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August 1

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 1

  1. Lord Rosebery
  2. Sculptor Sir William Reid Dick
  3. Bruce Lee's diet
  4. sean paul
  5. Tresaure Hunters Question
  6. Counterfeit Money
  7. Lebanon vs Israel
  8. Health Insurance Netherlands
  9. Oil Painting question
  10. Jacksonville mayor age requirement
  11. Secularism vs. Laïcité
  12. A Painting that we own
  13. American dead in World War II
  14. Did US pay to dismantle Russian nuclear weapons?
  15. Iraq
  16. Post office for Zip Code
  17. Argumentum ad hominem
  18. uncertainty records
  19. Israeli modern history for dummies : UN partition plan and other matters
  20. police commissioner qualifications

August 2

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 2

  1. Roof on this building.
  2. Famous Painter
  3. POLITICTS
  4. Where is Peterborough Lift Lock
  5. Lebanese Army
  6. Lou Gehrig
  7. Growth in Body Art?
  8. who invented the hokey-pokey?

August 3

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 3

  1. Euroipods?
  2. movie industry
  3. Vitriolist? vitrioliste?
  4. Roman Doctor
  5. George Washington as a Mason
  6. lithograph
  7. is darwins theory against Islam and christianity
  8. Portrait rights
  9. Blue Paper/Envelopes For Airmail
  10. Messianic prophecies of Jesus
  11. cartoon about raccoons stealing a garbage truck
  12. WWII era hair oil
  13. What does six figures mean?
  14. Corporate Titles
  15. "Resistance/Terrorist" organizations that provide social services?
  16. Use of PIM in Navigation

August 4

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 4

  1. Linda Fisher
  2. can canines be halal?
  3. WHERE CAN I DOWNLOAD FROM
  4. Words in "The Stand"
  5. chinese civilization.......NeEd HeLp:(PlEaSe)
  6. Twelve Oaks Plantation
  7. Richest City
  8. Please may I have the E-mail of the person who wrote article
  9. Lizard Rant Flash Movie

August 5

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 5

  1. AUTHORITY OF US SECT.OF DEFENSE OVER SENIOR MILITARY
  2. porn actors/actresses
  3. Tetragrammaton
  4. Did David Foster Wallace rip off Douglas Hofstadter?
  5. Can seagulls be Halal?
  6. Cutural factors
  7. Criminal Subpoena versus Civil Subpoena
  8. Do you know where this particular mountain range is?
  9. Magazine
  10. Gyms, mirrors, body-image
  11. Bonnets
  12. Sinai and Arabian Peninsula

August 6

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 6

  1. Jewish Beliefs
  2. Question about the Beaker culture
  3. "All Is Vanity"-- C. Allan Gilbert-- What does it mean??
  4. Music videos
  5. Religious question, marriage between Roman Catholic and Lutheran
  6. Our ancestors looked like this?
  7. Explaining various political systems to a child.
  8. Saturday Night Live Sketch
  9. Porn cave paintings
  10. Spy novels abbreviated titles
  11. quote from nietzsche
  12. Tittitainment
  13. Muhammad Ali
  14. 16th century latin poet
  15. Humanity: Extinction of Indegenous Languages
  16. Titanic
  17. WAR AND HUMANITY
  18. Jews under Romans for dummies
  19. Big Brother UK question...
  20. Lines from Literature
  21. RECALL OF A MAYOR
  22. Rastafari and views on masturbation

August 7

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 7

  1. Cartoonists of Kerala
  2. Historical Jesus
  3. language
  4. myths
  5. Recognize this piece?
  6. MUSIC LINK!!!!!!!!!
  7. China's debt relief policy
  8. Skyline
  9. Love Resurrection
  10. John steinbeck
  11. Rabindranath Maharaj
  12. Now that is incredible!

August 8

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 8

  1. 4 suites cards
  2. Gaza
  3. Ethiopian Symbology
  4. mother teresa
  5. International Borders
  6. please include my bipo in your data base. thank you. john dayal, india
  7. Borroloola
  8. Citizenship by birth
  9. Antarctica
  10. Obsessive compulsive personality disorder
  11. Victorian Era Portraits
  12. Looking for decent maps throughout (modern) history
  13. Everybody Hates America
  14. Boyfriend in the Nickelback video 'Far Away'
  15. rumination disorder

