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Idiotic question time

I am not at all politically knowledgeable but I usually 'get ' the cartoons in the Daily Mail. Can anyone kindly explain this one for me. http://www.dailymail....eak/cartoons/mac.html...

sandyRoe

I had always thought that the grandees of the Tory party were 'the men in grey suits' who assembled, like a flock of vultures, to tell a failing leader it was time to go and spend more time with their...

sass13

stinker 83

I think ive made a mistake could you help please. Eminent ?O?A?SE Parallelogram ??O?G?S Firedogs A????O?N Thanks in advance...

starone

How to save the airlines

Dump the male flight attendants. No one wanted them in the 1st place. Replace all the female flight attendants with good-looking strippers! What the hell … they don't even serve food any more,...

naomi24

Can the dead talk to us?

Something a bit different to talk about. Last night's offering from 4thought TV. The presenter mentions controlled experiments that suggest it is a reality – personally I don’t know of any...

shooty

Freddie's arrest

69 year-old comedian Freddie Starr has been arrested in connection with the Jimmy Saville child abuse case. His 34 year-old fiancée has spoken of her shock! She says that in the 25 years they...

crisgal

did you ever have a little autograph book?

I did, a small, leather bound one, with coloured pages. I was about ten, and all my old aunties and uncles spent boxing day writing things in. My daughter brought me a little book today, and asked me...

FredPuli43

Cheek of the week

I ordered fitted carpet from a national carpet company. Man comes to measure. Prepares itemised final quote. Bill includes £29 'delivery charge'. I say,'Look. i'm paying for the carpet and for...

hc4361

Freddie Starr arrested

After all his denials even going as far as to say the police didn't want to talk to him. Anyone surprised? http://www.dailymail....et-twitter-mailonline...

CailinDeas

BLONDE MEN!!!

A blond man shouts frantically into the phone "My wife is pregnant and her contractions are only two minutes apart"! "Is this her first child"? asks the Doctor. "No"! he...

ronnietoon

question for smokers(criticism accepted)

does the first brand of cigarette you smoked feel the best? asking because i switched to baccy for economical reasons with the odd ten pack of cheap cigarettes here and there. ,then i got a pack...

anotheoldgit

Why are the Scots better treated?

http://www.telegraph....ing-than-English.html According to this report they not only receive £1,600 more per head in state spending than English, but they also enjoy a range of benefits denied...

DSJ

Just a little puzzler for you ABers

What do the following seven men & three women have in common? Elton & Jack Green Norman Cross Barry Dock Jarvis Brook Jack Hayes Hugh Town Mavis Enderby Edith Weston May Hill Who'll be the...

potterfan3

Government Resigning over lost votes

Does a Government have to resign if it loses a vote in the Commons? I always thought they did, but DC has lost a few votes now and hasn't resigned. Indeed I remember Tony Blair saying he'd have needed...

horseshoes

Casserole beef or Stewing Beef

I have a lovely big piece of "casserole beef". Can I use it to make a beef stew (lob scouse). Thank you.

Krausse

Do you like Downton Abbey ?

I think it's a load of utter bol*ock* but my brother quite likes it. He never had to work as a servant !

bazwillrun

LATWTTB

As header I've just won £10...

crisgal

why wont my yorkies rise?

TThey ate like little domes. It's driving me mad. I hate buying ready done stuff but just can't get them right.

joggerjayne

Netball News ... Tits Out

Hot on the heels of losing to the Silver Ferns on Friday, England lost to the Diamonds today. Australia 57-35 England The Quad Series is going tits up. Did I mistype that in the heading?...