Are made from potatoes! Apparently this is news to some kids. Which leads me to my question (which might arguably be better placed in parenting, but I felt here was better).... Whose job is it to...
If anyone ever mentions club bouncers, my father always asks, 'Was his name Benny?' and then winks. He refuses to tell me what he means and it's driving me potty. I would really like to know if this...
This has been in the news a lot recently, but with mentions only for pyhsical bullying. Whilst I have every sympathy for those children beaten at school (recent injuries shown in the press have been...
Do any others out there in AB land suspect that the real reason the police want a 90 day detention without charge is, so that they can use the threat of 3mths detention as a means of scareing a...
Does any one else find it annoying when a photograph in National Geographic magazine is spread over two pages and with the way the magazine is bound there is lack of continuity with the photograph....
Why is it legal for an auctioneer to raise bids when no one is raising the bid from the floor. This is termed as bidding against the wall. The auctioneer generates a bid (off the wall so to speak) and...
is it not shameful that a govt that passes judgement on a tyrannical ruler like Hussein, who terrorised the Kurds and Shias and goes into a costly war to remove him, wines and dines the Chinese PM who...
This may be a stupid question but I've just made my nut-free Christmas cake for a family who have a child with a nut allergy. However I've now noticed that my mixed spice includes nutmeg. Will this...
This follows on from Dom Tuks French Riots. Reding the news this morning, (rarely watch tv), it now spread to fifteen cities and towns, at least. It started off as riots, and maybe i'm a doom and...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,17129-1862176,00.html here is a list of self serving, psychophantic, brown nosing, wealthy contributors to the Labour and Tory parties who have been nominated...
Sorry if this has been already covered in news, just wondered what your thoughts are on this proposal covered in most newspapers. If the articles are to be believed then I for one will be paying a...
Has our esteemed Prime Minister, who was recently re-elected with the smallest proportion of votes ever, now taken upon himself Presidential powers?He seems to be becoming more and more extreme in his...
I find accents really attractive. My hubbys Sunderland accent is sexy. I also like Scottish accents and any foreign accent, French, Italian, turkish - so sexy. Is it just me or do others like a nice...
I really want to do something to help someone this Christmas, and I was thinking of sponsoring a child. There are so many organisations doing this though - how do I know which ones are genuine? And...
Seeing as how so many people here seem to believe that the country is falling apart and that we are now in an absolutely pitiful state of affairs, I was just wondering which decade of the 20th century...
The french have been rioting for a week and we dont seem to be getting in depth coverage of the troubles. News items seem perfunctory. Is there a govt. directive not to show TV images in order to...
The rules of New Labour: twice resigned from the Cabinet = Top job with snout in EU trough. Any speculation as to which carraige of the gravy train Blunkett will end up on?