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SteveD

Origin of phrases book

Christmas present request from 'er indoors: a book explaining the origin of common phrases and sayings. Does anybody have suggestions please?
16:01 Thu 24th Nov 200511 answers, last by 1crazycat 04:17 Fri 05th Dec 2008
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typhoid2

funeral

Hi .... at my granny's funeral yesterday a poem was read that went along the lines of "I haven't left, I'm just in the next room, talk to me like I'm still there" ... does this ring a bell with...
21:52 Fri 25th Nov 20055 answers, last by melissx13 00:41 Thu 06th Mar 2008
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Nannyjacks

The Life that I have is all that I have,and the life that I have is yours

Hi can anyone tell me who wrote this poem
07:44 Fri 25th Nov 20058 answers, last by mooncaine 20:24 Sun 02nd Sep 2007
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Beryl

dialect

What is the Northern dialect word for 'anything' ?w?.
09:13 Mon 28th Nov 20056 answers, last by commoner 15:33 Wed 30th Nov 2005
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Jules Murray

Waxing Lyrical

What does it mean when someone says "waxing lyrical"
14:24 Mon 28th Nov 20054 answers, last by nuoyg 13:01 Wed 30th Nov 2005
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Intheknow

English Soccer

1. What is the record half-time score in an F.A. Cup tie ? 2. Which player in 2000 became the first Derby County footballer to win an England Cap in 9 years ?
17:02 Sat 26th Nov 20053 answers, last by vespaboy 15:22 Tue 29th Nov 2005
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c00ky83

Gorillaz song - El Manana

What is El Manana in English?
12:36 Sun 27th Nov 20052 answers, last by SteveD 08:35 Tue 29th Nov 2005
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maximo

Translation

Can someone help please ? I am working on a translation, English to French, and I 've come accross a sentence I just cannot make sense of. Here's the sentence ( it's the part in bold I don't get ) :...
22:07 Sun 27th Nov 20053 answers, last by SteveD 08:30 Tue 29th Nov 2005
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Bogey_kid

12 S ot Z

Ummmmm...we have this puzzle for school can someone help I have loads more: 54 C in a D (with J's), 9 P IN THE S S, 88 K on a P,
15:13 Sun 27th Nov 20056 answers, last by confuddled 02:32 Tue 29th Nov 2005
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felinechums

Does anyone know this poem?

Does anyone know who wrote the poem with the lines "He was my north, my south, my east, my west, my (something or other), and my Sunday best".
13:56 Fri 25th Nov 200511 answers, last by mepauline 00:21 Tue 29th Nov 2005
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sp1814

Knock Down Ginger

Back in the 70s there was a game that some kids played a game called 'Knock Down Ginger'. Basically, someone was nominated to knock on someone's door...then everyone would run away (these were the...
11:20 Sat 26th Nov 200510 answers, last by logman 00:08 Tue 29th Nov 2005
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Shaun99

Latin Question....

What does this mean in English......Ad augusta per angusta.
11:28 Mon 28th Nov 20055 answers, last by jno 23:10 Mon 28th Nov 2005
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nickymitch

bread and jam poem

Does anyone know of a poem with a line saying about "bread and jam for supper" my mother in law in her 60's has fond memories of this poem but cannot remember all of the lines.
21:52 Fri 25th Nov 20053 answers, last by nickymitch 22:51 Mon 28th Nov 2005
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sellotape59

Slogan/tagline

Does anyone know the missing word/s for this slogan/taglinethanks in advanceWhen you say ?????? you say it all
15:19 Sat 26th Nov 20055 answers, last by Kingaroo 18:59 Mon 28th Nov 2005
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chinois

What's the opposite of the word symmetry?

It's not dis-symmetry...
13:20 Fri 25th Nov 20058 answers, last by chinois 16:12 Mon 28th Nov 2005
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tell-me-more

lol

Am I the only one who is properly "calibrated" in relation to expressions like LOL? When I write lol, it is because I've just laughed out loud. To me, that seems sensible. Others write lol when barely...
12:44 Fri 25th Nov 200511 answers, last by Octavius 14:56 Mon 28th Nov 2005
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bellerby

camel and the spynx

does anyone know words to this ditty
16:51 Sat 26th Nov 20051 answer, last by Quizmonster 17:52 Sat 26th Nov 2005
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LeedsRhinos

Common or garden

Where does the phrase Common or garden come from?
12:32 Fri 25th Nov 20053 answers, last by Bravo Girl 01:28 Sat 26th Nov 2005
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jfrhanna

brainteaser (phrases)

Can anyone solve these? Example : 2 = P in a P - 2 peas in a pod 1=KE(B) 5=OR 4=S in M 7= P for B in S Please help, they're doing my head in. jfrhanna
20:24 Fri 25th Nov 20054 answers, last by joko 00:50 Sat 26th Nov 2005
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Gnisy

Dealing with numbers

Does anyone know what the phrase " talking nineteen to the dozen " means? I haven't heard about this before but a friend is asking me in preparation for an english exam. Thanks for your answers.
14:26 Thu 24th Nov 20054 answers, last by Quizmonster 21:14 Fri 25th Nov 2005

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