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Rationing in cafes 1952

In 1952, when wartime rationing was still in force in the UK, what were greasy spoon cafes serving, when you could only have one egg per week and bacon, ham etc was limited to 100g each per week?

Stav's Back

Adam & Eve part 2

Further to the question about Evolution vs Adam & Eve in the Internet & Technology section (Dont asdk me why). Would I be correct in assuming that for Adam & Eve to have been the sole people who...

mother25

Song title needed

Does anyone know where these words come from please? 'A gal is a thing a man's gotta have, that we can well believe' I've googled everything I can think of but no luck so far. Thanks.

mother25

Can anyone help with a good website relating to Flymo and its inventor please? I know his name is Karl something-or-other, but need to find out more about him. This is for a quiz so any help will be...

chimpy

mortgage advice

does anyone know if you can apply for a mortgage if you have defaulted in 1996...i.e..gave the keys back due to negative equity...the building society were paid out with a mortgage indemnity...is...

mother25

FA Cup Final

I am sure this question has been asked before, but I can't find it and I can't remember the answer. Who is the youngest footballer ever to have played in the FA Cup Final? I thought it might be...

danielwilson

jury sevice

what excuse gets me out of jury service

Hellion

User Names

I'm very intrigued by the sources of peoples user names. they are a new form of name giving such as house names and boat names and CB 'handles'. Also the fact they obviously having meaning to the...