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London road where you drive on the right

Besides what I seem to remember is Portman Square (certainly in that vicinity at the south end of a main road, please confirm or correct) which has a third lane where you drive against the traffic,...
18:08 Thu 06th Jul 20064 answers, last by annavc 11:44 Fri 07th Jul 2006
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Meaning of 'macky'

In the interminable mobile phone ads on the radio, featuring Vicky Pollard's brother (apparently) telling tall stories, he keeps referring to things as 'macky'. I've heard all sorts of dreadful street...
03:17 Thu 06th Jul 20069 answers, last by David H 19:48 Sun 16th Jul 2006
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Videophone usage

Though they've been on the market for years has anyone used, or even owns a BT videophone? I've never even seen one let alone used one. Are they still around?
03:07 Tue 27th Jun 20062 answers, last by BillyNoMates 11:10 Tue 27th Jun 2006
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Mycell mobile email

Has anyone ever managed to get a mycell account that works? Over the years I've registered various attempts and now I think the whole company has folded. has anyone actually used an account...
23:38 Mon 19th Jun 2006
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Weight gain on steroids

Though the rule is you can only gain weight from increased calorie input, people I know on prescribed steroids all put on weight as an inevitable consequence. Does it just increase appetite or is...
15:26 Fri 16th Jun 20062 answers, last by Darrenlass77 23:26 Fri 16th Jun 2006
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Companies sharing a name and function

Under British law it's illegal to have two firms with even similar names (unless personal names) offering the same services, for obvious reasons. So we now have Diamond accident group...
01:19 Fri 16th Jun 20064 answers, last by kempie 17:21 Fri 16th Jun 2006
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Kaka, but why?

We all know most Brazilian footballers use nicknames, but kaka means exactly the same in Brazil, my friend from Sao Paolo tells me, as it does everywhere else in the world. So why has he got such a...
02:05 Wed 14th Jun 200610 answers, last by Peter Pedant 00:19 Thu 15th Jun 2006
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HD ready ads

Now we have HDTV as of this month in the UK, why on earth can't they alter the ads still advertising HD ready TVs. That was for the fact they were ready for when we got it in the future. Now it's the...
01:26 Mon 12th Jun 2006
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VAT receipts

Two related questions: I do someone's VAT every month, and amazed that 1) petrol stations issue two receipts, identical in that one is VAT and the other isn't. Why not just do a VAT one anyway and...
19:45 Thu 08th Jun 2006
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Origin of munter

I know minger is an old Scottish word originally meaning 'stinker', but what is the origin of the very new English word munter for someone ugly, often used interchangeably?
03:43 Thu 08th Jun 20064 answers, last by David H 19:27 Thu 08th Jun 2006
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LBC travel sponsors last week

Can anyone recall the opticians who sponsored LBC travel news last week? They advertised eye examinations 'while you wait', and I was curious to find out what other methods they offered.
04:08 Wed 31st May 20061 answer, last by David H 01:06 Sat 10th Jun 2006
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House wiring

In Spain many rows of houses have horizontal external wiring, crossing the whole row of houses, whereas in the UK wiring is generally horizontal, either down to an underground main or in the older...
01:41 Wed 31st May 20062 answers, last by David H 03:38 Fri 25th Aug 2006
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Short men or tall?

Thanks Dollie for the inspiration. Ladies, same man, different height different looks. Who would win, the tall and plain or the short and attractive? Sorry, in this scenario you definitely can't have...
03:50 Wed 24th May 200614 answers, last by Pippa68 10:15 Thu 25th May 2006
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Give and take

As I was directed here from a similar site it's only fair I can add www.funtrivia.com to the q and a site recommendations. The answers site is like this but not subject related and no (well very...
23:37 Tue 23rd May 20068 answers, last by wendyl 18:41 Wed 24th May 2006
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Public profiles

Firstly thanks for using my personal profile suggestion some time ago. But as many members would like to know and we have to answer on monster threads, wouldn't it be easier to allow every member to...
23:31 Tue 23rd May 20065 answers, last by David H 00:12 Thu 25th May 2006
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keyboard fractions

They had them on typewriters, so why do computer keyboards have no keys for common fractions so we have to dig around in character maps or make lists of alt codes, both of which put me off bothering....
01:03 Mon 22nd May 20064 answers, last by Catso 09:27 Tue 23rd May 2006
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Post office banking

How do post offices earn money by acting as agents for various banks? Without that arrangement I'd have to change banks as mine has hardly any branches.
15:14 Sat 20th May 20061 answer, last by dzug 15:56 Sat 20th May 2006
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Currency trading on commodities

Because many countries are considering changing trading oil from dollars to euros, this apparently has consequences for the US, but not the actual market (as it won't affect the price). What possible...
16:19 Fri 14th Apr 2006
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Foxy lady local radio dj

I was told there's a local London station with a dj called foxy lady (Karen) but didn't know the station. Has anyone heard her and knows?
16:44 Tue 11th Apr 20062 answers, last by David H 02:23 Wed 12th Apr 2006

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