August 9

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 9

  1. Is there any mention of a 4 toed creature or god anywhere?
  2. Tommy Roe Singer Songwriter
  3. CD transfer
  4. Pianists
  5. Sort of a law question
  6. ARTICLE OF ASSOCIATION
  7. Get down tonight!
  8. Bounty hunters
  9. Parliament
  10. Incas
  11. Age
  12. Where is somewhere really remote?
  13. Elizabeth Schwarzkopf's Desert Island Discs
  14. Ex-presidents of the U.S.
  15. Complete Studio Recordings
  16. President of Argentina
  17. Fidel Castro's real age
  18. longest serving american general officer
  19. When Castro dies, who are likely contenders for the leadership?
  20. LLM programs
  21. Crest
  22. wiki for opposing viewpoints?
  23. Movie with a big car crash?
  24. 19th century medal
  25. semetic Nazi's
  26. Davy Crocket
  27. Congressman whose service goes the farthest back?
  28. police departments
  29. foriegn minister of Cuba

August 10

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 10

  1. Right to Property
  2. Information about 'The Lucy Nation' (band) ??
  3. Skyline (2)
  4. Significance of 11th day of the month for terrorism
  5. Battle of Seven Oaks with the metis
  6. mystery of UK in sport participation
  7. transport and communication
  8. Victor Hugo Quote
  9. What's that song?
  10. Killing non-muslims during offensive warfare

August 11

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 11

  1. Founding documents and happiness
  2. A Mouse In The House!
  3. Big ideas
  4. mens fashion icons
  5. Jesus in other religions?
  6. Obscure question involving the defense of gay-bashing in the courts
  7. Is shares a Giffen good
  8. An Artist Named Tsugonham Fonjita
  9. Music identification (again)
  10. Shortest film
  11. Castro : studied in New York and congratulated Roosevelt?(+language)
  12. Papal succession
  13. Malcolm Miller Chartres Cathedral, France
  14. Acquiring English accent possible?
  15. Squatters

August 12

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 12

  1. Graditude
  2. Writing a Page and Adding a Photo
  3. Strange pic floating around...
  4. research on levels of processing approach since year 2000
  5. Where can I find a list of Canadian Number 1 hits?
  6. Old School in London Fifty years ago
  7. Mysterious Rock Circle
  8. Robert Heinlein/Mormons
  9. The Art of The Prehistoric Aegean
  10. Does anyone know if Malcolm Miller is still alive?

August 13

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 13

  1. Largest city..
  2. 釘宮理恵
  3. ingrown toenail and the military
  4. Social Cultural
  5. Roof Replacement
  6. Spartacus
  7. Play it like...
  8. Tattooing
  9. Homeless In The Netherlands? Find Out Next Week!
  10. Are Jews more Intelligent?
  11. BMD
  12. Saturday
  13. foreign ambassador's benefits
  14. Latin's death
  15. Overview of Belgian ambassadors
  16. what living actor has been in the most films

August 14

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 14

  1. Who funds "The More You Know" ads on NBC?
  2. sources greek mythology
  3. politics
  4. When did Klingons become a big deal
  5. Discovered Berlioz composition
  6. John Alford, Landscape painter
  7. German Empire 1871 (Poland)
  8. Citation in Edward Mitchel bannister article
  9. Iran
  10. Music download
  11. Cost of World War II
  12. Safe Air Travel
  13. Britsh and american accents
    1. Jo Swinson
  14. lawyer doctor degrees

August 15

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 15

  1. Fred Phelps
  2. Republic of Poland Gold bond
  3. Iranian Jews and Christians
  4. Brazil
  5. Gay lisp
  6. George W Bush
  7. medical and law degrees
  8. Seth Macfarlan
  9. New age music
  10. Who is the greatest currrent world leader
  11. can you identify this song
  12. Lost tribes of Israel
  13. Holy spirit
  14. When was the first airline ticket created?
  15. Geography in France
  16. History
  17. Semi colon usage
  18. vandals
  19. races of the the bible
  20. Shambala
  21. Response
  22. U.S. Violations of U.N. Resolutions
  23. police jobs
  24. Chief Justice of Banglisdesh
  25. the wikipedia is communism vandal
  26. The Electoral College
  27. Jimbo Wales
  28. articles on wikipedia
  29. people editing
  30. article experiance
  31. lawyers and copyrights on Wikipedia
  32. White people

August 16

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 16

  1. Hitler's "Ultimate Ambition"
  2. illegal housing
  3. Licensing question
  4. Son of The Buddha
  5. department of federal government
  6. Deliverance of Saints
  7. Statutes
  8. why moses crossed the red sea??
  9. printing query
  10. Looking for a songname and artist
  11. Dictatorships
  12. A mother's dislike
  13. Shangrala and Shambala
  14. police state
  15. Figurine
  16. Alfredo Stroessner
  17. Sex
  18. Boer war
  19. principal
  20. Greatest Polyglot
  21. Jimmy Page
  22. wealthy
  23. Franz Müntefering
  24. london society

