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dian

layos for medlers

my mum used to say when we asked her what was for tea,layos for medlers,anyone else heard of this saying and what it means?
22:40 Tue 09th Jul 20022 answers, last by andy hughes 11:59 Wed 10th Jul 2002
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Kirsty

T.S. Elliot

What is April?
16:13 Tue 09th Jul 20023 answers, last by mini me Jr 18:06 Thu 26th Aug 2004
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yankee0412

Goosebumps

Where does the term goose bumps come from?
17:50 Mon 08th Jul 20026 answers, last by coolhandluke 18:48 Mon 15th Jul 2002
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jonesadamd

William S. Burroughs and the Apomorphine 'cure' for heroin addiction

In the 1950s, William S. Burroughs was treated for heroin addiction in London by a Dr. John Yerbury Dent of 24, Addison Road. Burroughs claimed to have been entirely cured by Dent's apomorphine...
22:33 Mon 08th Jul 20022 answers, last by incitatus 12:31 Tue 09th Jul 2002
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moira

Norwegian translation

How can I (in the UK) get a couple of pages of an Ibsen play translated back into Norwegian, please?
12:01 Mon 08th Jul 20023 answers, last by mikewith 08:58 Tue 09th Jul 2002
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keitra

colon or semi-colon

Which is right? There is a genetic component to anxiety; some people seem to be born worriers. There is a genetic component to anxiety: some people seem to be born worriers,
22:47 Sun 07th Jul 20023 answers, last by cpmcmahon 17:43 Fri 19th Jul 2002
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clever_one

Averex

What is averex? used a lot in U.K garage lyrics???? is it a "thing" or is it slang for something?
17:51 Sat 06th Jul 20021 answer, last by geofbob 11:12 Sun 07th Jul 2002
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Kcardin

phrases & sayings

Waiting for the other shoe to drop?
00:30 Sun 07th Jul 20021 answer, last by geofbob 11:07 Sun 07th Jul 2002
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boncey

The lower 48?

What is the reasoning behind the statement "the lower 48"?I know it means all of the American states except Alaska and Hawaii, but why do they say "lower"?Hawaii is not above the other states in the...
15:25 Thu 04th Jul 20022 answers, last by homer 10:11 Mon 08th Jul 2002
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zappa

american humourist

american humourist who wrote the cow is like the bolvine ilk one end is moo the other milk
20:59 Mon 17th Jun 20023 answers, last by Tartanwizard 13:41 Thu 08th Aug 2002
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mulberryrd

Cheap as chips

What is meant by "cheap as chips"?
06:58 Mon 17th Jun 20021 answer, last by geofbob 08:55 Mon 17th Jun 2002
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keitra

canting crew

There is a dictionary called A Dictionary of the Canting Crew published in 1698. What does canting crew mean?
15:07 Sun 16th Jun 20021 answer, last by geofbob 21:45 Sun 16th Jun 2002
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stoogmeister

Philadelphia

Which state is Philadelphia in?
15:34 Sat 15th Jun 20024 answers, last by mikewith 10:02 Tue 18th Jun 2002
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djcart

exchange rates

who is offering the best exchange rate on pounds sterling to euros
10:34 Sat 15th Jun 20021 answer, last by geofbob 10:54 Sat 15th Jun 2002
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ravenhair

Flights to New York

For months now, if not years, I have seen ads for and heard about flights to NY for around ?200. Now that I actually want to go, I can't find anything for under ?400. Where am I going wrong?
12:42 Thu 13th Jun 20022 answers, last by beetlebug 08:45 Wed 09th Jun 2004
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Sarahs_guy

Eyes

Why do Japanese and Chinese people have slanted eyes? Is there any scientific reason why they have them? I'm not talking about genetics but evolution instead. Thanks for any help.
17:37 Thu 13th Jun 20024 answers, last by maverick 17:02 Sun 18th Aug 2002
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CuZito

cake and eat it

Where does the phrase 'to have your cake and eat it' come from ? Also if you have your cake, what else would you do but eat it....seems a bit silly really ?
14:33 Wed 12th Jun 20022 answers, last by pamelabrooke 09:59 Sun 18th Jul 2004
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Linny

Famous Anniversaries

Are there any famous anniversaries coming up in August 2002?
13:04 Tue 11th Jun 20024 answers, last by catkingirl 14:33 Thu 13th Jun 2002
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.peterm

tube trains

how do I apply for pensioners travel on tube trains
10:25 Tue 11th Jun 20021 answer, last by geofbob 13:52 Tue 11th Jun 2002
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incitatus

News?

Given that we have one incipient nuclear war, one ongoing territorial war of increasing loathesomeness, an apparently unhinged president in the US, rampant Nazis striding the european political stage...
17:08 Mon 10th Jun 20026 answers, last by incitatus 07:25 Wed 12th Jun 2002

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