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FTVS

Call up Priority

If this war goes ahead and the general public are called up and draughted into the army, what is the order of priority? eg a friend of mine just left the army and he is apparently first tranche after...

DavidUK

Total Tax

How much tax, on average, does a typical family pay in total, including all taxes, VAT, duties, NI etc?

BenDToy

House names

I'm hoping to move into a house which is part of a converted farmhouse. I have the chance to name the house, but I am one of the last to move in, and many of the obvious farm type names are taken eg...

boognish76

Any financial advisors here?

I need ?10,000. I was going to get out a personal loan and have been shopping around for a good rate. However, I have a flexible mortgage and it's occured to me that I could borrow the money 'from' my...

eric100

Religion

Which language was the bible originally written in? and how can anyone be sure that the translations are accurate?.

carlos

Eggs Query

Does hard boiling an egg destroy the protein in its white? If it does, can anyone tell me how long to boil them, so that this is avoided.--Thanks in advance.

Cetti

Crispy coated peanuts

I was thinking last night about how I would love to have a packet of crispy coated peanuts ( I think they were peanuts). I was told I was making it up - but they were nuts with a savoury coating -...

Wee Kaz

Home made soup inspiration

Hello there, I'm looking for some inspiration. I make a massive pot of home made soup every week and freeze it so I can have it for my lunch every day. At the moment I am so bored with the soups I've...

benross66

Best Chess

Does anyone know what is considered to be the strongest game of chess ever played? And what about the best? Thx.

xyzzyplugh

Got 10 friends?

How many of them are gay? [male or female.] Isn't it reckoned to be 1 in 10? Just that I have not met many people that I knew to be homosexual, some but certainly not 1 in 10. I've even heard it is 1...

Deore

beamish

where oh where can i buy the irish drink beamish from?

andrewlee

numb arm

I sometimes wake up having squashed my arm and cut off the circulation. My arm is then lifeless for a few moments. Can this lead to any harm?

darth vader

Danger Danger! High Voltage!

High Voltage, by Electric Six - is this a cover version? (I seem to remember the lyrics from a 70's/80's song)

darth vader

What do YOU do for a living?

Here's an answerable question for everyone. I've only been visiting AB for a short time but already i see many factual, knowledgeable or well opinionated answers to questions so i wonder what does...

xyzzyplugh

Kill a Shortcut

I have Windows xp. Something keeps putting the Windows Update shortcut in my Startup folder. I told xp I would update manually. I even disabled it in services at one point. Can I write a .bat file in...

Stav

The Earth Moved.......

If everyone in the world ran in the same direction, in theory could we speed up the rotation of the Earth, or slow it down/stop it??

seaoil

My TV is sick!

About ten minutes ago my 5 year old Sharp TV had a v strange turn. It turned itself off then on again and now its stuck on the channel we were watching. No volume channel control, nothing, not even on...