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where can you find airline tickets for last minute travel at 21+ day reservation prices from lax to boston? pls do not include expedia,hotwire,priceline,travelocity or any mainstream travel site. Im looking for very deep discount fares
Whats the best website for last minute travel plans? I am looking for a site that offers the lowest prices. in the usa. Looking to take a mini trip in the USA....Anyone ever have any luck with name your own price on Priceline.com? Or good luck with other sites?
Where can I find last minute deals for people who want to travel (fly) but don't care where they go? We are looking to go on a little 3 - 5 day vacation in US, just to get away. I thought I heard of some site that offers ridiculously low prices for last minute tickets. Desperate house wife - Fortunately for you, I have a sense of humor. Thanks!
Last minute travels . com, is it trustworthy? I need to know right away if this website lastminutetravels.com is a trustworthy website. Their prices are great, but I need to know if all the seats are standby and maybe that is why the fare is so cheap. I Am trying to book a flight cheap for this weekend. So if you have any information about this site it would be greatly appreciated.
Is Global Resorts Network better than YTB as both are travel businesses? I joined global resorts then found ytb. YTB seems to be an excellent business, but for last minute travel. It concentrates on hotel vacations, has an upfront cost & monthly fee. But I loved their owner's speech on the travel biz, & their site is excellent. Global Resorts Network is very new on the net, started dec 06. Its affiliated with a company that has been in business 20 years.. its the marketing arm. It has a onetime fee only, no monthly fees. Plus their market is different ... grn concentrates on luxury travel to 4 & 5 star resorts worldwide (though it covers hotels & does cruises & travel same as YTB) But you can book in advance with GRN (as well as up to 72 hours before a trip).They encourage you to call them for special arrangements. Their prices are better GRN owners setup Global Resorts because of timeshare experiences, as owners & sellers.Timeshares have maintenance fees & no travel choice Which biz do U like? http://www.globalresortsnetwork.shorturl.com
Where can I book cheap last minute flights when I am fleixble over departure dates and the destination? Other questions are similar to this but I have a bit more felxibility. I want to get away at some point in August but due to school holidays some of the prices are very high. As a single traveller I just want cheap flights to a decent location at the last minute. Is there a good place where I can do this. lastminute.com and the other main travel web-sites don't seem to cater for my needs.
Why are airfares still going up? Ever since the Holiday rush, air prices are continuing to rise, shouldn't the prices come down after the Holiday rush? Anyone know any good sites for last minute travel deals?
Are airline tickets cheaper If you purchase them at the last minute? If so, what are some great travel sites with great rates.
What's the best site to find last minute plane tix? I am trying to find cheap plane tickets for either next weekend or the weekend after next from either of these aiports: SFO, OAK, SJC and I'm travelling to STL I am looking for either a package deal (with hotel) or just the plane ticket for under $400. If anyone can reccommend a good site that would be very helpful. Thanks!
anyone know a web site to book a holiday at the very last minute /day? need a web site for uk to book a holiday at the last minute/day i know of last minute .com etc but looking for somewhere to book a mediteranean etc holiday on the day to travel later the same day or following day etc
Reasonable but great hotel in NYC? I am looking on sites like orbitz, travelocity and last minute travel for a hotel in Manhattan. I need everybody's opinion! What is a great hotel that has a reasonable price?
Caribean vacation in March? I'd like to take a vacation with wife and 12 yr. old daughter in Caribbean or Costa Rica in mid-March (NOT durin public school vacation), but due to some health issues our ability to take the vaca is uncertain. Usually I book winter vacas many months in advance, but if I am going to take on this year I'll need to do a "last minute" vacation. How hard will it be to accomplish this on a last minute basis? What travel web site/travel agent would be best to help me with this? Thanks!
Need recommendations/help on France and England June Trip? I am trying to book a trip last minute to Paris (4-5 days), then the D-Day Beaches in Normandy (1-2 days) and then 4-5 days in London. Having breakfast included and maybe a city tour of Paris and London would be best. Also I would like to spend about $8000 to $9000.Can someone refer me to a good travel agent or a web-site that can get the job done? I have been on Expedia, Last minute travel and the like.
emergency air travel? i need to fet from europe to australia in the next few days but am having trouble finding a flight online.is there any site that has last minute international bookings for people who need to get home due to family illnesses
Military travel? My son is home from his first school in the Airforce. We are in SC and his first duty station is in Montanta. He has to pay for his travel there, where he will be reimbursed by the Airforce. We have been looking on-line for inexpensive airline tickets, but are unable to find any below $597.44 one way. Does anyone know anything about flights for the military, or a site to find "cheap" tickets at the last minute?
Cheap Hotel Downtown Chicago-this weekend? Hi there, I am looking for a cheap hotel (under $200) Downtown Chicago, I would prefer the Loop, Magnificent Mile, or Theater District. Any recommendations? Any site that has last-minute deals? (I am traveling this Friday-Saturday) Thanks for the answers, guys, I found a great (brand new, 4-star) hotel for $169. I discovered the trick is to skip travelocity, hotels.com, etc., and go straight to the hotel company source, in this case Marriott.com.
One stop shop website for London cultural events calendar? Not happy with Time Out or Last minute.com who are too much into PC and commercial entertainment, and not enough into classic stuff, and also a pain to browse the search results. Am looking for something that would work like the fab travel site www.kayak.com (you choose the date, unclick the type of event you aren't interested in, and move the cursers to the right time of day, or max duration you are willing to consider). It also lists the various locations you can buy your tickets from, so you can go to the cheapest! My friday and sat evenings are always planned at the last minute, so have little time to waste going on dozens of sites! I particularly tend to look for: Concerts in Churches Independent concert halls / recitals Seasonal festivals: Opera Holland Park and Regents Park, and Proms Concerts / Screenings in museums: V&A, National Gallery etc... All Operas and plays and musicals NFT screenings Foodie events + any other weird ideas / venues. Any ideas
Unable to find site for Sunject tours or travel that is advertising $99 fares to various Mexico cities? These are supposedly last-minute deals that there are few left Correction: I meant Sunjet and am unable to find them on the internet
Need current info on Staybridge Suites on I-Drive? Planning a last minute dash to FL this weekend. Looking at Staybridge Suites and one of their 2 bedroom suites as potential acommodations. Most of the travel sites I've checked have slammed the place for being either under construction or in need of it! To be fair, the newest comment was posted last September. Any locals, or recent guests at this hotel, especially in one of the 2 bedroom suites care to comment. Quick! Thanks
cheap holidays? does any1 no what are the best web site or travel agents to get best last minute offers, but in nice locations eg, crete
Help in booking trip to France..? I am trying to book a trip to Paris and I don't want to pay an arm & a leg. I've tried all the travel sites and the lowest price was $1400. I don't want to pay more than $400. I know sometimes they offer last minute deals but I can't book something like that because of work. Any ideas where I can book a trip to Paris for 4-7 days for $400 w/ air fare & hotel??
Group airfare? How can we bring down the price? My fiance and I are considering throwing a last-minute New Year's Eve wedding. We know that many of our East Coast friends will not be able to come because of the short notice. Our fear is that the people who want to come won't be able to afford it because airfare around that time is SO expensive. I've checked all of the big online travel sites and visited Jet Blue and Southwest since they usually have the lowest rates. But I'm not having any luck. Does anyone know how we can get a group of people from NYC to Los Angeles for a long weekend and at a reasonable price?
I will be traveling to To Lunenberg mid August, Fly into Halifax, for my God daughter's Christening, any ideas The planning is very last minute. I am traveling from New Orleans and my Very Good friends are traveling from Charleston. They decided at the last minute to have their daughter's Christning in Nova Scotia. It is where the baby's father and his father before him for four generations have been Christened. I need help, fast. My seven year old daughter will be flying with me I HAVE VEVER BEEN TO NOVA SCOTIA. IAM AFRAID IT IS TOO LATE TO FIND LODGING IN LUNENBERG, SO I AM LOOKING FOR SUGGESTIONS OF PLACES TO STAY WITHIN A MAXIMUM 30 MINUTE DRIVE. I REALLY WANT A NICE HOTEL, I PREFER A RESORT WITH A SPA TYPE HOTEL, SOME WB SITES MENTIONED NON-PRIVATE B/ROOMS, I CAN'T DO THE HARE A BATHROOM THING. PLEASE GIVE EM SOME IDEAS , I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR ADVICE. I WOULD LOVE A QUAINT LITTEL INN JUST AS MUCH IF IS IS SOMETHING SPECIAL , WITH CHARACHTER. PEASE REPLY ALL WHO HAVE BEEN TO THESE PLACES
Travel Gift Certificate? Anyone know where to purchase a gift certificate to sites like Travelocity, Expedia, Orbitz, etc...? Or an Amex/Visa/MC gift card for $5,000??? I know Travelocity only offers GC for last minute deals and/or hotels only. And anything for Amex has a max limit. Anyone??? Thanks :)
Lodging in Disneyland, CA? Do anyone have any information on descent hotel names near Disneyland? And also if you have some site that offer the last minute deals.... We are family travelling with 2 kids, 17 yr and 9 yr. Thanks guys We are going this weekend... I guess.