August 17

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 17

  1. street prostitutes
  2. Mandatory retirement age
  3. Wearing white after US Labor Day
  4. black sheep
  5. Katrina prison
  6. Book sales
  7. americans- more dollars than sense?
  8. Queen Anne's Revenge
  9. Kissing on the cheek
  10. Activism
  11. Tickle Torture
  12. Serjeant
  13. wikiversity
  14. Israel
  15. Is there a name for this architecture?
  16. NY Times Crosswords
  17. Understanding Nietzsche
  18. Wikiversity

August 18

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 18

  1. General Mike Jackson
  2. Mr. Cameroon
  3. Hoder of university degrees.
  4. Locke'd Up
  5. Number of share holders neccesary to charter a corporation.
  6. Columbus
  7. Baghdad building
  8. Why does everyone hate Ben Gurion?
  9. Artemesia Gentileschi
  10. U S Government
  11. Template:RD header
  12. Searching for a book called "Plucked Shaved and Braided"
  13. Roman Legend?
  14. Chuck Norris' Birth Name
  15. Syd Barrett: Sybarite?
  16. KFA

August 19

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 19

  1. Knights
  2. Jo Swinson
  3. beauty
  4. Help
  5. Coat-of -Arms
  6. Boccacio's De Viris Illustribus
  7. Statue in Helsinki, Finland of Russian tsar who "wasn't that bad".
  8. Jon Benet Ramsey
  9. How to calculate the total human population
  10. European Law as it relates to work.
  11. William Bradford
  12. How to be nice and/or charming?
  13. DJ Sattva

August 20

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 20

  1. Jewish Song
  2. Maureen McGovern Question
  3. Sumerian Religion vs. christianity
  4. Spanish alien?
  5. Examples of 1980's clothing
  6. Industrial Relations
  7. Cohen v. California jacket
  8. Why do some models get paid such a lot?
  9. John 'Jock' 'White Hat' Willis, the Cutty Sark
  10. chicken noodle soup
  11. A list of the pragmatic reasons for the success of Christianity
  12. polytheism
  13. Syrian president had close ties to Saddam Hussein before and after Gulf War II?
  14. Between the U.S. and the Commonwealth of Nations...

August 21

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 21

  1. August 22 - Iran
  2. History ?
  3. Figure
  4. Physical differences between Japanese/Chinese/Koreans
  5. Obesity
  6. public board proceedings Canada
  7. Alternative outcomes from WW2
  8. The best philosophy to live by?
  9. Records of NZ Communist Party
  10. Complex synthesised music
  11. Who is that Hizbullah parliament member + Lebanese parliament for dummies
  12. Pre-Euro European Currency

August 22

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 22

  1. commode use
  2. Total World Population
  3. Name of a song
  4. The Neanderthal Parallax
  5. Prince or King
  6. Young adult time-travel book
  7. "WE BELONG TOGETHER"
  8. Can the queen of England kill somebody?
  9. Sound of the 808 drum machine
  10. Obtaining an online copy in Latin of the Papal Bull "Ad Extirpanda" issued in 1254 by Innocent IV
  11. Category:Accuracy disputes
  12. Classical music
  13. Vietnam War Sept 1966 - Sept 1967

August 23

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 23

  1. Beatles Record Sales
  2. Dowager Princess of Wales
  3. Psychiatry outlook
  4. Huursubsidie Applies To?
  5. Ideology
  6. resource on reknown historical persons with disabilities who were either Christian or Non
  7. Politics
  8. Joining a monotheistic world religion
  9. Trancedentalism in poetry
  10. Torture Scenario
  11. Hotel scriptures
  12. INXS Song
  13. A few random questions...
  14. Is he a Christian or is he not a Christian?
  15. Life is .....
  16. JACKIE CHAN
  17. Cemetery in Milano, Italy
  18. Earl Rivers
  19. Shakespeare in Asia
  20. north korean won, wrong currency in your encyclopedia
  21. Source and meaning of Latin phrase "in cauda venerum."
  22. Racist society
  23. John Fogerty of Credence Clearwater Revival
  24. Car Companies and Public Transit
  25. Euros
  26. Silver bands
  27. the hundred yeras war
  28. Wiki.
  29. Choosing a religion...

