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who decided that certain words were not good. who decided that children should not say these certain words. after all. Them beeing "naughty words" is an oppinion. Also, at the end of the day, all they...

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what is a country ruled by two or more foreign powers

christee

I saw a tattoo....

.. which was a Latin phrase: 'Vitam habet quis differens audet' any takers for a translation? I'm wondering if the guy who as wearing it knew what it meant, or actually said, as it...

mindbullets

buying a house.

i'd really like to get on the property ladder ,would now be a good time to get somewhere or would i be better off waiting a bit longer? thanks

Mrs Grandy

Daily Telegraph cryptic

24a More foul-sounding one in uniform (6) R _ _ _ E _ (Ruffer?) 28a Study of fireworks or salad plants? (8) R _ C _ E _ _ _ (Rocketry?) 17d Turning lively (8) S W _ _ _ I _ G 26d Not a jolly type (4)...

Andy008

Prison

What's prison life like these days? I mean proper prison, not YOI, as the general impression I've got, perhaps wrongly, is that it's all a bit of a holiday.

splange

British and muslim?? that is the question

I speak as somebody who has marched on three anti war marches and I can't help but wonder how many of the bomb victims were against the war, probably quite a few, most of the country were. But...

Mat_D

Gyroscopes! Whoa!

How on earth does a childs toy gyroscope balance at nearly 90 degrees to the "eiffel tower" stand that comes with it? Why does gravity not work properly and make it fall? I know that...

natalie_1982

A sandwich short of a picnic

Brick short of a load What other ones are there that mean the same thing?

kopend

plane crashes

has any "klm" plane ever crashed and which airlines were involved in the worst disaster i think they were both 747's on a runway

magicbeatle

2 minute silence?

Did many Muslims take part in the 2 minute silence for the victims of the London bombing?

Doog

Sunburn through window

Can anyone confirm whether or not you can get sunburnt through windows at home or car windscreens. Does double glazed windows make any difference.

Mike Jackson

science

subatomic particles with no electric charge emitted from nuclear fission reaction

bartholomew

could u say if it is ok?

Unlike the basic life equipment, the immediate life support equipment <FONT color=#ff6666>was to be found</FONT> mainly on wards. does this make sense?

Fish the Mod

Is there a Catholic ST George

The local Catholic church and School is named St Georges and mount Carmel. I thought St George was a made up saints by the English- Who was he and is he one of the same

dothawkes

Villette

Somewhere in my late Dad's attic there is a first edition of Villette by Currer Bell that my Grandad found in a box of books he bought as a job lot in a farm sale before the second world war, the farm...

Russ88

Liquid oxygen

In liquid oxygen containers for home breathing assistance: 1. If one leaks a little bit, does using it first make more efficient use of the oxygen? As in opening the valve to allow it...

ferrari

temerature at work

i work in a plastics factory and the temp can reach 35 c on some days we have ceiling mounted fans but the temp still reaches 30 to 35c wat can i do about this?

dk_psy

Losing your stomach

What is that sensation when you 'lose your stomach' when on a rollercoaster or going over a bridge or hill quickly in a car? I know it's negative g-forces causing the sensation, but what actually...

simon67

Sneezing

Is the myth that when u sneeze you are clinacly dead true

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