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Etiquette Books

Anybody know of any old etiquette books still in print? My mother had one that was published late forties/early fifties and it was hilarious....it wasn't meant to be, of course. I'm looking for the...
12:51 Sat 09th Aug 20033 answers, last by woofgang 11:18 Sun 10th Aug 2003
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Drinking My Age in Pints...

As a stereotypical Liverpudlian, I am often very witty, and sometimes steal things. I am trying to strike a balance between the two, and would like to know if it is legal to be a humorous thief? Other...
12:58 Fri 08th Aug 20038 answers, last by Birchy 12:39 Sat 09th Aug 2003
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Directions

Does anybody know the way to San Jose? I've been away so long, I may go wrong and lose my way.
12:44 Fri 08th Aug 20037 answers, last by robber1 12:45 Tue 12th Aug 2003
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In or Out?

Does a CD play from the inside to the outer edge, or outer to inner like an LP?
10:00 Thu 07th Aug 20032 answers, last by WaldoMcFroog 12:58 Thu 07th Aug 2003
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Bank Job

Why does a cheque take three or even five working days to clear? And why - if you pay CASH into an account - does that not register immediately? I don't believe for a moment that banks would try to...
09:57 Thu 07th Aug 200310 answers, last by Toglet 09:10 Sat 09th Aug 2003
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Pier Pressure

Did George Orwell actually visit those awfully Northern workplaces to research 'Wigan Pier', or was the whole thing an anti-Tory scam?
09:52 Thu 07th Aug 20034 answers, last by FredPuli 21:42 Sat 09th Aug 2003
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Import Restrictions

If I take a trip to France, is there any restriction on bringing back the likes of mustard, vinegar, spices etc.? Even if I then decided to sell them in The UK? The tax situation is evident re-booze...
09:41 Thu 07th Aug 20032 answers, last by paulz 12:49 Thu 07th Aug 2003
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Smoke Alarm-ist

Is it true that a domestic smoke alarm contains a certain amount of 'harmless' radioactive material? If so, what is it, and how harmless is it?
09:38 Thu 07th Aug 20033 answers, last by thoma? 03:11 Sat 09th Aug 2003
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Weed Definition

A weed is officially a 'wild plant growing where it isn't wanted', so could a rose or a daffodil be considered weeds if they haven't been deliberately planted?
09:35 Thu 07th Aug 200310 answers, last by answerbankin 19:27 Tue 12th Aug 2003
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Plant Poison

Are there any common or garden plants that may be harmful to children if eaten? I believe that the poinsettia thing is a myth, but are there any really toxic ones out there?
09:32 Thu 07th Aug 20035 answers, last by mattgb 11:27 Tue 19th Aug 2003
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Night Music

Does anybody know the chord/note that is the opening 'chaaang!' of The Beatles' 'A Hard Day's Night'?
09:25 Thu 07th Aug 20036 answers, last by sft42 16:40 Thu 07th Aug 2003
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Code-Lit

Is there any truth in stories that POW's during WWII would write letters and even books with coded messages in them? I remember something about a book that was written inside a German POW camp where...
09:21 Thu 07th Aug 20033 answers, last by Kit 19:58 Thu 07th Aug 2003
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Box Clever

Genuine answers only pleeeez....... at a cremation, does the coffin get burned too? It seems a terrible waste of good timber that could be put to much better use on, say, House Invaders.....
09:15 Thu 07th Aug 20037 answers, last by sft42 12:23 Fri 08th Aug 2003
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Theme Royalties

If - for example - the detective series Van der Valk is repeated on TV, would the writers of 'Eye Level' receive royalties for the theme music? Or do writers generally 'sign off' continued royalties...
09:11 Thu 07th Aug 20033 answers, last by Hellion 06:13 Sun 10th Aug 2003
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Nostalgia

Is it just my imagination, or was AB more interesting when paid answerers would answer their own questions? It seemed that more interesting articles would appear when these stage-managed questions...
09:02 Thu 07th Aug 20038 answers, last by andy hughes 14:40 Sat 09th Aug 2003
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Column Clone

In which East Anglian town is there another Nelson's Column, and was it erected before or after the Traf Square one?
08:50 Thu 07th Aug 20031 answer, last by Quizmonster 10:01 Thu 07th Aug 2003
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Casablanca Location

Where was the Bogart film Casablanca filmed? Was any of it actually in Casablanca?
08:48 Thu 07th Aug 20031 answer, last by boognish76 09:59 Thu 07th Aug 2003
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Most Calories

Which foodstuff has the highest calorific value per gram?
09:36 Tue 05th Aug 20035 answers, last by Jo984 12:40 Fri 15th Aug 2003
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Urban Myth?

Is there any truth in the allegation that the 74 minute CD was formatted using Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata' as the length template?
09:30 Tue 05th Aug 20032 answers, last by smorodina 10:09 Tue 05th Aug 2003
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Aida

Is it true that Verdi's 'Aida' was first performed, in Cairo, to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal?
09:28 Tue 05th Aug 20037 answers, last by sft42 12:23 Tue 05th Aug 2003

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