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'i Smell A Rat.'

A phrase that has found its way into common usage, but what does a rat smell like? Has it an unique pong?

http://news.sky.com/story/1048399/ifs-osborne-will-have-to-borrow-more I have a couple of suggestions that WILL HELP, not may but will help, you reduce your borrowing. 1: Stop giving/wasting billions...

DocSausage

Looking For A Word That Means "government By Doctors"

Pretty much as the title says, I thought it was something like eratocracy but I can't find it in the dictionary Thanks in advance...

takposman

Researching Origin Of A Saying Or Quote:

Does anyone know who said: "A Christian is a person who repents on Sunday, what the did on Saturday, and what they will do on Monday." ? I remember this as being said by Rudyard Kipling, but I went to...

maggiebee

Thanks Due

Although I don't subscribe to any newspaper, through the good services of AOG I feel I can read most of the Daily Mail on here every day. Thanks AOG, keep up the great service.

youngmafbog

So Now We Know Labour Dont Trust The People

Is David trying to shaft Ed or is he for real? http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/politics/4769690/David-Miliband-blamed-for-Ed-vetoing-EU-referendum.html...

DangerUXD

Semantics Or Valid Observation?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-21245701...

BayBoy1

Bojo

What the hell is that clown BORIS ,DOING IN DAVOS. Thought he was the clown mayor of London , not an MP ???

Gizmonster

Where Does The Sayng, "that Describes You Down To A T" Come From ??

Where does the saying, "that describes you down to a T" come from and what does the "T" actually refer to ??...

quinie

Tennis

Well done ,Andy!

Gromit

Triple Dip - It's The Economy, Stupid

Dave's vision before the election, from the Conservative Manifesto. // But the real prize for britain is to create a new economic model, one founded on investment and savings not borrowing and debt....

Gromit

Time For Plan B Says Imf

// George Osborne should curb Britain’s austerity plan within months, the International Monetary Fund warned today. The Chancellor was told the economy still ‘looks bad’ and the Budget in March...

Clanad

For Lack Of A Better Topic Section:

For any of you that may have lingered with your mouse hovered over The Answer Bank logo (far upper left of the screen) you have probably seen the opening line of Burn's [i]Address to a Haggis[i] pop...

Steve.5

Good Old English Double Standards

Unfortunately a Brit gets killed in the current event in Algeria & the Home Sec calls it cold blooded murder. A policeman puts 8 rounds into an innocent Brazilian & the home Sec called it an...

twiggy55

And He Speaks So Highly Of You

Does anyone know where/when this phrase was first used? Diane...

New Judge

What Now Of Mr Cameron's Assurances?

In December sp1814 posed a question on gay marriage: http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1196737-2.html Essentially I argued that the Mr Cameron’s assurance that the C of E would be...

anotheoldgit

Are Foreign Players Holding Up Our Chances In International Football?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2262629/Sepp-Blatter-England-win-World-Cup-unless-influx-foreign-players-brought-control.html...

mrs_overall

Todays Word Challenge

The challenge is to use the words "lobster" and "hyacinth" in the same sentence when talking to someone today. I look forward to your answers!...

FredPuli43

Human Resources

When did personnel departments become 'human resources' ? I'm sure we didn't have 'human resources' in my young days (or anti-human resources mines, either),