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Stuck in the bath

I'm trying to find a short story about an elderly person who lives alone (I think she is a woman) and who doesn't have the strength to get out of the bath. She considers her situation and how the bath...
04:18 Tue 25th Sep 20122 answers, last by Golem 22:55 Wed 26th Sep 2012
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Favourite travel video

http://wherethehellismatt.com/videos.shtml and watch Dancing 2008
09:15 Fri 05th Sep 2008
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International money transfers

I live and work in Canada and want to send $500 a month to my parents in the UK to help support them in their retirement. They have UK bank accounts. What are my best options for transferring money on...
09:20 Wed 30th Jul 20081 answer, last by tanorak 09:02 Sun 24th Aug 2008
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Is it really darkest just before dawn?

Well is it?
10:29 Fri 25th Jul 200812 answers, last by Zyzzyva 07:53 Tue 15th Jan 2013
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Why do hearing aids whistle?

I appreciate it's probably something to do with 'feedback', but often it seems to have no relation to the volume of background/foreground noise and just starts whistling. And how does the wearer...
21:50 Sat 23rd Jun 20075 answers, last by tubeway 10:09 Mon 25th Jun 2007
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Literary reference puzzle

A line in a book, "Then and now we age with the grace (in Cummings's careful metaphor) of polar bears on rollerskates." Am I correct in thinkng this is a reference to ee cummings, and if so, what is...
06:31 Sun 27th May 20071 answer, last by Clanad 14:56 Sun 27th May 2007
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Skinned milk?

Why does a cup of hot milk grow a layer of skin on the surface? And who 'eats' it anyway?
18:49 Sat 14th Apr 20076 answers, last by ~Wingnut~ 17:31 Mon 16th Apr 2007
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When it's time to leave ...

David Brent said, "I'm going to make like a banana .... and split." At work I heard, "I'm going to make like a baby ... and head out." Any more?
23:28 Fri 30th Mar 200721 answers, last by Golem 04:43 Sun 15th Apr 2007
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Who said ...

..."Freedom is the acceptance of limitations."? Any ideas? Thanks.
00:50 Sat 03rd Mar 20073 answers, last by Golem 00:42 Mon 05th Mar 2007
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Latin word 'statim'

'statim' seems to have two definitions; 1) immediately, and 2) firmly, steadfastly. Can anyone suggest English words containing 'stat' that have the first definition as their root? Thanks
23:04 Sun 07th Jan 20074 answers, last by Golem 18:09 Fri 12th Jan 2007
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Spammers

How do spammers, who seem to go to great lengths to escape detection, actually make money from the stuff they send out?
06:08 Fri 01st Dec 20062 answers, last by wildwood 10:55 Sat 02nd Dec 2006
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The War Zone

Why is the DVD version of Tim Roth's film about incest 'unrated' or 'exempt'? If anyone else has seen it, they'll know the reason for the question.
22:36 Thu 09th Nov 20067 answers, last by KebabMeister 12:42 Sat 11th Nov 2006
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Memorial flowers

Why don't people take the paper or cellophane wrapping off the flowers they leave as memorials at sites of tragedies; eg Dawson College, Montreal; WTC New York?
21:12 Fri 15th Sep 20066 answers, last by broady-hawke 13:39 Mon 18th Sep 2006
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Get out of my way!

If I'm walking down a narrow pavement with my wife beside me, and you are coming towards us with your partner beside you, who should step aside, us or you?
01:58 Mon 26th Jun 200619 answers, last by missing~link 00:05 Tue 27th Jun 2006
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Bankruptcy on a big scale

Can a country declare itself bankrupt and if so, what are the consequences?
00:17 Fri 14th Apr 20061 answer, last by Catso 13:38 Tue 18th Apr 2006
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Taking people and governments to court.

Do people really find comfort, closure and peace by suing others?
03:50 Sun 09th Apr 20065 answers, last by Peter Pedant 21:26 Tue 11th Apr 2006
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Clean driving licences

What percentage of UK drivers do not have any points on their licence?
03:21 Sun 09th Apr 20064 answers, last by JudgeJ 10:42 Mon 10th Apr 2006
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With all this snow ...

I was wondering ... how do snow plough drivers get to work?
06:40 Sun 05th Mar 20066 answers, last by markja 23:43 Mon 06th Mar 2006
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Looking forward to the past.

Will these days ever be 'the good old days'?
22:51 Sat 25th Feb 20067 answers, last by flashpig 00:23 Mon 27th Feb 2006

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