Xollob
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...
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Xollob
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...
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Xollob
Does the Mexican Wave typically go clockwise, anti-clockwise, or is there no particular pattern?
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Xollob
It was hot in Stuttgart yesterday, about 33? I think. Why were Beckham and Rooney wearing long-sleeved jerseys?
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Xollob
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?
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Xollob
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...
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Xollob
Do Australians still call their children Bruce and Sheila?
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Xollob
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?
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Xollob
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?
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Xollob
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...
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Xollob
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?
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Xollob
Apart from "thy" (voiced) and "thigh" (unvoiced), can anyone think of another minimal pair with these two consonants?
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Xollob
Urban legend, or did Johnny Craddock and/or David Coleman really say this?
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Xollob
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?
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Xollob
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...
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Xollob
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....
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Xollob
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...
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Xollob
So what does everybody think of the latest installment?
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Xollob
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...
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