In one scene, a soldier says that when he gets to Rome he will 'Drink all the wine, smoke all the smoke and **** all the ******'. Smoke what? Tobacco wouldn't be introduced to Europe for nearly 1200...
Is it legal to write a ficticious story about Tony Blair or a real life person? You often see in books a disclaimer that says 'the characters in this story are ficticious. Any resemblance between them...
I submitted serious question this afternoon. It took me ages to write as I explored the possibilties. It hasn't appeared. Is there a limit to the length of a question? If so, what is it? (Answers some...
Would it be possible, in Islamic terms, to have a form of Islam that dispenses with the Arabic and eastern cultural trappings? A specifically English form of Islam, that has mosques that look like...
May I recommend this author? One of our best contemporary English writers, he has written crime and thrillers, but my favourites are his horror and dark tales. For the beginner, I would recommend...
I am a great fan of horror and sc-fi. My fave authors are HP Lovecraft and Michael Moorcock. Any other fans out there? Who are your favourites? What are your favourite works?
Is there a slang word for vagina that is not offensive or crude. An inoffensive slang word for penis would be willy, but is there an equivalent for the female bit?
Hermaphroditism is rare among humans, but not unknown. There are documented cases. Now, certain invertebrate animals are hermaphrodite, but still need to pair up to reproduce, but there have been...
Could stars be living entities? Maybe not life as we know it, but then, what do we mean by life anyway? Sure, the sun is a ball of burning gas, but by the same token you and I are just a lump of...
Married couples sometimes say they are going on their 'second honeymoon'. For years, they may have been going on holiday together every year, but now it's their 'second honeymoon'. In what way is it...
A locus is a set of points that satisfy a certain condition. Or so my maths teacher taught me many years ago. To this day I still don't have a clue what she was on about. Can anyone explain it more...
My friend (thirtysomething) is always moaning and bleating to me about how he can't get a girlfriend. He has tried singles clubs, to no avail. He has tried speed dating and failed. In pubs, if I've...
I have a friend who goes out shooting with her gundog. I could never kill an animal myself and I don't approve of blood sports. I am not a vegetarian, but there's a difference between rearing...
