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Scuttle...scuttle!

So Assange has gone to seek refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy, much to the surprise of high-profile suppporters such as Jemima Khan and Vaughan Smith, in whose Norfolk mansion he was 'sheltered' for...
05:39 Wed 20th Jun 20121 answer, last by Quizmonster 05:51 Wed 20th Jun 2012
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DSJ

Same sex marriages

With new laws coming in shortly, will they apply to all faiths & their places of worship? I haven't actually read the fine details yet.
08:53 Tue 12th Jun 201262 answers, last by Johnysid 21:18 Fri 15th Jun 2012
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beso

Leviticus and who gets what

Leviticus goes on and on in the Bible about which individuals and their sons should get what share of the meat. So God thought this worthy of being included in the enduring advice to everyone?? Sounds...
11:56 Mon 04th Jun 201236 answers, last by RATTER15 20:34 Thu 07th Jun 2012
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micmak

Tomorrow is day 4 of 4

I have purposely avoided every minute of it. Even the news is all about the Jubilee. Roll on Wednesday when hopefully we can get the TV and News back to normal. I'm not anti-royal, just anti shoving...
22:27 Mon 04th Jun 201288 answers, last by FredPuli43 20:43 Tue 05th Jun 2012
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TheRtHonSec

BBC perceived pronunciation?

There are lots of accents and dialects in this country, which I think is wonderful. But where did pronunciation like this come from: brarss plark (brass plaque)? Barth (Bath)? And lots of others....
19:33 Sun 03rd Jun 201235 answers, last by DTcrosswordfan 19:34 Sun 10th Jun 2012
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moiflan

Give us the gen

Has anyone else heard of "gen"or "jen" as in "give me the gen"(news/gossip) or where the saying derived from?
22:25 Mon 04th Jun 20128 answers, last by B-HAVE 06:35 Wed 06th Jun 2012
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EvianBaby

Tesco or Tescos

My dad, who is very particular about the correct use of the english language thinks that 'I went to Tescos' is fine. I disagree, there should be no S. Who is correct?...
13:11 Mon 04th Jun 201252 answers, last by woofgang 11:52 Tue 26th Jun 2012
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boxtops

Ruth

Just seen a crossword answer where ruth = pity. How come we hardly ever use the word "ruth", but we frequently say "ruthless"?
23:07 Sun 03rd Jun 201214 answers, last by Sheenamf 07:07 Mon 25th Jun 2012
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Quizmonster

Justice!

I have just returned from holiday, so I may well have missed something, but has no one else noticed that Julian Assange's latest appeal against extradition to Sweden to face sex charges has been...
09:41 Fri 01st Jun 201222 answers, last by ichkeria 08:30 Wed 06th Jun 2012
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FredPuli43

Kk ?

A friend texted Kk. When I asked, she said it was used by her teenage sons in texting to mean 'OK' or 'agreed'. Were they having her on? What does it mean either as KK or Kk ?
01:31 Mon 04th Jun 20129 answers, last by parkdale 11:26 Mon 04th Jun 2012
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d9f1c7

VAT on Pies?

Now that the left have nailed their entire political argument to Pie gate, do you think that every party from now on should have a section in their manifesto on the handling of finance for pies and...
14:27 Fri 01st Jun 201225 answers, last by tonyav 10:06 Sat 02nd Jun 2012
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Gromit

U-Turns, Climb downs, rethinks and the coalition Government

Margaret Thatcher famously said "the Lady is not for turning" yet her refusal to change the poll tax led to her downfall. Earlier this week the Government did a u-Turn on the pasty Tax and...
12:16 Thu 31st May 201249 answers, last by TWR 18:10 Fri 01st Jun 2012
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mrcroft

AZED 2085

25d Overseas volumes, suggesting bill of exchange? (5) BA-DE
16:26 Sun 20th May 20126 answers, last by Quizmonster 06:25 Mon 21st May 2012
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juliainnz

DT Prize 7d rub on the green?

Is 7 d rub on the green?
05:44 Mon 21st May 20122 answers, last by Quizmonster 06:16 Mon 21st May 2012
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Gretnagersh

"Well I'll be Jiggered!"

Does this phrase/saying have racist origins from the 1800's deep south of the usa? Me and a friend was having an in depth conversation about racist terms and we came to "Jigs" which is an...
09:03 Mon 14th May 201218 answers, last by Quizmonster 10:35 Mon 14th May 2012
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bazwillrun

Surprised ?.....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18031209 Theyre buttering us up already So, a fairly mild winter(apart from a couple of weeks) a dip in profits and what do you know, price increases. They reduced...
08:48 Fri 11th May 20124 answers, last by pdq1 10:50 Fri 11th May 2012
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Gromit

Inept Cameron in u-Turn

[i] Labour got it "badly wrong" said the Prime Minister. He was in the House of Commons. It was October 2010. The government had just published its long-awaited Strategic Defence and...
11:24 Thu 10th May 201211 answers, last by Quizmonster 05:39 Fri 11th May 2012
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sir.prize

Today is decision day

. . . or is it? Senior judges at the European Court of Human Rights are due to meet to decide whether radical cleric Abu Qatada can appeal against deportation from the UK. But now I read that that...
07:48 Wed 09th May 20129 answers, last by sir.prize 16:30 Wed 09th May 2012
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mushroom25

Queen's Speech

it has been claimed that following last week's less than satisfactory poll results for the conservatives, the queen's speech has been hastily rewritten to be more "popularist" - whatever...
08:14 Mon 07th May 20125 answers, last by Quizmonster 14:48 Mon 07th May 2012
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Gromit

Lesson for Cameron from Sarkozy defeat

France has rejected a Conservative Austerity Government. A weak economy and rising unemployment just like here has been ditched by the French people. A desperate lurch to court the far right failed...
18:39 Sun 06th May 201282 answers, last by jno 11:06 Mon 07th May 2012

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