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keitra

managing partner

What is managing partner?
05:57 Tue 27th Apr 20043 answers, last by mehmood 11:22 Mon 23rd Apr 2007
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Magnum95

riddle nr4

What is the only word which has been incorporated into thousands of languages, completely unchanged?
09:24 Thu 22nd Apr 200419 answers, last by allisinnomon 19:23 Sun 26th Feb 2006
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Bert

Favourite cliches

I cannot get accents on this form, so sorry about that. The question is, what are your favourite (i.e. most loathed) current cliches? I would like to exclude one-word cliches, such as 'hopefully' and...
11:07 Sun 25th Apr 200414 answers, last by Ms. Irish 05:39 Wed 20th Oct 2004
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Bert

Paddywack

We all know 'nick-nack paddywack, give a (or 'the') dog a bone' but, what is the origin of the expression? 'Paddywhack' is in the OCD and Chambers, but the meaning is of little help. Pet shops around...
11:16 Sun 25th Apr 20043 answers, last by paulsamuel 06:39 Fri 17th Sep 2004
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broxi

DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH

I'm hearing a lot of phrases recently n dont know them! can anyone let me in on this one?
14:43 Wed 28th Apr 20043 answers, last by becks 11:31 Wed 05th May 2004
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Roxy

my mum's wierd teacher

My mother told me that she was once explaining a mistake to a teacher when she was at school, and she started with 'i'm sorry sir, but I thought- at which point he interupted her by coming out with...
19:22 Thu 29th Apr 20047 answers, last by IndieSinger 18:24 Sat 01st May 2004
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LLindsay

Where did the saying Going Commando come from?

Where did the saying Going Commando come from?
11:06 Fri 30th Apr 20041 answer, last by Quizmonster 11:09 Fri 30th Apr 2004
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LLindsay

Where did the saying Going Commando come from?

Where did the saying Going Commando come from?
11:06 Fri 30th Apr 20041 answer, last by Quizmonster 11:09 Fri 30th Apr 2004
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jjf2003

suffer fools gladly

I've always wondered what to 'he / she doesn't suffer fools gladly' means. As far as I can make out, the sort of person who 'doesn't suffer fools gladly' is impatient and intolerant towards other...
12:01 Tue 27th Apr 20043 answers, last by firefly 15:56 Thu 29th Apr 2004
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Lisa-Marie

he blew her out the water

My brother used this phrase the other night talking to a mate, i couldnt ask what it meant cos i wasn't s'posed to be listening! can anyone fill me in?
12:46 Tue 27th Apr 20042 answers, last by sft42 14:22 Wed 28th Apr 2004
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broxi

Dont burn your tongue on another mans soup

what does this phrase mean?
09:17 Tue 27th Apr 20042 answers, last by andy hughes 09:52 Tue 27th Apr 2004
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keitra

lyrics

What does 'She exchanged more than lyrics with Madonna.' mean?
12:45 Sat 24th Apr 20043 answers, last by Lisa-Marie 09:14 Tue 27th Apr 2004
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bluedolphin

pantechnicon (removal truck)???

Saw a learning chart with a large truck on it and the word pantechnicon written under it....I would have used words like juggernaut, artic (articulated lorry) ...learning chart was aimed at basic...
01:32 Mon 26th Apr 20043 answers, last by woofgang 07:44 Tue 27th Apr 2004
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firefly

Trick question

How do Romeo and Juliet communicate?
13:50 Fri 23rd Apr 20045 answers, last by firefly 11:57 Sun 25th Apr 2004
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ianria

What can be classed as a HETERONYM

I am trying to compile a study of words that have the same written word, but means something completely different i.e. I will book seats at the cinema, I bought a book etc
08:53 Sat 24th Apr 20043 answers, last by Bert 10:33 Sun 25th Apr 2004
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addied

Big furry things

Is there a official term for the people you'd find in theme parks dressed up in big furry 'cartoon character suits' like the Mickey Mice in DisneyLand?
09:46 Fri 23rd Apr 20044 answers, last by Janetex 05:07 Sun 25th Apr 2004
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number8

Spearmint Rhino

Does this name for, ahem, gentlemens clubs mean anything?
08:23 Fri 23rd Apr 20046 answers, last by jjf2003 08:36 Sat 24th Apr 2004
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spiff

Disgruntled

'when news of the pay cuts was released,bosses were confronted by a disgruntled workforce...' we've all seen news reports like that,but you never see....'when news of the pay rises was released,bosses...
07:17 Fri 23rd Apr 20044 answers, last by Quizmonster 07:26 Sat 24th Apr 2004
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Pentagon

World War 2 German slogan

CAn anyone please complete the slogan? 'Do enjoy war, peace will be....'
09:57 Fri 23rd Apr 200410 answers, last by IndieSinger 18:45 Fri 23rd Apr 2004
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loz

pearshaped

Where does the saying pearshaped come from?
21:14 Thu 22nd Apr 20042 answers, last by JohnPPotts 02:19 Fri 23rd Apr 2004

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