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This is often hard to access.When I go to it, AB suggestions often comes up, and vice versa. Is this a bug in Internet Explorer? If I shoogle around in categories a bit, I eventually get it to work.

fly258

I have just bought my 2nd pair of varifocal glasses (from the same opticians that I bought my first pair) and to be quite honest they (the lenses) are no where near as good as my first pair. There is...

prettypretty

do i have to pay my last month's rent?

I'm a student and I owe the last month's rent on a shared house. The Landlord is a moron who's been completely unfair to all the tennants and wanted us to leave as one of our housemates upped and left...

acw

North West - BBC Off Air

Hi, Anyone else had BBC1 and 2 going off air on and off this afternoon? Perhaps only in Manchester/the North West. Mine went off right in the middle of "Murder, She Wrote". ITV and...

acw

Most recently asked questions

Would it be possible to have a link to the (say) 25 most recently posted questions IN ALL TOPCS? That would save us clicking through all the topics to find new things to set our minds to work...

jidboy85

jamster!!

All i want to know is why certain morons think that these jamster ringtones are either amusing, or somehow enhance your social status? This company is making money by aiming for the idiots in society,...

redshoot

An orchestra short of a pianist?

This man has been all over the news yet no one recognises him what do you think? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4550069.stm

Gillster

Neighbour's Children

We have new neighbours with two small, very pleasant children. We have an 18 month old and the neighbours children frequently knock at our door asking if he can come out and play. ...

smudge

On the Sick!

Why do some people refer to others who are off work as 'He's/She's on the sick'? I know it probably goes back to the old days, when people were on 'the social security sick pay scheme', but...

acw

Sewing question

This seemed more appropriate than the shopping category, I hope you'll agree. I bought some cropped jeans with "deliberate rips" in them. (I'm not a fashion victim, they were the...

THECORBYLOON

To those wi similar names

Can I suggest that ALL users wi similar names to other Users contact the Tech Team to have themselves removed. You may then be able to re-register under an ORIGINAL name. This Site is getting bogged...

Dr_metz_livs

Music from the new bbc top gear ad

Does anyone know what the music from the bbc's new top gear advert is and who it's by? thanks dr_metz

FP

Stag Beatles

Chillums question below made me think of Stag Beatles, which I believe are also called May Bugs. When I was young and lived in Wimbledon which had hardwood tree lined roads, we used to have to...

jidboy85

Switch Card Issue Number

Where on earth is the "issue number" located on a Switch card? I'm not getting confused with the "security number" which is the 3 diget number on the signature strip.. Apparently its no more than 2...

bluedog

dates quiz

What happened on February 9th 1983?

Deancosmos

Flying with a leg brace

Anybody know how I go about plane travel whilst my broken leg is braced ? I have a holiday booked and I think my leg is still going to be pretty inflexible, if not completely straight. Thanks

PTBROWN17

bruce grobbelaar

did bruce grobbelaar ever hold the world record for baseball home runs in a season

Birchy

Dreamt

Is it true that this is the only word - in the English language - that ends with "MT"?

pea12

Covering Letters

I have a job application form to send off. Is it customary to enclose a covering letter, or do people just send off the form? Thanks in advance

Buggsbird21

Pregnancy testing

Hi everyone. I did a pregnancy test a day before my period was due and it was negative. I am now 4 days late and am thinking about testing again today. Is it possible that taking the test before my...

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