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jk30

Dude

Somebody told me today that dude means Camel penis. I think its a wind up??
21:45 Thu 01st Sep 200510 answers, last by drjuice 15:16 Mon 05th Sep 2022
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woocol

A cup of char!

Where does the saying "A cup of char" derive from?
02:37 Fri 02nd Sep 20051 answer, last by Peedee20 16:57 Sun 22nd Feb 2015
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GuavaHalf

Dear sir or madam

I write a lot of letters addressed 'Dear Sir' because I do not know the name of the person to whom I am writing. I know that really I should write to 'Dear sir or madam' but that seems rather...
13:09 Tue 30th Aug 200520 answers, last by chicory 13:03 Tue 08th Jun 2010
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Willel

Omaewamo Shinderu??

What does Omaewamo Shinderu mean??
20:50 Mon 29th Aug 20052 answers, last by wolfkidd 04:04 Thu 01st May 2008
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SteveD

British and American English

Notwithstanding the influence of television, film, international communications and travel, will American and British varieties of the English language ever diverge to the extent that they are...
08:22 Fri 02nd Sep 200511 answers, last by Quizmonster 11:32 Tue 06th Sep 2005
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ondemania

what does it mean

"show him the ropes" "teach him the ropes"
14:26 Wed 31st Aug 20053 answers, last by Scylax 16:54 Sat 03rd Sep 2005
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hawkmistress

if love be my trial let death be my end who said it?

has any one heard this quotation?  if love be my trial let death be my end
21:48 Thu 01st Sep 20053 answers, last by cook1254 23:46 Fri 02nd Sep 2005
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kjc0123

meaning of "fire up", "bombed", "got him in the ground"

What is the meaning of "fire up", "bombed", "got him in the ground" in the following sentences?   "Forrest(Ray's younger brother and a drug addict) called me last night."  "This can't be...
05:59 Wed 31st Aug 20054 answers, last by Peter Pedant 23:29 Fri 02nd Sep 2005
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bartholomew

What does proportional in this context mean?

I was given a task of doing a race equality impact assessment. I was told that in doing my analysis I should consider number of violent incidents proportional to numbers in the patient population. I...
13:19 Wed 31st Aug 20054 answers, last by Peter Pedant 23:18 Fri 02nd Sep 2005
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oggie666

Pinch and punch, first of the month

Does anyone know where thus saying comes from, and why we have to pinch and punch?
11:15 Thu 01st Sep 20052 answers, last by pega 17:15 Fri 02nd Sep 2005
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xmanfe1999

Black Lion

Hi! I've just finished Bernard Cornwell's "Sharpe's Sword" in which one of the characters (Lord Spears) confesses having "the worst kind of pox" (syphilllis). Cornwell explains later that it was...
22:59 Thu 01st Sep 20053 answers, last by Quizmonster 13:04 Fri 02nd Sep 2005
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The Tiggster

Butterflies

Can anyone tell me what a group of butterflies are known as? i.e. bees are in swarms,  a flock of sheep etc Thanks.
19:14 Wed 31st Aug 200512 answers, last by 10ClarionSt 20:12 Thu 01st Sep 2005
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Firiffic

Booby (Not as rude as it sounds?)

Can someone please tell my mother and I what the origins of "booby trap" and "booby prize" are and if they have the same origins?
14:28 Thu 01st Sep 20053 answers, last by 10ClarionSt 20:06 Thu 01st Sep 2005
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mycatis

I'll swing for him

Does this mean, "he is annoying me so much, I'll take a swing at him" ie hit him, OR does it mean "he is annoying me so much, I'll kill him" therefore I will be hanged for murder? Anyone sure?
13:18 Thu 01st Sep 20055 answers, last by mycatis 18:05 Thu 01st Sep 2005
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Dom Tuk

Whisky chaser

How long ago and why did the phrase 'whisky chaser' originate.
10:17 Thu 01st Sep 20051 answer, last by Quizmonster 11:57 Thu 01st Sep 2005
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Peri

Handsome is as handsome does

What exactly does this mean ?
21:11 Mon 29th Aug 20059 answers, last by dothawkes 01:51 Thu 01st Sep 2005
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andy6006

latin

what is "from the beginning" in latin
22:07 Tue 30th Aug 20057 answers, last by Octavius 16:22 Wed 31st Aug 2005
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noseyno

our shops slogan

Quality is not expensive -It's priceless
11:37 Wed 31st Aug 20051 answer, last by Octavius 14:54 Wed 31st Aug 2005
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gingerflaps

what is an ideogram?

what is an ideogram? thanx
14:01 Tue 30th Aug 20052 answers, last by Xollob 15:29 Tue 30th Aug 2005
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Peter Pedant

Abraham Lincoln

DId he ever make an early lost speech ? Someone told me that at one address, the shorthand writers got so involved with the content of Lincoln's speech that they all stopped writing and listened, and...
22:33 Mon 29th Aug 20052 answers, last by Peter Pedant 08:41 Tue 30th Aug 2005

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