Who is the blonde girl in the Direct Line insurance ads? She drives a black Beetle and seems unimpressed when her man buys her some blooms with the money he has saved on his cheap insurance.
I saw the LSO play a couple of weeks ago and in the percussion section at the back was a bizarre instrument - does anyone know what it's called...it was standing on the floor and looked like about 10...
Hopefully everyone will remember the 70's kids programme Vision On. If I remember correctly, it was introduced by a woman called Pat who signed for the deaf as she spoke. It featured "The...
Didn't know whether this should be a science or people/places question, but anyway.... I wondered about this after reading the Jonathan Coe novel The Rotters Club (currently being televised) which...
I am appalled by the reaction to Prince Harry's gestapo outfit at a PRIVATE fancy dress party. What on earth is going on in this country. Why on earth should he apologise. I am so...
There are certain adverts on the TV at the mo that draw me to watch them, ie the wanadoo ad where the guy is being chased by an ostrich and then kangaroos, don't understand it but love it anyway - oh...
What are the possible causes of condensation? Situation: - Condensation is making an appearance on the walls in one corner of one of my bedrooms. Both sides of the corner are to external walls, not...
Does anyone remember pink and red chocolate bars from the seventies that were raspberry and strawberry flavoured - they had animals on them. What were they called? I tend to think my boyfriend is...
A man in his late 20s on a BBC 2 show 'beg borrow steal' when confronted with the question who won the grand national 2004 said to the other contestants that he reckoned it was Desert Orchid and...
I was taught at school that there is no such thing as centrifugal force - it is just an imaginary force used to make explanations simpler. eg washing in a spin dryer is not thrown outwards by...
Is there any short or long term health implications of a 1 year old enjoying a taste (couple spoonfuls) of Guiness? Strange it must sound, i thought so too when my friend told me that's what her son...
With Christmas candles burning all around, I want to post 2 questions: 1. If you lit a candle in a totally wightless but air filled environment (eg a space casule), what shape would the flame...
I keep hearing this mellow dancey tune with a chorus that sounds like it comes from a musical. I don't know any of the lyrics or who it is by or anything, but the chorus bit is very uplifting and...