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To: "sneha sheetal" <snehasheetal@yahoo.com> Attention Winner, Congratulation again for your good fortune.Below are the options for collecting your cheque of $250,000. which has been signed and ready for collection. BARRISTER WAHAB ALI. ASIAN FIDUCIARY AGENT. ANSANA BUILDING,6TH FLOOR,No 12 JL PLUIT INDAH RAYA,PLUIT JAKARTA UTARA 11248,JAKARTA INDONESIA. TEL:+62-85 692471466. ATTENTION LUCKY WINNER THIS IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF YOUR E- MAIL TOGETHER WITH YOUR CONTACT DETAILS. WE HEREBY INFORM YOU THAT YOUR WON PRICE (CHEQUE) HAS BEEN PROCESSED FOR PAYMENT AND READY FOR DISBUSMENT. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CHOOSE FROM THESE THREE OPTIONS BELOW ON HOW YOU WISH YOUR WON CHEQUE TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU AS YOUR FUND IS NOT IN A LIQUID FORM BUT IN BANK CHEQUE. THIS ADVISE COMPLIERS WITH THE ANTI-FRAUD SECTION 2,SUBSECTION (IV) OF THE PROCEDURAL MANUAL OF THE FUNDS DISBURSEMENTS AGREEMENTS EXISTING BETWEEN COURIER COMPANIES AND B.S.D.A. LOTTERY COMPANY AMSTERDAM HOLLAND: OPTION 1 : COMMING TO JAKARTA INDONESIA You will required to come to Jakarta Indonesia to pick your prize personally from prize Disbursement center Jakarta Indonesia. Hence you are therefore CLEARED and can now claim your wins .You are therefore requested to come in person to the Disbursements Center of the B.S.D.A Online lottery Program International with the following requirements: (a) A printed copy of your WINNING NOTIFICATION (b) An International Passport or Drivers license (c) Two (2) passport photograph (3*4 size) Option 2: COURIER DELIVERY FIVE WAYS EXPRES COURIER 24hrs DELIVERY Mailing $170.00 00.00 Insurance $350.00 00.00 Vat (5%) $130.00 00.00 TOTAL $650.00 00.00 $650.00=USD FEDEX (3 working days) Mailing $100.00 00.00 Insurance $350.00 00.00 Vat $-80.00 00.00 TOTAL $530.00 00.00 $530=USD POST OFFICE MAIL (5 working days) Mailing $100.00 00.00 Insurance $350.00 00.00 Vat $-30.00 00.00 TOTAL $-480 00.00 $480=USD The insurance company declined reverse payment for the courier, stating that it is against their professional policy towards ensuring the safe delivery of the draft to you. That if a reverse payment is made, and something goes wrong, that we/you cannot sue the courier company or insurance company to recover the full value of the fund as stipulated in the draft since payment for insurance cover was not made at point of mailing.With the above reason, reverse payment is ruled out.Forward the cost of mailing your draft with any of the courier channel cost you choose above to us. Option 3: BANK TO BANK TELEGRAFIC TRANSFER The said amount claim $250,000 USD (Two Hundred and fifty,thousand USD.) will be wired to your bank account via swift bank transfer.Condition: The cost of COT (commission of transfer) being charged by our transferring bank is(i.e $965) of the cash being transferred will be paid by you. Note: That your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy by , which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it has been remitted to you. This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you first before your prize is transferred to you.Please respond to this email by making a selection from the three options above. NOTE: Services Render by any of the COURIER SERVICES is to be paid by you and not the lottery board. CONGRATULATION ONCE MORE, PROPER ADHERENCE TO THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS WILL YIELD MAXIMUM AND EFFECTIVE SERVICE. BEST REGARDS, BARR. WAHAB ALI. sneha sheetal <snehasheetal@yahoo.com> wrote: Wahab Ali <justice2chambers@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: DEAR WINNER, CONGRATULATIONS! IT IS TRUE. THIS IS A YAHOO PROMOTIONS SPONSORED PROGRAMME IN CUNJUCTION WITH OTHER SPONSORS LIKE BILL GATES OF THE MICROSOFT, THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI AND OTHER EMINENT EUROPEAN COMMUNITY TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF YAHOO / INTERNET WORLDWIDE. THROUGH THE CORDINATION OF THE EURO- AFRO ASIAN SWEEPTAKE (E.A.A.S) LOTTERY ORGANISATON, AMSTERDAM HOLLAND, VIA COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM, YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS AMONG THE LUCKY WINNERS. SO, GO AHEAD AND SEND TO US YOUR DETAILED INFORMATION SO WE CAN BEGIN THE PROCESS OF RELEASING TO YOU YOUR WON PRIZE. Kindly fill your correct information, so that we can send to you the claim options for claiming your cheque. SURNAME:............................................................................... NAME:..viplaw.................................................................................... DATE OF BIRTH:.01_03_1989...................................................................... PLACE OF BIRTH:.chapra.................................................................... STATUS....single................................................................................ NEXT OF KIN:............................................................................ MOBILE NUMBER:..+919784135681.................................................................. FAX NUMBER:........................................................................... POSTAL ADDRESS:..prabhunth nagar housing colony flat no 35 po-tari distt-chapra(saran)state-bihar ................................................................. E-MAIL ADDRESS:heaven_on_earth2020@yahoo.co.in..................................................................... CONTACT ADDRESS:prabhunath nagar housing colony flat no-35 po-tari distt-chapra(saran)state-bihar................................................................ JOB/OCCUPATION:.student.................................................................. LUCK NUMBER:.8892428............................................................ SERIAL NUMBER:3\772\554....................................................................... DRAWS NUMBER:...................................................................... ZIP CODE:.841301................................................................................. COUNTRY:..india................................................................................ Further information,contact my personal mobile phone: +62-85692471466 Thanks for your co-operation. Yours faithfully, BARRISTER WAHAB ALI. ASIA CO-ORDINATOR E.A.A.S.Inc LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL sneha sheetal <snehasheetal@yahoo.com> wrote: TO, BARRISTER:WAHAB ALI DEAR SIR, I AM CLAIMAING FOR MY PRIZE THEN PLEASE SUGGEST ME , HOW CAN I BEGIN MY CLAIM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Inbox. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! 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[ Flag Message - Mark as Unread ] Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:36:56 +0000 (GMT) From: "Wahab Ali" <justice2chambers@yahoo.co.uk> Add Mobile Alert Yahoo! DomainKeys has confirmed that this message was sent by yahoo.co.uk. Learn more Subject: CLAIM OPTIONS! To: "sneha sheetal" <snehasheetal@yahoo.com> Attention Winner, Congratulation again for your good fortune.Below are the options for collecting your cheque of $250,000. which has been signed and ready for collection. BARRISTER WAHAB ALI. ASIAN FIDUCIARY AGENT. ANSANA BUILDING,6TH FLOOR,No 12 JL PLUIT INDAH RAYA,PLUIT JAKARTA UTARA 11248,JAKARTA INDONESIA. TEL:+62-85 692471466. ATTENTION LUCKY WINNER THIS IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF YOUR E- MAIL TOGETHER WITH YOUR CONTACT DETAILS. WE HEREBY INFORM YOU THAT YOUR WON PRICE (CHEQUE) HAS BEEN PROCESSED FOR PAYMENT AND READY FOR DISBUSMENT. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CHOOSE FROM THESE THREE OPTIONS BELOW ON HOW YOU WISH YOUR WON CHEQUE TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU AS YOUR FUND IS NOT IN A LIQUID FORM BUT IN BANK CHEQUE. THIS ADVISE COMPLIERS WITH THE ANTI-FRAUD SECTION 2,SUBSECTION (IV) OF THE PROCEDURAL MANUAL OF THE FUNDS DISBURSEMENTS AGREEMENTS EXISTING BETWEEN COURIER COMPANIES AND B.S.D.A. LOTTERY COMPANY AMSTERDAM HOLLAND: OPTION 1 : COMMING TO JAKARTA INDONESIA You will required to come to Jakarta Indonesia to pick your prize personally from prize Disbursement center Jakarta Indonesia. Hence you are therefore CLEARED and can now claim your wins .You are therefore requested to come in person to the Disbursements Center of the B.S.D.A Online lottery Program International with the following requirements: (a) A printed copy of your WINNING NOTIFICATION (b) An International Passport or Drivers license (c) Two (2) passport photograph (3*4 size) Option 2: COURIER DELIVERY FIVE WAYS EXPRES COURIER 24hrs DELIVERY Mailing $170.00 00.00 Insurance $350.00 00.00 Vat (5%) $130.00 00.00 TOTAL $650.00 00.00 $650.00=USD FEDEX (3 working days) Mailing $100.00 00.00 Insurance $350.00 00.00 Vat $-80.00 00.00 TOTAL $530.00 00.00 $530=USD POST OFFICE MAIL (5 working days) Mailing $100.00 00.00 Insurance $350.00 00.00 Vat $-30.00 00.00 TOTAL $-480 00.00 $480=USD The insurance company declined reverse payment for the courier, stating that it is against their professional policy towards ensuring the safe delivery of the draft to you. That if a reverse payment is made, and something goes wrong, that we/you cannot sue the courier company or insurance company to recover the full value of the fund as stipulated in the draft since payment for insurance cover was not made at point of mailing.With the above reason, reverse payment is ruled out.Forward the cost of mailing your draft with any of the courier channel cost you choose above to us. Option 3: BANK TO BANK TELEGRAFIC TRANSFER The said amount claim $250,000 USD (Two Hundred and fifty,thousand USD.) will be wired to your bank account via swift bank transfer.Condition: The cost of COT (commission of transfer) being charged by our transferring bank is(i.e $965) of the cash being transferred will be paid by you. Note: That your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy by , which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it has been remitted to you. This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you first before your prize is transferred to you.Please respond to this email by making a selection from the three options above. NOTE: Services Render by any of the COURIER SERVICES is to be paid by you and not the lottery board. CONGRATULATION ONCE MORE, PROPER ADHERENCE TO THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS WILL YIELD MAXIMUM AND EFFECTIVE SERVICE. BEST REGARDS, BARR. WAHAB ALI. sneha sheetal <snehasheetal@yahoo.com> wrote: Wahab Ali <justice2chambers@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: DEAR WINNER, CONGRATULATIONS! IT IS TRUE. THIS IS A YAHOO PROMOTIONS SPONSORED PROGRAMME IN CUNJUCTION WITH OTHER SPONSORS LIKE BILL GATES OF THE MICROSOFT, THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI AND OTHER EMINENT EUROPEAN COMMUNITY TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF YAHOO / INTERNET WORLDWIDE. THROUGH THE CORDINATION OF THE EURO- AFRO ASIAN SWEEPTAKE (E.A.A.S) LOTTERY ORGANISATON, AMSTERDAM HOLLAND, VIA COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM, YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS AMONG THE LUCKY WINNERS. SO, GO AHEAD AND SEND TO US YOUR DETAILED INFORMATION SO WE CAN BEGIN THE PROCESS OF RELEASING TO YOU YOUR WON PRIZE. Kindly fill your correct information, so that we can send to you the claim options for claiming your cheque. SURNAME:............................................................................... NAME:..viplaw.................................................................................... DATE OF BIRTH:.01_03_1989...................................................................... PLACE OF BIRTH:.chapra.................................................................... STATUS....single................................................................................ NEXT OF KIN:............................................................................ MOBILE NUMBER:..+919784135681.................................................................. FAX NUMBER:........................................................................... POSTAL ADDRESS:..prabhunth nagar housing colony flat no 35 po-tari distt-chapra(saran)state-bihar ................................................................. E-MAIL ADDRESS:heaven_on_earth2020@yahoo.co.in..................................................................... CONTACT ADDRESS:prabhunath nagar housing colony flat no-35 po-tari distt-chapra(saran)state-bihar................................................................ JOB/OCCUPATION:.student.................................................................. LUCK NUMBER:.8892428............................................................ SERIAL NUMBER:3\772\554....................................................................... DRAWS NUMBER:...................................................................... ZIP CODE:.841301................................................................................. COUNTRY:..india................................................................................ Further information,contact my personal mobile phone: +62-85692471466 Thanks for your co-operation. Yours faithfully, BARRISTER WAHAB ALI. ASIA CO-ORDINATOR E.A.A.S.Inc LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL sneha sheetal <snehasheetal@yahoo.com> wrote: TO, BARRISTER:WAHAB ALI DEAR SIR, I AM CLAIMAING FOR MY PRIZE THEN PLEASE SUGGEST ME , HOW CAN I BEGIN MY CLAIM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Inbox. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! 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How in the World can I Thank the Truck Drivers that try to uphold Law and Politeness on the Road??!!? I have had to travel a lot lately through construction sites that block off lanes and ask Drivers to merge at least a mile before the lane ends. Half of the people merge at the first opportunity and wait in line to get through the Detour. The other half go as far as they can, cutting Real drivers off and try to merge at the last minute jamming traffic instead of allowing an even flow! Many times, I have witnessed the Big Trucks working together to make an even flow of the traffic. It is very obvious to me and my Children what they are doing and it just lifts our Spirits like crazy to watch the mirrors and see what they are doing ( the Idiots that try to get around the trucks usually end up off-road or behind them). They don't seem to notice the Thumbs Up my Kids give after we get through and with all of the traffic the blinking lights (usually known as a Thank You) is lost.
air plane tickets? My son is home from his first school in the Airforce. We are in SC and his first duty station is in Montanta. He has to pay for his travel there, where he will be reimbursed by the Airforce. We have been looking on-line for inexpensive airline tickets, but are unable to find any below $597.44 one way. Does anyone know anything about flights for the military, or a site to find "cheap" tickets at the last minute?
I'm gonna be solo, and ideas on how to appear less lonely? I'm gonna be in puerto rico this weekend, but solo, due to a last minute cancellation. I know that I will get out and about, but at the same time most poeple, at least in the city travel with other people. a lone beautiful (;-) female is a rare site. Any ideas on how to blend in? I often travel solo, but my intention was not to be for this trip so it has caught me offguard. Im pretty confident and know I will run into people, but I am traveling to a more aggressive place as far as men's approaches towards single women which is why I ask. I will also be at a nightclub, with men predominantly and going through the whole men stalking you in a nightclub is not my idea of a good night. Basically how can you balance confidence, im fine by myself, with a don't mess with me kind of stance, lol.
Can anyone recommend anything off the beatern track at Alanya, Turkey? I usually holiday somewhere remote or where I can "mix" with the local people/food/language, we've booked this last minute "package" deal and while i know we're going to be in the centre of tourist-ville, I'd really like some tips about where to go to get "out of it" and see Turkey without travelling miles. Any tips? We'll hire a scooter and I'll be dragging my bloke to the archaeological sites. I'm an artist and photographer, so any tips on where to go for inspiration would be brilliant too. Many thanks, guys.
East Coast Camping? Amtrak? Places to visit? I am planning a last minute trip to the East Coast... long story, but it looks like our trip to Turkey will be canceled so we need an alternate plan! We would like to visit NYC, Washington DC, Boston, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's Amish country, and any other cool historic sites. Any thoughts on what we should see or where we should go? We are considering traveling by Amtrak. Any thoughts? Also we would like to save money by camping if at all possible. We did this throughout Europe and it was awesome. Does anyone know if this is possible or have any suggestions? Thanks!!!
cheap flights? any one know is it cheaper to book a flight now to travel to Egypt in Feb or is the price likely to go down if i wait a few months. not interested in last minute booking as id like to ensire i get date i want. And does any one know of good cheap flight site
Do Summer Flings Last ? I say NO Am I wrong ? Two of my friends and I have noticed a strange phenomena. We were all seeing different guys casually during the Springtime. I was seeing two different guys and was taking it slowly. Nothing physical like sex just getting to know them an dhave fun. Well as Summe rhas moved on they have both bugge dout on me and are MIA Same thing has happened to my friends. Not a big deal cause I have self esteem & dont regret not jumping on them as boyfriends. But is this some weird thing that happens with guys during Summertime ? My friends and I contacted are missing beaus late this weekend. Each and every one of them has paired up with girlfriends in last 2 weeks. Im thinking these are just Summer flings though. Boys gets lonely and horny during hot Summer nights and want fun easy girls. Am I right or wrong that most of them will be Single again come Autumn ? A friend who does Marketing for personal ad site said the biggest uptick in New Memberships is after Labor Day and after New Years Additional Details 9 minutes ago Am I on to something here ? Should I reconsider either guy if thye show interest in me again in September ? I have been busy with work and traveling for vacation so I can understand each of them looking for girlies who are easy lays.
Traveling with cat... i got a few questions please answer them all? i need to take my cat to washington with me i hate to take the greyhound i heard they put pets in the luggage compartment under the bus is this true and is it ventalated does the A/C go into the compartment ? the second choice i have is train but this gets complicated since i got to take the cab then bus then cab again to the train station then be on the train and transfer my third option is by plane htis too is like the train complicated cause like with the train i have to take cab bus then cab again and thats not the half of it i am low income so i got to save money for the trip and because im leaving very sooni wont have time to check with a vet like the sites request and they say its best not to wait til last minute to do vet and stuff but i have no choice i am moving worse is she hasnt even had her shots yet (i got her from a neighbor and they never told me) i am positive she is fixed and i dont have the fundsto do everything.... the last option i have is least reliable and thats the ppl on craigslist rideshare i hope and pray i get a ride but i might not which will leave me with the above options again i want to make the best desision for my baby girl (even if she is an old bitch-cat) and what i mean by that is she "bitches" about everything... hisses alot and meows too in essance all she does is complain, complain, complain but i love her (i beleive she had her shots but i cant prove it and i cant afford shots move rent and everything else) my last option would be to remain in town and not go but then i got to find a place i can afford that will allow the pet and i cant find nothing like that... any advice would be appreachated please excuse my profanity its not ment to be offencive i am traveling from las cruces NM to olympia WA roughly very close to a 2 day trip on greyhound -.- i cant rent a car i dont drive so that option is out only way i can go by car is through "rideshare" which isnt workng and i gotta leave on Aug 31 well tain option is OUT http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Copy/Simple_Copy_Page&c=am2Copy&cid=1080080555419&ssid=277 i dont want to take her to the pound cause they will put her down due to her temperment she was wild and she still is a little feral but she does have her sweet side but no one will see that if she is locked up at the pound and the pound with the no kill in this area is full and cant take anymore animals
How far away can the reception be from the ceremony site? My fiance and I are planning to get married next June. We want the ceremony to be at his church, and the reception to be at my parents' beach house, which is about an hour's drive from his church. Is this too far to ask guests to travel in one day? My father is also worried about taking care of last minute issues with the caterers, etc who will be at the house if he is 60 miles away at the church. Will this be a logistical nightmare??
