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Manuals Library Has Taken Over

Not very long ago I searched for peterborough on Firefox and got a page which appeared to be from The Manuals Library. However the URL was...
23:40 Tue 01st Mar 202213 answers, last by Buenchico 00:41 Tue 08th Mar 2022
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Bert45

What's A 'Writh'? (Emmerdale)

Sam said he'd rather "shave a Rottweiler's writh" on Emmerdale recently . The spelling is as it was given in the subtitles. What's a 'writh' (or 'rith'). Any expert of Yorkshire dialect, please?...
12:26 Sat 08th Jan 20227 answers, last by ladybirder 23:32 Sat 08th Jan 2022
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Bert45

Get Boosted Now

I am curious about the images I've seen in the campaign to get us to have the booster jab. They say "GET BOOSTED NOW" where the 'O' in 'NOW' is yellow and a bit bigger than the other letters which are...
19:39 Thu 30th Dec 202145 answers, last by jno 19:33 Sat 01st Jan 2022
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Trayc5

Adeles Oprah Interview?

Hi ,can anyone tell me has Adeles Oprah interview been shown on TV yet and if so what channel.?
15:10 Thu 30th Dec 20213 answers, last by Bert45 23:47 Thu 30th Dec 2021
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Bert45

Tv Zoom Trick

There is a thing they do on TV with a black and white photo (it's always b&w, I think, and the photo is usually old) where the subject of the photo in the foreground gets bigger as the camera seems to...
20:34 Thu 30th Sep 202111 answers, last by THECORBYLOON 08:57 Sat 02nd Oct 2021
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Tv Subtitles

Does anyone watch TV with subtitles? I do, it lately I have noticed that the titles are almost two sentences behind the spoken word. Does anyone else have this? I am sure it hasn’t always been like...
20:00 Wed 29th Sep 202113 answers, last by Peter Pedant 22:21 Thu 30th Sep 2021
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Bert45

The Empress Pub

Ringo's first solo album, Sentimental Journey, had a photo of the pub at the end of the street where he used to live on the cover. The pub is called "The Empress" and its sign shows an ocean liner...
00:35 Tue 07th Sep 20213 answers, last by Bert45 10:54 Tue 07th Sep 2021
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Les Dawson's Parisienne Adventure

Because of the way that TV credits are squashed up into a corner of the screen while they advertise the next programme, I was unable to read the name of the film to which credit was given courtesy of...
15:30 Thu 02nd Sep 20216 answers, last by Bert45 17:18 Thu 02nd Sep 2021
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Fuel Consumption To The Moon

There was a question on The Chase recently about the fuel consumption of Apollo 11's journey to the Moon (and back, probably). I can't remember the three possible answers exactly, but they were all 7...
22:32 Mon 16th Aug 202118 answers, last by Bert45 12:26 Thu 19th Aug 2021
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He Denies It Categorically.

I know what it means. But why? What does 'categorically' mean in this context? I know what it means (I repeat), but what does 'category' have to do with a denial? How did it come to be attached to...
23:07 Wed 11th Aug 202114 answers, last by Bert45 11:18 Thu 12th Aug 2021
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Old Words Over-Ride Modern Technology.

The reference to speed dial in the Corrie thread got me ruminating on this. We still refer to dialling when few telephones have a dial these days. And "hang up" is another one dating from when the...
21:52 Wed 11th Aug 202118 answers, last by jno 01:01 Thu 12th Aug 2021
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Are They Inventing Questions And Answers On "The Chase"?

There have been several questions lately on "The Chase" about words for groups of animals. Words I have never heard of in 70 years. There was a 'dazzle' of zebras. You can see why it's a good word for...
01:06 Sun 20th Jun 20218 answers, last by Mamyalynne 13:07 Sun 20th Jun 2021
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When Did 'Actress' Become A Dirty Word?

It seems to me that, for a few years now, women in the acting profession have been referred to as 'actors'. Why? With some jobs we have one word for men and women -- nurse, doctor, lawyer, barrister,...
18:49 Thu 10th Jun 202135 answers, last by pixie374 17:59 Sun 20th Jun 2021
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Duncan Renaldo, The Cisco Kid

I half remember a film set in what were then modern times, i.e. when the film was made, not the 19th century, in which Duncan Renaldo (or a lookalike)appeared dressed as the Cisco Kid. It was in a...
14:27 Sat 12th Jun 20216 answers, last by Bert45 17:53 Sat 12th Jun 2021
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Who Was That Woman?

I just watched "funny Cow".(Channel 4). i thought the woman at the bottom of the stairs at 53:33 (including adverts) blooked like Cilla Black, but it couldn't have been her, as she died in 2015 and...
16:03 Wed 09th Jun 20219 answers, last by chelle7272 19:02 Thu 10th Jun 2021
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Is This A Hymn?

I found the following written in pencil by my mother over 60 years ago on a sheet from a cash book. There were no crossings out so I'm certain that she didn't compose it herself. Do you recognise it?...
19:51 Sun 16th May 20216 answers, last by Mamyalynne 23:30 Sun 16th May 2021
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Champion The Wonder Horse.

I recorded and watched the second episode of Champion the Wonder Horse (Talking Pictures TV). I sang along with the opening credits, but when I sang "The time will come when everyone will know the...
15:10 Fri 07th May 202121 answers, last by SurreyGuy 13:54 Wed 19th May 2021
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What's That All About?

At the start of the Jeremy Vine Show on Channel 5, when JV introduces the guests for that morning, his assistant, Storm Huntley, applauds while moving her hands round in a circular fashion. What's...
15:07 Fri 07th May 20216 answers, last by Mamyalynne 15:50 Fri 07th May 2021
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Rondy

A Cowboy's Tale

One day, back in the olden days, a cowboy was crossing the desert to do some trading and came upon an Indian. The Indian was laying on his back and had an erection that stuck straight up in the air....
16:15 Wed 05th May 20212 answers, last by William51 21:14 Sun 23rd May 2021
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Rondy

The Fly Doctor

In the world of flies, a young fly needed a heart transplant. After being taken to surgery, the fly anaesthesiologist put the young fly to sleep. The fly doctor's assistant cut open the young fly’s...
10:01 Fri 07th May 20211 answer, last by Bert45 15:13 Fri 07th May 2021

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