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The new black

Hi, On a forum somebody suggested a particular hobby was 'the new black'. I am informed this has nothing to do with race, but what is the origin of this? It has been suggested that it relates to Henry...
13:47 Thu 18th Nov 20103 answers, last by heathfield 18:16 Thu 18th Nov 2010
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Investment during hyper inflation

Hi, I am doing some research on the Weimar Republic and variuos sources suggest the situation with hyper inflation made it easier to invest in home grown industries, with the film industry mentioned...
12:22 Fri 08th Oct 20102 answers, last by mike11111 12:32 Fri 08th Oct 2010
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Sat Nav sound problems

Hi, Bought a Tom Tom Start (the cheaper one) a couple of weeks ago. Got it out the box the other day and used it to get to my son's away match. However the voice is really low volume (strain to hear)...
12:47 Mon 20th Sep 20101 answer, last by ladybird49 11:35 Tue 21st Sep 2010
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Origin of sland word 'bled'

My son has started using the word 'bled' as a form of address, which he has picked up from school. We understand however that this is an unpleasant saying with origins in the West Indies. Clearly, we...
12:34 Tue 14th Sep 20106 answers, last by hc4361 12:53 Wed 15th Sep 2010
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70s school boy sayings

Hi, For his course work project, my son has asked us what phrases we used when we were at school - the 1970s in our case. Today, for example, they say sick (meaning good), wicked and other stuff...
12:26 Tue 14th Sep 201015 answers, last by MrZippy123 12:42 Mon 20th Sep 2010
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Recycling corrugated cardboard

Hi, My local authority has issued householders with green boxes for kerbside collection for reycling of paper and cardboard. However, you are not supposed to put corrugated cardboard in the box. I...
12:53 Tue 27th Jul 20104 answers, last by MrZippy123 08:14 Thu 29th Jul 2010
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Recycling corrugated cardboard

12:45 Tue 27th Jul 2010
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disc not inserted

Hi, After a period of about four months, my son attempted to play Football Manager 2008 and Sims 2 on our PC. Both worked fine last time, but now we get a message 'disc not inserted' or 'insert...
13:30 Mon 25th Jan 20101 answer, last by Old_Geezer 13:33 Mon 25th Jan 2010
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John 3:16 Bible reference

Hi, Over the years watching football matches I have noticed members of the crowd with banners with 'John 3:16' written on them. I assume this is a reference to the passage in the Bible, but not sure...
12:51 Tue 19th Jan 20107 answers, last by Buzzie 16:10 Wed 20th Jan 2010
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Cat pawing window

One of our cats has a habit of pawing the floor to ceiling window in our conservatory when he is served his food - his bowl is next to the window. We noticed this in the evenings and thought initially...
13:23 Thu 14th Jan 20105 answers, last by boxtops 09:53 Sat 16th Jan 2010
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BBC Sport 2010

Hi, Does anyone know the music which BBC used with its recent promo on its sports broadcast for 2010. Sounds a bit like the Hives. Thanks....
13:18 Thu 14th Jan 20102 answers, last by westender 50 17:38 Thu 14th Jan 2010
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Whitlow

I recently suffered from an infected finger diagnosed by my doctor as Whitlow, a very common condition. A quick Google search suggests this is a Herpes related infection! I thought that was sexually...
13:41 Fri 18th Dec 200913 answers, last by Sqad 04:47 Sat 19th Dec 2009
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Comedy recommendations

Hi, This may be an unorthodox way to use this site, but anyway, I used to see a lot of live comedy, favouring observational stuff with a surrealist bent (Izzard, Noble, Moran, Hill). However, due to...
12:42 Tue 17th Nov 20093 answers, last by Rev Sermon 22:13 Fri 20th Nov 2009
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Ipod problems

I made the mistake of disconnecting my second generation ipod nano from the USB cable while 'do not disconnect' was displayed. I reconnected to the cable a few hours later, but neither Itunes or my...
12:56 Fri 13th Nov 20098 answers, last by MrZippy123 13:01 Mon 16th Nov 2009
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mastercehef professionals

09:59 Sat 24th Oct 20091 answer, last by pink-kittens 11:08 Sat 24th Oct 2009
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Crackles on vinyl

Hi, What causes crackles and pops on brand new vinyl. I have bought a lot recently as I have just invested in a new turntable and some of it (especially the 180 gram ones oddly) is horribly infested...
17:37 Fri 23rd Oct 20093 answers, last by tamborine 02:47 Sat 24th Oct 2009
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Music from Masterchef Professionals 21 October

Hi, Can anyone tell me what music was used on Masterchef Professionals broadcast on 21 October when the three contestants were striding towards the camera in their whites. Thanks....
12:12 Thu 22nd Oct 20096 answers, last by MrZippy123 16:57 Wed 04th Nov 2009

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