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I am Gay

I don't know why it has taken so long but i would like to come out as being gay. I know this is not really important or useful to anyone but it makes me feel better (and as i am a regular user of the...

Will__

Over-used background film effect

There's a very over-used effect that involves the foreground staying the same (usually an actor being surprised or shocked) while the background recedes away. How is this achieved?

luckyboy

bbc series timewatch

what is the classical piece of music used in the last series of the bbc history series timewatch.

Wispy68

Digital Radio/Hi-Fi

I am hoping to buy a portable digital radio. Is it possible to buy a lead which would connect the radio to a hi-fi unit?

andy hughes

Mobile phones in cars

OK, so now it will be illegal to hold a phone while driving. Does this mean that we can stop risking a rear-end collision with the lorry in front carrying the facile 'How's my driving? Ring 080 ----'...

Allen Crisp

PDC

Our extremely old VCR has given up the ghost and we've had to buy a new one. We've managed to set the timer and record programmes as per the instruction book, but don't understand part of the...

alan beattie

yuletide brain teaser

1.what is meant by picea abies apertaining to christmas. 2. and also viscum album

kriskwery

Zouch Estate in Tidworth Hants

Where, what or who is Zouch, please? Many of the road names in Tidworth have exotic names, reflecting the Army link with the Indian sub-continent, but where does Zouch come in?

kpcurry

coronation street dev

Is the actor who plays Dev possibly the worst actor in the history of the planet or is the character supposed to be a complete and utter t*sser. Or both? I can't quite figure it out.

David H

is Back Passage a real road?

My father remembers a small road in Manchester in the 1930s called Back Passage, which isn't there now. Can anyone remember it, or have a pre war Manchester A to Z and can check?

beenee

Urgently need to lose some weight

Going to a ball next weekend and I need to look my best - please tell me what I should and shouldnt eat this week. Thank you!

jenstar

Enola Gay

Where is it now? (And no OMD references, please...)

darth vader

talking of which....

How did David Copperfield 'walk' through the great wall of China? How was the illusion successfully performed? (no 'it was magic' answers please)

Grey lady

Grey Hair Remedy

Have you heard of a drinkable potion that will get rid of grey hair? It contains honey, molassis, apple cider vinegar, water & lemon juice and ???

banana

Laptop keyboard problem

When I use my laptop keyboard to write anything which spans several sentences I often look up to find that the cursor has 'jumped' to a completely different part of the text. So the newest part of my...

molly

Static

Why is it in some shops (eg my local woolworths and Sainsbury's) I keep getting small shocks whenever I touch various thing such as shelfs, doors, etc?

William

How to remove Globe Finder?

How do I stop Globe Finder being my Internet Explorer homepage (for free)? I have reset my homepage several times, but somthing has hijacked my PC and it keeps reverting to Globe Finder. I downloaded...

Hippy

Quizzical Months

Continuing the 'First day of the Month' thread below...

shortround

space and heat

do vacuums have a variable temperature? i'm sure i heard somewhere that space (ie. vacuum) is freezing cold. if this is the case then how does the heat from the sun reach the earth if its already...

chrisbailey

Hair growth

How long does hair grow in a month?

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