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OmanYorkie

Lug Holes

If water going down a plug hole in the northern hemisphere goes clockwise, and in the southern hemisphere goes down anticlockwise, is there a place on earth where is goes straight down??
21:23 Fri 01st Oct 201016 answers, last by nightmare 11:05 Tue 05th Oct 2010
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mrs.chappie

Why did they go?

Ed, why did we lose the italics and underline.functions? I've been reading some old posts and we deffo used to have them. I'd like to see them back. [:o) Thanks Ed. x...
13:14 Fri 01st Oct 201016 answers, last by THECORBYLOON 10:55 Sat 02nd Oct 2010
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Aquagility

Hanky-panky

When was hanky-panky first used? C.S.Forester assumes it to have been around in early C19 (The Happy Return).
13:21 Fri 01st Oct 20105 answers, last by heathfield 16:42 Mon 11th Oct 2010
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pinstripe

Why are Jacks in playing cards called Jacks?

Why are there Kings and Queens but not Princes in a pack of playing cards?
11:34 Fri 01st Oct 20104 answers, last by mike11111 14:04 Fri 01st Oct 2010
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R1Geezer

Noo Labour is dead....

Long live......err what? I'm going with Red Labour....... The peoples flag is deepest red.....................
11:18 Thu 30th Sep 201022 answers, last by EDDIE51 21:21 Sat 02nd Oct 2010
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Quizmonster

Tromso

I posted this question in the TV category but got no reply, so I wondered whether anyone here might be able to help. My apologies if it is misplaced. We watched a documentary on Monday called Back...
07:10 Thu 30th Sep 20105 answers, last by Quizmonster 10:58 Thu 30th Sep 2010
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lashley

mephisto 2613

last one i may live in banda,it's for all to see 4 H?TU hutu? but word play ?hastings=h and you too=all? but why see?
19:26 Wed 29th Sep 20102 answers, last by lashley 19:33 Wed 29th Sep 2010
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swedeheart

church shock...!

I'm trying to find the English word for an item that was used in churches in olden days - well, at least over here in Sweden it was, but as I can't find the word in any of my English dictionaries I'm...
16:11 Tue 28th Sep 201016 answers, last by Jude123 15:36 Wed 29th Sep 2010
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joggerjayne

Illiterate, or not ?

This sign was posted on the News as an example of illiteracy. http://news.uk.msn.co...-documentid=152072509 But ... "Parking Bay's Suspended" I wonder ... could that be a correct...
13:21 Tue 28th Sep 20105 answers, last by Quizmonster 15:39 Tue 28th Sep 2010
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newpotato

chicken

why do we say chicken for cowards?
14:27 Tue 28th Sep 20101 answer, last by Quizmonster 15:32 Tue 28th Sep 2010
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lashley

spectator 1982

15a cereal almost a cube 5 ?ILLE must be millet without t but why cube? also can someone point me to the 2 clued entries which must be highlighted-many thanks...
23:41 Mon 27th Sep 20103 answers, last by lashley 17:10 Tue 28th Sep 2010
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R1Geezer

How long in the wilderness now?

Now the Unions and other assorted lefties have put Red Ed in charge. How long before the labour party get back to power? Will Red Ed ever be PM? Is this playing into the hands of the Conservaberals?
09:52 Mon 27th Sep 201020 answers, last by modeller 21:51 Mon 27th Sep 2010
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fredpuli47

Back in the day

'Back in the day' seems to be an American expression. Is it? Or is it an an English expression which became obsolete in Britain? When was it first recorded ?
13:35 Sat 25th Sep 20106 answers, last by PAC1960 17:32 Tue 06th Oct 2020
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Pea Brain

The Cornish Hug

Could anyone tell me if Shakespeare includes the term 'Cornish Hug' in any of his plays? Or if there are any opther references to Cornwall or the Cornish in Shakespeare? I think I have read about such...
18:15 Thu 23rd Sep 20102 answers, last by Pea Brain 08:57 Fri 24th Sep 2010
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Nose Hair

a commer after the word 'and'

Is this ever acceptable? If so when is it acceptable? I remember my English teacher telling us off for this.
06:37 Wed 22nd Sep 201035 answers, last by Berkshirelad 13:14 Thu 30th Sep 2010
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Nose Hair

What is another another word for:

when someone not from the uk speaks like someone who is from the UK
06:17 Wed 22nd Sep 20107 answers, last by bibblebub 09:20 Thu 07th Oct 2010
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Quizmonster

Ink Cartridges

A short time ago, we bought a new Epson printer and just a few days back my partner fitted a (supposedly) "compatible" black ink cartridge. Now any request to print anything gets the...
08:45 Sun 19th Sep 201019 answers, last by Quizmonster 18:39 Mon 20th Sep 2010
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scotman

Nettles

Why is there a word specifically for thrashing with nettles?
22:06 Fri 17th Sep 201011 answers, last by mike11111 22:52 Sun 19th Sep 2010
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237SJ

Parsnips

I`m just about to roast some parsnips which I have cut lengthwise. I`ve always left the harder core bit in but I`ve been told I should remove it. What`s right?
16:23 Sat 18th Sep 201010 answers, last by boxtops 09:20 Sun 19th Sep 2010
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Quizmonster

Taps

As I'm the world's worst handyman, would some kind plumber tell me whether taps, as in bath, sink etc, are universal...ie can they be fitted to ANY such thing? I wouldn't dream of trying to fit new...
07:16 Mon 13th Sep 201020 answers, last by Quizmonster 15:06 Tue 14th Sep 2010

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