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Worst drivers?

Who in your opinions are the worst drivers? I have considered this carefully, and though 'White Van Man' is high on the list ( flashing you to get past when you are doing 75 anyway) , 1st place has to...

mollykins

resistance and resistivity

whats the difference between reistsance and resistivity?

hallj1

cycle lamps.

I have recently noticed cyclists using flashing white or bluish lamps on the front of the cycles.Is this legal as I thought flashing lamps facing forwards were for emergency vehicles only?Thanks.

Grandma57

Found in France

1. Rake heads north (5) 2. Defile and spoil (6) 3. More than one to open a Corner House (4) 4. Tell tales in the orient (6) 5. Prisons around the Newcastle area (6) 6. Collaborative capital (5)...

buffer

punctuation

Any punctuation experts out there? Should there be an apostrophe in the word Hallowe'en ? I feel that there should be. Does anyone know?

Vimto

Repetition.

What is the term for a phrase that repeats the meaning. e.g. I've just read in MSN that Wayne Rooney had a "temper tantrum"; tantrum means uncontrolled bad temper. "Revert back "...

kweenii

Who discovered the wind turbine?

I am doing a piece of coursework for science about whether wind farms are a good idea or not. Does anybody know who discovered/invented the first wind turbine and what year it was in? Thanks in...

pinstripe

Brand name to English language

I'm trying to add to a list of Brand names that have overtaken the product in the English language. By that I mean one brand name has become a 'catch all' or even in some cases a verb that over rides...

poodicat

Derren Brown Predicting The Lottery Numbers?

filthiestfis

why does the TV License have to be paid in advance?

Im currently paying for next yr's tv license via D/D on a monthly basis. This license wont begin to be v alid until february 2010 so why do I have to pay for it in advance? Why assume that I will have...

HillyHugger

Caster Semenya

The mother of Caster Semenya, women's 800m world champion has expressed her outrage at her daughter having to undergo a gender test . She said "This is a real kick in the b0llocks for my daughter"

envajones

famous person anagram

Would someone be able to solve this famous person's anagram (I think all the letters are correct!)? rlsyvleawslseetly thanks

gctalukdar20

word meaning

what is the meaning of the word "electric drill" ?

McMouse

One for Wednesday

A huge guy marries a tiny girl, and at the wedding, one of his friends says to him, "How the hell do the two of you have sex?" The big guy says, "I just sit there, naked, on a chair, she sits on top,...

channel99

Is this correct and if so can you break it down for me?

"Do you give up too easily when pursuing new customers? Research indicates that 73% of sales people hear the word "no" at least 5 times before the word "yes." However, 92% of these sales people give...

wizard66

left handed / right handed

why are we prone to either one or the other (unless you are ambidextrus) and why are the majority of humans right handed anyway? Thanks.

marval

Snake solves problem

Snake solves problem I was driving down a lonely country road one cold winter day when it began to sleet heavily. My windows were getting icy and my wiper blades were badly worn and quickly fell apart...

jhiker

Scissors

Why can't you use scissors when they're upside down?

Coldicote

Why rainbow indigo?

It is often said there are seven colours of the rainbow but to my way of thinking there are six. Red, yellow and blue are the primary colours; and orange, green and purple the secondary colours where...

sandmaster

Dissolve Parliament

The Queen is reported to have voiced her concern to GB that Parliament has been brought into disrepute and the electorate have lost all faith in the system. Is it time for her to do what most of us...

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