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English writer abroad

Anyone know an English writer whose reaction to a foreign city's novelty was aching eyesand giddy head, as strange and striking things came swarming before him?
15:35 Tue 20th Dec 20051 answer, last by mayfield99 00:26 Sat 24th Dec 2005
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Sunday Times travelquiz appeal

Is anyone interested in a joint effort to complete this - ie today's, Sunday Times travel quiz? available in hard copy or in times online. times
18:17 Sun 18th Dec 200510 answers, last by Postumus 15:29 Tue 20th Dec 2005
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clever quote

Who said my (or the human) mind is an insult to my (our) intelligence?
10:51 Sat 22nd Oct 20051 answer, last by Piper-AK 14:44 Sat 22nd Oct 2005
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Etymology and links

Are English stuff, German stupsen, Dutch stoot, Latin stupro, and Yiddish shtup all cognate and related to an IndoEuropean common ancestor?
15:36 Fri 14th Oct 20053 answers, last by Postumus 17:16 Sat 15th Oct 2005
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Up to the minute

What I meant was how do you go directly to, say, question 2whatever95, ie not by 20's?
23:01 Sat 24th Sep 20051 answer, last by jno 22:49 Sun 25th Sep 2005
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Scrolling forward

Can you fix it so one can go the most recent questions and answers rather than limping through?
14:10 Fri 16th Sep 20054 answers, last by mycatis 11:15 Sat 17th Sep 2005
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SundayTimes/Faber quiz

Great brainstrust, a joy to discover. Could Statues 4 be David Divine Boy on a Dolphin?  Balkan Sobranie - in de Bernieres' Birds without Wings there's a lot of smoking of Latakia tobacco rollups...
21:33 Mon 12th Sep 20051 answer, last by patrickwhite 21:46 Mon 12th Sep 2005

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