http://uk.news.yahoo....ok-now-100921994.html Apologies if someone has already started a thread about this but I wonder what your thoughts are on this. Madeline would be 9yrs old now and it's 5yrs...
Why has the News section and the ChatterBank section got a welcoming message and a pretty picture, when it seems other haven't? Oh dear the pretty picture has just vanished while I have been...
did anyone watch this. I saw about three quarters of last nights programme, i believe it's in three parts, and would like to see the rest. Hosted by Bettany Hughes, who is an excellent presenter. If...
Thursday morning and it looks like the sun could put in an appearance this morning! Lots of cloud still lurking about though.
Have a happy day everyone....
http://www.dailymail....on-London-suburb.html Even when appearing on a satire show, it seems that one has to be careful what one says. Regarding the photo of the complainant anf published in the Daily...
Do you know any? We had 3 pubs in the same street all called the Fleece. Locally they were called the top house, the middle house and the bottom house. The latter one is now officially called The...
Which are the only two countries to have seats reserved for clerics in their legislature ?? That'll be the UK and ...errrr .... Iran. Perhaps it is time to get the Bishops out of the House of Lords...
In nativity scenes or plays that depict three kings or wise men visiting the newborn Jesus as he lay in a manger, most people feel that God used a star to lead them to the stable in Bethlehem. What do...
When I was very little my mum taught me to knit -she was incredibly good at it. By the time I was a teenanger I was also very good and could knit the most complex of patterns which I was very proud...
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Should western entertainers respect the culture of country they are appearing in, and alter their performances so as not to offend?...
Morning, I'm hoping to have a way for us to "quote" one another today. Questions: 1. How would you like the quotes to look? Italics? Bold? A different colour? All suggestions will be...
My mother in law has a beautiful orchid that has now produced a mass of what look like thick green twisted shoots (or perhaps roots?) from beneath the compost. She has had the plant for a couple of...
I don't care how talented a busker is, I find them a nuisance. I don't distinguish between them and any other form of intrusive music in public places. If I want music, I'll choose it and when / where...
Could these arrests be linked with the Norwegian Far-Right madman, or could they be Muslim terrorists? /// The raids come the same week that mass killer Anders Breivik, on trial for the massacre of 77...
This morning, I posted a question about some tedious spam that was appearing all over the place. The question was answered by several people and someone said that they had reported it. My original...
I have just had a phonecall from uk finance services did'nt catch their name.The man knew my name,address,birthday and the 1st 4 digits of my bank card.He wanted me to read out the rest of the numbers...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17821018 Newham Council is looking to ''export'' its benefit claiming social housing tenants to Stoke on Trent ! as the council can not afford the cost of putting...