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Welcome to Answers on the Streets: Episode 9!

Now here’s a question that can stump a lot of people. Geography guru? Well watch below and see how many people have a difficult time answering this one question.

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Question: How far east can you go before you’re heading west?

Episode 8 Winner

Congrats to Mike for Episode 8’s Best Answer. Here’s his answer:

First step: assume it was a mistake. “Excuse me, there’s a line here.” Nice and polite and works around 80% of the time. Most time a cut in is a simple error where the person has made a mistake. And if it’s not a mistake, it gives the offender a way out before I destroy their dignity.
Second step, escalate. Louder voice: “I think you haven’t have heard me, so I’ll speak up. There’s a line here and we’ve all been waiting.”
Third step, humiliation. “Oh, so you think you’re more important than us! Your time is more valuable than the rest of us! If you’re so important, why are you standing in line like the rest of us, Mr El Presidente? Why don’t you have your own special line if you’re that important? Maybe you would like me to walk in front of you with a bell: Make way! Make way! Get out of the way, peasants! An important person is coming through!”

Normally halfway through this rant, he will leave or the rest of the line will start joining in or laughing at him. Either way, good result.

Of course, it helps to be big, tall and just a little bit crazy looking.

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Once again, it’s time for our annual Answers Halloween Costume Contest. Last year, we had awesome winners and we can’t wait to see what you come up with this year!

Download the Yamster avatar and dress him up for Halloween!

Picnik which is built directly into Yahoo’s own Flickr, offers a plethora of accessories that you can use to deck out Yamster. You can also use something like Microsoft Paint, Photoshop, SumoPaint, or any other paint program on the market to edit or enhance an image.

Once you’re through dressing up your Yamster, save the image (right click and “save as”) and upload it to your Flickr account. Then, add the image to the Answers Halloween pool—found here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/yahooanswershalloween2010/.

In order to see all the fun dressed-up Yamsters, please make sure to join the Answers Halloween 2010 group.

Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. PST on Monday, November 1st. Winner(s) will be posted on the Yahoo! Answers Blog and will receive 200 bonus points on Yahoo! Answers.

Rules:

• Yamsters must be submitted to Flickr by 5 p.m. PST on November 1st

• All images must be in compliance with Yahoo’s TOS, Yahoo! Answers Community Guidelines, Flickr’s Community Guidelines, and must not contain mature or adult content

• Submitted images may only be that of the Yamster—no actual photographs will be accepted or considered

• No real value is given to this prize: winner(s) will receive 200 bonus points on Yahoo! Answers

• Join the Answers Halloween 2010 group in order to see everyone’s entries

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Welcome to Answers on the Streets: Episode 8!

You are standing in line for 20 minutes, when suddenly someone cuts in front of you. What do you do? Do you say anything? Check out some of the responses below and see if you’d react differently.

Think you have a better answer? We definitely know our community has some great ideas. You’ve heard their answers, now we want to hear from you! Give us a shout and tell us what you think. Just click the question below to submit your response.

Question: What do you do when someone cuts in line?

Episode 7 Winner

Congrats to Joey for Episode 7’s Best Answer. Here’s his answer:

The best way to get over a cold is to prevent it in the first place. Wash your hands frequently using soap and water, or alcohol based sanitizers! Eating healthy foods give your Immune System a boost in fighting the germs that invade your body. In colder months, it’s a good idea to wear layers to stay warm. If your body is cold, it’ll have a harder time fighting the germs. If you know anyone who has a cold, ask them to wear a mask so when they cough of sneeze, they won’t spread the germs to you! You should also exercise frequently for a healthy working body!

Always get the flue shot regularly each year! The flu virus changes every year so scientist keep working on developing a new vaccine for that particular virus!

Now what happens if you do get a cold? Drinking lots of fluids helps flush out the toxins in your body. Orange Juice has high amounts of Vitamin C which can help boost your immune system! Getting lots of sleep really helps your body in fighting off those nasty germs!

During colder days, your body will traps in a lot of moisture from the air. What my parents usually do when i’m out in a cold rainy day, is that they boil coke and add some ginger to it! It doesn’t have the best taste to it, but you’ll feel a lot better after drinking it! Another remedy is hot spicy foods since they can clear your nose out of annoying mucus.

Overall, you just have to be smart in fighting the cold. Always keep a positive attitude and you should be cured within a few days!

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Welcome to Answers on the Streets: Episode 7!

Will there ever be a cure for the common cold? Until then, is drinking fluids, resting, and getting plenty of vitamin C enough? Share any remedies you have for getting over a cold — the cold season is fast approaching!

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Question: What’s the best way to get over a cold?

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Welcome to Answers on the Streets: Episode 6!

We know you dread, the “talk.” Parents, moms, dads — we want to know how you told (or plan to tell) your kids about well…the birds and the bees. No kids? That’s OK! We’d love to hear your clever ideas and future tips, too.

Think you have a better answer? We definitely know our community has some great answers. You’ve heard their answers, now we want to hear from you! Give us a shout and tell us what you think. Just click the question below to submit your response.

Question: How do you tell kids about the “birds and the bees?”

Episode 5 Winner

Congrats to Chris Chan for Episode 5’s Best Answer. Here’s his answer:

The etymology behind “The Big Apple” actually goes far beyond the Jazz era. Keep Asking was on the right track. The phrase does come from literal apples. However, it can be speculated that the term actually comes from the “original” settlers of New York. That’s right, the Dutch! Think about it. Dutch Apple Pie? The Dutch settled New York or New Amsterdam as they called it in the early 1600′s. One of the things they brought over from Holland were apples and apple seeds. They then began to cultivate the land. A good portion of this land became occupied by apple trees. After New Amsterdam was seized by the British in 1664 the area became New York, after the Duke of York. The Dutch briefly regained control over the region and renamed it after a very delicious fruit. They called it “New Orange”. But after realizing they couldn’t really compare The Big Apple to the New Orange they permanently ceded the land back to the Brits. So, in conclusion the “Big Apple” was born from the love of the Dutch for apples and their longing to maintain and retain the area of New York City.

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