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World Cups

Now, we've got World Cups in football, cricket, rugby, athletics and so on. This seems very wasteful to Jacob. In these days o' streamlining 'n' increased efficiency 'n' cost savings, why don't all...

Coldfusion

UK Map

Where on the net can I find a decent sized map of Britain which I can print out which shows all the counties and key cities. All the ones I've found you have to zoom in and out and they cut off parts...

paulz

secret london

There was a mention a while back on a book about a book on secret london. Any ideas what the title & author are? ta

Lorna_Fraser

Sand in the rain?

Recently after a downpour of rain, i noticed all the cars on my street wher covered in what looks like sand. Does anyone know what it is, and how it got into the rainclouds?

druiaghtagh

Grammar

Me and you, you and i , at school more than 30 years ago was taught it should be you and I, however i never hear anybody using it these days, so does the rule still hold fast please ?

Jacob

Bob Monkhouse

Is it true that his real name is Bob Monastery?

simonjoseph

neo Alled Jones backing group

The Missus, not me...honest, wants to know who the group of white robed adolescent boys were who sang at A. Alled Jones' Wedding and B. Just on 'This Is Your Life' on 8/8/3. It's something like...

answerbankin

pasta

who invented noodles and pasta and other similar foods, was it the chinese or the italians?

Jacob

Animal uprising

Given that there are billions and billions and billions of insects, will they ever realise that if they just stopped eating each other and got together and formed a union, or a narmy or summat...

Jacob

Chris Anne the mum

'Ow do you spell chrysanthemum, as in the flour? Oi can nivver remember. Ta in advance.

Free Spirit

roman numerials

What is MLMVL ??!!

M.T.Vessel

Jokes

Has anyone got any good jokes?

Birchy

Bank Job

Why does a cheque take three or even five working days to clear? And why - if you pay CASH into an account - does that not register immediately? I don't believe for a moment that banks would try to...

Birchy

Nostalgia

Is it just my imagination, or was AB more interesting when paid answerers would answer their own questions? It seemed that more interesting articles would appear when these stage-managed questions...

Marni

Twix Ice cream

Does anyone know how many calories there are in a Twix icecream?

dfatih

Fainting fits

I have been fainting at work over the last 4 months, and despite all manner of tests on my heart, circulation, nerves and blood the doctors don't know why. Somebody suggested postural hypotension,...

sparkle

Mobile advert with dog leaning against lamppost

Who is the actor, and what is the advert for where the guy's walking his dog and walks past a dog talking on its mobile? I've got money and a hotel room resting on the answer...