I can remember seeing a list of words that used to mean something entirely different in days gone by. A mouse would be something that would scurry across the kitchen floor. Windows were something you...
Are there ANY God believers on answerbank that can actually answer questions put to them without resorting to belief/faith/conjecture? and can actually answer with reason/itelligence and honesty
I realise that it's all go go go in our busy lives these days but why can't people spare a second to spell check their answers? And don't get me started on conjugation and grammar
Why does Canterbury's City Arms have three Cornish choughs on it? Given that until recently these birds were extinct here in Cornwall, and I believe they disappeared from other parts of England before...
Think this is how it goes, can anyone tell me where i can find it either in a book, sayings book or anything. Trying to get it for a christmas present.
hi all, i once heard a brilliant joke that was so funny but have forgotten how it went, it was about a snail going out for an icecream, i think, and he goes to the gate and back again which takes days...
OK, just want a few ideas on what to do. We're going down to St Albans on Sat for a mates birthday. I've been before, so I know the pubs etc are fairly good in the evening, but we need something to do...
The quote 'the limits of my language indicate the limits of my world,' is by Wittgenstein. However, what do people think about it? Do you think it is true/false/neither?
Don't know where to ask this question, but I'm pretty new to AB, and I sometimes notice people awarding each other 'stars' for their replies. I've had quite a bit of help from others and simply...
Dr Dave had slept with one his patients and felt really guilty. No matter how he tried the sense of betrayal was overwhelming! Every once in a while he'd hear an internal reasurring voice...
Whenever I flush the loo or use the cold taps in my house the pipes always bang.I've got the floorboards up and clipped the pipes to the joists to stop them vibrating but they still bang,and I can...
If you were about to write a book of your life, what genre would it be? A romantic story a detective science fiction horror children's one diary documentary, etc. ?
I have always enjoyed 'Hamlet' but only recently have I stopped to think about the way Claudius poisoned Hamlet's father -- by putting a poison in his ear as he slept. What sort of poison would this...
I have recently got a new cat from Wood Green, she is 1 years old and the vet said she was healthy. I have notice that shes drinks a lot, I have had cats in the past and have never seen them drink so...
I dont know how this question came up but we are now having a discussion in the office about it. Does anyone know what the proper name for the noise a monkey makes is? Thank you! Kim