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Can you recommend the best Australia-wide accommodation and travel online sites?

What would you recommend as the most comprehensive and helpful online site for searching for accommodation and holiday deals in Australia? I know that there's a million out there, believe me, so I...

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Is it possible to make a tasty soup from the water that corned beef has been...

Is it possible to make a really tasty soup from the water that's been used to boil corned beef? I'm currently boiling some corned beef in a very large stockpot full of water, vinegar, cloves, brown...

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Is it easy to transfer music files from an iTunes on an old computer to a new...

I have a lot of music on my old computer's iTunes (which I didn't back up) which I'd like to transfer to my new computer's iTunes. Is this easy to do? Please treat me like a complete n00b and step me...

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Where have I seen Danny the Drug Dealer before?

The character Danny the Drug Dealer from Withnail and I - has he appeared as a roadie in another movie basically playing the same character? I've looked on IMDB at the actor Ralph Brown and couldn't...

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Please recommend film clips of women acting sexually confident (for imitation...

Please recommend scenes of women flirting effortlessly, being casually sexy and generally feeling comfortable in a sexually confident way. I'm in a 10 minute play and I've finally got the lines down...

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My 78 year old father is getting an iPad. What are the best apps for him?

My father is 78 and is housebound after 16 years of suffering from the after-effects of several strokes. I showed him my iPad and he was entranced so we are going to get him a top of the line iPad....

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If I wanted to order a curry that tasted like what I could make myself using...

I've just made a lovely curry dish for myself featuring lots of pumpkin and plenty of this and I was wondering, is this a curry blend that I'd be able to find featured in a dish at my local curry...

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Please recommend a cheap and non-rotting medium for carvings and/or lanterns

What is a good medium for carving lanterns that is cheap, durable and non-flammable? I have a friend who is very talented when it comes to carving and he's looking for a cheap and durable material that...

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Please recommend movie scores and soundtracks that stand alone as works of art.

What are the best movie soundtracks and scores that can be listened to as musical experiences purely based on the music, not in relation to the movies they were written for? A while ago there was an...

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Please recommend quality humour concerning Halloween.

What are some of the best Halloween sketches/standup/longform jokes that you know? I'm going to be in a Halloween theatre restaurant and there are many gaps in the script. I'm not planning on...

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Please recommend movies, books and tv to do with the First World War (1914 to...

I'd like some recommendations for high quality movies, books, memoirs, tv shows, etc that cover the First World War (1914 to 1918) and the immediate years before and after. I've become a bit obsesessed...

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Please help me find a thrash version of Six White Boomers.

Can you help me find a thrash/garage version of Six White Boomers? Ages ago I heard a thrash version of 'Six White Boomers' probably on 4ZZZ, an alternative community radio station in Brisbane,...

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What goes well with Coq au Vin?

I'm having dinner with some lovely friends who I haven't seen for ages. Coq au Vin will be the main course. What can I bring that will complement this dish in an amazing way? Wine, side dishes, hors...

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Please recommend songs that stop...................and then start again.

I like it when a song is powering along and then it comes to a complete stop and then starts again. Grandfather's Clock is an example. Faker's 'This Heart Attack' does the same thing. What are some...

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Can you recommend other good movies that feature folk music?

I'm looking for movies that feature folk music in an interesting way other than the ones I've listed below (not many). I've mostly loved American and Irish folk music in the past along with some...

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What is this?

Is this *trigger warning terrible whistling* the theme song to something? If not, what is it? I've been whistling this with various friends for many years and yet we're all damned if we know where it...

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Please recommend a short piece I can recite at a Winter Solstice party.

I've been invited to a Winter Solstice party and the host would like me to participate by reciting a poem or short written piece. My muse has deserted me so I can't write anything at the moment. What...

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Please recommend songs with sad/disturbing lyrics but a jaunty melody.

My favourite song about depression is Dog by Andy Bull. (Don't Fear) The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult is another one that captures the kind of feeling I'm after. I'm looking for other songs that have sad...

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Please help ID a novel about a woman who was in a magdalen laundry.

I read the book about 6 or 7 years ago and it was to do with a woman in her late 40's to 50's who became pregnant when she was a teenager and was sent to a Magdalen laundry type place where she stayed...

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10th birthday party, fantasy theme: what fun ideas do you have?

My son is having his 10th birthday party later this month and the theme is 'fantasy' (witches, goblins, wizards, dragons, elves etc). What are some fun games/activities that you recommend for the day?

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