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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...

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,...

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...

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...

Dalriada

who said?

parents, they **** us up

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...

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.

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...

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...

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)....

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...

allen

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...

allen

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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."...

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Sun round the earth?

DVD remote control - gorn dead.

CCTV - cheap system?

greeting card designs

who said?

Dishwasher salt

Why so many Smiths?

Private statutes - naturalisation

Copy-protected video. Any way round?

Cymru, Gymru

What does this mean?

Microwaves - 'grill' features any good?

Power drop in an auto box

aol

Antibiotics - do you HAVE to finish the course?

AA Relay - worth it?

Limping Cat

slimming tea

No-brainer.

Arrived?

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