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salt of the earth

correct wording of "The salt of the earth"

where oranges named cos of thier colour (which seems a bit of a cop out really by thier discoverer " UHMMMM , what shall i call this sweet tasting , fleshy , tropical orange coloured fruit ive just...

scottmgrace

fall colors

why do leaves change color?

Peter Pedant

Four kings in England

Whch year was it, that the King of England was able to dine with three other kings, basically because he had got them locked in the tower? One i thought was a King of France and the other the King of...

Octavius

Pension Scheme

I am 33 in f/t employment but I don't have a pension. My company (a plc) has a company pension but it is reported as being very poor. To have an income of ?10,000 per year in 32...

kezyaminx

income tax

do i pay income tax when im on half pay at work as i am signed off if i do can u tell me if it is less than normal

miaashleyrhy

when my sister wants to sell the house

my sister and i own a house ,i live in the house pay the mortage but how do i stand money wise .i said to her i will give her a third and i would have two thirds but she says she wants half.the...

Marjorie

A Dutch bill

ezapf

Samuel Pepys

Extension of previous thread. Now I know what category he belongs in and how to spell his name, but am I to understand that he is famous for his diary or for being the Chief Naval Administrator?...

ezapf

Did I spell that wrong? Samuel Peepes

Or is it Peeps? I had a Latin teacher who said this name will pop up in the original Trivial Pursuit game. I never saw it.

Peter Pedant

Battle

Which battle was it, where an English force commanded by a Frenchman beat a French force commanded by an Englishman? I reckoned it had to be early eighteen th century, because the French force could...

stacybecks

arabic translation

What does May-fah-hem-tiksh mean in english?

McCune76

Prescription and Dental Charges

I have been advised that even though myself and my partner combined earn too much for income tax credits, but that my wages are low enough (12,000pa before tax)to be able to get help with prescription...

happysaurus

liquidation timescale

the company i worked for has gone into liquidation what are the chances of me receiving wages and notice owed from the recievers and on what sort of timescale? in what order is the money shared out ie...

wendyeddie

cheques

my father wrote me a cheque but will be dead befor the cheque has cleared will i still get the money

shoppinggirl

Philosophers

What did the greek philosophers do in Greece

mhammond

murder of great britain king

was there a king of great britain that was murdered by his wife?

mrmahmed

Hamlet

What is the significance of Polonius' advice to Laertes in "Hamlet"?

WaldoMcFroog

What is the nationality of someone from Luxembourg?

The language is (it says here) Luxembourgish. An individual is a Luxembourger... But does it therefore follow that the nationality of a Luxembourger is Luxembourgish? It seems like a...