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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
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No - 61 votes
22%
What Is Extraterrestrial Life? - 21 votes
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You what? - 4 votes
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Massacre Of The Innocents

Gerry Adams notoriously said of the IRA: ‘They haven’t gone away, you know.’ The same is true of Islamist terrorism. In Syria, the new President Ahmed al-Sharaa sits atop an unruly coalition of... ...

nicebloke1

Peir Popularity Takes A Dive.

GB news this morning said that the British love a peir? then go on to state that some have all but closed due to lack of visitors or they are falling apart. They also claim that peirs are a vital... ...

naomi24

Us Influencer Draws Backlash For Stealing Baby Wombat From Mum

//Ms Jones, who calls herself an "outdoor enthusiast and hunter", was filmed picking up the joey by the road and running across it to a car, while its mother ran after them. The man filming can be... ...

naomi24

'The Rubbish Is Alive' - Rats Feast As Birmingham Bin Workers Strike

//It's because refuse collectors have been striking on and off since January - and it shows. Many streets are littered with the contents of the bins, with rubbish strewn everywhere as animals have... ...

Luzzly

Time Difference

OK, couldn't figure out what category to ask this in, so will try here. Does anyone else remember for a brief time, I think sometime in the 1970s or 80s, the east coast of USA was only 3 hours... ...

Clone

How Would This Work

The tens of thousands of migrants, would they be conscripted? https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/33789912/labour-conscription-uk-europe-frontline-war/ ...

25Irene25

Husband’s Pension

If a man dies before receiving his government pension I.E age 58 is his widow entitled to his pension

andy-hughes

Aligning A Powerpoint Slide

Usually, when I insert a slide into Powerpint, it allows me to centre it by showing me a red horizontal and a red vertical line. When I centre them, the slide is dead centre. For some reason, the... ...

piggynose

Now For Something Completely Different!

jurys out, what do you think? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Q1S39jXb_5U ...

ToraToraTora

What Has Happened To Human Kind?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy5ng663d1wo why do they seem to need the steam tugs? ...

abbeylee90

Is 24 To Young?

This 24 year old guy who's talking to me online wants to take me out but I'm not sure based on age difference.

naomi24

Thick Or Just Plain Stupid?

A story from BBC teievision news. Police checking insurance on vehicles seized a car. The driver called his partner to come and pick him up - who arrived in an uninsured vehicle so that too was... ...

naomi24

Eu Retaliates Against Trump Tariffs With €26Bn ‘Countermeasures’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/12/eu-retaliates-against-trump-tariffs-with-26bn-countermeasures What a mess he's creating! ...

ToraToraTora

In Their Position, Why Would You Not Want To Be An American Protectorate?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2r3d0r8z0o Hardly anyone lives there, almost no GDP, almost no infrastructure, surely if a superpower wants you on board it's a no brainer? OK so they have... ...

lynbrown

Puffy Ankles

Hi, I'm an OAP on various medicines, and very puffed up feet and ankles. Any tips on getting rid of this excess water? TIA

Hazlinny

Nicola Sturgeon Stands Down As Msp

What next for Nicola? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg5j74ld9lo ...

ToraToraTora

Looks Like Wee Jimmy Is Driving The Camper Van To Pastures New.....

https://news.sky.com/story/nicola-sturgeon-announces-she-will-not-seek-re-election-to-holyrood-next-year-13326925 ...Wonder how much of the stolen dosh from the Scottish electorate she'll be taking... ...

ToraToraTora

Labour's Pub Banter Bill.....report Stage Yesterday.....

What with all the big world issues this may have passed under the radar but the Employment rights bill is on the way. Essentially it makes any pub banter a possible offence. Basically anything the... ...

10ClarionSt

North Sea Collision....

...and BBC gubbins. Only the beeb could turn this into a climate change report. They had "our climate change correspondent", the useless Justin Rowlatt, reporting on it. He gets money for old... ...

EUANDREW

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