Morning, Sometimes people say things like "I'd have my coffee on a drip if I could" or "I'll take mine intravenously". Obviously they just mean "I would really like this coffee to take effect as...
11a Of diplomatic messages, etc., in ordinary language rather than a code or cipher; French, litterally meaning, 'in clear' (2,5) 31a In Common Law before 1875, an action to recover damages from...
If, indeed, you think it is worth protesting at all. A march to protest the gentrification of areas like Hackney and Shoreditch culminated in an attack on a trendy "Cereal Cafe". They make a good...
I'm sometimes accidentally touching something on the touchpad of my laptop that causes the font size of text on the screen to become smaller. I can enlarge it again by pressing Ctrl and the + symbol...
It seems impossible for Joe Public to do business with Companies these days without running into difficulties with "Customer Services". Having cancelled an order over a week ago with an online company...
I have had some of my posts removed for reasons I cannot understand. How about a "sin bin" style arrangement where posts that are deemed unacceptable by the AB mods (for whatever reason) are placed in...
I have asked this before but am unable to resolve the issue. I have been running Win 10 for about 5 weeks now. I disable the touchpad but everytime I shut down it is automatically re-enabled on start...
I am using Internet Explorer on my home PC which runs Windows 8, and it is fine, except for The Answerbank! I think there are acknowledged problems with the site and IE – so am I able to run another...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3247000/Labour-s-vegan-farming-minister-s-bright-idea-Treat-meat-eaters-like-smokers-start-campaign-stop-people-eating-it.html Fancy picking a vegan to be the...
But where is ABed? I've not seen him in ages. Is he away on extended hols? Hiding? Has another job? In the dungeon? ABauntie is about...but even she is only seen in Weight loss & Dieting or Q&P. Are...
Cornish pasties not invented in Cornwall !
http://metro.co.uk/2015/08/30/sorry-to-break-it-to-you-but-the-cornish-pasty-was-not-invented-in-cornwall-5367807/...
1a Soft mellow Italian cheese usually moulded in the shape of a pear (9) 22a Formal leave of absence from a boarding school or similar institution, usualy lasting a day or a weekend. Latin, meaning...
I have a desktop PC with Windows 7 and using IE11. I know a lot about computers. I have been helping on AB for years, but it is now becoming unusable and I may give up. I will be typing an answer and...