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A Picture of Britain

Did anyone see A Picture of Britain on Sunday night? The programme opened with David Dimbleby walking up Canal St. in Manchester and talking about L. S. Lowry. He said that all the scenes he painted...

acw

AB does not charge by the character

I am interested to know why some users choose to type their postings entirely in "txt spk" when there is no need to limit the number of characters in the question/answer and so full and correct...

nicola_red

Voices and Accents

This is somewhat inspired by AndyHughes' thread in Body & Soul about phone sex. What celebs' voices do you really like (speaking I'm talking about btw, not singing), and/or what accents do you...

llindsey1

alcohol after children

I am 24 years old and just had a baby. Now when I even drink one beer I get violently sick. I have never had this problem before. Even after my first pregnancy. Could this last baby I had completely...

ludwig

malaprops/colemanballs

I love it when people make verbal slip-ups, and whenever I hear one I add it to my little collection. Here are some for your amusement, genuine ones from friends, family and colleagues that I've heard...

sneezer

Gift for godson

I'm going to be a godmother in a couple of weeks can anyone think of an interesting gift/keepsake for my nephew and should I buy the parents anything?

callisto

tele of old

bored with wimbledon and absolutely nothing on the telly..... even mykids are fed up with rubbish kids programmes which made me reminesce of bygone programmes we had as kids i absolutely loved folly...

jellytot01

Quiz

I am writing a quiz to raise money for a charity i help with and one of the sections is about numbers. i need questions like:In the poem 'Charge of the Light Brigade' by Alfred Tennyson, how many men...

pixi

Quick and easy summer recipes

Has anyone got any quick, easy summer recipes, apart from just salad. We both work til about 6.30 so by the time were home and bathed etc its getting quite late. Thanks...

Aschenbach

Reading Motives

What's the most difficult book you've read? Did it give you a sense of achievement or leave you unfulfilled? Have you read certain books primarily to be able to say you have?

mindbullets

su-bleedin-doku

im a reasonably intelligent man but for the life of me i cant complete a su-doku ,ive tried on numerous occasions but i can get 6-7 numbers and then i get stuck, am i alone in this? am i missing...

tubeway

Pastry

I need a good recipe for flaky pastry and has anyone got a good recipe for puff pastry that actually works Thanx

B00

Ummm

Where is everyone??

spammylou

Do you get "psychic" thoughts?

Does this happen to you? I have a brief thought about someone I havent seen for ages (sometimes years) and see them the next day Sometimes I know who is ringing before I answer There are other...

jean88

fence

Reading the other posts makes me wonder that how do we determine which side of the garden fence belong to who. Just say there are 3 fences and 4 houses.....!!??

twiglet4frog

bored, needing funny true life stories

working tonight and its quiet and boring so please tell me some of your funny (but very TRUE) stories that have happened to u or u were actual eye witness to please! lets all have a giggle

justineo

holidays

Where was your first holiday without your parents/family? I went to Blackpool in August 1978, when I was 16 with 3 other girls from school. We stayed in a grotty bed-sit on the North Pier...

cheshunt

Sat Tel Gen Know 26/05

Can anyone help me with the following please. 20 across A - T - L 36 across T-E - E - E - I 40...

nannymary

caesars salad

have just had my first caesar's salad in the wilds of Norfolk. After looking it up there are various recipes has any one got a tried and tested recipe. Cheers

silly moo

lounge or not lounge?

Following on from 10ClarionSt 's Q re pronunciation. I was taught as a child that lounges were only in pubs and hotels; consequently I have a sitting room as it's not big enough to be a drawing room....

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