As a result of the recent Tv programme, I bought Bleak House, The Old Curiosity Shop and Our Mutual Friend in a buy 2 get 1 free offer.I adored Bleak House, am halfway through The Old Curiosity Shop...
Ed, I have just discovered a drussila on this site and am concerned we may be mistaken for one another and this may cause confusion and possible upset.As I have no desire to change my e-mail address...
Walt Disney have decided to replace Winnie the Pooh's best friend,Christopher Robin, with a red haired, 6 year old, tomboy. This has made my own 6 year old, red haired, tomboy extremely happy, but...
My younger daughter, aged six, has come home from school and told me she doesn't want to believe in Father Christmas anymore. I'm heartbroken! Silly I know, but I'm surprised how disappointed I am....
Sainsbury's and Woolworth have removed the Comedy DVD, Jerry Springer: The Opera, from their shelves after complaints from Christian groups. Apparently, Sainsbury's received 20 complaints, (Yes,...
I apologise for putting this question in two sections, but it's getting nowhere in Adverts. What is the name of the instrument making the weird sound in the black and white Stella Artois adverts?
'Molly Vickers wets her knickers'This was the first line of a poem I heard at Primary school about 25 years ago. Does anyone know who wrote it and its title?
Is there a special name for the double breasted shirt you often see in cowboy films? They look similar to the military jacket of the period, only using much thinner and lighter materials. John Wayne...
When I was about twelve I read a book about a young boy who was either befriended, or chased by a man who had survived a public hanging after being convicted for grave robbing.The man had survived the...
Can anybody explain the difference between three and four field crop rotation for a tearful nine year old? Please keep it simple and an idea of the crops employed in the two systems would help. Many...
Three Suffolk Primary Care Trusts are refusing to perform hip and knee replacement surgery on patients with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of over 30. (The average is between 18.5 and 24.9).Do you see this...
Did any other mum's develop a strange food fad during pregnancy that has stayed with them? I adored peanut butter on toast, smeared with salad cream and still adore it today; much to the disgust of my...
My nine year old daughter reads the daily papers with me every day and is very glad Gary Glitter isn't our next door neighbour.As most criminals are eventually released into the community, it got me...
It's the clothes that are the wrong shape, not our bodies!!!! Yes, we already knew that, but according to research carried out by North Carolina State University, it's now official. The four new sizes...
Believe it or not, this is the headline of the London Metro today. I picked it up whilst returning from a job and very nearly missed my station, I was so shocked. Amnesty International were...
