Neologism? For when you try to prevent a minor catastrophe, and make it worse. You knock your phone, calculator, cup etc. off the table. If left alone it will hit the carpeted floor and probably...
If we accept that the big bang happened and everything is still travelling outward from its origin, should we expect that there would be a region of space completely empty of matter, and for this void...
Have just seen the above in Tesco for £10. Are they any good?
What sort of things would you cook in them.
There are only two of us. Would it be cost effective.
Thank you...
What is the evolutionary advantage to herbs in having leaves and stems that taste nice? Just wondering while I place my rosemary sprigs on my sausage and potato bake. Thanks, CS Rosemary Sprigs?...
There's an IR security light above the back door (the type that drives the neighbours up the wall). It comes one when someone leaves or approaches the back door but also at seemingly random times...
Please bear with me;is a bit long winded. At work in my section we are on call on a rota basis. Its only me and one other who work in this section so we a 2 week on call pattern. My colleague moved on...
1. I can tell the time so I use bus lanes when they're not in operation. 2. I know when to use an apostrophe. 3. I re-read a text message before sending so auto-correct doesn't alter the meaning. What...
Apparently one's been unveiled. I don't if it was behind a little curtain or something. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22885969 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23576143...
At the end of each day the FTSE is reported as being so many points up or down, what has actually happened to cause this variation? Same with currency, how does the value of a pound actually change...
In the good old days, we used to answer the telephone with 'Hello, Whitehall 231.' With the rise of mobile phones and spam calls that doesn't seem sensible. So, what's a polite way to answer one's...
while I'm dogsitting for the family next door, I take a Waitrose carrier bag to clean up after him on walks.
How middle, working, or upper class are you?...
I don't know if these are really malapropisms, but on another thread someone is talking about driving with 'undue care and attention'. This is one of my favourites together with 'mute point' and...