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finding the date of an old book

How do you find the date of a book that has no numbers or dates that correspond to when it was published.The only numbers in the book are page numbers and chapter numbers all other pages are blank...
16:16 Thu 30th Dec 20042 answers, last by allen 16:57 Thu 30th Dec 2004
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allen

Italian cheese � a problem?

After a lifetime of eating what I liked, the stronger and spicier the better, I have been laid low by Dolcelatte. Twice now, it has given me severe runs, and (keeping a food diary as I do) I can't see...
09:07 Sat 18th Dec 20045 answers, last by allen 16:29 Sun 19th Dec 2004
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allen

The Urals

Anyone round here been to the Urals? How much of a 'natural barrier' are they? Are they in the same league as, say, the Himalayas ? big enough to prevent casual migration?
14:16 Tue 14th Dec 20048 answers, last by Quizmonster 12:39 Sat 18th Dec 2004
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allen

Europe and Asia in Greek.

Why did the Greeks call Europe and Asia by those names? And did the inhabitants of anywhere in Asia have the concept that they lived in a separate continent (or that WE did)? I know the Chinese lived...
14:09 Tue 14th Dec 20048 answers, last by Surazeus 22:39 Mon 05th Dec 2005
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mycatis

ethics or morals

I was reading a book recently and the main character was talking about his computer having ethics but no morals, I was wondering if anyone knew what the difference would be? It really got me thinking!
22:42 Mon 13th Dec 20046 answers, last by SimonMorton 17:27 Thu 16th Dec 2004
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allen

Why Europe?

Looking at a world map projected on the basis of each country's true relative size, it struck me not just how piddlingly insignificant Europe was in terms of size, but how there was little...
17:29 Sun 12th Dec 200414 answers, last by bigquestion 12:23 Mon 20th Dec 2004
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shiznit

Apple Mail

Is there a way to automatically stop certain people from e-mailing my address like, you can in Outlook, I am using Apple's own Mail software and can not find any thing in the preferences that does so,...
16:51 Wed 08th Dec 20042 answers, last by Didwot 19:02 Wed 08th Dec 2004
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kjc0123

the meaning of 'take on'

What is the meaning of "taking on" in the following sentences? The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 had excluded agricultural workers from its guarantee of the right of labor to organize and...
05:06 Tue 07th Dec 20044 answers, last by docvann_91w 02:13 Sat 21st May 2005
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sglazier

(sic)

What does (sic) mean? Its always at the end of a mispelled(sic) word, but what does it mean?
14:55 Thu 02nd Dec 20046 answers, last by Jade123321 18:39 Wed 29th Dec 2004
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kjc0123

large business aggregations

What is the meaning of "large business aggregations" in the following sentences? Congress had created a new Department of Commerce and Labor, with membership in the president's Cabinet. One bureau of...
12:53 Mon 29th Nov 20042 answers, last by allen 17:12 Wed 01st Dec 2004
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allen

Big bang on Monday night

Did anyone else here the Big Bang at about 10 o'clock on Monday night? It was in NW London, Hendon-ish, and it wasn't just me, honest, as loads of other people came out into the street to look. No...
13:16 Tue 30th Nov 20045 answers, last by allen 16:59 Wed 01st Dec 2004
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allen

Robbers, continued

Thanks for all your answers to my recent question on stopping the robbers, particularly to stoo_pid for his website suggestions. Trouble is, that it's CHANGED my paranoia rather than cured it!...
13:11 Tue 30th Nov 20046 answers, last by BillyBB 02:34 Fri 03rd Dec 2004
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FP

Dieting

Reading all the Weight Watchers questions on here, would anybody agree that the best way to lose weight is to eat everything in moderation, ie. cut the size of your meals, avoid snack foods, drink...
23:05 Tue 30th Nov 200415 answers, last by karenj2000 13:12 Thu 02nd Dec 2004
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AngloScot

Dash or hyphen

What is the difference between a dash and a hyphen.
14:31 Sun 28th Nov 20047 answers, last by allen 18:34 Mon 29th Nov 2004
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finestkind

highways act ?

can anyone tell me if it's legal to park a car on the pavement in a residential  street, or is it that that the police don't enforce the law if it exists? 
00:52 Sat 27th Nov 20047 answers, last by k8tkoo 15:26 Tue 30th Nov 2004
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paralysis

Font

Does anyone know the name of the font in the My Documents folder of this persons Yahoo Briefcase? http://uk.f1.pg.briefcase.yahoo.com/lee_molyneux 
17:16 Fri 26th Nov 20041 answer, last by allen 17:42 Sat 27th Nov 2004
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rmorrow

Chinese tunneling machine film

Does anyone remember an old film (may have been black and white) about the Chinese using a giant tunneling machine to invade other countries and take over the world?
11:58 Wed 24th Nov 20043 answers, last by allen 19:23 Fri 26th Nov 2004
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laviniakirk

flattery

insincere flattering to win favour
21:06 Wed 24th Nov 20043 answers, last by allen 17:49 Fri 26th Nov 2004
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greetings

flattery

insincere flattery to win favour
17:17 Fri 26th Nov 20043 answers, last by maggi 13:39 Sat 27th Nov 2004
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allen

Burgular Bill.

Living in a normal flat in London, how do you deter robbers? Elsewhere in How it Works, stoo_pid (his name, not my insult!) says that lights on timer-switches could help. But as most robberies (I...
15:18 Thu 25th Nov 200410 answers, last by Phantaxus 17:08 Fri 26th Nov 2004

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