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does anyone want to read this ( i know its so wierd but maybe any yahooligans here wanted to see it ) caution! The Basics Where does fart gas come from? The gas in our intestines comes from several sources: air we swallow, gas seeping into our intestines from our blood, gas produced by chemical reactions in our guts, and gas produced by bacteria living in our guts. What is fart gas made of? The composition of fart gas is highly variable. Most of the air we swallow, especially the oxygen component, is absorbed by the body before the gas gets into the intestines. By the time the air reaches the large intestine, most of what is left is nitrogen. Chemical reactions between stomach acid and intestinal fluids may produce carbon dioxide, which is also a component of air and a product of bacterial action. Bacteria also produce hydrogen and methane. But the relative proportions of these gases that emerge from our anal opening depend on several factors: what we ate, how much air we swallowed, what kinds of bacteria we have in our intestines, and how long we hold in the fart. The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of boring, inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine. A nervous person who swallows a lot of air and who moves stuff through his digestive system rapidly may have a lot of oxygen in his farts, because his body didn't have time to absorb the oxygen. Encyclopaedia Britannica offers the intriguing statement that some people's farts contain no methane. The reason for this is apparently unknown. Some researchers suspect a genetic influence, whereas others think the anomaly is due to environmental factors. However, all methane in any farts comes from bacterial action and not from human cells. What makes farts stink? The odor of farts comes from small amounts of hydrogen sulfide gas and mercaptans in the mixture. These compounds contain sulfur. The more sulfur-rich your diet, the more sulfides and mercaptans will be produced by the bacteria in your guts, and the more your farts will stink. Foods such as cauliflower, eggs and meat are notorious for producing smelly farts, whereas beans produce large amounts of not particularly stinky farts. Why do farts make noise? The sounds are produced by vibrations of the anal opening. Sounds depend on the velocity of expulsion of the gas and the tightness of the sphincter muscles of the anus. How much gas does a normal person pass per day? On average, a person produces about half a liter of fart gas per day, distributed over an average of about fourteen daily farts. Whereas it may be difficult for you to determine your daily flatus volume, you can certainly keep track of your daily numerical fart count. You might try this as a science fair project: Keep a journal of everything you eat and a count of your farts. You might make a note of the potency of their odor as well. See if you can discover a relationship between what you eat, how much you fart, and how much they smell. How does a fart travel to the anus? One may wonder why fart gas travels downward toward the anus when gas has a lower density than liquids and solids, and should therefore travel upwards. The intestine squeezes its contents toward the anus in a series of contractions, a process called peristalsis. The process is stimulated by eating, which is why we often need to poop and fart right after a meal. Peristalsis creates a zone of high pressure, forcing all intestinal contents, gas included, to move towards a region of lower pressure, which is toward the anus. Gas is more mobile than other components, and small bubbles coalesce to from larger bubbles en route to the exit. When peristalsis is not active, gas bubbles may begin to percolate upwards again, but they won't get very far due to the complicated and convoluted shape of the intestine. Furthermore, the anus is neither up nor down when a person is lying down. How long does it take fart gas to travel to someone else's nose? Fart travel time depends on atmospheric conditions such as humidity, temperature and wind speed and direction, the molecular weight of the fart particles, and the distance between the fart transmitter and the fart receiver. Farts also disperse (spread out) as they leave the source, and their potency diminishes with dilution. Generally, if the fart is not detected within a few seconds, it will be too dilute for perception and will be lost into the atmosphere forever. Exceptional conditions exist when the fart is released into a small enclosed area such as an elevator, a small room, or a car. These conditions limit the amount of dilution possible, and the fart may remain in a smellable concentration for a long period of time, until it condenses on the walls. Why is there a 13 to 20 second delay between farting and the time it starts to smell? Actually, the fart stinks immediately upon emergence, but it takes several seconds for the odor to travel to the farter's nostrils. If farts could travel at the speed of sound, we would smell them almost instantly, at the same time we hear them. Is it true that some people never fart? No, not if they're alive. People even fart shortly after death. Do even movie stars fart? Yes, of course. So do grandmothers, priests, kings, presidents, opera singers, beauty queens, and nuns. Even Yoda farts. Do men fart more than women? No, women fart just as much as men. It's just that most men take more pride in it than most women. There is a large variation among individuals in the amount of fart gas produced per day, but the variation does not correlate with gender. I have read that men fart more often than women. If this is true, then women must be saving it up and expelling more gas per fart than men do. Do men's farts smell worse than women's farts? Based on what I have experienced of women's farts, all I can say is that I hope not. At what time of day is a gentleman most likely to fart? A gentleman is mostly likely to fart first thing in the morning, while in the bathroom. This is known as "morning thunder," and if the gentleman gets good resonance, it can be heard throughout the household. Why are beans so notorious for making people fart? Beans contain sugars that we humans cannot digest. When these sugars reach our intestines, the bacteria go wild, have a big feast, and make lots of gas! Other notorious fart-producing foods include corn, bell peppers, cabbage, milk, and raisins. A friend of mine had a dog who was exceptionally fond of apples and turnips. The dog would eat these things and then get prodigious gas. A dog's digestive system is not equipped to handle such vegetable matter, so the dog's bacteria worked overtime to produce remarkable flatulence. What things other than diet can make a person fart more than usual? People who swallow a lot of air fart more than people who don't. This can be cured somewhat by chewing with your mouth closed. Nervous people with fast moving bowels will fart more because less air is absorbed out of the intestines. Some disease conditions can cause excess flatulence. And going up in an airplane or other low-pressure environment can cause the gas inside you to expand and emerge as flatulence. Is a fart really just a burp that comes out the wrong end? No, a burp emerges from the stomach and has a different chemical composition from a fart. Farts have less atmospheric gas content and more bacterial gas content than burps. Is it harmful to hold in farts? There are differences in opinion on this one. Certainly, people have believed for centuries that retaining flatulence is bad for the health. Emperor Claudius even passed a law legalizing farting at banquets out of concern for people's health. There was a widespread belief that a person could be poisoned or catch a disease by retaining farts. Doctors I have spoken to recently have told me that there is no particular harm in holding in farts. Farts will not poison you; they are a natural component of your intestinal contents. The worst thing that can happen is that you may get a stomach ache from the gas pressure. But one doctor suggested that pathological distention of the bowel could result if a person holds in farts too much. How long would it be possible to not fart? As I understand it, a captive fart can escape as soon as the person relaxes. This means that a lot of people who assiduously refrain from farting during the day do so at great length as soon as they fall asleep. Having been on a great many overnight field trips, long bus trips, and trans-Pacific flights, I can personally vouch for the fact that lots of people do fart voluminously as they doze off. So the answer to the question would be, you can refrain from farting as long as you can stay awake! Do all people fart in their sleep? I have not made a scientific study of this, but I don't think all people fart in their sleep. I think mainly those who refuse to fart when they're awake do so when dozing off. For other people, toilet training takes such a strong hold that they let nothing pass their sphincters in sleep. For these people, the gas accumlates in the night and they vent it upon awakening. Where do farts go when you hold them in? How often have you held in a fart, intending to release it at the first appropriate opportunity, only to find that the fart has disappeared when you are ready for it? I asked several doctors where the fart goes. Does it leak out slowly without the person knowing it? Is it absorbed into the bloodstream? What happens to it? The doctors agree that the fart is neither released nor absorbed. It simply migrates back upward into the intestine and comes out later. It is reassuring to know that such farts aren't really lost, just delayed. How can one cover up a fart? There is a company called Fartypants that sells underwear designed to absorb the odor of farts. If you should be caught without your Fartypants, another ploy is to blame the dog or cat, if one should be present, or complain about how the wind must be blowing from the direction of the paper mill. As for the sound... if you are in a large group of people, act oblivious and innocent, or glance quickly at the person next to you, as if you think he/she did it. Other strategies include coughing or suddenly moving your chair so that people think that they misheard the fart. If you are with one other person, you can act as if nothing happened, and the other person may believe he was mistaken in thinking he heard a fart. CJT addresses the problem of farting loudly in a public restroom as follows: "My solution: use a handful of loose toilet paper, cover your butt hole and it will muffle the farting; my friends and I call it the 'Buff Muff'!" Depending upon the company, another strategy is not to cover it up, but to proudly proclaim the fart as your own grand accomplishment and to issue a challenge to the others to outdo that one if they think they can. Is it really possible to ignite farts? The answer to that is yes! However, you should be aware that people get injured igniting flatulence. Not only can the flame back up into your colon, but your clothing or other surroundings may catch on fire. A survey done by Fartcloud (the site, alas! is not more) indicates that about a quarter of the people who ignited their farts got burned doing it. Ignition of flatulence is a hazardous practice. However, if you want to try it, and you don't have a friend to light your fart for you, you might find it easier to accomplish the job using the Fartlighter. There have also been cases in which intestinal gases with a higher than normal oxygen content have exploded during surgery when electric cautery was used by the surgeon. Why is it possible to burn farts? Farts burn because they contain methane (usually) and hydrogen, both of which are flammable gases. (Hydrogen was the same gas that was used in the ill fated Hindenburg dirigible.) Farts tend to burn with a blue or yellow flame. Is it possible to light a match with a fart? No, even strike-anywhere matches have their limits, unless the fart has the consistency of sandpaper! Any fart that rough I would hesitate to call a fart. Also, farts have the same temperature as the body from which they emerge, and aren't hot enough to initiate combustion. Are there any books about