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Rorming - Is It A Real Word?

When I was young, about 50 years ago, my father used to say that a restless child was 'rorming', i.e moving about aimlessly, unable to settle down. The word is not in my dictionary. Does anybody out...
18:29 Fri 18th Oct 201322 answers, last by saxy_jag 19:32 Mon 28th Oct 2013
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HowardKennitby

Finnish Suicide

Derogatory colloquial Swedish term for someone who has effectively drunk themselves to death. No actual derivation other than hearing it on an episode of 'Wallander' and asking a Swedish contact about...
22:37 Tue 25th Sep 20121 answer, last by Bert 12:22 Tue 15th Oct 2013
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Bert

Electoral Registration

The question "Do I have to fill in the Electoral Registration form?" has been asked before, but the answers were not specific. I have received the Electoral Registration form from my local council. On...
14:28 Mon 07th Oct 20138 answers, last by Peter Pedant 15:56 Mon 14th Oct 2013
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Gromit

Grooming Of 13 Year Old Girl In Yorkshire

// Ten men have been jailed after a 13-year-old girl from North Yorkshire was sexually exploited by 30 different attackers. // http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-24385557 Just...
02:55 Fri 04th Oct 201316 answers, last by naomi24 16:45 Fri 04th Oct 2013
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Chemist

Basic Equation Of Fluid Flow

Water is being pumped from an open water reservoir at a rate of 2.0 kg/s at 10°C to an open storage tank 1500 m away. The pipe is 3 ½ - in. schedule 40 pipe and the fictional losses in the system...
20:15 Sun 29th Sep 20135 answers, last by Peter Pedant 22:46 Tue 01st Oct 2013
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guhorwine

Metallic Element

What is the only metallic element that can be solid, liquid or gas?
11:35 Mon 24th Jun 20137 answers, last by ToraToraTora 15:00 Fri 28th Jun 2013
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Answerprancer

Metering On An Old Slr

(Eddie/Slapshot?) I have recently started to explore the world of the older 35mm film SLR using a Fujica ST605N. I would like to go back further in time with something more stripped down and the one...
18:12 Sun 16th Jun 201310 answers, last by jno 00:22 Mon 17th Jun 2013
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emeritus

Grammar Quiz

Interesting Grammar Quiz to test your knowledge. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22512744...
06:19 Tue 14th May 201323 answers, last by heathfield 16:16 Sat 18th May 2013
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Bert

I Can't Find What It Says In The Hit When I Click On It.

I am looking for further details of the news item on the BBC where a Mr Wilson said that Stuart Hazell was a bully who threatened him with a machete. When I entered suitable search terms in Google, I...
01:19 Wed 15th May 20134 answers, last by Bert 13:26 Fri 17th May 2013
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Bert

Why Do Doors Slam?

Why is it that on the calmest of days, when there isn't even a breeze, that, if you leave the front door and back door of your house open, one of the doors in between will slam shut with enough force...
23:25 Tue 07th May 201319 answers, last by vascop 10:06 Fri 10th May 2013
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Togo30

Getting Pooed On By Birds Or Stepping In Dogs Mess, Who Made Up This Rubbish That It's Good Luck?

You often hear people after they've been pooed on or stepped in poo say "hey it's good luck" Where did this twaddle come from? How is an animals diseased and parasite filled waste which can blind you...
15:38 Sat 04th May 201328 answers, last by Bert 23:33 Tue 07th May 2013
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liverpoolfoo

Hi guys not been

on here for a while & was wondering what sayings or presenters annoy you on Tv/Game shows? 2 that pee me off is Who wants to be a millionaire when Chris Tarrant when after the fastest finger he says...
00:58 Sat 22nd Aug 200921 answers, last by Bert 12:17 Sat 04th May 2013
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Matheous-2

Fructose?

Can anyone name all the other guises that stuff comes in please? Hopefully simply 'sugar' is not one? (UK) Thanking you all in advance.......
13:57 Wed 17th Apr 201319 answers, last by Matheous-2 16:46 Sun 21st Apr 2013
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Captain Spod

Mangled And Misheard

I don't know if these are really malapropisms, but on another thread someone is talking about driving with 'undue care and attention'. This is one of my favourites together with 'mute point' and...
16:06 Thu 04th Apr 201354 answers, last by jelly baby 15:06 Mon 15th Apr 2013
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LoftyLottie

Winter Watch

Did any of you see it last night. A full length episode of Today from 1963!!! It makes our snowfall now look really insignificant - and to think I was in my teens then!!
12:04 Sun 20th Jan 201312 answers, last by mushroom25 13:19 Mon 21st Jan 2013
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chrisuk013

Quote Help Please......

i was listening to a guy on the news speaking about an old prime minister saying that he was quite happy to go and see the queen as he knew ' she was the one person who would never leak to the press...
11:20 Mon 17th May 20101 answer, last by Bert 15:29 Sun 20th Jan 2013
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joko

Grammar, Spelling Errors And Word Meanings - Some Understandable, Some Not ...

Many common grammar and spelling mistakes are understandable - such as there, they're and their, and should of rather than should have - because you can see the reason why the mix ups happen with...
15:46 Fri 18th Jan 201322 answers, last by maxtown 08:41 Wed 16th Oct 2013
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ELVIS68

New Years Resolution......

I'm going to stop using deodorant sprays Roll On 2013...
23:33 Mon 31st Dec 201212 answers, last by Slapshot 18:54 Tue 01st Jan 2013
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ayabrea38

Chicken Juice-What Is It??

Cooked a chicken yesterday (hate turkey) and saved all the juice that comes out of the chicken when cooking.This has now cooled to a jelly like substance and the fat is on the top.What is this stuff...
17:30 Wed 26th Dec 201210 answers, last by pastafreak 18:17 Wed 26th Dec 2012
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harryjones123

Me Or I?

I am hoping you can help me settle a dispute. Is the sentence, "Would you like to come to the cinema with Jenny and me?", correct or is it Jenny and I? I am convinced it is the former but I have so...
10:31 Tue 11th Dec 201266 answers, last by boxtops 15:03 Wed 26th Dec 2012

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