I am writing this here as Morrisonker's original msg has now disappeared from the page - thank you very much Fudge for your msg which has made me feel much better.
Over 20 years ago I watched a TV drama when I was living in Italy; it was not Italian made and I am fairly certain it was British. Plot: Around 1910, orphan girl has been shunted around various...
I have read the recent reports about NICE's guidelines to make women who are 'too posh to push' go for vaginal deliveries instead. I can't tell you how insulting I find these views. I was severely...
Can anybody tell me if there is a word for what I am looking for? I mean a bookcase which sits against an end wall, and is 'double' so that you can turn it round (perhaps pressing a pedal or lever);...
I remember that a US President had something disparaging to say about boyscouts - something like children dressed like cretins and cretins dressed like children. Can anybody tell me what the saying...
About 3-4 weeks ago I posted the plot of a book as I would like to find the title/author; I got a reply suggesting I post it on BookSleuth; have done so but it has not appeared on the BookSleuth...
does anybody recognise this book I read when I was about 12-13 (c.ca 1976): two little girls called Bibi and Ulla agree to swap their names because the blond one thinks Bibi suits her better and the...
Where can I find some information (for a non-lawyer) about this? I am finding it increasingly irksome that the act is being brandished about right left and centre, inappropriately I am sure, and I bet...
I am in London, England, and I am thinking of ringing up a friend who now lives in Perth (Australia); can anybody tell me how the time difference works as I need to work out at what time I need to...
Thank all for the advice on foods to avoid; I must say the list is rather long; I am printing it off and will put it on wall; but I am raking my brain to think of something that is not...
My IBS seems to have made an unwelcome comeback - at least reading the embarassing questions website, this is what my symptoms point to. Well, I'd rather not dwell on the symptoms, but one as everyone...
I too, have solved them all but Friday's; I had a theory that Friday's might be 'Extra virgin' by Annie Hawes but I borrowed a copy and the clue does not seem to be in it ! Has anybody else a better...
I am taking part in the Guardian competition where you have to guess a book from a few lines they publish - problem is, the first clue was supposed to be in last Monday's G2 part of the paper, but I...
I have two yahoo profiles and I want to kill one off and keep the other; how do I go about it? Also, if I go on Yahoo Profiles and do an advanced search with my name, the only Profile that comes up is...
Lawyers out there: I thought I knew the meaning of ex turpi causa non oritur actio, (one cannot rely upon one's own turpitude) but now I have come across ex dolo malo etc. So what is the difference...
has anybody ever heard of a gadget which discharges a mobile phone's battery? The idea behind this is as follows: it helps to prolong the battery's life if you wait until it is completely discharged...
in the last few days I have started receiving unwanted e-mails, one in particular is headed 'male organ enlargement' and I am getting two a day!!! How can I make it stop?