Everyone I've asked says it means mixed sex company, but I seem to think it originally meant a gathering of people, some of which you know informally or very well and some of which you know formally...
I want to buy some mini travel speakers to plug into my minidisc player when I'm on my hols. I'm havering between the Sony SRS-T70 and the Creative Labs TravelSound. Does anyone have these and/or can...
On a couple of programmes on tv recently I've noticed double pink lines on the roads in the background. What's all that about? Is it a London thing? Gay pride week? Motorist calming measures?
I'm looking to get a new internal cd-writer to replace my PlexWriter 16/10/40. I want to get the fastest one available but I'm not too sure what the current state of the art is. A quick search showed...
I was so distracted by the ad in which a woman in a bath imagines Paolo di Canio stripping, that I didn't notice what the product was! Can anyone tell me?
What are they for? They don't look good, they don't seem to serve any purpose, and they often don't even seem to go with the colour of the car! Why would people shell out good money to put these...
I want to buy my boyfriend an electric shaver for Xmas but don't really know much about them. I'm leaning towards a Philishave at the moment because I've read some good reviews of the Cool Shave. Can...
A couple of times recently I've answered the phone and heard a phone ringing at the other end. This call is answered by someone who then trys to sell me something. Am I paying for that call?
My co-worker insists that 'practice' is the correct UK spelling for the verb with 'practise' being the US spelling. I thought it was the other way 'round, though I admit that I use 'practice' - I just...
