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Dusky

I'm off to the loo...

There are many weary and well-trodden euphamisms for this but do you know of a more obscure one, maybe only used by one person you know?  For example, my grandmother would go to "shed a tear for...
00:43 Wed 10th Nov 200416 answers, last by lanpingpug 00:22 Fri 30th Sep 2005
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Peter Pedant

kjc 0123

Kay- jay please go on asking your questions, I rather miss them    
23:17 Mon 08th Nov 20043 answers, last by Peter Pedant 22:44 Wed 19th Jan 2005
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Kingaroo

need a word

I'm looking for a word that means or connotes bringing together disparate things to make a harmonious whole. I'm gathering a group of artsy cratsy folks to do collage and mosaic, both of which attempt...
02:41 Mon 08th Nov 200411 answers, last by jocook17 00:55 Wed 19th Jan 2005
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gerger

coal

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06:53 Mon 08th Nov 20049 answers, last by jocook17 00:46 Wed 19th Jan 2005
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Hayhoe

Many happy returns!

Why do people say 'Many happy returns' on someone's birthday? Is it a reference to all the unwanted presents they'll be taking back?
08:42 Tue 09th Nov 20042 answers, last by jocook17 00:28 Wed 19th Jan 2005
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kjc0123

tree, wood, timber, lumber

What is the difference among tree, wood, timber, lumber?
10:16 Wed 10th Nov 20045 answers, last by ezapf 05:13 Fri 12th Nov 2004
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bunnykinz

Translation

My husband has just started a new job and on the building above the enterance is "semper naviter populorum". The building has been there for a very long time, so it won't bear any relevance to what...
18:20 Tue 09th Nov 200411 answers, last by Peter Pedant 00:16 Thu 11th Nov 2004
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kjc0123

subscription library

What is "subscription library" in the following sentence? Benjamin Franklin contributed even more to the intellectual activity of Philadelphia. He formed a debating club that became the embryo of the...
08:38 Wed 10th Nov 20042 answers, last by Peter Pedant 00:13 Thu 11th Nov 2004
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Marian the

Why "How come?"?

Why do people often begin their questions with "How come" instead of why?   What is the origin of "How come" ?
22:00 Tue 09th Nov 20045 answers, last by Dusky 00:09 Thu 11th Nov 2004
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singingfish

Haven't seen you in a ****'* age?

Is it racist? I always assumed it was an inappropriate thing to say, and when my dad said it the other day, I told him he couldn't say it and he got out of it by insisting it was an abbreviation of...
16:52 Tue 09th Nov 20046 answers, last by Numbers 19:44 Wed 10th Nov 2004
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kjc0123

present the pageant of New England's history

What is the meaning of "present the pageant of New England's history" in the following sentence? A famous Puritan minister, the Reverend Cotton Mather, wrote some 400 works. His masterpiece, Magnalia...
08:47 Wed 10th Nov 20041 answer, last by Quizmonster 11:03 Wed 10th Nov 2004
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kjc0123

instruct and the preposition "in"

I know that in the following sentence, the word "instruct" means "teach" but don't know why it is used with the preposition "in". I guess that there is something different from "teach" in...
08:34 Wed 10th Nov 20041 answer, last by New Forester 10:36 Wed 10th Nov 2004
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kjc0123

endowed free schools

What is the "endowed free schools" in the following sentence? In the Southern colonies, wealthy planters and merchants imported private tutors from Ireland or Scotland to teach their children. Others...
08:42 Wed 10th Nov 20041 answer, last by Alphil_72 08:55 Wed 10th Nov 2004
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Hgrove

The meaning of the world is 42

This has been on my mind for a while; does it mean or refer to anything?  (I'll be 42 next birthday).
10:41 Mon 08th Nov 20048 answers, last by ezapf 02:41 Wed 10th Nov 2004
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maystonjohnr

Dogs Sleeping

I am sure there is a word for when animals (dogs, cats etc)just sleep. What I mean is if a dog is not occupied they tend to just lay down and doze or sleep as if they shut down waiting for something...
04:47 Mon 08th Nov 20044 answers, last by Quizmonster 13:11 Tue 09th Nov 2004
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NicolaKl

What is the saying?

There is a well known saying that goes something like this:- Give me the courage to change the things I can the strength to accept the things I cannot change and the wisdom to know the difference What...
11:40 Mon 08th Nov 20042 answers, last by Peter Pedant 23:08 Mon 08th Nov 2004
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GRENDONIAN

TO WHOM ARE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTED

ACCURACY TO A NEWSPAPER IS WHAT VIRTUE IS TO A LADY;BUT A NEWSPAPER CAN ALWAYS PRINT A RETRACTION GOD WILLNOT ALWAYS BE A TORY BE HAPPY FOR ME THE WIFE DOES NOT LIKE HER HAIR BLOWN ABOUT
15:50 Mon 08th Nov 20043 answers, last by stoo_pid 18:24 Mon 08th Nov 2004
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sprogglin

You pays your money.....

Where did the phrase 'You pays your money, you takes your choice' come from?  whenever i hear it it annoys me beyond belief.
17:54 Mon 08th Nov 20041 answer, last by Quizmonster 18:10 Mon 08th Nov 2004
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GRENDONIAN

the following are all well known sayings..eg EHP=EAT HUMBLE PIE

 CDHTL LITLOH ATOTC
14:43 Mon 08th Nov 20041 answer, last by Quizmonster 17:03 Mon 08th Nov 2004
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jmaji

word origination

What is the origin of the word keel hauled
05:47 Mon 08th Nov 20042 answers, last by andy hughes 09:27 Mon 08th Nov 2004

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