The Zargons invade earth, looking humanoid but with green skin and pointed ears, zapping our cities without warning, they settle and build, driving us into the wilds. They enslave us and massacre us...
A voluntary retirement package of ?1M for anyone over 50 if they take early retirement and provided that they buy a new British car. There are about 20m people over 50 in the UK and ?20M is budgie...
Islam encourages righteousness and opposes evil. It supports traditional family values and stands against promiscuity and immorality. We need something to fill the spiritual and moral void here, so I...
1) MAKING a joke (e.g. cartoon, TV sketch, film scene) that laughs at an innocent person being harmed or 2) CENSORING a joke that laughs at an innocent person being harmed?
On my way to my actual holiday destination, I called in at Blackpool for an afternoon, remembering childhood memories of cockle stalls, busy beach, punch and judy, local ice cream, lots to do. I found...
You can call a man 'mate', but what is the female equivalent term of friendly familiarity? 'Mate' or 'pal' is generally masculine. 'Doll' or 'sweetheart' is patronising or sarcastic. The American...
Here are the results of the survey I carried out to ascertain whether atheists had religion in their background: One or both parents believers: 73% Attended Sunday school or church as a child: 74%...
I remember hearing in 1999 that some 'evangelical types' were claiming that the world would end in 2000. The mainstream churches made no such claim and I couldn't find any religious groups who said...
Please - ONLY ATHEISTS answer this one. I'm doing a survey. I would be grateful for your participation. Please answer the following: 1) Were your parents religious believers? 2) Did you go to church...
I can remember certain parts of Glasgow - not just certain streets but whole neighbourhoods - which were real 'Mad Skull Territory'. You just didn't go into them unless you lived there. They looked...
If visual art is putting across an idea in a visual way without having to actually look like like something, then perhaps it could be true of music, i.e. abstract music. Does music need to have a...
Does anyone actually keep a secret diary? Surely if you have a secret you don't want people to know about, the last thing you should do is write it down on paper and create evidence. Is there some...
I'm looking for excitement without booze or drugs. Any suggestions? ( I know most of you will say 'sex', so I'll say it first and get it over with. :-) So - any OTHER suggestions?
If disestablished, the Queen would no longer be head of the Church, so who WOULD be? Would the General Synod elect one of the Archbishops as Supreme Pontiff, or might they elect a Moderator (like the...
Kids can play on swings and roundabouts, but adults can't. It's not fair. Why can't we have adult sized swings, roundabouts, see-saws, etc.? Let's face it - they're fun!
This is not a history question and I am not a student. It's something that has always puzzled me. The British colonies, led by George Washungton, fought for independence and became the USA. After...