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The Wickerman is losing his head

Are the birds using the wickerman on the M4 near Bridgwater to build their nests with? If not, why is his head coming off? What is hisname anyway?

berniecuddles

im an atheist

hi all, i am an atheist i do not believe in god have never read the bible and have never wanted to go into a church in my life( iam nearly 50).i am sick an tired of people trying to force religion on...

andy-hughes

Proverb of the day Ms. Jowell ...

If you lie down with dogs, you get fleas. Clear enough for you?

Stu in USA

Pride & Prejudice location in Peak District

Does anyone know where in the Peak District is the scene where Keira Knightley is standing on what appears to be a huge rock with a superb view over the Peaks? I've checked IMDb and the US dvd by the...

joko

wife can't testify against her husband??

I have just been watching porridge and fletcher says to godber that a wife can't testify against her husband?? is this true, or rather was it true in the 70s? i can't see how that makes sense, but...

NJOK

Saturday afternoon pub - Old Street

I'm organising a saturday afternoon booze-up for a 30th birthday party next week. I'm looking for a bar roughly near Old Street in London that serves food, is quite funky and is likely to play good...

asciwhite

guard dogs at post office

Our local post office is off the beaten track and the post mistress does not sit behind any type of protection. Instead she chooses to sit at the till, now, robberies happen and such like and usually...

felinechums

Political leaders and religion

Speaking as an atheist who feels that harm has often been justified by the assertion that it was god's will, I find it profoundly disturbing that both George W Bush and Tony Blair refer to god so...

Blu-Tack Jes

Yardies

Can anyone tell me asap what a Yardie is? I get the general idea but can anyone sum it up in 30 seconds? Cheers

Mudman

Gateshead UK.

Does anyone know where i can find photographs of Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. Preferably late 60's through to early 80's?

pattu

Shipping

I sent a parcel to South Africa using a company called KiwiGlobal shipping,this was before christmas,the promise was that the parcel would be there before christmas,nothing of note in the parcel,just...

Sky

koran

in another post i read someone claim that the koran says that "all non-believers must be killed". any truth to this whatsoever? i need to get around to reading this book at some point as it seems to...

aceduce0

pawnbrokers

What do the 3 balls above a pawnbrokers represent??

cheater123

Static Caravan

Hi, not sure if this is the correct category but hope you can help. This question may be quite silly but... Could anyone tell me how much it would be for ground rent (on average) for a static caravan....