August 24

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 24

  1. Adding pictures and other illustrations.
  2. Musical piece title
  3. President of North Korea year 2006
  4. Hitler and the Minister of Defense
  5. A term for animals that turn into humans?
  6. International Phonetic Alphabet
  7. Sexual Molesters
  8. Route 66
  9. Coordinates for Four Corners
  10. Goverment owned conveyance
  11. Grapes of Wrath technical error
  12. Maria Full of liquid explosives
  13. Kim Stanley Robinson story about meeting the ghost of James Joyce
  14. Bug
  15. silencing humanity
  16. Inventory Management
  17. Unified Feild & Vital Energy ( Chi )
  18. Two basic questions about Hezbollah activities:Hazbani river+ 12 july
  19. Bithuvy
  20. Kaplan & Montague
  21. psychology question
  22. Impact of the loss of Pluto's planetary status on Astrology
  23. JFK's Ich bein ein berliner line

August 25

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 25

  1. Vietnam
  2. Planet
  3. Daniel Wayne Douglas
  4. One of the Chinese TV series synopsis
  5. Roman -> Greek Gods, but no shared names?
  6. right + privilege?
  7. MEL GIBSON
  8. I Can't Enjoy My Tea
  9. West African Tree Carving?
  10. Monument
  11. Speed limit on a bike
  12. Essay topic

August 26

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 26

  1. james bond theme music & lost credit for it
  2. Interpretation of a verse
  3. Ahmad Jannati
  4. PROPERTY STAMPS
  5. Do you believe in Russell's Teapot?
  6. islamic architecture
  7. History: Mughal Revenue Collection Systems
  8. information
  9. Lublin/lubelskie province
  10. Candidate Line of Sucession

August 27

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 27

  1. Old euphemisms for semen or sperm
  2. Minimal age to start a business in Australia
  3. Chuck Norris' Birth Name
  4. Instrumental dance music used in many BBC programmes
  5. Oldest Surviving Institutions / Establishments?
  6. musical string instruments
  7. Seeking Historical Background of the "Request for Proposals" (RFP) Process
  8. Copyright question

August 28

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 28

  1. Old lady on civil liberties after 9/11
  2. origin of "death come from over your left shoulder"
  3. Battle paints? Symbol of warriordom
  4. Top wealthiest people list
  5. Exchange Rate arbitrage
  6. Typeface query
  7. Classics In Nonwestern Universities?
  8. Who said the following quote
  9. "Into the sunset" Stockhausen? Schoeberg? Cage?
  10. Who was the British king who commanded the sea to retreat
  11. Upper or lowercase after exclamation marks?
  12. List of Inmates at Federal Prison Camp in Cumberland Maryland
  13. Combat troops in Iraq
  14. militery division patches
  15. Tennis
  16. Peter and Zara Phillips
  17. Samsung P300
  18. Turkish Elephant Artillery
  19. inequality around the world

August 29

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 29

  1. Himalayan whistle kid
  2. Weather in California
  3. Open-ended philosophical question
  4. Josip Tito
  5. Poem from Groundhog Day
  6. What is Sunan Abu Dawud?
  7. Is this a known card game?
  8. Debenture over Ltd Co UK
  9. Alexander Westphal - birth and death dates
  10. Historical Figure
  11. Longevity
  12. Corporations & Nonprofits in fundraising
  13. Stamp collecting
  14. Brehan Law?
  15. Shakespeare
  16. Evil
  17. Business Partnership
  18. Some kind of logo? Source, please!
  19. richest person
  20. Islamist/Muslim Distinction
  21. Carla Bruni

August 30

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 30

  1. Pay someone to sue someone else?
  2. Netball Player's wage
  3. Buddhism in the Middle East
  4. Robert Menzies, Australian PM 1939
  5. William Faulkner american literature
  6. popular titles of British authors from 1900
  7. Palestinian Budget Crisis Update ?
  8. WMD hazard symbols
  9. Magazine months
  10. How do I add a listing..
  11. Mistakes
  12. Gold in economies
  13. Club dancing
  14. tv program names listed by year and network
  15. cross-vested jurisdiction
  16. Interstitial spaces?
  17. What exactly does a peace treaty mean?(For instance Israel)

August 31

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Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 31

  1. Elizabeth Godolphin - benefactress of the Gololphin School (1725).
  2. Women and shoes
  3. nursing school/nursing skills
  4. Personal free license
  5. AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM!!!!!
  6. History of the U.S. Air Force Order of the Sword
  7. globalization
  8. stainless steel nail files
  9. Govenment of United States
  10. How can one contact you over the phone
  11. women and sex
  12. Cannons on Ships
  13. Human Rights
  14. Brothers in Arms
  15. Canada License Plate
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