farting? There are several! My favorite is the new book, Who Cut the Cheese: A Cultural History of the Fart by Jim Dawson. This book provides an entertaining and thought-provoking history of the fart in literature, language and society. It is very informative and very funny! Ben Franklin's classic Fart Proudly is still in print. There is a collection of suggestive photographs called Who Farted Now by St. Martin's Press. Most of the photos come from old movies and political shots. For children, we have the famous The Gas We Pass : The Story of Farts by Shinta Cho, and Amanda Mayer Stinchecum (Translator), and the Canadian picture book, Good Families Don't, by Alan Daniel and Robert N. Munsch, about a highly visible fart infesting a proper middle class family. Is it possible for a talented person to earn a living through flatulence? Few people earn their living directly via flatulence. But a friend of mine says that he saw a carnival act in which the performer whistled tunes with his farts, blew out candles on the opposite side of the stage, and sent flames all the way across the stage. A famous performer who earned his living this way was Le Petomane, who performed in France at the beginning of the 20th Century. However, my friend isn't old enough to have seen Le Petomane, so maybe he had a chance to see Mr. Methane. Mr. Methane lays claim to the distinction of being the world's only performing flatulist. His CD can be purchased at the FartMart. However, people may also earn a living through the prevention of flatulence (as do the manufacturers and sellers of Beano and other products), through the practice of medicine specializing in the treatment of flatulence and other gastrointestinal problems, by writing books about flatulence (see the question before this one), and through the production and sales of various fart gags such as whoopee cushions and farts in a can. Fartypants sells a fart filter and a number of other fart-related products. Ultratech Products, Inc., sells the Flatulence Filter, "an activated carbon air filter disguised as a seat cushion." (This link was discovered by Steve of Boulder, CO.) Maybe, if you're lucky, you'll be able to find a copy of Le Petomane's biography by searching at alibris.com. Last time I checked, they had two copies available! What other fart products are available? You can visit the FartMart to obtain an astounding number of wonderful fart products, including the famous Crepitation Contest CD, and several other recordings, Pull-My-Finger Fred (a doll that responds with farts and wisecracks), whoopie cushions and a variety of other fart-noise generating products (some of which are quite high tech), some products which produce a fart-like odor, prosthetic poop, fart sludge, and the famous Fart Machine. Why do dog and cat farts smell so bad? A carnivore's protein-rich diet produces relatively small amounts of intensely stinky gas because proteins contain lots of sulfur. A dog's or cat's farts are rarely audible, but the odor is overwhelming. I have asked biologists why dogs and cats generally fart silently, and their theories include: (1) the amount of gas produced is small, but potent, (2) the horizontal orientation of their gastrointestinal system puts less pressure on the anal opening, so the gas is expelled more slowly, (3) their anal sphincters don't close as tightly as humans' because it takes less force to hold in the contents of the colon -- again because of the horizontal orientation of the gastrointestinal system -- and a loose anus makes less sound, and, my favorite (4) dogs and cats don't feel embarrassed about farting, so their sphincters are more relaxed, leading to less noisy flatulence. Mike F. points out that many dog foods are soy-based, so on top of all the above factors, add beans and stand back! Large herbivorous animals such as cows, horses and elephants, on the other hand, produce vast quantities of relatively non-stinky fart gas. The farts of these animals are noisy and can go on for astoundingly long periods of time. Cows in particular are productive, in part because they swallow huge amounts of air. They need oxygen in their guts for the various protozoa employed there as digestive aids. Is it normal for dogs to like the smell of human farts? Yes, any odor that we find disgusting smells delicious to a dog. Dogs respond to the smell of farts, rotting fish, and carrion the same way we respond to the smell of bacon frying or cookies baking. A dog will often sniff the butt of the farter in order to inhale as much of the odor as possible. I have heard only one story about a dog being disconcerted by a fart. According to a friend, her brother once delivered a fart so evil that it made the dog sneeze, shake his head, and paw at his nose. That was either an unusual fart or an unusual dog. Do fish fart? According to our ichthyologist at the University of Guam, fish flatulence per se has not been studied, although people have investigated fish digestion. They find that although most fish have alkaline intestinal environments like our own, coral-eating fish have acidic intestinal contents. The acid serves to dissolve coral skeletal material. Coral has the same composition as Tums (calcium carbonate). One product of the reaction between acid and calcium carbonate is carbon dioxide gas. Therefore, it is logical to assume that coral-eating fish fart a lot. The other fish probably fart also, for the same reasons that we do. However, Mike Pulte, a great fish enthusiast, said that he has never seen a fish do it. I asked our ichthyologist if it were possible that fish gas would go into the swim bladder instead of out the anal opening. He said that modern fish have an air bladder that is independent of the gastrointestinal tract. The gas comes from enzymatic activity and not from the intestine. Older models of fish have their swim bladder connected to the gastrointestinal tract, but it is attached high up, closer to the mouth than to the other end, and these fish come to the surface and gulp air to fill the bladder. Therefore, we can assume that intestinal gas leaves the fish through the anal opening. We also pondered the possibility of fish making noise via flatulence, but apparently most fish noises are made through belching rather than farting. Lisa P., an aquarium enthusiast, reports that she has seen her fish fart: "I have four aquariums and many fish, and I have personally witnessed fish farting! My goldfish used to do it all the time! You'd see a little bubble come out of his anus and stay there, trapped in the mucus of a long string of poop. (Ugh!) And my opaline gourami does it too. Neither of these are coral-eating fish. I have only owned two coral-eating fish so far, but I have never seen either of them fart. It seems most likely to me that much of this gas comes from air swallowed during eating. Also, goldfish have a very simple digestive system and their food is absorbed inefficiently, so possibly the bacteria have more to feed on" Do turtles fart? Yes, turtles do fart, and their farts smell incredibly bad, as do the farts of snakes. In fact, it is my opinion, based on personal experience with reptiles and not on any formal research, that many reptiles use farts as a weapon. Reptile farts smell so bad that sometimes you can tell that one is nearby in the woods, even on a windy day, before you can see the animal. One day I was hiking through the woods in Arkansas with a friend and I told my friend, "I smell a snake fart." A second later, the snake crawled across the path. Astounding but true! In an article published in the December 2000 issue of Discover, "the world's leading expert on snake sounds," Bruce Young of LaFayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, affirmed that snakes do fart. The sonoran coral snake and the western hook-nosed snake fart with an audible popping sound when disturbed. Why do horse farts smell worse than people's farts? I'm not sure that horse farts smell worse than our farts, but they do smell different. Horses have a different diet from us and different gut microbes, so their farts have a different composition. They also fart more voluminously than humans, and the volume of the gas can be overwhelming if one is unfortunate enough to be near a farting horse indoors. What kind of animal has the highest worldwide output of flatulence? Believe it or not, the animal that wins this honor is the humble termite. Because of their diet and digestive processes (with more than the usual microbial assistance), they produce as much methane as human industry. Termite farts are believed to be a major contributor towards global warming. Is it true that cow farts contribute to global warming? Recent research has shown that most methane produced by cows and sheep emerges from the mouth rather than the anus. So one could more accurately say that cow and sheep belches are contributing to global warming. New Zealand researchers are investigating methods of breeding methane-free sheep. Is there any kind of animal that doesn't fart? If we define a fart to be an anal escape of intestinal gas, then it follows that animals that lack intestines or an anus cannot fart. Most animals possess intestines and an anus, but there are some that don't. These include: Sponges: These organisms lack true tissues and organs. They have just a few types of cells organized into a bag with holes in it. Water flows into some holes and out other holes. Sponges are so different from other animals that some biologists think we shouldn't even call them animals. Cnidaria: This phylum includes the jellyfish, corals, sea anemones and hydra. Their tissues are organized into a bag with a mouth surrounded by stinging tentacles. Food enters the mouth and is digested inside the bag, after which the leftovers are expelled via the same opening. In effect, the same hole serves as both a mouth and an anus. Any gas expelled by a cnidarian would be more appropriately termed a belch rather than a fart, since the animal lacks intestines and separate anus. Pogonophoran worms: These remarkable animals, who dwell on the sea floor near active volcanic regions associated with mid-ocean ridges, possess no mouth, no stomach, no intestines, and no anus. Apparently they retain their svelte, worm-shaped figures by giving up on eating completely! They survive by means of a mutualistic relationship with chemosynthetic bacteria that live in their flesh. Anyway, these animals cannot possibly fart. A second category of animals that probably don't fart are animals that live very deep underwater. At high pressures, gas remains in solution rather than forming bubbles. So there is a good chance that all those clams, echinoderms, fish and other animals living near the seafloor don't fart because their farts stay in solution and never emerge as bubbles, even though the animals possess perfectly good intestines and anuses. Is it possible to leave a brown spot on your pants because of a fart, and if so, what causes it? Judging from what I see when I do the laundry, I'd say that the answer to the first question is definitely yes. As for the causes, we must remember that what we call "fart" and what we call "poop" are just end-members of a continuum. That is, we can have a pure fart, or a pure poop, or anything in-between, depending upon the admixture of the two. If a sample consists mostly of poop with only a small fart component, you get such things as jet-propelled bowel movements and spongy, floating fecal masses (you know, the ones that refuse to be flushed down the toilet -- they keep popping back up). If the sample consists mostly of fart with only a small poop component, you get what is known as "skid marks" or "fart art." These can also result from inadequate wiping, but the shape of the stain is different in the two cases. Inadequate wiping leads to elongate marks parallel to one's crack, usually with well-defined edges, whereas fart art is generally more circular and has an air-brushed look. Fart art is most likely to occur if (1) a person is suffering from diarrhea, (2) the person is trying too hard to fart, and (3) the person mistakenly perceives the pressure against his sphincter to be gas pressure rather than liquid pressure. Again, that last situation is most likely to occur if the