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what color are the bus drivers eyes

you're driving a bus that is leaving on a trip from pennsylvania and ending in New York.to start off with there was 32 passengers on the bus.At the next bus stop 11 people get off and 9 people get on....

missjef

random phrase...

my mother says the phrase "like hellers like" does anyone know where this comes from? many thanks

schmeeges

Fridges or a bit of a swear word?

I am constantly consternated by two local companies. One is called 'Frigrite', the other 'Frigmobile'. Both companies have large, seemingly refrigerated trucks which trundle merrily about town. I...

suzi-q

How to get an 18 yr old to a family event

I have an 18 year old son who lives away during the week (for his job) and comes home weekends. After quite a turbulent time previously, this arrangement seems to be working quite well. My son is...

rebajayne

Dolls House for boys

Hi Im a bit stuck, my 4 year old boys loves to play with the dolls house at nursery, he dosent play familys as such but just likes that fact that it has a dog and a baby in it. So my friend bought him...

redfire432

nits

how to get rid of nits out of the hair and scalp

frangale

headlice!

I have daughters, 8,6,4 & 2. Since eldest went to school have had several cases of headlice, cured by either wet combing or an electronic headlice comb. But, 6 yr old has very curly hair and it is...

kittyxcat

for example.

What does eg actually mean, when used as 'for example'?

Xollob

Linguistics - minimal pair

Apart from "thy" (voiced) and "thigh" (unvoiced), can anyone think of another minimal pair with these two consonants?

Booldawg

where did the chant

oggy oggy oggy, oi oi oi originate from ?

ezapf

What constitutes a swear word?

Why is it that you should not say certain words, but you can say other words with the same meaning?

Doggri

Had had...etc

Anyone else heard that teaser...? "John, where James had had 'had' had had 'had had'. 'Had had' had had the examiners aproval." After years of people trying to explain it to me I...

thai orchid

bird flu??

what is bird flu?

JaseC

Female Equivalent.

Can anybody tell me what the female equivalent of Phallic / Phallus is please? Have annoyed all my friends and collegues with this. Many thanks Regards Jase

steak4me

larger than life

which female said her life was insane and the best way to tell her story is through a musical because she was larger than life

Nummy

Chums and chairbacks

When i was little, and i asked my mum what was for tea (or dinner), she would say "chums and chairbacks". I've never heard this phrase used my anyone else...can anyone help with it...