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Green Bay, Wisconsin

Does anyone recall a novel (by Jeanette 'Somebody'?) about a woman named Meg? After the death of her husband, she returned, with her daughter, to her roots at Green Bay where she purchased a large...

dolphinboy

Childrens Book (which i read in the 80's at school)

has anyone every read/heard of a book called "the red Iris"? it's a childrens book about a family who set sail in their boat (the red iris) and have adventures. I have tried everywhere on the internet...

Fleuretty

Grizelda and the Rain Fairies...

I also want to know if anyone out there knows of the collection of stories from the 1940s or 50s which included Grizelda and the rain fairies. It was a charming book of stories and the frontspiece was...

rj106

The Big Pancake

is there a copy online of the big pancake?

scotchollie

Word Association - with a difference!!

Try this - a word association, but your answer MUST start with the next sequential letter in the alphabet. When you get to 'Z' start back on 'A' and so on. It's tougher than it looks!! I'll start you...

crom

Line in Othello

'Put money in your purse' What did Iago mean?

LEESON

'riff-raff'?

Does anyone know of the origin of the term 'riff-raff'?

ldayment

It's a gas!

Where does the term "It's a gas" come from?

spaldinglinc

catchphrase

has anyone got any idea who was associated with the catchphrase AITHANGYOW i am really stuck on this one

warpig3

Sweet Fanny Adams

I know the story of Fanny Adams but I have often heard the saying 'doing sweet Fanny Adams', meaning doing nothing, does anyone know how this saying came about?

mollymax

Getting on my wick

Any idea where this comes from, is it to do with candles?

drawnablank

Blaze of Glory

Where did the phrase "Blaze of Glory" come from.

Bhoywonder

who said the following

Who or where did the saying "i don't know it's all covered in mud" come from. I think it came from a T.V show but which one? The saying had a yorkshire accent to it.

johnnyedge

The "F" word

I Know of no other word that is used in so many different situations, but where does it originate from? I know what the word relates to these days but has it always had the same meaning or has it been...