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meaning of "rip" and "corrall"

What is the meaning of "rip" and "corrall" in the following sentences? The leadoff hitter for the students ripped the first pitch into the left-field gap, a routine double, but by the time the...

funkyrich

Big Brother society

Are we heading for an orwellian Big Brother state? With more and more surveillance cameras about and a goverment seemingly intent on introducing I D cards whether we like it or not,is this the...

Dom Tuk

� 1 million to murdered Brazilian

Is there a provision in our laws to provide such a compensation to families of victims before the completion of any enquiry/judicial procedings. If the offer was made then is it adding to the already...

Gaynorvj

Searching for ancestors

Hi, I'm trying to find ancestors back from my great grandfather on my mums side. I know his name and he was born in London, but that's about it. How can I trace back further. I've tried...

Immortal298

Elves pregnancy

I'm working on a fantasy novel at the moment and i need some advice. One of my characters, an elf, is pregnant and i'm trying to decide how long the gestation period should be. The...

Romeo

Poison arrow question

South American Indians hunt animals in the Amazon Forest with poison darts and arrows. They then eat the meat of their prey. Why do they not get poisoned? (It's not a joke, I'm serious).

kjc0123

meaning of "draw howls at the punch lines"

What is the meaning of "draw howls at the punch lines" in the following sentence? The sight of Ray prompted the latest round of lawyer jokes, none of which were particularly funny, all of...

kjc0123

meaning of "vitals"

What is the meaning of "vitals" in the following sentences? They were two years old now, Simmons and Ripley, poor children given genderless last names as first names because their mother was an...

lozzzz

relieving myself

In the telegraph today I was reading about the shooting of the Brazillian,according to the officer on surveillance outside his house that morning,he wasnt able to transmit a message or turn on his...

MrJamie18

Am I guilty of anything?

Hi! I need some help. Right, I'm 20...and last week I went the supermarket with my cousin and he brought his 9 year old next door neighbour. Anyway, when we were in the supermarket my tattoo that I...

confusedpink

In Flagrante Delicto

Does anyone know what this means? It is a line in a play and the entire cast is unsure what it means. Any ideas? I hope that I have spelt it right!

lozzzz

swimming

this isnt really a question but I took parker my dog to my mums yesterday and we went to the seaside,my boy can swim..I was so pleased for him,and really chuffed,he's never done it before,he looked...

K99

muck

How can I prevent my dog from rolling in cow and horse muck when I take him out on the local hills. Its very annoying having to put him in the shower after nearly every walk

Dom Tuk

Toureg ad...child left in empty school

Surely a mother who leaves her child in a school for a whole day when the place has been snowed in and there is no one around will be prosecuted. Do they leave schools unlocked?? Or is the car made...

Peter Pedant

Gronant - near Rhyl

Does anyone know why the gronant beach is a SSSI - a site of special scientific interest? OH, and we saw two water spouts almost tubing from the sky - low cloud, a bit windy - and the tubes...

Booldawg

new genus

I'm thinking of creating my own type of animal. I haven't really come up with any designs yet, but I do like marmosets and dromedaries. Are there any DNA/Cloning experts out there who would...

kev100

Cat problem

My son has left a female cat with us whilst he and family are on holiday, after 48 hours cat hasn't eaten a thing at what stage should I get worried?

pelican

animated birds

Which animated bird was 70 in the year 2004

ll_billym

Starlght

If the universe is infinite / wraps around on itself why is the sky at night only pinpricked by stars not completely bright? There must be a star everywhere we look in the sky, even if it is...

kangoolari

Manchester?

I'm planning to go to university in Manchester, but I've heard that it's one of the most dangerous cities in the UK. Is this true? What about Salford? Thanks.

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