person is afflicted with diarrhea. How can we tell when it's only gas needing to come out, rather than something more serious? Our ability to distinguish between the need to fart and the need to poop is something that we learn gradually in the process of toilet training and early childhood. With the tactile nerve endings in the rectal area, we can actually feel different sensations depending upon what is waiting by the exit. Of course, sometimes we are fooled, especially if the substance at hand is extremely fluid in nature, and that is when we have the unfortunate accident of venting a squirt of diarrhea rather than an innocent fart. What is the best position for farting? That depends on what you are trying to achieve. Years and years ago, I read a novel (can't remember which) that had a character in it who was plagued with intestinal gas pain. The character would coax farts out by getting down on all fours with her butt in the air, pressing her thighs against her belly. So perhaps this is the best position for farting if you are having difficulty getting them to come out. Back when I was in geology field camp, we would sit around the campfire in the evening and ignite our flatulence. It was a ritual. When a fart was ready to emerge, the farter would announce, "I have one." And everyone else would intone, "Assume the proper position." The farter would lie back on his or her shoulders with back propped up, head between the knees, and posterior in the air. The purpose was to give the person with the match easy access to the critical vent. Expert farters of my acquaintance often shift their weight onto one leg and lift the other slightly when farting. I assume that this position is adopted less to aid in the farting process than to signal that a fart is imminent. Why do chicks always deny farting? I suppose I should start by saying that only some chicks deny farting. The rest of us acknowledge our gaseous accomplishments with pride. However, a great many sisters do deny farting. The reason is that they have been misled into thinking that farts are not ladylike. It is a great mistake to say that farting is not ladylike. The reason is that all people fart, including ladies. Anything that ladies do is by definition ladylike, and that includes the emission of anal gases. Is it possible that, by inhaling other people's farts all day long, my own farts will smell more? No, inhaled farts would go into the lungs rather than into the digestive system, and would simply be exhaled again, although it might be possible that some of the fart components might be absorbed into the blood. If you wanted to benefit from other people's farts in the way you describe, you would have to swallow them somehow. Is it possible to get stoned after inhaling two or three farts in a row? I am not aware of any intoxicating agents in flatulence. However, most farts contain very little oxygen, and you may experience dizziness if you are inhaling overly concentrated fart essence, simply from lack of oxygen. On the other hand, if you are inhaling farts in the open air and are breathing rapidly in order to inhale as much fart as possible, you may be hyperventilating, which also induces dizziness. Then there is the intrinsic hilarity factor: farts are so funny in both sound and odor that you might feel high just from the basic entertainment value of farts. Is it possible for a fart to kill you? A great many of you have asked if farts can be fatal, or if you can die from smelling a particularly bad fart. My initial response to this question was "no," but I thought I'd better ask a doctor. So now it is official, the medical opinion I received is no, a fart can't kill you. However, if you really work hard at it, you can manage to kill yourself with just about anything. I recently read of a man who hooked up his nose to his anus with a system involving a gas mask, rubber tubing and a hollow wooden post. He died of suffocation. This story comes from the Darwin Awards, and I personally cannot attest to the overall veracity of their stories. The story of the bed-bound obese man who died from inhaling his own flatulence (and whose farts almost killed the paramedics) is an urban legend that has been in circulation for some time. But according to Buzzbomb43, whom I quote: "In World War Two, the Air Force estimates that around 1000 to 2000 airmen were killed because of flatulence. The reason is B-17 bombers were not pressurized, so when bomber crews operated around 20,000 feet, the gas would expand and rupture their intestines." Now, that is a nasty way to go! There are also, of course, (in)famous stories about excessive farters that bio-hazard small toilet rooms, and when they try to light a cigarette the flame ignites the gas-rich-environment causing an explosion. My personal view about such stories is one of doubt. When you smoke and you fart does it make it smell any worse? (Brittney) Only if you swallow the cigarettes after smoking Brittney. If you settle for traditional smoking (inhaling) - the smoke will travel to your respiratory system and not to your digestive system and hence will have little-to-no effect on the odour of your farts. Of course, a minute mass of smoked Nicotine can (and does) migrate from the respiratory system into blood vessels and downstream to the digestive system (Nicotine is actually a known laxative), but the proportions are too small to contribute dearly to the odours you contribute. However, if you do swallow your cigarettes after smoking - its a different ball game. Cigarettes are produced with measures of Ammonia which certainly intensify gaseous odours. My advise for you therefore is not to swallow. I am guessing the reason why certain people think cigarettes might intensify the bad smell of a fart has to do with the fact both farts and cigarettes produce bad odours. I don't think however that this is a case of competing bad odours that in blend will create a third - even worst odour. Last, while I do not advise you to ever quit farting - I do strongly advise to quit smoking. Can excessive farting cause impotence? That depends on the tolerance level of the person with whom one is trying to be potent! Fortunately for humans, farting doesn't cause tissue damage. Other animals aren't so lucky. Soldier termites can actually turn themselves into bombs by detonating themselves via the explosive release of gas and feces, a process called "autothysis." Is it possible to inhale (suck in air) via one's anal opening? Yes, but it's a rare talent. The great early 20th Century French flatulist, Le Petomane, was able to do this, and in fact was able to suck up an entire bowlful of water (just the water, not the bowl) into his colon and expel it again with considerable force. By sucking in large quantities of air, he was able to perform lengthy shows on stage, and could imitate musical instruments, farm animals, and bird songs, whistle melodies, and play the ocarina. His productions were said to be virtually odorless, which is to be expected from air obtained directly from the outside. Here is a message I received recently (November, 1999) regarding the skill of inhaling via the anus: "i would just like you to know that i am part of a trio, who can suck in air in our anal openings. we are somewhat air-bandits. we can let the longest farts you have ever heard. our record holder, chad, stands at 24 sec. the record for most farts in a row is derek, at 492. and i, robert, have earned such nicknames as: Mad Crapper, gurglemeister, and old wetful. We have followed Le Petomane example, and have mastered the art of farting." Jason W. says, "I am a 16 year old guy that is a part of a 3-man fart on command group. We get together every Saturday night andpractice our talent to songs with a good beat. We accomplish this by getting on our hands and knees, completely relaxing, and our butt hole just opens up and air just seeps into our colons. We then get into position and let them rip. We can so far play a song called "THE EYE OF THE TIGER" (Rocky 3 theme song). We came across another group of 4 guys that can do this during the winter of 2001. We started to get together with them more frequently, and now we have a full fledged band going all on farting...We are going to try to make a CD on some songs we know, but no one wants to let us...I personally have let a fart go for about 75 seconds. On average each Saturday night we let off about 1000 farts EACH! The only problem with flatulating when we want is that now 2 of us can't help but sucking in air through our anus when we sit down." Jason has also provided the following instructions for people who would like to acquire this skill: 1) Get a pillow and a soft surface. 2) Place your ear on the pillow with your head turned sideways. 3) Put your butt up in the air, bringing your knees as close up to your head as possible. This relaxes your anal opening. 4) Once you're relaxed enough, you should feel a strange sensation...this is air traveling into your colon. 5) Through practice you will be able to do this by just sitting down. Adam reports that a student at his high school, known as "The King" could fart "God Save the Queen" by alternately inhaling and exhaling through his anus. The students refered to the inhaling process as "input." Is it possible to swallow smoke and then fart it out your anus? No, smoke consists of solid particles suspended in air. When such a mixture enters the digestive system, the solids condense on the walls and other objects in the gut, or go into suspension in liquids in the system. However, for people capable of inhaling through the anus, it is possible to smoke a cigarette with the anal opening and then blow the smoke back out. What causes the burning sensation that sometimes accompanies a fart? This is generally caused by a recent meal of hot peppers or related spices. The oils associated with these foods remain intact and active all the way through one's gastrointestinal system. If you fart in the bathtub, is the water polluted and should you refill the tub? As long as what comes out is only fart and no poop, your bath water should not be significantly polluted. Most of the gas just bubbles up and contaminates the air rather than the water. Is it true that a woman can fart out of her, shall we say, frontal opening, and if so, where does the gas come from? Yes, it is true! The gas that emerges is simply trapped air, for there is no gas production in the genitalia of a woman. The air can enter because the system is open to the outside. This highly specialized kind of fart is sometimes called a queef. This occurs especially frequently during the sex act, when air in the genitalia gets compressed and is forced out at high pressure. Can a man fart out of his genital opening? I have asked various men this question and they all deny it emphatically. However, elrondh contributed the information that under certain rare and artificially-induced circumstances, a man might pass gas through his penis. In this case, the man's bladder had been inflated for a medical procedure, the air introduced via catheter inserted through the urethra. This gas escaped during later attempts to urinate, "accompanied by a brief but sharp burning sensation." Is it possible to capture a fart in a jar and save it for later use? It should be theoretically possible to do this, but there would be lots of logistical problems. I would suggest using a plastic bag instead of a jar. You might try the following as a science fair experiment: Fart into several plastic bags and seal them carefully. Then fill several other plastic bags with ordinary air. Wait 24 hours. Then get volunteers to smell the contents of the bags to see if they can correctly identify which ones contain the farts. This should tell you if it is possible to store a fart in any useful way. Malachi and Megaera have come up with a way to capture a fart in a jar. They say to do it in the bathtub while bathing. Fill the jar with bath water and then hold it with the open end downward. Lean back in the bathtub so that your fart bubbles will emerge in front of you rather than behind you where you can't see them. Catch the bubbles in the jar, and put the lid on the jar while it's still underwater. This way, you capture a fairly pure fart uncontaminated by