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marval

Big People Words

A group of young children were trying to become accustomed to the first grade. The biggest hurdle they faced was that the teacher insisted on no baby talk. "You need to use 'big people' words," she...
22:36 Fri 24th Apr 20094 answers, last by marval 12:28 Wed 29th Apr 2009
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marval

More training needed

A man called Charlie is thrown out of his home, and decides that he needs to get a job in the world. He didn't have a lot of experience, so he thought it would be a good idea to get a job in a...
13:21 Sun 26th Apr 20093 answers, last by vaishali 10:29 Thu 24th Nov 2011
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chrisrob

Useful metric conversions

* 1 million microphones = 1 megaphone * 2000 mockingbirds = two kilomockingbirds * 10 cards = 1 decacards * 1 millionth of a fish = 1 microfiche * 1 trillion pins = 1 terrapin * 10 rations = 1...
09:06 Wed 22nd Apr 20095 answers, last by nightmare 12:38 Thu 23rd Apr 2009
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Bert

Complimentary

I wonder how the word "compliment", meaning praise, developed into "complimentary" meaning something given for no charge.
01:36 Tue 21st Apr 20095 answers, last by jno 00:11 Tue 28th Apr 2009
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belljohn

jobs and occupations

1. an australian who expects to be taken seriously 2. mark my words - he used to be a collier 3. he looks after late arrivals 4. he prepares the framework for the execution 5. dismiss with dishonour...
12:43 Wed 15th Apr 20094 answers, last by johnalex 15:01 Wed 15th Apr 2009
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froo

Who or what am I?

I'm warm blooded and in if my brain was the same size as my eye I might be more intelligent. What or who am I?
09:28 Wed 08th Apr 20094 answers, last by nightmare 12:37 Thu 09th Apr 2009
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sussexman

Daily Mail 09/04/09

7d Trainer whipped his pony? It's not normal (6) *H*S** & 14a Change in Scandinavia's mineral (3) **E (The final letter of 7d should match the first letter of 14a).
12:26 Thu 09th Apr 20091 answer, last by nightmare 12:33 Thu 09th Apr 2009
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janzman

Army reunion...

In1975 General Farquarson-Bullworthy-Smythe arrives at his London Club His car draws up and a liveried doorman opens the door. I recognise you werent you a sergeant in the desert with me in '43?says...
21:32 Tue 07th Apr 20099 answers, last by nightmare 12:25 Thu 09th Apr 2009
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chrisrob

For art's sake!

Recently a guy in Paris nearly got away with stealing several paintings from the Louvre. However, after planning the crime, getting in and out past security, he was captured only 2 blocks away when...
09:22 Thu 09th Apr 20097 answers, last by no-knowledge 17:02 Fri 10th Apr 2009
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chrisrob

Music anyone?

A director is screen testing Sylvestor Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger for a new film about classic composers. Not having figured out who to give which part to, he asks Sly who he would like to be....
09:45 Wed 08th Apr 20094 answers, last by squarebear 15:20 Wed 08th Apr 2009
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McMouse

Caesar and Brutus are having a pint.

Before he goes to get another round in Brutus reminds Caesar not to touch his dry roasted peanuts. When he gets back to their table Brutus notices that Caesar is chewing. Brutus is enraged and stabs...
11:51 Wed 08th Apr 20092 answers, last by nightmare 12:48 Wed 08th Apr 2009
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didappointed

politeness

When I was at school we were always told to be polite in both behaviour and speech. Why do most people always mention themselves first like in : me and husband, me and so and so. It sounds a lot nicer...
11:06 Sun 29th Mar 200911 answers, last by sophie_1003 15:36 Wed 06th May 2009
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chrisrob

News from the wire:

An accumulator is feeling run down. It's quite shocking really: he used to be a bright spark until the powers that be charged him with battery and put him in a cell, despite putting up resistance. But...
09:43 Mon 30th Mar 20097 answers, last by chrisrob 09:00 Wed 01st Apr 2009
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anjunagirl

Staff Meeting Out of Hours

I've been "invited" to attend a departmental staff meeting later today, at 6pm to 9pm. I work night shift hours (11pm-8am), three days a week but today's meeting is on one of my days off. Am I within...
10:12 Wed 25th Mar 200911 answers, last by bass-chef 13:44 Sat 04th Feb 2012
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stevie2f2f

Where do they stand?

My partners employer has announced the other day that they are taking a completely different approach to recording sickness and dealing with sickness absence. What they plan to do is from the start of...
09:34 Thu 26th Mar 20094 answers, last by saxy_jag 22:00 Sun 29th Mar 2009
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gina32

driving test

how many attempts did it take you to pass and what did you fail on?
10:49 Wed 25th Mar 200937 answers, last by joko 14:30 Wed 25th Mar 2009
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YoKatHere

Politics

Where did we get the word Politics? I know that a lot of the english language originated from latin, so with that in mind, I was thinking that the word "politics" was accuratly...
17:28 Thu 19th Mar 20095 answers, last by webbo3 16:53 Sat 21st Mar 2009
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danielleluv4

Tutoring Business needs catchy pharse

I'm starting my own elementary tutoing business and need a catchy phrase.
18:57 Wed 18th Mar 20092 answers, last by Lil O'lady 19:36 Thu 19th Mar 2009
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etbombhead

Phrase Translation

Does anyone know what the phrase "Lavator Amphorum" means? I have looked on the web but cannot find anything other than pictures of men wearing an apron the same as mine. Thanks in advance.
11:57 Wed 18th Mar 20097 answers, last by nightmare 12:26 Thu 19th Mar 2009
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chrisrob

Feeling unwell

a man went to an alternative therapist who gave him a length of thin leather. "Chew an inch of this a day," he was told. A month later, the leather string was finished and the man still didn't feel...
10:11 Mon 09th Mar 20092 answers, last by chrisrob 12:53 Wed 11th Mar 2009

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