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Hesse

Another contentious one. Hermann Hesse: load of old hippy claptrap or serious philosophical stuff?
07:53 Fri 19th Apr 20021 answer, last by flipflop 14:53 Sun 21st Apr 2002
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Versifying

OK. Contentious one. What's the point of poetry?
07:52 Fri 19th Apr 20022 answers, last by mrsdanvers 10:19 Tue 23rd Apr 2002
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He, she, it

Now that ships are officially neuter, can anyone tell me when or why they were 'shes' in the first place?
07:22 Sat 13th Apr 20022 answers, last by incitatus 11:38 Mon 15th Apr 2002
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That was one of Wilde's...

What was Oscar's best work?
07:16 Sat 13th Apr 20023 answers, last by homer 09:52 Mon 29th Apr 2002
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Dewey

Thanks for your answer on ISBNS sgs. So, how does the Dewey decimal system work, then?
07:44 Mon 11th Mar 20022 answers, last by sgs 21:03 Mon 25th Mar 2002
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The Beast

Did Aleister Crowley publish anything?
13:31 Wed 06th Mar 20023 answers, last by sgs 07:36 Mon 11th Mar 2002
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isbns

How do ISBN numbers work?
15:00 Sun 03rd Mar 20022 answers, last by sgs 07:33 Mon 11th Mar 2002
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Heavy metal book

Following in from the Nick Cave question, didn't the singer in one of those British poodle-rock bands have a book published? Bit vague, I know, but I can't remember which band, which singer or the...
13:31 Wed 27th Feb 20022 answers, last by barrywom 13:25 Wed 06th Mar 2002
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Sadist

There seem to be a lot of people who consider the Marquis de Sade as something more than a perv with a penchant for causing pain as per nhis popular image. In fact he's seen as something of a hero in...
08:13 Thu 21st Feb 20022 answers, last by sgs 09:26 Mon 25th Feb 2002
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What's in a name?

Consignia or Post Office. What's it all about? They want to change it back now.
08:15 Fri 15th Feb 20022 answers, last by andy hughes 20:20 Fri 15th Feb 2002
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Ghostly writing II

As per my earlier question, answered by the indefatigable Incitatus, how do you get to be a ghost writer, then? Sounds like a cracking job.
08:14 Fri 15th Feb 20021 answer, last by andy hughes 13:27 Fri 15th Feb 2002
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Ghostly writing

What the difference between a ghost writer and someone who gets billed alongside illiterate celebrity WITH 'someone who can kind of write'?
11:02 Tue 12th Feb 20021 answer, last by incitatus 11:47 Tue 12th Feb 2002
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Whippersnapper

Why are young upstarty types known as whippersnappers?
10:57 Tue 12th Feb 20022 answers, last by ravenhair 16:53 Tue 12th Feb 2002
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Farson

Further to the article on Francis Bacon. Who knows a bit more about Daniel Farson?
08:32 Tue 29th Jan 20021 answer, last by barrywom 10:31 Thu 31st Jan 2002
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Guantanamera

Is that GuantAnamo or GuantanAmo Bay? Newsreaders seem confused.
07:02 Sun 20th Jan 20022 answers, last by indobrit 16:53 Tue 29th Jan 2002
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Ripper

Know any good sites for Oz slang?
12:44 Mon 14th Jan 20021 answer, last by sgs 11:11 Wed 16th Jan 2002
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pennies

Where does 'pennies from heaven' come from?
21:44 Sun 06th Jan 20021 answer, last by sgs 09:05 Tue 08th Jan 2002
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Honours

How many artists and writers made it to this year's New Year's Honours list?
18:57 Wed 02nd Jan 20021 answer, last by sgs 19:02 Wed 09th Jan 2002
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sicky

Why do we 'throw' a sicky?
18:55 Wed 02nd Jan 20024 answers, last by junescott 16:26 Thu 17th Jan 2002

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