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Pipsie

Heavens to Betsy

Where does the saying Heavens to Betsy originate from?
09:22 Thu 26th Jul 20074 answers, last by portreekid 18:09 Thu 02nd Aug 2007
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TickleTheCat

Hackles rising

What are the 2 errors most used in our language that really make your hackles rise? Mine is 'bought' and 'brought' and the worst in my book is 'specific' and 'Pacific'. A woman at work has just said...
10:23 Thu 12th Jul 200735 answers, last by smeghead81 12:00 Sat 04th Aug 2007
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amonty1144

all squared off

In a recent discussion at home, my husband and I were trying to find the origin of the term 'all squared off', we thought it was military, any ideas?
12:30 Fri 06th Jul 20072 answers, last by scousejones 23:36 Wed 11th Jul 2007
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whiffey

Lose or Loose ?

There is an irritating tendency these days to write LOOSE when you surely mean LOSE ? Loose is ill-fitting trousers, worn dentures, etc, and has nothing to do with losing something. Am I right, and...
20:39 Thu 05th Jul 200714 answers, last by Oppala 08:17 Wed 11th Jul 2007
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twazerk

Station wagons & Shooting brakes

When I was young my gran had an estate car that she refered to as a 'shooting brake' now more manufacturers are calling them 'station wagons'. Why shooting brake and station wagon?
22:47 Mon 09th Jul 20073 answers, last by saxy_jag 10:59 Wed 11th Jul 2007
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motherf

Greek Mythology

in Greek Mythology Who was one of the seven daughters of Atlas placed as a star in the sky . 6 letters
23:19 Sun 27th May 20072 answers, last by scousejones 19:54 Mon 28th May 2007
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mollymax

Getting on my wick

Any idea where this comes from, is it to do with candles?
00:08 Mon 23rd Apr 20076 answers, last by scousejones 23:35 Mon 21st May 2007
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styley

Footery

Has anyone ever heard that expression, as in this is footery work.
00:09 Sat 12th May 20076 answers, last by VS Prasad 16:37 Thu 09th Aug 2007
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Romeo

Polite word for female sexual part

Is there a slang word for vagina that is not offensive or crude. An inoffensive slang word for penis would be willy, but is there an equivalent for the female bit?
10:56 Sun 13th May 200726 answers, last by Kno Wital 16:43 Fri 29th Jun 2007
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pinkerton123

work out the following sayings

chair plank knee light TY AMNESIA event ee e bb yyy 13579 A Z 108 E in the P T
21:55 Mon 14th May 20079 answers, last by scousejones 00:08 Thu 17th May 2007
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soozmac

maths puzzle

3 friends go into a motel. the man behind the desk said the room is ?30, so each man paid ?10 and went to the room. a while later the man behind the desk realized the room was only ?25, so he sent the...
12:16 Fri 30th Mar 20073 answers, last by scousejones 03:16 Sun 01st Apr 2007

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