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pietasters

has anyone heard of the pietasters

Names

Isn't it funny how our parents pick our name & we are stuck it, i think i'll choose my kids name carefully if I ever have some.What are peoples favourite names?????? silly question i know i'm just...

magicdave

Oliver's Army

Who or what is oOliver in the song Oliver's army by Elvis Costello?

Jacob

Whoy is it that whenever Jacob rewinds or farst foruds a programme oi taped on ITV, no matter where oi stop the tape and press play it's always adverts? Always. Nivver the programme, always adverts....

answerbok

Apart from Calamine lotion. .

what non-proprietary treatment for relief of itching from gnat bites? witch hazel maybe?

treaclefight

pet names

in the pub tonight, we were discussing why we gave our pets the names we gave them. it seems clear we love our animals as though they were our children, yet we didnt take very much care with their...

Einstein

The Ultimate Question

When Dale and Nell got married, is it true that the Swiss banker measured out a unit of chain length of 75 feet between them, but in roman numerals in order to answer a net riddle? b.t.g.f.g.o.b. Or...

ChunkyMonkey

Classical Lifts

I wonder how many modern songs have been lifted from classical recordings..for instance Eric Carmen swiped his tune from Rachmaninovs Symphony No:2 Any More?

linda butler

chain length?

Unit of chain length in Britain equal to 75 feet

comloulou

TOTP2

I caught Top of the Pops 2 yesterday and heard a really great song but just missed the band name at the bottom. The video was black and white, it was a guy with a guitar and a bird with a cello I...

peterp121

What is a Sand Boy?

Who or what is a 'Sand Boy' as described in the phrase 'As happy as a Sand Boy'?

Ember

vermin

Snakes eat vermin and therefore have a purpose. Apart from those who like to keep rats and mice do they do any good?

Kit

Behold the power of cheese!

Where on earth does this phrase come from? I've heard it used to describe 70s funky disco and 50s horror B-movies, usually in quotes as if it was an actual quotation. If it is, who said it?

shybearuk

In a fit of pique, she married the Greek

I have a set of lyrics running through my head, and I don't know what they're from, only that I heard them a very long time ago, and they're something like a Fascinating Aida song. They go: 'In a fit...

sft42

Where did it all go so badly wrong?

And maybe more to the point....why?

dodgymanc

The Manics

The opening few seconds on the Manic Street Preachers song, Ocean Spray, has some speech...is it Welsh? And if so, what does it mean?

diane1

George Orwell

I've just watched a very interesting programme about George Orwell tonight (Friday 14th June) on BBC2 and I found it fasinating but i'm curious does anyone know what happened to his son as it was not...

smudge

Shiver Me Timbers!

Where did the saying 'Shiver Me Timbers' originate & what is the meaning? We think it's something to do with Pirates or something Nautical - any answers please?

sft42

AARRGGGHHH!

5 Bleedin' riddle questions and 8 Dale winton questions in the P&P section.....I mean really folks.....If you have access to a computer and can use the internet it must show some level of intelligence...

Jonezy

What is this 42 and the meaning of life thing?

LOOK...What is this 42 thing? and what does it have to do with the meaning of life!!??.... JUST ONE PERSON tell me everything about this 42........PLEASE!!!!!!!

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