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Invisible bruises

Why do I get invisible bruises?I get them round my eyes,mouth and nostrils.Right now,I have one on the left side of my lip.

tonyted

Years ago I used to make jellied eels using a pressure cooker. I cleaned and chopped the eels,just covered them with water and pressure cooked them for...... and that is the bit I have forgotten. How...

missjef

pirates...

after watching the first pirates of the carribbean movie it made me think, why is the pirate symbol always the skull and cross bones? why is that symbol so often associated with pirates. and is there...

Lynn_M

Pounds, Shillings and Pence

How did our pre-1971 monetary system evolve?

hopalong

Epilepsy

last night I had a dream I was having an epilespy fit. I was aware I was having the dream. But the trouble is. I don't know if it was a dream or not. I don't know if I woke up or came round after...

rugeleyboy

how old are you??

we all have a mental image of the person behind the username,but i wonder if any of you are older or younger than what we all think?? i am 35

oharak

what does my surname mean?

What does the surname O'Hara mean?

Booldawg

World cup section

someone has asked who won the germany v argentina game in this section. Is this info so hard to find. It must be on every isp's homepage

devilwoman

name for childrens home

if you had the job of naming a childrens home what would you call it bearing in mind you want a happy welcoming place for sensitive kids with assorted problems and backgrounds.

zipadeedodah

Flies

Why do some flies make a really loud buzzing sound when they're flying about, and some don't make any noise at all? It's not just a size thing, as there are some really noisy annoying little ones...

Roughquest

Flystrike

When I was young my sister and I kept 2 rabbits, they lived to a ripe age but both died of flystrike, which upon finding them one day being half eaten alive by maggots was a very horrfic sight when...

modernlovers

Eye test prescriptions

I have just had two contact lens eye tests only 14 days apart, and my prescription has gone from R -3.75, L -4.00 to R -4.25, L -4.75. I have not been ill and do not suffer from blood pressure or any...

chainfire

Cigarettes

This question just dawned on me last night. When a person lights a cigarette, they then puff it on the opposite side. How does the person get any chemicals when the other side of the cigarette is lit?...

lisalou

Who said this?

1. Whenever I start to think the world is moving too fast, I go to the Post Office 2. I told you a million times don't exaggerate 3. It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it 4.I just...

RAW004

Difference between Kenetic and Automatic?

i recently bought a Seiko Automatic Diving Watch and I was wondering what the differnece is between Automatic and Kentic?

Yorkie580

DFs

I heard a doctor say that they'd given someone some DF's. What are DF's?

leandrews

What's Your Favourite Word?

I know it's not really a phrase or saying, But I'm really interested to know what people's favourite words are, and I'd like to learn some new maybe unusual words too! Mine include: globule,...