Top tip from the kitchen - if you have to shallow fry aubergines at a very high heat then wear sunglasses. I did it last night, might have looked like a right plank but safety first. It is probably...
When someone's name suits the job they do? Like Mr Taylor, who is a tailor, or Mr Coates, who sells coats. Do you know any that are not quite so obvious, where the link between the name and the...
I feel really shocked and upset tonight. I've just found out that a cat belonging to an elderly lady on her own who lives in the flats at the bottom of my crescent has been shot three times with air...
Good morning all - yes, like the proverbial bad penny I keep turning up, or perhaps it's like the opera singer who keeps retiring, only to be back the next week, doing it all again !! Another four...
The early Christians were persecuted, even as Jesus had been. (John 15:20; 17:14) Historian John L. von Mosheim called first-century Christians “a set of men of the most harmless inoffensive...
I've just received an e-mail from a chap in Libya who apparently has more money than sense. He wants to send it to me and I can have 40% if I'll keep the rest for him. Could this be from one of...
I regularly receive withdrawals from a capital investment bond (not a with profits fund) Do I have to tell the taxman? If so where is it entered on my personal taxform?
You work with a person. They are your only work colleague. You're always nice and polite and ask them how they are however you fell. You ask them about holidays and weekends. Just general stuff. On...
1. Unseen warmers (7,6) 2. Colourful sky tonight (3,6,5) 3. Toss lice for themes start (8) 4. Scarry faced orange (8) 5. This is not made of glass (3,5,6) 6. Definitely not for ironing (4,8) 7. Chilly...
Hi there all you quizzers....I have a new quiz on sale for Macmillan Cancer Supports Nepal Himalayan Hiking Challange Trek 2012. This a quiz of 48 fun and cyptic questions to solve to find the name of...
I owe £4000 on a credit card and the interest free limit comes to an end in Dec. I can afford to pay a minimum of £200 per month towards clearing it and some months will be able to add...
Hi guys, I've got this Media assignment in which I need to shoot and edit a small action film. One of the scenes that I want to shoot involves the main character performing a small jump over a small...
Please settle a dispute :- The phrase "A Richard The Third" or a "Richard" is Cockney Rhyming Slang for - a) A Turd or b) A Bird (girlfriend)? Which is the correct one and which...