my husband's workmate was telling him that their little girl is starting school soon. Apparently the teacher is coming out to their home to see what sort of home he comes from - does this sound right?...
Desmond Tutu has said that Bush and Blair should be tried as war criminals in The Hague. Does he have a point?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19454562...
Can we maintain a thread which has responses from well known song lyrics? I'll start us off. I once had a girl or should I say she once had me. (The Beatles.) Her name was Lola. She was a showgirl....
Last night he saw sense and went to hospital. When I was finally able to visit him today he went for a CT scan,having had an X ray before that revealed swollen gut and the scan was to see if there was...
Three months ago today I had a total-loss collision because some numpty pulled out in front of me without looking. Returning from the supermarket just now, exactly the same scenario...except this time...
I spotted this in the wilds of the internet, and it made me chuckle: {LOADING} I wondered if anyone would be interested sharing their experiences with ancient electronic machinery? Pictures...
I'm away for a day or two - and the cottage doesn't have a shower - only a (smallish) bath - mainly because the ceilings are too low. I hate bl**dy baths - they are just not 'fit for purpose' -...
I had an awning fitted last week. On Friday I noticed that the electrics box above the awning wasn`t closed properly. I called the company...worried about rain getting in...and they couldn`t send...
Have you noticed that Mormons (for brevity) are: (a) composed of two men, never a woman in sight [women underlings?]; (b) the guys are dressed in Saville Row suits and expensive shirts, ties and shoes...
Hi, I've recently sold my house and the proceeds are currently sitting in a standard saving account in the Halifax Building Society. I'm now in rented accommodation so won't be looking at using the...
I enjoy biographies, true crime, etc but would like to try more novels, last one I read was Alice Sebold The Lovely Bones. Favourite classic was The Mayor Of Casterbridge.
Born in 1934, I distinctly recall a BBC broadcast carrying news of the defeat of the Germans saying that Hitler had sent a message to Stalin asking? / demanding? that after the war those captured...
Rhett Butler: What kind of a ring would you like?
Scarlett O'Hara: A diamond ring, Rhett, and do buy a great big one!
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Hit me with your all-time favourites......
http://news.uk.msn.co...es-in-canoe-tragedy-1 Out of six people in the canoe, three children dead, one of the fathers is missing presumed drowned. They were on Loch Gairloch, an extremely large...