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Harry Tate to mean shoddy or poor?

I've grown up using the phrase, "That's Harry Tate" to mean that something is of poor quality, shoddy or has been bodged, especially in conection to DIY. But where does the phrase...
21:08 Thu 27th Apr 20066 answers, last by david niven 18:44 Fri 28th Apr 2006
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German word linked to Schadenfreude

I've read of [and irritatingly forgotten] a German word that roughly means 'disappointed at not getting schadenfreude'. For example, you watch a man wobbling at the top of a ladder. If he falls of and...
14:55 Mon 06th Feb 20067 answers, last by Quizmonster 16:29 Tue 07th Feb 2006
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As sure as eggs is eggs.

We all know what the phrase means but where did it come from?
21:51 Wed 26th Mar 20033 answers, last by j2buttonsw 09:53 Thu 27th Mar 2003
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Nautical phrases in everyday use.

How many phrases in everyday use can we think of that have a nautical origin [with the meaning if they're obscure please]?
18:53 Sun 19th Jan 200314 answers, last by mje1066 00:54 Thu 04th Nov 2004
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Wide Screen TV's

What happens when you play a non wide screen video on a wide screen TV & what happens when you watch normal terrestrial TV stations on a wide screen TV?
18:38 Sun 19th Jan 20033 answers, last by ipek 10:25 Thu 23rd Jan 2003
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Orwell's 1984

In 1984 Winston dreams that he'll meet Bernard in the place of no darkness. Was this an unexplained premonission or had Winston been tortured & brainwashed previously? It's a long time since I've read...
22:52 Sat 09th Nov 20022 answers, last by ellster 02:32 Mon 14th Jun 2004
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Taking the mick.

I know that it means having a laugh at someone elses expense but where does it come from?
21:38 Fri 04th Oct 20022 answers, last by Quizmonster 08:05 Sat 05th Oct 2002
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Alan Keys

Who's this Alan that invented the handy key things? Or is there another reason wht they got their name?
20:54 Fri 04th Oct 20026 answers, last by wyrfoa 12:15 Thu 10th Oct 2002
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K.P.

I know that K.P. is a U.S. army term for some form of day to day work but what does it really mean & stand for [kitchen patrole?].
20:10 Thu 03rd Oct 20024 answers, last by ned flanders 10:20 Fri 04th Oct 2002
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Bobby Dazzler

I Know it means handsom, dandy etc but where does it come from?
20:46 Wed 02nd Oct 20021 answer, last by WendyW 23:29 Wed 02nd Oct 2002
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January 8th club

I have several friends who share my birthday on January 8th. We're delighted to have Elvis Presley & David Bowie as members [though they never turn up for the birthday drink] but who else could we...
20:45 Tue 01st Oct 20024 answers, last by david niven 20:19 Fri 04th Oct 2002
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Pluncket & McLean

Having Watched the film Pluncket & McLean I wondered if they were real people & if so does anyone know the true tale about these highwaymen?
11:56 Sun 29th Sep 20021 answer, last by Kelvin 13:52 Mon 30th Sep 2002
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Trumpto, Chigley & Cambellwickgreen

Trumpto, Chigley & Cambellwickgreen [sorry if I've mis-spelt those] were all neighbours to one another if I remember right. But was one a town & aimed at older children with another being a village...
11:31 Sun 29th Sep 20024 answers, last by sddsddean 20:55 Mon 30th Sep 2002
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Diesel & Petrol

What's the actual difference between diesel & petrol? Also is it true that diesel is non flamable as I've been told?
11:21 Sun 29th Sep 20024 answers, last by Tj2 01:00 Mon 30th Sep 2002
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Battle of the Planets

I haven't seen the show since I was a child but have vague memories of it. What was it all about then eh?
17:05 Fri 27th Sep 20026 answers, last by bobbobley 12:46 Mon 30th Sep 2002
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2 & 8 or 6's & 7's

I guess that to be in a 2&8 is rhyming slang for 'state' but what about to be all 6's & 7's?
21:09 Thu 26th Sep 20029 answers, last by david niven 20:12 Tue 01st Oct 2002
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Viva Hookey Street

Viva Hookey Street goes the song at the end of Only Fools & Horses. But where or what was/is it [possibly a place to sell hookey goods?]
20:22 Wed 18th Sep 20022 answers, last by david niven 19:25 Thu 19th Sep 2002
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Narrative device

What's the name of the narrative device where the climax of a tale is given [somtimes metaphorically] earlier on?
20:04 Wed 18th Sep 20023 answers, last by david niven 19:24 Thu 19th Sep 2002
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The life of Riley

Who wa sRiley and what sort of life did he lead?
16:41 Tue 17th Sep 20021 answer, last by Kit 18:35 Tue 17th Sep 2002

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