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Virgin Media International Calls

My package I have with Virgin Media includes "Talk More International Anytime",I have never used it as I had another website to make my calls abroad.But I seem to be having trouble with that,so looked...

Bobbisox1

When Is This Stupid Going To Stop?

The CofE are considering taking the word Father from the Lords Prayer https://news.sky.com/story/god-is-neither-male-nor-female160church-of-england-is-considering-gender-neutral-terms-12805759...

Canary42

Camilla Cleese - Sounds Like A Cheese

Successful comeback, or a flop. I wonder which it will be. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/fawlty-towers-john-cleese-reboot-183202423.html...

gulliver1

"Redundancy Pay Out"

MPs are seeking a £162.000 redundancy payment and a Medal if they lose an Election, to help them land a new job in a resettlement Package. And also want a Medal of service to be presented at a special...

FoodRollt

Why Do Amercians Always Wash Their Meat & Would You Eat This Bit Of Reduced Gammon?

Why do Amercians always wash their meat? I mean that's just weird + it removes any juices, strips flavour. Is all their meat that stinky? On the subject of stinky meat, If you got a bit o reduced...

Raidergal2022

I Miss The Carefree Days Of The 90’S

Whatever happened to carefree days? People rarely spontaneously show up to peoples/relatives houses anymore. Kids don’t knock on their friends doors to ask if they are playing out. In the 90’s when I...

Stargazer

Question For Opticians And Dispensing Opticians

I am in receipt of guarantee pension credit and am about to book another eye test. Last year I was charged over £500 even with me supplying the frames. I remember a few years ago being charged nothing...

ABSpareEditor

Recipes!

If you have a good recipe, share it with other AnswerBankers here!...

barry1010

Upgrading Firmware On Old Phone - From Android 9 To Android 11

My six year old phone works perfectly well but no longer receives security updates so I am thinking of updating the OS. I have never done this before and although the instructions seem simple I have...

nicebloke1

What You Had For Free In The Last Few Weeks.

I polished my leather shoes the other day while traveling up the escalator in Tesco's. There is one continuous line of brushes on the bottom edge. I did the right shoe on the way up, and the left on...

Karamia

Internet Security Ran Out

Can anyone recommend a good security system to use? I want something that can protect 3 devices for 1 year. Prefer not to end up on a subscription that auto renews. I assume I would simply need to...

Raidergal2022

What Determines Whether You Have To Pay For Nhs Prescriptions? This Seems Very Unfair

My cousin has hypothyroidism and gets his Levothyroxine prescription free on the NHS Yet I have chronic rhinitis/with polyps which is lifelong and causes frustrating symptoms/loss of sleep and have to...

woofas

Mot Tests

Mots were introduced in 1960 to get many of the old bangers off the road (I know as I owned a few in my time!). Why are 3 year old cars subjected to these tests. Modern cars have improved dramatically...

bobbinwales

Was This For Real

I happn'd upon this old clip of Bay City Rollers on a US TV show in the mid 70s.... the audience steals the show IMO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZS1qVedz-Q...

naomi24

Why Is Happy Valley Called Happy Valley?

No spoilers please. I've only watched a few episodes of series 1 and it doesn't seen very happy to me....

goodgoalie

Madonna Now

Ye gods, what has Madonna done to herself - she looks like Pete Burns!https://www.tomorrowspapers.co.uk/daily-mail-front-page-2023-02-07/...

barry1010

Any Moderators In The House?

Pernicious spammer at 6:12 on this thread https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/History/Question1826551.html Feel free to delete this thread, too...

Treacle71

Boss Asking Me To Do Something I Feel Uncomfortable With

I work as a secretary (mainly typing), and I work with three others who do the same work. However, one of them (I’ll call Yvette*) doesn’t pull her weight in her role and now my boss is asking me to...

Ethna

Crossword

Lines of choppers A?e?...

Hudson95

Would The Dog Have Protected Me Or Just Carried On Standing There?

I was beaten to a pulp by 3 thugs a few weeks ago at the park. At the end if the beating 2 of the thugs held my legs while the other booted me in the balls over and over again. This big black dog came...

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