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Baiting a 419 scammer

I am amusing myself by baiting a 419er. I have free access to his email account after he unwittingly revealed his password (not the brightest Mugu). I have very little IT knowledge so does anyone have...
15:13 Sat 25th Oct 20031 answer, last by Daviec 22:14 Sun 26th Oct 2003
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Russian Translation

I can translate cyrillic Russian to English but am often copied in on messages written using a standard Eng keyboard. How can I translate messages written in this format from Ru to Eng ?
02:28 Tue 14th Oct 20037 answers, last by strozzi 10:50 Wed 15th Oct 2003
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Russian linguists

Would it be correct to ask a question in this form, or would it be breaking the rules of ruling regime ? ??? ???????????? ?????? ?????????. ?? ????????????? ????? ?????? ???????? I would prefer...
09:33 Tue 23rd Sep 200313 answers, last by smorodina 14:22 Fri 29th Jun 2007
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Place near New York

What's the name of a place near New York that is cheesy and spreads ? This is a kids homework question that has stumped me.
20:11 Mon 22nd Sep 20036 answers, last by coggles 22:13 Mon 22nd Sep 2003
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Answerbank - Offensive & unhelpful anwers

I am concerned by the recent outbreak of offensive & frivolous answers given on this site by a number of, apparently, new users. I find many of them unamusing, unhelpful and believe that they are to...
15:41 Sun 24th Aug 200312 answers, last by smee.tracey 23:26 Fri 08th Jul 2005
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Squirrels - dray, drey or scurry ?

This question is prompted by an answer in Animals & Nature suggesting that the collective noun for squirrels is dray or scurry. I have been unable to substantiate this in any authoritative reference...
09:59 Sat 26th Jul 20037 answers, last by football 00:33 Mon 28th Jul 2003
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Capital - Capitol

The US Congress building is the Capitol but the seat of government of a country is normally the capital. What's the origin of the 2 different words ?
16:42 Fri 18th Jul 20032 answers, last by strozzi 17:17 Fri 18th Jul 2003
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Meaning of Scottish name Jock

I thought that the name Jock was a reference to someone from Scotland. I've read that Jock has equivalents in other countries e.g. Jacques (France), Giacobbe (Italy) and Yakow (Russia). My curiosity...
17:18 Sat 12th Jul 20035 answers, last by Quizmonster 17:14 Tue 15th Jul 2003
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Bonnie Prince Charlie - Scottish Hero

Bonnie Prince Charlie, born in Italy to a Polish mother, apparently spent most of his life in mainland Europe. How long did this Scottish legend actually spend in Scotland ?
14:16 Sat 12th Jul 20036 answers, last by sft42 20:17 Tue 15th Jul 2003
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Answerbank related questions & articles.

I've often seen Answerbankers referring to the fact that when you ask a question a list of related topics is posted before you are asked if you still want to post your question. I have doubts about...
12:02 Sat 12th Jul 20032 answers, last by strozzi 11:18 Tue 15th Jul 2003
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UK town names.

There is a Moscow in Ayrshire but which came first, this one or the Russian capital ? Or was it some other Moscow ?
11:55 Sat 12th Jul 20032 answers, last by smorodina 17:51 Mon 14th Jul 2003
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Out of coma after 19 years.

39 years old Terry Wallis has just regained conciousness after 19 years in a coma since a car crash in 1984. He has seen his 19 years old daughter for the first time. A heartwarming story. I presume...
23:13 Wed 09th Jul 20035 answers, last by Einstein 23:55 Fri 25th Jul 2003
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Itching ears

The outer parts of my inner ears are constantly itching and slowly driving me mad. Anyone suggest either the reason or a cure ?
19:19 Tue 08th Jul 20035 answers, last by woodpam 10:54 Fri 11th Jul 2003
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Scary flights

There's some not-too-pleasant airports to fly into around the world. For instance, Gibraltar has a very short runway with sea at both ends of it. Hong Kong always seemed like you were going to hit the...
22:36 Sun 08th Jun 20036 answers, last by CymruAMbyth 19:03 Wed 03rd Nov 2004
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UK's Dirty Prisons

We are currently seeing a lot of reports about prison conditions. One of the complaints is that prisons are not up to a satisfactory state of cleanliness. We don't have complaints that our ships or...
18:08 Wed 04th Jun 20031 answer, last by andy hughes 22:25 Thu 05th Jun 2003
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Excess Parking Penalty -- Liability

I have received a notice for excess parking from a local authority because the vehicle concerned is registered to me. The driver of the vehicle on the day of the alleged offence was a friend of mine...
22:26 Mon 02nd Jun 20035 answers, last by treaclefight 19:38 Wed 04th Jun 2003
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Spylog cookie - what is it ?

I notice that whenever I've had a session on my PC that I've had a Spylog cookie. What is this; where does it originate and, if I delete it what have I achieved ?
10:28 Wed 28th May 20037 answers, last by bobbyclobber 00:31 Fri 06th Aug 2010
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Television - Digibox replacement

My ITV Digibox has continued to receive about 6 channels but recently has started to suffer from constant interference. I understand that there is now something similar (possibly introduced by the...
19:48 Sun 25th May 20032 answers, last by strozzi 16:56 Mon 26th May 2003

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