An out-of-town homeless man comes to a nice looking house hat in hand, and upon answering the doorbell, the homeowner asks what the itinerant wants. The shabily dressed person say "Well... I haven't...
A 6 year old little girl came home from school and told her grandmother, "Grandma, guess what? We learned how to make babies today". The grandmother, more than a little surprised, tried to keep her...
So... none too important, but what's Ed's point in the Bees and Flowers artwork at the AnswerBank title (top, left side of page)? I notice some pages have a semi-seasonal appropriate Wise Owl on both...
Nothing much in the way of a question, but I found this recent article just very touching… Although there were, as mentioned, "War Brides" from other countries (even Japan), the majority were from...
Two Irishmen (or pick your own nationality) walking home after spending time in the village pub, noticed a severed human head laying in the middle of the road. Paddy, on picking it up says "... my...
For several weeks I find, on two seperate computers, that it's becoming more difficult to access my "Answered" questions file without a long wait... Strangely it seems to help to access "Badges" first...
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands...
I see this term a lot on this site (as well as other British articles) and assume it correlates to our (U.S.) whining... meaning uneeded, unwanted and unappreciated groaning and moaning about a...
For any of you that may have lingered with your mouse hovered over The Answer Bank logo (far upper left of the screen) you have probably seen the opening line of Burn's [i]Address to a Haggis[i] pop...
Guy goes into bar on a Saturday afternoon... asks the bartender if he can show him a trick in exchange for a drink. Since it's slow, bartender agrees... Guy opens hs briefcase and takes out a small...
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands...
Another connection between two peoples divided by a common language (apologies to Sir Winston Churchill of perhaps Wilde). This year is the 200th Anniverseray of the War of 1812... ya'll burned...
Not really a question, but possibly a helpful tid-bit... Of course, here in the U.S. (especially here in the west), self-defense for oneself and family can be liberally applied through the ownership...
It's "Black Friday" here in the U.S. So called because yesterday was the national holiday of "Thanksgiving"... first observed, of sorts, by the Pilgrims (all English, to whom we...
I buy and sell vintage Ray Ban sunglasses via eBay and have found some bargains on rare models available from a seller in the U.K. He/She is very reliable, but the shipping notations states...
235 years ago today: IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve...
Well... it's over. Ratings here in the U.S. indicate more Americans watched the proceedings than Brits. Polls also indicate the numbers of female Americans watching outnumbered the men by 15 to 1. In...