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Bag Poser

Why - in supermarkets - are plastic bags provided for all loose fruit and veg, except mushrooms where we are encouraged to use the paper variety? Are mushrooms the only chaps who can't fight their way...
13:06 Fri 25th Jan 20025 answers, last by incitatus 18:33 Mon 28th Jan 2002
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Birchy

Initial Success

UK singles chart.....who were the first band/group/combo to achieve the number one spot with the title of the tune the same initial as their name? ..... forgetting the "the", obviously.
19:19 Fri 25th Jan 20023 answers, last by andy hughes 17:45 Sun 27th Jan 2002
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Birchy

Did Peggy Lee do the Siamese Cat voices for Disney?

Is it true that Peggy Lee provided the voices of the Siamese cats in Walt Disney's "Lady and the Tramp"?
09:05 Thu 24th Jan 20025 answers, last by andy hughes 09:41 Fri 25th Jan 2002
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solye62

Alleyways

How many more local words are there in the UK for an alley. I know of ginnels in Yorkshire and Twitchells in Nottinghamshire. Do you know any more?
17:07 Mon 21st Jan 200210 answers, last by jimrhodes 10:45 Mon 27th May 2002
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Birchy

Hit or Myth?

The nursery rhyme "Ring O Roses" and "Humpty Dumpty" related to a former king (?), but are there any other examples of parody in children's songs and rhymes?
10:17 Mon 21st Jan 20022 answers, last by incitatus 13:34 Mon 21st Jan 2002
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Birchy

Rule or Guide?

What is etiquette? Can anybody strictly say that setting a table, RSVP-ing in writing or a multitude of other stuff has a wrong and/or a right method? Taking into account cultural differences - for...
12:52 Thu 17th Jan 20026 answers, last by Ginbottle 12:08 Sat 26th Jan 2002
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cuteyp

blue

If I am blue in the UK what does this mean?
06:27 Wed 16th Jan 20025 answers, last by vittoria 12:34 Sat 19th Jan 2002
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allen ives

Unanswered riddle

Back in July cybil posted this riddle. Monday & Tuesday have 2, Wednesday & Thursday have 1, Friday has 6 and Saturday & Sunday have none. What is it? It's driving us mad! No-one's posted an answer...
12:36 Wed 09th Jan 200212 answers, last by puffin_ol 13:40 Mon 14th Jan 2002
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anna

football trivia

name the manager of Swindon Town who bet that his team would lose an FA cup match at newcastle
11:05 Fri 14th Dec 20011 answer, last by Birchy 21:51 Mon 17th Dec 2001
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MCC06

baked beans

What type of beans does Heinz use to make baked beans?
18:32 Tue 27th Nov 20012 answers, last by Sphinx_Svens 23:56 Sat 15th Oct 2005
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Birchy

Nausea Rhymes

Is the rhyming word of Cockney rhyming slang supposed to be said? When asking for a gin you'd just say "Vera" wouldn't you? I once heard that this slang was originally used as a type of code to...
08:43 Tue 25th Sep 20012 answers, last by boatman 09:22 Tue 25th Sep 2001
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johnjo

driving and phoning

Is it legal to drive while using a mobile phone?
13:21 Tue 03rd Jul 20015 answers, last by Birchy 10:00 Wed 25th Jul 2001
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uttsmanager

The whole nine yards

I thought the term came from American football but recently I was told it originated from yachting. Which is correct?
05:53 Tue 24th Jul 20012 answers, last by musclelover 18:51 Thu 26th Jul 2001
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Sky

Favourite Songs of the 80s

What is your favourite song from the decade of the 80s? Just curious....
19:56 Thu 31st May 20015 answers, last by Birchy 15:19 Tue 10th Jul 2001

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