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How Many Chinese Peasants Remain?

We are constantly told about the industrial revolution that is taking place in China but what percentage of the population is still employed in agriculture or conversely what is the percentage that...
23:20 Sun 23rd Mar 2008
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NEXT with Nicholas Cage

I have just watched a DVD of the Nicholas Cage film named "NEXT" and a highly entertaining load of old tosh it was too. The concept, story and directoral interpretation were all average enough to keep...
20:47 Sun 10th Feb 20086 answers, last by rutineli 21:19 Sun 10th Feb 2008
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The Catherine Tate Xmas show

Unfortunately I missed the TV special from the genius comedienne Catherine Tate, that was broadcast at Christmas. I have been told that her familiar characters have now been laid to rest and I would...
16:25 Sat 12th Jan 20086 answers, last by Mattk 20:09 Sat 12th Jan 2008
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The Chanel Girl

During the recent bombardment of fragrance advertisments on the TV at the close of 2007, there has been one for Chanel No. 5 featuring a girl with hips and an impossible striding walk like jelly on...
20:01 Sat 05th Jan 20088 answers, last by B00 21:08 Sun 06th Jan 2008
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Smoked Mackerel Fillets

How long do smoked mackerel fillets that have been vacume packed to supermarket standards keep before they are unsafe to eat. The label says "use by 21st December", which was a week after purchase but...
18:20 Mon 31st Dec 20075 answers, last by rutineli 19:46 Sat 05th Jan 2008
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About your survey

Operah ??? Stedman ??? are you really going into Big Brother land???? If so I will start packing and prepare to leave you.
18:24 Fri 28th Dec 20076 answers, last by rutineli 14:50 Sat 29th Dec 2007
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I need to write it in Latin

I have been obliged to put my signature to a letter written by my employer with which I not only disagree but find the standard of penmanship nothing short of criminal. Since I cannot avoid signing...
11:24 Sat 25th Aug 200728 answers, last by KennethMarsh 00:01 Sat 21st Dec 2019
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Tomato Diagnosis Required

Every year we wash out the greenhouse with Jeyes and change the soil completely for well rested replacement. We grow our tomatoes from seed, give them daily attention and usually have a bumper crop....
08:18 Thu 19th Jul 20074 answers, last by rutineli 11:38 Sat 21st Jul 2007
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Pheasant Plucker

Just lately we have had the good fortune to have regular daily visits from three male and three female pheasants. Sometimes all in a crowd and sometimes individually. One particular femal comes to the...
18:21 Sat 23rd Jun 20071 answer, last by dinoboxer 23:30 Fri 06th Jul 2007
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Her Majesty's Finest

Why do the Constabulary attract the nick-name of The Old Bill? I could understand if it was the Old Bob but where does Bill come from? rutineli
20:57 Wed 28th Mar 20074 answers, last by rutineli 08:24 Fri 30th Mar 2007
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Forty Fousand Fevvers on....

I have a beautiful pair of speckle-breasted thrushes in my garden but I cannot tell if they are a couple ,(as in "an item") or two birds of the same sex which happen to share a non-aggressive nature....
16:00 Sun 18th Mar 20078 answers, last by rutineli 20:58 Mon 19th Mar 2007
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Do birds stray?

As is common knowledge, a dog on heat will be attracted by any canine bitch and no doubt a tom cat with the urge to mate will not ask to see the birth certificate of a passing pussy cat. What about...
13:56 Fri 02nd Mar 20072 answers, last by rutineli 11:15 Sat 03rd Mar 2007
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Sight or Sound?

When I run the bath in the morning and the water is running from the taps it immediuately makes me want to urinate. Is it the sight of the water running into the bath or the sound of the water...
14:09 Mon 26th Feb 200713 answers, last by makemesmile 14:51 Tue 27th Feb 2007
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Do Crows Rooks or Ravens have mass meetings?

Now this IS a perfectly serious and honest enquiry. I was driving near Bottisford in Lincolnshire on an old airfield on a Friday early evening, in early Autumn and I noticed that in the field to my...
13:03 Sun 11th Feb 200721 answers, last by razzy2au 20:53 Thu 25th Sep 2008
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Do Birds suffer homelessness?

As a religiously regular feeder of garden birds, I frequently watch the amazing variety of feathered freeloaders grabbing a beakfull of their menu choice and making off into the middle distance. I...
10:48 Sat 10th Feb 20073 answers, last by rutineli 12:37 Sun 11th Feb 2007
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Any chance of natural rat control??

In common with most of my neighbours I enjoy feeding the wild garden birds which afford us a great deal of pleasure all of the year round. Of course I end up feeding the grey squirrels too and even...
17:51 Sun 18th Jun 20067 answers, last by rutineli 21:17 Tue 20th Jun 2006
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Singular Name For Collevctive Beasts

If the female is a mare and the male is a stallion the animal is a horse, HOWEVER, if the femail is a cow and the male is a bull whath then is the animal?
15:50 Mon 29th May 20068 answers, last by Quizmonkey 14:15 Tue 30th May 2006
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Blinded by Knowledge

I am but a simple man, but one who likes to take interest in the world around me, so when I spotted a buttefly in my garden the other day that had managed to evade my inquisitive eye for the whole of...
15:46 Sat 06th May 200610 answers, last by Cetti 14:15 Tue 09th May 2006
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He is just inot Peckiish somehow

I have a mature male blackbird frequenting my garden. He apparently has a mate and is otherwise healthy except that his beak is broken and hanging off to one side. He manages to feed himself but...
17:33 Mon 01st May 20062 answers, last by rutineli 10:09 Wed 03rd May 2006
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Yellow Tomatos

I have raised 24 tomato plants from seed in a well scrubbed and sanitised greenhouse.  All was well untill the plants were set into the soil when the leaves started to turn a lemon yellow colour...
08:51 Fri 27th May 20051 answer, last by Clanad 23:01 Fri 27th May 2005

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