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Why do the rest of the way call it a fringe yet Americans call them bangs
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What Persian word does pashmina come from?
by Answerbag Staff on April 23rd, 2011
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death and taxes...and war
by kraafl on February 9th, 2012
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What does\"in the land of\"mean?
by Answerbag Staff on April 22nd, 2011
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it's all anonymous here, so pray tell: do you have hubby on a leash?
by shunyata on February 8th, 2012
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When was the USS Liberty fired upon during its operation?
by Answerbag Staff on April 22nd, 2011
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How can I be more original?
by Weylon on February 6th, 2012
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What does existential debts mean?
by Answerbag Staff on April 22nd, 2011
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MEN: do you call your gf, wife, or just plain women in general "Woman?" WOMEN: Do any men in your life say this to you does it bother you?
by TallgalUS on January 31st, 2012
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What does\"minor premise\"mean?
by Answerbag Staff on April 22nd, 2011
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When was the last time you solved a mystery wrapped in an enigma?
by Brainboy on January 30th, 2012
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What is the meaning of\'frame of mind\'?
by Answerbag Staff on April 22nd, 2011
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Is your SO an enigma wrapped in a mystery?
by Brainboy on January 30th, 2012
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What does bottom line mean?
by Answerbag Staff on April 22nd, 2011
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Where does the term Rain check come from?
by theLastCynthia on January 21st, 2012
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How much does an employee have to make before a W-2 is issued?
by Answerbag Staff on April 22nd, 2011
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Was the phrase 'paying your dues' coined by any particular religion or peoples?
by Ombliss22 on January 19th, 2012
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What makes a house classified as custom?
by Answerbag Staff on April 22nd, 2011
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Whats in your sack
by ChelseaLee on January 16th, 2012
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Is the Treasury Department an official actor in public policy?
by Answerbag Staff on April 22nd, 2011
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Who is on your mind 25-7
by ChelseaLee on January 14th, 2012
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What does LPG on a Case bulldozer mean?
by Answerbag Staff on April 22nd, 2011
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What is a Daft Punk
by ChelseaLee on January 13th, 2012
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What does it mean to commercially develop an area?
by Answerbag Staff on April 22nd, 2011
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Its go time !!!! What does that mean to you
by ChelseaLee on January 12th, 2012
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What is a consumer good?
by Answerbag Staff on April 22nd, 2011
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What makes you hot under the cholera?
by Piano Player on January 11th, 2012
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What do you mean by\"problem analysis\"?
by Answerbag Staff on April 22nd, 2011
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Does the BUCK stop here
by ChelseaLee on January 8th, 2012
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What does it mean to leverage something?
by Answerbag Staff on April 22nd, 2011
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What does "Lickity Split" refer to?
by Weylon on January 8th, 2012
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What does\"mince words\"mean?
by Answerbag Staff on April 22nd, 2011
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Was "Will and Grace" meant to be a play on words?
by Piano Player on January 8th, 2012
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What does it mean to possess personhood?
by Answerbag Staff on April 22nd, 2011
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If someone says "I'm going to rhino over your lino", what does that mean?
by Mylon on January 5th, 2012
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Where did the word leotard come from?
by Answerbag Staff on April 22nd, 2011
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Why did the words 'garbage' and 'trash' become dominant in the US when 'rubbish' remained the word in the UK?
by Ombliss22 on January 4th, 2012
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What does hold your horses mean?
by Answerbag Staff on April 22nd, 2011
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If you can't beat 'em _______________________
by Unicorn Man on December 31st, 2011
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What does an ohm mean?
by Answerbag Staff on April 22nd, 2011
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Lake Superior State 37th annual list of words/phrases that should be "banished" is out. What words would you add?
by Wynper on December 30th, 2011
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What is the origin of the phrase "Step children to god"?
by MrAccident on December 29th, 2011
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Where did the phrase "what can I do you for" originate?
by TomRay on December 29th, 2011
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What is the phrase that pays?
by Fun1 on December 22nd, 2011
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Mind if I smek you? Smek! Smek!
by Piano Player on December 22nd, 2011
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Has anyone ever heard that when you see a yellow VW Bug, it's your guardian angel checking up on you? Where did that phrase come from?
by lonelydragon on December 18th, 2011
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Why do they say "let's have a toast" for drinking when toast is made of bread?
by Kenz the Frenz on December 17th, 2011
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Is "beautiful bm" an oxymoron?
by koston100 on December 16th, 2011
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Have you lost your mind? Why?
by CosmicWunderkind on December 15th, 2011
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Mitt Romey repeatedly says,"Keep America American" It's the slogan of the Ku Klux Klan Poor choice or words or something else?
by Wynper on December 14th, 2011
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Why do people have a love affair with the expression "laughing all the way to the bank" which I hear in the media constantly? Whats it from?
by CosmicWunderkind on December 13th, 2011
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Why is a false clue called a red herring?
by Kenz the Frenz on December 11th, 2011
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Do you like idioms? Why or why not?
by AnonymousGirl on December 5th, 2011
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Do you know the saying, "Kenko ichiban"?
by Koz - Passion Perseverance Patience on December 3rd, 2011
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is Friday on your mind?
by Baba on December 2nd, 2011
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What are some words or phrases your father or grandfather made up?
by mama 'oh yeaaaah' cass on December 1st, 2011
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What is digital penetration?
by KDP on December 1st, 2011
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When I was out today, a woman noticed noticed my nails. She said "those are ridiculous." What do you think she meant by that?
by anonymous on November 28th, 2011
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Where does "makes me feel all warm and gooey inside" come from?
by hdsquaver spark on November 25th, 2011
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what is the origin of the phrase "by the skin of your teeth"?
by unfulfilled11 on November 22nd, 2011
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