atmospheric air. To enjoy your captured fart to the fullest extent, make sure that your jar does not already smell like whatever was it it before, like pickles or peanut butter. Meep wrote to say that her fiancé was an expert fart collector at the age of ten. He used Kodak film canisters, and kept them on a shelf in his room. Experiments on his mother proved the efficacy of his method. Is it weird to enjoy farting? It is not unusual to enjoy farting. I believe that enjoyment of farting is a healthy attitude, since everyone has to fart. If a person is farting to the extent that it creates problems and unhappiness, then a visit to a doctor is in order. Is it common for people to enjoy smelling their own farts? I believe that it is not only common, it is universal. A person farts and then thinks, at least subconsciously, "Wow, I made that!" Can farting be considered sexy? Everything imaginable, and many things not imaginable, can be considered sexy by humans. However, the female southern pine beetle exudes a pheromone called frontalin in her flatulence that not only serves to attract males but acts as a general gathering call to both males and females of her species. Her farts are an invitation to an orgy. Unfortunately for her, her frontalin-laden farts also attract predators. What color is a fart? Farts are, alas, colorless. All of the gases that make up farts have no inherent color. But just think of how interesting it would be if farts were bright orange like nitrogen dioxide gas! It would certainly take the mystery out of who farted. Never-the-less, a high-personality gas like fart gas suggests color to people. Some people envision farts as brown, others as green or yellow. I have always thought of farts as brown, presumably because poop is brown. When someone farts in our car, that person might say, "You better not breathe through your mouth for awhile, or your teeth will turn brown." I knew a toddler who used to draw pictures of farts as yellow rectangles full of holes, like a slice of Swiss cheese. She thought of farts as yellow, and said that she knew they were rectangular because she could feel the sharp corners scraping against her on the way out! Ernie C. suggests that if farts were visible, they would look like pork rinds. Helen says, "It always seemed to me like farts were lumps of coal, black in color and irregularly spherical in shape." Do other people smell a fart better than the farter? The fart should smell just as much for the person who created it as it does for other people. However, the farter is somewhat protected by having the fart propelled away from his body in a direction opposite to his nose. Farting upwind nullifies this advantage. Why is it that when you scratch your *** through two layers of clothing (your underwear and your jeans) your fingers still stink? As pointed out by Barb F., who contributed the term to the fart thesaurus, a fart can be regarded as "aerosolized poop," which means that microscopic fragments and droplets of poop are actually distributed throughout the gaseous matrix of the fart. When delivered from the anus with some force, the components of the fart can penetrate one's clothing and these tiny particles can be trapped in the fibers of the cloth. The particles are transferred to your fingers and then your nose when you scratch and sniff. Why is it sometimes possible to taste farts? The sense of taste detects substances that are either liquid or dissolved in liquid. You can taste a fart when the fart's constituent molecules go into solution in your saliva. Do fart particles disperse in the air and float around until they hit something and then stick to it? The ultimate fate of fart particles depends on the nature of the particles. Gas molecules mostly mix into the atmosphere, although some may react chemically to form new substances. Aerosolized particles of liquid and solid poop probably do condense on surfaces. Most of these particles are polar (with a positively charged end and a negatively charged end) and are attracted to other polar substances or charged surfaces like a monitor screen. Other fart particles condense on microscopic water droplets in the air if the humidity is very high (as in a bathroom), and some particles go into solution in water. Is it possible to have bloody farts? Yes, this can happen if you are suffering from an anal fissure, a split in the wall of the colon. It can also happen to a woman who experiences a queef during her period. Why do farts seem to follow the farter? I'm sure that everyone has experienced this phenomenon, in which one delivers oneself forth of a silent but potent gaseous emission and then steps rapidly away, only to have the fart cling to one's person. Part of the reason for this annoying characteristic of farts is the turbulence that follows in the wake of a moving person. The fart "slip streams" or is actually pulled along in the farter's direction by the air currents behind the person. Another factor is that part of the fart is caught in the farter's clothing, and diffuses out slowly after the main part of the emission has dispersed. Why do farts smell so much worse in a shower than anywhere else? There are several factors. First of all, a shower is a small, enclosed space, so the fart gas is more concentrated, and the high turbidity of the air in the shower circulates the gas through the space effectively. Secondly, the high humidity and high temperature conditions in the shower enhance a person's sense of smell and taste. The farts don't actually smell worse, it's just that we can smell them better than usual. Similar conditions prevail in the bathtub. What would happen if someone farted on Venus? If Venus's surface temperature were a mere 200 to 300 degrees Fahrenheit, liquid water could exist there because of Venus's extremely high atmospheric pressure. But the temperature on Venus is almost 900 degrees Fahrenheit. Because humans are mostly water, a person would not simply emit gas on Venus, but would become gas, a whole-body fart. Venus already has a lot of sulfur compounds in its atmosphere, so a fart on Venus probably wouldn't even produce much of a smell. If you were in space without a suit, would a fart have the energy to propel you forward? Yes, a fart should propel you forward, since there is virtually no opposing force in the form of friction or gravity to counteract the force of the fart. Is it possible to freeze farts, and would they still be smelly after they are defrosted? The water vapor component of farts would freeze quite readily, but to freeze the entire fart would require high pressure and low temperature conditions such as that used to produce dry ice. The fart's composition would be unchanged by the process, and hence would still be smelly upon reversion to the gaseous state. Is it possible for a fart to rip your underwear? This is unlikely, because most underwear is made of material with a fairly high tensile strength, meaning that it can endure a certain level of extensional stress without brittle failure. Furthermore, the porous nature of underwear fabrics allows much of the fart's force to pass through the spaces rather than to stress the fabric. Where does the word "fart" come from? According to Eric Partridge in his excellent book of word origins (Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English), our word fart comes from the Old English word feortan, presumably of echoic origin, meaning that the word was chosen to sound like the object named. When it is cold outside and you fart, can you see it like you can see your breath? Now, that's an interesting idea! My guess would be yes, since farts are nice and moist like our breath, but this is one question that I'm not in a position to answer. I live in the tropics, and it never gets cold here. Several people have tried the experiment and have written to tell me the results. Most people said that they could indeed see their farts, but one person said that he couldn't see it even with his pants off. Here is what anywhere32 reported: "In the boys' locker room after morning water polo practice it was cold out and one of the players only had on his speedo and let out a fart. About four of us saw it and couldn't contain our laughter for the rest of the day." John of the UK said, "Farts expelled in cold air leave what can only be described as a long bushy tail. This is quite funny waiting on a train station platform on a cold dark frosty morning. A person will move away from everyone to a safe distance, and then release a long quiet fart, only to have a sudden and dramatic long bushy white tail coming from their anus; it goes down a little way and slowly curves up ending in a point, just like a dogs tail!" What are some other words for fart? The word "fart" is both a noun (referring to the substance and the sound), and a verb (referring to the act of farting). i seriously have no idea how this was posted as r & s!!!! but i hope u enjoy it as wierd as it is! i just copied and pasted it!! i thought it was funny
Lost and Confused, please help? Hello, I am at the point where i dont know what to do anymore with my relationship. I am 36 and my girlfriend is 28. She has 3 beautiful daughters i have been able to be a part in their lives. Weve been dating for 6 months, she has lived with me for 3 of those now. I understand it seems fast, but everything seemed perfect. I work thru webdesign and pc repair, and bring home decent pay. She worked at different factory jobs and was doing minumum wage. No biggie to me, she was happy and money doesnt mean much to me, i look for more important things in people. Ok, here goes...when i started to notice there was a problem was when she started her most recent job 2 1/2 months ago. She just lost her previous job when she got sick with strep throat. This job of hers has her working 2nd shift, 3 pm to 3 am, 12 hour days, 6 days a week, with 2 hours of travel to and from work. Her hourly wage is alot more also, so she likes the extra cash. We talked before when she was at her 2nd shift job she used to have, and she quit to get a 1st shift job so she had more time with her kids. Ever since she started this job, our relationship has really done a downward spiral. We used to laugh all the time, she was always so affectionett to me, always sitting by me close and holding my hand. Our sex life was great, even though her ex really did horrific things to her in her marraige. Now she is always too tired, or some other excuse. Its almost completely gone. She used to never snap at me or have a look of disgust on her face when we talked. She has compared me to her abusive ex, and ive never hit her or would ever strike a lady, im a man not a loser. When she rejects me when we start to become intimate, it really hurts me. Sometimes i just roll over and suddennly she wants to again. Heres the problem...I feel like i cant say anything to her without her not wanting to talk about it, or getting angry. She told me out of the blue 2 weeks ago, her marriage is still on. She never finished filing for divorce. Her husband is in prison for a very long time. She lied to me, i would have never fallen for a married women. But now its too late, im too far involved and too much has been put into this relationship. I forgave her, i really did, i admired her for being able to get that off her chest as she tends to keep things in alot. After that, things started to get really bad, she used to call me from work and hate it when the bell sounded because she had to go, now her 10 minute breaks we talk for maybe 2-3 minutes and she always has to go for something. Then i caught her in another lie last weekend. She told me she was getting out of work at 11 pm, and was excited because after all the 12 hour days, you get time from work. She normally gets home at 11:50 or 11:55. She arrived home at 12:55 am, 1 hour later then she has ever been. We have a gps system on our cells, and i located her in the same area for 45 minutes. She came home and explained she used the bathroom at the gas station and talked to the girl running the register for a while. Note, weve always told each other our plans. It bothered me because i called her a few times and no answer. I was concerned at the time she may have got in a accident as she doesnt get much