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Theodore Dalrymple?

This guy writes in various publications often, but not only, about the NHS in which he is a doctor. Anyone know anything about him, where he works etc?

grumpy_boy

Early Doors

Where the hell did the phrase 'early doors' come from? Mainly used by football players or managers as in, 'We got a goal early doors'? I've never known a door to be early, or late for that matter!!!

david niven

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?

AndyBoyce

House prices over the years

I recently visited Dame Agatha Christie's second house, Greenway, Nr. Dartmouth wich she bought in 1938 for ?6,000. Can anyone put this figure into perspective?

paulhopps22

Hitler Gay???

I have just returned from France where I recognised the word 'Hitler and Homosexual '. Sadly my french is non existant so I was unable to read the rest of the article! Anyone got any idea what the...

Tartanwizard

The Starry Plough

Why was the Starry Plough used as the symbol of Irish republicanism?

epye

properties abroad

Where can I find properties for sale in Spain.

skelly

Sick as a parrot

Someone commented to me last night that they were 'sick as a parrot'. Are parrots really always sick or is there another explanation?

Muffrats

Old Folk not holding the line!

Why do old people never hold their line when walking down the street? You try and overtake but then you are forced to sidestep at high speed thus causing a 'path-bottleneck'? It wouldn't be allowed on...

ineedhelp

visitors to the uk

how many uk residents took holidays in the UK last year

maverick

milk

who was the first person to find out you could get milk from a cow and what did he think he was doing at the time?

haller

Music in art

Hi there, i'm just about to begin my specialised subject in my art class to explore and develop and I have chosen music. Now, what i'm hoping for is some artists that painted under the influence of...

Einstein

Rome/Florence/Pisa

Anyone know any good, inexpensive (eg GBP25-30 per night) hotels in Rome, Pisa or Florence?

Welshwizard

Distance

If there are two objects, object a and object b and the distaince between the two is 2 cm, when it is halved the distaince becomes 1 cm, dosent the laws of phisycs say that a distaince can always be...

astonvilla12

f**K

im not going to use bad language, but where did f*** originate?

ned flanders

Milly dowler/Holly and Jessica/sarah payne?

Why is it that some missing people cases get more media attention than others and who decides what cases are more high profile. Do the police know more than they let on at the outset or is it just a...

astonvilla12