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I didn't get where I am today...

Just found this excellent Wikiquote page with quotes from CJ in the series The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin. But there must be more...
14:09 Wed 13th Jul 20053 answers, last by Capt.Wibble 17:40 Wed 13th Jul 2005
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Japanese Signs

Could anybody please enlighten me as to the meaning of these signs on the Japanese Underground?
14:52 Tue 05th Jul 20056 answers, last by birdy72 03:00 Thu 07th Jul 2005
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Preposition with Information

Which is the preferred form: "information on" or "information about"? Are there differences between British and American English here?
13:43 Tue 05th Jul 20058 answers, last by Quizmonster 08:06 Thu 07th Jul 2005
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Live8 - Banners?

What surprised me watching the Live8 concert was the total lack of political banners in the crowd. Was there no one there with the urge to display something like "I don't like Mr Blair" or...
10:31 Mon 04th Jul 20054 answers, last by morg_monster 23:05 Mon 04th Jul 2005
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Entente Cordiale

On television last night I saw Tony Blair engaged in furtive conversation with Jacques le Lad at the European summit, and it didn't look like they were using an interpreter.Is Tony a...
11:09 Fri 17th Jun 20058 answers, last by maxi29 09:23 Sun 19th Jun 2005
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Blackpool Tower - Walk of Faith

Just returned from an anthropological expedition to Planet Blackpool with many questions, but this is one somebody may be able to answer: How thick is the glass on the Walk of Faith in Blackpool...
10:44 Fri 17th Jun 20057 answers, last by Sioux 20:41 Wed 26th Oct 2005
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Geneology Research

Can anyone recommend a good place to start looking for details of a ancestor born in Bolton in 1866?
15:51 Mon 13th Jun 20055 answers, last by Xollob 17:26 Thu 16th Jun 2005
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Slide Rules and Log Tables

I'm 44 and remember using a slide rule and log tables at school. Are these things still in use anywhere? Does anybody under 30 know what I'm talking about?
10:59 Mon 06th Jun 200514 answers, last by Tim Baxter 01:20 Fri 10th Jun 2005
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Google Indexing

Is there any system to the way answers are indexed in Google? If, for example, I enter my username in Google and press 'Search Site', I see answers of mine going back about four weeks. Earlier...
13:12 Mon 23rd May 20054 answers, last by Xollob 14:52 Mon 23rd May 2005
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Good Restaurant in Blackpool

Can anyone recommend a good restaurant in Blackpool? Already looking forward to a mezefest at Middle of the Earth (went there last year - highly recommendable), but could also do with a...
10:54 Fri 20th May 20054 answers, last by Xollob 11:34 Mon 23rd May 2005
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Asterisk Monster (again)

Ed, you removed my last post regarding automatic deletion of terms deemed unsuitable. It's now happened again in a question on Amsterdam, the offending term being Rembrandt's Night-watch. Sadly the...
12:30 Thu 19th May 20057 answers, last by flaming 01:29 Sat 21st May 2005
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House of Cards Trilogy

Finally got round to watching the third part of this last night on DVD. Has there ever been a better TV drama series?
10:58 Fri 01st Apr 20051 answer, last by delilahcat 16:31 Fri 01st Apr 2005
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US Immigration

What are the chances, when trying to enter the USA, that your fingerprints are, say, 99% identical with the grandmother of a suspected terrorist sympathiser and you then have the unenviable task...
13:12 Tue 29th Mar 20056 answers, last by asador 09:56 Sun 07th Aug 2005
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Nutmeg

If the food industry came up with a new additive as toxic as nutmeg, would they get it approved?
17:12 Wed 23rd Mar 20056 answers, last by In A Pickle 00:05 Fri 25th Mar 2005
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Layla - why is this good?

Is there any scientific explanation why certain combinations of musical notes - for example the opening bars of 'Layla' by Derek and the Dominos - are good/memorable/powerful/timeless/exciting/etc. ?
15:06 Wed 16th Mar 200513 answers, last by Peter Pedant 01:37 Tue 22nd Mar 2005
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Dress Sense

What was Prince William wearing during his little brother's recent wardrobe meldown?
14:48 Mon 07th Mar 20051 answer, last by cassimer 15:39 Mon 07th Mar 2005
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Artemis Fowl - The Movie

Does anybody know anything about the film version of Artemis Fowl? The IMBD isn't very helpful here - status is 'announced' and the status was last updated in May 2003.
17:37 Mon 28th Feb 20051 answer, last by rumanshu 13:27 Wed 02nd Mar 2005

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