WE SHALL fight them on the beaches, we shall fight them in the fields and on the landing grounds, said Churchill in 1939. Unusual use of the word 'we'. I was on Omaha Beach having my leg shot off and...
It might be a common question and sorry if it is a repeat but playing with my mothers cats today and she asks me (assuming i am an expert on all animals) what the extra little flap of skin on outer...
Hiya everyone,not sure where to ask this so thought i would try here,am watching a program about the Irish helicopter rescue service,that is south Irland,and they mention the local RNLI.So i was...
Why don't garages make you pay before filling your tank? This seems to be the way garages in the USA ensure there are no "drive offs" You pay at the kiosk, say £10 or £30 ( cash...
Breakfast tv - price they charge at the cinema now for popcorn and coke etc, and people taking their own instead. We always have taken our own but the Manager says we shouldnt as he is providing a...
To my friends who enjoy a glass of wine... And those who don't and are always seen with a bottle of water in their hand. As Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom, In beer there is freedom, In...
We all know how our boffins decoded German secret messages during the last war. But is there any evidence that our secret messages were intercepted and decoded by the Germans? And did we have any...
Answers with musical association:
Sing a choral composition-losing height in the wind section.(3,7)
We hear the pitman might be in a darker place.(5).
Any suggestions much appreciated. Thank you....
This is now quite old – but it keeps re-appearing every once in a while on main stream TV. A monkey is shown a display screen with single digit numbers at various locations on the screen, the...
In the North Africa campaign Rommel had a 1,000 mile supply line to bring fuel to his army. His petrol was coming in from Italy, according to a TV documentary last night. Where was the crude oil...
