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The Groob Posted Jun 22, 2004
Why do I get ten emails every day telling me how to avoid spam in my inbox?
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Jun 22, 2004
Why did the kitten die, Daddy?
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Fathom Posted Jun 22, 2004
What do they wrap polystyrene (styrofoam) in to transport it?
What can you do about a squeaky oilcan?
If hot cakes sell so well why does no-one seem to sell them?
F
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The Groob Posted Jun 24, 2004
Why are plastic ducks yellow?
What exactly are 'fiddlesticks'?
Why do men go bald but never lose their beards?
How can you deny an accusation of being in denial?
What did people avoid before the plague?
Can animals suffer from phobias?
Why do ''push'' taps never stay on long enough to rinse the soap from your hands?
If warm air rises, why is the ice compartment (which one assumes is the coldest bit) at the top of the freezer?
All from:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/0,5753,,00.html
Well worth a look.
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Jun 24, 2004
Some interesting questions there, and some which I can provide an answer to.
What exactly are 'fiddlesticks'? - they are violin bows
Can animals suffer from phobias? - yes. I had a cat that was terrified of the doorbell, people dressed in black, my brother-in-law and the Starship Enterprise. All of these were completely unreasonable and induced in him a state of complete panic.
Why do ''push'' taps never stay on long enough to rinse the soap from your hands? - to save water
If warm air rises, why is the ice compartment (which one assumes is the coldest bit) at the top of the freezer? - to try and even out the temperature in the fridge. If the ice compartment was at the bottom, the bottom of the fridge would be cold and the top at room temperature. In fridges without an ice compartment, the coldest spot is at the bottom, so you should keep your lettuce there.
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Whisky Posted Jun 24, 2004
A Cat with a Starship Enterprise Phobia???
It could only happen in Ireland !
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Zubeneschamali Posted Jun 24, 2004
If I remember correctly, Gnomon's cat's phobia was even more specific, Whisky. He was not afraid of the ship itself as long as it remained on impulse engines; he was just terrified when the Enterprise engaged warp drive.
Given the worrying implications that faster-than-light travel and relativity have for causality, I don't blame him.
Zube
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Jun 24, 2004
Just as well I'd given up watching Dr Who by the time I got that cat!
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A Super Furry Animal Posted Jun 25, 2004
Most cats have a fear of being put in a box with a vial of poison. That's not a phobia though, it's entirely rational.
Where did your love go?
RF
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azahar Posted Jun 25, 2004
They'd be afraid with or without the vial of poison, RF.
Who are you?
Who am I?
az
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kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website Posted Jun 25, 2004
Who let the cat out of the bag?
Where's the remote?
What have I got in my pocket? 
The question of questions
azahar Posted Jun 25, 2004
Where's my mobile phone?
(often I have to call myself from my normal phone to find it)
az
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A Super Furry Animal Posted Jun 25, 2004
Do you know the way to San Jose?
RF
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azahar Posted Jun 25, 2004
San José . . .
Personally, I've been away so long I just might lose my way! 
az
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Just Bob aka Robert Thompson, plugging my film blog cinemainferno-blog.blogspot.co.uk Posted Jun 25, 2004
Wwwwwhhhhaaaassssuuuuuup?
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The Luggage (7 + 5 + 4) * 2 + 2 * 5 = 42 Posted Jun 25, 2004
Wanna buy a duck?
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- 31: Gnomon - time to move on (Jun 24, 2004)
- 32: Whisky (Jun 24, 2004)
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- 34: azahar (Jun 25, 2004)
- 35: kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website (Jun 25, 2004)
- 36: azahar (Jun 25, 2004)
- 37: A Super Furry Animal (Jun 25, 2004)
- 38: azahar (Jun 25, 2004)
- 39: Just Bob aka Robert Thompson, plugging my film blog cinemainferno-blog.blogspot.co.uk (Jun 25, 2004)
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