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rub elbows

what is the origin of the phrase "rub elbows with someone"?

wind of change

does anyone know what/where the 1st two lines relate to in the song wind of change by the scorpions? "I follow the Moskva, down to Gorky Park......" thanks xXx

lankeela

rap

Can anyone think of a place name where half of the name is RAP - either the first half or the second half? i.e. Brad Ford?

jimbob1

We have an ex council house with, three single brick 'out buildings' we currently use one as a laundry, one still as a toilet(summer time only!!) and another as a shed( tools lawnmower etc...). There...

TopCat1

Building up a shower cubicle?

Hi There Our house is only 4 years old, but we have only lived in it 7 mths. We found the walk in shower cubicle was leaking, so my hubby took away the surrounding tiles, and the frame of the shower...

HAnn521

Isn't it true...?

Hasn't it now been proven that a dog's mouth is actually cleaner than a human's? I know it started as a myth, but I'm pretty sure it has been proven fact...thoughts?

johnlambert

Stone of unction

What is the Stone of Unction? in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher Jerusalem

Impret-Sir

Where did Oxfam get its name?

I can see than 'fam' could come from the word 'famine', but what about the 'Ox' bit? Did the organisation start in Oxford?

donegal

What if Hitler win WW2

What would of happened if Hitler win World War 2

jannyneve

pride and predjudice

hi,ive just seen the film,i enjoyed it but felt the ending could have been better,i heard somewhere that there should be an extra 8 minutes but it was cut for some reason,does anybody know why,and...

kopend

george formby

did george formby have a siamese brother, who was the size of a melon with one arm.

dilan77

BBC serual from 1987

Hi there I'm looking for a BBC mini-series from 1987. It was about 5 episodes and was on Thurs nights I think, weekly. The opening episode involved a riot outside a chemical company, named Dinslow...

tucho58

Was Cleopatra and Cesarion in Rome when Caesar was stabbed to death?

if Cleopatra was in Rome at the time of Caesar's stabbing,was her presence a factor in the deed?

Stu in USA

US Presidents

George Washington was not the first President of the US, there were a few short term Presidents before him, but how many?

Sagaman

King Mat(t)hias

King Mat(t)hias was the one and only king of where? - Real - NOT fictional

zipadeedodah

Tobacco Advertising

Does anyone know what the current laws are regarding tobacco advertising? Is it totally banned now? Thanks

kepla

Christmas nativity scene.

I'm making a model Christmas nativity scene for display over the yuletide season. You know the sort of thing - statues of three shepehrds and three wise men, Mary and Joseph plus baby on hay in a...