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Romeo

Mirabelle Airport

Where (or who) does Mirabelle Airport in Kingston, Jamaica, get its name from?
13:55 Sun 13th Feb 20054 answers, last by Peter Pedant 18:13 Mon 14th Feb 2005
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chubby

National Insurance Number

For family research purposes I need to find my Grandfathers National Insurance number. Does anyone know where I would start to look.
08:43 Sun 13th Feb 20054 answers, last by Linnypops 18:56 Sat 13th Jan 2007
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elizabethg

elizabeth barrett

was elizabeth barrett browning of an african origin? because i thought that the barretts of wimpole street were a white family
15:15 Sat 12th Feb 20052 answers, last by Peter Pedant 18:01 Mon 14th Feb 2005
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jaywhybee

Negative numbers

Is there a simple explanation as to why the product of two minus numbers is a positive number? Presumably -2x-3 is +6; the same as 2x3 is 6? Or am I a total idiot for not understanding the...
14:38 Wed 09th Feb 20057 answers, last by oops!!! 06:43 Thu 10th Feb 2005
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allen

Bee-bee gun?

The Americans call it (I think) a bee-bee gun. What is it in English?
17:05 Tue 08th Feb 200513 answers, last by allen 17:04 Fri 11th Feb 2005
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doghandler

Calling all Latin speakers!

I know nothing about latin except that, "Illigetemi Non Carburundum", means, "Dont let the bas***ds grind you down! This was sent to me at the end of an email. What I want to know is, can...
15:44 Mon 07th Feb 20054 answers, last by jno 02:58 Fri 11th Feb 2005
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fly258

Retching when brushing back teeth

I have just started doing this recently. Iv'e never done it before, so whats going on?
18:51 Mon 07th Feb 20054 answers, last by secretspirit 20:51 Sun 13th Feb 2005
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Birchy

Pope's Illness

Does a Pope have to die in the job, or can he be replaced before this? John Paul II's health will not improve with the workload/travel, so can he "retire"?
08:27 Wed 02nd Feb 20055 answers, last by JohnPPotts 13:36 Mon 14th Feb 2005
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LoungeLizard

Latin for "Beautiful daughter, more beautiful mother"

Please could someone give me the correct Latin expression for the above? It is a highly complimentary thing to say to an older woman if you've already met her daughter. It is something like 'Pulcher...
21:07 Mon 31st Jan 20059 answers, last by LoungeLizard 01:28 Wed 16th Feb 2005
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jc72537

Galilei Galileo Saying

Does anyone have a proper reference for the following phrase "Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so" attributed to Galileo? Thanks a lot
20:32 Tue 01st Feb 20052 answers, last by Marsh 18:44 Thu 03rd Feb 2005
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chin85

Egyptian Grammar

Does anyone know where I can find the english into egyptian translations for the exercises in Gardiners Egyptian Grammar? thanks
18:05 Mon 31st Jan 20054 answers, last by chin85 23:22 Tue 01st Feb 2005
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666

agent orange

what was agent orange, i heard it is something to do with the Vietnam War ?
14:50 Sun 30th Jan 20057 answers, last by thekraut 18:25 Thu 03rd Feb 2005
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MORELLO

Electrocuted?

Can steam carry an electrical current sufficient to do harm? In our bathroom the glass 'globe' part of the ceiling light has broken, and I am in the process of locating another. In the interim however...
14:15 Mon 31st Jan 20056 answers, last by brian5 16:23 Thu 24th Feb 2005
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Beswad

George Formby

What accent does George Formby have?
02:40 Mon 31st Jan 20056 answers, last by galltin 12:05 Fri 04th Feb 2005
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davver

"Monkeys and parrots"

What is the origin (and exact meaning) of this phrase much-beloved by all NCOs?
16:03 Sun 30th Jan 20057 answers, last by Peter Pedant 21:30 Mon 31st Jan 2005
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Diddymand

Faraday's Cage

What is Faraday's cage constructed from and how does it work, particularly with reference to mobile phone signals? Thank you in advance?
12:55 Sun 30th Jan 20052 answers, last by Peter Pedant 21:27 Mon 31st Jan 2005
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smudge

Manslaugher - Man's Laughter.

Manslaughter - Man's Laughter. I noticed this on the pin board of a crime series last night. Are there any other interesting words you can think of that you could change into meaning something else?
09:58 Sat 29th Jan 200519 answers, last by Marsh 10:46 Fri 04th Feb 2005
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spiff

Miranda

What is the origin of this word  in America as in being "read your rights" upon arrest?
09:55 Mon 31st Jan 20052 answers, last by Peter Pedant 21:15 Mon 31st Jan 2005
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pig

Jesus

 what do the letters mean on the cross when he was crucified?
22:37 Thu 27th Jan 20054 answers, last by Peter Pedant 20:04 Sun 30th Jan 2005
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Sauron

Roman Interest Rates

During its decline, interest rates exploded in the complex Roman economy.  They had centuries of borrowing and lending systems. Therefore they had to divide and multiply numbers easily and daily....
05:17 Sun 30th Jan 20053 answers, last by Octavius 14:37 Mon 31st Jan 2005

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