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Who wants a maths question? No cheating now.

Do this sum in your head and don't use a calculator or pen and paper. Just give it a go. Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000. Now add 30. Add another 1000. Now add 20. Now add another...

FEELINLOST

Love Thy Neighbour?

At church today it was spoken about Loving Thy Neighbour.....Does this mean literally (your next door neighbour) or individuals in your life? I live next door to horrible neighbours who have caused...

picardclone

income tax second job

I Have 2 jobs When i started my second job i told them i was already working and have never given them a p45. My dad then notived that I have the same tax code for both jobs. My dad said i have been...

bednobs

what is it called?

what is the name for words that are spelt the same but sound different eg: read and read

scotgal

Endowment shortfall

For several years now we have been paying an extra ?200 a month on top of our mortgage payments to try to recover a shortfall on our endowment policy. However in a recent statement from our endowment...

peanut273

A game!!!

ok... For all us 'egg heads' haha... Lets all post interesting science facts? Try make it whacky? even fun! :) Be creative! I'll start!! :) Did you know there are billions of people in the world and...

Zephyer

The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy

In the HGTTG is there a reference to the meaning of life being 42 or something like that? Anyone know which chapter in the book this is in?

tiggerblue10

I've been told I'm scary

When I was out Friday night one of my colleagues said that people are scared of me at work and that I'm some kind of enforcer. My senior manager said during my mid-year review that I was a stalwart...

betterman

company not listed on companies house website.

I am trying to find information on a company that my wife works for, we have been offered the business which has been running since 2005 for a price, the buisness is run from home. When i searched...

Tom Braider

rt 43

Complete remedy lacks cold stand. e-d-r- I've got "endure" meaning "stand" but, assuming I'm right, where does the rest of the clue come in? Call me thick if you like!

jake-the-peg

Time for Osbourne to go?

What qualifies this man to be chancellor of the exchequer? His degree in History? The fact that he was a member of the same upper class dining club at Oxford as Cameron? Even the Telegraph commenators...

Sarah9

Credit Crunch

It's been revealed that hard-up Brits are being forced to take drastic measures in the wake of the credit crunch A new report says four in five us are now relying on 'stealth saving' to survive the...

MrsT

Barrack Hussain Obama......

Are the yanks about to elect a muslim? Are they sleepwalking into an Islamic state? Time to get the burkas on girls!

odaddious

political news

who is the Minority leader in parliament?

Drisgirl

Met anyone you knew on your travels??

I have and its the strangest experience. D and I were in Benidorm -first holiday abroad -just a young thing and we were strolling down the street and I jokingly said -see that guy -he is the dead spit...

desmondo30

Cameras

I want to buy a new digital camera to replace broken one I have looked at the choice and am a little purplexed I have settled on a Kodak Z1015 at aprox ?200 mark Does any body have any ideas that...

rov1200

Protectionism - Is it worth trying?

The credit crunch and the disruption to financial markets can only lead to a recession with the loss of millions of jobs. Is it time to rethink our strategy by ensuring that most of the contracts are...

anotheoldgit

Question removed yet again

What is going off on this site? I posted a question titled "Recession what recession" on Wed 8th Oct. at 12.23. For some reason it has been removed. icemaiden posted a similar question titled "I can't...

numberouno

why cant people do simple maths without a calculator nowadays?

was in a shop t'other day. the shop assistant could not work out 24 x 2, i was saying it out loud muttering (which is normal for me) assistant said ill just go work it out for you! i said its ok its...

Deza

rt42

Finished the rt42 crossword but don't understand one clue/answer please. Clue - Strong dislike of piano off stage (5) My Answer - Odium What is the "of piano off stage" bit about please? Thanks

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