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What are your favourite words? I have already propounded the words sundry and aestivate. Others are egregious and pusillanimous....

anotheoldgit

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3204940/Rower-blacked-pilot-boat-Golliwogger-river-festival-denies-racism-saying-Cornwall-s-bit-different.html And while we are on the subject of Gollies, it...

ToraToraTora

Who'd Have Thought It?

I'm starting to like my new party! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33987264 Cheques? Please!...

Theland

Life's Great Questions

Atheists simply do not have a clue about how to approach the problem of answering Life's Great Questions. With their champion relying on a multiverse, to answer the problem of cosmological constants,...

237SJ

Fitbit Distance Tracker

I`ve come across a few people who claim to have walked miles because their Fitbit told them. For example, a friend of mine moved house the other day and her Fitbit said she had walked 13 miles while...

youngmafbog

Why Should The Tax Payer Fund This?

http://news.sky.com/story/1537955/call-for-e-cigarettes-to-be-prescribed-on-nhs The NHS is heading for meltdown so should we be funding this? Surely e-cigs are far cheaper than fags so the punters are...

ToraToraTora

Why Is The Pm On A Cattle Truck Easy Jet Flight?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33973394 Surely the leader of a G7 nation should have befitting transport. Can you imagine any other world leaders doing this? Apart from anything else there must...

anotheoldgit

Why Are Our Children So Unhappy?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3202931/Pupils-England-world-s-unhappy-Worries-body-image-bullying-mean-country-nations-including-Ethiopia-Nepal.html...

bednobs

The Atomic Bomb

i am reading a book at the moment (surely you're joking Mr Feynman) and it made me wonder - has there ever been a film made about the manhattan project? It's great subject matter, but i can't...

RATTER15

Hugs And Kisses On Greeting

I've never been a lover of all this hugs and kisses on greeting people, I was not brought up to greet this way and I'm not sure that its the British way. I don't have a problem with it, I would rather...

Supermike

Educating Archie

How many AB's remember Educating Archie on the radio in the 50's? Even as a young lad I, like many others, thought it was weird to have a ventriloquist on the radio. Then I saw Peter Brough perform on...

adamaaron

We Are In Our 50S And Want To Get Any Temporary House. We Are Small Family With Me, My Wife And One Dog?

We are making our own house and have sold the previous one; we know the importance of your homes and will value it. We are responsible people so we need you to get us a home. We like to live in...

agchristie

Should Police Officers Apologise...

For stop and searches that reveal nothing on the person? Would officers carry out searches that are 'unwarranted' or 'unreasonable'? Is this proposal casting doubt on officer's integrity?...

stuey

Bit Of A Heat Wave

...over here in the Toronto area: thirty-nine degrees at present. It's been like this for a few days and will continue for a few more. Reminds me of some older movies: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; Some Like...

mikey4444

Glasgow Bin Lorry Crash: Family Intend To Prosecute Driver

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-33959101 Is it just me or has this carried for too long ? Its obvious what happened....the driver blacked out and he killed the 6 people. Its now...

sir.prize

Rebus

Answer is name of film character http://i61.tinypic.com/wrypzp.jpg Drawing a blank on this one - anyone help out please?...

lankeela

Changed Lyrics On Cilla's Compilation Show

I watched the BBC compilation of the Cilla Black TV shows last night and in the song Liverpool lullaby the words were 'when he hears the things that you did, you'll get a belt from your dad' which is...

chanel5

Strange Dream

This morning I woke up with a worried feeling after a dream in which I had sold my house and bought another house without actually having seen it. In the dream I was in the last stages of moving...

Barsel

Hiccups

Why do I get hiccups when I eat certain foods. Always with toast or a sandwich or a scone, it gets on my nerves.x

gness

Mrs O Update

Mrs O is touched by all the messages she has received by text and email wishing her well. She's still in hospital and too ill and weak to reply to you all but wants you to know how grateful she is for...

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