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Get yer Answers… on everything!

October 17th, 2007 . by Liz


Do you sometimes feel like you have all the answers? Do you sometimes feel like your hoodie, dog, clock and underwear have all the answers?

Then climb the tallest mountain and shout it to the rest of the world!

Or get your very own Answers gear. Either way, it’s a pretty awesome statement.

Is it possible for something to explode in space like in the movies?

October 17th, 2007 . by Liz

Whoever asked today’s question really hit on something important. Pay attention.

Is it possible for something to explode in space like in the movies?

Dear questioner: Yes. In fact, everything that is possible to view on a screen is real. Especially when it involves aliens. And hobbits. And everything that happens in Harry Potter. Everything.

Interview with a Writing Challenge winner.

October 15th, 2007 . by Liz


The winners of the latest Creative Writing Challenge have been announced and nailed to the Hall of Fame. Give some respect: these people took ten completely unrelated (and I daresay, bizarre) words and strung them together to create winning short stories.

At LarsenIdeaLog, an interview was conducted with the 1st place winner who is also Larsen’s senior writer: John Andreini. Here’s an excerpt:

Q: Your story had to include these 10 words: fifth-column, gazpacho, agog, horripilation, simian, fug, opus, salad days, abscond, Kew Gardens. I have to ask: Did you already know the meaning of all these words?

A: I knew the meaning of some of the words, but others, like Kew Gardens and horripilation, sent me to the dictionary.

Q: Talk to us about your main character Brock Holberman, private investigator, salted nut roll binger. Is he at all autobiographical?

A: Wow, I hope not. Brock is an amalgam of Film Noir detectives like Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe and Jake Gittes, although Brock would be the least intelligent of the group. I do like gazpacho, though.

(read the rest of the interview)

AnswerLinking in WordPress

October 11th, 2007 . by Liz

WordPress bloggers: You now have automatic AnswerLinking capability built right into your WYSIWYG editing tools. Press the AnswerLinkTM button and receive suggested terms for automatic linking. Help put obscure words and terms in context for your readers – for free!

Find out more about how to use the AnswerLink tool. Or, read the press release.

What is the best way to roast a tomato?

October 10th, 2007 . by Liz

In case you are looking for something to do later in the week:

What is the best way to roast a tomato?

It’s complicated, but it’s incredibly satisfactory when you taste the finished product. First, book a hall. Hopefully you live somewhere where there’s a hall. In a pinch, a school or church might do.

Then, make invitations. In this day and age, anyone with a computer and a - what are those called - printer can make invitations in their very own homes.

Put together the list of folks who are coming to the roast. Otherwise, it’s just a raw tomato.

Finally, remember to tell the tomato to show up. You wouldn’t want the tomato to be missing from its own roasting, would you? Then it’s just not funny.

Where to download sonic heroes?

October 3rd, 2007 . by Liz

I’ve always wanted to be a renowned super hero. For now, I’m just an unrenowned one. Or something. Maybe if I got to chat with the big guys, I might learn how to publicize better. I guess this question is exactly what I’m wondering:

Where to download sonic heroes?

Man, if I could just download one of them and ask for their agent’s number… We live in the technology day and age, so I imagine it is possible. Any ideas?

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