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They're not British -born

The Daily Mail today is reporting that "One in every nine people in Britain was born overseas' and 'More than one in every eight people in England was born abroad' Shock, horror! The complaint is...
15:25 Wed 25th Feb 200933 answers, last by anotheoldgit 15:57 Thu 26th Feb 2009
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Finding record of death etc

How should I set about finding dates and place of birth, marriage, death, war service of my grandfather. I can get a copy of my mother's birth certificate (pretty sure I've seen one showing his name,...
12:28 Thu 19th Feb 20092 answers, last by fredpuli47 21:59 Thu 19th Feb 2009
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Egret

South Cambridgeshire, flooded field by river, white bird, could only be an egret because of unmistakeable movement, stillness followed by stalking action in the shallow water,shape, recognised as like...
22:10 Tue 17th Feb 200910 answers, last by Chaffinch 21:46 Sat 21st Feb 2009
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Dog feeding

At what intervals and at what times do you feed your adult dog? Is there a recommended time and interval? I seem to be giving mine their later feed later and later, by some inexorable process, which...
01:47 Tue 10th Feb 20099 answers, last by fredpuli47 20:52 Tue 10th Feb 2009
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Christmas on AB

Is AB 1) Slow in removing the snowman and holly from its title, now Christmas is over and decorations are down, or 2) up to the minute, now we are building snowmen again, the holly being symbolic of...
07:47 Tue 03rd Feb 200931 answers, last by Robinia 17:07 Wed 04th Feb 2009
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Crying out loud!

An exclamation of despair, frustration or anger is " For crying out loud!". It's understood, but what does it ,literally. mean? What does 'for' indicate? Is it 'for' as 'instead' so the speaker is...
00:44 Wed 28th Jan 20094 answers, last by Clanad 16:28 Wed 28th Jan 2009
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Crack of the whip

What's the origin of 'a fair crack of the whip' as in 'He never got a fair crack of the whip' meaning an equal and fair opportunity to do or be something?
18:06 Sat 10th Jan 20095 answers, last by Quizmonster 08:44 Mon 12th Jan 2009
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Everest ad

What's the lighthouse in the current TV ad for Everest double glazing? Who is the Irishman who presents the ad?
17:15 Thu 08th Jan 20093 answers, last by eash 11:12 Fri 09th Jan 2009
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Orange at Torbay

When William of Orange was invited to invade, he landed his forces at Torbay, in the West Country. Why? What was wrong with landing them closer to London?
12:22 Wed 31st Dec 20084 answers, last by Steve.5 22:55 Wed 31st Dec 2008
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Near East

Where was the Near East ? What happened to the term?We have the Middle East and the Far East now but no Near East.Pretty sure that, decades ago,the Near East included Palestine, but Israel now seems...
15:35 Mon 29th Dec 20084 answers, last by Quizmonster 08:36 Tue 30th Dec 2008
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Rob Peter

"Rob Peter to pay Paul" Who were Paul and Peter? Or were these names chosen as representative common names, like Jack ('Jack's as good as his master' etc )
23:04 Fri 26th Dec 20083 answers, last by jno 01:09 Sun 28th Dec 2008
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Killing tree stumps

I wish to clear sycamores that have sprung up in an old neglected garden over years.Cutting them down is going to leave living stumps and I'll end up with a sycamore coppice in place of sycamore...
12:47 Fri 26th Dec 20086 answers, last by dennisb66 14:36 Wed 31st Dec 2008
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Goshawk and sparrow hawk

I think I've seen a goshawk, here on the farm in South Cambridgeshire. How much larger do they look than a sparrow hawk? Also, in the last few days, I've found the feathers, and little else remaining,...
17:13 Tue 16th Dec 20089 answers, last by Dezo 20:04 Sat 12th Feb 2011
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Hiding car numbers on TV

Why are car number plates pixillated out on TV programmes and in the press ? It can't be to stop cloning, can it, because anyone could copy the number of a car anywhere ? Is there some reason in law...
13:32 Sat 29th Nov 20085 answers, last by colin6789 16:50 Sat 29th Nov 2008
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Inheritance tax on house

The inheritance tax on a house is payable in instalments.If the executors sell the house 1) is all the tax outstanding payable ( as I rather assume)? 2) When? Is it payable instantly on the date of...
13:20 Wed 19th Nov 2008
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Tanked

Americans say "In the tank" in e.g " The media are in the tank for Obama" meaning "wholly committed to and uncritical of". We might say "In the bag". A current expression is " to tank" or "tanked" to...
17:38 Thu 13th Nov 20081 answer, last by dundurn 11:44 Fri 14th Nov 2008
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Railroading

What's the origin of the American expression 'to railroad' [somebody] ? What's it to do with a railroad ?
23:00 Thu 16th Oct 20085 answers, last by fredpuli47 22:59 Fri 17th Oct 2008
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For good

Why do we say " for good" to mean "permanently". We often mean the opposite of "good" in any other sense e.g : " My friend has gone for good" .tells the hearer that we regret the passing,. not that we...
20:37 Fri 03rd Oct 20083 answers, last by fredpuli47 19:36 Sat 04th Oct 2008
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roi

Direct Line's TV ads offer insurance which "excludes ROI". What's ROI ?
14:30 Sat 20th Sep 20083 answers, last by Lowri 20:38 Sat 20th Sep 2008
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With the territory

Where did 'it goes/comes with the territory' originate? Is it an old expression? Did it ever refer to a real territory ?
22:45 Wed 02nd Jul 20081 answer, last by jno 02:40 Thu 03rd Jul 2008

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