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Red Sea

I was wondering how the Red Sea got its name. Is it really red?

any good suggestions for a party theme? It's me and my husband's joint "forty and a half"th birthday in the summer and we want to throw a family party. I've heard of things like "something begining...

happytohelp

promiscuity

hey guys im needing some oppionions here. i am oding research for a theatre piece and dneed some thoughts on sexual promiscuity, i know many think it is harmless but others do not find it appropriate-...

tinromy

help! childrens birthday cake, urgent

does anyone know where i can get a boo! birthday cake from as in the c beebies programme can u find boo! or know of anyone in the suffolk area that makes character cakes? my daughters birthday next...

teamcool

Alcohol!

Can anyone explain to me how (for example) a 330ml bottle of lager contains 5% alcohol and a 1litre bottle of the same brand lager contains the same amount of alcohol. I sort of understand it but not...

angie34

How to fit a fan belt

I have a ford fiesta 1.1 automatic.Reg-H.. I need to fit a fan belt.How?

Dom Tuk

Charity work and money spinning

Is anyone disgusted by the money that so called charity workers make. Look at Cherie. Getting ?100k for an all expenses paid lecture tour to Australia to raise money for charity and the...

Wispy68

Let's See If We Can't?

Why do people say, 'Let's see if we can't sort this out', (as opposed to, 'Let's see if we can...?') It really gets on my nerves!

In A Pickle

Mother's Expression!

My Mother used to say"Well,time flies,as the monkey said when he threw the clock out of the window" Does anybody know this one?or indedd have even stranger expressions? Thanks.

jaywhybee

Negative numbers

Is there a simple explanation as to why the product of two minus numbers is a positive number? Presumably -2x-3 is +6; the same as 2x3 is 6? Or am I a total idiot for not understanding the...

josieann

central heating

CAN ANYONE ADVICE PLEASE My central heating pilot light went out I called an engineer who said that the condensor had gone he replaced this but then found the pilot light still would not...

kev100

tough riddle

My garment is darkish. Bright decorations, red and radiant, I have on my raiment. I mislead the stupid and stimulate the foolish toward unwise ways. Others I restrain from profitable paths. But I know...

natalie_1982

Sneezing again....

After reading the question and responses to the sneezing/ bright light dilemma I thought I'd see if anyone could help with my sneezing quandary. When I pluck my eyebrows, specifically the bit...

mr. piper

disney trickery?

after seeing the Q. from CHILLUM, entitled"BIG MOON RISING". I was reminded of a short film i once saw with Walt Disney himself describing a technique his animators used to compensate for the aparent...

janetweiss

petrol smell

I have a fiat punto, sx60 , R Reg, and just lately when I am driving the smell of petrol is over powering,it's not exhaust fumes ,it is an actual petrol smell. I have...

diddy

Petrol Stations

In my local Sainsbury's petrol station yesterday they refused to allow me to pull the hose over to the opposite side of my car because apparantly this is illegal - I have been doing this for years...

davesprayer

radio code

battery failed so lost radio transmission need a code to work radio does anybody know where i can obtain thanks dave

gontofe

waxing for boys

Hello all, I was wondering if there were any salons in Leeds where a man can get his eyebrows shaped? Thanks.

Shelle

Weighing scales

Does anyone know to check if a scale is accurate? I have two scales in the house, with one bought recently at christmas. They are both digital, same brand, and the only difference is the...

spiff

What is a fetish?

Romeo's question got me thinking. What exactly is a fetish? I know the dictionary definition, but is what we refer to as a fetish more socially based? Any thoughts?

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