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..... It's not really my cup of fish!
Alastair Stewart said on Countdown yesterday that Churchill once said "I like cats even thought they look down on you. I like dogs because they always look up to you. I like pigs because they...
terrible times
If at first you don't succeed... don't take up skydiving!
Has anyone else heard of "gen"or "jen" as in "give me the gen"(news/gossip) or where the saying derived from?
My dad, who is very particular about the correct use of the english language thinks that 'I went to Tescos' is fine. I disagree, there should be no S. Who is correct?...
The Queen and David Cameron are on the same stage at the Jubilee Concert, in front of a huge crowd. The Queen leans towards Mr Cameron and says, "Do you know that with one little wave of my hand...
I'm trying to find out about ornamental stone clumps, usually of white quartz, which are often to be seen on gateposts or along walls outside dwellings in West Wales, and which I have seen referred...
what is the difference between the above please?
Further to my recent questions regarding this and other related problems I can now report that despite BT's categoric assurances that "There is no fault on line", I made an engineer...
It's supposed to be a kept quiet, but I'll tell you a secret website I found which predicts the Eurovision results for each country... ...Google Maps...
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Where does the word "Catholic" come from?
I know that there are disputes about the numbers, but years ago a priest told me something like:- 39 books in the Old Testament 3 x 9 = 27 Books in the New Testament 2 x 7 = 14 Books in the Apocrypha....
Proverb - SWAWS
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I've just had an email from a senior partner that quotes the phrase 'False of habit'. I've never heard that one before. Ones you hear often are Damp Squib, or Doggy Dog World. Are there any others you...
When writing numbers of years (i.e. 12 years or twelve years) which is correct?
A young Chinese couple gets married. She's a virgin. Truth be told, he is a virgin too, but she doesn't know that. On their wedding night, she cowers naked under the sheets as her husband undresses in...
Dicard (2,4,4) d_ _ _ _ n _ i _ h
1 B on a C ( to do with musical instruments)

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