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I Need Help To Eliminate A Sudden Outbreak Of Annoying Ad 'tags' And Windows On My Computer

I wonder if anybody will recognise what this is, and can advise on how to get rid of it. I will try to describe the problem as fully as possible - there are a lot of different aspects to it. About a...
03:12 Fri 17th Jul 201512 answers, last by AndiFlatland 17:22 Sat 18th Jul 2015
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How Can I Stop One Of My Cats From Constant Howling?

In September 2010, a friend of mine passed on a black-and-white DSH female cat to me, that had not had a great life so far. She was approx.8 years old, and had been passed around from pillar to post...
16:14 Wed 20th May 20154 answers, last by woofgang 14:55 Thu 21st May 2015
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Baconnaise

Recently, in the last 2 or 3 years, I've heard Baconnaise mentioned in a number of different places. It's a blend of bacon taste and mayonnaise that was invented in America (...so no surprises...
06:07 Tue 05th May 201510 answers, last by mccfluff 08:59 Wed 06th May 2015
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A More Versatile Video Recorder?

This idea is way beyond its sell-by date, but I thought I'd ask this one anyway, as I always wondered why VCR designers didn't seem to have thought of it. During the 90s, I was working weekend...
03:54 Thu 05th Mar 20159 answers, last by gingejbee 13:07 Thu 05th Mar 2015
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Hmmm, Which Heading To Post This Under? Any Philatelists Out There?

Stamp collectors, if you like! I've always collected stamps, but not for any notion of value. But I know that some of them can be, or can become very valuable. In the last few years, if you go to the...
05:33 Sun 15th Feb 20159 answers, last by saxy_jag 21:38 Tue 17th Feb 2015
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Black Lumps In Potatoes

All my life I've gone to the trouble of removing any of those black lumps you get in many potatoes - usually around the size of a pea or thereabouts (something which most fish & chip shops fail to do,...
08:32 Fri 13th Feb 20154 answers, last by Old_Geezer 09:43 Fri 13th Feb 2015
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Why Has One Of My Cats Forgotten How The Inner Cat Flap Works?

Since 11/09, I've had 2 cats, Sindy and Lucie, who were passed on to me by a friend who was moving, and was unable to take the cats with him. They both settled in very well with the other 2 I had at...
16:52 Sun 08th Feb 20151 answer, last by wolf63 17:23 Sun 08th Feb 2015
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Pigeon Population

Everywhere you look, there are pigeons. Even if you watch some news report from anywhere in the world, chances are, there'll be a couple of pigeons tottering around in the background, as only pigeons...
02:12 Sun 08th Feb 201512 answers, last by Chipchopper 10:45 Sun 08th Feb 2015
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Excluding Boris Johnson And Eric Pickles... But

...including all the buildings, the people, the roads, the cars and buses and trains, the underground system, and all the rest of the infrastructure... How much does London weigh? Roughly - and within...
00:03 Sun 08th Feb 20159 answers, last by atalanta 14:03 Sun 08th Feb 2015
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The Magnetic Range Of Neodymium Magnets

I recently bought a small pack of neodymium magnets (9mm x 2mm buttons), as I thought they would be useful for keeping notes on metal surfaces, and keeping trailing wires under control. However, I...
23:52 Wed 21st Jan 20154 answers, last by Old_Geezer 07:58 Fri 23rd Jan 2015
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How Do I Fix A Split In My Shower Hose?

My shower hose has developed a small split, which is gradually opening up with continued use, and spurts water out in a narrow jet (...yes, I know that's exactly what you want in a shower - but it has...
16:05 Wed 03rd Dec 201411 answers, last by alavahalf 18:04 Wed 03rd Dec 2014
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Does Toothpaste Deteriorate?

A few weeks ago, I had some annoying twinges of mild pain in one or two of my teeth, and thought I would buy a tube of Sensodyne next time I went to the shops. But in the meantime, I recalled that I...
04:09 Tue 18th Nov 201411 answers, last by Peter Pedant 00:02 Wed 19th Nov 2014
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How Are Industrial Diamonds Affixed To Nail Files?

About 20 years ago I bought a very smart nail file from the local branch of Boots. Instead of the usual textured metal surface, it was covered on both sides with a layer of tiny, almost microscopic...
03:56 Tue 18th Nov 20142 answers, last by EDDIE51 22:01 Tue 18th Nov 2014
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The Imbalance Between British Summer And Winter Time

Sadly, it won't be too long before we return to the horrid gloom of early dark afternoons. Ask people the question 'How many months are we in BST, and how many in GMT?', and most will answer something...
06:52 Sun 07th Sep 201414 answers, last by A1Dan 15:15 Wed 28th Oct 2020
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What Are The Consequences Of Ignoring Fines?

I've always been a law-abiding citizen, and I've only had the most minor brushes with the police throughout my 65 years. But within the space of a few months, I have been served with 2 fines. On the...
05:25 Fri 08th Aug 201434 answers, last by TOOTRUE 13:20 Wed 03rd Sep 2014
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Australian Helicopter Pilot And Tv Presenter

Back in the 80s, or perhaps the 90s, there was an Australian guy who used to pilot a helicopter all over Australia, and often made reckless and breathtaking moves which could easily have ended in...
14:20 Sat 19th Jul 20142 answers, last by Baldric 14:34 Sat 19th Jul 2014
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The Continental 7

For most of my life, I've adopted the continental style of writing the number 7, with a short horizontal bar across the vertical stroke. This has become quite prevalent in many British people's...
04:02 Sat 29th Mar 20148 answers, last by AndiFlatland 21:37 Mon 31st Mar 2014
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The Best Disco Band Ever To Come Out Of Wiltshire

Which was the best disco band ever to come out of Wiltshire? Earth Swindon Fire...
12:49 Mon 03rd Mar 20145 answers, last by Svejk 14:26 Mon 03rd Mar 2014
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When The Cat Wants To Go Out On The Town...

How does a cat vajazzle herself for a night out? She uses cat glitter....
14:39 Fri 28th Feb 2014

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