I have one: Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it too. Any better ones...
What is the meaning of the underlined/colored phrases? 1. AT 9 A.M., the phone woke him. It was Harry Rex. "Wake your ass up, boy," he growled. 2. Ray swung to the edge of his bed and...
I have a special birthday in late August and would like to go away for a few days - up to one week. Needs to be warm (but not very very hot), possibly a beach or spa holiday, totally...
What is the meaning of "stumbled by" and "stoned out of his wasted mind" in the following sentences? Nonchalance was what he desperately wanted, but there was nothing fluid about his steps and...
What is the meaning of "dumb question", "far into foul territory", "let it pass" in the following sentences? "What's in the bag?" the cop asked. It was a dumb question, far into foul...
I just read an article that predicted that Iraq will begin moving in the direction of fascism, and all their problems will be blamed on America. Apparently, this will be due to their new...
A colleague (who i got along well with) recently refused to countersign my childs passport (renewal!!!) photo as a true likeness as he 'had not seen my child'. I was taken aback as in my opinion...
Ed, I know fully well that the AB itself is not supposed to be used as a chat room, but can we please have a separate messenger service a bit like MSN, Yahoo Messenger etc, that lets AB users talk to...
Has anyone else seen the story about the two people in a burns unit because they trid to make lightsabres with flourescent tubes and petrol. It's on the BBC website and the today's Telegraph. Are...
I feel slightly offended that my previous question was banned. I don't understand why at all, I knew that there would probably be some anger about asking an emotive question about sex tourism, as I...
I know that "manage" usually means "to succeed in doing something, especially something that needs a lot of effort or skill" but in the following sentence it seems to have somewhat...
On the BBC Talkpoint site there is a question about voting in the EU constitution referendum. Several posts are linking it with some sort of question about Turkey. Can anyone point me at a site...
I had a wonderful marriage to a very nice guy for 8 years. I knew my husband for 5 years before we married. The only problem with him was he was extremely possesive and jealous. He was...
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