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boatman

Agatha

How is it that such a bad writer as Agatha Christie is far and away the biggest-selling author of all time anywhere in the world? Even as a young teenager I thought her writing was terrible, so this...
13:27 Wed 27th Feb 200211 answers, last by findo 03:59 Sat 23rd Mar 2002
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ravikarwa

Famous quotations

Who said " TO confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit" ?
23:47 Fri 15th Mar 20021 answer, last by barrywom 10:05 Sat 16th Mar 2002
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ssmart

Iceland

Have any famous artists come from Iceland?
07:46 Tue 05th Mar 20022 answers, last by good2skull 14:23 Thu 07th Mar 2002
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divan

Heavy metal book

Following in from the Nick Cave question, didn't the singer in one of those British poodle-rock bands have a book published? Bit vague, I know, but I can't remember which band, which singer or the...
13:31 Wed 27th Feb 20022 answers, last by barrywom 13:25 Wed 06th Mar 2002
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divan

Farson

Further to the article on Francis Bacon. Who knows a bit more about Daniel Farson?
08:32 Tue 29th Jan 20021 answer, last by barrywom 10:31 Thu 31st Jan 2002
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solye62

Alleyways

How many more local words are there in the UK for an alley. I know of ginnels in Yorkshire and Twitchells in Nottinghamshire. Do you know any more?
17:07 Mon 21st Jan 200210 answers, last by jimrhodes 10:45 Mon 27th May 2002
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Birchy

Meaning What?

What does Incitatus mean? I have seen this word/name appear on the Answerbank on many occasions. I'd guess at "a person in his forties who still lives with his mum and doesn't get out much", but I'm...
12:46 Wed 23rd Jan 20025 answers, last by incitatus 13:55 Mon 28th Jan 2002
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Birchy

How Confusing!

I purchased some Vanish from my local supermarket. I wrongly assumed that this meant it was something a bit like a van. Aren't companies compelled to describe their products more accurately than this?
12:38 Wed 23rd Jan 20022 answers, last by incitatus 19:23 Wed 23rd Jan 2002
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JACQ

What companies sponsor notting hill carnival

What companies sponsor notting hill carnival
10:35 Wed 23rd Jan 20021 answer, last by barrywom 13:02 Wed 23rd Jan 2002
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gene_uk

literary fiction

what is literary fiction?
14:28 Fri 11th Jan 20022 answers, last by barrywom 10:23 Wed 23rd Jan 2002
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siggy

Turner

When was the last time a painter won the Turner Prize?
11:53 Tue 11th Dec 20012 answers, last by sgs 08:20 Tue 18th Dec 2001
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divan

Lit Fic

Can someone please offer a sensible definition of 'literary fiction'?
07:40 Wed 28th Nov 20011 answer, last by barrywom 17:30 Fri 30th Nov 2001
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allen ives

Oil be seeing you

Birchy and Boatman had a minor spat a couple of months ago in these columns, concluding in Boatman asking Birchy what 'oil' was for in rhyming slang. I'm still waiting for an answer. What is oil in...
14:09 Thu 08th Nov 20013 answers, last by fountalnpen 23:37 Sat 25th Sep 2004
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janelh

Cheeky chappie

Why do we say someone is 'cheeky'?
10:17 Tue 02nd Oct 20011 answer, last by barrywom 09:25 Sun 07th Oct 2001
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cpmcmahon

death by balloon

In which novel does a man meet his death by dropping from a balloon's mooring rope?
17:29 Fri 31st Aug 20011 answer, last by barrywom 09:23 Sun 07th Oct 2001
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seeker

Who refused to accept despair?

Who said, 'I refuse to accept despair as a response to the ambiguities of history'?
12:47 Tue 18th Sep 20011 answer, last by barrywom 10:45 Tue 25th Sep 2001
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lynner1

Book binding

I have a lot of letters from a close friend which I would like to have printed and bound into a book for her 30th birthday. Does anyone know where I could get this done, preferably in London?
17:11 Mon 17th Sep 20011 answer, last by barrywom 10:37 Thu 20th Sep 2001
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siggy

Diaries

Paddy Ashdown's diaries have recently been published and much fuss made of them in the media. Why does every retiring politician - or any public figure - actually think we care? And, presumably...
10:46 Wed 12th Sep 20011 answer, last by barrywom 10:23 Thu 20th Sep 2001
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barrywom

Ian Brady

What do users think about the forthcoming book on serial killers by Ian Brady? Should it be published?
10:16 Wed 12th Sep 20012 answers, last by barrywom 10:13 Thu 20th Sep 2001
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barrywom

Play up Pompey

Why is Portsmouth known as Pompey?
15:20 Wed 15th Aug 20015 answers, last by sgs 11:02 Fri 31st Aug 2001

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