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Static electricity on clothes

My new washing machine seems to make all of my shirts very very staticly charged. Does anyone know what causes this, whether it be the machine or the powder. I don't tumble dry my clothes, they all go...

looby

plant identification

I am trying to identifie a house plant I was given, it is non flowering, has round plain green leavesabout 2' wide, which are quite sturdy with a white spot where the leaf stalk joins about 1/2' in....

Gio Van B

Domo Arrigato

Where does the phrase Domo Arrigato Mr Roboto come from ? Sorry if my spelling sucks.

cucumbers

Margarine

Listening recently to the remaining fat lady , Clarissa dixon-Wright, she mentioned a promise she gave her father never to eat margarine. This is because he new how it was manufactured and she has...

alana_3501

'in banco'

Can anyone tell me what the above term, 'in banco', means?

banana

where has all the cheap food gone

Not that long ago you were able to buy cheap food( good quality pies,puddings,pasta dishes etc ) from the market which was ex'supermarket'-the best kind of course. Now those stalls seem to have...

norman dyson

Birds

Which bird turns it's head upside down to eat?

paulz

thirst quenching drink

Ages ago, while on hols in the Indian Ocean, I was shown how to make a really refreshing drink. It consisted of tiny black seeds [about pin head size] that were soaked in water, after a while they...

FTVS

Kiddies Book Times table

It was about a fairy or somesuch trying to a child to learn their times table - does anyone remember this? It was really sad ...

mollymoo

reincarnated as an animal meanings

Does anyone know where I can get some information relating to the meaning behind choosing a certain animal to be reincarnated into

Miss Zippy

Olive oil stain removal

I spilled some olive oil on a pair of light coloured trousers and it has left a mark that hasn't come out in the wash. Before I trawl the shops for stain removers, can anyone suggest anything? The...

egneg

Streptocarpus

Help! I had a fabulous Streptocarpus (Carys) for years, but its gone now. Where can I get another one?

bluedolphin

Agatha Christie...3 personal best ?

I have just finished my first A.C. book 'and then ther were none' I realise she wrote over 70 crime novels ...I would like to read some more and would appreciate if anyone could let me know any of...

miskab

Damp smell of wood case

How can I get rid of the damp smell from an old wooden (clock) case?

RCP

Aliases

As Jacob has turned out to be OnlyMe (see Body & Soul) are they any other AB users that will admit to having registered under more than one name?

tracymort

mum and dad

why do we call our parents these names? Why do we call them any name other than their christian names? Just wondered as my 4 year old has decided that this weekend he is calling us by our names!