the questions even Snopes couldn't answer . . .

[OneBlueSky]

Unanswerables

http://www.snopes.com/humor/question/urgent.asp

Every day our inbox fills with hundreds of questions that range from the routine to the extraordinary, the mundane to the fantastic. While we're honored that our readers think to turn to us with these head-scratchers, many of their queries are too obscure or complicated for us to answer. Among the more unusual questions that are sent our way, we sometimes find a few seemingly posed with such a sense of urgency that we can't help but wonder about the circumstances that prompted them — and the results.

Is there any truth that if you choke on the candy Peeps, that it hardens in your throat and even with the heimlich maneuver you can't be saved and you die? Let us know.
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My younger sis heard: in order for a cologne/perfume/fragrance to be compatible to one's body chemistry, spray a sample and then lick it. If the taste stings the tongue, it is not suitable; no sting — it's a good match.

Please advise before I test the handful of colognes I've been using!
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HOW CAN I GET THE SUCTION BROKE WHEN THE CONTACT IS STUCK TO EYE
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Has anyone had to cut off their tongue because it frozen to a flagpole?
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DRIED PIDGEON MANURE IF IT MAKES CONTACT WITH YOUR EYE, WILL CAUSE YOU TO GO BLIND?
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Hi, I just wanted to ask if you could investigate this urban legend. 16 is the age of consent for having sex with someone over 18.
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Does urinating on a lemon tree make it grow quicker/better?
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I just read a blurb that pre-packaged foods can cause people to turn gay because of too much estrogen. If I was only allowed one question for snopes, I would ask if this is true. Is it?
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http://www.snopes.com/humor/question/urgent.asp

[hippiechick]

1. ... and we wonder who the 38% are who support Bush ??

:wtf:

[mr mister]

8. Morons.

[BrotherBuzz]

2. LOL, perhaps Snopes should consult with Dr. Science..

He's got all the answers to them tough questions. (disclaimer: he ain't a real doctor, but he has a degree in science). LOL, fun.

http://www.drscience.com/

[uppityperson]

3. I like snopes.

Good site to check things out at. I like this section because most of the answers are available other places, seems like people are using Snopes as "ask Dr. Science".

[King Cozumel]

4. Age of consent...

I remember looking this one up somewhere at some point in time after hearing the rumor. I live in the state of Florida (and beleive it or not, this is REALLY a blue state that was spray-painted red by the govt), and the legal age of consent is 16, as long as the other person in question is 23 or younger. I couldn't begin to tell you were I found those laws, but I remember researching that and FL's marijuana laws a couple years back. Just my $0.02

K.Coz


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[soothsayer]

5. here they are!

http://www.ageofconsent.com/ageofconsent.htm

[Mnemosyne]

11. Pa. is listed wrong, it's 14.

I learned this as the result of an attack on a girl I know when she was 14. Parent could NOT press charges due to this fact.
perverts in Pa. law.

[jayctravis]

6. Contact stuck to the eye...

I wear rigid gas permeable lenses, and usually when that happens to me my eyes are dry and the lens for whatever reason dislodges from the iris and moves to the side. Under good eye-moisture conditions usually closing the eye and applying subtle pressure to the side while looking toward the corner where the lens is repositions it. If the eye is dehydrated, however, the lesser curve of the eyeball "white" will create a suction and repositioning or removing the contact can become a difficult and painful task.

Usually some saline solution or conditioning/rewetting drops will permeate the pores in the lens and breach the vacuum that keeps it stuck. In a pinch without solution, even drops of tap water to wet your eyeball can do it.

I've heard of the soft lenses actually drying out in the eye, and I'm told that causes them to fall out with a blink.

[jayctravis]

7. Dried pigeon guano...

Anything in your eye can cause an infection that if untreated could cause loss of vision. Anytime you get something major or gnarly in the eye...especially if it breaks the skin of your eyelid or scratches the eye surface...you should rinse the eyeball under running water or a stream of saline solution and see an eye doctor as soon as possible.

[NYCGirl]

9. Uh, the point is not to answer the questions. Snopes posted those

because the writers were so stupid!

[uppityperson]

10. ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh

:rofl:

[jayctravis]

12. I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to post something out of line.

[LaurenG]

13. No Jayctravis it was fine

I enjoyed the answers. Thanks.

[NYCGirl]

14. You didn't do anything out of line.

Thank you for the answers. It's just that Snopes was publishing those to point out the stupidity of someone with a probable serious medical problem writing to an online urban legends debunking site for help. You'd think that someone who had a stuck lens or was worried they might go blind would call a doctor!

[tjwash]

15. BWAHAHAHAHHAHA

All time dumbshit award winner here...

"I've heard that it is impossible to take a lightbulb out of your mouth once one puts it in, without either breaking the bulb or dislocating the jaw.

Do you know if this is true? I'm counting on you - my husband is really curious, and I don't want to have to drive him to the hospital..."

:rofl:

[HamdenRice]

16. ... if you snort powdered glass as you would cocaine, you ...

Here's my favorite:
"I've been told that if you snort powdered glass as you would cocaine, you will die. Is this just a rumor, or would it actually happen?"

Why on earth would anyone think there is anything wrong with snorting powdered glass? What a moran!