...still maligned in the English language/everyday use? This stems from Heraldic terms:- Dexter and Sinister/Right and Left. So the words are archaic,and no longer relevant,yet right is everything...
Of all the printed TV guides/listings/magazines, which is the most comprehensive? I ask because - having bought a variety of them - each seems to miss some of the channels we occasionally watch.
on the night my chap broke up with me (about the 5th time, sucker i know :( he walked out of my house and locked me in and took my house keys. I'd like my keys back really, i can't afford to have my...
was thinking of calling it
IA, Insomniacs Anonymous, who would like to join. Fee optional, but first criteria, not too upbeat in the early hours, when all else is asleep....
If you were to fake a stomach bug for TWO days would you: A) go into work in the AM and hold your tummy and say you felt I'll and then ask to leave early? B) ring in before work moaning of bad...
I was about to proceed with an order with Amazon for around £100 for a few items to be delivered to Ireland with so called super save delivery but when i saw the delivery charge £22 i...
A lot of silly talk going on in the media about the judge who over-ruled a charge against someone who swore at the police. He rightly pointed out that the policemen were unlikely to have suffered...
A hot topic I don't doubt. Thousands of you do it. Here is my argument for it being outlawed. After being involved in a non-fault accident which immobilised my vehicle I got everyone out. I'd seen on...
I'm putting together an AB Emergency Kit for those out-of-hours times when even Chuck is sleeping. It will be available at the Answerbank shop........ invaluable for those times when no one is on...
Over the years, I have learned to be open and honest This can be the hardest part, even if you truly feel for the person talking to you. When someone distressed comes to you, do you jump in with...
Hi folks, I dont post very often. We have a small fishpond in our garden which my family and I love but its got a problem with duck weed. How do I get rid of this as it spoils being able to see the...
What do you do with the finished articles? For example, if you make cards, do you only make enough cards for yourself use? If you do embroidery or cross-stitch, do you give the finished results as a...
Are children of today more clever than their parents or grandparents were. We always hear in the papers about more going to University, or more children getting higher grades at GCSE and more A levels...
Am looking for a Nativity poem for children, which includes the stable animals, angels, shepherds and kings. Any suggestions please? I have looked at the lyrics of well-known carols.
Finished an overnight Samaritans shift at 4 am, have slept for 6 hours but am still kna**ered. Must be my age, seems to take me a while to recover these days. No rude replies please, remember I have a...
hi, i was just reading the thread about towie's electric carving knife going strong since the 70's and i was thinking what i have, and if it could beat that. Just remembered i have an electric whisk...