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April 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 1

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

April 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 2

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

April 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 3

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

April 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 4

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

April 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 5

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

April 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 6

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

April 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 7

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

April 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 8

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

April 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 9

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

April 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 10

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

April 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 11

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

April 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 12

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

April 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 13

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

April 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 14

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

April 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 15

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

April 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 16

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

April 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 17

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

April 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 18

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

April 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 19

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

April 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 20

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

April 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 21

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

April 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 22

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

April 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 23

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

April 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 24

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

April 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 25

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

April 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 26

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

April 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 27

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

April 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 28

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

April 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 29

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

April 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 April 30

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