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dothawkes31

The hour is nigh.

Came home to take Max to the vet, poor thing took a turn for the worst late on last night. The vet has put him on a drip to help make him comfortable, it is probably his kidneys the vet tells me but I...
16:27 Mon 16th Nov 200928 answers, last by wendilla 14:09 Wed 18th Nov 2009
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110466

Cigarette lighter inscription

My wife's grandfather recently passed away and on sorting through his possessions we came across an old cigarette lighter of his. There is an inscription on the lighter which reads "From 2/23...
18:19 Fri 13th Nov 20096 answers, last by swedeheart 22:44 Sun 15th Nov 2009
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fredpuli47

Cherry picked

When did the expression 'to cherry-pick', meaning to select only the bits of a document or account which is favourable to your argument ,first come into use ? And what does it refer to ? Are cherries...
01:35 Sun 15th Nov 20095 answers, last by fredpuli47 19:44 Sun 15th Nov 2009
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Dee Sa

Hells bells

when I was little and in the days before swearing all the time, my old dad [ now long gone] used to say "HELLS, BELLS DORIS" to my mum when he was really really angry [ hes vexed my nan used...
18:12 Sat 14th Nov 20097 answers, last by swedeheart 00:58 Sun 15th Nov 2009
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asssarumight

Swearing on AB

I saw a thread the other night, but cannot find it now .... someone like kayakamina gets 'aggro' for using a phrase like 'hard on yourself', but those who are abusive to other abers and use coded...
01:12 Thu 12th Nov 2009124 answers, last by asssarumight 21:45 Mon 16th Nov 2009
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shivvy

What book is this?

I am trying to find the name of a book however I don't have very much info to go on. I read a review about it in a magazine a couple of months ago but have forgotten its name and author. I think that...
22:01 Wed 11th Nov 20095 answers, last by shivvy 19:10 Thu 12th Nov 2009
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swedeheart

criminal cyril

I've only just found out that my Dad's mother apparently was a fan of British crime fiction and that one of Dad's given names - Cyril - was inspired by this. My Dad was born in 1923. Any ideas on who...
14:31 Tue 10th Nov 20094 answers, last by swedeheart 22:36 Tue 10th Nov 2009
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buffymad

Strange Habits in Dog!

This may sound a little strange but here goes ... we have a little doggy, about 1.5 years old who lives with us and two other cats. Everyone gets on brilliantly, no fighting or anything like that. BUT...
13:49 Mon 09th Nov 20098 answers, last by LoftyLottie 15:16 Mon 09th Nov 2009
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infirmary

Ghostly stereotype

Can the stereotypical 'white sheet ghost' with clanking chains be traced back to a single source? I'm doing research for a documentary on ghosts and wondered if anyone could enlighten me about this...
11:42 Fri 06th Nov 20093 answers, last by Lil O'lady 08:45 Sat 07th Nov 2009
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vivandorron

Is this the best AB can do?

I was looking forward to the new AB set-up., However my disappointment is such that I have now become an infrequent contributor. No longer do I receive e/mail notification of replies to my questions,...
19:56 Mon 26th Oct 200913 answers, last by AB Editor 16:00 Wed 28th Oct 2009
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AB Editor

AnswerBank Christmas List

Yes, it is that time of year again. We have begun the inevitable super-long run-up to Christmas! We at the The AnswerBank would like to keep a debate going regarding the "State Of The...
10:56 Mon 26th Oct 200942 answers, last by AB Editor 00:40 Thu 29th Oct 2009
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swedeheart

hitler screaming

Is there any footage of Hitler talking like a normal person, i.e. not putting on the whole demagogic act? I've never seen any.
19:59 Fri 23rd Oct 20099 answers, last by swedeheart 13:32 Sat 24th Oct 2009
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LoftyLottie

Pink Boxes

This may have been asked before. What has happened to the Editor's pink box replies. Are they going to make a comeback?
15:46 Fri 23rd Oct 200911 answers, last by AB Editor 15:49 Mon 26th Oct 2009
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AB Editor

Email Down-time

Dear All, We will be experiencing some problems with new registrations and forgotten password email requests over the weekend. They will resume on Monday morning - all requests from over the weekend...
15:13 Fri 23rd Oct 20094 answers, last by lexie.. 14:32 Sat 24th Oct 2009
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Panic Button

Evening Ed

I see Dot now works the evening shift at AB Towers.
23:09 Tue 20th Oct 200929 answers, last by dothawkes31 13:04 Thu 22nd Oct 2009
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mrs.chappie

I wish we could have .....

the Preview button back. How about it Ed?
21:43 Sat 17th Oct 20095 answers, last by dothawkes31 21:57 Mon 19th Oct 2009
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Robinia

Locks 'n bolts

Can someone tell me the official name of this type of bolt please, I'm sure it must have one. here Where have all the old fashioned hardware stores gone?...the nice man in a brown overall & a pencil...
14:18 Tue 14th Jul 2009504 answers, last by LoftyLottie 10:17 Mon 19th Oct 2009
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AB Editor

Glitch Examples

Dear AnswerBank Users, I need help finding examples of some of the site problems, such as: 1. Broken links in answers 2. long links which run off the page 3. any other glitch you have spotted All the...
15:09 Tue 13th Oct 200930 answers, last by smudge 12:45 Thu 15th Oct 2009
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Connemmara

my dog

I have a friend who idolises animals - however luckily enough for me she does not visit too often as she loves my dog and he adores her back so much so that if she stays for 3 hours eg - he constanty...
15:46 Sat 10th Oct 20096 answers, last by woofgang 10:44 Tue 13th Oct 2009
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LoftyLottie

Sports Answerbank?

Is it a different company and run by different people, especially different techies. All seems to be working really well over there, including the avatars....
15:10 Mon 05th Oct 200912 answers, last by mel0ns 00:42 Tue 06th Oct 2009

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