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What Should I Do If I Meet an Alien?

Is there any official guidance on what a citizen should do if they meet an alien (as in outer space-type alien)? Should be they be welcomed on behalf of the human race? Or should they be treated as a...
19:53 Mon 25th Feb 200817 answers, last by billyft 23:49 Thu 28th Feb 2008
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What's your favourite limerick?

What's your favourite limerick? I like: When Titian was painting Almada She was sat atop of a ladder Her position to Titian Suggested coition So he nipped up the ladder and 'ad her
21:32 Fri 22nd Feb 200828 answers, last by DTcrosswordfan 21:24 Mon 16th May 2011
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New for Old Car Insurance

You can get 'new for old' insurance for most consumer items. Why can't you get 'new for old' insurance for a car?
20:41 Fri 22nd Feb 20086 answers, last by bednobs 22:26 Sat 23rd Feb 2008
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What is Criteria for Charge of Perjury?

What criteria is used to determine whether someone is committing perjury? For instance, an alleged burgler says that he was with his brother at the time of the offence, and his brother confirms this....
18:22 Fri 22nd Feb 20088 answers, last by jaycee401 10:42 Sat 23rd Feb 2008
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Do Nuclear Submarines Have a Self-Destruct Button?

In sci-fi films spaceships have an elaborate self-destruct system. I guess it's just a plot mechanism to build up tension. Does anyone know whether modern-day nuclear subs have a self-destruct button?...
17:46 Fri 22nd Feb 20087 answers, last by redheadisbac 13:01 Sat 23rd Feb 2008
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Lorry or Truck?

What's the difference between a lorry and a truck?
00:25 Sat 09th Feb 200815 answers, last by plowter 21:22 Fri 22nd Feb 2008
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Gypsies and Insurance

As I understand it, you have to have a permanent address for car registration documents, road tax and insurance. How do gyspies/travelling people get around this?
17:29 Fri 08th Feb 20089 answers, last by markja 22:37 Tue 12th Feb 2008
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What's the point of having a revolution unless we shoot the b*st*rds afterwards?

Can anyone help with the origin of the phrase: What's the point of having a revolution unless we shoot the b*st**rds afterwards?
16:23 Fri 08th Feb 20081 answer, last by dundurn 11:12 Tue 12th Feb 2008
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Creepy Baby Doll

Saw this thing advertised in the back of a freebie supermarket magazine. Tiny Miracle Baby Emmy I love kids but this seems really creepy. What do you think?
17:31 Fri 02nd Nov 20077 answers, last by boobesque 08:19 Sat 03rd Nov 2007
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Half-Parked Cars

If a car is parked with two wheels on the road (with double yellow lines) and two on the pavement are they committing an offence? If so, is it a parking offence because of the yellow lines or because...
09:06 Fri 02nd Nov 200710 answers, last by chicklin 16:19 Tue 06th Nov 2007
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Halloween - are we the only culture that celebrates it?

Not sure where to put this. Are western christian cultures the only poeples who celebrate Halloween? I mean the witches and ghosts and skeletons thing rather than time of year.
20:26 Tue 30th Oct 20075 answers, last by andy-hughes 18:08 Fri 02nd Nov 2007
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Peeling Onions

When I'm peeling onions, how do I know when to stop?
09:46 Tue 30th Oct 20073 answers, last by frajon 21:58 Fri 09th Nov 2007
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B*ll*cks.Com

Dear Sir. I came back from the pub and typed a random word into Google. Imagine my surprise when I found that no-one had secured the rights to ********.com What other words or phrases should be...
00:32 Sun 28th Oct 20072 answers, last by squarebear 18:07 Sun 28th Oct 2007
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knobbynonut had sed with a...

Knobby, you're a man of the world. What's the strangest thing you've had sex with? Reason I'm asking is the recent case of the Man who had sex with bike in court. Being a testerone tramp is there...
23:12 Sat 27th Oct 20074 answers, last by weeal 11:12 Sun 28th Oct 2007
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Recurring Payment Authority

Someone told me that there's something called a recurring payment authority in addition to the more usual direct debits and standing orders. What's the difference between an RPA and a DD? How can a...
10:01 Fri 26th Oct 20077 answers, last by EverClean 10:26 Sat 27th Oct 2007
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Has anyone used a SAD Lightbox?

It's a grey, miserable rainy day. Am thinking about getting a lightbox to combat SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). Has anyone used one? Any recommendations for models or suppliers?
09:07 Tue 16th Oct 20076 answers, last by plowter 17:52 Tue 16th Oct 2007
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Why do fire engines have chains underneath?

Why do fire engines have chains dangling underneath? Is it something to do with static?
12:19 Sun 16th Sep 20073 answers, last by colin6789 20:29 Tue 18th Sep 2007
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Can I demonstrate the cause of gravity?

Is there an experiment to demonstrate the cause - rather than the effect - of gravity on objects on the Earth?
17:59 Wed 12th Sep 20074 answers, last by chadad 01:08 Sat 15th Sep 2007
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Is there an alternative to 'devastated'?

Everybody and everything nowadays seems to be described as 'devastated'. What words have we lost to describe personal disappointment, tragedy and loss?
18:43 Mon 10th Sep 20076 answers, last by Jillius 12:19 Tue 18th Sep 2007
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Why do we have bank holidays?

Why do we have 'bank holidays' as opposed to 'public holidays'? Was there ever a reason that meant that banks had to close more often than other businesses?
10:26 Sat 08th Sep 20075 answers, last by Goodsoulette 11:01 Sun 09th Sep 2007

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