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Pop goes the weasel

'Pop goes the weasel' ' what's that all about?
18:48 Fri 01st Dec 20002 answers, last by zozosgran 00:44 Wed 10th Jan 2001
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Silly Billy

Where does the expression 'Silly Billy' come from?
18:48 Fri 01st Dec 20001 answer, last by homer 18:48 Fri 01st Dec 2000
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Hit the nail on the head

Why do we say: 'hit the nail on the head'?
18:48 Fri 01st Dec 20003 answers, last by bazzer 23:23 Wed 10th Jan 2001
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Stiff upper lip

Where does the phrase 'keep a stiff upper lip' come from?
18:48 Fri 01st Dec 20001 answer, last by albionboy 18:48 Fri 01st Dec 2000
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Sober as a judge

Where does the phrase 'as sober as a judge' come from?
18:48 Fri 01st Dec 20005 answers, last by Ginbottle 22:23 Sat 03rd Mar 2001
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How did Conservatives get their name?

When did the British Conservative Party become known by that name?
18:48 Fri 01st Dec 20001 answer, last by kelsherr 18:48 Fri 01st Dec 2000
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King's last words

I've heard that George V quite literally mumbled some famous last words. Does anyone know what they were?
18:48 Fri 01st Dec 20003 answers, last by wjreid 21:04 Fri 12th Jan 2001
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Baa Baa Black Sheep

What is the meaning of the nursery rhyme Baa, Baa Black Sheep?
18:48 Fri 01st Dec 20001 answer, last by homer 18:48 Fri 01st Dec 2000
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Greasy pole

Where does the expression the 'greasy pole' come from?
18:48 Fri 01st Dec 20005 answers, last by Twangalot 17:07 Thu 21st Jan 2010
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Largest harbour?

Both Poole in Dorset and Falmouth in Cornwall claim to be the largest natural harbours in Britain. Which has the more valid claim?
18:48 Fri 01st Dec 20002 answers, last by atoach 19:30 Sun 26th Mar 2006
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Queen Vic on pot?

Did Queen Victoria really smoke cannabis?
18:48 Fri 01st Dec 20001 answer, last by albionboy 18:48 Fri 01st Dec 2000
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Best boy

What's a best boy, mentioned in the titles at the end of a film?
18:48 Fri 01st Dec 20002 answers, last by SRAYN1 21:59 Thu 07th Dec 2000
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First World War

I've seen some war memorials refer to the Great War as 1914-19, not 1918, when it ended. Was this a spelling mistake by the stonemason?
18:48 Fri 01st Dec 20004 answers, last by Herodotus 15:37 Sat 27th Oct 2001
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Packet ship

Where did 'Packet' ships get their name?
18:48 Fri 01st Dec 20001 answer, last by albionboy 18:48 Fri 01st Dec 2000
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Hobson's choice

My grandmother keeps on talking about Hobson's Choice. I know it means a tough decision. But who was Hobson?
18:48 Fri 01st Dec 20002 answers, last by artisan 17:18 Sun 03rd Mar 2002
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Dali film rumour

Did the famous surrealist artist Salvador Dali really make a film with Alfred Hitchcock?
18:48 Fri 01st Dec 20002 answers, last by artisan 16:24 Sat 02nd Mar 2002
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Long lost relative of the PM?

Is Tony Blair a relative of George Orwell (real name: Eric Blair)?
18:48 Fri 01st Dec 20001 answer, last by albionboy 18:48 Fri 01st Dec 2000
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Safe mushrooms

How can you distinguish between poisonous and non-poisonous mushrooms?
18:48 Fri 01st Dec 20004 answers, last by Ginbottle 12:41 Wed 02nd May 2001
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Can fish smell?

Can fish smell?
18:48 Fri 01st Dec 20003 answers, last by jamesgregory 14:40 Mon 07th Oct 2002
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Lemmings

What exactly is a lemming, apart from a tiny little thing that loads of computer programmes have been made about?
18:48 Fri 01st Dec 20003 answers, last by KEJ2000 06:09 Tue 02nd Sep 2003

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