tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615292232154545857.post869590010681040539..comments2024-03-09T10:15:15.542+00:00Comments on Some Kind of Explanation: Magneto, Margaret Thatcher and Robot MothsSome Kind of Explanationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06707578442940473698noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615292232154545857.post-51267086148969418042012-05-18T22:36:58.842+01:002012-05-18T22:36:58.842+01:00Alack! Why did perfectly lovely words like "b...Alack! Why did perfectly lovely words like "betimes," "semovedly," and "peradventure" fall out of daily use in English?Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585133833298567699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615292232154545857.post-21834681485384366812012-05-09T09:59:51.260+01:002012-05-09T09:59:51.260+01:00Someone needs to invent the Hesiton Hoover to clea...Someone needs to invent the Hesiton Hoover to clear up the hesitons and turn Britain into Italy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615292232154545857.post-42178247256675235472012-05-08T00:07:27.521+01:002012-05-08T00:07:27.521+01:00Why does fresh pasta seem to take less time to boi...Why does fresh pasta seem to take less time to boil than the dry stuff?Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585133833298567699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615292232154545857.post-35682837555260082812012-05-01T18:52:16.041+01:002012-05-01T18:52:16.041+01:00Why can TV remote controls only turn the televisio...Why can TV remote controls only turn the television to & from 'standby' Why can I not use the device designed to control the TV remotely to actually 'switch it off'?<br /><br />Also, while we're at it, why do I only ever think of this vitally important issue shortly afer sitting down having forgotten to switch on the tv?Stu G42 Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771094339971097218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615292232154545857.post-81781118363091751682012-05-01T14:21:04.590+01:002012-05-01T14:21:04.590+01:00Does this mean that the word 'drop' has no...Does this mean that the word 'drop' has not entered the Australian lexicon, that it never has and never will? The answer has serious implications of courseDNAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00990952950021051749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615292232154545857.post-11933566818412708362012-04-30T09:17:46.288+01:002012-04-30T09:17:46.288+01:00Particularly EXCELLENT questions this week. Oh, an...Particularly EXCELLENT questions this week. Oh, and rather splendid answers too.Clangerfan1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08726108921598331518noreply@blogger.com