LITTLE TONY ON ENGLISH Little TONY goes to school, and the teacher says, "Today we are going to learn multi-syllable words, class. Does anybody have an example of a multi-syllable word ?"...
Despite millions (billions?) of pounds spent on funding prestigious institutions and mega-projects, ask what these scientific 'breakthroughs' add up to and clear answers seem elusive. By the time...
Official measurements of anything seem to be calculated in percentages these days. For instance this morning's news tells us the UK economy shrank by 0.3 per cent in the last three months. To me this...
Apparently a lot of the bosses in my company are indeed free masons. Are there any on here? A lot of people are mem=bers and have high positions despite how bad they are. Has anyone encountered this...
Tonight Sky are showing the final episode of House - I intend watching it even though I haven't been a devoted follower of the programme (it's ok but a bit too samey for my taste). That got me...
Ed,
Would you please do me the honour of answering my question here, in order that I may make a decision?
http://www.theanswerb...3.html#answer-6950815...
Christians often quote the mantra (obviously without thinking about it) that Jesus died on the cross to ‘save’ us and that our sins will be forgiven. (Not mine, I hastily add: sins are a...
OK Some of you may remember my admission if a dark and macabre crime: http://www.theanswerb.../Question1110327.html Where I rival the great despots of history for pure evil. Anyway I was up before...
I just watched 'Man on a Ledge' and they used the tried and tested movie cliche of clipping a still photo onto a security camera to fool the guards. Surely this would never work as the camera is...
I was reminded of this by the post below about lines of longitude. There is an old riddle that says that if I walk a mile south, then a mile east (or west), then a mile north, I will be back where I...
Morning all. I have recently registered as self employed [1/5/12] and then this morning get a letter from the tax office telling me I need to fill in a self assessment form! I personally don't see a...