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Can you work out how its done?

http://www.learnengli...ic-gopher-central.swf this is sooo weird, have a go. mmmm strange jem...

Ladybird books

Can anyone enlighten me as to why the producers of ladybird storybooks dropped the beautiful illustrations that were a joy to me as a child in favour of the current 'cartoonish' illustrations? Also is...

mancmo

Book recommendation please!!......

My mum who is in her 70s is off on her first holiday abroad with the girls in Feb!!! She isnt a big reader of books, i dont think she has much patience !! she reads mainly mags and papers..but I want...

lcg

liz earle skin products

hi...i have very oily skin and a friend has recommended liz earle. has anyone used these in similar circumstances and how have you found it? esp. the cleanse and polish product. any advice welcome...x

Bobbisox

what was the favourite toy you got on Christmas morning..

Mine was a black doll , my mum knit her a lovely deep pink pull-ups and jumper, complete with a bonnett, I loved that doll!

jamesnan

New Zealand

We are contemplating visiting New Zealand in 2012, possibly for 3 weeks or so, and wondered if anyone had any advice, information on must see places, or comments which could help us to get the best...

anneasquith

do you have any phobias ?

i am so terrified of rats, that i wont even open the question on latest posts in h,g.

sherrardk

Sharing your curry

Just watching some dross on TV and the people are out having a curry and someone has said - let's all order something different and share. If I order a curry I am not sharing it with anyone - what...

hau kola

Babysitting rates

My daughter is doing her first babysitting job in a few weeks for a friend of mine. It'll be from 7 til midnight. What can she expect to earn and who sets the rate...my daughter or my friend? TIA...

edutext

Preschool Books

From where you can get the best preschool books?

milly143

Papercuts

Why the hell do they hurt so much?

swedeheart

pardon??

The other day following the royal engagement a couple of Swedish newspapers covered the story - rather loosely and probably with a lot of second hand info they had just translated from British press,...

sherrardk

Headteacher's secretaries

Anyone actually met a nice headteacher's secretary (or Headteacher's PA or School Manager or whatever else they call themselves)? The one at our local primary school has been away for six weeks and...

_sophie_

Aiden has left!!

I am sooooooooooo gutted. Seriously how can Katie have had the majority vote if she was in the bottom two so many times? He really didn't deserve it I was rooting for him since day 1 and I'm not just...

ma1den

Barnacle village in Leics

Where did the village get its name ? There appears to be many families in this area,what is the connection,and does it refer back to a Viking chieftain ?...

fredpuli47

At the end of the day...

"Well, at the end of the day, he is still a goal scorer" At the end of which day ? When did 'at the end of the day' come to mean 'finally' or 'whatever the argument' or 'when all's said and...

joggerjayne

Punctuation joke

I can't bear people who don't use punctuation properly. I mean ... just who do they think they're ?...

itsmefolks

Brainy grandson requires special Christmas pressy

My Grandson aged 9 is a bit of a brainbox. I am trying to find something for him for Christmas that will assist in his natural bents. He has a curiosity for the stars, fossils, and electrical things...

mollykins

trivial but really annoying things

without having a go at other ABers or breaking any other AB rules in your answer, what trivial thing really annoys you? One thing that annoys me is having a 7 letter word in scrabble, but having...