This is a tad specialist, but is inspired by a couple of entries in Smow's random facts thread, (bhg441's Ferranti Pegasus and TTT's Vax 11/730). Mine was also a Ferranti (at around the same time... ...
Why replace A levels with something else with a silly name? What's wrong with A levels? Too hard? Baccalorryups trendy and above all easier for the snowflakes are... ...
Over the years I've found that people can get very envious and jealous just because they find me intelligent. Some people would think it only happens to the rich and famous, but I've found thats... ...
I am a mod on my local Nextdoor site. Somebody has reported a post for 'public shaming'. A chap has advertised some kittens genuinely free to good home (I always check, the rules forbid selling... ...
I'd havewinston Churchill,John Lennon,Marie Curie, Miriam Margoyles ( for her disgraceful manners 😂) Winnie, John and Marie for the knowledge of their lives,our own dear Queen Elizabeth and her... ...
I was looking at getting the bag in the link below and wondered if it could be used without a mat. I want to use it as my everyday bag for taking things I need for work to work. I work in a... ...
..thread, how about what's for breakfast? I had cereal with fresh fruit and yoghurt. It was healthy, and tasty, but bacon and eggs etc.... Hmm, wouldn't have improved my cholesterol count.
Does anyone still drink it? I don't know why it just came to mind. When I was a child my mother used to give it to me as a beverage, a cube dissolved in hot water. It was dark brown & salty, I... ...
The first first Police force was founded by Robert Peel. Giving rise instantly to 2 nicknames for Policemen, Peelers and Bobbies. Fun fact their first HQ was 4 Whitehall place, the rear of which... ...
Many readers can identify a book by its opening line, and Amazon Books have conducted a survey of the most recognisable, with Charles Dickens' 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times'... ...