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debt how long can a company chase you for?

I have been out of the country for 3 years and i left owing ,a small amount of money to a number of banks. I sold my property and basically lived i Australia for 3 years,i am now living in...

Snappy

Holidays

I didnt know where to put this but its kind of about money so here it is! My boss has told me because we're closing for three days over xmas that i have to use 3 of my holidays for this, is this...

ll_billym

Middle East

Why is (loosly) Persia now Iran, Mesopotamia now Iraq, etc, etc? When / why did this change. Thanks.

fittz2002

overall opinion?

I am a student studying, for my sins, Media. Im researching Fathers 4 Justice and their 'rise to fame'. From what I can gather, the general concensus is that their campaign has been successful. Im...

Shelley22

My grandad helped his niece out 15 years ago because her parents split up. He bought a house and put it in her name on the deeds. He told her it was for a year until she felt secure then they would...

Bonzo 2000

'Twas ever thus

Is this saying credited to a particular writer or character?

Jonesgrl5

US & UK slang differences

How did the UK slang term fag; meaning cigarette, and the US slang term fag, short for faggot; meaning a homosexual male, come to have such different meanings?

PINEWOOD

fences

when you pay to have a fence erected what side of the garden should the boards be facing your side or the neighbours. and can they make you turn them around

sxy_gurl2004

Pericles

How did Pericles die?

icarus

Having sex with mares

Is there any danger of contracting an infection or other health problem for a man having sex with a healthy mare

Bonzo 2000

"Breeds" of people

Biologically speaking, can the different ethnic groups (caucasian, negro, mongol) be regarded as different "breeds" of human being, in the same way as there are different identified breeds of other...

alphastep

volkswagen

what does vorsprung duech tecnick mean? sorry for the spelling

Beckychhatra

language

Wich language has the most native speakers

Scarlets

St George

I read recently that St George the patron saint of England had no affiliation with England, had never been to England and was infact Turkish born. Is that true?

razorback

greek definitions

derived from the greek for `boy`s slave or guide`,which word refers to a pedantic or strict teacher.

Susanann

Charlemagnes northern capital

City and Spa in Germany that was the northern capital of Charlemagnes Empire

On_the_trot

Why can't Scottish people speak Scots Gaelic?

Okay because English is the global language one must be able to speak it fluently but the vast majority of Scottish people cannot even say one word in Scots Gaelic? What seems ironic is that even...