I was at a family gathering this weekend, the first we have ever had, the commonality being the paternal grandparents who sired four. Four generations on and nearly 80 of us (inc spouses). This was in...
Otherwise why has Headingley covered up the lower part of the Dickie Bird clock.....? It's rather pathetic, me thinks and the patch looks messy. After all Philip Stoner, the jeweller, had commissioned...
Other than our own production, our crude oil comes from in descend order of volume Norway Nigeria Algeria USA Russia Libya Saudi Arabia The EU countries (80% of which The Neths and Denmark)account for...
I hear that the Crab Underwater Tennis Championships have reached the final stage for the Tidal. The two contestants, crabs in the form of Searena Krilliams and Clammy McWreckor Rumour has it there...
I've done a lot of research on 19th Century Japanese Nobility history in recent years and written a major paper on the subject for my PhD thesis.
I can samurais it for ABers - if you so wish.......
A Czech spy, an IRA sympathiser, a Palestinian supporter, a religious bigot and a racist go into a pub.
The barman says, "What drink do you want tonight, Mr. Corbyn?"...
After the water thread as to Ireland and Gness/Sunny D, hope Tonyav in Watersall and others in the Black Country are ok as to the floods.... would't want to be drinking that H2O.....
Middle finger, right hand, locking up, usually first thing in the morning and, more recently, stiff at other times of the day - 'stenosing tenosynovitis' as I believe it is called. Any advice on...
A woman proudly told her friend, "I'm responsible for making my husband a millionaire."
"Well what was he before he married you?" the friend asked.
"A billionaire."...
maybe related to the so-called heatwave - only 23C here..... A chemistry professor posted a bonus question to an exam: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)? Most of the...
What golf today and what a course and atmosphere...a brilliant round from Lowry......and many others too. Sibs would have so enjoyed it and I hope she was watching it from above..... she loved her...
3 times that of England and the rest....more die of drugs than booze What is the root cause for this? Surely, Nicola's Government is not a reason to revert to funny substances...... How should this be...
Here we are, an e-mail I have just received, a mere snip at $850...... 'Greetings You are welcome to USPS COURIER COMPANY LTD with world wide delivery at its best. We are pleased to be at your...
Any ideas/experience on solving this one The router broadband is working ok - pc no problem. TV set up:LG model on BT box....router connected to a small BT plug box sending the signal around on the...
Any plumbers out there who can advise why on this one. Old house, one tank that feeds into an Aga back boiler for hot water..... Just discovered there's no hot water running at all....not even cold...