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Burnt Feet

Burnt 4 toes at the weekend but am plastering with zinc and castor oil and also Mr Maxie's little sausage - it seems to soothes him. Can't wait to get out tomorrow - even though I won't be walk ingtoo...

birdie1971

Keeping The Lights On...

I wonder how many other people on this website (and in the wider UK) know just how precarious our current energy situation with regards to electricity generation? A recent article in Private Eye may...

riverbanks

Compound Word

What compound word is derived from a late middle English term and indicates exasperation. It was used in literature by Elizabeth Gaskell and Virginia Woolf. One of them used a hyphen, the other did...

smurfchops

Organic Salmon Farm Reared

Just treated myself to a slice of what I thought was healthy Scottish Isles Organic Salmon... However the label also says Farm Reared. How can organic salmon be farm reared??

janbee

Bill Bryson - Road To Little Dribbling

Anybody got it yet? I got mine on Thursday. It's wonderful. I'm now reading it for the second time. It's terrific and as always, REALLY funny....

agchristie

Jk Rowling/robert Galbraith - New Book!

Anybody eagerly awaiting the third book out this week featuring Cormoran Strike? How do you rate the author in this genre?...

ToraToraTora

Why Is This Lowlife Out On The Streets?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3282318/Fury-victims-families-clearly-elated-triple-police-killer-Harry-Roberts-seen-celebrating-passing-driving-test.html How many do you have to kill to get...

bettybrett7

Television Teasers

Any help appreciated with this clue thank you in advance doubly astonish 8 8 answer is a tv programme...

wolf63

Cat Videos

I bet that the person who taught their cat this trick regretted iit quickly. What'swrong with just meowing incessantly until the Dreamies arrive?...

charchar23

Northern Lights

Hi all, For years I have wanted to go and see the northern lights and it's about time I finally did something about it. Has anyone been or know of any companies that specialise in this that doesn't...

retrocop

Questions That Haunt Me

QUESTIONS THAT HAUNT ME! How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered? Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were...

Sqad

Eggheads

Why? why? do they have students or indeed young people to take on the Eggheads, as they have no chance at all of winning. Even students who compete on the subject that they are studying invariably...

237SJ

Obtaining Probate

This isn`t a technical question. My Mum died on 30th March and I am on the verge of obtaining probate. I just thought that this was just another formaility that I have to go through but now that I am...

sunny-dave

Captions Please

http://cdn2.spectator.co.uk/files/2015/09/GettyImages-489395678.jpg "The scullery is that way, Ozzie - please do a good job on licking my boots clean ..."...

redsmith

Question About Accident That Just Occurred, Driver Would Not Stop Or Give Details

This is what just happened. Driving along an industrial estate when I see a truck with a skip ahead waiting to come out and turn right (so across both lanes of traffic) As I get closer he is looking...

granny grump

Am I Being Picky?

I am only too happy to help with questions if I bright and/or quick enough. I do find that it is moor awkward if the correct question number isn't given just 1,2,3 etc What do others think? I don't...

Shaglene

Spelling.................

Little Johnny's teacher is giving a lesson on nutrition, and she decides to ask her students what they had for breakfast. To add a spelling component, she asks the students to also spell their...

joko

Being 'in Love' With Babies Etc

just curious, but what do people think of it when people refer to 'falling in love' with their babies, children and their close family member?? obviously they don't mean in a romantic way but i always...

Gromit

Enjoy

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11940226/chester-council-plaques-park-benches-public-space-protection-order.html...

sandyRoe

Will The Uk-China Relationship, Described As 'truly A Global Partnership', Jeopardise The Anglo-American One?

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-10-20/queen-uk-china-relationship-is-truly-a-global-partnership/...

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