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Bex28

Spending like a man with no hands?

My Nan used to say this all the time, and I said it to my bf the other day when I told him not to go and spend loads of money and then realised quite how stupid it actually sounds...Does anyone else...
23:49 Tue 19th Jul 20056 answers, last by Wilsen 06:24 Wed 28th Oct 2015
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lissyl78

Phrases gone wrong

Was listening to Stuart Maconie on radio 2 talking about the phrases that people get wrong. He said that someone confessed to thinking that the saying was 'no rest for the whippet' and used it...
01:14 Sat 16th Jul 200517 answers, last by joko 19:23 Thu 08th Sep 2005
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natalie_1982

A sandwich short of a picnic

Brick short of a load What other ones are there that mean the same thing?
16:00 Fri 15th Jul 200522 answers, last by KITTYKAT735 10:59 Mon 08th Aug 2005
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druiaghtagh

Talk to the hand

Whats that all about please?
20:05 Tue 19th Jul 20053 answers, last by Kilala 16:56 Wed 27th Jul 2005
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HAnn521

Why do people say....?

Why do people use the phrase "scream bloody murder"? and where did it come from?
17:57 Fri 15th Jul 20054 answers, last by Narolines 23:49 Tue 26th Jul 2005
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chasepuglies

The Gray Lady

What is the origin of the phrase "the Gray Lady" referring to the NY Times?
03:22 Wed 20th Jul 20053 answers, last by jno 10:00 Sun 24th Jul 2005
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MTIH1992

Sware Words

who decided that certain words were not good. who decided that children should not say these certain words. after all. Them beeing "naughty words" is an oppinion. Also, at the end of the day, all they...
22:53 Sun 17th Jul 200520 answers, last by jno 00:20 Fri 22nd Jul 2005
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jeap

phrase

term used for an occasion when troops were taken on outdoor manoeuvres
16:12 Sat 16th Jul 20051 answer, last by Quizmonster 13:10 Thu 21st Jul 2005
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spincity

difference betwen 'was' and ' have/has been'

What is the difference between 'I was told' and 'I have been told'?
11:10 Tue 19th Jul 20055 answers, last by Kimmiebear 08:49 Thu 21st Jul 2005
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ianbuchanan

triple treble

whjat is the difference between triple and treble
17:48 Tue 19th Jul 20054 answers, last by Quizmonster 21:30 Wed 20th Jul 2005
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Ward-Minter

Bachelor

How old does a man have to be before he can be called a bachelor??? Technically it is any unmarried man over 16 but that would be silly.
23:23 Tue 19th Jul 20052 answers, last by Quizmonster 08:49 Wed 20th Jul 2005
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pgtipzy2k

questions???

what is the process of 'replying to a question, with another question' called?
23:49 Mon 18th Jul 20057 answers, last by Peter Pedant 00:06 Wed 20th Jul 2005
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cherrybomb

The Jug and ?

What is a Firkin (used in some pub names)
20:07 Tue 19th Jul 20052 answers, last by kev100 20:48 Tue 19th Jul 2005
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reportmonkey

Fiddlesticks

Where does this word come from? What does it mean? Why is it used in the context of frustration (eg "Oh Fiddlesticks, the washing machines broken again")? Anyone know?
16:13 Tue 19th Jul 20051 answer, last by Quizmonster 17:05 Tue 19th Jul 2005
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ieatbees

What is a bleak?

i don't know what catergory to put this in but i was wondering if anyone can tell me what a bleak is?
19:45 Mon 18th Jul 20053 answers, last by ieatbees 09:49 Tue 19th Jul 2005
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january

sayings

where does the saying sent to coventry come from
22:19 Sat 16th Jul 20053 answers, last by landie 19:29 Mon 18th Jul 2005
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Harrowarrow

derivation

What is/was a  CARR; a word seen frequently as a place name in the north of England
15:18 Mon 18th Jul 20053 answers, last by Quizmonster 17:10 Mon 18th Jul 2005
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christee

I saw a tattoo....

.. which was a Latin phrase:    'Vitam habet quis differens audet' any takers for a translation?  I'm wondering if the guy who as wearing it knew what it meant, or actually said, as it...
15:03 Fri 15th Jul 200510 answers, last by blingbling 19:17 Sun 17th Jul 2005
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Emo

Famous catchphrase

who had a catchphrase with nice and quiet please
01:12 Fri 15th Jul 20051 answer, last by Fatmanfirst 19:31 Fri 15th Jul 2005
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Emo

catchphrase

who had a catchphrase with i`ll get my wilds up in a minute
01:15 Fri 15th Jul 20051 answer, last by shaneystar 01:52 Fri 15th Jul 2005

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