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She Wandered Around For A Bit..

I always imagined they surround the VIP like a tight body vest in case there is a shooter nearby. Apparently they just meander about. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39371619...

jourdain2

Wooden Bobbins

'Evening everyone, I can't think of anywhere else to ask this. Do you remember when all cotton-reels used to be made of wood? They are now plastic or card. We in our village are in need of wooden...

Deskdiary

The lunatic on Westminster continues, quite rightly, to be the main topic on the news at the moment, but let's hope for some good news that Sgt Blackman will be released today. Having seen the recent...

emmie

Trafalgar Square Vigil

for those who lost their lives and those injured. How many more will e have to suffer i wonder....

naomi24

Yesterday’S Terror Attack Didn’T Succeed

So said an expert of terrorism (didn’t catch his name) on Radio 4 this lunchtime. It didn’t succeed? Really? Four innocent people, including a policeman, are dead, twenty lie injured, some very...

gness

Fun Answers Please, Before I Pluck Up The Courage To Ask...

About three or four times now.....over a couple of months.... the same car with the same driver has parked mostly on the pavement outside my house.... He sits with a clipboard looking around and...

naomi24

Where Have All The Plates Gone?

//A Masterchef winner has opened a restaurant where diners are served food on the backs of their hands as the so-called 'no plates' fad reaches a new extreme.//...

whiskeryron

Putting The Cat Amongst The Pigeons

Does anyone think the world would be a much safer place if Islam was declared off limits & banned ?...

mikey4444

Stoked ?

One of my nieces said that she was "stoked" about her forthcoming rock concert date. Everybody, not just me, asked her what on earth she was talking about ! Its American slang apparently, for being...

Patsy33

Sandwich

Paddy finds a sandwich with two wires sticking out of it. He phones the Police and says, 'Bejaysus i've just found a sandwich dat looks like a bomb' Is it ticking, the operator asks No i tink it's...

wolf63

Police Offiicer Training

This is a picture of a Police Officer being trained on how to apprehend criminals. I think that he has perfected the right way to arrest a bad guy. What do you think?...

marval

I'm Not

I'm not being paranoid but there's five Peruvian Owls standing on my garden fence. Watching me through my kitchen window. I'm sure they're Inca hoots....

mikey4444

Marine Has Murder Conviction Reduced

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39278929 I seem to recall that this case has raised a few hackles here on AB....this is the latest news....

Patsy33

I Really Wish..

I really wish I knew who kicked the jack out from under the car that I was working on. The suspension is killing me..

follyfancier

Money For Nothing

I just don,t understand why anyone would want to buy something that still looks so worn and shabby at the prices they charge when it still looks like a piece of old junk that I would put on the...

Smowball

Car Blocked In!

What is the law please? I've got a hospital appointment in an hour and I've just looked out of my window and an unknown car has parked COMPLETELY across my driveway!! There is no way I can get the car...

anotheoldgit

A Little Snow Doesn't Bring New York To A Stand Still.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4318908/Train-pulls-New-York-station-sending-snow-EVERYWHERE.html How come New York can carry on with the amount of snow they have had, yet if we get a...

anotheoldgit

Two More Terror Attacks In France?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/grasse-shooting-france-school-attack-terror-alert-lycee-alexis-de-tocqueville-latest-news-updates-a7633046.html...

bhg481

Men Cross Your Legs; Ladies, Promise Not To Laugh.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-39285486...

allen

Swearing, Cursing, Infantile Regulations

Is there a list somewhere of what ABers can and can't type, 'swear-word' speaking? Seems if you write 'ass' (US) you can get away with it, but if you right '***' (UK), it gets asterisked. Similarly,...

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