Anybody know of any old etiquette books still in print? My mother had one that was published late forties/early fifties and it was hilarious....it wasn't meant to be, of course. I'm looking for the...
As a stereotypical Liverpudlian, I am often very witty, and sometimes steal things. I am trying to strike a balance between the two, and would like to know if it is legal to be a humorous thief? Other...
Why does a cheque take three or even five working days to clear? And why - if you pay CASH into an account - does that not register immediately? I don't believe for a moment that banks would try to...
If I take a trip to France, is there any restriction on bringing back the likes of mustard, vinegar, spices etc.? Even if I then decided to sell them in The UK? The tax situation is evident re-booze...
A weed is officially a 'wild plant growing where it isn't wanted', so could a rose or a daffodil be considered weeds if they haven't been deliberately planted?
Are there any common or garden plants that may be harmful to children if eaten? I believe that the poinsettia thing is a myth, but are there any really toxic ones out there?
Is there any truth in stories that POW's during WWII would write letters and even books with coded messages in them? I remember something about a book that was written inside a German POW camp where...
Genuine answers only pleeeez....... at a cremation, does the coffin get burned too? It seems a terrible waste of good timber that could be put to much better use on, say, House Invaders.....
If - for example - the detective series Van der Valk is repeated on TV, would the writers of 'Eye Level' receive royalties for the theme music? Or do writers generally 'sign off' continued royalties...
Is it just my imagination, or was AB more interesting when paid answerers would answer their own questions? It seemed that more interesting articles would appear when these stage-managed questions...
