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Alf

Each, peach, pear, plum

Can anybody help me remember this poem (I think!) Each, peach, pear, plum, I spy Tom Thumb, Tom Thumb in the wood, I spy Robin Hood, Robin Hood - what? And the rest?
15:23 Tue 26th Jul 200519 answers, last by Hobbit1998 14:32 Tue 05th Sep 2017
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ormondee

monologue

which monologue does "some as do and some as don't some as will and some as won't" come from.  I think it was one of George Robeys. Thanks in advance
22:04 Mon 25th Jul 20051 answer, last by BigMac 18:16 Thu 17th Nov 2005
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Lisax

insperational quotes

anyone got any?
17:01 Thu 28th Jul 200516 answers, last by Baronvhb 05:30 Sun 14th Aug 2005
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Bongo_mfc

Phrase

Does anyone know where the phrase 'Tight as a gnats chuff' come from?  Who knows?
17:35 Mon 25th Jul 20056 answers, last by richship 15:39 Thu 04th Aug 2005
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mr. piper

Hated words

Have you any words that you hate? what are they? also which do you like using? I hate GRIPE and PHLEGM.  But i love saying SPURIOUS and GARROLOUS!
12:44 Thu 28th Jul 200522 answers, last by Ward-Minter 20:12 Wed 03rd Aug 2005
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jdcrisp

what is the meaning of

Knowledge is power
17:56 Tue 26th Jul 20059 answers, last by Quizmonster 08:58 Tue 02nd Aug 2005
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Chad3039

Old Saying

Can anyone finish of this old saying: Show me a man who has not made a mistake....................
15:09 Tue 26th Jul 20053 answers, last by landie 21:15 Sat 30th Jul 2005
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missmooncat

chavs?

Anyone any idea where this word is from and what it actually means
01:10 Wed 27th Jul 20058 answers, last by acw 19:51 Sat 30th Jul 2005
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Kingaroo

Tonks

One of my favorite aspects of the Harry Potter books is the wonderful names and incantations that Rowling creates.  I have read articles about how translators struggle to get just the right...
00:37 Wed 27th Jul 20057 answers, last by *~Shelley~* 16:09 Thu 28th Jul 2005
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KezzaBailey

'thes dansants'

what does this mean
15:19 Tue 26th Jul 20056 answers, last by maximo 14:15 Thu 28th Jul 2005
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silly moo

unusual saying

I heard a wonderful one recently. "if I can't help a 94 year old lady when she needs it then I'd best go and eat hay with the donkeys " Thought it priceless.
17:13 Mon 25th Jul 20051 answer, last by spiff 14:00 Thu 28th Jul 2005
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mr. piper

suffixes

if you start with the word "nuclearisation" can you then attach prefix or suffix(es) to it AI? as in "ANTIDENUCLEARISATIONISTICALLY"   Or do they all count as phoney words?
11:45 Wed 27th Jul 20058 answers, last by brachiopod 13:45 Thu 28th Jul 2005
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missmooncat

softmore?

What does softmore and sorority mean?Ive heard it so many times in American films,I know its something to do with school but what i dont know.
00:32 Tue 26th Jul 20056 answers, last by HAnn521 22:51 Tue 26th Jul 2005
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RachelS

Sayings

Who said: Morning All! 5-5 Crisis? What crisis? 6-9 Excuse me sir - do you think that's wise? 8-6 You have got to be joking 4-7 Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away. 7-8
22:51 Mon 25th Jul 20054 answers, last by sddsddean 21:33 Tue 26th Jul 2005
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missmooncat

internet slang?

Does anyone know a website that tells you all the internet slang?(stuff like lol etc).Im flumoxxed by it all and dont want to look thick in chat rooms!
14:44 Tue 26th Jul 20052 answers, last by missmooncat 17:31 Tue 26th Jul 2005
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jdcrisp

what is the meaning of

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit
17:18 Tue 26th Jul 20051 answer, last by Octavius 17:26 Tue 26th Jul 2005
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tucho58

Writings On The Wall

how did the phrase, writings on the wall, originated and which were those words?
15:06 Tue 26th Jul 20051 answer, last by gen2 15:29 Tue 26th Jul 2005
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JELLYFINGER

Does supercalifragilisticexpialodocious have an actual definition?

I have looked on the internet and did not find no real answer to the question - Does supercalifragilisticexpialodocious have an actual definition? does anybody know?
22:27 Mon 25th Jul 20051 answer, last by Quizmonster 07:23 Tue 26th Jul 2005
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pjm007

Hair of the dog

Where does the phrase 'hair of the dog' come from ? Thanks in advance.
00:51 Tue 26th Jul 20052 answers, last by Quizmonster 07:17 Tue 26th Jul 2005
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missmooncat

ides?

What does Ides mean?As in the Ides of March
22:11 Mon 25th Jul 20051 answer, last by bernardo 22:44 Mon 25th Jul 2005

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