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Word puzzle

What do the following words have in common?: Custard; Carrot; Culture; Foot; Luck; Sandpaper. Suggest another word to add to the list. This was a puzzle mentioned on the radio the other day. ...
09:11 Mon 21st Mar 20058 answers, last by SteveD 16:46 Mon 21st Mar 2005
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Speedometer

How does a speedometer work?  What is the mechanism it uses to convert the continuous uni-directional rotation of the cable to a bi-directional movement of the needle as the vehicle accelerates...
15:21 Fri 11th Mar 20053 answers, last by john91 14:11 Sat 12th Mar 2005
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Shipping Forecast

Why do the BBC broadcast the Shipping Forecast on Radio 4 Long Wave? Do mariners on the high seas tune in to "You & Yours" and "Woman's Hour" to find out whether there are going to be gales in the...
12:50 Thu 10th Mar 20052 answers, last by rja211077 13:43 Thu 10th Mar 2005
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Squadron Leader

What would be the Army rank equivalent of Squadron Leader?
20:33 Thu 03rd Feb 20051 answer, last by lodekka 21:43 Thu 03rd Feb 2005
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Shoulder of Mutton Inn, Brough, Westmorland

I am researching my family history and have come across a James Atkinson who, in 1881, was Innkeeper at the Shoulder of Mutton Inn in Brough, Westmorland. Does anyone know if the Shoulder of Mutton...
14:15 Fri 28th Jan 20059 answers, last by In A Pickle 13:30 Wed 02nd Feb 2005
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Hedgehog

I just looked out of the kitchen window and saw a hedgehog walking across the garden.  I thought they should be hibernating at this time of year or do they wake up on occasion?  I gave it...
11:00 Fri 28th Jan 200513 answers, last by Mynx 15:53 Fri 04th Feb 2005
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New look

Well done to all concerned for the new look!  Now that the Topics are in bold I'm getting to like it.  However, I'm not too sure about the combination of red and orange; maybe as woofgang...
20:41 Sat 22nd Jan 2005
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Gillette Mach III

Obviously it will depend on facial characteristics and beard hair type, but how many shaves should you expect to get out of  a Gillette Mach III razor blade (no beard)?
07:30 Wed 19th Jan 200511 answers, last by THE TEA BOY 00:41 Sat 22nd Jan 2005
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Latin translation

Could someone please translate this Latin motto:   Industria didat
15:32 Fri 07th Jan 20055 answers, last by SteveD 17:14 Fri 07th Jan 2005
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Coat of Arms

Does anybody know of a UK web site where I could research an existing coat of arms?  (Not a company offering to design spurious family crests).   Photo here:  ...
13:52 Fri 07th Jan 20055 answers, last by SteveD 07:11 Sat 08th Jan 2005
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Gower Peninsula

Can anyone recommend a small B&B (maximum character, charm, quality + location) on the Gower Peninsula for one night only (unfortunately) in June 2005?
07:17 Fri 31st Dec 20043 answers, last by SteveD 08:53 Thu 03rd Mar 2005
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"Surprise" visit to Iraq

Tony Blair has just made a "surprise" visit to Iraq.  I imagine that procedures are already in place to allow such a visit to take place with the minimum of formalities.   However,...
07:48 Wed 22nd Dec 20044 answers, last by Hippy 10:20 Thu 23rd Dec 2004
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I now have this problem

I have this problem today (17/12) but it was OK yesterday:   http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/AB-Suggestions/ Question84148.html
07:30 Fri 17th Dec 20042 answers, last by AB Editor 14:45 Fri 17th Dec 2004
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Text colour

Has the colour function been blocked?   In my question "Category re-naming" below I set the quotation to Italic, blue but it appears as black.
16:57 Wed 15th Dec 20044 answers, last by IndieSinger 19:13 Thu 16th Dec 2004
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Category re-naming

This is from the "News" category page:   We have also renamed Internet & Technology to Internet & Computing to remove confusion   It hasn't changed yet!
16:54 Wed 15th Dec 20047 answers, last by Kerplunk 13:12 Thu 16th Dec 2004
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AB Improvements

The following is from the Home Page. Thanks to the Ed and team:   Changes To AnswerBankImprovements have been made to the rich text editor and the text area used by browsers that can't display...
10:09 Tue 14th Dec 20046 answers, last by Lindy Loo 04:07 Thu 16th Dec 2004
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Digital films at the cinema

I have seen two films recently, The Incredibles and Bridget Jones 2.  Both were very good, but "The Incredibles" was the digital version and the picture quality was excellent.  Bridget Jones...
08:03 Mon 06th Dec 2004
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Banning

Is the unbanned Alka-Seltzer/Seagull question in Animals and Nature a "genuine question" likely to "receive helpful answers and....to provide a forum for debate on issues of general interest"?...
16:08 Fri 03rd Dec 20041 answer, last by KittyGlitter 23:21 Fri 03rd Dec 2004
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BBC 1 ident

In the series of short "red" films between BBC 1 programmes (dancers, tai-chi, skate-boarders etc), there is one showing acrobats twisting down ropes.  Does anybody know in which building that...
08:19 Tue 30th Nov 20041 answer, last by jenstar 09:04 Tue 30th Nov 2004
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Shop opening times

In the UK (England to be precise), which shops will be open on Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th December this year?   In particular, I'm thinking of Tesco and/or Asda and W H Smith.  
07:43 Mon 29th Nov 200410 answers, last by GrannyP 16:30 Sun 26th Dec 2004

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