There are sometimes news items about teachers being told not to say 'blackboard' or sing 'ba ba black sheep' I think theyare urban myths. Has anyone been giveninstructions about these things. If so...
Can anybody tell me why at a lot of airports they will not stamp your passport anymore? I like to collect the stamps when travelling to different countries but now I'm always told they won't do it - I...
do standard laws apply on the Birmingham Toll Road? As it is "private" and you have to pay to access it ,do speed limits apply? It doesn't appear as though they do, as cars go down it like maniacs and...
This may seem a daft question, but do speed vans have a permanant camera anywhere that catches speeders whilst the van is moving? I only ask as I overtook one on a dual carriageway on my bike at about...
On journeys I often smile at the funny stickers people put on car windows. (They shouldn't, it obscures the view, but some make thought provoking reading. Here are a few I recall seeing over the...
How do you pronounce the word tortoise? Do you say tor toyce or tort uss? Me mam (from Yorkshire!) always called them a tor toyce but changed it to tor tusses when talking about more than 1. (Don't...
I'm trying to remember some of the skipping rhymes to tell my daughter, but my brain seems covered with dust and cobwebs...! Like: I'm a little bumper car, number 38; went round the corner and slammed...
Is it me, or is the story that rollerblades for police in royal parks being scrapped (because the criminals simply run onto grass or any soft surface) the funniest story so far this year?
OK, can someone please explain to me what happened tonight: Basically, I was trying to open a tin of tomato puree using a tin opener. As soon as I pierced the top with the tin opener, the thing...
This is a new one on me. I wonder if anyone out there can explain it? The mind boggles. Perhaps the policemen involved in this case can't differentiate between the races?
Sorry to Post this in here but can anyone assist in this matter. I received a FPN for a motoring offence. (handed to me by the police officer at the time) The FPN however has the incorrent time (by a...
The thing I want to know is when using the attachments on my upright hoover, there seems to be no suction. To the point where it's just not picking up, is there anyway of fixing this? The suction on...