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Norwegian Wood

Does anyone know the story behind The Beatles song Norwegian Wood, I heard it was written by John Lennon about a failed one night stand with a famous actress. Any truth in this???

jsouza

Poem song Good times

What was the song the talked about remembering the good times, it was read?

quattro

From what I gather when you die in Israel it is prefered that you are buried before sunset on the day you died . I seem to remember that Robert Maxwell was and he was killed on his boat in the Med. If...

amy cheung

cat's whiskers

u r the cat's whiskers =-what does that actually mean

Metaphysical

Time to get Lazy?

Automated Home Systems. As soon as you open your front door, the heating is just right, the cleaning has been done, the oven is preheating ready for your dinner, the TV is switched on to your...

darth vader

Internet explorer 6.0 gets annoyed by AB

Anyone else noticed that when you post an answer sometimes it causes IE6.0 to crash? (or is it just mine?)

firestar18

what do these letters mean

first of all, i just want to say say thanks to everyone who helped me with my question, now i would like help in finding out what imao means, alot of my friends are using it, and they can't seem to...

sddsddean

Order of answers (again)

Following on from my question the other day about how answers are getting displayed out of order, I've noticed that it is only my answers that go to the bottom of the list. Has anybody noticed if...

jmc5

Paul Harvey

What is the answer to 'What is greater than God, more evil than the devil, the poor have it and the rich need it and if you eat it you will die'

Miss Zippy

The Young Ones

Does anyone recall seeing strange little 'clips' appear in some episodes of the Young Ones. They literally lasted one second. The only one I can remember offhand is a clip of a frog leaping. A friend...

Lynnieshell

Phenylalanine

I see Phenylalanine on many products and am not sure what it is or why it is specified on certain foods. Is it dangerous.

simon_says

I know that this has been asked before but...

Why do answers to questions keep on appearing in a random order? AB, it is time for action!

kat_rob

adult chat icon

Each time i start my computer i have an icon on my desktop for adult chat. I don't know where it came from and how to get rid of it. I try de-installing it but each time I restart it's there again!

davver

hotel california

is it true that the music for possibly the greatest song of all time was actually written by jethro tull?

Miss Zippy

Cigarette advertising censorship

Anyone else a bit miffed at our nanny state's latest initiative? Tobacco is a legal product, so why should promotion of its legal sale be illegal? We all know the risks, so what is the ban on...

comloulou

toilet etiquette

Honestly you can tell me if I have too much time on my hands but can anyone explain why, when there are 4 empty cubicals, 95% of people will come in and sit on the lav next to the one youre in? Is it...

eric100

Cats

Why do Cats comfort? ( small pulling motions with their paws usually when settling down)

mulberryrd

Git

What does it mean when someone is called 'git ' ? I see this word often in British novels and I don't know what it means. Also, is it pronounced with a J or a G sound? As a guess, is it a short term...

manutdstott

speeding advert

have you seen the advert where in slow motion a car runs over a lad crosing the road, it shocks me every time which is the whole idea, but is it real because it sure looks real

Stav

Pain in the Neck!

Every so often, especially after i have just finished yawning, as i start to close my mouth, i get a pain goion down one side of my neck. It seems to happen more often when im laying down. Anyone know...

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