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Pernod

Why, when water is added to the drink Pernod does it change to an opaque white colour? The reason I ask other than general interest is that twice when ordering a Pernod in a bar it has not changed...

kezzarooni

lights on dash board

I recently purshaed a peogeot 206 2ltr diesel (dec 2003 Model) and took out the extra extended warrenty on it and last night the light to the millage metre went. (all other dial lights are fine) I...

thikasabrik

Removing black gloss paint from white UPVC

Any ideas on how to remove dried black gloss paint from a white UPVC door? The man who did my exterior decorating was a bit slap dash and has left four biggish streaks on the door. I've had a go...

Dom Tuk

I am not a supporter of Saddam Hussein but i think that his pictures in the Sun are a disgrace. He is an ageing defeated man, his sons and close family have been killed and he will spend a long time...

Loosehead

Little Englanders.....

Why are we called Little Englanders if we don't agree with the Europhiles? Why do they revert to name calling instead of explaining why we should allow peacetime invasion by the corrupt EU?

flashpig

Exploration

Where was the last place on earth to be discovered? Australia seems pretty late. Obviously, there were people who discovered it first like the aboriginal folk, but I mean by (relatively) recent...

long john

tax exemption

i have a austin mini 1000. it was registered on 07/06/73. how do i find out when it came off the production line? if it was before 01/01/73 it qualifies!

ll_billym

Vitamins

Does it matter whether you get vitamins from fresh fruit / veg or from pills. I know that it is better to eat healthily than unhealthily but are the actual vitamins themselves and the benefits...

MargeB

Retinal stem cell transplant

How do these work?

londondave

Selective Breeding

If the streets are becoming anarchic like the papes portrait. How do people feel about selective breeding? ie: only those of a certain level of intelligence allowed to have kids and those on a...

gingerflaps

prank phone calls

over the last 3 weeks i have been getting lots of prank phone calls where the caller says nothin then when i speak they hang up the phone, it started with my house phone (which is ex-directory) then a...

sharpep78

MOD Amarillo

I thought it was a fantastic boost for moral for our troops when it was decided to perform a "Peter Kay" style spoof of Tony Christie's "Is this the way to Amarillo". Even better when it was revealed...

Zen

George galloway

Great perfomance from George Galloway at the senate commitee in the US,Do you think he came out tops?

gerry

First it was the American Nightstick,Then it was the Pepper spray & now it could be the Tazer Gun

Just wanted to know your views on the possiblity of arming the police officers here in this country with the Tazer Gun (Stungun).From what i've read about these guns.They can shoot up to 20ft,they...

jamesy boy

What is the furthest back anyone has traced their family tree?

Obviously, the Royals can trace theirs back centuries, but what about non-aristocratic people? Just curious.

jenstar

I just want to be free

I don't want to live somewhere where the government is sticking its nose in to one's private business. I don't want to live somewhere that has CCTV cameras all over the place. I don't want to live...

DavidUK

Patio Heaters - crazy!

Most people accept that global warming is a serious threat to our planet. To reduce the effect, we should all be trying to cut down on the burning of fossil fuels. But there has been a huge increase...

edsmith38

name of wood

What do they call the wood backing on a rain gutter,that holds the gutter to the house.

Sammy Snake

Scotland's national Anthem

What is Scotland's National Anthem?

ck1

Parking Fines

What would be the consequence if nobody across the whole of the UK incurred any kind of parking penalty, whether it be congestion zone, local pay and display, getting towed / clamped etc. How long...

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