Our neighbour whose son-in-law will be visiting on Christmas Day has asked if the son-in-law, presumably with a laptop, can access my computer to send reports to the newspaper he works for. The...
Three rottweilers were at the vets,. The first, when the second one came in asked what he was there for. " I bit the postman and I'm going to be put down. What about you?' "I bit the milkman and they...
The power adaptor for my Sony VA10 laptop stopped working 22 months from date of purchase. I have been told that there would be a 2 year guarantee on this item. Can any one say if this is correct?
Can anyone supply the first two lines of a rhyme which warned about not trusting anyone with your personal secrets? The last two lines are: For if your friend should turn to foe, Around the world your...
Can any one help with these -- the answers are birds: Reims - famed for one (7 letters) Election in Communist Russia (7) Used bow and arrow to deadly effect (7) Gilbert's Princess (5) Short period of...
Can anyone help in explaining the following which are thought to be names of old Yorkshire games: Passing the slod Dratting and nurging Flither picking Rhubarb thrashing Conger cuddling Marrow...
I have tried to find the words of a recitation which I heard one of the locals make in The Sheffield Arms at Burton-Stather many years ago. An elderly woman found a hole in her bloomers. The only...
At one time people saved the silver foil from cigarette packets, chocolate bars etc. This would be rolled up into a ball and then passed to a charity. Is there any call for these products for...
In the programme "Still Game" ( a couple of male Glasgow OAPs) one asked the other if another man was "chugging himself" Does anyone know the meaning of the phrase?
Old Ned, 87 years old, was in front of me at the village chemists last week. I was as surprised as the chemist when he asked for a packet of Durex condoms. Seeing the expression on the chemist's face...
In Yorkshire a teacake is round and made from a similar but lighter mixture as bread. A currant teacake is the same but has currants mixed in. A teacake is often used to make a sandwich with the usual...
Are black peas and black-eyed peas the same item?
American Phil Harris had a song - "That's what I like about the South" - in which he refers to black-eyed peas.
For this week I have Apr 26 :Capricorn Apr :28 From ?15 Apr: 29 Page 2 Apr 30 I haven't got May 1 Page 2 May 2 $2-25 Can anyone tell me what Apr 30 is?
