Birchy Member Profile in The AnswerBank

Nostalgia

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...

katemosely

Brazilian footballers

I need six Brazilian players who all play for different teams - preferably not Brazilain teams

Coldfusion

Blind

I know this is a myth and a stupid question but why do they say that too much w**king makes you blind?

Birchy

Your Country Needs You!

Not certain, but have an inkling......which woman was it that said of Lord Kitchener, 'He made a good poster, but an awful man'. And I'm sure that they weren't the exact words either...anyone?

Birchy

Famous First Words

Which character spoke the first line in Granada TV's Coronation Street, back in 1960?

gilf

Is it just me or do other people get frustrated by people like Jamie Oliver saying stuff like, 'You can get stuffed albators in all the supermarkets these days'. Well I live in Kent and we have big...

Birchy

Police Accountability

If the police are rubbish, do they ever get punished? Individuals who perform badly may be up for the push, but what happens if your local force are evidently ineffective? Are there any measures in...

Birchy

Turntable Buzz

CD Recorder, tape deck and turntable hooked up to amp. Pretty cheap connecting cables, but recording from tape to CD isn't a problem.....but recording vinyl to CDR comes out rubbish, as there is a...

Clandy

dark monitor. dark screen

I have a hp pavilion mx70 monitor that all of a sudden now has a dark screen. Any Info? This is my first time on this site.

postroom

Which two premiership clubs have fielded the most world cup finalists ?

Birchy

22 Going On 23

Don't know the artist here, but the 'song' itself centres around a real-life phone-in where an American female caller - who is '22 Going On 23' - tells a harrowing tale of sexual abuse. Lots of...

Birchy

Tunes Required

Does anybody know where I can get hold of 'Sharp as a Needle' by Barmy Army, and 'Cowboys and Indians' by Ronny Brent? They were both John Peel plays from ages ago (early 80s?) and I don't mind if...

Birchy

British Racecourses

What is the highest racecourse in Britain/ i.e. above sea level. I heard something along these lines recently, but didn't believe the answer. Anyone?

Birchy

Body Parts

So the human body is mostly water.....but what else? Does anyone have the complete make-up table of the body? I am also confused as to how the body stays together if it's mostly water. I'm afraid I'm...

Birchy

White or Brown?

Doesn't brown bread just contain more fibre than white? Or are there genuinely more healthy reasons that eating brown bread is better for you?

Birchy

Timtastic!

Do Wimbledon actually stipulate that only very ugly, podgy people can watch Tim Henman matches? The painted plumpies at the Nalbandian match should only have been shown after the watershed surely!