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jimbhoy1888

Latin Translation Please

per ardua per mare per terram
17:40 Sun 23rd Jan 20055 answers, last by Famous5 15:41 Fri 28th Jan 2005
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trish1234567

What is a "chav"?

Can anyone tell me the origin of "chav". trish1234567
19:18 Sun 23rd Jan 20059 answers, last by LordyGeordie 18:16 Tue 25th Jan 2005
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ATB_roo

Italy Tsunami

Apparently Italy it at risk from a tsunami, does any one know why?
19:41 Sun 23rd Jan 20052 answers, last by Peter Pedant 23:22 Sun 23rd Jan 2005
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Epiphany

It happened today in history

Anyone know a a good website which contains information about events which occurred on the same days in history? Those that I have found are American in origin - I'd prefer a site which didn't tell me...
15:23 Sun 23rd Jan 20055 answers, last by Epiphany 19:02 Mon 24th Jan 2005
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flashpig

military postal service

What was the abbreviation that endorsed a letter from a service posting, and didn/t require a stamp?
15:49 Sun 23rd Jan 20057 answers, last by KebabMeister 21:59 Tue 25th Jan 2005
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elizabethw

trimalchio dinner

Trimalchio served a dinner which included a while hog whose guts had been replaced by sausages.  what was this dish called?
14:48 Sat 15th Jan 20052 answers, last by Peter Pedant 23:42 Fri 21st Jan 2005
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Elly

The Commander

Did anyone see the 2nd part of The Commander last night? Who killed Graham Warner? Did Blake go down? Key points would be hugely appreciated. Due to a power cut I only got the first minute!!:(
18:23 Wed 19th Jan 20054 answers, last by Peter Pedant 23:24 Fri 21st Jan 2005
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Dom Tuk

Screeching sound on eastenders

On Eastenders whenever there is a scene showing a character out at night on Albert Square they play either a train or a sound that can be best described as a woman screeching as she is being...
21:54 Fri 21st Jan 20053 answers, last by tryabitharda 00:40 Sun 23rd Jan 2005
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portugeezer

dress cocktail

What are men supposed to wear if the invitation says 'Dress: cocktail'?
14:42 Fri 14th Jan 20056 answers, last by Peter Pedant 23:09 Fri 21st Jan 2005
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kjc0123

the meaning of "stowaway" and "kind of capacity"

What is the meaning of "stowaway" and "kind of capacity" in the following sentences? "A terrorist could infiltrate a member of the crew. A terrorist could come on board a vessel in a stowaway kind of...
14:13 Thu 20th Jan 20054 answers, last by Peter Pedant 22:53 Fri 21st Jan 2005
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Colinsin29

City of women

Which is the best city in England to be outnumbered by beautiful, young & easy going women?
14:02 Thu 20th Jan 200514 answers, last by fairy! 09:56 Tue 25th Jan 2005
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thekraut

another 5 year old question

Please help me with this one: Why does the hole in a metal ring gets bigger if you heat up the material, even though the metal expands? I know that it does but can not explain it to my 5 year old...
15:48 Fri 21st Jan 200510 answers, last by Bert 00:22 Wed 02nd Feb 2005
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Carlos26

antacid?

hello, I was wondering if anyone could differentiate an antacid and an alkaline because as far as I can see, there's no alkalinic substances in an antacid and can't see how it would be able to...
19:02 Fri 21st Jan 20052 answers, last by incitatus 09:41 Wed 26th Jan 2005
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kjc0123

the meaning of "best be"

What is the meaning of "best be" in the following sentences? Crews are watched for any signs of suspicious behavior. The sea marshals make sure the ship stays its course.And that course best be far...
14:15 Thu 20th Jan 20053 answers, last by Peter Pedant 22:13 Fri 21st Jan 2005
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kjc0123

the meaning of "lock down"

What is the meaning of "lock down" in the following sentences? "All hands on the bridge are going to go ahead and get on their knees except for the essential personnel. We're going to lock down the...
14:16 Thu 20th Jan 20052 answers, last by Peter Pedant 22:05 Fri 21st Jan 2005
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dave_c

The People of Turkey

How would you class a Turkish person? Since their boundaries lie in two continents, alot of their people are of an arab appearance but many of their people are of a Caucasian appearance. In...
11:24 Thu 20th Jan 200510 answers, last by simena 14:38 Sun 06th Mar 2005
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doyleboy

dinosaurs

What killed the dinosaurs
07:12 Fri 21st Jan 20058 answers, last by ll_billym 00:28 Tue 25th Jan 2005
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Peter Pedant

kjc 0123

Kay- jay please go on asking your questions, I rather miss them    
22:17 Mon 08th Nov 20043 answers, last by Peter Pedant 21:44 Wed 19th Jan 2005
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stanwilcock

Stories & Fables

What are the main differences between a basic story and a fable with an example of using honesty as a moral. Thanks.
11:45 Sun 16th Jan 20052 answers, last by Peter Pedant 21:06 Sun 16th Jan 2005
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Oneeyedvic

Male / Female words

Don't really know how to say this so will give examples: Male word - Actor - female Actress. with most words, you add something to make it female.   Apart from Widow, are thre any female words? -...
22:46 Wed 12th Jan 200511 answers, last by Dusky 00:10 Wed 19th Jan 2005

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