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Do You Believe In Extraterrestrial Life?

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Do You Believe In Extraterrestrial Life?

Yes - 128 votes
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I am not sure - 69 votes
24%
No - 61 votes
22%
What Is Extraterrestrial Life? - 21 votes
7%
You what? - 4 votes
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fruitsalad

Sourdough Bread

I am a newbie, can anyone recommend a nice sourdough bread, before I change over to it please.

thecatsays

Heavy Duty Cat Garden Access Collapsible Tunnel?

The only way my cat can access the garden in my first floor flat is to go through the building to the front door. He won't, he hates people. The garden is sloped directly across from the side... ...

Madgeorge

Reversing Into Car Park Spaces

I know this has probably been asked before? why do drivers reverse into parking spaces in supermarket car parks so the boot space is inwards, usually right next to another car? this means you cannot... ...

Cindy1302

If You Saw A Water Stain On The Wall In Someone Else's House, Would You Tell Them?

I was helping my friend move yesterday from her parents house to her new apartment, and when we moved her bed I noticed that there was a slight water stain in the corner on the wall where the bed... ...

dave50

Anybody Watched The Chelsea Detective On Tv?

I find it quire entertaining. It is a little glossy, portraying London in a rather romantic and sanitised way. I do wonder how all the characters seem to be able to afford to live in the beautiful... ...

davebro3

Car Insurance Cock-Up Any Redress?

A friend was stopped by the police & had his car towed for no insurance. In fact he was/is insured so the insurance database was wrong or the cops failed to interrogate it properly. He had to pay... ...

brainiac

Spam From My Own Email Address

I've just had an unpleasant abusive email (which went to my junk folder) which appeared to come from my own Hotmail address which I use all the time and which I found it on. Is it possible to spoof... ...

DDIL

Grey Hair

I am in my early 50's and have just recently discovered some grey hair (about 10), I am not sure how I feel about it! I grew up with a mother who did everything to hide that she was getting older... ...

gulliver1

Labour Is Trying To Reverse Brexit,,Says Mogg.

This revelation comes as proposals are being discussed ahead of the First UK-EU Summit set to take place in London in May. Aimed at defining a new future between UK and the EU .I don't like Mogg... ...

gulliver1

Thanks To Labour. Inflation Has Dropped Again.

Uk inflation fell again for the second month in March .Will interest rates be cut now ?. Looks like Labour have managed to fill that massive black hole they inherited from the crooked Cons then... ...

ToraToraTora

Where Are We Going To Find Enough Common Sense?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce84054nqnyo ...for a whole country full of trobscites in local authorities. I can just see the bonfire of the loo signs now! ...

sandyRoe

It's Life, Jim, But Not As We Known It.

https://www.reuters.com/science/scientists-find-strongest-evidence-yet-life-an-alien-planet-2025-04-16/ I've always thought the universe was teaming with life. I hope this is another step towards... ...

Tyrion44

Mediacity Uk

The background screens on BBC Breakfast from MediaCity show a large building which looks rather like a collapsing car park. Does anyone know what this building is? Thanks

SteveDave

Jimmy Savile-Esque Villain

I'm trying to remember the name of a book I read about 20 or 25 years ago. It's about a detective on the hunt for a killer, who turns out to be a very Jimmy Savile-esque character. He wears a... ...

Cindy1302

Was This Animal Abuse?

Long story short, I was helping my friend move from her parents house to her new apartment. We were trying to back into her parents driveway. Her dads dog was walking behind us, and he looked like... ...

Canary42

Anti-Semitic Problem

Now here's a problem for all those who refer to critics of Israel as anti-semitic. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c77ndzkz778o ...

sandyRoe

Are French People Strangers To Soap And Water?

I would have thought there was no truth in the old canard. Was I... ...

maggiebee

The Chase

Just a passing thought. Why do contestants give their age during the introductions? Can't think of another quiz show where this happens.

Intruth1970

Neighbour And Gifts

Hi all I have a neighbour who my partner got friendly with over the years,on Mondays she goes to her flat to clean for her as she is now in her late seventies and has bad health.over the last year... ...

ToraToraTora

Since When Did We Consider Prisoners' Feelings On Security Checks?

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/2042729/Jails-security-prisons-officers-crisis-Abedi-Manchester-bombing Oh sorry I forgot, when they are muslims. For gawd sake when are we going to stop... ...

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