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holiday checklist

i'm going on holidays soon and have compiled a short checklist of girly things. i don't mean important things like tickets etc, but things like sun lotion, vaseline, tweezers, plasters, body lotion,...

stoogmeister

Women and toilet seats

Why do women make such a big fuss when men leave the toilet seat up? It's soooo difficult to put it back down themselves! :p

answerbok

Wrong Floor.

A man lives in a flat on the 13th floor. Every day that he goes out, he takes the lift [elevator] to the ground floor but on his return he takes the lift only to the seventh floor, and walks the rest...

violaine

Be careful what you wish for

Where does the expression 'Be careful what you wish for' originate from?

blarneystone

Hey, answerbonk

Why are you such a t w a t? just f u c k off and stop dreaming about sex you underdeveloped perv

doristwonk

Distance to London

If I were to set off now how far is it to London?

blarneystone

now that wasn't very nice

was it?

paulobrad

2 words but its actually one

How many words are there in the English language that you would expect to be 2 or more words but their actual one. Eg. Moreover, albeit, nevertheless, afforesaid/afforementioned, I have thought of...

sft42

Ok then...Who wants to be part of a record attempt?

I thought it would be fun to see if we could have a go and get 100 replies to a question on the site and this is probably the best category to try it in.....Just say hello or anything you want and let...

the_dipsey_1

Most Stupid Job Ever

What is the most stupid job ever??? has any one worked it???

Birchy

Weed Definition

A weed is officially a 'wild plant growing where it isn't wanted', so could a rose or a daffodil be considered weeds if they haven't been deliberately planted?

Jacob

Bob Monkhouse

Is it true that his real name is Bob Monastery?

mbw2

phrases and sayings

Where did the saying 'a raccoon's age' come from? Thanks.

banana

What was the nose shop for?

A long time ago I lived for a short time in Westbourne park grove Near Ladbroke grove in London. It was the early 70s and a hip and happeing place to be. There was a shop with a huge nose on the wall...

norman dyson

Birds

Which bird turns it's head upside down to eat?

mellomeh

The case for war

When america and britain went to war, they claimed saddam had WoMD. Now it's obvious there were never any weapons, they reckon they were 'liberating' iraq (not that they did a very good job of it),...

strozzi

Squirrels - dray, drey or scurry ?

This question is prompted by an answer in Animals & Nature suggesting that the collective noun for squirrels is dray or scurry. I have been unable to substantiate this in any authoritative reference...

nona suomy

Map of the World

I've only ever seen maps of the world with the UK in the middle and therefore the US is in the West and Asia in the East. Why is this and are maps the same all over the world. Are there any with other...

rightstuff

what is this date?

MCMLXVI