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Judy Pass

origin of sayings

Where did the saying "One Smart Cookie" come from?
22:05 Thu 28th Feb 20021 answer, last by divan 16:50 Thu 21st Mar 2002
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reece1

movie line

"My God! You can see Gibraltar" is a line from which movie? Which actor/actress said it?
13:37 Thu 14th Mar 20021 answer, last by divan 16:50 Thu 21st Mar 2002
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cht020

notting hill carnival

who sponsors the notting hill carnival
12:54 Fri 01st Mar 20021 answer, last by divan 16:02 Sun 03rd Mar 2002
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Birchy

Book titles

Is there any restriction on titling a book? Does a title have to be unique?
10:10 Thu 24th Jan 20024 answers, last by Tartanwizard 18:35 Tue 06th Aug 2002
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divan

sicky

Why do we 'throw' a sicky?
19:55 Wed 02nd Jan 20024 answers, last by junescott 17:26 Thu 17th Jan 2002
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divan

High horse

Who first came up with the expresions 'don't get on your high horse' and 'get off your high horse' and other permutations of the same?
09:27 Sat 08th Dec 20012 answers, last by divan 14:45 Mon 10th Dec 2001
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bren

bless you

bless you
04:21 Tue 04th Dec 20014 answers, last by bluenotes 15:46 Mon 10th Dec 2001
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Birchy

Wizard of Oz

Where do we get the "lbs" and "oz" from when referring to pounds and ounces?.....also the "d" for the old penny?
10:20 Tue 04th Dec 20012 answers, last by divan 18:45 Tue 04th Dec 2001
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barrywom

Carbuncle Cumbernauld

Why, specifically, has Cumbernauld been named Carbuncle of the Year?
11:29 Thu 22nd Nov 20012 answers, last by sgs 21:48 Mon 03rd Dec 2001
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maverik149

Philosophy

How big is the universe?
18:12 Mon 05th Nov 20014 answers, last by JohnPPotts 01:23 Fri 16th Nov 2001
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mark_weir

Willies

What are the origins of the saying: To give someone the willies
22:05 Sat 03rd Nov 20011 answer, last by divan 12:16 Tue 06th Nov 2001
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lovelylad

Feisty

Does anyone else out there share my irrational dislike of the word 'feisty'? Help.
08:54 Thu 11th Oct 200111 answers, last by dogfrank 12:53 Tue 27th Nov 2001
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divan

Old Firm

What does 'firm' mean in Old Firm, re. Celtic v. Rangers games?
08:48 Thu 11th Oct 20013 answers, last by divan 14:26 Wed 24th Oct 2001
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divan

Jack Vettriano

Does anyone know anything about the British artist Jack Vettriano?
08:49 Thu 11th Oct 20013 answers, last by sgs 08:39 Mon 22nd Oct 2001
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bobsailer

Welsh

Why do we 'welsh on a debt'? Does it mean welsh as in Welsh?
09:41 Mon 15th Oct 20011 answer, last by divan 10:10 Wed 17th Oct 2001
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lovelylad

syzygy/zyzygy

Going back to the earlier question zyzygy, I, like ssmart, who gave the answer - where did you find it? - can't find it in any dicitonary spelt with a z. It's correctly spelt syzygy. I'd be interested...
10:39 Thu 04th Oct 20012 answers, last by puppylove 21:33 Tue 09th Oct 2001
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mbw2

to hell in a hand basket

what does it mean?
01:55 Mon 01st Oct 20012 answers, last by sgs 08:16 Mon 08th Oct 2001
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shaunhoward

The Scream

Who painted The Scream?
14:08 Tue 25th Sep 20012 answers, last by divan 20:51 Tue 25th Sep 2001
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potent

Who were they?

In 'She Stoops to Conquer',Oliver Goldsmith has Mrs Hardcastletell Mr H: '... you may be a Darby but I'll not be a Joan."Can somebody please give the origin of the term Darby and Joan?
05:39 Wed 05th Sep 20012 answers, last by eram 12:00 Wed 12th Sep 2001
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stoogmeister

Vowel-less word(s)

What is the longest word in the English language without any vowels? The longest I can think of is zyzygy.
04:11 Mon 03rd Sep 20015 answers, last by majorgenuis1 21:04 Fri 15th Oct 2004

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