I believe that climate change is going on and I believe that the greenhouse effect is making the climate warmer overall, but what I have trouble with is how the so-called experts can say that the...
My Sony Hard Disk Recorder SVR-HDT500 is 5 years old. When it was switched on, a horizontal white line used to 'blink' for several seconds before becoming a steady white line and transmiting a...
When you bet on horses or enter the Lottery, you know the odds against winning, but when you enter one of these TV show's prize draws, you have no idea of the odds against winning. I know that the TV...
Years ago, several ITV shows had cash prizes for one person who answered a "competition" question, e.g. What is the capital of France? (a) blue (b) Paris (c) chocolate. Now there is no question to...
Did you watch 'Vera' (ITV), Sunday night? Noel, the guilty man, who had killed Faye, the woman he loved, by mistake, said he had phoned for a taxi to get Tony,the loan shark boss of the taxi firm, to...
I get really annoyed with TV presenters who wave their hands about when they do a piece to camera. I'd like to know is it their natural way of talking or does some crazy director tell them to move...
At the start of each Gogglebox of the last series they show a load of short clips, probably from the first episode of the series or from an earlier series. I'm curious about the bit with the Malones....
We had a new white plastic bath fitted a few years ago. It came with a white plastic panel to cover the side. The bath is still brilliant white, but the panel is now a cream colour. Can I return the...
When you say "bar steward" instead of b*stard, or "sugar" instead of ***. It's not a euphemism. The word 'mincing' keeps coming into my head, but that's not it. I'm sure there is a word for it, but I...
Who is the actor between two boys on a train advertising the Nutella bar? He looks like Stephen Hancock (Ernie Bishop -- Coronation Street), but he died in 2015, so it can't be him.
I used to have a program that joined two photos together -- not a panorama maker, although that was what it was called. The program began with a Z, but that's all I can remember. The PC it was on died...
On the most recent series of "I'm a Celebrity -- Get Me Out of Here!", towards the end, when (I think) there were only three slebs left, they won a nice meal, some sort of poultry. But the meat was...
I have four mains-powered digital clocks. There are two in the kitchen: a microwave oven and a 'normal' oven. There are two upstairs: an alarm/clock radio/CD player and the timer for the central...
In a recent (!) episode of Dad's Army, "Getting the Bird", Frazer said there was a "rift in the loot" in Mrs Pike's household. I get what it means from the context, but I have been unable to find any...
When I was a child, about 1956-58 I had a toy scooter. The scooter was unusual in being propelled by a pedal at the front (not the Triang one). The pedal was like the handle on some garden spades and...
All things being equal (which they never are), the volume of a body goes up in proportion to the cube of a linear dimension. The volume of a sphere of radius 2r will be 8 times the volume of a sphere...
I just heard on the news that life expectancy in England has risen to its highest level ever. The newsreader said that a man now aged 65 could now expect to live to 84. What does this mean? Does it...
The title says it all, really. Should I enter the same question is several sections? The scooter was unusual in being propelled by a pedal at the front (not the Triang one). I just want to see one...
