Meaning of "N"
  4. What is the name of this phenomenon?
  5. airline regulations
  6. Home load - a doubt
  7. Home buying vs. renting
  8. Bank Charges
  9. I Officially Hate Microsoft
  10. Taking a leak

[edit] April 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 25

  1. Public surveillance
  2. Breed of Dog?
  3. Food Cost
  4. Oil Wells in Arizona
  5. AP Calculus AB exam
  6. who is this girl?
  7. I want to hover around town
  8. excercise
  9. Correct form on letters in UK
  10. All nighter
  11. Rich list
  12. Girlfriend
  13. so much noise
  14. paradox
  15. Animals we eat
  16. Where is the right place to discuss EB WebShare as reference source?
  17. Hello my name is Ann.
  18. Racism
  19. University or technicon?
  20. Time spent creating Wikipedia
  21. Cheeky greek philosopher
  22. How clean is the rice?
  23. Semen
  24. What is the name of the anime?

[edit] April 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 26

  1. Does This Count
  2. Flashbacks
  3. Do Macca’s quarter pounders really contain a quarter pound patty of beef?
  4. how can creditors frezze your bank account
  5. Curtains?
  6. Art websites
  7. yellowjackets (wasp/bee)
  8. Need Help in Determining a Phone Number
  9. Knot question
  10. A Song
  11. Wives
  12. Stag badge

[edit] April 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 27

  1. What is the origin of the phrase"Kill them all;God will know which ones are His"
  2. Movies translated into most languages
  3. Christmas in Fallujah
  4. Farm
  5. Braces (suspenders)
  6. Name of that island
  7. Girl who likes me
  8. Who will Make History?
  9. What was the role of the Korean financier in this Sri Lanka-Zimbabwe arms deal gone awry?
  10. Top World Ports
  11. car
  12. Bill Gates/Going to Mars
  13. what kind of sun-glasses are this?
  14. Pigs
  15. How to get a school to be named after me?

[edit] April 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 28

  1. Obscure San Francisco landmark
  2. Are school bus drivers blue collar workers?
  3. quilling
  4. fake personality
  5. Letter square problem
  6. Just curious
  7. Digital camera, good snapshots
  8. Doing discreetly head shots
  9. Paintball strategy
  10. Popularity of Orange and Apple juice
  11. Shave or not to shave

[edit] April 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 29

  1. Laughing Syndrome
  2. uzbekistan - "landlocked country"?
  3. Rationale behind essay type questions
  4. Image permission
  5. Why do some banks offer travel packages?
  6. bowler hat
  7. Dumpster guitar
  8. Banks and appliances
  9. US election website

[edit] April 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 30

  1. Soft boiled eggs for Scotch eggs
  2. Nuni redux
  3. Norman Rockwell
  4. Prostitute vs 'normal' woman
  5. What's that noise coming from my car?
  6. Car dashboard light?
  7. Wheels of fire
  8. Linesmens' flags
  9. Scale models firing shells
  10. Will.....
  11. Shark Attacks
  12. Related Questions
  13. College