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October 1

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 1

  1. Cheque encashment
  2. Job
  3. Moats for fire control
  4. Shakespeare in Love
  5. Robbing a bank
  6. Question about when patent numbers stopped showing on items
  7. Question re legality of "looking at child porn"
  8. Reasons To Dislike The UK
  9. kosher salt
  10. (Distinctive) Evil Women, fictional or real
  11. Dignitaries around the world born on August 31st

October 2

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 2

  1. Geographic jigsaw
  2. Abuse contact for Obama supporting teacher
  3. Headset to hear dictations
  4. commercial ice cream tubs
  5. Geography/Social Studies Question
  6. need list of what sells the most online...demographics,stats
  7. Follow up question: Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Miscellaneous#Job
  8. e mail of naraynamurthy
  9. No spiders in damp buildings?
  10. Yacht
  11. Vaporware or Snake Oil
  12. Where do non-standard airline call signs come from?
  13. Earlier question regarding series of numbers correlated to number of strokes in roman equivalent
  14. imimigration
  15. Women in combat roles in US military
  16. Energy conservation with natural gas in the home
  17. GEOMETRY MAGAZINE QUESTION

October 3

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 3

  1. Brucelee
  2. White cultural clubs
  3. role of individual in conservation of nature
  4. Rosenstrasse protest
  5. sister city
  6. Namibia
  7. Landing a plane on Autopilot in emergencies
  8. Flag of convenience
  9. Time of bailout
  10. why the day start at the hour 24???
  11. how is babby formed?
  12. Recent changes (dog housetraining problem)

October 4

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 4

  1. Secret room
  2. Car Speaker problem
  3. Petrol prices falling in UK??
  4. health insurance portability and accountability act
  5. Virgin Forest

October 5

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 5

  1. self-efficacy - beliefs about personal competence in a particular situation.
  2. anal irritation
  3. Life Insurance Bond Ratings
  4. Accuracy and Reliability of Wikipedia
  5. Gutting a rabbit
  6. Perfect round
  7. No bounce
  8. shafting work in ships
  9. Allmusic Guide mirror
  10. Maroon Clowns
  11. virtual console
  12. Diplomatic bag acceptance
  13. UK Universities
  14. What makes the Icelandic economy so volatile?

October 6

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 6

  1. Immigration to Canada
  2. kit homes
  3. excuse me sir, but you're sitting in my seat.
  4. question
  5. stock and bond shop
  6. eggplant turning blue: rotten?
  7. Six sigma black belt
  8. day of the week

October 7

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 7

  1. Wikipedia calendars
  2. Help With Meat
  3. Question regarding academic dishonesty
  4. Media mail
  5. Wearing flowers
  6. Drinking Club
  7. Value for money.
  8. Bicentenial certificates of U.S citizenship
  9. hearing standards for various jobs

October 8

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 8

  1. control of the house and senate for the past 30 years
  2. Knowledge of U.S. presidential race in foreign countries
  3. how do tv remotes work?
  4. The power of groups
  5. Why didn't Iceland join the Eurozone?
  6. riddle
  7. What is the name of this fallacy?
  8. MV Synetta, Maritime Accident in 1986
  9. Inanimate objects seen as...
  10. Documentary/ audience research
  11. "Linkedin" invitation: Should I give a monosyllable?
  12. Are there any possibilities for two countries to become one?
  13. TYPE OF CURRENT

October 9

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 9

  1. 7 p's of marketing
  2. OCR on Java or http pages
  3. Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
  4. Fly spray
  5. Extension of earlier Question re; USA Congress(es)
  6. Security of Obama relatives
  7. Does university turn you into a illness resistant machine?

October 10

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 10

  1. Hearts
  2. Gametraders
  3. Miss Hawaiian Tropic International
  4. Copyright question regarding mediaevil images
  5. Emigration from the United States
  6. What is the name...
  7. Caribbean vacation destination
  8. Metric Volume
  9. Electoral College
  10. Cartooncaracture
  11. joining the army
  12. Conservapedia

October 11

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 11

  1. facial plastic surgery grants
  2. Photo project of modern-day Jesus.
  3. Political structure and its susceptibility towards religious right?
  4. Contacting Reverend Run???
  5. Earnings in UK
  6. Standing of America in the world
  7. subprime crisis
  8. Going to bed when you're tired
  9. Lehman-Nomura
  10. What ever happened to the author Robert Hample?
  11. Insurance
  12. Death
  13. Global recession

October 12

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 12

  1. Credit Crunch
  2. Cold skies
  3. Text of Obama's recent speeches
  4. Wisdom teeth extraction
  5. What are the odds of super-ebola emerging?
  6. 1819 one cent penny
  7. Industrial experience
  8. England football colours
  9. Wa-Hoo Rules
  10. I have a question...

October 13

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 13

  1. nervous
  2. cop
  3. Police code
  4. A level questions
  5. World's safest city and capital city.
  6. Missing dates
  7. judgement
  8. good from tragedy
  9. A Mac virus

October 14

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 14

  1. Buying wine/liquor online to ship to British Columbia
  2. Transplanting Swahili Maritime Practice to Haiti
  3. About nwo conspiracy
  4. Loudest valve of the heart
  5. Electronic items taken into Cuba.

October 15

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 15

  1. Sweating Problem
  2. 2Pac performing even after death?
  3. Return trips
  4. 7'os of buyer behaviour by Philip Kotler??
  5. Money in bank accounts
  6. 'S' thing in wall
  7. Scottish educational system

October 16

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 16

  1. Fourth Century Map of The Eastern Hemisphere
  2. Freemasons in the Bush White House?
  3. Information on James Kent china manufacturer from Great Britian/England
  4. What's a high IQ?
  5. Telephone strangeness
  6. Koffiefontein
  7. Immigrant families split betwen ships; common?
  8. State Taxes Paid Out and Benefits Recieved?

