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"My dogs are barking"

Heard someone say this on train the other day. What on earth was he talking about. (He had no dogs with him!)
16:21 Thu 09th Jun 200513 answers, last by EvieT 20:59 Fri 21st Sep 2012
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Eurotunnel flash photography

Eurotunnel bans flash photography in its car transporter carriages. I have been told that this is because the fire sensors can mistake the flashes for a fire. If they do so the carriage filled with...
16:14 Thu 09th Jun 20051 answer, last by SteveD 16:47 Thu 09th Jun 2005
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Pearl Harbour

Why did the Japanese decide to bomb Pearl Harbour?
17:41 Tue 07th Jun 20055 answers, last by Mrs_Pegasus 18:58 Wed 08th Jun 2005
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Audi vs BMW

I am getting a new company car soon. I can decide between the Audi's A4 and A6 and the BMW 3 and 5 series. Obviouisly tre A6 and 5 series are more expensive but are they worth paying the extra for. Am...
19:34 Thu 19th May 200511 answers, last by Rossyboy 13:10 Mon 23rd May 2005
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Apollo 13

I saw this again at the weekeend. Great film but does any know how accurate it is?
14:51 Mon 16th May 20056 answers, last by flaming 01:55 Tue 17th May 2005
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Road Runner

Why didn't Wile E. Coyote spend less money on ACME rockets and more on Sainsbury's frozen skinless Roadrunner breasts?
13:42 Mon 16th May 20056 answers, last by brachiopod 22:08 Mon 16th May 2005
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disabled parking space

My company is in the process of buying a new office. The current users have a 'disabled' parking space. One of my staff says that a disabeld person can park in the space whether or not they are...
15:41 Thu 28th Apr 20054 answers, last by flaming 02:10 Fri 29th Apr 2005
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Upper Case

Why do we have two ways of writing the letters in our alphabet (upper and lowercase) ? Is this a feature of other alphabets and what advantage, if any, does it confer on the language?
13:46 Mon 14th Feb 20052 answers, last by bernardo 20:07 Mon 14th Feb 2005
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boffin?

where does the word 'boffin' for scientist/inventor come from?
16:06 Wed 19th Jan 20051 answer, last by Quizmonster 16:35 Wed 19th Jan 2005
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Allied powers again

There was a time on answerbank when my question about allied powers over Germany (about 6 questions below this one) would have been answered in a sensible and cheerful way by those...
09:18 Wed 19th Jan 20057 answers, last by PunkDaddy 15:26 Thu 20th Jan 2005
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German Control

Do the allies from WWII still have any control over modern day Germany?
13:44 Mon 17th Jan 20059 answers, last by jno 00:59 Wed 19th Jan 2005
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Centripetal force

I was taught at school that there is no such thing as centrifugal force - it is just an imaginary force used to make explanations simpler. eg washing in a spin dryer is not thrown outwards by...
14:15 Mon 20th Dec 200410 answers, last by alangdon 07:51 Tue 11th Jan 2005
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Wooo Hooo

Why is who 'hoo' not 'woo' or why is why 'wye' not 'hi'?
17:24 Thu 02nd Dec 20041 answer, last by Quizmonster 17:50 Thu 02nd Dec 2004
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Who, where, what, why when

Is there any reason why they all begin with 'wh'?
17:21 Thu 02nd Dec 20046 answers, last by Quizmonster 08:22 Sat 04th Dec 2004
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Half price ticket booth

I struggled to find a category for this! Does anyone know what time the Half Price Ticket Booth in Leicester Square starts selling tickets for evening performances?
20:40 Sun 28th Nov 20044 answers, last by stoo_pid 13:05 Mon 29th Nov 2004
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Gameboy

Can anyone recommend any good Gameboy games for a six/seven year old boy?
22:37 Thu 11th Nov 20045 answers, last by xxlizziexx 19:47 Tue 16th Nov 2004
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microphone question

Often when you see a video of a singer in a studio there is a thin, round object in front of the microphone. What is is and what does it do?
13:47 Tue 26th Oct 20044 answers, last by bluedolphin 11:58 Wed 27th Oct 2004

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