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Nationality

A question I asked about national anthems has inspired me to ask this, which is an over-simplified view, but does reflect how many people feel.If you're from Wales, you're welsh. If you're from...

happysax

Haggis is delicious, so why do the English and Americans not like it? OK, so it's made from offal and oatmeal cooked in a sheep's stomach, but so what? Caviar is just fish eggs when you think about...

Dave Potts

David Icke - mad as a box of frogs?

Having just re-acquainted myself with 'The Truth Vibrations' I thought I'd check out what David Icke was up to these days and I was interested to see he's still persevering in the face of mass...

IndieSinger

'National' Anthems

I'm confused. England played Wales earlier (rugby). At the beginning Wales sung (and had played) their national anthem. But when it was England's turn, we sang our 'national' anthem - God Save The...

theo_wyvern

Souper

Is soup eaten or drunk in a language sense ?

number8

Voter Apathy

How do we conquer voter apathy in order to oust Labour from power next year?

nightowl

Rhodesia

What was the surname of the last prime minister of Rhodesia?

salmon

16 and lookin for love

hey, am 16 bi and avin alot of fun, but i really wana have a gud time with someone else. Email address removed as per site policy. Please note: treat all questions with respect. Answers (but also...

doods

help

can i remove a question i have previously asked on the answerbank

desertrat

Maximum temperature

Is there a theoretical maximum temperature that could be reached?

brawburd

Carrots

Is there a good way of storage? Out of all veg, these seem to go mouldy the quickest.

Jaybee

Sweetbreads

Why does the myth that 'sweetbreads' are testicles persist, when it is made abundantly clear in every cookery book and dictionary that it is the culinary name for both the thymus gland (from the...

annmarie

King Edward VII

characteristic of, or associated with the English King Edward VII

Azimov

MYRIAD - Correct usage of?

I have hunted high and low for a definite answer but so far without success. I was taught 'A myriad of...' as in 'I saw a myriad of stars in the night sky.' is incorrect. My understanding is that 'I...

Ann Bedford

I'll Go to the foot of our stairs

Where did this saying come from

PaulB

Ages

Ok, it's the weekend and AB Ed is off on his weekend break with Mrs AB Ed so, how are the answerbankers this weekend and what age are we all?

slimjim

Rusedski and Cash

I would hope that Pat Cash will now be man enough to, at the very least, offer a full apology to Greg Rusedski for his biased and unfounded comments during this drugs saga. Or will he just be enough...

d00kdb

nationalism

is nationalism inherently authoritarian?

number8

Should offside in football be abolished?

That's about it really - having played as number nine for twenty odd years I've always hated it. Personally I feel the offside trap is a spoiling tactic and the abolition would lead to a more flowing,...

mindbullets

open prisons

whats the difference between an open prison and a normal prison?

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