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Male Partner Dies Intestate

And elderly lady friend of mine has been living (unmarried)for years with a friend of hers (met at school!). He has died and his children are claiming rights to his entire estate. Is this legal? does...
20:11 Wed 28th Mar 201815 answers, last by fiction-factory 16:48 Thu 29th Mar 2018
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Words To Very Old Song

I am looking for the words to "Barafostus Dream" which is part of the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book. Lots of hits on Google but nobody seemd to have the text. The music is played often in recitals on...
12:27 Sat 23rd Sep 20174 answers, last by tony1941 15:43 Sun 24th Sep 2017
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Kris Kristofferson At Glastonbury

Who was the girl singer in the white dress?
16:39 Tue 27th Jun 20171 answer, last by donny48 16:40 Tue 27th Jun 2017
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Magnetism

I am trying to demagnetise some ball bearings so they won't tend to "clump together". Any ideas? Please see my post in Science for more details...
10:20 Tue 03rd Jun 20149 answers, last by stewey 15:42 Wed 04th Jun 2014
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Demagnetising Ball Bearings

I've just bought (second hand) one of those clocks which move lots of ball bearings around - one a minute, with a fascinating array of tilting troughs etc. The trouble is that the balls sometimes...
10:18 Tue 03rd Jun 20144 answers, last by THECORBYLOON 00:53 Thu 05th Jun 2014
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Gold Leaf In Suspesion

Why do the bits of gold leaf in the new sparkly Smirnoff vodka not settle to the bottom - they claim it is real gold leaf, but the SG of gold is vastly more than that of vodka?
14:00 Wed 01st Jan 20149 answers, last by DaisyNonna 00:43 Mon 06th Jan 2014
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Cambozola Cheese

Is there some kind of problem with this stuff? I can't find it in any of our supermarkets. I last bought some months ago and am suffering from withdrawal symptoms..........
12:10 Thu 09th Aug 20124 answers, last by tony1941 13:15 Sat 11th Aug 2012
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driveway across pavement

Whose responsibility is the surface of a "carriage crossing"? Mine has been damaged by large vehicles turning and needs repair.
18:19 Fri 03rd Aug 20124 answers, last by percypineapple 20:53 Sat 04th Aug 2012
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B/W Film 1970-ish "The Specialist"

Has anyone seen (or preferably know where to get a copy) of this film? It was a short (about 20 minutes), and included Bernard Miles in the cast. Not to be confused with the hitman type thriller of...
19:13 Sun 22nd Jan 20122 answers, last by Maidup 20:54 Thu 26th Jan 2012
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PAT testing of appliances

Does anyone know the actual rules about this?? I keep getting told that it must be carried out by a "qualified electrician". As I read the site http://www.pat-testing.info/ it seems that it...
13:23 Wed 21st Sep 20115 answers, last by ChuckFickens 18:23 Wed 21st Sep 2011
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Dialogue in American series - eg. Flash Forward

Does anyone else have difficulty following the speech in Flash Forward? It seems to me that they are often muttering; almost whispering, and using American colloquianisms which make comprehension very...
20:52 Sun 08th Nov 20091 answer, last by dothawkes31 22:12 Sun 08th Nov 2009
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3D effect on coloured LED signs

Has anyone got an explanation for why the sort of sign in food outlet windows saying "OPEN" in red LEDs witha surrounding ellipse of blue LEDs appears to have depth? The red field...
17:13 Thu 19th Feb 20098 answers, last by tony1941 19:58 Thu 05th Mar 2009
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Blue City

Does anyone remeber a painting called this - popular in the 1960s, but now I can't find it although I'm sure it was by Pierre Doutreleau. Thanks Tony
18:35 Tue 28th Oct 20081 answer, last by swedeheart 00:10 Wed 29th Oct 2008
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refrigeration in fiction

I read a book years ago about a man on an island(?) who built an improvised ice making machine and became fixated with the idea of introducing ice to the natives. Can anybody refresh my memory as to...
21:49 Sat 31st May 20082 answers, last by tony1941 07:41 Sun 01st Jun 2008
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Music subcategories

Please could we have a subcategory for Classical music? The success of Classic FM indicates that there is a wider interest than previously suspected. Personally, I sould be tempted to keep a small...
21:28 Mon 05th May 20082 answers, last by In A Pickle 01:42 Tue 06th May 2008
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Sailor's Trousers

A saying turned up in a recent conversation which I had heard used years ago but it now seems to be rare. If the sky is cloudy but a break appears, the blue is described as "enough - or "not enough"...
18:22 Fri 01st Feb 20087 answers, last by Corianndah 16:01 Sat 20th Aug 2016
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Blackberry

WHy are these phones called Blackberry? Thanks Tony
16:46 Sun 13th Jan 20081 answer, last by heathfield 17:09 Sun 13th Jan 2008
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Choc a Bloc

Does anyone know the origin of this strange saying, please?
21:41 Sat 12th Jan 20083 answers, last by angelkathy 18:51 Wed 30th Jan 2008
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Quick Lick and a Promise

Does anyone know the origin (and precise meaning!) of this saying? I have always assumed that it meant a less than thorough washing. thanks Tony
20:37 Sat 29th Dec 20073 answers, last by hippyhoppy 09:21 Sun 30th Dec 2007
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engagemnt ring value

I have a friend whose live-in girlfriend has told him he should spend a month's wages on her engagement ring. This is supposed to be an "old tradition". Has anyone else heard of this; it's news to...
13:57 Thu 06th Dec 200711 answers, last by beso 07:52 Mon 10th Dec 2007

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