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duke street ayr

Does anyone remember a street called duke street in ayr. It was demolished along with others by the mid seventies.

Nottingham - a dangerous city?

I?m going to study in Nottingham next year and i?ve been told that it?s a dangerous city to live in because of the criminality. Is that true? Which are the most dangerous...

tanyavee

Carrot top

Why do they call people with ginger hair carrot top when the top of the carrot the bit that sticks out of the ground is green?

wellhungjock

Usernames

What is your favourite username? To start you off my favourite is BigDogsWang a clever well chosen username

kick3m0n

Desert Island Exiles

If you could banish 5 people to a desert island and rid your life of them forever...who would you chose, and why? Think of it as a Room 101 for r-soles - those who just get up your nose....

FurryFeet

bin men

Why are my bin men so polite and chirpy just before christmas?

mama

Not sure if this is posted in the right place but hey ho... My closest friend goes to Turkey this Sunday to work as a Rep. We're having a party for her but I wanted to do some quirky things that are...

cockneyexile

bring em back

if you could bring historical figures back from the dead who would you bring back and why?

natalie_1982

Tracing Family Tree

I would like to try and trace my grandfathers family, I have been trying for a while but as the only information I have about him are his birth date and name, I'm finding it a bit difficult. I...

Dom Tuk

Confession to a crime while dying!!

Has anyone confessed to a hienous crime on their death bed (dying words) so that 1) some sort of remorse could be shown or 2) an innocent person convicted of the crime could be...

scarem

family tree

can anyone tell me some web sites that i can start to research my familt tree with. preferably free ones. thanks

netibiza

Pope's staff

Does the Pope (any Pope that is) have normal staff bth male and female or are they all male and vicars and suchlike. I am referring to chambermaids, cooks laundry et al?

johntheplamf

People the Virus

Due to the damage we inflict on the Earth, which is after all, a living thing, Can the human race be construed as a virus? p.s. I know it was in the matrix movie, but i thought it was a good question.

coffers1

MBE's and OBE's

Can you tell me what the difference is?

Quicksilver

School Meals

Why is the mid-day meal served in schools always referred to as "School Dinners". Surely they should be called "School Lunches". I thought the correct order of meals was Breakfast, Elevenses, Lunch,...