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Which Club?

This weekend I watched my football team - Carlisle United - win the Conference Play-Offs final and be promoted to League 2 for next year. Which teams do all you AB'ers support?

Dom Tuk

John Major and PMQs

I just cant seem to recall John Major at PMQs. Was it not televised live during his term/s or was i too busy drinking to watch it on the telly??

david flint

could anyone out there tell me where in England is the stone monument dedicated to Maggie Bell(a witch) who apparently was 'byrnt' there in 1657. I saw the photograph on a programme called 'The Moors...

spunkypumpkn

Spelling!!!

Doesn't it drive you BONKERS when people use 'text' english in questions? Is 'English' not taught in our schools anymore? Whats going on?? Its bizarre. Its all about the grammar, people!! The grammar!

soobet

who is this.... like shakespearean character

like a shakespearean character, jovial,plump and dissolute

magicdice

y/th

when printed writing first started out, they didn't have a way of expressing the "th" sound in "the", so they chose the letter Y (right??). and so "ye olde worlde" and all that jazz. so... does...

Santa Maria

good or bad ??

Why is it , we are told that Guinness is good for us, but to much beer or lager is bad ?? They are all alcoholic drinks, so why the difference ??

Cashmiir

Wolves 05/06

Wolves favourites to promote in season 05/06 under Hoddle? If not then who are?

steffi

"Free Baron"

What does being a 'free baron' entail, and how would one obtain that title? Thanks!

Wispy68

Frank Zappa - Numies

On the Frank Zappa track, Let's Make The Water Turn Black, there's the line, ''Ronnie saves his numies on a window in his room.'' Does anyone know what 'numies' are? We were trying to work it out last...

CarolG

100 Greatest

Is any one else sick of these? I used to really look forward to the Sunday night film on C4 and now we have the same old repeats of these, as if programs like Heartbeat, The Royal and Monarch of the...

extern76

Groundhogs

Are they still about ?Playing

Rooser

Urban Myth

Well I wasn't sure which category to put this in, but anyway. I've post a few "Do you remember" questions but this is a have you ever.... In youthful times, every year, I purchased a football sticker...

druiaghtagh

Mosely

What happened to Mosely of WW2 blackshirt notoriety,was he interrred by Goverment, thankyou

Trillipse

Good Books

I enjoy : Steinbeck, Bukowski, Tibor Fischer, Graham Greene, "The Dice Man", and other such things. But i keep running out of books and end with no new toilet literature. Does anyone know of any other...

DumBlonde

The Principality of Monaco

How did such a tiny area of land become a principality? What stops any regular joe who own an area of land declaring himself an independent state? And why is (or was I should say) Prince Rainier not...

princess007

Summer of Love

Hello can anyone tell me when the Summer of Love actually was... I've been told 1969, 1967 and 1966 so was just wondering when it atually was! Thanks

tiny tim

fictitious military man

Which fictitious military man attributed the problems in his life to the fact that he looked like the actor Henry Fonda?

bryanplus

What do they say in Greece?

I understand that 'its all greek to me' means something is meaningless and 'dutch courage' means being brave after having a few drinks. But what expressions do Greek and Dutch people use for the...

mog

horseracing

if you placed a bet on two horses, a ?10 double, and they both won at odds of 3/1 and 6/4 what would be your total on this bet

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