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Simnel cake

Making a simnel cake over easter prompted a religious question - do the 11 balls on top represent apostles or disciples, and more importantly what is the difference between the two?

xyzzy@bok

Seriously, re: vampires,

and cannibals. Why do we xtians indulge? in the symbolic practices of drink this [wine] it is my blood and eat this [bread] it is my body, i would appreciate a non-flippant answer.

Netty

Famous People

I need your help guys. Does anyone know any famous people who have won their battle against Breast Cancer and written about it? Ta in advance ;o)

Janetex

Okay, let's rephrase this - any constructive advice would be appreciated.

A 12 y.o., often in our care, came to us for advice about his diet, constantly sick with the nickname ET, he wanted to gain weight and muscle. We often witnessed the reprimands from his mother when he...

cap'n spanky

Was 'Romeo and Juliet' the first?

Was it the first story to be based on warring families and 'forbidden love'? There's been thousands of copies and VERY similar storylines featured in things from books to TV and movies... or is Romeo...

cap'n spanky

The Bible.

Where do dinosaurs fit in the whole scheme of things? Did the work experience guy on the ark forget to send the invitations out?

lwegerton

Law terms

in law what is the name of he right of a court to hear or deal with a matter or cause

buttons

I am the Weakest Link.....

... Goodbye! I am going on the Weakest Link shortly, and would love to have a great one-liner up my sleeve for when I get picked on by the great Anne Robinson. Does any of my fellow AB's have any good...

spiff

pee fear!

Does anyone else suffer from 'pisser's paralysis'? i.e. you're DYING for a pee but when you go to a pub toilet and get to the front of the queue,you can't actually pee? i usually make a lot of loud...

goowe

'Scientists'

People always say 'Scientists'. Do these people not have job titles? Who funds them? Who do they work for? any info at all?!?!

mucko

After hundreds of people dying

i would like to know WHY these terrorist insiste on blowing themselves and other innocent people up? surely there is an epidemic in the middle-east of mental illness as no-one in their right state of...

Mickeymouse

Bodybits???

if weapons are 'arms' and tropical trees are 'palms'.......................what are ships?

bec197.

Buddha

Was Buddha a real person or real in the sense of Jesus...as in cannot be proved either way?

natty

answer to everything??

What was the name of the machine that calculated the ultimate answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything?

Yai

Cigarettes

Why do cigarettes contain such chemicals as 'dead frog presevative' - why not just pure tobacco ? And also, what brand of cigarettes has a pure white filter (instead of those dark yellow ones) ?