October 17

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 17

  1. Elbot
  2. Distance from nucleus: d or s orbitals
  3. Video games
  4. Withnail and I
  5. An actual new video game - without a gimmick?
  6. Taxation base for Personal Income Tax in US
  7. the circle without center
  8. Top Gear

October 18

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 18

  1. Top sprinters/marathoners
  2. Mystery heavy metal clip
  3. Question regarding the deletion of content/images on wikipedia (admins please comment!)
  4. Size of a 10-week-old Yorkie?
  5. Need a new MP3 player

October 19

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 19

  1. how many tabs from soda cans fit into a milk jug?
  2. Unidentified building
  3. Supports for a 2x4
  4. Food/What is Scrapple and how do you make it?
  5. Proper License for a Written Work?
  6. Infant Mortality Rate, Under-5 Mortality Rate and Death Rate

October 20

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 20

  1. Parachute Jump Doors
  2. trade?
  3. Headshot
  4. Damage to wooden door
  5. Checking balance on prepaid vodafone uk
  6. Donkey tools in Spain
  7. INTERNATIONAL MALE ESCORT
  8. Radiation to human via ant
  9. Geography questions
  10. Can I get a peer review for my personal/user page?
  11. 106 year old votes
  12. Sushi questions

October 21

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 21

  1. Watching the US election from abroad
  2. Reverse address homeowner/leaseholder lookup
  3. Costs of a phone-call, post being transferred (in the UK)
  4. Old Bottle
  5. Disaster Management
  6. report help!!! (Review of existing programmes)
  7. Really, really, REALLY sharp sword question
  8. Paper Cuts song - Feral Child
  9. Identify the shape/symbol/glyph
  10. Travelling with a donkey
  11. myonis
  12. Missiles
  13. Watchmaker
  14. Pictures

October 22

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 22

  1. Wikipedia Homepage Organization
  2. Taxes (IRS)
  3. Effect of heat on food
  4. 12 year old girl tricks con-man
  5. type of music
  6. Fox deterrent
  7. Dilution of English as the UK national language?

October 23

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 23

  1. Cornell's Reputation
  2. Children's circle
  3. Hal Lipset
  4. GONE
  5. Oil prices
  6. What do you call the postcard hoardings where you put your face through a hole?
  7. Valium
  8. Wikipedia and research funding
  9. Schwarzenegger, Bloomberg, Romney etc.
  10. Debt
  11. Northland Steamship Company
  12. Planes
  13. Fly-by

October 24

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 24

  1. tap beer
  2. America and Britain
  3. Substantive news channel
  4. French curves
  5. old postal codes USA
  6. Red hair
  7. International trade
  8. Cross country
  9. Llanelli v New Zealand 1972
  10. Odd musical instrument
  11. about Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons
  12. Speaking to a person via a translator etiquette
  13. Can you help me?
  14. Sand hoppers
  15. Re:Oil Prices

October 25

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 25

  1. Cheap international phone calls
  2. fake airplane
  3. Would It Be Possible to Buy Dichroic Lenses That Filter Out All Colors?
  4. What is a "Court Originator Number" and where can I find it?
  5. Economic crisis

October 26

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 26

  1. Actual Rating
  2. Go (the game) and Nets
  3. US Combined Statistical Areas
  4. Reagan Park?
  5. Colleges
  6. Astoria, Oregon
  7. My Chances of Being Accepted into Cornell?
  8. Doug Hall
  9. Time

October 27

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 27

  1. Infant Mortality Rate, Under-5 Mortality Rate, and Death Rate (cont.)
  2. Pissarro the Impressionist Painter
  3. Artists and thier movements
  4. Cheapest way to heat water.
  5. Truck driver who likes to drive in stocking feet
  6. Proposition 2
  7. positive Sci Fi
  8. Engineer who design household items

October 28

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 28

  1. Which African country recently implemented price controls in an attempt to control inflation?
  2. Company Credit Card
  3. Pest Control
  4. obscenity
  5. Presidential lifespan
  6. Closed-circuit wiki?
  7. Drugs and kissing
  8. Pakistan potato patty/pancake
  9. Dry Ice and Alcohol
  10. Series of specific Japan-related questions
  11. If time is infinite...
  12. The "one vote" candidate
  13. death toll
  14. Ancient Egyptian Pottery
  15. Drinking beer through a straw
  16. Death Toll II
  17. just out of interest
  18. When is an article actually posted?
  19. Party
  20. Globespan Flight from Glasgow International Airport
  21. fog machine
  22. Selena Vega 215

October 29

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 29

  1. Font
  2. Please remove four-letter word in one of your articles...
  3. Nationalism in India and Europe
  4. Vegetarianism
  5. Money
  6. Funeral
  7. Who gets the pacemakers?
  8. Claire Daines
  9. food
  10. Prostate orgasm
  11. Why aren't there any F6 tornadoes?

October 30

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 30

  1. Paul Wellstone
  2. sexual question
  3. google images
  4. What is Rose Pepper?
  5. European community
  6. cartoons
  7. Sat Nav Ambulance Misdirection.
  8. Seeking a recipient of a high decoration of the United States military who was an African American
  9. Where is this?
  10. linguinine
  11. The World's Dozen or So Great Cuisines
  12. Nescessity of putting quotes
  13. IP address

October 31

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 October 31

  1. Sour Jelly
  2. Is it dangerous to drive around without a gas cap?
  3. Looking for poem or story
  4. What country?
  5. Researching Wikipedia as a place for my new website
  6. Race and public schools in Charleston
  7. Haunted
  8. Non-American online brokerage service
  9. DESIGN WINS
  10. Google Earth images
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