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ring tail tooter
what is the origin of the phrase, ring tail tooter?

anngelfire
12/12/07
15:46

1 answer (last answered: 12/12/07 18:24)

Why is midsummers day in june if
Why is midsummers day in June if the 3 Summer months begin with June. Surely, midsummer should be in July, shouldn't it ?

jonukas
28/11/07
16:19

6 answers (last answered: 12/12/07 19:05)

where does this phrase originate
Where does the phrase (talk the hind leg of a donkey originate?

curious- bri
13/11/07
20:54

1 answer (last answered: 14/11/07 07:51)

Railway wagons
Why are railway wagons named after sea creatures? Shark, mermaid, sturgeon, dogfish, catfish, tench Whats the origin of the railway Jim Crow?

football21
06/11/07
10:12

4 answers (last answered: 09/11/07 12:21)

heir
the origin of the word "heir"

highlander11
06/11/07
01:26

1 answer (last answered: 06/11/07 06:58)

wuss
Does anyone know what the origin of the slang word Wuss is. Thank you

abrushing
28/10/07
23:34

6 answers (last answered: 05/11/07 20:43)

"bread & butter"
years ago when two people passed with something between them (a pole, a bus bench, etc.) they would say "bread & butter". What was the meaning, etc.?

mr.lynn
23/10/07
22:49

2 answers (last answered: 25/03/08 18:43)

Executions
Why were people shot at dawn and not at other times of the day or night?

timquizpam
09/10/07
16:26

5 answers (last answered: 15/01/08 02:13)

Billy Nomates
Where does this superb phrase come from?

Panic Button
06/10/07
09:37

2 answers (last answered: 28/11/07 16:21)

Word translation
How can i translate Mountain of knowledge into japanese?

jeanette1976
03/10/07
13:47

7 answers (last answered: 13/10/07 13:45)

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