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president mitt...?

Are these Republicans a joke....? President Mitt..or President Newt..don"t even start with President Sanatorium,and the guy with the "Porn Star"monicker,Ron Paul....!? Can"t...

flip_flop

Tube Drivers during the olympics.

Am I missing something here? Am I right in thinking tube drivers are going to be paid more during the olympics, not because of overtime but for doing their normal shifts, just because the olympics are...

heretic666

Clump and fourpenny one

The meaning I will give you a clump is obvious but what is a clump? And back to my childhood in the 60's for the same punitive action ....... I will fetch you a fourpenny one. what from where.?????...

Philtaz

Flashman And The RBS Issue

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16772972 What a crock! These people are virtually government employees so Cameron could put his foot down at any time. Why is he scared of the board? HE should be...

Postdog

OMG a totally clear category!!

Wish I had a word I wanted to ask about

Philtaz

RBS Boss Bonus: Rich Getting Richer

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16751691 As this institution is 83% owned by us how can it be that a virtual government employee get almost a million pounds as a bonus? Bankers got us into this...

santan

a month of sundays

i am doing a quiz where all the answers must contain a day or a month.Am totally stuck on the last one sandy (3,2,4,6,4) any help who'd be greatly appreciated. Thanks....

Vivkins3

Billy-o

In the phrase "run like Billy-o" - who is Billy?

peashaq

Burns

"And there's a hand, my trusty fiere! And gie's a hand o' thine! And we'll tak a right gude-willy waught, For auld lang syne. Happy Burns Night Everyone....

heretic666

I should cocoa

Reused by Supergrass as an album title; I think it was common usage in the RAF in WWII and means NO WAY. Any ideas as to derivation?

Zhukov

This aint much cop

This was a line in a TV Drama,set in WW1.It is still used widely today! What is "much cop",or "cop"?...

cas42

Similes

Can anyone please finish these similes for me. The can be anything (but suitable for an 11 year old). 1) The candyfloss tasted like .......... 2) When I went on the Big Dipper it felt like .........

abstibus

Not wuthering or withering

Can anyone come up with a word, possibly dialect or colloquial, that describes a decrepit, mouldering house? It's something like the words above, but not what I want. It's annoying me - could it be...

Steve.5

Malvinas/Falklands

Who do they belong to, if anybody. Argentina or Britain.? Feel free to elaborate ;...

flip_flop

Scottish Independence

Much has been spoken and written about the rights of the Scottish to hold a referendum and decide whether or not they want to end the 300 year old union, but surely the English (and Welsh and Northern...

Zhukov

a new royal yacht

In a confidential letter to fellow Ministers,obtained by The Guardian,Michael Gove has floated the proposal of presenting the Queen,on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee,with a brand new Royal...

zabado

Court Jesters.

1. Does the saying "pull the other leg, it's got bells on" have anything to do with court jesters .If not where does the saying come from?. 2. When and why did people start to...

EcclesCake

Halogen Ovens

I have no experience of these things but a lot of curiosity as they crop up frequently on AB! I know 'what' they are and I'm pretty sure it's not something I want in my kitchen, I'm simply curious to...

Zeuhl

And some people think reinstating the death sentence is a good idea

Here is another example of why killing people based on police evidence is a very bad idea. <<Diaries that could have helped clear a man convicted of murdering his wife were kept by police for at...

RATTER15

"A" "An" ?

A zebra = correct An Zebra = Wrong A Elephant = correct? An Elephant = correct Im confused as usual :(...

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