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what was?

What was the news I and Roland carried from Ghent to Aix and was it all that good ?
09:51 Fri 09th Nov 20011 answer, last by dogfrank 11:24 Mon 26th Nov 2001
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What is it?

As I understand it, America has some three or four aircraft-carrier battle groups in the Gulf area. As Australia has been asked by the USA to send, I don't know, some two or three of our frigates to...
05:56 Wed 17th Oct 20012 answers, last by potent 03:45 Tue 23rd Oct 2001
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Who knows?

The background to the phrase "charity begins at home", please?
00:39 Thu 11th Oct 20018 answers, last by Ginbottle 13:40 Sat 27th Oct 2001
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Who were they?

In 'She Stoops to Conquer',Oliver Goldsmith has Mrs Hardcastletell Mr H: '... you may be a Darby but I'll not be a Joan."Can somebody please give the origin of the term Darby and Joan?
04:39 Wed 05th Sep 20012 answers, last by eram 11:00 Wed 12th Sep 2001
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Why is it so?

I only have to whistle "drip drip drop little April showers" and I get an irresistable urge to urinate. Why does running water stimulate the functioning of the bladder?
05:58 Mon 03rd Sep 20012 answers, last by potent 03:32 Mon 22nd Oct 2001
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What is the difference between atheism and agnosticism ?

The letter 'a' as prefix usually indicates a position against the idea of the rest of the word. As a result you you would see 'a' indicating opposition to 'theism' : 'the view that all limited or...
04:26 Mon 30th Jul 20011 answer, last by SMILL48 13:29 Mon 30th Jul 2001
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Clockwise

Inevitably, sometime in the future, indicators of time will all be digital and familiarity with the 'short hand tells the hour and the long hand tells the minutes' will disappear. Consequently the...
10:26 Tue 10th Jul 20014 answers, last by potent 03:25 Sat 21st Jul 2001
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Pronunciation

'Termagant" is a lovely word to be applied to an unlovely woman. However, I've never heard it spoken. Please tell me: is the third syllable pronounced as in 'gent' or as in 'gantry'?
10:27 Sun 17th Jun 20012 answers, last by homer 09:45 Tue 19th Jun 2001
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Sea green?

What was Carlyle's or Robespierre's connection with the sea that led Carlyle to use this phrase other than another, such as "the multi hued rainbow" or whatever, or Joyce's " snot green sea? " ie "...
11:51 Wed 13th Jun 20011 answer, last by SRAYN1 09:30 Thu 21st Jun 2001
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Robespierre

Why did Thomas Carlyle refer to Robespierre as "The sea green incorruptible"
09:53 Sat 19th May 20011 answer, last by SRAYN1 11:20 Mon 11th Jun 2001
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NASDAQ

How is the word NASDAQ arrived at?
16:04 Mon 23rd Apr 20011 answer, last by mother 10:38 Tue 24th Apr 2001
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Long-distance runner

What is the origin of the phrase 'the loneliness of a long-distance runner'?
01:04 Wed 11th Apr 20012 answers, last by siggy 09:19 Thu 28th Jun 2001

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