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The call to prayer from mosques.

My wife and I have visited several Islamic countries where the faithful are called to prayer five times a day from the mosques. However, we have yet to discover exactly what the muezzins are singing...
14:40 Tue 17th Jul 20076 answers, last by grasscarp 10:27 Tue 24th Jul 2007
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Visiting Krakow in Poland.

My wife and I are staying in Krakow for two weeks at the end of the month. We have booked a hire car and we like walking too. We are going to visit the Wieliczka salt mine and Auschwitz and we stayed...
17:57 Thu 12th Jul 20075 answers, last by amonty1144 16:55 Fri 13th Jul 2007
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"Buy One - Get One Free" offers

Do people realise that they could be paying more than necessary at the supermarket? The problem seems to be that discounts and "Buy One - Get One Free" offers are not always passed on to the computer...
03:13 Tue 10th Jul 200712 answers, last by radiogaga 22:02 Thu 12th Jul 2007
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The Dawn Chorus

My wife and I have a question to ask and a confession to make. Firstly - the terrible confession. We are not great ornithologists! We love to see wild birds and we love to hear them - but we confess...
02:33 Tue 12th Jun 20077 answers, last by bensmum 12:58 Wed 13th Jun 2007
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The Mysterious Case of the Disappearing Deposit.

In March, my wife and I found a mobile home advertised for rent on the internet. We contacted the owner by email initially, and then we chatted twice on the phone (a land line). We booked the caravan...
01:58 Tue 12th Jun 20074 answers, last by Andyvon 18:34 Tue 12th Jun 2007
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Bread making.

I bought a bread making machine last year and I am very happy with the results now that I have some practice. However, I am rather puzzled by one point and I wonder if anyone can help. When I make...
00:18 Mon 26th Mar 20074 answers, last by Andyvon 14:34 Thu 29th Mar 2007
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Growth on some trees.

I live in the Chilterns which is an area with many beautiful beech woods. I have noticed that some trees in the woods exhibit a strange type of woody growth on their trunks. The growths match the...
00:17 Fri 10th Nov 20065 answers, last by Thunderbird+ 10:46 Sat 11th Nov 2006
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Tesco 'Own Brand' parking fines

Our local Tesco has just put a notice in their car park that you can park free for two hours, but then they will issue a 70 pounds parking fine. OK, I know it is to stop people taking the p and...
15:32 Thu 02nd Nov 200616 answers, last by whiskeryron 19:28 Thu 09th Apr 2015
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Southern Spain/Portugal.

My wife and I are touring southern Spain and Portugal for three weeks in November. We are also staying in Gibraltar for a few days. We are visiting Granada, Seville, Cordoba etc but wondered if there...
12:06 Tue 31st Oct 20068 answers, last by Andyvon 21:24 Wed 01st Nov 2006
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Is angling cruel?

Here's a thorny one. We've been having a debate about whether fish suffer when they are caught on a hook and line. Some people say they can't feel the hook, but others like me think they must do. They...
15:46 Mon 30th Oct 20067 answers, last by robotics 13:35 Thu 02nd Nov 2006
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Breadmaking machines

Hello everyone - you helped me a lot with my question about keeping fruit a couple a days ago so I have another one. We bought a Kenwood breadmaking machine in the summer. We are quite happy with it -...
02:44 Sun 29th Oct 20063 answers, last by BBWCHATT 13:11 Sun 29th Oct 2006
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What happened to hobbies?

I'm 45 and I just wonder what happened to the pastimes that took up our spare time as kids. I know 'Airfix kit' became a term to sneer at but most boys built model planes, ships, tanks, cars, figures...
08:30 Fri 27th Oct 20068 answers, last by Alltorque 17:39 Wed 08th Nov 2006
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Keeping fruit

Is there any special way of making fruit last a little longer? My wife and I like fruit and we keep it in two bowls at room temperature in the lounge. We know the simple answer is to eat it in time....
06:34 Fri 27th Oct 20069 answers, last by Andyvon 00:18 Sat 28th Oct 2006
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Health benefits of stopping smoking.

I smoked for 31 years and I stopped nearly 5 years ago. I feel completely different, healthy, more money etc and I think I've now beaten it. However, I have now progressed from the 'hope it doesn't...
06:18 Fri 27th Oct 20066 answers, last by JosephPillow 08:13 Tue 23rd Jan 2018
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Headstone error on grave.

My mother died six years ago and she has a black marble headstone with the engraved letters filled with gold paint. I lived in another part of the country when the headstone was placed after six...
02:34 Wed 25th Oct 20065 answers, last by divegirl 09:35 Thu 26th Oct 2006
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Broadband connection problem

When I switch on the computer from cold I have trouble connecting to my server. I switch off the computer and my set top box as the manual recommends but it can take the best part of an hour to...
01:30 Wed 25th Oct 20061 answer, last by kwicky 16:00 Thu 26th Oct 2006

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