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Great white hope

What's the origin of '(the) great white hope', meaning someone upon whom all hope of success rests or something thought to be a forlorn hope? It's usually used sarcastically, when the speaker thinks...
10:22 Mon 23rd Jun 20081 answer, last by dundurn 11:21 Mon 23rd Jun 2008
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barclaycard

Who are the actors in the Barclaycard commercial, where "Uncle Tony" is an internet fraudster?
23:56 Thu 27th Mar 20081 answer, last by Judge Nutmeg 23:58 Thu 27th Mar 2008
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"as a box of frogs"

Where has the current expression "mad as a box of frogs" come from? Is it an old or local saying? Why "frogs"?
13:54 Thu 20th Mar 20089 answers, last by pixie71 19:27 Fri 21st Mar 2008
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Up to snuff

What's the origin of "up to snuff" meaning (apparently) "up to the mark", "up to standard" ?
15:34 Sun 16th Mar 2008
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Up to snuff

What's the origin of "up to snuff" meaning (apparently) "up to the mark", "up to standard" ?
15:34 Sun 16th Mar 20081 answer, last by Quizmonster 16:49 Sun 16th Mar 2008
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Identify bird song

There's a bird, which I can't see, singing somewhere in the garden. It sounds to be high up in some tall hedge or tree. The 'song' is a constantly repeated phrase on one high note :...
14:56 Sun 16th Mar 20085 answers, last by fredpuli47 02:13 Tue 18th Mar 2008
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Strait (s)

When is a strait 'straits' ? We have the 'Straits of Gibraltar' and the 'Menai Straits' (sometimes inaccurately termed the Menai Strait) but we have 'Cook Strait' yet neither the strait nor the...
01:16 Thu 13th Mar 20089 answers, last by fredpuli47 18:21 Thu 13th Mar 2008
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Duck creche

Which native British duck is it that acts as a 'nanny' to the broods of her own and others' ducklings ? Years ago, on the Stour in Essex, I used to witness this strange procession along the shoreline,...
22:52 Mon 03rd Mar 20082 answers, last by fredpuli47 00:14 Tue 04th Mar 2008
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Executor: transfer/sale of shares

A deceased's estate consists entirely of quoted shares, to a substantial value , c?1 million,at time of death. There is but one beneficiary, her son. The Will did not bequeath the shares as a specific...
22:19 Mon 03rd Mar 20084 answers, last by dzug 10:03 Tue 04th Mar 2008
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New rules on Capital Gains Tax

If someone buys shares now and sells, say, next year, at a profit , is the CGT on the profit calculated at 18 per cent (which I believe to be the new rate), from the price now or is it still under the...
20:38 Sun 02nd Mar 20082 answers, last by dasherman 17:11 Tue 04th Mar 2008
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Dogs' digestion

How long does it take a dog to digest a portion of proprietary tinned dogfood , from 'entry to exit', as it were ? And does it digest dog biscuits at the same rate and,if not, what rate ?
15:28 Sun 02nd Mar 20081 answer, last by lankeela 17:06 Sun 02nd Mar 2008
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Moon in daytime

Today the moon was clearly visible in a clear sky in early afternoon. What conditions are necessary for this phenomenon to occur?
21:24 Sun 17th Feb 20083 answers, last by mibn2cweus 08:20 Mon 18th Feb 2008
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Unusual motor insurance clause

What mischief is this restrictive clause , now found in motor insurance policies ,aimed at preventing? " This policy does not cover use to secure the release of a motor vehicle, other than the vehicle...
15:38 Fri 15th Feb 20082 answers, last by Ethel 15:46 Fri 15th Feb 2008
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"No claims" two cars

An insurance company has just told me that if I have a 4 year no claims discount on one car and I then get a second car, so I then have two,an insurance company will not allow me a no claims discount...
21:13 Wed 13th Feb 20087 answers, last by tufty7 21:34 Sat 16th Feb 2008
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Beginning family history

1) What book do you recommend to someone who is just about to start researching family history? 2) My maternal grandfather was married to my grandmother but nobody in the family ever talked about him...
14:37 Sat 02nd Feb 20083 answers, last by Tichfield 14:49 Sat 02nd Feb 2008
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Bigger fish to fry

How and when did the familiar saying "To have bigger fish to fry" meaning "to have more important tasks to do" originate?
02:21 Thu 24th Jan 20082 answers, last by Clanad 02:30 Thu 24th Jan 2008
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Crocus bulbs

I got a lot of crocus ( not specie but normal spring flowering hybrids) in November, left them in their bags, bags opened for air,in a cold place but forgot all about them. Not surprisingly they've...
19:38 Tue 22nd Jan 20089 answers, last by smudge 22:07 Wed 23rd Jan 2008
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Silent computer

My computer has gone silent. I've tried checking the settings and they show sound on and volume up and the volume 'wheel' under the screen (it's an hp pavilion) is turned up. What could be the reason...
13:44 Wed 16th Jan 20084 answers, last by fredpuli47 18:09 Wed 16th Jan 2008
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Gravitate

Look, it must be possible to identify the computer used by this nuisance and refuse him or her or postings whatever version of pseudonym used and whatever the email address. It's all very well our...
00:47 Mon 14th Jan 200835 answers, last by Katie~77 16:00 Wed 16th Jan 2008
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Brass tacks

What's the origin of the expression "to get down to brass tacks" ? What's so fundamental about brass tacks?
22:29 Sun 23rd Dec 20074 answers, last by stewey 01:10 Mon 24th Dec 2007

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