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Daylight saving time

When are the clocks going to stop going back in the winter, forward in the spring: to be in line with mainland Europe?

Denial is not a river in Egypt

Can anyone help me trace the exact meaning, etymology and any attestations of this saying; is it used in British English or in North American English only? If anyone can help, this will make my job...

rut

Anyone know the answer to the following famous riddle?

Three friends tried to book a room in a hotel costing ?30 a night. However there was only one left so the manager decided to let them share it. But after they had checked in he felt guilty for...

suziethegirl

Jack Vettriano

Who was he?

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new

where does the word news come form?

mother

Shackleton

Why did Ernest Shackleton, on his memorable expedition, make for South Georgia from the Elephant Isles instead of the much closer Falkland Islands (or indeed Argentina)?

janelh

Redux

What does redux mean, as in Apocalypse Now: Redux? It's not in my dictionary.

Ruth Swanson

Conman's Sidekick

What's the name (American Slang) for a Gambler or Conman's sidekick??

Nelli

Ruby

Where does the origins of the cockney term, "...going for a ruby?" come from?

PhilD

Shirley Valentine

Which Greek Island was used for the location shots in the film "Shirley Valentine"?

allen ives

Oil be seeing you

Birchy and Boatman had a minor spat a couple of months ago in these columns, concluding in Boatman asking Birchy what 'oil' was for in rhyming slang. I'm still waiting for an answer. What is oil in...

mtonyv1

On your tod

what is the derivation of "on your tod"?

APWilliams

The Old Dart

Where is England referred to as 'the Old Dart?

atwood2

Turkish currency

What is the currency in Turkey?

BBC

Queen Victoria's Cochins

Apparently, early in her reign, Queen Victoria was given some rare Cochin chickens. This sparked off a craze for chickens, after they were exhibited - but where were they exhibited, and in what year?

Irene

Art

Where can I find reproductions of the work of Sir John Lavery, an Irish painter?

tony27437

"Double Summertime"

Am I the only person who can remember the time just after the Second World War when the clocks were put forward 2 hours as opposed to the one hour as at present.? I would be pleased if someone could...