Saw a bloke in town yesterday. He was walking a husky-type dog on a lead while he (the bloke) was riding a bike. It was a busy city road, he was going quite fast and the dog was trotting rather than...
Trying to think of moderately famous people who are blind or visually impaired. So far, we've only got Andrea Bocelli, David Blunkett and Peter White (BBC). Any other suggestions?...
In the good old days, we used to answer the telephone with 'Hello, Whitehall 231.' With the rise of mobile phones and spam calls that doesn't seem sensible. So, what's a polite way to answer one's...
How do you revive a poorly bumblebee? There are loads of bumbees that end up in our office or on the stairs. They're alive but very slow. Can't be the cold, so how do you revive the poor wee things?...
Why do we use champagne when launching a ship, particularly a warship?
Have we always used champagne?
Why don't we use something more appropriate like navy rum or english gin?...
When I were a lad, we made snowmen from two balls of snow - body and head. Youngsters nowadays seem to make snowmen from three - body, muffintop and head. If you were to make a snowman today, would...
Was watching an old episode of Lewis and the story was centred around a prison that had been turned into a hotel. Are there any old prisons that have been turned into hotels?
It's the New Year! I want to do something different but lack imagination. Just like the radio prog 'I've Never Seen Star Wars' I want to try some things I've never done. Can any ABers give me some...
Have you ever camped outside for the Boxing Day sales? Nearest I got was today when the supermarket wouldn't let me buy beer because it was before 10 am. Had to camp at the till for ten minutes. It...