sleep. The next night, friday, she got out at 11 again, but didnt call me on her way. Again, my gut felt funny and i went and used the gps system again and seen she was on the highway heading home, i just though it was odd she didnt call, she has always called on her way home. 12:05 came around and now i was getting concerned from the other nights suspicions. I tracked her to the same spot again for 45 minutes or so. I called and left messages asking her to call so i knew she was ok. She called me back at 12:20 am saying she just got outta work and will be home soon, one big lie. We talked till she got home, i never let on i knew. When she got home, she was acting all cheery and asked if i wanted sex. I asked her again, when did you get outta work, she said midnite again. I asked again and said i know you got out at 11 pm. I then confronted her with print outs of where she was. She broke down crying, saying she feels like shes having a nervous breakdown and doesnt have any friends to talk to. She and a guy from worked Bob, maybe 50-55 years old, she said a father figure type, sat in a gas station parking lot and she said all she did was cry. I told her i didnt care if she had friends and needed to talk, just not to lie about it. She said yeah right...like i was her ex that abused her. She seems to compare me to him alot, makes me feel i have to be me and not him at the same time. We talked for a long time and she is in such bad shape, she thinks shes not pretty, smart, or deserving of love. She even suggested we stop seeing each other. Im not going to give up on her like others have in her life and told her that. I then told her i forgave her for lying to me, she said she wasnt looking to be forgiven, whatever that means. She told me she doesnt know anymore if she wants to spend her life with me anymore. That really hurt hearing that. The next day, Sunday, we spent at her mothers, and then to her sisters. She acted like she still wanted me, she held my hand and squeezed it again. She put her head on my shoulders at her moms. She kissed me in the car passionately for the 1st time in a long time. Then yesterday, i had things really eating up at me. I found this site and look at warning signs. She had alot of them. Now monday came and she got home at normal time, 4:00 am, and she asked me to set the alarm for 5:30 am so she could see her oldest before school. She then said she wanted to bring her to school, then her youngest to school, which wasnt till 12:00 pm in the afternoon. She said she had things to do, but then said later she was going to drop one off, sit in town, drop the other and go to work really early. After hearing that, i asked to talk to her and just spilled all. Told her how much it hurt when she said things like that and past things to meto me, and how she makes me feel like im worthless. We ended up cuddling, i had my arm around her and she slept on my arm. She is the one who moved over to cuddle. During the night, my arm was dead and i had to move it, she felt it move and grabbed it and held my arm to her chest. %:30 am came around, and i went to wake her and she didnt move or want to get up, so i made sure her middle child and oldest got ready for school. Went back to bed and cuddled again. Got up and got her youngest to school and again, cuddled back in bed. She slept till 12:30 pm, which made me feel better anyway. Why would she say she was going to do those things, then dont do it? Im thinking she wanted to hurt me or something again. Today i decided to let her call me, to see if she would. she did, and we even laughed a few times. She is really a great girl, shes had so many issues from childhood to that ex that abused her mentally and psycally. Here were my flaws...I would get upset when she kept rejecting me for sex, it really hurt because i thought i was disgusting and rejection hurts. One time i said, i was going for a walk, honestly i really was to cool down i live on a lake and walks are nice. She took that as i was going to cheat on her if she didnt have sex. And i admit, at times i did use that to get sex, but not all the time. Then another time, her oldest is starting to fail some classes, she told me she misses her mom and wishes she was home. She said that 4-5 times now to me. Her youngest 2 act up alot, and always ask wheres Momma. I work at home if i didnt mention that before. When my gf called at lunch, we had a heated talk, and i asked her if she was still looking for a 1st shift job, and she said no. Then i told her what her kids have been telling me, and she needed to be here and this job is hurting her family. She then said she likes where she is (even though she can barely move every morning) and wont do 1st shift. I then broke up with her and hung up. I realized then, i made a mistake and told her then phone hung up before i finished my sentence, i know i shouldnt have lied, but i paniced. She said she got sick the rest of night at work and almost lost her job (that and previous crying episodes i knew nothing off till this weekend). I told her this weekend, i was truely sorry, and i have learned from my mistakes and wont make them again, and honestly, i have. Is there still a chance for us? I love this girl and her children, her children really love me too. I see things like last night how she held me close and wouldnt let go as she still thinks of me as her lifemate. Thanks to all who respond, i really need to know what to do.
help with a summary? Last Rites for Indian Dead by Suzan Shown Harjo What if museums, universities, and government agencies could put your dead relatives on display or keep them in boxes to be cut up and otherwise studied? What if you believed that the spirits of the dead could not rest until their human remains were placed in a sacred area? The ordinary American would say there ought to be a law—and there is, for ordinary Americans. The problem for American Indians is that there are too many laws of the kind that make us the archeological property of the United States and too few of the kind that protect us from such insults. Some of my own Cheyenne relatives’ skulls are in the Smithsonian Institution today, along with those of at least 4,500 other Indian people who were violated in the 1800s by the U.S. Army for an “Indian Crania Study.” It wasn’t enough that these unarmed Cheyenne people were mowed down by the cavalry at the infamous Sand Creek massacre; many were decapitated and their heads shipped to Washington as freight. (The Army Medical Museum’s collection is now in the Smithsonian.) Some had been exhumed° only hours after being buried. Imagine their grieving families’ reaction on finding their loved ones disinterred° and headless. Some targets of the Army’s study were killed in noncombat situations and beheaded immediately. The officer’s account of the decapitation of the Apache chief Mangas Coloradas in 1863 shows the pseudoscientific nature of the exercise. “I weighed the brain and measured the skull,” the good doctor wrote, “and found that while the skull was smaller, the brain was larger than that of Daniel Webster.” These journal accounts exist in excruciating detail, yet missing are any records of overall comparisons, conclusions, or final reports of the Army study. Since it is unlike the Army not to leave a paper trail, one must wonder about the motive for its collection. The total Indian body count in the Smithsonian collection is more than 19,000, and it is not the largest in the country. It is not inconceivable that the 1.5 million of us living today are outnumbered by our dead stored in museums, educational institutions, federal agencies, state historical societies, and private collections. The Indian people are further dehumanized by being exhibited alongside the mastodons and dinosaurs and other extinct creatures. Where we have buried our dead in peace, more often than not the sites have been desecrated. For more than two hundred years, relic-hunting has been a popular pursuit. Lately, the market in Indian artifacts has brought this abhorrent activity to a fever pitch in some areas. And when scavengers come upon Indian burial sites, everything found becomes fair game, including sacred burial offerings, teeth, and skeletal remains.One unusually well-publicized example of Indian grave desecration occurred two years ago in a western Kentucky field known as Slack Farm, the site of an Indian village five centuries ago. Ten men—one with a business card stating “Have Shovel, Will Travel”—paid the landowner $10,000 to lease digging rights between planting seasons. They dug extensively on the forty-acre farm, rummaging through an estimated 650 graves, collecting burial goods, tools, and ceremonial items. Skeletons were strewn about like litter. What motivates people to do something like this? Financial gain is the first answer. Indian relic-collecting has become a multimillion-dollar industry. The price tag on a bead necklace can easily top $1,000; rare pieces fetch tens of thousands. And it is not just collectors of the macabre° who pay for skeletal remains. Scientists say that these deceased Indians are needed for research that someday could benefit the health and welfare of living Indians. But just how many dead Indians must they examine? Nineteen thousand? There is doubt as to whether permanent curation of our dead really benefits Indians. Dr. Emery A. Johnson, former assistant Surgeon General, recently observed, “I am not aware of any current medical diagnostic or treatment procedure that has been derived from research on such skeletal remains. Nor am I aware of any during the thirty-four years that I have been involved in American Indian . . . health care.” Indian remains are still being collected for racial biological studies. While the intentions may be honorable, the ethics of using human remains this way without the full consent of relatives must be questioned. Some relief for Indian people has come on the state level. Almost half of the states, including California, have passed laws protecting Indian burial sites and restricting the sale of Indian bones, burial offerings, and other sacred items. Rep. Charles E. Bennett (D-Fla.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) have introduced bills that are a good start in invoking the federal government’s protection. However, no legislation has attacked the problem headon by imposing stiff penalties at the marketplace, or by changing laws that make dead Indians the nation’s property. Some universities—notably Stanford, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Seattle—have returned, or agreed to return, Indian human remains; it is fitting that institutions of higher education should lead the way.Congress is now deciding what to do with the government’s extensive collection of Indian human remains and associated funerary objects. The secretary of the Smithsonian, Robert McC. Adams, has been valiantly° attempting to apply modern ethics to yesterday’s excesses. This week, he announced that the Smithsonian would conduct an inventory and return all Indian skeletal remains that could be identified with specific tribes or living kin. But there remains a reluctance generally among collectors of Indian remains to take action of a scope that would have a quantitative impact and a healing quality. If they will not act on their own—and it is highly unlikely that they will—then Congress must act. The country must recognize that the bodies of dead American Indian people are not artifacts to be bought and sold as collector’s items. It is not appropriate to store tens of thousands of our ancestors for possible future research. They are our family. They deserve to be returned to their sacred burial grounds and given a chance to rest. The plunder of our people’s graves has gone on too long. Let us rebury our dead and remove this shameful past from America’s future. 0 comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) __________________________________________ Recently Dugg Stories The Covers Project The Covers Project began as a simple idea to help listeners discover new music by showcasing covers of famous songs. Users can search for their favorite artists and listen to different renditions of their songs online. 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