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Hey you! Yea, you on 35th Street who casually dropped your napkins. And you, Mr. Crush-your-can-and-leave-it-on-the-subway-guy!

Do you know what you’re actually doing?

Did you know…

“Litter can end up in rivers and canals, polluting the water supply.”

“Paper cups and beverage cans can hold rainwater, providing breeding locations for mosquitoes - which have been known to cause disease like the West Nile Virus.”

“It is also a road hazard and can occasionally contribute to accidents.”

(source: Answers.com)

This is New York City, man. Manhattan, The Big Apple.
No one wants to see it littered with a bunch of garbage.

FYI – your careless act of indifference did not go unnoticed. I am silently (ok, maybe not so silently) waiting for karma (the environment’s super BFF) to do its thing.

Should you slip and fall by way of a discarded banana peel, or forget to mind the gap on the train and stub your toe… this will be natures way of saying “right back atcha”.

Does littering make you just as mad? Help out by answering these Littering questions on WikiAnswers, and let’s spread the message that it is not ok!

With it being Father’s Day, (yup, that’s today - hurry, you might still be able to find a good gift) I decided to put dear old dad to the test. Can he dole out the collective wisdom of generations and answer questions posed by WikiAnswers users?

From cooking to relationships, I gathered a few dad-worthy questions to see just what kind of fatherly advice he could deliver: (You can do it!)

What’s the best way to break in a new baseball glove?

Secret recipe:
2 parts glove oil
3 parts mashing the mitt around
95 parts get out and Play Ball!!

What’s a good car for a new driver?

A very slow one.

Do women prefer flowers to chocolate?

You might think so, they might say so, but really, women prefer chocolate.

What’s a good excuse to get out of taking out the trash?

Their aren’t any, just do it.

What are some of the benefits of BBQing on a charcoal grill over a gas grill?

Charcoal grills are cheap
Authentic BBQ flavor
Charcoal grills are cheap
Tradition
And did I mention charcoal grills are way cheaper?

Father… thy wisdom is immeasurable.

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, fars, padres, vaters, pais, pères and abbas.

Thanks to Answers.com for those translations. (What? You thought I spoke German?)

A 24-hour time line of questions you wish you could ask out loud…

Ever thought about how many questions you ask yourself in a typical day? “Who came up with the word ‘shampoo’?” “How do you get deodorant stains off your t-shirt?” “Do blonds still have more fun?”

Well, I decided to keep track of these pearls of wisdom I wish I had for a full 24 hours (sans the hours I’m asleep - duh). And voila! A day in the life… presented via query time line

6:45 am Who invented the alarm clock? (And whyyyy?)
7:05 am Where did the term “crapper” really come from?
7:30 am Where can you buy organic shampoo at a reasonable price?
8:30 am How many people, on average, ride the NY subway system every day?
8:40 am When is it ever acceptable to pair fuschia with pink polka dots?
9:15 am How many calories are there in a medium latte?
10:00 am How do you setup auto-archive in Entourage on a Mac?
11:15 am What are some early warning signs of carpal tunnel syndrome?
12:30 pm What’s healthier: cous-cous or brown rice?
1:30 pm Do they make treadmills you can put a laptop on?
1:45 pm How are some coffees instant and others not (instant)?
2:00 pm Can people tell when you give them limited access to your Facebook profile?
2:30 pm Why does your hip feel sore after sitting for a few hours?
2:35 pm How much is too much coffee in one day?
5:30 pm What did people do before cell phones?
6:00 pm Do they sell Long Island Railroad passes for multiple rides?
6:20 pm Why do more men fall asleep on the train than women?
7:30 pm How long does an average oven take to pre-heat?
7:45 pm How long is milk good after the sell by date?
8:45 pm When will the show “How I Met Your Mother” stop showing re-runs?
11:15 pm Is it better to let your computer hibernate or shut it off every night?

…So what’s your time line like?