After the success of last night's royal concert, why did it go so wrong for the Eurovision song contest ? none of the East European countries would have voted for us whatever, time to pull out...
Is anyone else having problems with the site freezing? For the last few days it (and not other sites we've got open) is hanging - this morning, repeatedly I'm getting a message "AB is not...
Tuesday. The festival is over. Now comes the big clean up. I've still got 15 boats to get out of the water. Roll on tomorrow! :o}
Have a happy day everyone....
If my memory serves me right, she ascended the throne after the death of her father, George VI, on Feb 6th 1952. The Coronation was on 2nd June 1953 ...... so why have the Diamond Jubilee now ???...
I fully expect to get pelted with rotten tomatoes for this, but this Jubilee vconcert is packed with artists well past their sell-by date who can no longer cut it live: Elton John, Cliff Richard, Tom...
Suggestions in this thread for genres for future monthly book selections please. Restrain your enthusiasm to just one or two ideas per person please - but feel free to repeat/endorse other people's...
only word for it, we don't have much to shout about at times, we I think we can all be proud of the events of the last couple of days. Party poopers excepted of course.
Had a visit from the French wing (English speaking section) of JW today. I had forgotten how utterly dense they are. When challenged on the subject blood transfusions their response was well people...
I have a feeling that the Queen is going to be very disappointed - maybe even a little bored? at the special concert tonight. I know everyone likes different kinds of music but she is a similar age to...
That have not seen or heard of anything remotely like somebody being on the throne for 60 years today.
Thank god for that and I just hope that you find all this stuff as boring as I do...
An in depth survey (ok - a few quiet lunches) has revealed that 5 out of 5 female ABers drink pints. Personally I like that - a lot :+) But I have another female friend (yes I do, honestly) who would...
I will be going to my local Diamond Jubilee Free pub this weekend. I was thinking today it would be great to be able to enjoy a drink in a smoke free pub garden. As smoking has been banned inside all...
...what about running the site as an Answerbank? If we must have these frankly unfunny 'jokes' clogging up the place, could they not be shunted off to a proper forum for those who want just to chat?...
I have been texting a lovely guy for the princely time of about 2 years on and off, only seen a photo of him, never met him - until finally we decided to bite the bullet and meet face to face. It was...
We have got it all wrong. Its not the Syrian government that have been slaugtering its citizens but neighbouring tribes. We have heard it all before in Iraq...the problem lies between the Sunnis and...
http://www.dailymail....ant-seen-YouTube.html http://www.dailymail....?ICO=most_read_module How can the English judicial system continue to operate with such demonstrably, manifestly glaring...