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Sun round the earth?

It's obvious that the sun goes round the earth. (Okay, I know that this isn't true, but you know what I mean). But what's puzzling me is how all those thousands of years ago people ever had the crazy...
17:29 Mon 27th Aug 20076 answers, last by allen 13:48 Wed 29th Aug 2007
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allen

DVD remote control - gorn dead.

I bought a Panasonic DVD recently (good one, about ?260). The remote control has clapped out. Batteries okay, child-lock not on, etc., doesn't work at all, even 10mm away from sensor. Easily replaced,...
16:19 Tue 21st Aug 20077 answers, last by ACtheTROLL 10:32 Tue 28th Aug 2007
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allen

CCTV - cheap system?

I want to put a CCTV in one room, connected (maybe by cable) to a VCR in the next room, image not that important, could be B&W, access to mains if necessary. What do I need? What sort of money will I...
16:11 Tue 21st Aug 20072 answers, last by allen 11:28 Thu 23rd Aug 2007
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abi b

greeting card designs

hello, Does anybody know of any companies that would purchase greeting card designs for mass production? Or buy designs for printing onto wrapping paper, anything like that? I'd be really grateful for...
13:52 Mon 20th Aug 20076 answers, last by laurabrentley 06:23 Thu 09th Aug 2012
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Dalriada

who said?

parents, they **** us up
13:33 Wed 15th Aug 20072 answers, last by allen 15:08 Sat 18th Aug 2007
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allen

Dishwasher salt

On my recently installed Whirpool dishwasher, the salt-out indicator appears to have failed - it runs for weeks without asking for more salt, with a daily full wash. Since I've noticed this, I top it...
17:02 Fri 20th Jul 200712 answers, last by LoftyLottie 13:04 Mon 23rd Jul 2007
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allen

Why so many Smiths?

Given that most villages would only support one blacksmith, and towns maybe two or three, why is Smith such a common surname? Where the Smiths particularly prolific breeders, or what? Allen.
16:26 Fri 20th Jul 20078 answers, last by Aquagility 09:14 Mon 23rd Jul 2007
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allen

Private statutes - naturalisation

Is there any straightforward way of getting the text of a 1797 private statute of naturalisation, i.e. one that doesn't include going to a London reference library and ploughing through acres of old...
14:49 Wed 18th Jul 20075 answers, last by dot.hawkes 20:38 Sat 21st Jul 2007
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allen

Copy-protected video. Any way round?

I want to copy an old VHS that I've got (paid for) onto my DVD recorder, purely for my own use, but I can't as it's 'copy-protected'. Is there any way around this, or do I have to keep a VCR to play...
14:55 Wed 18th Jul 20076 answers, last by jno 12:32 Thu 02nd Aug 2007
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allen

Cymru, Gymru

So do Welsh nouns change their spelling depending on what case they are? (I'm aware of other languages changing their word-endings by case, but changing the first letter seems a bit radical)....
08:39 Mon 11th Jun 200712 answers, last by Cwpsi 16:37 Thu 14th Jun 2007
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allen

What does this mean?

Arundhati Roy, in The God of Small Things, uses the phrase: [she] broke her term deposit and bought two airline tickets Now, I get the gist of it ? the English girl teaching in S.London left her job...
14:08 Thu 07th Jun 20074 answers, last by Narolines 23:00 Sat 09th Jun 2007
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Microwaves - 'grill' features any good?

Hello. Thinking of buying a Panasonic microwave for about ?200, combination, plus grill feature. We cook a lot of roast vegetables in our ordinary oven. How would they come out with this sort of...
13:18 Wed 06th Jun 20074 answers, last by allen 07:37 Fri 08th Jun 2007
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Power drop in an auto box

Nissan Prairie. Recon auto box two years ago. Put my foot down (not that much) in 'middle' gear, engine gets to about 3000 revs, and it's if I'm jamming the brakes on. Foot off the throttle, power...
09:21 Sat 24th Jun 20065 answers, last by allen 12:05 Tue 05th Jun 2007
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Nic21

aol

I would like to make a complaint about AOL the internet provider, I want to go higher up not go through their complaints department, who is the watchdog for this type of company? Many thanks in...
10:59 Wed 23rd May 20072 answers, last by Nic21 13:38 Fri 25th May 2007
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allen

Antibiotics - do you HAVE to finish the course?

So, when you get antibiotics, there's always a big label saying you have to finish the course to get the proper effect. Is there any medical truth in that, or is it (as I suspect) simply a ruse by the...
10:42 Sat 19th May 200712 answers, last by ZebUK 03:14 Thu 24th May 2007
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allen

AA Relay - worth it?

Just got my AA renewal through, and I was wondering whether having Relay was still worth it, given the AA's poor reputation lately for customer service. I know it's only ?45 a year, but as we do very...
10:39 Sat 19th May 20077 answers, last by mr rusty 13:18 Mon 21st May 2007
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MWB

Limping Cat

I have a 2 year old neutered cat who, for over 10 days now has been either limping on his right front leg or only going on 3 legs therefore not using the leg at all. The vet can't find anything wrong...
13:25 Sun 06th May 20073 answers, last by eifionlewis 16:35 Sun 06th May 2007
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blade1834

slimming tea

Has anyone tried chinese slimming tea and did it work.There are several different slimming teas you can buy but they all say they will help you shed pounds. Im already on a healthy eating plan but if...
17:04 Mon 23rd Apr 20078 answers, last by Trinny 23:35 Tue 24th Apr 2007
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allen

No-brainer.

Still struggling with this awful bit of modern 'speech'. Could someone give me a) an example of a sentence using the phrase 'no-brainer', and b) an example of the same sentence but NOT using...
13:45 Wed 11th Apr 20076 answers, last by allen 12:15 Sun 22nd Apr 2007
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albatross521

Arrived?

In the sentence , "The in-love experience does not focus on our own growth nor on the growth and development of the other person. Rather, it gives us the sense that we have arrived."...
08:28 Mon 16th Apr 20075 answers, last by albatross521 04:34 Wed 18th Apr 2007

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