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CovKid

Look after the pennies etc.

"Look after the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves". Does anybody know the origin of this silly saying? I traced it back to the mother of Andrew Carnegie (of Carnegie .Hall fame in...
10:44 Fri 13th Apr 20077 answers, last by DLR2010 11:24 Sat 24th Feb 2018
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Polly62

Poem about being 80

There's a line in the poem that says - "And if it's alright with you, I' like to stay til I'm 82" - can anyone help with this one, please? Thank in advance - I'm sure someone will know it! Puffin62
20:40 Sat 14th Apr 20075 answers, last by countrycookie 06:01 Thu 30th Aug 2012
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donanjac

apple phrase

IBM corporate headquaters
04:42 Sat 14th Apr 20071 answer, last by koster 23:14 Thu 09th Aug 2007
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minibusman

white rabbits

my youngest daughter has asked me why people say white rabbits on the first day of a new month? i know that is for good luck... but why? and why rabbits? why not buffalo or frogs? please let me know...
23:54 Sat 14th Apr 20074 answers, last by guyfawkes 16:30 Thu 07th Jun 2007
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kellyrazor

jimmy boyle

does any one know who jimmy boyle is. as in the rhyming slang jimmy boyle - foil.
05:44 Mon 16th Apr 20074 answers, last by JonRB 01:23 Fri 27th Apr 2007
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chrisrich31

well known sayings!

T O M G I A G T I N S T A A F L would be grateful of any help
16:15 Fri 13th Apr 20073 answers, last by jump79 23:08 Thu 26th Apr 2007
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Joe_the_Lion

Mrs Miggins.

Used as a generic term for "An old lady down the road" in Blackadder, does the name Mrs Miggins have any historical significance?
17:41 Mon 16th Apr 20076 answers, last by joko 01:37 Fri 20th Apr 2007
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barmy

Six feet under

What is the origin of "Six feet under" and why 6 feet? Thanks
14:06 Mon 16th Apr 20076 answers, last by Quizmonster 13:28 Wed 18th Apr 2007
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albatross521

Arrived?

In the sentence , "The in-love experience does not focus on our own growth nor on the growth and development of the other person. Rather, it gives us the sense that we have arrived."...
09:28 Mon 16th Apr 20075 answers, last by albatross521 05:34 Wed 18th Apr 2007
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LeoMunro

Karsie

Here's a good one - for QM, maybe: We all know that Karsie is abbreviated Cockney rhyming slang for the toilet - ie: Karsie Moilet, but who or what was Karsie Moilet? Have a nice weekend ABuddies....
16:13 Fri 13th Apr 200711 answers, last by LeoMunro 15:09 Tue 17th Apr 2007
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Carol Anne

How very dare you!!

I hadn't heard this said in years 'til I saw it on a comedy programme being used by one of the characters in the Carherine Tate show.I had a pompous fat great aunt when I was a child who used to say...
18:50 Sat 14th Apr 20075 answers, last by crete 13:10 Mon 16th Apr 2007
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clydeserani

Don't tell your granny how to suck eggs.

What is that all about. Neither of my grannys sucked eggs as far as i know and my mum don't either now she is a granny..x
23:55 Thu 12th Apr 20075 answers, last by wired 09:21 Mon 16th Apr 2007
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donanjac

apple phrase

using the word apple,what is the derogatory term for farmer or farmland?
19:39 Sat 14th Apr 20073 answers, last by brachiopod 22:21 Sun 15th Apr 2007
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crossie fan

Birthday Quiz SMag 14.04.07

Does anyone know who will be 67 on 17.04.07 please? 4/9 and the letters I've got are H, I, C, C, R, K, I, C and 5 blanks. Thanks in anticipation!
11:10 Sun 15th Apr 20071 answer, last by Fibonacci 14:49 Sun 15th Apr 2007
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mandela

famous person

born in 1981 in chelmsford essex ?
01:06 Sat 14th Apr 20072 answers, last by tonyted 22:53 Sat 14th Apr 2007
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ladorada

frogs

Is there a popular folk name for frog? Such as 'marsh offspring' or 'pond chicken' or 'swamp baby' or something like that?...
09:34 Sat 14th Apr 20075 answers, last by tonyted 22:52 Sat 14th Apr 2007
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donanjac

apple phrase

what is a derogatory term for farmer or farmland
04:40 Sat 14th Apr 20073 answers, last by scotchollie 20:39 Sat 14th Apr 2007
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donanjac

apple phrase

use the word apple in a phrase for the word nonsense
04:43 Sat 14th Apr 20071 answer, last by ladorada 09:39 Sat 14th Apr 2007
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chrisrich31

well known sayings

T O M G I A G or T I N S T A A F L Does anyone have any ideas!
16:20 Fri 13th Apr 20073 answers, last by chrisrich31 17:44 Fri 13th Apr 2007
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pinky twirl

Numbers and letters puzzel

I can't figure out what these puzzels mean and I can't find the answers on the internet....6 C O N I, 60 N S L, 9 O M T E. Can anyone help?
11:59 Fri 13th Apr 20072 answers, last by georgeous 14:39 Fri 13th Apr 2007

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