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60s 70s Public Information Films - Dental Hygiene

Does anyone remember those animated public information films from the late 60s early 70s on dental hygiene? It involved a gang of little monsters armed with picks and hammers chipping away at your...
15:36 Mon 01st Mar 20108 answers, last by purpple 00:37 Fri 15th Feb 2019
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G&Ts

What is the correct plural form of "gin and tonic"? I read "gins and tonics" today and it just doesn't look right. I suspect "two gins and tonic" is the correct form (cf. mothers-in-law), but "two gin...
10:37 Thu 21st Sep 20067 answers, last by caiw 07:59 Wed 04th Jan 2012
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Google Earth Version 4 Beta - Phenomenal tool

Are the images we see on Google Earth the best possible, or are there technical/legal/military reasons for keeping the resolution below what is theoretically achievable?
00:27 Sat 17th Jun 200611 answers, last by Homer55 13:35 Mon 19th Jun 2006
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Power, Money, or Both?

Assuming, for agument's sake, that Ms Temple didn't give the deputy prime minister a good nuzzling on the basis of his debonair charm and good looks, what is it exactly that women find irresistable...
13:14 Thu 27th Apr 20063 answers, last by laurence2 18:48 Thu 27th Apr 2006
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Bruce and Sheila

Do Australians still call their children Bruce and Sheila?
22:06 Tue 04th Apr 200615 answers, last by nedflanders 16:23 Fri 07th Apr 2006
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Internationalization aka i18n

In computing, internationalization is often abbreviated to i18n, where "18" indicates the number of letters missing betwen "i" and "n". Is there a name for this linguistic device?
16:07 Fri 20th Jan 200613 answers, last by Quizmonster 07:00 Mon 23rd Jan 2006
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Eurostar from Waterloo

Is it possible to turn up at Waterloo and buy a Eurostar ticket for the next train to Brussels, or do tickets have to be booked in advance?
02:04 Mon 26th Dec 20053 answers, last by Xollob 09:26 Fri 30th Dec 2005
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Aluminium Foil and Acidic Food

I braised some oxtail at the weekend, with ingredients that included red wine and vinegar, and left it in the oven overnight covered with aluminium foil. Next morning the foil, to my horror, was...
12:17 Mon 28th Nov 20056 answers, last by Xollob 09:12 Wed 30th Nov 2005
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Wallace and Gromit - Why Philip?

Watched the latest Wallace and Gromit at the weekend - cracking stuff, can't recommend it enough. Question: Does anyone know why villainous Victor Quartermaine's dog is called Philip?
09:25 Mon 17th Oct 2005
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Linguistics - minimal pair

Apart from "thy" (voiced) and "thigh" (unvoiced), can anyone think of another minimal pair with these two consonants?
15:57 Wed 12th Oct 200510 answers, last by schmeeges 16:21 Fri 04th Nov 2005
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And may all your doughnuts look like Fanny's

Urban legend, or did Johnny Craddock and/or David Coleman really say this?
10:35 Fri 02nd Sep 20054 answers, last by 10ClarionSt 18:54 Fri 02nd Sep 2005
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Christmas Fayre

Yesterday (August 25) I spotted the first stacks of Christmas goodies (marzipan stollen and gingerbread) in my local supermarket (Germany). Is this a world record?
07:40 Fri 26th Aug 20059 answers, last by Kay 15:44 Sun 28th Aug 2005
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Eighty-six (vtr.)

Came across the verb "eighty-six" today. Webster provides a definition and a tentative etymology; yourDictionary.com has a similar definition but different etymology. Can anyone perhaps shed more...
13:21 Wed 10th Aug 20051 answer, last by kempie 14:05 Wed 10th Aug 2005
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Thunderbirds - too good for kids?

I just treated myself to a DVD of Thunderbirds Volume I. Excellent stuff. I have very fond memories of this as a child in the 60s, and am thoroughly enjoying this again 40 years later. Sad? Possibly....
12:22 Mon 25th Jul 20055 answers, last by alli mac 11:13 Tue 26th Jul 2005
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Reasons for banned questions

Might I respectfully suggest that the AB ed give a reason why a particular question is banned? I've just had what I considered to be a ligitimate query regarding the whereabouts of Andy Hughes...
12:55 Wed 20th Jul 20054 answers, last by Kerplunk 09:00 Thu 21st Jul 2005
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

So what does everybody think of the latest installment?
12:31 Mon 18th Jul 200598 answers, last by onesock 21:15 Thu 27th Apr 2006
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Harry Potter and the Pope

I've just seen a copy of a letter from Cardinal Ratzinger to a German woman who has written a book about the threat that Harry Potter poses to the spiritual development of young people. Click here for...
09:54 Fri 15th Jul 20051 answer, last by pega 12:42 Sat 16th Jul 2005

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