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hiflier

who said it?

'Try everything once except folk dancing and incest'. Only one person could have come up with this saying the first time round, yet at least five well known people are supposed to have done so,...
22:24 Tue 11th Jul 20067 answers, last by jno 14:11 Wed 12th Jul 2006
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david131154

phrases

what is the paragragh where you can use the word (and) 5 or 6 times in consecutive form?
23:44 Sun 09th Jul 200611 answers, last by dantheman123 01:05 Wed 12th Jul 2006
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Lennon

Motorway Numbers

What is the reason behind the numbers given to motorways? Is it due to the order they were built?
01:04 Sat 17th May 20033 answers, last by hiflier 13:48 Mon 03rd Jul 2006
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vinrex7

homicide

where does the "icide" come from in homicide and regicide and genicide? any one know
19:25 Fri 26th May 20065 answers, last by hiflier 14:38 Tue 30th May 2006
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hiflier

Midwich cuckoos

Many years ago I read this book. I also saw the film. I was sure that at the end of the book the 'cuckoos' removed themselves from the neighbourhood by the simple (to them) expedient of making their...
17:15 Thu 06th Apr 20062 answers, last by hiflier 19:08 Sat 08th Apr 2006
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Mudman

Strange Law

I have just learned that it is illegal to enter Wisconsin with a chicken on your head!!... A Chicken ! Are there any other bizarre laws out there? I believe that It's still illegal to whistle on the...
19:05 Wed 08th Mar 200611 answers, last by hiflier 21:45 Thu 06th Apr 2006
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Ric.ror

Female Pope

What is the myth about there having been a female pope
15:11 Wed 22nd Mar 20065 answers, last by hiflier 21:33 Thu 06th Apr 2006
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hiflier

what's the joke

This is bugging me. I heard a really good joke the other day, but now I can only recall the punchline. It's to do with some guys (aliens?) in a car park, and ends up with one of them exclaiming...
17:54 Thu 06th Apr 20067 answers, last by lankeela 13:50 Mon 10th Apr 2006
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pugwash52

To dismantle

When we take something apart we say that we DISMANTLE it. Why do we not say MANTLE it, when we put something together? Any ideas?
15:29 Thu 16th Mar 20068 answers, last by pugwash52 19:18 Thu 06th Apr 2006
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captainkirky

tits

hi how do you get from yellow/blue/ great tits to a slang name for womens breasts?
20:26 Tue 21st Mar 20069 answers, last by hiflier 18:18 Thu 06th Apr 2006
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Why??

Swear words.

Where did swear words come from? and who decided what was offensive to say and what wasn't? It's something I've often thought about but never knew the answer.
15:00 Mon 03rd Apr 20069 answers, last by hiflier 18:02 Thu 06th Apr 2006
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dondons

private roads

do standard laws apply on the Birmingham Toll Road? As it is "private" and you have to pay to access it ,do speed limits apply? It doesn't appear as though they do, as cars go down it like maniacs and...
18:23 Tue 04th Apr 200611 answers, last by dondons 13:11 Fri 07th Apr 2006
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Morrisonker

which is correct?

On Ch4 is an advert for a programme called The Games, the tag line of the ad is 'The Games is back'. Now that just doesn't sound right, surely it should be 'The Games are back'? Or is it a different...
00:41 Fri 17th Mar 20063 answers, last by hiflier 17:43 Thu 06th Apr 2006
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Dick Daskell

Michael Crichton

Has anyone noticed any common themes throughout his books? In many of his books he is very scientific (e.g. Jurassic Park, Terminal Man)
15:35 Sun 19th Mar 200613 answers, last by hiflier 17:39 Thu 06th Apr 2006
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eezablade

Book I read

I know this is very vague, but I wonder if anybody can help me. I read a book years ago (I have read some since) and want to re-read it, but I Don't know what it is called or who the author is. I...
22:28 Wed 05th Apr 200612 answers, last by File Cutter 16:08 Sat 06th May 2006

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