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Getting cooking oil off clothes.

I'm very partial to a fry for my breakfast most mornings. I've noticed recently that a lot of my t-shirts have got marks on them that look like it is from a drop of water or something but they are...

rivel

Scottish quiz

What is the meaning of the scots word argus?

docspock

Standing to the national anthem at the cinema

Doesn't seem to be done any more. I have to admit to remaining seated. I cannot imagine the queen standing to attention for me....

johntywino

A few more DRINKS

Thanks Gen 2 and Douglas for your help......How about "All agreed on a cocktail" (9) "Nowadays theres nothing an accountany in tax can follow"(8) "It would be academic to...

mollykins

Time difference for poppy day.

Youy know how the soldiers in Afghanistan and anywhere else for that matter that are serving, do the 2 minutes silence tomorrow.? Do they do it when it's 11am here or 11am where they are?...

yellowjohn

is it possible to repair cracked sagging part of a ceiling

my mums bedroom ceiling has about a 30 inch crack in it and either side of the crack it is sagging, this was caused by a water leak, i was just wondering if it is possible to repair it or is it a case...

trt

Lamb casserole, help please...

I have cooked chicken and pork casserole in my slow cooker before, always sealing the meat first in a frying pan for a few minutes, do I do the same with lamb,? Thanks for any advice....

pantonsteve

thanks for latest -nearly done

one in the forefront is conceited v??? [vain?] race about with quid dishonestly obtained 8 ?c?u?r?? [i'm getting acquired but don't see where race about fits in] see april about latticework 8 ????l??r...

benny3008

dogs or cats?

which do you prefer and why? or do you not like either?

mollykins

Addressing the mayor

How do you address a mayor? Under normally circumstances I call him by his first name, but if I did while he was inspecting me at a sea cadet parade, my instructors would tell me off. So when talking...

mollykins

Why cadets?

Just after I did my last post this morning, I got a phone call from an officer at cadets saying that a nearby footie club wanted cadets to be at their match today, to march on, do a 2 minute silence...

madamstep

help

44d-a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse, typically rhyming and of the same lengty (7)??U???T 38d- having a pH greater than 7 (8) ???A???? 43a-brand name of a type of man-made elastane...

bluebird34

Toilet Seat

Hi I have bought a new toilet seat which I had hoped to fit myself, however the wing nuts on the old seat are too hard for me to remove, will spraying them with WD 40 help?